Due to copyright and trademark issues, the band formerly known as RHAPSODY has changed its name to RHAPSODY OF FIRE. The band members consider this a great new start, reflecting the emboldened and increasingly grandiose direction that their music has taken. With a new record company in Magic Circle Music, a new tour planned and […]

IGNITE‘s video for the song “Bleeding” has been posted online at this location. The clip is the first video from IGNITE‘s new album, “Our Darkest Days“, which was recently released through Abacus Recordings. The performance footage of the video was shot in the blistering California desert by director Chris Sims (LAMB OF GOD, AS I […]

Steve Penhollow of The Journal Gazette recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A few excerpts from the chat follow:On bands that offer stripped-down shows:“I think people go to concerts now expecting to be bored, which is horrible. I find myself watching concerts and thinking: ‘What are they doing? Why would they think I would […]

FIREWIND‘s video for their latest single, “Falling to Pieces“, has been posted online at www.centurymedia.com/eu. The clip was shot with acclaimed Swedish director Patric Ullaeus (LACUNA COIL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR) at the Revolver Ranch in Sweden and on the streets of New York City. The song comes off the group’s new album, […]

HATEBREED has finalized the track listing for its new album, “Supremacy“, due on August 29 via Roadrunner Records. It is as follows:01. Defeatist02. Horrors of Self03. Mind Over All04. To The Threshold05. Give Wings To My Triumph06. Destroy Everything07. Divine Judgement08. Immortal Enemies09. The Most Truth10. Never Let It Die11. Spitting Venom12. As Diehard as […]

After four long years, SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson‘s (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) debut solo unmasked album is finished and ready to be released. Entitled “The New Leader“, the CD features Starscream mixture of aggressive DJ and production style with an in-depth knowledge of hip hop and metal. The album is scheduled for release on July 25 […]

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has posted the following message on the EVBoard.com message board:“A few weeks ago, Will [bassist William Boyd] decided to leave the band. He said that he just can’t go through with another huge tour right now, and wants to stay a little closer to his family instead. Tour is hard — […]

Australian rock ‘n’ roll legends ROSE TATTOO are back in the studio recording a new album with veteran Australian producer Mark Opitz (INXS, COLD CHISEL, KISS). The first single from the album is “Black Eyed Bruiser“, a song written by the band’s original production team, Harry Vanda and George Young, who also were AC/DC‘s producers. […]

The new STONE SOUR video, “Through Glass“, is being streamed online for the next four days exclusively at AOL Music. The clip was shot with director Tony Petrossian (HEAD AUTOMATICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and features a special cameo by POISON guitarist C.C. Deville.

Belgian death metallers ABORTED have issued the following update:“Work is proceeding well on the ‘The Auricular Chronicles‘ DVD, which is set to be released by October through Listenable Records. Previews will be online by the end of the summer on both websites and OneOone (www.oneOone.fr), who are doing an amazing job with the footage so […]