Re-Act & Area 51 – the organisers of Union Fest 2006 have issued the following statement: “After the first day of Union Fest 2006 in club Comics, Varna the police authorities have issued an prohibition for the second day of the festival.The reason given by the police is “breach of the peace” although there are […]

A.M. CONSPIRACY, the new Orlando, Florida-based rock band fronted by ex-DROWNING POOL singer Jason “Gong” Jones, has uploaded two new songs to their MySpace page. The group’s lineup is rounded out by ex-STILL NAIVE guitarist Rob Dehaven and CANVAS members Clint Campbell (guitars and voice), Dean Andrews (drums) and Kenny Harrleson (bass).

A brand new AMON AMARTH song, entitled “Cry of the Black Birds“, has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the Swedish viking death metal metallers’ sixth full-length album, “With Oden On Our Side” (cover), due in Europe on September 25 (September 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) via Metal […]

SLAYER‘s latest album, “Christ Illusion“, has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 2. View the whole chart at this location. As previously reported, “Christ Illusion” has debuted on the Australian national chart at position No. 9.According to Hits Daily Double, “Christ Illusion” is poised to sell between 55,000 and 60,000 copies in the […]

U.K.-based metal/hardcore act OUT FOR BLOOD will release its self-titled debut album on September 18 through The Devil Knows You’re Dead Records. The CD was produced and mixed by Andy Faulkner (BOLT THROWER), and was mastered by Eyal Levi (DAATH, MISERY INDEX, ARSIS). The artwork was created by Chris (NARCOSIS).“Out for Blood” track listing:01. ****02. […]

Tampa-based “classic” death metal act RESURRECTION, which was previously signed to Nuclear Blast Records, has launched its official web site, www.resurrectionmetal.com. You will find all the latest band information on the site, such as releases, merchandise, news, tour/show schedules, etc.RESURRECTION is most widely known for its album “Embalmed Existence“, released in 1993 through Nuclear Blast. […]

Danish extreme metallers PANZERCHRIST have had the release date of their new album, “Battalion Beast” (Neurotic Records), pushed back to August 28. An e-card containing the tracks “The Gods They Do Not Give Us Long” and “The Lean Black Cruisers” from the upcoming CD has been made available at this location. PANZERCHRIST, who embody Reno […]

DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany, has just finished recording its new album, due in Europe on October 23 via Metal Blade Records. Entitled “Gloria“, the follow-up to 2004’s “Back to Times of Splendor” will include the following tracks:01. The Black Sea02. Dread It03. Don’t Go Any Further04. Avalanche05. Gloria06. Aerophobic07. The Hole We […]

Independent Music Press has set a September 7, 2006 publication date for Joe Shooman‘s TRIVIUM biography, entitled “Trivium: The Mark of Perseverance“. Ex-punk bassist Joe Shooman is a music journalist and broadcaster whose work has featured in mags including Metal Hammer, Record Collector, Plan B Magazine, Mixmag and The Fly; he is also a regular […]

A preview clip of the first-ever SUICIDAL TENDENCIES live DVD has been posted online at the group’s official web site. Check out the song “War inside my Head“, recorded on October 29, 2005 at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, at this location. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES is currently putting the finishing touches on its new […]