Escapi Music has set a February 20, 2007 release date for the long-awaited new studio album from the legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE, entitled “Simple Mind Condition“. The follow-up to 1995’s “Plastic Green Head” was produced by Vinny Wojno (KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD) and features vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, drummer Jeff Olson […]

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have set “Purgatory of the Second Sun” as the title of their third album, tentatively due March 2007.As previously reported, PAIN CONFESSOR will enter Fantom Studios in late 2006/early 2007 with Samu Oittinen to record the CD. Other songtitles set to appear on the album include “Dreamcrusher”, “Second Sun”, “Without Redemption […]

Over 10 minutes of video footage (including the song “Hammer Smashed Face” in its entirety) and a load of photos from the second Sydney CANNIBAL CORPSE gig of their Australian tour (Sunday, October 8, 2006) have been posted online at PyroMusic.net. Photos of both support bands (PLAGUE and PSYCROPTIC) are also included.

Sweden’s AMON AMARTH has issued the following update:“It’s time for us to decide the set list for our upcoming tours in Europe and North America, and we want YOUR help! Choose 15 of your favourite AMON AMARTH songs. The 15 most popular choices will be picked for the set list (the 10 most popular will […]

Italian progressive metal band HERALDRY has posted two songs from its new album, “Delirium“, at its official MySpace page. Due in December, the CD will be introduced to the fans with a gig at Jailbreak in Rome on January 21, featuring a special guest appearance by LABYRINTH singer Roberto Tiranti.“Delirium” track listing:01. Heading For Eternity02. […]

A video clip of CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson playing the COF song “Swansong for a Raven” at the Bass ‘N Drum Days festival in Stockholm at the end of September has been posted online at YouTube.com.

Rob Zombie‘s second feature film, “The Devil’s Rejects” was named “Best Horror Movie” at the Spike TV‘s Scream Awards 2006, the first annual televised event which celebrates horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books. The film’s stars Leslie Easterbrook, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Sheri Moon Zombie (as “The Firefly Clan“) also took home an award […]

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late ’80s/early ’90s Roadrunner releases “Void Terra Firma” and “Beyond Recognition“, have entered Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SKINLAB, VILE) to begin laying down tracks for their new CD. “Along with our first full-length album in over ten years, DEFIANCE […]

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 is working on his third solo album for Shrapnel Records. Entitled “The Devil Knows My Name“, the CD will feature guest appearances by Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), Joe Satriani, Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-ALICE COOPER), Piggy D. (ROB ZOMBIE), and Matt Bissonette […]

Muse are releasing a new single from their critically acclaimed Black Holes And Revelations album to coincide with their upcoming tour.Knights Of Cydonia, the album’s closing track, will hit shops on 27 November, and will feature as-yet-unnamed bonus tracks.