Finnish/Swedish grinding death metal act DEATHBOUND, featuring members of …AND OCEANS, THE DUSKFALL and ROTTEN SOUND, entered the studio on September 11 to begin recording its third album, tentatively titled “We Deserve Much Worse“. The cover artwork for the follow-up to 2005’s “Doomsday Comfort” is being handled by Ville Anger. An early 2007 release via […]

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH has set “Blackeneday” as the working title of its seventh album, tentatively due next May.ELDRITCH‘s sixth album, “Neighbourhell“, was released this past February. The recordings for the follow-up to 2004’s “Portrait of the Abyss Within” were done between April and June 2005 in three different studios (Syncropain, Bigwave and Eldritch […]

German metallers UNREST have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The group’s sixth album,”Back to the Roots“, is scheduled for release on November 10. The track listing is as follows:01. Go to Hell02. Bang Your Head03. A Legend Is Born04. Far, Far Away05. Don’t Stop06. We Will Rock07. Braking the Chains08. Lost09. Open the Gates10. […]

PESSIMIST guitarist Kelly McLauchlin (DIABOLIC) has released the following statement:“As most of you folks already know, I have recently joined the newly reformed DIABOLIC, along with founding DIABOLIC member and former UNHOLY GHOST bandmate Aantar Coates.“After parting ways with UNHOLY GHOST in March 2005 ‘to once again pursue PESSIMIST and other musical interests,’ lots of […]

An excerpt from an extensive interview with KILLING JOKE frontman Jaz Coleman is now available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Music writer Joel Gausten will include the full version of the interview as part of his upcoming book, titled “Albums that (Should’ve) Changed the World“. In addition to featuring exclusive interviews with past/present members of BLACK SABBATH, […]

VADER‘s “Impressions in Blood” album has entered the Polish national chart at position No. 8. It is “quite unbelievable when you consider it’s a death metal band!” reads a posting on the band’s official web site. “For example, new album of AUDIOSLAVE debuted on 24th position.”As previously reported, VADER‘s video for the song “Helleluyah (God […]

CLAWFINGER frontman Zak Tell has posted the following message on the band’s official web site:“Our new studio/demo recording/songwriting room is now ready, everything neccessary to make new music is now in place and finally we can get down to business! The plan is simply to write songs until we have enough material for a seventh […]

The venue where The Beatles played their first ever gig has been granted a special preservation order following a recommendation from the English Heritage.The Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool has been awarded a Grade II listed building status by the goverment to prevent the venue being knocked down.The band performed in the converted cellar back […]

A compilation of favourites from legendary DJ John Peel‘s radio show is to be released next month.‘John Peel- Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987‘ is out on October 9, just three days before the second annual John Peel Day, where gigs alll over the UK will take place in tribute to the broadcaster, who died in […]

The Kiss Army may be able to pack its gear for a tour in the near future, but not an album. The group’s Paul Stanley, preparing for the Oct. 24 release of his solo album “Live To Win” and an attendant tour, tells Billboard.com he’s “sure there will be a [Kiss] tour at some point.” […]