Swedish stoner rockers PONAMERO SUNDOWN, who feature in their ranks former DARK FUNERAL drummer Peter “Equimanthorn” Eklund, have uploaded their new demo to their web site at this location. The track listing is as follows:01. March Of Doom / Doctor Of Evil02. Girls From Finland03. Immortal Machine04. Espiritu Diablo

German metallers WARHEAD, whose original lineup included former REBELLION/current SILVER MAIDEN frontman BjГ¶rn Eilen, have finished recording their fourth album, entitled “Captured“, tentatively due later this year. Meanwhile they are still searching for a suitable new label home.The follow-up to 2000’s “Beyond Recall“, “Captured” will contain the following tracks:01. Into The Abyss02. Thanx Killing03. Purple […]

MNEMIC have announced that their upcoming third album will feature guest appearances by Jeff Walker (CARCASS) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH).Check out pictures from the recording sessions at this location.The current sessions mark the first time that MNEMIC have recorded in America and represent the second production project of FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers […]

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has uploaded a couple of tracks for a “Christian metal” album he is currently working on. Check out the songs “Furious” and “Speedrazor” at Baltes‘ newly launched MySpace page. Also available at the same location are are two demo tracks (“Coming Home” and “In Awe“) Peter recorded in his home studio […]

Finnish metallers SOULRELIC have posted the following message on their official web site:“The new single will be ‘Dying Angels‘ from the debut album ‘Love Is a Lie We Both Believed‘. However, the single WILL contain the song ‘Coins‘ from the forthcoming album ‘Anal Punk‘ and cover version of ‘Cold Sweat‘ by THIN LIZZY. The release […]

RHAPSODY OF FIRE, the Italian band formerly known as RHAPSODY, has announced the details of its new album, “Triumph or Agony“, due on September 25 via Magic Circle Music.Produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, “Triumph or Agony” will contain the following track listing:01. Dar-KunorI. Echoes From The Elvish WoodsII. Fear Of The Dungeons02. Triumph […]

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Smear Campaign“, due on September 19 via Century Media Records (one day earlier inernationally). The follow-up to last year’s “The Code Is Red…Long Live the Code” was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, England and features a guest appearance by THE […]

Waleed Rashidi of Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently interview SLAYER‘s Dave Lombardo for a cover story that appears in its September 2006 issue. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:Modern Drummer: “Christ Illusion” is your first recording with SLAYER in fourteen years. Were you totally itching to get this album out?Dave: “Yes. It […]

ANCIENT guitarist Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Luci) has announced that he will have two brand new releases available this August on Carnygoat Records. The first CD, due on August 11, is WICKED LITTLE DOLLS, a sleazy/dirty female-fronted hard rock project from the gutters of New York City. The second release, due towards the end of August, […]

40 BELOW SUMMER will release a posthumous CD, entitled “The Last Dance“, via Crash Music, on October 31. The album will also include a special bonus DVD that centers around the group’s last show, which took place last September at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey. The DVD will feature the live concert, videos, plus […]