Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has announced the addition of drummer Alex Svenningson (ex-MINDFALL) to the group’s ranks. “He came in the studio and he really nailed down our songs,” stated Marios Ilipoulos, NIGHTRAGE guitarist/songwriter. “He is a great guy and a suberb musician.”Check out a short video clip of Alex in rehearsal performing […]

Taiwan’s biggest metal export, the symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, will release its fourth album, “Seediqbale“, on October 3 through Down Port Music/RED.The weepy sounds of the er-hu, a two-string violin that dates back to Tang dynasty (618-907), gives CHTHONIC‘s music an ethnic flare while adding another eerie layer to the band’s sounds of strife […]

A “memorial day” for late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton was held yesterday (Saturday, September 30) at the at Gyllene Rasten restaurant/bar in Ljungby, DГ¶rarp, Sweden. It was on September 27, 1986 — 20 years ago this past Wednesday — that Burton died in a tragic bus accident in Sweden, just over the road from where […]

Most of Evil Music has the pleasure to announce the upcoming concert of the “Finish Dimmu Borgir” – CATAMENIA.The band will play in Sofia, on October 11. That would be the second show of Catamenia in Bulgaria after their concertВ  on May 24 last year.Catamenia are on their European tour in support of the new […]

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT has parted ways with bassist Sir Robert of Normandy. “We enjoyed his talents for six years as a member of BLACKMORE’S NIGHT,” guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and vocalist Candice Night write in a statement. “He now has family obligations that require him to stay at home. We will miss him but we understand and […]

According to Billboard.com, “Different World” has been confirmed as the second single from IRON MAIDEN‘s “A Matter of Life and Death” album. The single will be released on November 14 (the day of MAIDEN’s sold-out show at Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena in Finland) though this is likely to be a U.S. release date. Europe is expected […]

Liechtenstein-based gothic metal group ELIS has revealed the track listing for its new album, “Griefshire“, due in Europe on November 24 Napalm Records (January 16 in the U.S.).“Griefshire” (view cover here) track listing:01. Tales from Heaven or Hell02. Die Stadt03. Show Me the Way04. Brothers05. Seit Dem Anbeginn Der Zeit06. Remember the Promise07. Phoenix from […]

Brazilian death metallers SOMBERLAIN have announced the addition of guitarist Diego Lucena to their ranks. Diego, who previously played in ARK OF SIN, has already recorded all the solo guitar parts for the new SOMBERLAIN album, which is tentatively due in early 2007. According to a press release, the CD’s final mixing sessions were delayed […]

MESHUGGAH‘s “Destroy Erase Improve” is the 21st album to be inducted into Decibel magazine’s as ongoing “Hall of Fame” feature. The “Hall of Fame” feature highlights influential and pivotal releases in metal history, and “Destroy Erase Improve” joins of ranks of previously profiled classics such as SLAYER‘s “Reign In Blood“, SEPULTURA‘s “Roots“, AT THE GATES‘ […]

German melodic death metal outfit FALL OF SERENITY has parted ways with singer RenГ© Betzold. According to a press release, “The new microphone abuser will be former bass player John Gahlert, who already wrote a lot of the vocal lines on the last album “Bloodred Salvation“, which was recorded at Rape Of Harmonies Studio (HEAVEN […]