Venom (on the photo), Iced Earth, Lacuna Coil, Mashuggah, MoonspellВ and Pain of Salvation are among the bands confirmed to perform at this year’s Rock ’em All FestivalВ in Greece. The event is set to take place onВ July 20В at the Lykabetus Theater in Athens.

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice, collectively known as Heaven and Hell, entered studio to record their first full-length studio album. The CD, set to be released via Rhino in early 2009, will be preceded by the Metal Masters Tour – a month-long North American trek with Judas Priest, Motorhead and […]

British death metal masters Benediction finalized the tracklist for their new album, “Killing Music“, due in September via Nuclear Blast. The CD is going to feature 16 tracks, a.o. with guest appearances by Karl Willetts of Bolt Thrower, Kelly Shaefer of Atheist, Billy Gould of Faith No More, Jock of G.B.H., and Nuclear Blast’s owner […]

Finnish metal act TerГ¤sbetoni is hoping to repeat Lordi’s success at the Eurovision Song Contest. The group, which is this year’s Finnish representative with its song “MissГ¤ miehet ratsastaa” (view below), appeared in the first semi-final last night in Belgrade, Serbia, and secured itself a place in the final. The 20 songs gaining the most […]

Florida death metal legends Morbid Angel have recruited Zyklon guitarist Thor Anders Myhren a.k.a. Destructhor. The Norwegian musician joins frontman David Vincent, guitarist Trey Azagthoth and drummer Pete Sandoval for the recordings of the band’s first new studio album since 2003’s “Heretic”. Morbid Angel – “Maze of Torment” (live)

Bulgarian metallersВ I.T.S.I have shot the video for their new single “Humanity“.В It shall beВ premiered this Sunday. Meanwhile, check out the song at myspace.com/itsipsycho.

No Turning BackВ and Down to Nothing have cancelled their show in Sofia, Bulgaria that was scheduled for tonight. The reasons remain unannounced…

As we informed you a week ago, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron Thal a.k.a. Bumblefoot has promised to make the title track off his upcoming solo album, “Abnormal“, available for free download. Well, here it is – the song can be obtained at bumblefoot.com in three different versions – the album version, the clean version […]

Toxic Hate Alive InsideВ and She Was Asking for It shall play live at The Club in Sofia, Bulgaria tomorrow, May 21. At the show S.W.A.F.I. shall present the songs from their debut album, “The Downfall of Mankind” (view cover in the left), which shall be reviewed on our website tomorrow. She Was Asking for It […]

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore (on the photo) has contributed a few solos to the title track of the forthcoming Destruction album, “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.“. The result shall be heard on August 29, when the CD by the German thrash metal veterans shall surface officially in Europe.