BATHORY
According to the BATHORY fan site Twilight, BATHORY mainman Quorthon has been writing new material at his home base in Sweden and is planning to enter the studio late this…
GREAT WHITE
The last hospitalized survivor of a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people last year has returned home to continue his recovery, according to the Associated Press.
Joe Kinan,…
BOLT THROWER
Long-running British death metal band BOLT THROWER are currently writing new material for their eighth studio album, tentatively due in October/November through Metal Blade Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's…
THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL
Former THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL “goddess of beauty” Kari Rueslĺtten, presently known simply as Kari, has postponed plans to release “Live & Rare” a collection of rare material…
DEICIDE
After 15 years in the business as one of the reigning heavyweight champs of death metal, Florida's legendary DEICIDE have shot their very first music video.
For this historic occasion,…
BEHEMOTH
Polish black/death metallers BEHEMOTH have set “Demigod” as the working title of their seventh full-length album, tentatively due in late 2004 through Regain Records (Europe), Century Media (USA and South…
CRUACHAN
Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN have pushed back the release date of their fourth full-length album, “Pagan” (Karmageddon Media), to April 5. No reason was given for the delay.
“Pagan” was…
ALTARIA
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have parted ways with NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. According to a post on the band's web site, Emppu left the group by mutual agreement [and his]…
KATATONIA
Sweden's KATATONIA have set a February 23 release date through Avantgarde Records for their two-disc compilation of all of their previously out-of-print mini-CDs, plus sampler tracks from old full-length albums…
ANTHRAX
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has gotten engaged to longtime girlfriend Pearl Aday, the eldest daughter of famous crooner MEAT LOAF.
An accomplished singer, Pearl had previously provided background vocals on several…