A trailer for the upcoming DVD, “Live Untold“, from the legendary Bay Area thrash metal band LAAZ ROCKIT has been posted online at this location. Check out the DVD artwork by clicking here. The artwork was created by Mark DeVito of MetalBabies.com.“Live Untold” was produced by Ace Cook and will be released via Old School […]

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have changed the projected title of their new album to “Warball” from the previously announced “Sonic Rebellion“. The CD was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA by Juan Oretga and includes guitarists Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER) and Thaen Rassmussen. The group’s first CD with new vocalist […]

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, has issued the following statement:“After a long, hard-fought battle with several debilitating health problems, our longtime friend and bassist for many years, Dan Moura, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at 12:30 p.m. He […]

Swedish stoner rockers PONAMERO SUNDOWN, who feature in their ranks former DARK FUNERAL drummer Peter “Equimanthorn” Eklund, have uploaded their new demo to their web site at this location. The track listing is as follows:01. March Of Doom / Doctor Of Evil02. Girls From Finland03. Immortal Machine04. Espiritu Diablo

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has uploaded a couple of tracks for a “Christian metal” album he is currently working on. Check out the songs “Furious” and “Speedrazor” at Baltes‘ newly launched MySpace page. Also available at the same location are are two demo tracks (“Coming Home” and “In Awe“) Peter recorded in his home studio […]

Finnish metallers SOULRELIC have posted the following message on their official web site:“The new single will be ‘Dying Angels‘ from the debut album ‘Love Is a Lie We Both Believed‘. However, the single WILL contain the song ‘Coins‘ from the forthcoming album ‘Anal Punk‘ and cover version of ‘Cold Sweat‘ by THIN LIZZY. The release […]

RHAPSODY OF FIRE, the Italian band formerly known as RHAPSODY, has announced the details of its new album, “Triumph or Agony“, due on September 25 via Magic Circle Music.Produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, “Triumph or Agony” will contain the following track listing:01. Dar-KunorI. Echoes From The Elvish WoodsII. Fear Of The Dungeons02. Triumph […]

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Smear Campaign“, due on September 19 via Century Media Records (one day earlier inernationally). The follow-up to last year’s “The Code Is Red…Long Live the Code” was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, England and features a guest appearance by THE […]

Waleed Rashidi of Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently interview SLAYER‘s Dave Lombardo for a cover story that appears in its September 2006 issue. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:Modern Drummer: “Christ Illusion” is your first recording with SLAYER in fourteen years. Were you totally itching to get this album out?Dave: “Yes. It […]

ANCIENT guitarist Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Luci) has announced that he will have two brand new releases available this August on Carnygoat Records. The first CD, due on August 11, is WICKED LITTLE DOLLS, a sleazy/dirty female-fronted hard rock project from the gutters of New York City. The second release, due towards the end of August, […]