Reactivated New Jersey metallers Whiplash are almost ready with the work for their new studio album. Entitled “Unborn Again”, the CD is due in early 2009 and was recorded in a line-up featuring frontman Tony Portaro (vocals and guitar), drummer Joe Cangelosi (ex-Kreator) and bass player Rich Day Bass (ex-Primal Scream).

Grammy-nominated San Diego metalers As I Lay Dying will be filming a string of dates in November for their first-ever DVD, to be released in the spring of 2009. The DVD will include live performances, backstage footage, interviews, photos, production videos, and a documentary on the group covering everything from the bands humble beginnings to […]

Slayer kicked off their headlining European “Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III” last night, October 27, in Manchester, England. The event, which also features Mastodon, Amon Amarth and Trivium, is scheduled to wrap in Helsinki, Finland on November 27. Afterwards Slayer shall return in the studio for their new album, due out summer 2009. One of […]

A new Brazilian TV commercial for Volkswagen featuring Sepultura can be viewed below… This comes right before the band’s new studio album, “A-Lex” (view cover in the left), and guitarist Andreas Kisser’s solo debut “Hubris I & II” surface in early 2009.

America’s Cherry Poppin’ Daddies shall play live at the Blue Box Club in Sofia, Bulgaria onВ December 13! Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – “Zoot Suit Riot” (live)

Norway’s Combichrist shall play live in Sofia, Bulgaria on March 29, 2009. Check out myspace.com/combichrist for updates. Combichrist – “Electrohead“

Next Sunday’s Fracture weekly metal show on MM TV shall feature videos by Haggard, Exciter, Holy Moses, Austrian Death Machine, Amon Amarth, Sonic Syndicate, Carcass, Thunderstorm, Eldritch, The Black Dahlia Murder and many more.

Canada’s Psyche shall play live at the 3 Ushi ClubВ in Sofia, BulgariaВ on November 29. Tickets cost 14-18 leva and are on sale now via ticketstream.bg.

The book “Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain” by Charles R. Cross has been published in Bulgarian language today.

After “Psychosocial”, Iowa’s masked weirdos Slipknot premiered the second video for a song off their current album “All Hope Is Gone”.The track chosen is “Dead Memories“: Slipknot – “Dead Memories“