Brazilian heavy metal band ANGRA will release its new album, “Aurora Consurgens“, in Europe on October 30 via SPV Records. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows:01. The Course Of Nature02. The Voice Commanding You03. Ego Painted Grey04. Breaking Ties05. Salvation: Suicide06. Window To Nowhere07. So Near So Far08. Passing By09. Scream […]

Guitarist Jesse Pintado (TERRORIZER, ex-NAPALM DEATH) died over the weekend in a hospital in Holland, Century Media Records has confirmed. He died from complications of a diabetic coma. A pioneer in our musical genre, Jesse and his influential sound will be sorely missed. In a recent interview with Rockdetector.com, Pintado spoke about his final days […]

CIRCUS DIABLO, the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar), ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (vocals), former FUEL frontman Brett Scallions (bass), and drummer Jeremy Colson, has posted a three-minute video clip containing footage from the first two shows on the band’s current U.S. mini-tour. Check […]

Reunited old-school Swiss thrashers EXCRUCIATION will release a new full-length album, entitled “Angels to Some, Demons to Others“, on January 12, 2007. The disc will be issued via Non Stop Music and will be made available as a digipack, a limited-edition digipack with a 5″-vinyl-EP and as a jewelcase. Songtitles set to appear on the […]

New Jersey thrashers DTA have uploaded their new song, “My World“, off their upcoming release titled “Invidious“, at their MySpace page. Final mixes for the CD were concluded at the well-known Trax East Recording Studios in South River, NJ. Mastering will begin within the next few weeks at West West Side Music with none other […]

Nuclear Blast Records Greece has uploaded 12 new music videos to its MySpace page. Check out the following clips at www.myspace.com/nbgreece:THREAT SIGNAL – “Counterbalance” (home video)DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER – “Friede Sei Mit Dir”SCAR SYMMETRY – “The Illusionist”CHROME DIVISION – “Serial Killer”AMORPHIS – “House of Sleep”IN FLAMES – “Take This Life”EDGUY – “Superheroes”DIMMU BORGIR – “Progenies […]

A brand new BY NIGHT track, entitled “Cursed by the Thought“, has been made available for download at the band’s official MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish metallers’ sophomore album, “A New Shape of Desperation“, which is available for streaming at this location. Due on September 25 in Europe and October 17 in […]

Danish black metal horde HORNED ALMIGHTY, featuring current members of EXMORTEM and former members of KOLDBORN, have uploaded another song from their second album, “The Devil’s Music – Songs of Death and Damnation“, at their MySpace page. The track “To Despise the Life” can be streamed at this location.“The Devil’s Music – Songs of Death […]

German death/thrash metal act BURDEN OF GRIEF will enter Krachgarten Tonstudio in Kassel, Germany in October to begin recording its fourth album, “Death End Road“, for a February/March 2007 release. The follow-up to 2004’s “Fields of Salvation” will once again be mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS, HATESPHERE). […]

Keith Richards could be in trouble with Scottish authorities for smoking throughout the Rolling Stones gig in Edinburgh on Friday.The guitarist flouted new laws banning smoking in public places by lighting up frequently during the show at Hampden Park and the city council says it will investigate the incident.Richards could face a ВЈ50 fine, somehow […]