Italian metallers SOUL TAKERS entered Luigi Stefanini’s New Sin Studio in Loria (TV), Italy on July 2 to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due late/2006/early 2007 via Dragonheart Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “Tides” will contain 11 tracks for a total running time of more than fifty minutes.To check out audio samples from SOUL […]

A short video clip of ALICE IN CHAINS‘ May 26 performance in Lisbon, Portugal — which, strangely enough, doesn’t include any actual audio from the show — has been posted online at the band’s official web site.

Pat Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with VOIVOD frontman Denis “Snake” Belanger. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:On the death of longtime VOIVOD guitarist and co-founder Denis “Piggy” D’Amour after a long battle with colon cancer and the band’s decision to carry on:“We didn’t talk about music. Everybody […]

The West Australian newspaper reported in its July 8 edition that CANNIBAL CORPSE’s October concert in Perth, Australia has sparked calls for the band to be banned over its alleged glorification of “child rape, suicide, murder and necrophilia” in its lyrics.Community groups have joined shadow police minister Rob Johnson in calling for CANNIBAL CORPSE to […]

OZZY OSBOURNE fan site Ozzyhead.com has posted links to several unreleased movie spoofs that a user by the name of “cgraff” posted over on YouTube.com. Check out the clips at this location.

Canadian industrial doom/death metal outfit ZARAZA has decided to disband after 13 years. The group’s mainman, Jacek, has issued the following statement on the matter:“With a mixture of regret and at the same time relief, I have decided that the time of ZARAZA has come to an end. There are many reasons for this, both […]

According to a posting on the fan site MaidenNorway.com, Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED have challenged IRON MAIDEN to a soccer match in Norway, tentatively set to place on November 22 between MAIDEN‘s two shows in the country (November 21 in Oslo and November 23 in Bergen). It is not presently clear if MAIDEN will take […]

Swedish grindcore mainstays REGURGITATE have completed work on their new album, entitled “Sickening Bliss“. The band’s fourth CD for Relapse is set for an October 17 release in North America (October 23 internationally). Check out the cover artwork at this location.“Sickening Bliss” track listing:01. Bliss02. Abducens Eminence03. Euphoric State of Butchery04. Cocoon of Filth05. Putrid […]

NIGHTWISH have launched an official video-blog page that gives the fans a behind-the-scenes look at their rehearsals this summer. The band’s latest entry, featuring drum demo footage, is up and running at this location. Previous video-blogs are available at the same location.

A live acoustic version of ARMORED SAINT‘s “Another Day“, recorded on Wednesday, July 5 during the band’s appearance on Indie 103.1 FM’s “Chaos” metal show, has been uploaded at the band’s MySpace profile.