Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with JACKYL vocalist Jesse James Dupree. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Interview Part 1:

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"Scourge Of The Light", the new album from Colorado power metallers JAG PANZER, will be released on February 28, 2011 in Europe (except in Germany, where it will arrive three days earlier) and on March 8, 2011 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer Records. In addition to the regular CD version, the effort will be made ...

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German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will release a new EP, "Ballad Of Mary", on March 4. The effort will include two versions of the title track — one acoustic and the other taken from the forthcoming "The Clans Are Still Marching" CD, featuring a guest appearance Doro Pesch — as well as a new recording ...

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A five-minute teaser for "Doombound", the sixth full-length album from Finnish fantasy metallers BATTLELORE, can be viewed below. The CD will be released on the following dates: Jan. 26 - Spain, Finland, Sweden Jan. 28 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, BeNeLux, Italy Jan. 31 - rest of Europe Feb. 08 - Canada, U.S. "Doombound" features 11 ...

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Spanish thrash metal newcomers BREATHLESS will release their debut album, "Thrashumancy", on January 15, 2011 via Xtreem Music. A press release from Xtreem states: "With a classic thrash [sound], BREATHLESS's intentions are no other than creating an intense-yet-catchy style with influences that sometimes could remind bands like CORONER, KREATOR ('Extreme Aggression' era), SABBAT (U.K.) and ...

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Spanish metal band CHILDRAIN will release its debut album, "Life Show", on January 21. The CD was recorded at Lamina studios during September 2010 and is described by the group as "a 100 percent metal album." 01. Cursed 02. There Will Be 03. No One Left To Blame 04. Portrait Of Submission 05. Misery 06. ...

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Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine recently sat down with TYPE O NEGATIVE members Josh Silver (keyboards), Johnny Kelly (drums) and Kenny Hickey (guitar) to remember the band's lost leader, Peter Steele, who died in April. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: A couple of years ago, Peter moved to rural Pennsylvania with his ...

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Massachusetts rockers STAIND have regrouped after a year-long break in to begin writing the follow-up to 2008's "The Illusion Of Progress". The first in a series of webisodes from the studio can be viewed below. STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis's solo album, "Town Line", is due March 1, 2011 via Nashville-based Stroudavarious Records. The CD was ...

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San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will play two very unique shows on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. The first set will see the band perform its classic debut album, "The Legacy" (1987), in ...

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