Earlier tonight, at the 49th annual Grammy Awards at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Slayer was awarded a Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” for the song “Eyes of the Insane” off their latest album “Christ Illusion”.The other nominees in the “Best Metal Performance” category were Lamb of God for “Redneck”, Mastodon for “Colony of […]

Besides working on his new project Grinderman and preparing to release its self-titled debut album in April, Nick Cave has also begun conceptualizing the follow-up to “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus” (2004) – the latest release by his main band, The Bad Seeds. Cave plans to start the recordings for the still untitled CD in […]

Rage’s guitarist Victor Smolski is working on a compilation CD, “Into the Light”, to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records’ 20th anniversary. Smolski composed, recorded and produced 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the German metal label’s. Below you’ll find the tracks’ titles and the vocalist who are going to sing in them: […]

Bullet for My Valentine are currently in the studio with producer Colin Richardson (who gained fame for his work with a.o. Fear Factory and Machine Head). The work on the band’s forthcoming album seems to go an as planned – drums have already been recorded, the solo guitars are on their way, too, and next […]

Sweden’s metal avantgardists Katatonia will release a new single, “July”, on March 26 via Peaceville Records. In addition to the title track, the MCD will include a new and previously unreleased song called “Unfurl”, a remix of “Soil’s Song” done by the Swedish artist Krister Linder, and the video for “July”, shot and directed by […]

Metallica are putting the finishing touches to the pre-production of their eagerly awaited new album. The band shall enter studio on March 12 to start the recordings with producer Rick Rubin. A break from the work is also planned already: The quartet intends to travel to Europe in the end of June for two or […]

Italian gothic black metallers Graveworm have completed work on their sixth album at Stage One Studios in Germany, together with producer Andy Classen. The follow-up to 2005’s “(N)utopia” contains 10 songs and features guest appearances by Maurizio Iacono (Kataklysm) and Matze (The Sorrow). The album will be released on May 11 via Nuclear Blast Records.В

Roadrunner Records have announced the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, “Systematic Chaos”, is due in June. Afterwards the band will hit the road for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe. Since their first studio release in 1989, this US based five-piece has notched up record and […]

One of America’s hotest metal bands at the moment, Trivium, will film a video for the song “The Rising” off their latest album “The Crusade” (2006). The shooting starts on February 19 in the Los Angeles area, and the concept is said to be “a technological assault on the world told through the eyes and […]

Hellyeah‘s self-titled debut album is scheduled for release on April 10 via Epic Records. Long before this date, on February 26 or 27, the group’s first single, entitled “You Wouldn’t Know”, will hit radio stations. Hellyeah is the new band featuring former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The quintet’s line-up is completetd by Nothingface‘s […]