SLAYER is streaming its entire new album, “Christ Illusion“, on the band’s official MySpace page.Due on August 8, “Christ Illusion” is SLAYER‘s first new studio album since 2001, and the first recorded by the band’s original line-up — Kerry King (guitar), Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Jeff Hanneman (guitars), Dave Lombardo (drums) — since 1990’s “Seasons […]

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have set “Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn’t Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal” as the title of their upcoming DVD. The set will feature a ulti-camera recording of the band’s May 6, 2006 show at Medley in Montreal, Quebec as […]

Several clips from the Ozzfest 2006 stop at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Tuesday (August 1) have been posted online. Check out performances from DISTURBED and SYSTEM OF A DOWN at YouTube.com.

Swiss metalcore band CATARACT has announced the addition of bassist Kay Brem to the group’s ranks. “He is a very talented bass player with experience of more than a decade,” the group writes in a statement. “He played in several bands (TRIBES OF CAIN, etc.) and to top it off, Kay is a very cool […]

Two complete tracks from LAMB OF GOD‘s upcoming “Sacrament” album — “Redneck” and “Walk with Me in Hell” — are available for streaming at LambOfGod.tv.“Sacrament“, the second Epic Records studio release from LAMB OF GOD, will be issued on August 22 individually and as a CD and DVD deluxe edition, which will include over 90 […]

POISONBLACK‘s video for its new single, “Rush“, has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available at YouTube.com is a video clip of POISONBLACK mainman Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar, formerly of SENTENCED) performing the band’s song “Pain Becomes Me” acoustically. Check it out at this location.“Rush” and “Pain Becomes Me” come off POISONBLACK‘s long-awaited second album, […]

Belgian “razorgrind” pioneers LENG TCH’E have posted two new songs — “Confluence of Consumers” and “Self-Pity as a Daily Routine” — on their MySpace page. The tracks will be featured on the band’s upcoming split CD with WARSCARS, due in September via Bones Brigade.LENG TCH’E entered the studio last month to begin recording the follow-up […]

Dutch melodic death/thrashers DETONATION have issued the following update:“More news about our third album. We are going to do things slightly different than before and record our newest piece in cooperation with Split Second Sound, together with producer Jochem Jacobs (TEXTURES)! Recordings will start around December this year, and our goal is to have things […]

CheechAndChong.com has uploaded several video clips of ALICE IN CHAINS‘ headlining performance at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey Friday night (August 4). Check out the clips — including an intro by comedian Jim Breuer — at this location.

Deadline/Cleopatra Records has just released “‘80s Metal Tribute To Van Halen“, a collection of VAN HALEN covers performed by some of the biggest hard rock stars of the ’80s metal scene. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows:01. Paul Di’Anno (IRON MAIDEN) – “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”02. Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE) & […]