Swedish melodic death metallers ETERNAL OATH will enter the studio in late October to record the follow-up to 2005’s “Wither“. “Thirteen brand new songs has been written and if all songs will end up on the album is yet to [be] decided,” the group writes on its web site.ETERNAL OATH recently parted ways with original […]

CALIGVLA, the one-man extreme death metal band hailing out of South Florida featuring mastermind Chris Placeres, has uploaded a track off its new album, “Bukkake Baptism“, entitled “Blasphemy In The Temple Of Caius“, at this location. All drums, vocals, guitars and bass were performed in there entirety by Chris Placeres.The artwork in question was created […]

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR wll release a “best of” collection, entitled “Metal is Forever – The Very Best of Primal Fear“, on September 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (JVC in Japan). The album’s artwork was created by Stephan Lohrmann, who was also responsible for the cover of PRIMAL FEAR‘s “Black Sun” album. The 16-track […]

Paragon Records have posted a track, ‘The Shadow Out Of Time‘, from the upcoming EYES OF LIGEIA album, A Fever Which Would Cling To Thee Forever, at this location. The album is due out on September 9th.

New York quintet BRAND NEW SIN have returned with their anticipated new offering, “Tequila“, due on October 3 via Century Media Records. The track “Motormeth” can currently be streamed at this location. Soon after completing a six-week nationwide tour as direct support to BLACK LABEL SOCIETY last fall, BRAND NEW SIN entered Method of Groove […]

Former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Buckethead‘s cover of “Game of Death“, the theme song from Bruce Lee’s classic movie, has been made available for download at this location.Buckethead last year issued the album “Enter the Chicken” — including the song “We Are One“, featuring a guest appearance by the album’s producer, SYSTEM OF A DOWN […]

Garry Dalloway, lead singer for the longtime NWOBHM rockers THE HANDSOME BEASTS, was found dead this past Sunday (August 20) from an apparent heart attack.THE HANDSOME BEASTS were the first signing of the indie Heavy Metal Records label (in fact, Paul Birch, a fan of the band, founded the label to release the band’s first […]

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain joined the New York-based band VOICES OF EXTREME (V.O.X.) for a rendition of the MAIDEN classic “The Trooper” during their August 13 appearance at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA for the Locobazooka! United We Rock Festival. Check out pictures by Jennifer Simon at this location.McBrain — who is VOICES […]

Brazil’s Marquee Records has just re-released the third album from legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, entitled “Soldiers of Misfortune“. It comes as a double CD in a limited-edition hand-numbered slipcase and contains a massive booklet with liner notes by Laurent Ramadier, live pictures and personal comments by Joe Rico (guitar), Rob Urbinati (guitar, vocals), Scott Watts […]

Video clips of DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan performing on August 16 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York at the opening night of his “Gillan’s Inn” solo tour have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out: “Smoke on the Water” (video) and “Bluesy Blue Sea” (video).Ian Gillan‘s setlist for the August 17 […]