Metallica are putting the finishing touches to the pre-production of their eagerly awaited new album. The band shall enter studio on March 12 to start the recordings with producer Rick Rubin. A break from the work is also planned already: The quartet intends to travel to Europe in the end of June for two or […]

Italian gothic black metallers Graveworm have completed work on their sixth album at Stage One Studios in Germany, together with producer Andy Classen. The follow-up to 2005’s “(N)utopia” contains 10 songs and features guest appearances by Maurizio Iacono (Kataklysm) and Matze (The Sorrow). The album will be released on May 11 via Nuclear Blast Records.В

Hellyeah‘s self-titled debut album is scheduled for release on April 10 via Epic Records. Long before this date, on February 26 or 27, the group’s first single, entitled “You Wouldn’t Know”, will hit radio stations. Hellyeah is the new band featuring former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The quintet’s line-up is completetd by Nothingface‘s […]

“Anth’f**in’ology – The Gospel According to…” – a compilation album by Britain’s rockers The Almighty – is due to be released on February 12 in Europe. This double audio/video package is the band’s first ever comprehensive career assessment. The CD includes all of their 13 UK singles from all seven studio albums to-date plus 4 […]

Together for a short but memorable time – three studio albums, a classic live LP, and a couple of tours – the second coming of Black Sabbath began in 1979 when Ozzy Osbourne was replaced by Ronnie James Dio (former singer of Elf, later of Rainbow and Dio). In late 2006 Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi […]

Roadrunner Records have announced the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, “Systematic Chaos”, is due in June. Afterwards the band will hit the road for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe. Since their first studio release in 1989, this US based five-piece has notched up record and […]

One of America’s hotest metal bands at the moment, Trivium, will film a video for the song “The Rising” off their latest album “The Crusade” (2006). The shooting starts on February 19 in the Los Angeles area, and the concept is said to be “a technological assault on the world told through the eyes and […]

April 19 shall see the release of Patti Smith’s cover versions album, simply entitled “Twelve”. Among the 12 tracks recorded by the American punk icon are Tears For Fears‘ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, Stevie Wonder‘s “Pastime Paradise”, Neil Young‘s “Helpless”, plus songs by Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, etc. The CD shall feature […]

One of Swedens heaviest metal bands of all time, the Scandinavian doom metal godfathers Candlemass, shall celebrate their 20th anniversary with a huge party at Stockholm’s Kolingsborg on March 31. The band shall perfom live with three different vocalists – Johan Langquist (who sang on the album “Epicus Doomicus Metallicus”), Tomas Vikstrom (to be heard […]

The 69 Eyes’ new single, “Perfect Skin”, has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 1. The track is the first single off the Finnish goth metallers’ new album, “Angels”, produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and Johnny Lee Michaels (the same team that was responsible for The 69 Eyes’ former CD “Devils” [2004]), and due […]