Italian power metal band KALEDON will release their fourth full-length album, “Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods“, in Europe on September 29. The CD will be issued in North American on September 12 via Universal Metal Production. “Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods” projected track listing: 01. The Holy Water 02. Hell On Earth 03. […]

French power/death metal act KAIZEN has posted another song from its second album, “Sink“, at its MySpace page. Check out the track “Swarm of Locusts” at this location.“Sink” was recorded at Mynetaur Productions Studios in Stockport, U.K. with producer (and former KILL II THIS guitarist) Mark Mynett. The follow-up to 2003’s “Clear the Path” contains […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s new single, ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg‘ has entered both the Spanish and Swedish single charts at #1. As previously reported, the CD nor 10′ vinyl were eligible for the UK charts because of the length of the song. “A Matter Of Life And Death” is due out on August 28th worldwide, except […]

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, has set “Dressed In Menace” as the title of its upcoming limited-edition seven-inch single, due in September via Danza Ipnotica. The single will feature two songs, both of which will appear on the band’s full-length CD, due in early 2007 via Regain Records. […]

On August 3, 1987, British rock band DEF LEPPARD released the album “Hysteria“. Already a major force in rock music, “Hysteria” catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for “Hysteria” are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 17 million copies and counting. Due to the incredible success of previous album “Pyromania” (released […]

Former TOURNIQUET members Victor Macias (bass), Erik Mendez (guitar), and Gary Lenaire (guitar) are back together and working on new music with their brand new project 2050BELLS. The group, which cites its influences as BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, MAGMA and MOTГ–RHEAD, has launched its MySpace page at this location.Lenaire played on all of TOURNIQUET‘s releases between […]

Hundred Reasons have announced that guitarist Paul Townsend will leave the band after their Japanese tour in September. “The departure is totally amicable,” says a statement from the band, who will shortly announcehis replacement exclusively via their website www.hundredreasons.com. The band will release The Chance as a single to coincide with their tour, which kicks […]

Danish metallers HATESPHERE have posted the following message on their official web site:“We are at the moment in the process of writing songs for the new CD, and it’s going really well. It’s always a bitch to get the writing process started, but this time has been pretty smooth, and we already have two songs […]

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS), drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA), vocalist Tommi “Tuple” Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen ( E.VIL), is currently working on its first EP, tentatively due before the end of the year.MESS was originally formed in 2001 but went on hiatus the following year […]

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, will release its new album, “Desert of Tears“, on October 20 via Metal Heaven Records. The CD was recorded at Trident/Imperial Studios in Northern California.“Desert of Tears” track listing:01. I Believe02. Running Blind03. Day of […]