THE GATHERING will join forces with GREEN LIZARD for a split single to coincide with the two bands’ appearances at the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary (set to take palce August 9-16). A total of 5,000 copies of this single will be given away exclusively at the festival. GREEN LIZARD‘s contribution to this single will […]

DANZIG recently shot a video for the song “Crawl across Your Killing Floor” outside of Los Angeles. The track will be included on the upcoming “Lost Tracks of Danzig” collection, a two-CD set of previously unreleased DANZIG tracks spaning the band’s entire career — from the 1988 self-titled debut to the present. A November release […]

Finnish “melodic death-rock” band CALMSITE has split up due to “personal differences and lack of motivation,” according to a press release.CALMSITE released two albums during its eight-year existence: “The Erector” (2004) and “Elvisdeath” (2005). For more information, visit www.calmsite.com.

Due to ongoing circumstances and issues in vocalist Dan Tyrantor‘s personal life, he has resigned from Chicago’s USURPER. The remaining four members will indefinately continue as a four-piece, with guitarist Rick Scythe and bassist Jon Necromancer taking over the vocal duties. USURPER is still confirmed and will perform at both the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival […]

ELIS, the Liechtenstein-based gothic metal band whose singer, Sabine DГјnser, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital, has decided to release the already completed recordings for its new album, “Griefshire“, as a tribute to their fallen frontwoman. “Sabine denoted ‘Griefshire‘ always as her ‘baby’ and […]

A live video by MANES — the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON — performing the song “The Neoflagellata Revision” has been made available for download at this location. The clip is also available for viewing at www.myspace.com/manes. The video was edited from bootleg footage shot at a 2004 […]

MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell is currently in Los Angeles writing and recording demos for a solo project. A new demo track, featuring Ed on guitars and bass, and Bob Pantella on drums, has been posted online at EdMundell.com.MONSTER MAGNET cancelled its European tour in March after the group’s mainman, Dave Wyndorf, was hospitalized following […]

Two new solo instrumentals from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John “JD” DeServio have been posted online at the MP3 player on his official web site, www.johnjddeservio.com.BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s new album, “Shot to Hell“, is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. Two songs from the CD — “Concrete Jungle” and “Black Mass Reverends” […]

German melodic metallers MOB RULES are scheduled to release their fifth studio album, “Ethnolution A.D.“, on October 23 in Europe (October 20 in Germany). Produced once again by Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, SPOCK’S BEARD, OASIS), the CD marks the recording debut with the group of guitarist Sven LГјdke (ex-MURDER ONE) and bassist Markus Brinkmann.В 

A new INTO ETERNITY track, “Severe Emotional Distress“, from the Canada’s progressive metal band’s forthcoming album, “The Scattering of Ashes“, has been made available at the Gigantour MySpace page.