Mandy Feingold of FMQB recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. An excerpt from the chat follows:FMQB: This new STONE SOUR record is even more of a departure from your identity with SLIPKNOT than the first record. Is it important for you to keep those two musical identities separate?Corey: “It is, but […]

Three songs from WEDNESDAY 13‘s (ex-MURDERDOLLS) sophomore solo effort, “Fang Bang” ― “Home Sweet Homicide“, “Happily Ever Cadaver” and “Too Much Blood” ― have been posted online at this location.“Fang Bang” is scheduled for release on September 12 via Restless Records/Rykodisc (August 29 in the rest of the world).

“Ghosting“, the fourth release by Baltimore, Maryland-based doom metal band AGAINST NATURE ― featuring former members of REVELATION (guitarist/vocalist John Brenner, drummer Steve Branagan and bassist Bert Hall, Jr.) ― is now available as an Internet-only, free download at this location.

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Thornography“, due on October 16 (instead of September 19 as previously reported) via Roadrunner Records. “Thornography” track listing:01. Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan02. Dirge Inferno03. Tonight in Flames04. Libertina Grimm05. Byronic Man06. I Am The Thorn07. […]

Photographer Linda Aversa has uploaded a number of pictures of CARNIVORE‘s “secret” warm-up show Friday night (July 28) at Fontana’s in New York City, where they appeared under the name THE BENSONHOIST LESBIAN CHOIR. Check out the photos at this location.

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA are finalizing the mixing process for their new album, “Caledonia“, tentatively due in October via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005’s “Command to Charge” was recorded at Gernhart Records studio in Siegburg, Germany and features artwork by Kris Verwimp.

Pamela Moore, the voice of “Sister Mary” from QUEENSRЕёCHE‘s legendary concept album “Operation: Mindcrime” and its sequel, “Operation: Mindcrime II“, has finally released her long-awaited new solo album, “Stories from a Blue Room“. The CD, which was produced by Neil Kernon (QUEENSRЕёCHE, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE), features guest appearances by Michael Wilton (QUEENSRЕёCHE, SOULBENDER), Jeff […]

According to MaidenNorway.com, the artwork for “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg“, the first single from the new IRON MAIDEN album, “A Matter of Life and Death“, has been posted online on the IMOC (Iron Maiden Online Club) forum.

221 high-quality pictures of last weekend’s Earthshaker Fest (which took place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany) have been posted online at www.metalchroniques.com. Included in the batch are pictures of the following artists:DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITERARCH ENEMYBRAINSTORMCALIBANENSIFERUMEQUILIBRIUMEVERGREYHAMMERFALLKATAKLYSMLORDIRAGESAXONSCAR SYMMETRYSODOMSOILWORKTESTAMENTVENOM

Former MARDUK members Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted vocals) and B.War (a.k.a. Roger “Bogge” Svensson bass) have changed the name of their new project to ELIZIUM from the previously announced REBELANGELS. According to reports, the name change was implemented because “the old name doesn’t really go well anymore with the music they play nowadays.”