CLUTCH will enter the studio in October on the West Coast with producer Joe Barresi (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS, TOOL, WEEZER, MELVINS) to begin recording its new album, due in early 2007.In other news, CLUTCH‘s “Burning Beard” single is out now CD featuring the video for “Burning Beard“. The U.K.-released vinyl 7” has […]

According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN‘s European support act TRIVIUM will not be able to make it to the two sold-out shows in Denmark (November 9-10) and will be replaced for those gigs only by LAUREN HARRIS — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris.Lauren‘s current solo band has […]

“On the 25th of August, Kaliakra Rock Fest in Kaliakra stadium in Kavarna united more thta 7 000 people. The show started 30 minutes earlier, which was rather unpleasant surprise for hundreds of fans, who were still outside. They had to miss the first few songs by Testament who opened the fest. The show put […]

Nine songs from the first reunion show of the “Remnants of War” lineup of HELSTAR have been posted exclusively at TexasMetalUnderground.com for streaming or download. The soundboard-quality recordings were made during the 4th annual Robb’s MetalWorks Showcase, which took place at the White Rabbit in San Antonio on June 10, 2006. The site also features […]

Metal War Productions has just released a live album from the long-defunct Dutch extreme metallers PESTILENCE, entitled “Chronicles of the Scourge“. The collection includes two live shows: Zeche in Bochum, Germany on November 18, 1988 and Kix Festival in Veghel, The Netherlands on June 24, 1989. Metal War Productions mailorder customers will receive a bonus […]

News.com.au reports that GUNS N’ ROSES‘ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and VAN HALEN‘s “Eruption” were selected as two of the tracks with the best guitar solos of all time.PINK FLOYD‘s “Comfortably Numb” topped the list, with “Sweet Child O’ Mine” following in second place.Third was “Freebird” by LYNYRD SKYNYRD, while “Eruption” by VAN HALEN was […]

Nuclear Blast Records Greece has uploaded 12 new music videos to its MySpace page. Check out the following clips at www.myspace.com/nbgreece:THREAT SIGNAL – “Counterbalance” (home video)DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER – “Friede Sei Mit Dir”SCAR SYMMETRY – “The Illusionist”CHROME DIVISION – “Serial Killer”AMORPHIS – “House of Sleep”IN FLAMES – “Take This Life”EDGUY – “Superheroes”DIMMU BORGIR – “Progenies […]

A brand new BY NIGHT track, entitled “Cursed by the Thought“, has been made available for download at the band’s official MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish metallers’ sophomore album, “A New Shape of Desperation“, which is available for streaming at this location. Due on September 25 in Europe and October 17 in […]

Danish black metal horde HORNED ALMIGHTY, featuring current members of EXMORTEM and former members of KOLDBORN, have uploaded another song from their second album, “The Devil’s Music – Songs of Death and Damnation“, at their MySpace page. The track “To Despise the Life” can be streamed at this location.“The Devil’s Music – Songs of Death […]

German death/thrash metal act BURDEN OF GRIEF will enter Krachgarten Tonstudio in Kassel, Germany in October to begin recording its fourth album, “Death End Road“, for a February/March 2007 release. The follow-up to 2004’s “Fields of Salvation” will once again be mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS, HATESPHERE). […]