Finnish metallers CELESTY have posted two songs — “Lord of Mortals” and “Arrival” — from their upcoming third full-length effort, “Mortal Mind Creation“, on their MySpace page. Due on October 23 via Dockyard 1, the follow-up to 2004’s “Legacy of Hate” was recorded at Midas Studios in Vaasa, Finland with producer Sami “Hannu” Koivisto, who […]

Hellion Records has set a December 8 European release date for the fourth full-length album from Italian power metallers KALEDON, entitled “Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods“.“Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods” projected track listing:01. The Holy Water02. Hell On Earth03. War Plans04. Goodbye My Friend05. Clash Of The Titans06. Into The Fog07. Eyes Of […]

October 9, 2006 – After a year of wishlists, speculation and even a bit of “slipped” information, RedOctane finally has revealed to us the final licensed tracklist for Guitar Hero II. Totaling 40 tunes in all, spread over eight difficulty levels, the sequel to our Best Music Game of 2005 seems to have an even […]

Four interpretations of Danny Elfman‘s beloved Nightmare Before Christmas compositions have posted on the official myspace page for the 3D “reissue” of the film. The selections include covers performed by Fall Out Boy, She Wants Revenge, Marilyn Manson and Fiona Apple.Originally released in 1993, the film, directed by Henry Selick, used stop-motion animation and computer […]

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are about to commence the recording sessions for their new album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik NordstrГ¶m.Commented guitarist Silenoz: “Finally we arrived in Studio Fredman. It’s now located outside Gothenburg in a godforsaken place in the middle of fucking nowhere, which couldn’t be more perfect.“Things started […]

MEGADETH has tapped British producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, CRADLE OF FILTH) to mix its long-awaited new album, “United Abominations“, tentatively due in March 2007 via Roadrunner Records.“United Abominations” will include a cover of LED ZEPPELIN‘s “Out on the Tiles“, which Mustaine has previously described as one of the CD’s highlights. “It […]

ALICE IN CHAINS is among more than 20 bands set to perform Oct. 21 in different cities across North America as part of MySpace.com‘s Rock for Darfur initiative to help the battle-torn region of Sudan. AIC will take the stage in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a portion of profits from the gig will benefit the Oxfam […]

Ten of the biggest fans of the cult UK band Duran Duran will meet them personally thanks to Sofia Music Enterprises and Ticketpro Bulgaria! The names of the lucky winners are published at www.ticketpro.bg. The gig will take place on October 20, Friday at the Winter Hall of Sports in Sofia. Organizers of this event […]

Over 10 minutes of video footage (including the song “Hammer Smashed Face” in its entirety) and a load of photos from the second Sydney CANNIBAL CORPSE gig of their Australian tour (Sunday, October 8, 2006) have been posted online at PyroMusic.net. Photos of both support bands (PLAGUE and PSYCROPTIC) are also included.

Sweden’s AMON AMARTH has issued the following update:“It’s time for us to decide the set list for our upcoming tours in Europe and North America, and we want YOUR help! Choose 15 of your favourite AMON AMARTH songs. The 15 most popular choices will be picked for the set list (the 10 most popular will […]