Italian metallers BEHOLDER will issue their sophomore effort, "Wish For Destruction", on Nov. 4 in Italy and Nov. 11 in the rest of Europe through Dragonheart Records. An MP3 of the album's projected title track can be downloaded at this location. ...
Bristol, UK-based ONEDICE is looking for a new drummer to replace sticksman Damien Radford who has left the band to spend more time with his family. Interested parties should send an e-mail to: onedice@hotmail.com. ...
Italian black metal act HANDFUL OF HATE has inked a deal with Code666 Records and will enter the studio in February to record its new album, "Vicecrown". Among the tracks set to appear on the CD are "Vexer's Kult", "I Hate!" , "Boldly Erected", "Risen Into Abuse", "Beating Violence", "Hierarch In Lust (Vice Ostentation XI)" ...
Ozzy Osbourne is close to signing a deal with a major studio for a biopic about his wild life and times, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Asked whether she could see her successful MTV series "The Osbournes" make the leap to the big screen, Ozzy's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, said, "I wouldn't want to ...
Sweden's HEARSE, featuring current NONEXIST vocalist Johan Liiva (ex-ARCH ENEMY) and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, has finished recording its debut album, "Dominion Reptilian", at Stockholm-based Dog Pound Studios (ENTOMBED, TERRA FIRMA) for an early 2003 release through Hammerheart Records. "Dominion Reptilian" was recorded over a four-week period with technician Jonas Elder, and is described by ...
Florida death metal band DIABOLIC has parted ways with guitarist Jerry Mortellaro and has replaced him with Eric Hersemann of Chicago's LORD BLASPHEMER. "Eric is an extremely talented professional that will complement perfectly the new solidified DIABOLIC line-up," said guitarist Brian Malone. The revamped group — also featuring COFFIN TEXTS frontman Robert Cardenas — will ...
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will shortly be heard on The Playboy Channel via the RED DYE #2 track "Shake That Hot Thing", which is currently being licensed by the channel for future broadcast. According to Friedman's official web site, "the tune has a hot vocal, a pumping bass riff and lots of the strange ...
JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree recently spoke to Electric Basement about the band's decision to release its latest CD, titled "Relentless", through a small independent label (Humidity Records) following a lengthy stint with Geffen Records, which issued some of the group's earliest recorded output. "The big labels have so much overhead. It's like they can't ...
GREEN CARNATION, featuring former EMPEROR / SATYRICON / EINHERJER bassist-turned-guitarist Tchort, is planning to enter the studio in January to record its new album, titled "The Writings On The Wall". The follow-up to last year's acclaimed "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" will contain "a little more rock and prog stuff, and a little less ...
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich made a surprise appearance yesterday during a club chat session via METALLICA's fan club web site, Metclub.com, and answered a few questions posed by club members. Among the items revealed by Lars during the session were the following: * A few of the recently-composed new songs have been discarded for the ...
