Canadian gothic metallers HOWLING SYN
have inked a deal with Sweden's Escapi (CANDLEMASS, FORCE OF EVIL, TROUBLE). The group's first release for the label will be their sophomore album, “Devilries”, due in the summer.
The…
Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED
have fulfilled their contractual obligations to the Italian label Code666 Productions and are currently seeking a new record deal. The band, who released an EP (“Skullcrusher”, 2001) and a full-length…
Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE
the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records for the international release (excluding Italy and Asia) of their third album, “Stream Of Consciousness”….
Swedish progressive/doom metallers FAITH
have signed a deal with Doom Symphony, a division of the Italian label Underground Symphony. The group's debut album, “Salvation Lies Within” (released last year through Stormbringer Productions) will be…
STEEL PROPHET have inked a deal with Massacre Records
and are currently recording their new album, tentatively due before the summer.
The group's upcoming CD will be their first to feature new vocalist Nadir D'Priest (ex-LONDON, D'PRIEST) and guitarist Pete…
DISTANT THUNDER
the new Houston-based group featuring vocalist James Rivera (ex-HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM), ex-DESTINY'S END guitarist Eric Halpern and SYMPHONY X bassist Mike Lepond, are currently recording their debut…
Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM
have revealed the track listing for their new CD, “Chimera”, due on March 29 in Europe and April 6 in the U.S. through Season Of Mist Records. The CD, which…
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS
who feature in their ranks former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson on guitar/vocals, will be releasing a split 7″ single with ADAM WEST on March 15 through People Like You Records….
AYREON
the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE), have revealed the cast of characters included in the storyline on the group's forthcoming CD, “Ayreon: The Human Equation”, and the…
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA
have revealed the identity of the “high-profile” vocalist who appears on their cover version of ACCEPT's “Balls To The Wall”. According to a posting on the ALTARIA's official web site,…
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group AFTER FOREVER
have set a March 25 release date through Transmission Records for their new album, “Invisible Circles”. The group's last full-length effort, “Decipher”, was released in 2001.
AFTER FOREVER have been confirmed…
Sanctuary Records have postponed the release of the new QUEENSRCHE DVD,
“The Art of Live”, to April 6 from the previously announced March 24. No reason was given for the delay. As previously reported, the disc will contain “live and backstage…
HALLOWS EVE Reunite!
Steve Cannon, editor-in-chief of the world's oldest and longest running Internet-based music magazine Vibrations of Doom, has joined the reunited Atlanta thrash band HALLOWS EVE.
“It all started with an interest…
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL
have set a May 4 U.S. release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their much-anticipated comeback album, “The Art of Dying”. The CD will arrive in Europe and South America…
Norway's EINHERJER have officially called it a day.
The following is the group's statement on the matter:
“After 11 years, 4 albums and 2 mini-albums, we've decided to split up EINHERJER. We feel that we've made the album we…
German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS
will be participating in a performance project called “Meeting 68” on Friday, February 20 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. According to a posting on the band's web site, the project “will involve…
DOKKEN have set “Hell To Pay”
as the title of their new album, tentatively due in late April. The follow-up to 2002's “Long Way Home” is expected to feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals), Barry…
German power metallers PARAGON have written five songs
for the follow-up to last year's “The Dark Legacy”, tentatively due in early 2005 through Remedy Records (distributed by Zomba). Songtitles set to appear on the as-yet-untitled CD include “Assassins”,…
Finnish melodic thrash metallers MAPLE CROSS
have parted ways with guitarists Late and Sami Siekkinen and have replaced them with THYRANE's Avather and SETHERY's J. Henttunen.
The following is MAPLE CROSS frontman Marco R.J.'s official statement on…
Polish death metal veterans VADER
have posted the following message on their official web site:
“During the recording session of VADER's new album, [drummer] Doc met with an unfortunate accident at the studio. He seriously injured…
Candlelight Records and Arctic Music Group
have signed an agreement that will see all catalog and new releases from the Florida-based label distributed in the United States via Candlelight Records. The first new recordings to be…
BLACK 'N BLUE singer Jaime St. James
has vowed to complete work on the band's new album, entitled “Hell Yeah!”, in spite of the fact that he has just become a full-time member of WARRANT. “Hell Yeah!”…
KING DIAMOND singer/namesake has spoken to Swedish Metal
about the group's new album, “The Puppet Master”, and the prospect of him doing another MERCYFUL FATE album in the not-too-distant future. Asked if it's hard to keep MERCYFUL FATE…
Swedish “raw, bestial death metallers” DEATHWITCH
have undergone “some changes in [their] lineup,” according to a posting on the band's web site. The band will offer “no comment or information on the changes at the moment.”…
MONSTER MAGNET are on the verge of inking a deal with Sanctuary Records
for all territories outside Europe (where the band are signed to SPV Records).
The band's latest CD, “Monolithic Baby” (view cover here), is scheduled to receive a European release today (Feb….
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy
has posted the following message to the group's official Testament Legions message board:
“We just completed construction on a recording room in our new studio. Everything is set up, and it…
Florida-based power metal gods KAMELOT
have set a tentative September/October release date through SPV Records for their follow-up to last year's “Epica”. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include “March of Mephisto”, “Nothing Ever…
'80s hard rockers WARRANT have revamped lineup
following the departure of singer Jani Lane last month. Joining original members Erik Turner (guitar), Jerry Dixon (bass) and Joey Allen (lead guitar) in the new group are BLACK 'N…
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area melodic metallers VICIOUS RUMORS
have signed a brand-new record deal with an as-yet-undisclosed label. The group's follow-up to 2001's “Sadistic Symphony”, titled “Immortal”, is tentatively due this spring. Songtitles set to appear on the…
MANTAS, the band featuring founding VENOM guitarist
Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and former ATOMKRAFT/VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony “Demolition” Dolan, have set an April 26 release date through Demolition Records for their new album, “Zero Tolerance”.
“Zero Tolerance” was recorded at…