According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, Nuclear Blast Records will issue the “deluxe edition” of the band’s “Follow the Reaper” album featuring bonus material. The track listing for the new CD is as follows:01. Follow the Reaper02. Bodom after Midnight03. Children of Decadence04. Everytime I Die05. Mask […]

ELIS, the Liechtenstein-based gothic metal band whose singer, Sabine DГјnser, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital, has decided to release the already completed recordings for its new album, “Griefshire“, as a tribute to their fallen frontwoman. “Sabine denoted ‘Griefshire‘ always as her ‘baby’ and […]

A live video by MANES — the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON — performing the song “The Neoflagellata Revision” has been made available for download at this location. The clip is also available for viewing at www.myspace.com/manes. The video was edited from bootleg footage shot at a 2004 […]

MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell is currently in Los Angeles writing and recording demos for a solo project. A new demo track, featuring Ed on guitars and bass, and Bob Pantella on drums, has been posted online at EdMundell.com.MONSTER MAGNET cancelled its European tour in March after the group’s mainman, Dave Wyndorf, was hospitalized following […]

Two new solo instrumentals from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John “JD” DeServio have been posted online at the MP3 player on his official web site, www.johnjddeservio.com.BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s new album, “Shot to Hell“, is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. Two songs from the CD — “Concrete Jungle” and “Black Mass Reverends” […]

German melodic metallers MOB RULES are scheduled to release their fifth studio album, “Ethnolution A.D.“, on October 23 in Europe (October 20 in Germany). Produced once again by Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, SPOCK’S BEARD, OASIS), the CD marks the recording debut with the group of guitarist Sven LГјdke (ex-MURDER ONE) and bassist Markus Brinkmann.В 

A new INTO ETERNITY track, “Severe Emotional Distress“, from the Canada’s progressive metal band’s forthcoming album, “The Scattering of Ashes“, has been made available at the Gigantour MySpace page.

Alan Robert — bassist, co-founder and primary songwriter for New York’s LIFE OF AGONY — has announced that he has launched a new project called SPOILER NYC. The three-piece punk outfit is lead by Robert on vocals and bass and rounded out by longtime friend “Junkyard” Chris Silletti on guitar and Tommy Clayton on drums.SPOILER […]

MANOWAR will release a new single, “The Sons of Odin“, in October 2006, followed by a full-length DVD containing the historic Earthshaker Fest 2005 performance in November. Fans can soon expect more details about the release date of the new studio album, entitled “Gods of War“.

On October 10, TRIVIUM will release its third album, “The Crusade“. The follow-up to 2005’s “Ascendancy” was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL, just outside of Orlando. Once again produced by TRIVIUM and Jason Suecof, the CD is “a dazzling explosion of tight, intricate and instantly memorable songs that feature awe-inspiring musicianship from all […]