Three songs from WEDNESDAY 13‘s (ex-MURDERDOLLS) sophomore solo effort, “Fang Bang” ― “Home Sweet Homicide“, “Happily Ever Cadaver” and “Too Much Blood” ― have been posted online at this location.“Fang Bang” is scheduled for release on September 12 via Restless Records/Rykodisc (August 29 in the rest of the world).

“Ghosting“, the fourth release by Baltimore, Maryland-based doom metal band AGAINST NATURE ― featuring former members of REVELATION (guitarist/vocalist John Brenner, drummer Steve Branagan and bassist Bert Hall, Jr.) ― is now available as an Internet-only, free download at this location.

A high-quality video clip of METALLICA performing an as-yet-untitled new song during their headlining appearance at the Gelredome in Arnhem, Holland on June 8, 2006 as part of their recently completed “Escape From The Studio ’06” European tour has been posted online at YouTube.com. More clips of the Arnhem show can be found at this […]

German metal band DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER has posted the title track of its upcoming album, “Riders on the Storm“, at www.myspace.com/reitermania. Also available at the same location is the band’s cover version of the JOHNNY CASH/BLUES BROTHERS classic “Ghostriders in the Sky“.“Riders on the Storm” is scheduled for release on August 25 via Nuclear Blast […]

Malta’s “premier masters of technical aggression” SLIT will release their second album, “Ode to Silence“, on September 18 through Anticulture Records. The band, whose current lineup includes guitarist Omar Grech from BEHEADED, will support SUSPERIA, RED HARVEST and GRIMFIST on their “The Eternal Anger” U.K. tour in October.For audio samples of SLIT‘s music, visit myspace.com/slitnoise.

Dutch hardcore/metal band 37 STABWOUNDZ has uploaded a new track, entitled “A Death, Once Victory“, at this location.The song comes off the group’s sophomore CD, “A Heart Gone Black“, due in September via GSR Music.37 STABWOUNDZ recently announced the addition of bassist Remko Tielemans (ex-ISLE OF MAN) to the group’s ranks. The band’s full-length debut, […]

THE MERCY CLINIC, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman, guitarists Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC) and Josh Stinson (DRIST), bassist Steed Najera (TRIPLE SEVEN), and drummer Bevan Davies (DANZIG, COMES WITH THE FALL, JERRY CANTRELL), is currently in the studio demoing more new material which it will be […]

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach sang lead vocals for the last two songs (“Night Train” and “Paradise City“) of GUNS N’ ROSES‘ set at the Wembley Arena in London, England on Sunday (July 30) after singer Axl Rose was taken ill and was unable to finish the show. The band performed an abbreviated set […]

A brand new TRIVIUM song, entitled “Detonation“, has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the group’s third album, “The Crusade“, due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally).

Mandy Feingold of FMQB recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. An excerpt from the chat follows:FMQB: This new STONE SOUR record is even more of a departure from your identity with SLIPKNOT than the first record. Is it important for you to keep those two musical identities separate?Corey: “It is, but […]