NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, will release their new DVD, entitled “To the Devil His Due“, in North America on November 21 via MVD Visual.“To the Devil His Due” was recorded at London’s Astoria theatre on November […]

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT have posted the cover artwork (by Mattias NorГ©n; EVERGREY, KAMELOT, KOTIPELTO) for their third album, entitled “Burned Down the Enemy“, at this location. The CD is scheduled for a late 2006/early 2007 release via Metal Heaven Records.Songtitles that were recorded are as follows (in no particular order):01. Hell Awaits02. Heart Of […]

BEYOND FEAR‘s video for the song “And… You Will Die” has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The track comes off the group’s self-titled debut album, which came out in May via SPV Records.

CHILDREN OF BODOM‘s new DVD, “Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live“, has reportedly sold more than 5,000 copies in Finland within a day of its release, earning it gold certification in the band’s home country.“Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live” will be released in the U.S. on October 24. The DVD will be […]

KISS‘ official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with three video clips from classic live performance from the Cobo Hall in Detroit in 1976, taken from the band’s upcoming “Kissology: Volume One 1974-1977” two-disc DVD set:“C’mon and Love Me” (video)“Deuce” (video)“Strutter” (video)Due on October 31, “Kissology: Volume One 1974-1977” chronicles the early development of KISS. […]

TWISTED SISTER‘s song “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” has been posted online at the band’s official MySpace page. The track will be included on TWISTED SISTER recently completed “final” disc, “A Twisted Christmas“, featuring metal versions of holiday classics, including “Deck the Halls” and “Oh Come All Ye Faithful“.

EVANESCENCE‘s “The Open Door” has sold 447,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at the top of next week’s The Billboard 200 chart.EVANESCENCE recorded “The Open Door” while dealing with its guitarist having a stroke, a legal battle with its former manager, and singer Amy Lee‘s public break-up […]

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN will release a new DVD, entitled “VГ¶lkerball” on November 17. According to RAMMSTEIN‘s manager Emanuel Fialik, the disc will be packed with footage, including “almost three hours of live recordings filmed in France, Japan, England and Russia. Also there is an audio CD featuring 75 minutes of concert footage. In a […]

David Bowie is set to take on his most prestigious project yet by starring in an episode of cult cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants.Writing in his blog Bowie announced the news saying: “It’s happened. At last. I’ve hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs. Yesterday I got to be a character on….tan-tara…SpongeBob SquarePants. Oh Yeah!!”“We, the family, […]

John Lennon‘s killer Mark Chapman has been refused parole for a fourth time.A panel of three judges at New York’s Attica Correctional Facility took just 16 minutes to reject the 51-year-old’s plea.In a written decision they concluded: “The panel remains concerned about the bizarre nature of this premeditated and violent crime.“While the panel notes your […]