TRUE SYMPHONIC ROCKESTRA, the international opera-oriented project featuring contributions from DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie, has posted audio samples of the tracks “Nessun Dorma“, “La Donna e Mobile“, “My Way” and “Tu Ca Nun Chiange” on its official MySpace page.When the TRUE SYMPHONIC ROCKESTRA concept was started back in 2000, the basic idea behind it […]

With only two weeks to go until the Kerrang! Awards 2006, the Nominations for the most debauched rock ‘n’ roll event of the year have been unveiled. Exclusively announced at the Kerrang! Day of Rock on 10 August 2006 at Virgin Megastore (the Official Retail Sponsor of the Kerrang! Awards) on London’s Oxford Street, the […]

Justin Donnelly of Australia’s The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:On the expectations for the new STONE SOUR album, “Come What(ever) May”:“The album is pretty close to us, and we’re all a little bit concerned about it being a departure from […]

Finnish black metallers GLORIA MORTI have issued the following update:“After long and painful writing process, GLORIA MORTI have finally set the dates for the recording of their second album. The recording is scheduled to begin at the early October and the album should be ready for release in the spring of 2007. Further info regarding […]

MVD Entertainment Group has set an October 31, 2006 release date for the AC/DC “Classic Album Under Review: Back In Black” DVD. According to a posting on the MVD web site, “this DVD documentary is the ultimate review and critical analysis of AC/DC‘s most influential and successful album. With the entire album dissected track by […]

ARCH ENEMY‘s highly anticipated double disc DVD set, “Live Apocalypse“, is now available just in time for the group’s triumphant return to the U.S. on Gigantour this September. A new e-card is available that features two videos taken from the DVD for the tracks “Ravenous” and “My Apocalypse“, along with a new photo gallery. You […]

DREAM THEATER‘s upcoming “Score” CD can be streamed in its entirety at MP3.com.Due on August 29 via Rhino, the “Score” 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available separately. Both versions will contain the entire “20th Anniversary World Tour” grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1, 2006. […]

According to Hits Daily Double, SLAYER‘s “Christ Illusion” (American/Warner Bros.) is poised to sell between 55,000 and 60,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land in the Top 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. Meanwhile, UNEARTH‘s latest effort, “III: In the Eyes of Fire“, appears headed for between 25,000 […]

An interview with THE PANIC CHANNEL, conducted by the Chicago radio station Q101 on August 7, has been made available for download as an MP3 file at this location. The chat took place prior to the band’s performance at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago as part of a benefit concert for the The Elizabeth […]

A live video of the French decadent metallers WORMFOOD performing their infamous song “Vieux Pedophile” live at Killer Fest 2006 has been posted online by TDKprod at this location (Windows Media).WORMFOOD released its first album, entitled “France“, on the Italian label Code666 and is currently working on a new CD, scheduled for release in 2007.