Pulverised Records has announced the signing of the "unholy black metal" band BURIAL HORDES from Greece. According to a press release, "this filthy black metal creature was spawned in 2001 and had since released several demos and a promotional CD with their blend of fast attack and uncompromising black metal." Previously signed to Australia's Asphyxiate ...
Swedish '80s metallers OVERDRIVE are currently at Sound Palace Studios mixing their new album, "Let The Metal Do The Talking". The group's first LP in 24 years is scheduled for release in January 2008 on Lion Music. The band's two previous studio albums — "Metal Attack" (1983) and "Swords And Axes" (1984) — were re-issued ...
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "If there are ever going to be any more meet-and-greets, it will be traced back to this story. "I was just meeting the gracious and always-polite Japanese fans, and some girl made sure to tell me ...
Jonathan Saltzman of the Boston Globe reports: The Home Depot and a foam insulation maker have agreed to contribute $5 million to settle civil lawsuits filed on behalf of most of the 300 people killed or injured in the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, raising the total tentative settlement to $18.5 ...
SLAYER, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, CRADLE OF FILTH and SUFFOCATION are among the artists whose album covers have made the Dallas Observer's slideshow of "20 of the Goriest Album Covers." To view the slideshow, click here. "20 of the Goriest Album Covers," according to the Dallas Observer: 01. CANNIBAL CORPSE - Butchered at ...
French KISS fan site Diamant Noir has posted the first report from last night's (October 31) Ace Frehley (KISS) concert at Eddie Trunk's Halloween Bash 2007 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. According to the site, "the place was packed and the line outside the building grew very fast with ...
Post-metal icons ISIS have been confirmed as the headliner of the Friday Roadburn Festival date — April 18, 2008 — at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Currently celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band, the Boston-to-Los Angeles transplants will help fans take part in their milestone anniversary by releasing their entire catalog in ...
Fan-filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's October 25, 2007 performance at Tyrol in Stockholm, Sweden can be viewed below (courtesy of "donalduck86"). According to a posting on ICED EARTH's official web site, the band is planning on hitting the road in the U.S. in March/April 2008, to be followed by tours in Australia, Canada, Japan ...
The Daily Rock recently conducted an interview with FREYA members Ethan Henry (drums) and Mike LaGrow (bass). The spoke about the crowd's reception to FREYA and the differences between the European metal fans and their American counterparts. They also tell a few road stories, including the duct-taping of another bandmember on the recent Hell On ...
