MESHUGGAH‘s “Destroy Erase Improve” is the 21st album to be inducted into Decibel magazine’s as ongoing “Hall of Fame” feature. The “Hall of Fame” feature highlights influential and pivotal releases in metal history, and “Destroy Erase Improve” joins of ranks of previously profiled classics such as SLAYER‘s “Reign In Blood“, SEPULTURA‘s “Roots“, AT THE GATES‘ […]

German melodic death metal outfit FALL OF SERENITY has parted ways with singer RenГ© Betzold. According to a press release, “The new microphone abuser will be former bass player John Gahlert, who already wrote a lot of the vocal lines on the last album “Bloodred Salvation“, which was recorded at Rape Of Harmonies Studio (HEAVEN […]

The nominees have been announced for the Danish Metal Awards 2006, which will be held on November 18 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. IN FLAMES, MERCENARY, ILLDISPOSED and THE PSYKE PROJECT will be performing live at the event. The nominees are as follows:Best Metal Album:ILLDISPOSED – Burn Me WickedMERCENARY – The Hours That RemainRAUNCHY […]

HAMMERFALL‘s new single, “Natural High“, has entered the Swedish chart at position No. 6. The video for the song can be viewed at YouTube.com. HAMMERFALL‘s video for “The Fire Burns Forever” has been posted online at YouTube.com.

NEIL TURBIN‘S DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, has announced its current lineup:Chris Moore – DrumsSandy K. Vasquez – BassKurt James – GuitarNeil Turbin – VocalsCheck out a photo of the group at this location.NEIL TURBIN‘S DEATHRIDERS are currently working on a full-length entitled “A Fate Worse than Death“. The […]

Three Los Angeles performances from the Foo Fighters‘ recent stripped-down tour form the basis for the live album “Skin and Bones,” Billboard.com can reveal. Due Nov. 7 via RCA, the 15-track set was taped in late August at the Pantages Theater and spotlights an expanded eight-piece lineup featuring violinist Petra Haden and keyboardist Rami Jaffee.A […]

Denmark’s self-professed “fusion future metal” band MNEMIC has set “Passenger” as the title of its upcoming third studio album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on February 2 and in North America on February 6 via Nuclear Blast Records.In regards to the potent lyrical content, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie states: “It’s thematically built […]

Guitarist Mick Murphy of MY RUIN — boyfriend of the group’s lead vocalist, Tairrie B. — has issued the following message:“Tairrie was in a car accident last night [Thursday, Sept. 28] and her left arm was seriously injured. Considering the nature of the accident she is lucky to be alive. She had emergency surgery last […]

Sacramento’s melodic, blackened tech-metallers WITH PASSION are headed to Mana Studios in Florida to record their second album, entitled “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes“, with Brian Elliott and have announced a string of tour dates to and from their album recording session. The upcoming CD will contain 10 tracks, including re-recorded versions […]

Anglo-Italian melodic power metal band POWER QUEST has set “Master of Illusion” as the title of its fourth album, which the group plans to record next spring. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include “Hearts and Voices”, “The Vigil”, “The Right Place and the Wrong Time”, “Count My Sins” and “The Tragedy Suite”.POWER QUEST […]