Finnish melodic metallers HELION have revealed the cover artwork for their fourth CD, “Mercury Rising“. Tentatively due before the end of the year, the follow-up to 2005’s “Shadow of the Sun” was recorded at Studio Sound Supreme (AMORAL, PAIN CONFESSOR, ROTTEN SOUND) and is the group’s first CD to feature new guitar player Kimmo Korhonen. […]

Swedish melodic death metallers ETERNAL OATH will enter the studio in late October to record the follow-up to 2005’s “Wither“. A total of 12 cuts will be recorded, including “Reality/Fatality”, “Greater Than I”, “My Demise”, “The Dark Domain”, “Self Appointed Victim”, “No Cure Sickness”, “Chokehold” and “Reconcile”.ETERNAL OATH recently parted ways with original singer Joni […]

Sweden’s THERION has posted the following message on its official web site:“At the Palace Hall in Bucharest, Romania on December 9th, THERION [will] play with [a] full symphonic orchestra, choir and international opera stars. The band will go on stage with nearly 70 musicians of the Academic Radio Choir, 100 instrumentists of the Romanian Radio […]

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has posted the cover artwork for her upcoming Christmas album, “Henka”ys Ikuisuudesta” (Breath from Heaven). “Henka’ys Ikuisuudesta“, which includes selections from JOHN LENNON and ABBA, will arrive on November 8. A single, entitled “You Would Have Loved This“, will surface on October 25.

The Arctic Monkeys lead the way in the nominations for this year’s Q Awards having been short listed for four awards.The quartet are in the running for Best Album, Best Live Act, Best Track and also Best New Act alongside Lily Allen.Muse are their closest rivals in the nominations stakes with three which will see […]

According to Cincinnati.com, former MORBID ANGEL/HATE ETERNAL bassist/vocalist Jared Anderson passed away on Saturday, October 14 at the age of 30. The cause of his death has not yet been released. Visitation will take place Thursday, October 19 at the E. C. Nurre Funeral Home, St. Rt. 125 Amelia, Ohio from 9 a.m. to 11 […]

NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka “Julius” Nevalainen has launched a studio diary covering the recording sessions for the group’s new album. Read it at this location.NIGHTWISH‘s upcoming CD will be the group’s first release since the departure of singer Tarja Turunen. The band fired Turunen via an “open letter,” which was given to the singer immediately following […]

A brand new BELPHEGOR track, entitled “Belphegor – Hell’s Ambassador“, has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the group’s new album, “Pestapokalypse VI“, due on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records.In other news, BELPHEGOR has announced the addition of bassist Serpenth to the group’s ranks. BELPHEGOR has been officially confirmed for […]

Finnish epic/pagan metallers MOONSORROW have set “Viides Luku – HГ¤vitetty” as the title of their new album, due on January 10, 2007 via Spikefarm Records.As previously reported, MOONSORROW has been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. They are also scheduled […]

Ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske has announced that will rearrange and re-record all of the songs that he wrote with his former band for an upcoming CD, to be released next year through Frontiers Records.Commented Kiske: “Since I always need a bit of time to get another (good) record written. I talk with Frontiers Records right […]