Vancouver thrashers SOULSCAR have uploaded two full-length MP3s from their forthcoming album, “Endgame” at their official web site.Due in August via Galy Records, “Endgame” is described in a press release as “a ferocious blend of addictive riffs and stunning melodies, with vocals taking the backseat to a full-on guitar onslaught.”“Endgame” track listing:01. Identity02. The Hurt […]

OOMPH!‘s video for their new single, “Die Schlinge” — featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA — has been posted online at this location The clip was directed by Ken Duken, who had previously worked with OOMPH! on their video for “Das Letzte Streichholz“. “Die Schlinge” is the third single from OOMPH!‘s […]

Nuclear Blast Records has set a July 14 release date for the “deluxe edition” reissue of DIMMU BORGIR‘s “Godless Savage Garden” EP, which originally came out in 1998. Along with the eight cuts that appeared on the original CD, the new version of the album will include two bonus cuts: live versions of “Spellbound (By […]

A video clip of CELTIC FROST performing their track “Mesmerized” at the Sweden Rock festival — which took place June 8-10 in SГ¶lvesborg, Sweden — has been posted online at YouTube.com HERE As previously reported, CELTIC FROST‘s latest album, “Monotheist“, sold just under 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, […]

THE SISTERS OF MERCY guitarist Ben Christo is formulating an as yet untitled side project fronted by Ania Blomberg, of BATALION D’AMOUR and DANCE ON GLASS repute. At present the duo are on the lookout for a bassist and drummer. Blomberg, previously known by her maiden name of Ann Zachar, has consistently been voted by […]

Norway’s TRAIL OF TEARS entered Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes on June 24 to begin recording their fifth album, entitled “Existentia“. A late 2006 release via Napalm Records is expected.Commented vocalist Ronny Thorsen: “The recordings are well underway. We already finished the drums and started tracking the guitars. We’re poolside in […]

Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN will release their special “bonus” album, titled “The Burning Halo“, on September 29 through Napalm Records. The CD will feature three new songs, new versions of several demo songs and three covers.“The Burning Halo” track listing:01. She Dies02. Through Infectious Waters (A Sickness Elegy)03. The Dying04. Serenade of Sorrow05. […]

Dutch rock band THE GATHERING has launched a special contest for their fans to create a video clip for one of the tracks off their most recent release, “Home” (The End Records). THE GATHERING informed their fans of the contest in one of their regular band newsletters. It reads: “Our new album, ‘Home’, has been […]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD‘s epic music video for “Seize the Day“, directed by Wayne Isham (ROLLING STONES, MГ–TLEY CRГњE, METALLICA), has been posted online at YouTube.comWatch it HERE

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED are inviting fans to design the cover art for their next album, “Fields of Rot“, due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. “More information is available at this location.“Fields of Rot” track listing:01. Code of Conduct02. Fields of Rot03. Man-Skinner04. The Dead05. In Sickness and in Hell06. Behind the […]