Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach sang lead vocals for the last two songs (“Night Train” and “Paradise City“) of GUNS N’ ROSES‘ set at the Wembley Arena in London, England on Sunday (July 30) after singer Axl Rose was taken ill and was unable to finish the show. The band performed an abbreviated set […]

A brand new TRIVIUM song, entitled “Detonation“, has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the group’s third album, “The Crusade“, due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally).

Mandy Feingold of FMQB recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. An excerpt from the chat follows:FMQB: This new STONE SOUR record is even more of a departure from your identity with SLIPKNOT than the first record. Is it important for you to keep those two musical identities separate?Corey: “It is, but […]

According to MaidenNorway.com, the artwork for “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg“, the first single from the new IRON MAIDEN album, “A Matter of Life and Death“, has been posted online on the IMOC (Iron Maiden Online Club) forum.

221 high-quality pictures of last weekend’s Earthshaker Fest (which took place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany) have been posted online at www.metalchroniques.com. Included in the batch are pictures of the following artists:DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITERARCH ENEMYBRAINSTORMCALIBANENSIFERUMEQUILIBRIUMEVERGREYHAMMERFALLKATAKLYSMLORDIRAGESAXONSCAR SYMMETRYSODOMSOILWORKTESTAMENTVENOM

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Thornography“, due on October 16 (instead of September 19 as previously reported) via Roadrunner Records. “Thornography” track listing:01. Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan02. Dirge Inferno03. Tonight in Flames04. Libertina Grimm05. Byronic Man06. I Am The Thorn07. […]

Photographer Linda Aversa has uploaded a number of pictures of CARNIVORE‘s “secret” warm-up show Friday night (July 28) at Fontana’s in New York City, where they appeared under the name THE BENSONHOIST LESBIAN CHOIR. Check out the photos at this location.

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA are finalizing the mixing process for their new album, “Caledonia“, tentatively due in October via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005’s “Command to Charge” was recorded at Gernhart Records studio in Siegburg, Germany and features artwork by Kris Verwimp.

Pamela Moore, the voice of “Sister Mary” from QUEENSRЕёCHE‘s legendary concept album “Operation: Mindcrime” and its sequel, “Operation: Mindcrime II“, has finally released her long-awaited new solo album, “Stories from a Blue Room“. The CD, which was produced by Neil Kernon (QUEENSRЕёCHE, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE), features guest appearances by Michael Wilton (QUEENSRЕёCHE, SOULBENDER), Jeff […]

Joseph Rose of Crave Music recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A few excerpts from the chat follow:Crave Music: Do you ever get a chance to just go back and listen to the PANTERA albums? Do you have a favorite one?Vinnie Paul: “My favorite one is ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’. […]