French power/death metal act KAIZEN has posted another song from its second album, “Sink“, at its MySpace page. Check out the track “Swarm of Locusts” at this location.“Sink” was recorded at Mynetaur Productions Studios in Stockport, U.K. with producer (and former KILL II THIS guitarist) Mark Mynett. The follow-up to 2003’s “Clear the Path” contains […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s new single, ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg‘ has entered both the Spanish and Swedish single charts at #1. As previously reported, the CD nor 10′ vinyl were eligible for the UK charts because of the length of the song. “A Matter Of Life And Death” is due out on August 28th worldwide, except […]

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, has set “Dressed In Menace” as the title of its upcoming limited-edition seven-inch single, due in September via Danza Ipnotica. The single will feature two songs, both of which will appear on the band’s full-length CD, due in early 2007 via Regain Records. […]

On August 3, 1987, British rock band DEF LEPPARD released the album “Hysteria“. Already a major force in rock music, “Hysteria” catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for “Hysteria” are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 17 million copies and counting. Due to the incredible success of previous album “Pyromania” (released […]

Birmingham, U.K. grindcore/noisecore crossover act CHEMICAL VOMIT has announced that it has parted ways with bassist Aaron Thrasher and second vocalist Morbid James and will be continueing with just a three-piece lineup of:Jason Vomit (INFANT BILE, CORPSE ABORTION, COSMIC COCK) – VocalsSteven Pork (CORPSE ABORTION, COSMIC COCK) – Guitar, VocalsSpike Kane (ex-COSMIC COCK) – DrumsCHEMICAL […]

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain joined the New York-based band VOICES OF EXTREME (V.O.X.) for a rendition of the MAIDEN classic “The Trooper” during their August 13 appearance at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA for the Locobazooka! United We Rock Festival. Check out pictures by Jennifer Simon at this location.McBrain — who is VOICES […]

GODHEAD‘s new single, “Trapped In Your Lies“, has been made available for free download at the band’s MySpace page. The song comes off the group’s new album, “The Shadow Line“, due on August 29 in the U.S. and September 4 in the rest of the world through new label Cement Shoes Records. The band recently […]

Danish metallers HATESPHERE have posted the following message on their official web site:“We are at the moment in the process of writing songs for the new CD, and it’s going really well. It’s always a bitch to get the writing process started, but this time has been pretty smooth, and we already have two songs […]

Video clips of DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan performing on August 16 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York at the opening night of his “Gillan’s Inn” solo tour have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out: “Smoke on the Water” (video) and “Bluesy Blue Sea” (video).Ian Gillan‘s setlist for the August 17 […]

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS), drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA), vocalist Tommi “Tuple” Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen ( E.VIL), is currently working on its first EP, tentatively due before the end of the year.MESS was originally formed in 2001 but went on hiatus the following year […]