Metal Heaven has set an October 27 European release date for the new RIOT album, entitled “Army of One“. The first pressing of the CD will be available as a slipcase edition.“Army of One” was released in Japan on July 17 via the Toshiba-EMI label. Check out the cover artwork below: “Army of One” track […]

Video footage of CARNIVORE performing at this year’s Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany has been posted online at this location (CARNIVORE appears about 15 minutes into the video).

JUDAS PRIEST‘s classic track “Breaking the Law” is among the songs appearing on Vivendi Games’ Sierra Entertainment division’s “Scarface: The World Is Yours“, due in October for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC platforms. Other songs chosen to enliven the 190s setting include DEBBIE HARRY‘s “Rush Rush” and BETH ANDERSON‘s “Dance Dance Dance” from the film […]

San Francisco Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD have set “The Blackening” as the title of their sixth studio album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Roadrunner Records. The group will enter Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA on Monday, August 21 to begin tracking the effort, with vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn returning to the producer’s chair, […]

SEPULTURA‘s video for “Convicted in Life” has been nominated in four categories at MTV’s Video Music Awards Brazil 2006: “Best Editing”, “Best Direction”, “Best Photography” and “Best Art Direction”. The awards show takes place in SГЈo Paulo on September 28.The “Convicted in Life” clip was shot over a two-day period in February in SГЈo Paulo, […]

Brothers and former SEPULTURA bandmates Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) were reunited for the first time in 10 years at the 10th annual D-Low Memorial Festival Thursday night (August 17) at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ. Igor came out and joined headliners SOULFLY (featuring Max on guitar/vocals) for renditions of the SEPULTURA […]

Four video clips of MOONSPELL performing at the Largo do Centenario in Valongo (near Porto), Portugal on August 11, 2006 have been posted online at AgeOfDawn.com. The four songs featured on the page are as follows: “Alma Mater“, “Full Moon Madness“, “Nocturna” and “At the Image of Pain“. Several photos taken at the same concert […]

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER entered Principal Studios in MГјnster last Monday (August 14) to begin recording their new album, “Liberty or Death“, tentatively due on January 12, 2007 via Locomotive Records. Check out a studio diary at the band’s official web site, www.grave-digger.de.On September 29, 2006, Locomotive Records will release a new GRAVE DIGGER […]

A video clip of DREAM THEATER performing the track “I Walk Beside You“, taken from the band’s upcoming “Score” DVD, has been made available for streaming at Rhino.com. DREAM THEATER‘s upcoming “Score” CD can be streamed in its entirety at MP3.com.

SMASHING PUMPKINS have entered a studio with producer Roy Thomas Baker to record their first album since 1999, according to a new post on the band’s web site. Baker produced QUEEN‘s “A Night at the Opera“, which included their classic “Bohemian Rhapsody“, and also has THE CARS, JOURNEY and CHEAP TRICK on his lengthy rГ©sumГ©.In […]