NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's been three months since the last show in Hartwall Arena and things are finally calming down. I just read through the yet unfinished version of the upcoming NIGHTWISH book. I was very impressed. It made me feel nostalgic, happy, ...
EDGUY's latest album, "Rocket Ride", has entered the German national album chart at position No. 8. The CD also came in at No. 8 in Sweden and No. 25 in Finland. Commented EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet: "It's unbelievable and it proves once more how loyal heavy metal fans and EDGUY fans are. We're certainly proud ...
ANGTORIA, the new Swedish/British orchestral/metal band formed by female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS), composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA), have set the tentative track listing for their debut album, "God Has A Plan For Us All", due on April 24 via Listenable Records. It is as follows: ...
ANIMAL, the group featuring original W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, have uploaded two songs from their forthcoming album, "Violent New Breed", due out later in the year via Diesel and Glory Records. Check out the tracks "Morning After" and "Hellchild" at this location. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include such "melodic ...
MARDUK have been confirmed for the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place April 1 in Osnabrück, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are THYRFING, KORPIKLAANI, GENERAL SURGERY and GRIMNESS 69, among others. MARDUK postponed their European tour earlier in the month to May from the previously announced March due to the fact that ...
Heralded Swedish metal quintet IN FLAMES' new video — for the song "Take This Life" — sees its world network premiere on Music Choice today. The highly anticipated video (which can be viewed online at this location) — the band's first from their impending album, "Come Clarity" — will be available as a ...
South Carolina's death metal road warriors THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD have been confirmed as support for CHILDREN OF BODOM's upcoming North American tour as the replacement for BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, who have dropped off to join the ROB ZOMBIE/LACUNA COIL trek. Also featuring CHIMAIRA and GOD FORBID on select dates, the CHILDREN ...
ROB ZOMBIE will direct the video for his new single, "Foxy, Foxy", in Los Angeles in mid-February. Zombie will re-team with "The Devil's Rejects" cinematographer Phil Parmet. Parmet has also worked on LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains the Same" and FRANK ZAPPA's "Baby Snakes". "Foxy, Foxy" — which will begin play on Modern Rock ...
Greek heavy metal band INNERWISH have set "The Final Prophecy" as the title of their new album, due in May via Diversity Media GMBH (Limb Music Products). The follow-up to 2004's "Silent Faces" was recorded at the Music Factory Studios with producer R.D. Liapakis. As previously reported, INNERWISH will be supporting MANOWAR, RHAPSODY, HOLYHELL and ...
