Hot favourites Arctic Monkeys have just been announced as the winners of 2006’s Nationwide Mercury Prize.The Sheffield quartet took home the ВЈ20,000 award for their debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not‘.On collecting the award front man Alex Turner quipped: “Somebody call 999, Richard Hawley‘s just been robbed!”The band had been […]

To honor the recent unfortunate passing of the long-term recording artist Jesse Pintado (TERRORIZER, ex-NAPALM DEATH), Earache Records is offering a free downloadable MP3 album. The collection, entitled “In Memory of Jesse Pintado“, features some of Jesse‘s most well-known songs recorded during his time as guitarist for both NAPALM DEATH and TERRORIZER.The sad news of […]

Launch Radio Networks reports: STONE SOUR will play its first-ever show in Russia on October 18, at the RAMP Awards in Moscow. STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor, whose other band SLIPKNOT has never appeared in Russia either, told Launch the gig is part of STONE SOUR‘s plan to play as many places as possible. “I […]

Dutch death metallers DARK REMAINS will release their sophomore album, “Planet Earth Scourged“, on September 16 via Burning Misery Records. The CD, which contains nine brand new tracks and two live videos, is the follow-up to 2002’s “Death Manifestation” (Cleansweep Productions) and was recorded, mixed and mastered at A.M. Studios.For more information, visit www.burningmisery.com.

WEDNESDAY 13‘s (ex-MURDERDOLLS) video for the song “Home Sweet Homicide” has been posted online at this location. The track comes off the singer’s sophomore solo effort, “Fang Bang“, which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on September 12 via Restless Records/Rykodisc.

CELTIC FROST‘s new video, “A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh“, is now available to download from www.celticfrost.com in both high- and lower-quality formats. Go the “Multimedia” section on the website to download either version. This video is also available to view at the following sites:* CELTIC FROST‘s official MySpace page* CELTIC FROST‘s official YouTube […]

Norwegian metallers LOWDOWN will release their sophomore album, “Antidote“, in contental Europe on October 16 via Black Balloon Records/Soulfood (the CD was issued in Norway on August 28).Described as “heavy, aggressive metal in the vein of PANTERA, CHIMAIRA and MACHINE HEAD, but still with a superb melodic sense,” “Antidote” was recorded by Zet from RAM-ZET, […]

The cover artwork for the new ANGRA single, “The Course of Nature“, has been posted online. The title song, which will also appear on the band’s upcoming full-length CD “Aurora Consurgens“, is expected to be released as a “virtual single” later this month. You can see the two covers below: “Aurora Consurgens” track listing: 01. […]

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) is featured on two songs on the forthcoming solo album from Howard Leese (HEART, PAUL RODGERS).Leese is recording the CD for Stuart Smith and Richie Onori’s Black Star Records label. Joe Lynn Turner recently spent time working on helping to put together the […]

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT have finished recording their third album, tentatively titled “Burned Down The Enemy“, for a late 2006/early 2007 release via Metal Heaven Records. The mixing sessions have just began at the Tonebox studio in the band’s hometown of Oulu. Kari “Kakke” VГ¤hГ¤kuopus, who handled the mixing process for the previous albums, “Salvation […]