USURPER
Chicago death/thrash lords USURPER are tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in June to begin recording their fifth full-length album, due late 2004/early 2005 through Earache Records. The studio and…
FANTOMAS
Former FAITH NO MORE/current FANTOMAS singer Mike Patton has reportedly recorded six songs for his upcoming “pop” solo album, “Comfort System”, with Norwegian producer John Erik Kaada (CLOROFORM).
“I've been working…
BLACK STEEL
According to Loud magazine, Perth, Australia-based metallers BLACK STEEL will be releasing a single as the first track off their forthcoming album, “Hellhammer”. “Relentless Force” will be released in March…
INFERNAL MAJESTY
Long-running Canadian thrashers INFERNAL MAJESTY have inked a deal with Galy Records. The group's long-awaited new CD, “One Who Points to Death”, is scheduled for release on April 6.
The 47-minute…
SUFFOCATION
Death metal legends SUFFOCATION have begun recording their new full-length album, entitled “Souls to Deny”.
The wildly influential band are recording at New York's Full Force Studios with engineer Joe…
GODSMACK
GODSMACK's all-acoustic “The Other Side” EP finally will hit shelves March 16. The set originally was intended to drop last fall. “We haven't put it out yet because 'Faceless' still…
MASQUERADE
Swedish hard rockers MASQUERADE have announced plans to release a new album in co-operation with Sorcery Studios. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2000's “Flux” (Metal Blade) is scheduled for a spring/summer…
MÖRK GRYNING
Swedish black metallers MÖRK GRYNING will be appearing on an upcoming AT THE GATES tribute album being released through Drowned Scream Records. The group's contribution, “Neverwhere” (from the album “The…
DARKWELL
Austrian “gothic metal” band DARKWELL, featuring ex-ABIGOR and current SHADOWCAST drummer Moritz Neuner, will enter Mirror Production Studios this month to begin recording their second full-length album, tentatively due late…
ARISE
Swedish death/thrash metal band ARISE will enter StudioMega in August/September to begin recording their third album. The follow-up to 2003's “Kings Of The Cloned Generation” is tentatively due in early…
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ
Metal Blade Records (Europe) will re-release the long-out-of-print albums by acclaimed progressive metal outfit PSYCHOTIC WALTZ.
All four albums will be released in two box-sets featuring a wealth of bonus material….
THE 69 EYES
Finnish goth-metallers THE 69 EYES are currently in pre-production for the follow-up to 2002's “Paris Kills”, tentatively due late summer/early fall.
THE 69 EYES' “best of” CD, “Framed In Blood -…
LULLACRY
Finland's LULLACRY have set “Killer” as the working title of their forthcoming album, tentatively due in January 2005. “We have made lots of new amazing songs and I must say…
H.I.M.
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have set “And Love Said No – The Greatest Hits 1997-2004” as the title of their upcoming “best of” collection, tentatively due in March.
The upcoming CD will…
WINDS
the Norwegian band featuring Carl August Tideman (ARCTURUS, TRITONUS), Jan Axel Blomberg (MAYHEM, ARCTURUS), Lars Eric Si and Andy Winter, have completed work on their new album, “The Imaginary Direction…
SCORPIONS
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have set “Unbreakable” as the title of their new album, tentatively due in April. An as-yet-undisclosed single will precede the album in March. The band…
SODOM
Long-running German thrashers SODOM are currently compiling footage for their first-ever DVD, which looks likely to be a double-disc release. The band have already sifted through almost 200 hours of…
EVERGREY
Inside Out Music will be re-releasing special-edition versions of EVERGREY's “The Dark Discovery” and “Solitude*Dominance*Tragedy” on March 16. Both editions will contain extended artwork and bonus videos.
As previously reported, EVERGREY…
LUPARA
the Illinois-based band featuring former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, are making their recent three-song demo CD available for purchase. Anyone wishing to order a copy can do so by…
NTOMBED
Bassist Jörgen Sandström (ex-GRAVE) has left ENTOMBED and has been replaced by Nico Elgstrand (formerly of TERRA FIRMA). No reason was given for Jörgen's departure.
Elgstrand, who spends much of his…
DIMMU BORGIR
Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are strongly rumored to have parted ways with drummer Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, LOCK UP).
The group, who recently cancelled their Japanese/Australian tour, have yet…
INSOMNIUM
Finnish metallers INSOMNIUM have set “Since the Day It All Came Down” as the title of their sophomore album. The follow-up to 2002's “In The Halls Of Awaiting” is due…
PILEDRIVER
Classic Canadian metallers PILEDRIVER have reformed and are currently writing material for a new album, to be released on Halloween 2004 through Blacula Records, the new label started by former…
SATARIEL
Swedish metallers SATARIEL will enter Dug Out studios in Uppsala, Sweden on March 29 with producers Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES, STUCK MOJO) and Örjan Örnkloo (MISERY LOVES CO.) to…
URKRAFT
Danish thrash/death metallers URKRAFT have finalized the track listing for their upcoming debut album, “Eternal Cosmic Slaughter”, due on March 8 through Germany's Cartel Media.
The CD was recorded at Antfarm…
DARGAARD
the Austrian duo founded by Tharen (ABIGOR, AMESTIGON, HEIDENREICH, DOMINION), have completed work on their fourth album, “Rise and Fall”, tentatively due in March through Napalm Records. “This might well…
THE CROWN
Swedish thrashers THE CROWN have set “Crowned Unholy” as the title of the reworked version of the “Crowned In Terror” album, tentatively due later in the year through Metal Blade…
ROTTING CHRIST
Greece's ROTTING CHRIST will enter the studio in May to record their new album, tentatively due in September through Century Media Records. A world tour will coincide with the release…
BLAZE
the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Blood and Belief”, tentatively due in March through SPV Records.
As…
THROES OF DAWN
Finland's THROES OF DAWN have set “Quicksilver Clouds” as the title of their fourth full-length album, tentatively due in the spring through Avantgarde/Wounded Love Records.
The follow-up to 2000's “Binding…