Scottish rockers Mogwai announced that their next, seventh record shall be out on September 22. The CD, which is going to feature 11 tracks, shall be entitled “The Hawk Is Howling” and is going to be preceded by a three-track EP, “Batcat“, two weeks earlier. Mogwai – “Hunted by a Freak” (live)

Vice Films released a critically acclaimed documentary about aggressive music in Iraq on DVD. Entitled “Heavy Metal in Baghdad” (view cover in the left), the film focuses on Acrassicauda – “the only Iraqi heavy metal band”, following its history and development from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to the present day. Check out […]

Fan-filmed footage with decent sound quality of Rancid performing a new song, dubbed “L.A. River“, can be watched below. The track, recorded live on June 11 in Texas, will appear on the band’s long-awaited, still untitled new record. The follow-up to “Indestructible” (2003) was produced by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion and is expected to […]

Flotsam & Jetsam drummer Craig Nielsen has issued the following update: “The latest news is all good. It’s already been released directly from the President and CEO of Warner Music Group, but in case you haven’t heard, the band is now signed to Driven Music, founded by Brian “Head” Welch from Korn, and now formally […]

(hed) P.E. has debuted the new song “Ordo Ab Chao” on myspace.com/hedpe. The track is one of 3 brand-new studio recordings that will be included on the group’s upcoming two-disc live album and DVD, “The DIY Guys“, which is set for release on July 8 via Suburban Noize Records.

Mehida, the Finnish/Swedish metal band featuring vocalist Thomas VikstrГ¶m (Therion, ex-Candlemass), Mikko Harkin (ex-Sonata Arctica) on keyboards, and Jani Stefanovic (ex-Am I Blood) on guitar, have completed the recordingings for their second album. The follow-up to “Blood & Water” (2007) is due later in the year via Napalm Records. “The rhythm guitars were recorded at […]

Following the release of Opeth‘s brand-new masterpiece “Watershed”, the label CC Entertainment has decided to issue a CD honouring the Swedish avantgardists. Entitled “Opeth: String Tribute” (view cover in the left), the effort features 10 string cover versions of following Opeth tracks: 01. Porcelain Heart02. Windowpane03. Bleak04. Harvest05. Death Whispered a Lullaby06. In My Time […]

Rock’n’roll icons Motorhead announced they’ll release their new album, entitled “MotГ¶rizer“, via SPV on September 1 in Europe. The CD (view cover below) will surface on August 26 in the USA, and on August 29 in Germany. The follow-up to 2006’s “Kiss of Death” was recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California with […]

The eagerly awaited self-titled debut album by Scars on Broadway shall surface officially onВ July 28В via Interscope Records. The CD is going to feature 14 songs, which are said to be quite more melodic than SOAD… Scars on Broadway – “They Say” (live)

Lamb of God‘s new video for the song “Walk with Me in Hell” can be viewed HERE. The track comes off the band’s its brand-new two-DVD set of the same name (view cover in the left), due in Europe via Roadrunner Records on June 30. Check out the official trailer for the release here: Lamb […]