Glasgow-based modern metallers MENDEED have been confirmed as support for the NAPALM DEATH / BORN FROM PAIN European tour, kicking off in Newcastle, England, on October 18. You can find the complete dates here.MENDEED recently completed work on its second album, entitled “The Dead Lived By Love“. The follow-up to “This War Will Last Forever” […]

Gerald M. Gay of www.azstarnet.com recently spoke to ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez about the band’s decision to reunite after the 2002 death of the rock band’s lead vocalist, Layne Staley.“It is going to be a lot different without our brother Layne there with us,” Inez said. “But we thought maybe we could do […]

Italy’s LACUNA COIL will release “Closer” — the third single off their critically acclaimed “Karmacode” album — in October via Century Media Records.The radio mix and edit of “Closer” was overseen by Brian Malouf. The accompanying live tracks were recorded at The State Theatre in St Petersburg, FL on March 20, 2006 by Mark Prator […]

Osmose Productions has set an October 30 European release date for the new MELECHESH album, entitled “Emissaries“. The track listing for the effort is as follows01. Rebirth of the Nemesis (Enuma Elish Rewritten)02. Ladders to Sumeria03. Deluge of Delusional Dreams:Act I: Cast Tempest from the EastAct II: Enlil’s Retaliation04. Touching the Spheres of Sephiroth05. Gyroscope06. […]

Critically-acclaimed Lawrence, Kansas-based innovators THE ESOTERIC have unveiled artwork for their forthcoming album, “Subverter“, at this location.Produced and engineered by Paul Malinowski (SHINER, OPEN HAND) along with guitarist Eric Graves, the genre-defying album is the band’s sophomore effort for Prosthetic Records and is slated for an October 17 release.Several new songs from “Subverter“, including “Destroy, […]

Swedish death metallers GRAVE have posted the following message on their official web site:“After careful consideration our drummer Pelle [Ekegren, ex-COERCION] has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons and also the increasement of touring that we will engage in the coming months and hopefully years to come.“Pelle has been a very important […]

Century Media Records has revaled more information about the upcoming ICED EARTH “Alive in Athens” DVD, which was filmed in 1999.ICED EARTH‘s first and only live album, “Alive in Athens“, was recorded at two sold-out shows on the nights of January 23 and January 24, 1999, at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece. Originally released […]

WHITESNAKE will release a new double live album, “Live … In the Shadow of the Blues“, in November via Steamhammer/SPV. The set includes almost all the remarkable hits from WHITESNAKE‘s career, as well as two timeless DEEP PURPLE classics in “Burn” and “Stormbringer“. WHITESNAKE‘s David Coverdale was the frontman of the legendary British act between […]

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their new single, “Light the Universe“, on November 13 via SPV Records (November 10 in Germany). The title cut is said to be the first-ever duet in the band’s history, which also features an appearance by BLACKMORE’S NIGHT singer Candice Night.In addition to the single version of “Light the […]

Thom Yorke has confirmed the next single to be lifted from ‘The Eraser.’The Radiohead frontman releases ‘Analyse‘, with a tentative release date set for October 9.It’s the follow up to the top 40 track ‘Harrowdown Hill.’ More details are expected to emerge soon.