Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA made their first public appearance with their new drummer, Jean Dolabella (ex-UDORA), last Tuesday (July 11) at Clube Belfiore in SГЈo Paulo during the Brazilian release party for their new CD, “Dante XXI“. Check out pictures at Whiplash.net.

JAGUAR have announced the addition of bass player Simon Patel to the group’s ranks. Simon made his live debut with the band at the recent Thrash Till Death Festival in Germany.JAGUAR are currently writing material for a new studio album, which they plan on recording later in the year. No further information is currently available.

A bunch of professionally filmed video clips of SOULFLY performing at the Dour Festival in Dour, Belgium this past Friday (July 14) have been posted online at Youtube.com.

On September 11, Roadrunner will be releasing a set of ultimate metal albums. These “best of” collections will pull together the best material from some of metal’s greatest artists. The first batch includes music from:FEAR FACTORYSEPULTURATYPE O NEGATIVEMore details are coming soon, including full track listing, packaging, bonus material and free MP3s.

TO-MERA, the new U.K.-based dark progressive metal band formed by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss and bassist Lee Barrett (ex-EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DISGUST, MUSSOLINI HEADKICK), has parted ways with drummer Akos Pirisi.“The problems to do with his geographical circumstances ( i.e. him living in Hungary) meant that while we managed on the wrting and […]

Roadrunner Records has set an October 31 release date for the new SLIPKNOT DVD. The follow-up to 2002’s “Disasterpieces” is “going to be different than our last one,” guitarist Mick Thomson told Billboard.com last month. “Our last one mostly focused on the concert, and this one is going to have a lot more personal stuff […]

Oakland, California-based ALL SHALL PERISH has uploaded a new song to their MySpace profile. The track is the album version of “Eradication” and comes off the group’s upcoming album, “The Price of Existence“, due on August 8 via Nuclear Blast Records. Also available for preview on the band’s MySpace profile is the song “Wage Slaves“, […]

Finnish “fantasy metal” band BATTLELORE will enter MusicBros Studio in September to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2005’s “Third Age of the Sun” will be produced by Miitri Aaltonen, who has previously worked with the group on their first two CDs, “…Where The Shadows Lie” (2002) and […]

Norway’s legendary eccentric artist Mortiis recently completed a remix for industrial metal band I:SCINTILLA. The remixed track, which has been dubbed “Havestar (La Malediction Mix)“, is planned to be featured on the band’s upcoming but as-yet-untitled second album.I:SCINTILLA recently signed to the Alfa Matrix label, which is expected to release the band’s first EPCD, “Havestar“, […]

Belgian doomsters THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN have posted the following message on their official web site:“This second week of July 2006 was the last week of existence of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN. Front man Steve [McMillan] has been arrested and imprisoned for criminal acts that none of the members could ever imagine to happen and […]