Follow The Hollow of KickedInTheFace.com recently conducted an interview with DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow:KickedInTheFace.com: How are things going for the new DARK TRANQUILLITY album?Niklas Sundin: “It’s going fine, thanks! We’re rehearsing like madmen and things are really starting to take shape now even if there still […]

Over 320 high-quality photos taken at the Metaltown festival on July 7, 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden have been posted online at Metalnyheter.se. The following bands performed at the event:CRADLE OF FILTHDANKO JONESENGELENTER THE HUNTEVERGREYKHOMAMOTГ–RHEADOPETHSOILWORKSTONEGARDTHE HAUNTEDTOOL

LAMB OF GOD have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Sacrament“, due on August 22 via Epic. The CD was produced by Machine (BLOODSIMPLE, WHITE ZOMBIE), who also helmed the group’s 2004 effort, “Ashes of the Wake“.“Sacrament” track listing:01. Walk With Me In Hell02. Again We Rise03. Redneck04. Pathetic05. Foot To The Throat06. […]

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell told AOL Music News last month that he’s writing songs for his second solo album.“I’m going to hopefully finish it and record before the summer’s over,” Cornell revealed at the video shoot for the new AUDIOSLAVE single, “Original Fire“.When might the album see the light of the day? “Who knows?” Cornell […]

KING DIAMOND is featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture “Clerks II”, the 2006 sequel to Kevin Smith’s 1994 movie “Clerks”. The “Clerks II” soundtrack contains 11 music tracks (plus one bonus music track) from the movie, including two KING DIAMOND tracks ― “Welcome Home” and “The Invisible Guests” ― as well as 13 […]

According to Roadrunner Records Germany, NEGATIVE‘s new single, “Planet of the Sun“, has already been streamed more than 10,000 times from the band’s official MySpace page. The song comes off the Finnish hard/glam rock band’s upcoming third album, “Anorectic“, due in Europe on September 29.

BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, filmed a video for their track “One Single Breath” on July 2 at Nosturi in Helsinki. Check out pictures from the shoot at this location. BROTHER FIRETRIBE‘s debut album is called “False Metal“.For audio samples, check out www.myspace.com/brotherfiretribe.

According to Undercover News, Australian rock legends ROSE TATTOO have been announced as one of the inductees at the 2006 ARIA Hall Of Fame ceremony, which will take place on August 16. The ARIA Hall Of Fame event will be broadcast on VH1 in Australia on August 20.

30 high-quality photos of HATEBREED, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DISTURBED and SYSTEM OF A DOWN, taken at the Phoenix stop of this year’s Ozzfest tour, on July 7 at Cricket Pavilion, have been posted online at this location.

KING’S X guitarist Ty Tabor has revealed the track listing for his new solo album, “Rock Garden“, due on September 12. Check out two songs from the upcoming CD — “Wading In” and “Play” — at this location.“Rock Garden” track listing:01. Ride (4:53)02. Stalker (4:47)03. I Know What I’m Missing (3:11)04. Afraid (3:39)05. Play (6:51)06. […]