Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani (formerly known as Shaman) have pushed back the release date of their fourth album, “Tervaskanto”, to June 29. The CD (view cover in the left) shall contain 11 songs and shall emerge via Napalm Records. The fourth track off “Tervaskanto”, “Veriset Aparat”, can already be heard on Korpiklaani’s official MySpace profile.

A double CD compilation called “The Lost Tracks of Danzig” is to be released on May 28 in Europe. It shall feature 26 previously unreleased songs that span the career of Glenn Danzig‘s band for the last two decades. Among the songs set to appear on the CDs are mainly original tunes by the former […]

Long-running American rockers Poison are to release an album with cover versions called “Poison’d” in June. It will include songs by The Rolling Stones, The Sweet, David Bowie, The Cars and Marshall Tucker Band. There’s still no information about the exact tracks chosen by Bret Michaels & Co.

Gary Moore shall release his new album on May 28 through Eagle. It’s entitled “Close As You Get” and features 11 tracks. The legendary Irish guitar player who celebrates his 55th birthday today (Congratulations!) shall visit Sofia, Bulgaria, three weeks before the CD appears. More details on his show shall be announced very soon…

Progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater have revealed the cover artwork for their new album, “Systematic Chaos”, due in June via Roadrunner Records. You can view it below. The CD, produced by drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci and mixed by Paul Northfield, shall contain following tracks and visions: 01. In The Presence of Enemies, […]

Queensryche shall release a double CD and double DVD, entitled “Mindcrime at the Moore”, on June 26. The word goes about a recording of the quintet playing live its entire two albums “Operation: Mindcrime” (1988) and “Operation: Mindcrime II” (2006) at the Moore Theater in Seattle last year. The tracklist features singer Geoff Tate, guitarists […]

It has now been officially confirmed that Cannibal Corpse‘s bass player Alex Webster will play on the next Hate Eternal album (due in October), following the recent departure of Randy Piro Jr. Webster and Hate Eternal’s leader Erik Rutan (ex-Morbid Angel) have had a close working relationship for two years, as Rutan produced Cannibal Corpse’s […]

Eagle Entertainment shall release a recording of a Queen show in Montreal, Canada, sometime in the autumn. It shall contain 24 songs performed during that performance in 1981, and shall be available on DVD and a double audio CD.

The first single from Marilyn Manson‘s new album, “Eat Me, Drink Me”, due on June 4, will be “Heart Shaped Glasses”. A 3D video for the track, which will go for radio adds in mid-April, was recently completed and is said to be an extract from a 3D horror movie which Manson will continue filming […]

The reunited Greek avantgarde neoclassical death metallers Septic Flesh will record their sixth full-length album at Fredman Studios with producer Fredrik Nordstrom. The as-yet-untitled CD shall surface via the French label Season of Mist. Septic Flesh split in October 2003 after a 14-year long career, seeing the band members devoting to various projects during the […]