An audio sample of the new Slipknot single “All Hope Is Gone” (view cover in the left) is available by playing the short video below. The track, which will be released digitally on June 20, comes off the group’s long-awaited new album, due on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. Other working song titles set to […]

An audio sample of the new Soulfly single “Unleash” is available at Amazon.com. The track, which will be released digitally on June 24, comes off the group’s new album, “Conquer” (view cover in the left), which is due on July 29 via Roadrunner Records. The CD shall surface in tvo versions – a “regular” edition […]

Exodus (on the photo)В and 3 Inches of Blood are the first bands confirmed for this year’s edition of the Thrash ’til Death FestВ in Kavarna, Bulgaria. The event is scheduled to take place at the Kaliakra Stadium on August 13, 2008.

Metallica have posted a mysterious image on their website on Tuesday. On Wednesday an updated version of the picture appeared. On Thursday – another one… And another one on Friday… And the “final” one on Saturday…? Check out the five images below. There is still no word as to what the images represent or whether […]

Bulgarian indie rock leaders Ostava shall release their new, fourth full-length studio album on June 19 via Virginia Records. Entitled “Rock’N’Roll Song Designers?”, the CD (view cover in the left) is going to feature following tracks: 01. Baby02. Rock‘N’Roll Song Designers?03. Mexico04. Funny Girls05. Bring Me Down06. Should Eye07. Tomorrow08. Parallel World09. Sex in the Morning10. […]

The Cure have released the second single from their as yet untitled new album. The song is entitled “Freakshow” and is available for streaming on thecure.com. The MCD itself (view cover in the left) comes with a b-side called “All Kinds of Stuff”. The Cure plan to unveil a new song on the 13th of […]

Scottish rockers Mogwai announced that their next, seventh record shall be out on September 22. The CD, which is going to feature 11 tracks, shall be entitled “The Hawk Is Howling” and is going to be preceded by a three-track EP, “Batcat“, two weeks earlier. Mogwai – “Hunted by a Freak” (live)

Vice Films released a critically acclaimed documentary about aggressive music in Iraq on DVD. Entitled “Heavy Metal in Baghdad” (view cover in the left), the film focuses on Acrassicauda – “the only Iraqi heavy metal band”, following its history and development from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to the present day. Check out […]

Fan-filmed footage with decent sound quality of Rancid performing a new song, dubbed “L.A. River“, can be watched below. The track, recorded live on June 11 in Texas, will appear on the band’s long-awaited, still untitled new record. The follow-up to “Indestructible” (2003) was produced by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion and is expected to […]

Flotsam & Jetsam drummer Craig Nielsen has issued the following update: “The latest news is all good. It’s already been released directly from the President and CEO of Warner Music Group, but in case you haven’t heard, the band is now signed to Driven Music, founded by Brian “Head” Welch from Korn, and now formally […]