Audioslave have canceled their entire European tour including a slot at the Carling Weekend Festival in Reading and Leeds. No official statement has been published by the band (who are expected to be releasing a new album later this year). The follow up to 2005’s Out of Exile has a working title of Revelations.

Congratulations to Finland’s Lordi on winning the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are the first Finnish entry to do so.

King’s X have moved swiftly to deny reports that they’re about to split up. The Texan trio have no intention of so doing.

Chrome Division, who include Dimmu Borgir frontman Shagrath on guitar, release their debut album in August. It’s called ‘Doomsday Rock ‘N’ Roll’ and is on the Nuclear Blast label.

Veteran British metalheads Xentrix and Onslaught are to headline a bill being dubbed ‘A Night Of British Thrash’, This happens at Bradford Rio’s on June 3, with the rest of the line-up being young bands Evile, Pitiful Reign and Headless Cross.

Capdown are to release a new album later this year. The ska punks are calling it ‘Wind Up Toys’, but so far they’ve not signed a label deal.

Pretty Maids are currently in the studio working on the long-awaited follow-up album to 2002’s ‘Planet Panic’. The album will be the Danish band’s first release to feature former Royal Hunt, Kingdom Come and Furious Trauma drummer Allan Tschicaja, who replaced Michael Fast in April. Some tentative song titles already revealed for the album include […]

According to Napalm Records Lacrimas Profundere have finished recording their new album, entitled Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts. It will be released in Europe on July 7th. Producer is John Fryer, known for his work with H.I.M., Depeche Mode, Paradise Lost and Cradle Of Filth.Рўhe first single from Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts will be […]

‘The Smoke’, the second single from the Eclipse album by progressive metallers Amorphis, is scheduled for release in Finland on June 7th. Included on the CD is the video clip for ‘House Of Sleep’.

Hatesphere have updated their website with new batch of live photos. Check them out at this location.As previously reported, Hatesphere‘s The Sickness Within album will be released in the U.S. on September 12th through SPV/Steamhammer.