Scum of the Earth – the trio featuring vocalist and guitarist Mike Riggs (ex-Rob Zombie), bassist Brandon and second guitar player Skyla – is to release its second album in the summer via Eclipse Records. It’s to be called “Sleaze Freak” (view cover in the left). The group’s debut, “Blah… Blah… Blah… Love Songs for […]

New York City’s metalcore beasts Sworn Enemy entered the studio with producers Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying) and Joey Z (Life of Agony) to begin recording their next full-length album, entitled “Maniacal”. The release is due by the end of the year. Meanwhile, check out the video for the song “All I Have” off […]

The all-star metalcore outfit Doom Day, featuring guitarist Gizz Butt (ex-The Prodigy, English Dogs), drummer Robin Guy (ex-Bruce Dickinson, The Business), bass player Volcan “Audiocleaner” Tuereli (Jaylan), and the Bulgarian shouter Alexander “Shutta” Parvanov (Brothers in Blood, She Was Asking for It, ex-Vendetta), have the chance to take part in this year’s Pressure Fest, scheduled […]

Korn’s fellow Bakersfield citizens, Adema, shall release their fourth studio album on July 24 via Immortal Records. The CD, entitled “Kill the Headlights”, shall be the debut for vocalist Bobby Reeves (ex-Level) with Adema.

TheВ third Playstation 2 rock game, “Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s”, will be on sale during the summer. What’s more interesting is that its soundtrack is going to include tracks by guitar-driven rock legends like Twisted Sister, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Dio, Asia, Accept, Poison, Skid Row, Faster Pussycat, Extreme, Scandal, Billy Squier and Eddie Money.

Emperor frontman Ihsahn (real name – (Vegard Tveitan), his wife Starofash (Heidi Solberg Tveitan) and the fiddler Knut Buen a.k.a. Grimen have united in an experimental folk metal project called Hardingrock. The trio’s debut album, “Grimen” (view cover above), shall be released on June 11 via the label Nyrenning Forlag. Two songs off the CD […]

Team Sleep, the trip-rock project featuring Deftones’ Chino Moreno alongside Todd Wilkinson, Zach Hill of Hella, Rick Verrett of Tinfed and DJ Crook, is putting the finnishing touches to its second fulll-length album. The follow-up to the band’s 2005’s self-titled debut shall appear during the summer.

The supergroup C-187, featuring Patrick Mameli (guitar; ex-Pestilence), Tony Choy (bass; Atheist, ex-Cynic), Sean Reinert (drums; Cynic, ex-Death) and Tony Jelencovich (vocals; M.A.N., ex-Mnemic, Transport League), entitled their debut album “Collision”. The quartet’s CD was recorded at Spacelab Studios near Dusseldorf in Germany with Danish producer Jacob Hansen, known for his work with bands like […]

Last night, May 28, 2007, California’s syco maniacs Suicidal Tendencies and their young Bulgarian colleagues Last Hope did a high-class show at Sofia’s Hristo Botev Hall – unfortunately, in front of less than 800 fans… Photos, aВ report and the setlist of the concert is available HERE.

NWOBHM veterans Diamond Head are putting the finnishing touches to the recordings for their new full-length studio album with producer Dave Nichols, known for being Stone Sour’s tour sound engineer. Entitled “What’s in Your Head?”, the CD is going to feature 11 tracks, a.o. “Nothing to Lose” and “I Feel No Pain”, “This Planet and […]