Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have issued the following update: "As promised, KATAKLYSM has rescheduled its previous European tour dates. The band has decided to share a co-headlining bill with friends and Polish war machine BEHEMOTH for the first half of the tour. Additional support will come via Belgium death metal gore masters ABORTED and German ...
DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "In Sorte Diaboli", has sold 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 43 on the Billboard chart. This is more than double the 6,400 first-week tally achieved by its predecessor, "Death Cult Armageddon", which came out in September 2003 and landed ...
Singaporean death thrash metal band RASPATUL has inked a deal with Canada's Obskure Sombre Records. RASPATUL's new album, "Devils In Renewed Birth", is a collection of the band's previously released material from the band's early days to 2004. Once again, Tomas Andersson from the now-defunct Swedish thrash metal band DENATA will handle the artwork and ...
Virginia-based old-school thrash metallers DECEASED have issued the following update: "The shows in Milwaukee (May 4), Chicago (May 5) and Philadelphia (May 11) this weekend and the following weekend have been cancelled. Shane [Fuegel; guitar] fell down a flight of stairs and broke his wrist. He will be in a cast for 4-6 weeks. We ...
Finnish metal band PENTATONIK's long career playing RAMMSTEIN-like material has come to an end. The group is now ready to make its mark with a new lineup and style that has evolved into something entirely faster, more aggressive and "in-your-face!" according to a press release. The song "Suurella Sydämellä", taken from the band's forthcoming EP, ...
Legendary AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler was honored on Friday (April 27) by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas with a dedication ceremony for a truly unique display case unlike any other one there. Handpicked by Tyler, the multi-media display encompasses an incredible collection of the AEROSMITH singer's stage clothes including the suit he ...
DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY and STYX performed live at the BIC in Bournemouth, England on Friday, April 27. Check put pictures from WENN. Tommy Shaw of STYX joined DEEP PURPLE for their classic song "Smoke On The Water" at the Wembley Arena in London on April 28. He has posted his impressions at ...
The Jewish Music Group (JMG) is planning to release the very best unsigned rock and metal bands from Israel this summer on one compilation CD called "Israel Unleashed: The Best Rock And Metal From The Holy Land". This project is being produced by JMG's Dean Schachtel, a long-time rock and heavy metal fan. While Schachtel ...
According to MTV.com, HINDER, PAPA ROACH and BUCKCHERRY are teaming up for this summer's Badboys of Rock Tour, which will kick off July 13 in Lansing, Michigan, and run through mid-September. Only a handful of dates have been confirmed, including stops in Dubuque, Iowa (July 18); Lima, Ohio (August 19); and York, Pennsylvania (September 12). ...
German thrashers RUNAMOK, featuring ex-PARADOX, TYRAN PACE and FINAL BREATH members, have made two songs available for free download at the Nuclear Blast Muscshop. Check out the tracks "The World Will Be Taken" and "Wargames" at this location. Both cuts come off the group's recently completed album, "Freak Business", due later in the ...
