The vocal recording sessions for the new NIGHTWISH album, "Imaginarium", finally began on April 4 after being postponed for a few weeks in order to allow the band's singer, Anette Olzon, a longer recovery period after she suffered broken ribs in a fall. Check out photos from the studio at Olzon's official blog. ...
Swedish heavy metallers PORTRAIT will release their second full-length album, "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae", on May 10 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, UNANIMATED, DESTRÖYER 666) in Alvik, Sweden. The album features cover artwork by Tobias Forge of REPUGNANT/SUBVISION fame and a guest appearance by ...
Greek demons SEPTICFLESH will release their new album, "The Great Mass", on April 18 in Europe (April 19 in North America) via Season Of Mist. The new opus will be made available in the following formats: * CD + Blu-ray digipak * Collector's book, including 2 CDs + Blu-ray * 12" gatefold LP * CD ...
"At The Edge Of The World", the new video from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on March 20 at the band's hometown show at Club Soda. This concert also marked the end of the group's "Spread the Venom" European/North American tour. The video was helmed by ...
DOCTOR MIDNIGHT & THE MERCY CULT, the new Scandinavian supergroup featuring former/current members of such acts as TURBONEGRO, MARILYN MANSON, SATYRICON and EXTOL, will release its debut album, "I Declare : Treason", on June 7 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist. A seven-inch vinyl single, "(Don't) Waste It", will precede the full-length CD ...
On April 5, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with singer Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. TESTAMENT is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2008's "The Formation Of Damnation". ...
Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette will fill in for HEATHEN's Darren Minter on the Bay Area thrash band’s upcoming North American tour with DESTRUCTION and WARBEAST. Commented HEATHEN: "Darren is unable to join us on the North American tour due to previous work commitments during that time. We will miss him on the tour, but ...
Florida-based death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL will release their long-awaited eighth studio album, "Illud Divinum Insanus", on June 7 (one day earlier internationally) via Season of Mist. The cover artwork was designed by Gustavo Sazes and can be viewed below. "Illud Divinum Insanus" track listing: 01. Omni Potens 02. Too Extreme! 03. Existo Vulgoré 04. ...
On March 31, Lithium magazine conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium: "Korn III" gets referred to as a "comeback album" for KORN. I don't really see it that way. In order to come back, you have to have gone away... ...
