40 BELOW SUMMER will release a posthumous CD, entitled “The Last Dance“, via Crash Music, on October 31. The album will also include a special bonus DVD that centers around the group’s last show, which took place last September at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey. The DVD will feature the live concert, videos, plus […]

Snapper Records will be releasing UK metal legends DIAMOND HEAD‘s forthcoming DVD, To The Devil His Due, on August 21st. The DVD was recorded at The Astoria London on November 4th, 2005.A live video for the track ‘In The Heat Of The Night‘ can be viewed at this location.

PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff “Oly” Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has issued the following update:“We are very proud and extremely excited to announce that in 2007 PLANET GEMINI will be releasing an album entitled ‘Legacy’, which will in all actuality be two EPs put onto one CD. Half […]

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill), has uploaded a two-minute EPK, featuring interview and live footage, at YouTube.com. LUNARMILE‘s recently released EP features the three tracks “4 AM”, “Get Over Yourself” and “I Know”. In […]

Norwegian metallers GRIFFIN have issued the following update: “Due to obligations towards a new job as head chef in a steakhouse restaurant, our drummer, Marius [Karlsen], has decided to leave GRIFFIN. There’s simply no time left for rehearsals for him. Alessandro Elide, [who] did an outstanding job filling in for Marius on the European tour, […]

TOURNIQUET will release their long-awaited live DVD, “Till Sverige Med KГ¤rlek” (To Sweden With Love), on August 15. The disc, which has a running time of over 100 minutes, was recorded on March 12, 2005 at the Bobfest 2005 in LinkГ¶ping, Sweden. There will be songs included that have never been on any live TOURNIQUET […]

CRADLE OF FILTH have begun mixing their new album, “Thornography“, at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE). Also to take part in the new album is Doug Bradley — a.k.a. “Hellraiser”‘s chief Cenobite, Pinhead.Check out a photo of Sneap, CRADLE OF FILTH members Dani Filth (vocals) and Paul […]

Chicago’s USURPER is currently preparing songs for their sixth full-length album, which they plan to record in early 2007 for a summer release through Earache Records. The album is currently untitled but some new songtitles include “Talons of Steel”, “Planet of the Humans” and “Rebel Wolf”.In other news, USURPER has posted photos of its recent […]

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the “Forums” section of the band’s official web site:“I am officially telling you that as of this second, I am finished with all of my parts on the new MEGADETH record, ‘United Abominations‘.Some song titles are:01. United Abominations02. Washington Is Next03. Gears Of War04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12. (Japanese […]

Candlelight Records has premiered “Shadow Fear” from VADER’s forthcoming album, “Impressions in Blood“, at the label’s official MySpace page. The CD was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland and will feature artwork by Greek artist Seth (ROTTING CHRIST, PARADISE LOST).Due in Europe on September 4 via Regain Records, “Impressions in Blood” will contain the […]