THE REVOLTING COCKS‘ Phildo Owen has announced that he will be unveiling his new project SNOW BLACK in Texas this month on a string of dates alongside industrial rock pioneers KMFDM. Joining him for the five-date tour are bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE), guitarist SIN (REVOLTING COCKS) and drummer Mark Dufour (SKREW).“It’s truly exciting […]

Rock acts Staind and P.O.D., who both rose to fame in the late 1990s, will be anthologized on separate compilations this fall. First up is Staind‘s “The Singles 1996-2006,” due Nov. 14 via Flip/Atlantic. A DVD, “Staind: The Videos,” will arrive the same day.The “Singles” CD begins with a new remix of the track “Come […]

On November 20 THE CURE are releasing a new live DVD with the total of 30 songs. The track list has not been announced yet, but it is clear that the songs wiil be chosen from 9 different concerts of the great British band. The DVD will include unique footages taken by fans and later […]

The cover artwork for VISCERAL BLEEDING‘s highly anticipated third full-length album, “Absorbing the Disarray“, has been posted online at this location. Aside from eleven devastating death metal tracks, the album contains two video clips as well. The full track listing is as follows:Audio portion:01. Bi-polar02. Disgust the Vile03. Despise Defined04. Perpetual Torment Commence05. Emulated Sense: […]

Displeased Records has set a November 28 release date for the reissues of the two classic ’80s thrash albums from ATROPHY — 1988’s “Socialized Hate” and 1990’s “Violent by Nature“. The CDs will be remastered, and will include bonus material, lyrics and biography.BNR Metal Pages says: Hailing from Arizona, ATROPHY fit right in with contemporaries […]

Colombian death metallers GORETRADE will release their second album, “Perception of Hate“, on November 28 via Displeased Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows:01. Impregnate with Deceit02. Perception of Hate03. Drifting Towards Extinction04. Revenge Shall be Mine05. Someone to Kill!!!06. Righteous Retribution07. Rising from Defeat08. Derogate09. Ritual of Flesh (2006 version)Audio samples […]

40 BELOW SUMMER has posted a new song, entitled “Relapse“, at www.myspace.com/crashmusicinc. “Relapse” is the single from the band’s new CD/DVD release, “The Last Dance“, which is set to hit stores October 31 via Crash Music.The “The Last Dance” CD features nine tracks of demos and never-before-released tracks. The package will also include a special […]

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS are scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Monday, October 9 to begin recording their new album with songwriter/producer Desmond Child. Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE TYLER, recently worked with Michael Beinhorn, […]

Republic/Universal has set a November 14 North American release date for “Uneasy Listening Vol. 1“, a compilation of alternate mixes of H.I.M. songs that were recorded prior to the band’s breakthrough album, “Dark Light“. The track listing is as follows:01. The Sacrament (Disrhythm Remix)02. The Funeral Of Hearts (Acoustic Version)03. Join Me In Death (Strongroom […]

Sacramento’s melodic, blackened tech-metallers WITH PASSION have unveiled a new lead singer, just in time for the recording of their second Earache release, “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes“. Fidel Campos, formerly of Sacramento extreme metal outfit CYANIDE ERA, has taken the reigns as WITH PASSION‘s new frontman and has already performed with […]