ARTS Publications has announced that the previously published biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, “Layne Staley: Angry Chair” — now retitled “Layne Staley: Get Born Again” — was recently ordered by a big number of social workers and drug counselors from different group therapy programs in the United States. Many of these […]

British black metal pioneers VENOM kicked off their North American tour, dubbed the “American 10 Commandments Tour“, on August 24 at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. The group’s current trek marks VENOM‘s first shows in the U.S. since 1997, when they made one-off appearance at the Milwaukee Metalfest. Check out pictures from some of […]

Hungarian hardcore/thrash metallers EKTOMORF will release their new album, entitled “Outcast“, on October 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, WITCHERY, RAUNCHY, HIMSA) and features a cover of PRODIGY classic “Fuel My Fire“. “Outcast” (view cover below) track listing:01. Outcast02. I Choke03. Ambush In The Night04. […]

Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL have finalized the track listing for their new album, “United“, due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows:Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: October 13, 2006.U.K., France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, rest of Europe: October 16, 2006.Finland, Sweden, Hungary: October 18, 2006.Italy: Friday, October 20, 2006USA: […]

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS), drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA), vocalist Tommi “Tuple” Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL), has completed work on its first EP. The track listing for the effort is as follows:01. Anathematized02. Demolished By Fire03. Behind The Gates04. Angel’s Cry05. SchizophreniaCheck out a […]

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE have unveiled their “new” logo. Check it out below: As previously reported, the video for DEICIDE‘s track “Homage for Satan“, which was allegedly “banned” in the U.K. by music station Scuzz TV, looks set to air on MTV2 this weekend. The track, taken from the critically acclaimed album “The Stench of […]

Atlanta’s MASTODON has made its entire new album, “Blood Mountain“, available for streaming via its MySpace page.“Blood Mountain” is scheduled for release on September 12 via Warner Bros. Records. A video for the song “The Wolf is Loose” can be viewed by clicking here. The clip was shot on August 12 with director Jonathan Rej […]

Defunct Swedish grindcore merchants NASUM have uploaded video footage of two complete live shows from the band’s very first tour.According to former NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson, Rob of Loudnet.tv “shot these videos back in 1999 at CBGBs in New York and Melody Bar in New Brunswick, and they bring back a lot of memories. The […]

MJI Interactive reports: WOLFMOTHER have won over lots of new fans this year, but apparently Mike Patton isn’t one of them. “Are you hearing this shit?” the former FAITH NO MORE singer exclaimed while listening to the band during an interview held backstage at this year’s Lollapalooza festival. “Forgive me, but WOLFMOTHER, you suck! Enough […]

A new KOLDBORN track, entitled “Lord of Stupidity“, has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the Danish death metal band’s new album, “The Uncanny Valley“, due on October 16 via Listenable Records.The follow-up to 2002’s “First Enslavement“, “The Uncanny Valley” was recorded in August 2005 and mixed in January […]