Malta’s “premier masters of technical aggression” SLIT will release their second album, “Ode to Silence“, on September 18 through Anticulture Records. The band, whose current lineup includes guitarist Omar Grech from BEHEADED, will support SUSPERIA, RED HARVEST and GRIMFIST on their “The Eternal Anger” U.K. tour in October.For audio samples of SLIT‘s music, visit myspace.com/slitnoise.

Dutch hardcore/metal band 37 STABWOUNDZ has uploaded a new track, entitled “A Death, Once Victory“, at this location.The song comes off the group’s sophomore CD, “A Heart Gone Black“, due in September via GSR Music.37 STABWOUNDZ recently announced the addition of bassist Remko Tielemans (ex-ISLE OF MAN) to the group’s ranks. The band’s full-length debut, […]

THE MERCY CLINIC, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman, guitarists Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC) and Josh Stinson (DRIST), bassist Steed Najera (TRIPLE SEVEN), and drummer Bevan Davies (DANZIG, COMES WITH THE FALL, JERRY CANTRELL), is currently in the studio demoing more new material which it will be […]

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach sang lead vocals for the last two songs (“Night Train” and “Paradise City“) of GUNS N’ ROSES‘ set at the Wembley Arena in London, England on Sunday (July 30) after singer Axl Rose was taken ill and was unable to finish the show. The band performed an abbreviated set […]

A brand new TRIVIUM song, entitled “Detonation“, has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the group’s third album, “The Crusade“, due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally).

Mandy Feingold of FMQB recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. An excerpt from the chat follows:FMQB: This new STONE SOUR record is even more of a departure from your identity with SLIPKNOT than the first record. Is it important for you to keep those two musical identities separate?Corey: “It is, but […]

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA are finalizing the mixing process for their new album, “Caledonia“, tentatively due in October via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005’s “Command to Charge” was recorded at Gernhart Records studio in Siegburg, Germany and features artwork by Kris Verwimp.

Pamela Moore, the voice of “Sister Mary” from QUEENSRЕёCHE‘s legendary concept album “Operation: Mindcrime” and its sequel, “Operation: Mindcrime II“, has finally released her long-awaited new solo album, “Stories from a Blue Room“. The CD, which was produced by Neil Kernon (QUEENSRЕёCHE, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE), features guest appearances by Michael Wilton (QUEENSRЕёCHE, SOULBENDER), Jeff […]

According to MaidenNorway.com, the artwork for “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg“, the first single from the new IRON MAIDEN album, “A Matter of Life and Death“, has been posted online on the IMOC (Iron Maiden Online Club) forum.

221 high-quality pictures of last weekend’s Earthshaker Fest (which took place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany) have been posted online at www.metalchroniques.com. Included in the batch are pictures of the following artists:DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITERARCH ENEMYBRAINSTORMCALIBANENSIFERUMEQUILIBRIUMEVERGREYHAMMERFALLKATAKLYSMLORDIRAGESAXONSCAR SYMMETRYSODOMSOILWORKTESTAMENTVENOM