CIRCUS DIABLO, the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar), ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (vocals), former FUEL frontman Brett Scallions (bass), and drummer Jeremy Colson, have uploaded a video clip of the band’s first rehearsal for their upcoming mini-tour of California and Nevada at this […]

Chris Harris of MTV.com reports that a security guard who claims he was knocked unconscious by NINE INCH NAILS guitarist Aaron North‘s microphone stand at a Madison, Wisconsin, concert last fall filed a lawsuit against the group.The suit, which alleges negligence and assault and battery, was filed in Wisconsin’s Circuit Court on June 28 and […]

INTO ETERNITY have set “The Scattering of Ashes” as the title of their new album, due this fall via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2004’s “Buried in Oblivion” was recorded at Touchwood Studios in Regina and was mixed by Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY).INTO ETERNITY‘s new CD will mark the group’s first release […]

Cleveland, Ohio-based act MUSHROOMHEAD has finalized the track listing for its new album, “Savior Sorrow“, due on September 19 via Megaforce Records. It was produced in April 2006 by drummer Steve “Skinny” Felton and the band.MUSHROOMHEAD‘s follow-up to 2003’s “XIII” (Republic/Universal) will mark the group’s recording debut with singer Waylon, who replaced frontman J. Mann […]

SYSTEM OF A DOWN will be going on an indefinite hiatus following their appearance at this summer’s Ozzfest. For guitarist Daron Malakian and bassist Shavo Odadjian, it’s SCARS ON BROADWAY, a fresh collective that’s still very much in progress but should start working on material this fall.“It’s going to be another band that both me […]

DEICIDE’s concert at the Rio Grande Hotel in Laredo, TX Friday night (July 14) was shut down by the police after four songs and DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla was reportedly arrested after he allegedly threw a “Red Bull” at one of the officers.

According to Loud! Online, Jeremy Lammas, guitarist and founding member of Australia’s avant garde grind combo ONE STEP BEYOND, was killed in a road accident. Jeremy died on July 12 when his car veered into a truck as he drove to Melbourne.At the time of Lammas‘ death, ONE STEP BEYOND was preparing material for its […]

Swedish hardcore rockers WONDERLAND DEMENTATION DEPT. will release their brand new EP, “Conquest of the Last Frontier“, at the end of July through Mind Riot Records (Europe) and The Orchard (U.S.). Three tracks from the upcoming EP — “American Liberation”, “Puppeteers of the New Age” and the first single, “Black Channel” — can be found […]

UNEARTH‘s video for the track “Giles” has been posted online in the following formats: Windows Media Quicktime In other news, Metal Blade Records has uploaded two new UNEARTH songs: “This Glorious Nightmare” (mp3) “Sanctity of Brothers” (mp3)

Swedish melodic metal masters LION’S SHARE have uploaded another batch of photos from last week’s vocal recording sessions for their new album at www.myspace.com/lionsshare. This time the band went to a house in Falun, Sweden (to be able to work closer to singer Patrik Johansson‘s home), and set up a mobile studio there. Patrik (also […]