Candlelight Records has set a June 29 U.S. release date for "Infernal Gathering, The Second Chapter", a collection of headline artists that performed at the 4th annual Inferno Festival this past April. Norway's Inferno Festival has, in its short time, established itself as one of the most important extreme metal festivals in the world. With ...
British black metal pioneers VENOM are featured in the latest issue of Italy's Rock Hard magazine, according to a posting on the band's web site. In the accompanying article, VENOM mainman Conrad "Cronos" Lant "enlightens everyone about his involvement with Dave Grohl and the PROBOT album, as well as talking about the new VENOM line-up ...
According to a posting on the London Barfly web site, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and CHIMAIRA will play a special show at this intimate venue on June 21, a day after their show at the London Astoria. If it does go ahead, this promises to be a great show at a tiny venue. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and CHIMAIRA ...
Danish hard rockers STARRATS will support ALICE COOPER on June 17 at the Ringsted Kongres Center in Denmark. The band, who consists of Christian Braun (drums), Kasper Eskildsen (bass), Dennis Post (guitar) and Søren Nico Adamsen (vocals), will release their debut album, entitled "Broken Halo", in June through Italy's Adrenaline Records. In addition, they have ...
Members of the long-running Danish thrash outfit INVOCATOR met up on Monday (May 31) and rehearsed as a band for the first time since the Danish tour in November/December 2003. "It was great to finally meet up again and to start working on the new songs," the group write on their web site. "The new ...
Century Media Records has set an August 23 European release date for NAPALM DEATH's follow-up album to the "Leaders Not Followers" EP, the long-awaited collection of covers entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". The album features an appearance on two songs by Jim Whiteley, the band's original bass player on the B-side of the legendary "Scum" ...
German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have lined up the following festival appearances during the coming months: Jun. 04 – Cleveland, OH - BW&BK Festival Jun. 06 – Phoenix, AZ - The Mason Jar Jun. 12 - Münster-Breitfeld, GER - Moona Metal Festival Jun. 27 - Moskau, RUS - Tochka Jul. 03 - Leipzig, GER - ...
An exhibition paying homage to the 35th anniversary of DEEP PURPLE is currently being held in Berlin, Germany. The brainchild of artist Olga Stozhar, the exhibition, dubbed "Deep Purple In Art", contains 100 works dealing specifically with DEEP PURPLE songs. For more information on the exhibition, which runs through June 20, click here. ...
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES are preparing to record their new album, and they are asking fans for their help. "What we'd like is to get as many people involved as possible and have the cover represent the cycos behind the band," the group write on their web site. "Remember the 'Welcome to Venice' cover? And the FirST ...
