Holyhell is a female-fronted newcomer band that shall release their debut single, “Apocalypse”, on March 23 via Magic Circle Music – the U.S. label known mainly as “home” of Manowar. No wonder that the CD was produced by Joey DeMaio, and that the group was chosen – next to Rhapsody of Fire – as a […]

Italian progressive metallers Eldritch shall release their seventh album, “Blackenday” (view front cover in the left), on April 20 in Europe and on May 8 in the USA via InsideOut Music. The song “Broken Road” features guest appearances by Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Engine, Redemption) and Nicholas Van Dyk (Redemption), while on all the other […]

The Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend confirmed that their new album shall be entitled “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” (view cover below), and its release date is planned for May 14 via Atlantic Records. “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” shall consist of 10 songs, and the video for the first one, “Into Oblivion (Reunion)”, can already […]

The Swedish rap metal godfathersВ Clawfinger have finished demoing 13 tracks for their upcoming studio album, which shall be entitled “Life Will Kill You”. At the moment vocalist Zak Tell is working on the front cover and booklet design for the CD. No release date has been announced yet.

King’s X shall call their new album “Go Tell Somebody”. Just like its predecessor, “Ogre Tones” (2005), the effort is being produced by Michael Wagener, known for his work with Dokken, Extreme, Stryper, White Lion, Skid Row and many more. The next release by Doug Pinnick (vocals and bass), Ty Tabor (guitar and vocals) and […]

Why didВ Mark FoggoВ move fromВ England to Holland? What’s the line-up he and Mark Foggo’s Skasters shall play live in Sofia this Friday, March 23? What does he think about The Toy Dolls? And how the hell did the tulips turn into hashish? All the answers you’ll find in Mark Foggo’sВ revelations made today at noon for Tangra […]

Danish rockers D-A-D (which means Disneyland After Dark) have entered a Copenhagen studio to record 14 songs for the group’s new studio album, due later in the year. D-A-D’s latest signs of life were quite soon, in 2005 and 2006, respectively with the releases of their ninth studio album, “Scare Yourself”, and the live CD/DVD […]

The Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat has reported that Nightwish have chosen former Tristania frontwoman Vibeke Stene (on the photo) as the replacement for singer Tarja Turunen. There’s still no confirmation from the band. However, it’s a fact that Vibeke quit Tristania less than a month ago “due to personal reasons”…

Bon Jovi are to release their new, tenth studio album in Europe on June 18 via Mercury/Universal. The CD, entitled “Lost Highway”, has been co-produced by Dann Huff and John Shanks. The first single off the album, “(You Want to) Make a Memory”, hits radio stations today. Other songs confirmed to find their place on […]

Italian/German gothic/black metal band Graveworm will release its sixth album, “Collateral Defect”, on May 25. The CD was recorded at Stage One Studio in Borgentreich, Germany, with producer Andy Classen. The follow-up to 2005’s “(N)utopia” contains 10 songs and features guest appearances by Maurizio Iacono from Kataklysm and Matze from The Sorrow, plus a cover […]