Reunited grindcore pioneers TERRORIZER will release their highly anticipated second album, “Darker Days Ahead“, on August 22 via Century Media Records.

Danny Cavanagh, guitarist of UK Doom Metal band ANATHEMA, is to tour Finland and the Baltics in August performing acoustic and piano versions of old and new ANATHEMA songs. Support at Cavanagh’s shows in Finland will come from his acoustic Celtic project LEAFBLADE. Finnish Doom act SILENTIUM will also play at the show in Jyvaskyla.

To coincide with KISS‘ tour of Japan in July, the Japanese record company will once again re-release several KISS albums. Scheduled for July 12 are all ’70s albums (excluding the four solo albums) in the carboard mini-LP-like sleeve jackets (the discs are theremastered versions from ’97), like they’ve done before in Japan.In other news, Russian […]

ANAL CUNT have been rejoined by drummer Nate Linehan following the recent departure of John Gillis, according to a posting on frontman Seth Putnam‘s web site. Also back in the fold is axeman Josh Martin, who replaced John Kozik last month.

Two complete live songs from BESEECH‘s recently completed Summer Blast Tour in Portugal and Spain tour with TO/DIE/FOR have been posted online at the band’s official web site. Check out the tracks “A Bittersweet Tragedy” and “Innerlane” — filmed at Hardclub in Porto — at this location As previously reported, BESEECH recently parted ways with […]

DRY KILL LOGIC‘s cover of the DANZIG classic “Dirty Black Summer” has been made available for streaming at this location The song comes off the group’s upcoming EP/DVD, entitled “The Magellen Complex“, due on June 27 via Psychodrama/Repossession Records. Described by the band as a “tribute to the fans,” the CD also contain a cover […]

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has launched a web site for his recently opened music school called Рўhe Rockfactory. Check it out here

Former GUNS N’ ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has shot down endless months of rumors that he will rejoin Axl Rose in the band he helped create. However, the guitarist told MTV.com: “I don’t know where [the rumors come] from, but I haven’t dealt with GUNS N’ ROSES any more than I have in thelast […]

Two classic AC/DC albums have reached new sales heights as of May 25, 2006, according to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The band’s 1979 album, “Highway to Hell” — the last studio release to feature late frontman Bon Scott — has been certified septuple platinum for sales in excess of seven million copies […]

SUICIDE CITY began when the passionately focused Billy Graziadei (BIOHAZARD, SUICIDE CITY) met the kinetically energetic singer Karl Bernholtz while producing his band, THE GROOVNICS from south Florida. Graziadei then brought in session drummer Danny Lamagna, who was soon joined by fellow Groovnics guitarist AJ Marchetta. After meeting female powerhouse bassist Jennifer Arroyo while on […]