On September 12, Roadrunner Records will be releasing a set of ultimate metal albums. These “best of” collections will pull together the best material from some of metal’s greatest artists. The first batch includes music from FEAR FACTORY, SEPULTURA, ILL NINO and TYPE O NEGATIVE.The details of the above-mentioned “best of” collections — including the […]

DEVILDRIVER‘s sophomore album, “The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand” — which originally came out in June 2005 — will be re-released on Halloween (October 31) as a special edition CD/DVD set. The new package will include three rare studio tracks and three “killer” live songs. The DVD will feature four music videos. A poster advertising […]

Finnish horror metallers DOMINATION BLACK have revealed the final track listing for their sophomore album, “Dark Legacy“, due later in the year via Poison Arrow Records.DOMINATION BLACK frontman “The Sentinel” KILLgast has described the sound of the new album as “melodic thrash-metal-meets-traditional and quite bizarre-metal!’“Dark Legacy” track listing:01. Enter The Dark Legacy (instrumental)02. Follow The […]

You can see the cover artwork for ANVIL‘s upcoming album, “This Is Thirteen” (or “TIT” for short) below. The lyrics to five of the album tracks, have been posted on the band’s official web site. Check them out at this location.ANVIL recently re-teamed with producer Chris Tsangarides for the first time since 1983’s classic “Forged […]

Finnish thrashers THE SCOURGER — who scored a sensational No. 1 single in their home country with “Hatehead” last year — will have their debut album, “Blind Date with Violence“, re-released across Europe on October 6 via Germany’s Cyclone Records. The bonus material is taken from “To the Slayground” EP, the “Maximum Intensity” single and […]

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Two new CANDIRIA tracks — “Legion” and “Reflection Eleven” — have been posted online on the group’s MySpace page. Both songs come off the group’s upcoming album, “Kiss the Lie“, tentatively due before the end of the year. The CD was produced by John LaMacchia and Carley Coma at Jupiter 4 and Purple Light studios […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s new single, ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg‘ has entered both the Spanish and Swedish single charts at #1. As previously reported, the CD nor 10′ vinyl were eligible for the UK charts because of the length of the song. “A Matter Of Life And Death” is due out on August 28th worldwide, except […]

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, has set “Dressed In Menace” as the title of its upcoming limited-edition seven-inch single, due in September via Danza Ipnotica. The single will feature two songs, both of which will appear on the band’s full-length CD, due in early 2007 via Regain Records. […]

On August 3, 1987, British rock band DEF LEPPARD released the album “Hysteria“. Already a major force in rock music, “Hysteria” catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for “Hysteria” are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 17 million copies and counting. Due to the incredible success of previous album “Pyromania” (released […]