PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has posted the following update on his official web site:“GODDESS SHIVA – my first band, formerly known as SHIVA — will release their first album ever via MTM Music on October 20th, 2006. Check out the new GS web site.“Finally, I am excited to collaborate with my partner in crime […]

After nearly six years, two full-length monstrosities and tons of “great touring,” Swedish death metal act INSISION has parted ways with Earache/Wicked World Records.The band, which is currently seeking a new label home, has already finished writing material for its next album. Ten new songs are completed and Mick Usher, who also worked on INSISION‘s […]

Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have finished recording their fifth studio album, entitled “Northwind” — their first since the departure of singer Kristoffer GГ¶bel and return of Mathias Blad.“Northwind” will be released as a limited first edition featuring a bonus CD containing four Swedish folk songs and a video documentary of the album recordings.“Northwind” track listing:01. […]

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has uploaded a couple of tracks for a “Christian metal” album he is currently working on. Check out the songs “Furious” and “Speedrazor” at Baltes‘ newly launched MySpace page. Also available at the same location are are two demo tracks (“Coming Home” and “In Awe“) Peter recorded in his home studio […]

Finnish metallers SOULRELIC have posted the following message on their official web site:“The new single will be ‘Dying Angels‘ from the debut album ‘Love Is a Lie We Both Believed‘. However, the single WILL contain the song ‘Coins‘ from the forthcoming album ‘Anal Punk‘ and cover version of ‘Cold Sweat‘ by THIN LIZZY. The release […]

RHAPSODY OF FIRE, the Italian band formerly known as RHAPSODY, has announced the details of its new album, “Triumph or Agony“, due on September 25 via Magic Circle Music.Produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, “Triumph or Agony” will contain the following track listing:01. Dar-KunorI. Echoes From The Elvish WoodsII. Fear Of The Dungeons02. Triumph […]

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Smear Campaign“, due on September 19 via Century Media Records (one day earlier inernationally). The follow-up to last year’s “The Code Is Red…Long Live the Code” was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, England and features a guest appearance by THE […]

Waleed Rashidi of Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently interview SLAYER‘s Dave Lombardo for a cover story that appears in its September 2006 issue. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:Modern Drummer: “Christ Illusion” is your first recording with SLAYER in fourteen years. Were you totally itching to get this album out?Dave: “Yes. It […]

ANCIENT guitarist Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Luci) has announced that he will have two brand new releases available this August on Carnygoat Records. The first CD, due on August 11, is WICKED LITTLE DOLLS, a sleazy/dirty female-fronted hard rock project from the gutters of New York City. The second release, due towards the end of August, […]

PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff “Oly” Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has issued the following update:“We are very proud and extremely excited to announce that in 2007 PLANET GEMINI will be releasing an album entitled ‘Legacy’, which will in all actuality be two EPs put onto one CD. Half […]