Sacramento’s melodic, blackened tech-metallers WITH PASSION have unveiled a new lead singer, just in time for the recording of their second Earache release, “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes“. Fidel Campos, formerly of Sacramento extreme metal outfit CYANIDE ERA, has taken the reigns as WITH PASSION‘s new frontman and has already performed with […]

A rare video clip of SLAYER performing the song “Black Magic” at the Roxy in Hollywood on March 28, 1983 has been posted online at YouTube.com.As previously reported, a five-minute video of SLAYER guitarist Kerry King signing autographs for fans and discussing the band’s current tour while on the road in Santiago, Chile late last […]

Jack White is set to embark on his second side project in a year with “Aluminium“, which is being described as an ‘avant-garde orchestral project’.With the success of his other band The Raconteurs still in full effect – including a support tour with Bob Dylan this winter – White has somehow found time to compose […]

Director Martin Scorsese is working on a documentary about The Rolling Stones.Scorsese will film The Stones‘ upcoming New York City gigs at The Beacon Theatre between October 29 and 31.It is not clear if the documentary will encompass the entire history of The Rolling Stones or just their current A Bigger Bang tour.Scorsese‘s last foray […]

Beck’s new album has been banned from qualifying for the UK albums chart after breaching strict rules on product giveaways. The Information, which was released on Monday by Polydor, was expected to be a Top 20 entry on this coming Sunday’s artist albums chart, but the record company has been told by the Official Charts […]

The cover artwork for VISCERAL BLEEDING‘s highly anticipated third full-length album, “Absorbing the Disarray“, has been posted online at this location. Aside from eleven devastating death metal tracks, the album contains two video clips as well. The full track listing is as follows:Audio portion:01. Bi-polar02. Disgust the Vile03. Despise Defined04. Perpetual Torment Commence05. Emulated Sense: […]

Displeased Records has set a November 28 release date for the reissues of the two classic ’80s thrash albums from ATROPHY — 1988’s “Socialized Hate” and 1990’s “Violent by Nature“. The CDs will be remastered, and will include bonus material, lyrics and biography.BNR Metal Pages says: Hailing from Arizona, ATROPHY fit right in with contemporaries […]

The Nirvana concert film “Live! Tonight! Sold Out!” will make its DVD debut Nov. 7 via Geffen. Originally issued on VHS in 1994, the release was conceived by Kurt Cobain as a way to anthologize Nirvana‘s quick ascent to rock superstardom but was not completed until after his 1994 suicide.The bulk of the DVD features […]

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-zone.com: What initially prompted the band to begin playing again? Rachel: “We missed our fans. We kept getting a lot of e-mails about how people wish we would get back together so they could see us. But we knew when […]

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is inviting fans to vote for the setlist for the band’s upcoming “Shot to Hell” tour. You can only vote once on each album. Voting ends October 14.To vote, visit the BLACK LABEL SOCIETY MySpace page under the “blog” section.In other news, several pictures from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s September 26 concert at […]