Ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske has announced that will rearrange and re-record all of the songs that he wrote with his former band for an upcoming CD, to be released next year through Frontiers Records.Commented Kiske: “Since I always need a bit of time to get another (good) record written. I talk with Frontiers Records right […]

Life-size mural posters are now on display in most Tokyo train and subway stations in a new campaign featuring former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman as the new face of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF).Friedman‘s new solo album, “Loudspeaker“, was released in Europe on September 15 via Mascot Records. The CD entered the Japanese […]

TRIVIUM‘s new effort, “The Crusade“, debuted in the national U.K. album chart at No. 6 and is No. 1 on the rock chart. It has also been certified silver in the U.K. for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.According to Hits Daily Double, “The Crusade” is poised to sell between 30,000 and 35,000 copies in […]

Long-running Canadian thrashers INFERNAL MAJESTY will release a five-song EP, entitled “Demo’n God“, on December 1. The EP will feature four demo versions of songs produced by JF Dagenais (KATAKLYSM), who is also producing the group’s upcoming album, “Systematical Extermination“, that is tenatively scheduled for a spring 2007 release.“Demo’n God” will feature a re-recorded version […]

NOSTRADAMEUS drummer Esko Salow has posted the following message on the band’s official web site:“This is a happy moment for us in NOSTRADAMEUS. Time has come for us too announce the latest addition to the band, a dear friend and excellent guitar player with the name Lennart Specht. After the decision too split our ways […]

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have announced the addition of bassist Anders MalmstrГ¶m (IMMEMOREAL, PROPHANITY) to the group’s ranks. “After completely shocking the other members by learning eight songs in just a weekend, [there] were no discussions at all, besides that Anders definitely is the right man for the job,” the band writes on its web […]

Norwegian melodic metal band ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY has had a change of heart and will carry on despite a previous announcement that the group was about to split. ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY‘s new album will be titled “Mere Contemplations” and will contain 10 tracks of the band’s unique melodic metal. The CD will be released via […]

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has issued the following update on the band’s current activities:“We have LOTS of ‘irons in the fire’ right now, and all important. I feel it’s time to address the future and know the past will ultimately take care of itself.“I’m coming into London for the Classic Rock Awards, with fingers crossed, […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s video for its forthcoming single “Different World” has been posted online at YouTube.com. The stunning animated video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh — best known for SOUNDGARDEN‘s “Black Hole Sun“.Sanctuary Records will release “Different World” as a single in the U.S. on November 14, featuring Radio 1 Zane Lowe’s “Legends” session of “Hallowed […]

Over the next several days, music writer Joel Gausten will run a series of excerpts from an extensive history of the MISFITS on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include the full MISFITS chapter as part of his upcoming book, titled “Albums that (Should’ve) Changed the World“. The MISFITS book entry will give special attention […]