Guitarist Andy La Rocque will be heading to Dallas, Texas on Monday to begin working on King Diamond‘s new studio album. TheВ CD (working title: “Gimme Your Soul… Please”) will feature 13 tracks, including an intro, and will be released by Metal Blade Records by the end of the year.King Diamond haven’t released new stuff since […]

This year’s edition of the Kaliakra Rock Fest shall take place in Kavarna, Bulgaria, from June 28 to June 30. It has been just confirmed that the headliners for the first evening shall be Heaven and Hell – the band featuring Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and bass player Geezer Butler, vocalist Ronnie James Dio […]

Megadeth have posted the song “Sleepwalker” for free download HERE. The track comes off Megadeth’s new album, “United Abominations”, due on May 15 via Roadrunner Records.

Sweden’s metal pride Soilwork announced the name of their new second guitarist – Mr. Daniel Antonsson (on the photo), who has played with Dimension Zero and Pathos. It also got clear these days that drummer Dirk Verbeuren has quit the French band Scarve to go full-time with Soilwork. The band is already rehearsing new material […]

California-based psychotic metalВ avantgardistsВ Neurosis will release their new album, “Given to the Rising”, on May 8 via Neurot Recordings. The band began recording the 10 tracks for the CD in December at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago with producer Steve Albini. One of these tunes shall be available as a free mp3 next week.

Strapping Young Lad mastermind Devin Townsend has changed the title of his next solo album to “Ziltoid the Omniscient” from the previously announced “The Mighty Masturbator”. The effort will reportedly be recorded completely by Devin alone, not using the services of his The Devin Townsend Band, and shall take care of the singing, guitar, bass, […]

Oslo-based melodic thrashers Susperia shall release their new studio album “Cut from Stone” on April 2 in Norway and April 9 in the rest of Europe via Tabu Recordings. The follow-up to “Unlimited” (2004) was recorded at Strand Studio in Oslo, Norway during 2006. The upcoming CD by vocalist Athera, bass player Memnock, drummer Tjodalv […]

After taking home a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song “Woman” two weeks ago, Wolfmother is beginning to think about the follow-up to their 2006 self-titled debut. The Australian rockers have already recorded a track called “Love Attacker”, which is said to be “a riff-driven, chaotic and loud rock song” and is […]

Korn have recruited Clint Lowery (Dark New Day, ex-Sevendust) as the band’s touring guitarist for 2007. Clint (on the photo) shall replace Rob Patterson (ex-Otep), who, on the other hand, filled in for Korn’s original axeman Brian “Head” Welch, who left the band two years ago to devote to Christianity… The reasons for the line-up […]

The American technical death metal sextet Daath‘s brand-new video for the song “Subterfuge” has been posted online HERE. The track comes off the Atlanta-based band’s debut album, “The Hinderers“, due in Europe on March 19 via Roadrunner Records. The CD by the former Berklee College of Music students was produced by James Murphy (ex-Death, Obituary) […]