GORGOROTH
A prosecutor in Poland has launched an investigation into whether a concert by the black metal band GORGOROTH has breached the country's law protecting religion. The Norwegian band are suspected…
NIGHTWISH
Finland's NIGHTWISH have signed deals with several labels for the release of their forthcoming album. The as-yet-untitled effort will be issued by Spinefarm/Universal Records in Finland, Brazil, Mexico and Chile,…
ALTARIA
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA will begin mixing their sophomore album, “Divinity”, on February 16 at Tico Tico Studio (SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED, FOR MY PAIN , etc.). A late May release through…
RHAPSODY
Italian symphonic metal band RHAPSODY will have a “best of” CD released via their former label, Limb Music. Titled “Tales From The Emerald Sword Saga”, the compilation comprises selected songs…
LEAVES' EYES
the new band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull), will make their live debut…
CRADLE OF FILTH
will enter the studio on Friday, February 13 to begin recording their Roadrunner Records debut, tentatively titled “Nymphetamine”.
The follow-up to last year's “Damnation and a Day” will be produced by…
MYSTIC CIRCLE and SECOND COMING
have been announced as the opening bands for DESTRUCTION at their DVD-release party on March 12 at the House of Rock “Atlantis” in Herboldsheim (near Freiburg), Germany.
DESTRUCTION will play a…
SEPULTURA
SEPULTURA's performance at Festival de Verăo in Salvador, Brazil Friday night (Jan. 30) almost turned into a tragedy when “a huge tower holding some advertisements, placed by the side of…
ODHINN
the Swedish “Viking metal” band featuring John Odhinn Sandin (IN BATTLE, NORRSKEN, VARKYRIA), Nils Fjellström (IN BATTLE, AEON, CHASTISEMENT) and Hans Karlsson (IN BATTLE, DIABOLICAL, VARKYRIA), have signed a deal…
KYUSS
Argentine label Dias de Garage Records, home to such acts as BUFFALO and DRAGONAUTA, will be issuing a tribute CD to the stoner legends KYUSS in late February.
The as-yet-untitled album,…