Dutch death metallers DARK REMAINS will release their sophomore album, “Planet Earth Scourged“, on September 16 via Burning Misery Records. The CD, which contains nine brand new tracks and two live videos, is the follow-up to 2002’s “Death Manifestation” (Cleansweep Productions) and was recorded, mixed and mastered at A.M. Studios.For more information, visit www.burningmisery.com.

WEDNESDAY 13‘s (ex-MURDERDOLLS) video for the song “Home Sweet Homicide” has been posted online at this location. The track comes off the singer’s sophomore solo effort, “Fang Bang“, which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on September 12 via Restless Records/Rykodisc.

CELTIC FROST‘s new video, “A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh“, is now available to download from www.celticfrost.com in both high- and lower-quality formats. Go the “Multimedia” section on the website to download either version. This video is also available to view at the following sites:* CELTIC FROST‘s official MySpace page* CELTIC FROST‘s official YouTube […]

Former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares unveiled his new, as-yet-unnamed project Saturday night (September 2) at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California prior to ASESINO‘s performance as part of Dino‘s birthday bash. According to one attendee, the band’s musical direction “was reminiscent of old FEAR FACTORY — ‘Soul of a New Machine‘ […]

The cover artwork for the new ANGRA single, “The Course of Nature“, has been posted online. The title song, which will also appear on the band’s upcoming full-length CD “Aurora Consurgens“, is expected to be released as a “virtual single” later this month. You can see the two covers below: “Aurora Consurgens” track listing: 01. […]

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) is featured on two songs on the forthcoming solo album from Howard Leese (HEART, PAUL RODGERS).Leese is recording the CD for Stuart Smith and Richie Onori’s Black Star Records label. Joe Lynn Turner recently spent time working on helping to put together the […]

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT have finished recording their third album, tentatively titled “Burned Down The Enemy“, for a late 2006/early 2007 release via Metal Heaven Records. The mixing sessions have just began at the Tonebox studio in the band’s hometown of Oulu. Kari “Kakke” VГ¤hГ¤kuopus, who handled the mixing process for the previous albums, “Salvation […]

AC/DC biography is to be released for the first time in Bulgarian. The book, which is to come out at the beginning of October is 320 pages, 16 of them with colour pictures. For more information: www.addix.org

Chicago metal act WRATH has posted two “archive” videos from their 1990 release “Insane Society” on the band’s MySpace page. The title track, “Insane Society“, and “Test of Faith” were filmed in 1990, and were shown on MTV’s original “Headbanger’s Ball“.

Bassist Jan BГјnning of the German power metallers PARAGON has posted the following message on the band’s official web site:“Chris [Gripp] has almost recorded most of his drum stuff [for the new PARAGON album]. Tomorrow he will play the final songs and after next weekend I will start to record my bass tracks. I not […]