World Entertainment News Network is reporting that SLAYER are courting controversy among Christian groups by releasing sacrilegious artwork on their latest album.The cover for upcoming record, “Christ Illusion“, depicts a tattooed and amputated Jesus Christ standing in a sea of blood and corpses, and has infuriated right-wing religious groups.The Californian foursome are preparing themselves for […]

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor recently spoke to AOL Music about his other band, STONE SOUR, who are scheduled to release their second album, “Come What(ever) May“, on August 1.“We don’t look at it as a side project,” Taylor told AOL Music. “It’s an actual band so we put the same amount of energy, work and […]

MELDRUM, the Swedish/American band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum recently spent time at a Los Angeles studio with producer Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN, METALLICA, SLAYER, PRIMUS, JERRY CANTRELL, SEVENDUST) recording material for the follow-up to their debut album, “Loaded Mental Cannon“. Several audio samples of newly recorded material can be […]

Three video clips of CELTIC FROST performing at the Tuska open air festival — which took place June 30 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland — have been posted online at YouTube.com.

British black metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH will release their third full-length album, “Eschaton“, on October 16 via Season of Mist. The CD will include guest appearances by Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) and Attila Csihar (MAYHEM). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include “Bellum Onium Contra Omnes” and the epic “When The Lion Devours Both Dragon […]

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the “Forums” section of the band’s official web site:“It’s been a long time since we visited, unless you were in the fanclub chat last month, and there is a world of stuff to inform you of. As we stand now, you all know we are […]

Finnish goth metallers TO/DIE/FOR have uploaded a sample of their new single “Like Never Before“, at their official MySpace page. The single will be delivered to Finnish radio stations later this month, and it wll be released in Finland on September 6. The group’s fifth album, “Wounds Wide Open“, is scheduled for release on October […]

SIRENIA have posted the following message on their official web site: “We will start the recordings of our new album on the 17th of July. We have chosen a somewhat different solution this time, and will record in altogether three different studios. This is a solution that we feel can add something new and different […]

KING’S X frontman Doug Pinnick will be filling in for LIVING COLOUR singer Corey Glover on LC’s upcoming European tour in August. Pinnick says, “Corey Glover is doing a movie and can’t commit, so they asked me to do it.” The tentative dates are as follows:Aug. 12 – Amsterdam, NETH – Paradiso Ticketmaster.nlAug. 13 – […]