The Bulgarian bands CLAYMORE and AGONIC FAINT have been invited to take part in the festival “Hatework Festival“, which is to be held on the 7 of October in Buchurest, Romania. The headliners of the event are the Dutch legendary band SINISTER. Other bands to perform at the festival are PARRICIDE, CODE RED, DEVIANT, BOLTHARD […]

Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST have set “Liberation = Termination” as the title of their third album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Listenable Records.MORS PRINCIPIUM EST‘s debut album, “Inhumanity“, was reissued in February through Listenable with completely new artwork and with three bonus songs.

A brand new ANAAL NATHRAKH track, entitled “When the Lion Devours“, has been posted online at the band’s MySpace page. The song comes off the group’s third full-length album, “Eschaton“, due on October 16 via Season of Mist. The CD includes guest appearances by Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) and Attila Csihar (MAYHEM). ANAAL NATHRAKH recently […]

ARTS Publications has announced that the previously published biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, “Layne Staley: Angry Chair” — now retitled “Layne Staley: Get Born Again” — was recently ordered by a big number of social workers and drug counselors from different group therapy programs in the United States. Many of these […]

British black metal pioneers VENOM kicked off their North American tour, dubbed the “American 10 Commandments Tour“, on August 24 at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. The group’s current trek marks VENOM‘s first shows in the U.S. since 1997, when they made one-off appearance at the Milwaukee Metalfest. Check out pictures from some of […]

Hungarian hardcore/thrash metallers EKTOMORF will release their new album, entitled “Outcast“, on October 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, WITCHERY, RAUNCHY, HIMSA) and features a cover of PRODIGY classic “Fuel My Fire“. “Outcast” (view cover below) track listing:01. Outcast02. I Choke03. Ambush In The Night04. […]

Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL have finalized the track listing for their new album, “United“, due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows:Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: October 13, 2006.U.K., France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, rest of Europe: October 16, 2006.Finland, Sweden, Hungary: October 18, 2006.Italy: Friday, October 20, 2006USA: […]

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS), drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA), vocalist Tommi “Tuple” Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL), has completed work on its first EP. The track listing for the effort is as follows:01. Anathematized02. Demolished By Fire03. Behind The Gates04. Angel’s Cry05. SchizophreniaCheck out a […]

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE have unveiled their “new” logo. Check it out below: As previously reported, the video for DEICIDE‘s track “Homage for Satan“, which was allegedly “banned” in the U.K. by music station Scuzz TV, looks set to air on MTV2 this weekend. The track, taken from the critically acclaimed album “The Stench of […]

AGRYPNIE, the new project featuring NOCTE OBDUCTA frontman Torsten, Der Unhold, will release its full-length debut, “F51.4“, on September 29 via Supreme Chaos Records. The follow-up to the group’s 2005 split demo/CD with FATED reportedly contains “nine tracks of melodic black/death metal.”“F51.4” track listing:01. Intro02. Und fГјhret mich nicht in Versuchung03. Auf den nackten Korridoren04. […]