IRON MAIDEN‘s new album, “A Matter of Life and Death“, has entered the Swedish and Czech national album chart at position No. 1. The updated first-week chart positions are now as follows:Sweden: #1Finland: #1Italy: #1Germany: #1Czech Republic: #1Switzerland: #2Norway: #2U.K.: #4Spain: #4Ireland: #5France: #5Poland: #6Netherlands: #7Australia: #12New Zealand: #34

British metallers MY DYING BRIDE will release their new album, “A Line of Deathless Kings“, on October 9 via Peaceville/Snapper. The LP, which was recorded at at Academy Studios and was mixed at Chapel Studios, will also be made available as a special edition and as a limited double-vinyl release. A single, entitled “Deeper Down“, […]

Florida extreme metal three-piece DIABOLIC INTENT has issued the following update:“We are currently shopping the [recently completed third] album [‘The Cold Path of Man‘] out to the major labels here in the US. We are negotiating to secure either licensing or distro for the new album to be available in the States. Right now, Europe […]

I, the new band featuring Abbath (IMMORTAL), Ice Dale (ENSLAVED, AUDREY HORNE), TC King (SAHG, ex-GORGOROTH) and Armagedda (ex-IMMORTAL), has finalized the track listing for its debut album, “Between Two Worlds“, due for release in North America on November 14 via Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded in Bergen, Norway’s Lydriket Studio with Geir Luedy, and mixed […]

French brutal death metal band KRONOS has finalized the track listing for its third album, “The Hellenic Terror“, tentatively due before the end of the year. The follow-up to 2004’s “Colossal Titan Strife” was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland and will feature the following track listing: 01. The Road of Salvation02. Bringers of […]

SINNER — the German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, his FEAR bandmate Tom Naumann (guitars), Frank RГ¶ssler (keyboards), METALIUM’s Matte Lange (guitars) and former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling — has entered Leon studio near Stuttgart with the engineering team of Achim KГ¶hler and Samson Geiger to begin recording its new album, entitled […]

The cover artwork for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s new album, “As Daylight Dies” has been revealed: Due on November 21 via Roadrunner Records, “As Daylight Dies” is the result of more than a month and a half in the studio with KILLSWITCH guitarist and one of metal’s “it” producers, Adam Dutkiewicz (UNDEROATH, ALL THAT REMAINS). Dutkiewicz is […]

Finnish dark/black metallers SHADE EMPIRE will release their second album, “Intoxicate O.S.“, on October 23 via Dynamic Arts Records. The CD, which was issued in Finland in May, was recorded at Studio Perkele January-March 2006 and was produced and mixed by S. JГ¤msГ©n. Mastering duties were handled by Minerva Pappi at Finnvox Studios.“Intoxicate O.S.” (view […]

Reunited Torrington, Connecticut-based thrash/hardcore act ATROCITY (not to be confused with the German band) has teamed up with Open Grave Records to release an EP featuring alternate versions of previously released songs recorded during the “Infected” sessions in 1990. More information on this release will be made available soon.Formed in early 1985 by Rob Wedda […]

“On September 5, 2006, ROB ZOMBIE played a somewhat ‘secret’ show (as in, not posted on the band’s website) at Toad’s Place, a small legendary club in New Haven, CT, and played several covers that he usually does not play live. This show was separate from the current tour with GODSMACK, and no one opened. […]