Italian power metal band KALEDON will release their fourth full-length album, “Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods“, in Europe on September 29. The CD will be issued in North American on September 12 via Universal Metal Production. “Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods” projected track listing: 01. The Holy Water 02. Hell On Earth 03. […]

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 […]

ANNIHILATOR/DUSKMACHINE bassist Russ Bergquist — who was in ANNIHILATOR between 1999 and 2003, and rejoining the group for its recent European summer tour — has posted the following message on his official web site:“I just finished a few dates with ANNIHILATOR at the Metalway festivals in Spain at the end of July. We played two […]

“Black Knight“, the first-ever unauthorized Ritchie Blackmore biography, will be published in the U.K. on September 4 by Omnibus Press.“Black Knight” was written and researched by Jerry Bloom, who first met Ritchie more than twenty years ago; has followed his career since the Seventies, and since 1996 has published and edited the international Ritchie Blackmore […]

Details of the debut single from Damon Albarn‘s new side project have been announced.The Good, The Bad And The Queen will release ‘Kingdom Of Doom‘ on October 20.It follows their debut live appearance at the Roundhouse in London on October 26 as part of the BBC’s Electric Proms.The band is made up of Albarn plus […]

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 […]