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MOTГ–RHEAD‘s “Kiss Of Death” has entered the Norwegian album chart at position No. 9. According to a representative for the band’s record label, a recent MOTГ–RHEAD resurgence in Norway has led to twice as many copies of “Kiss of Death” being shipped compared its predecessor, “Inferno“.As previously reported, “Kiss Of Death” debuted on the Swedish […]

According to several online sources, Gene Simmons‘ Simmons Comics Group will release “Gene Simmons House of Horrors” ( view cover below) on or around October 25, 2006. A description of the comic book’s contents reads as follows: “Young Eugene, while on a family picnic, stumbles upon an abandoned house in the woods the week before […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s new album, “A Matter of Life and Death“, has entered the Norwegian national album chart at position No. 2. The updated first-week chart positions are now as follows:Finland: #1Italy: #1Germany: #1Norway: #2U.K.: #4Ireland: #5Poland: #6Netherlands: #7Australia: #12“A Matter of Life and Death” was recorded at Sarm West Studios in London with producer Kevin […]

German thrashers DESTRUCTION will enter the studio later this month to record the “Best of Classix” album, tentatively due in early 2007 via AFM Records. The band previously stated about the upcoming CD, “As it’s really difficult to get the old records those days and to avoid a ‘best of album’ with only old recordings […]

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s video for the song “Concrete Jungle” has been posted online at the MySpace page of the New York-based publisher Terminal Press. The artwork for the video was done by Terminal Press comic artist Rolo Ledesma (“Phony-Baloney”, “Terminal Press Presents”, “Toxic Teddies”, “Spraycan Monsters”, “DUB-BOTS”) and is said to be “one of the […]

LAMB OF GOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE IN CHAINS and NIRVANA are among the latest artists to be confirmed for the “Guitar Hero” PlayStation 2 videogame sequel. The following songs have been confirmed so far:ANTHRAX – “Madhouse”MГ–TLEY CRГњE – “Shout At The Devil”GUNS N’ ROSES – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”STONE TEMPLE PILOTS – “Trippin’ On A […]

Italian doom metallers THUNDERSTORM have set “As We Die Alone” as the title of their fourth album, tentatively due late 2006/early 2007 via Dragonheart Records. The follow-up to 2004’s “Faithless Soul” was recorded at New Sin Studio in Loria (Italy) and will include a cover version of the JIMI HENDRIX classic “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)“. […]

German power metallers SYMPHORCE, featuring BRAINSTORM frontman Andy B. Franck, have announced the addition of drummer Steffen Theurer to the group’s ranks. The band is currently working on material for its upcoming CD, “Become Death“, which it expects to begin recording in November at the House of Music studios in Winterach, Germany with producer Dennis […]

SLAYER‘s official web site has been updated with three live video clips shot on July 13 on the Unholy Alliance tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia: “Blood Red“: Windows Quicktime “Cult“: Windows Quicktime “Eyes of the Insane“: Windows Quicktime