Germany’s “doom-metal kings” MIRROR OF DECEPTION will release their third album, “Shards“, on October 6 via Cyclone Empire. The band has scheduled a CD-release party on October 20 at Krypta in GГ¶ppingen, Germany.“Shards” (view cover below) was recorded at Soundmann Studio in Bad Cannstatt, Germany and has a running time of 55 minutes. The complete […]

MOTГ–RHEAD‘s video for the song “Be My Baby” has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The track comes off the band’s brand new CD, “Kiss of Death“, which has entered the national album charts in the following countries: Germany: #4Norway: #9Sweden: #13Austria: #20Switzerland: #26U.K.: #45Denmark: #53

Club O!Shipka in Sofia will remain closed during September as well. Unfortunatelly all the planned events had to be cancelled. The owners of the club had been doing some renovation since the beginning of the summer and they are still going on. More information is to be released soon!

Swedish “death ‘n’ roll” band HEARSE, featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, has finalized the track listing and artwork for its fourth album, “In These Veins“, due in October via Dental Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “The Last Ordeal” was recorded and mixed by Dan SwanГ¶ (EDGE OF SANITY, […]

Long-defunct New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA — have had several live video clips from their 1998 reunion show posted online. These three clips are from August 14, 1998 and were filmed at a club called Zeppelin’s in Metairie, Louisiana (although the […]

Norwegian “viking” metal band GALAR has finished recording, mixing and mastering its new album, entitled “Skogskvad“. An MP3 of the song “Hugin og Munin” can be downloaded at this location. The album artwork can be viewed here. An October release via Germany’s Heavy Horses Records is expected. “Skogskvad” track listing: 01. Skogskvad02. Ragnarok03. DГёdsmyr04. Kronet […]

The long-awaited new album from THE REVOLUTION SMILE, entitled “Summer Ever“, will be released on September 12 on frontman Shaun Lopez‘s own Animation Records. It will be available on teh band’s web site as well as all the online digital services (iTunes, Napster, Yahoo! Music, etc.). The CD version will contain a hidden track, while […]

According to Hits Daily Double, AUDIOSLAVE‘s “Revelations” is poised to sell between 130,000 and 140,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land in the Top 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is a sharp drop from the first-week performance of last year’s “Out of Exile“, which premiered with […]

South Florida’s NONPOINT will release its first live CD/DVD combo, entitled “Live and Kicking“, on November 7 through Bieler Bros. The CD will feature thirteen live tracks from the band’s homecoming show at Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The bonus DVD will also feature the concert in its entirety, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and […]

Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN has posted the final cover artwork for its upcoming fifth album, “The Morrigan’s Call“. The follow-up to 2004’s “Pagan“, “The Morrigan’s Call” was recorded at Sun Studios in Dublin and is scheduled for release on November 17 via AFM Records. Check out the cover below: “The Morrigan’s Call” track listing: […]