Acclaimed Swedish prog-metal band ANDROMEDA will release their third album, "Chimera", on June 23 via Massacre Records. Several audio samples from the CD, which was released in Japan on January 21 via Marquee/Avalon, can be heard online at this location. "Chimera" track listing: 01. Periscope 02. In the End 03. The Hidden Riddle ...
Norwegian progressive/power metal band COMMUNIC, who feature in their ranks ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums), have completed work on their sophomore album, entitled "Waves of Visual Decay", at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. Commented the band: "The album will be close to an hour long, so the songs are all ...
According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes-of-Bodom.com, Finnish "humppa" band ELÄKELÄISET recorded a cover version of the CHILDREN OF BODOM song "Hate Me" for their new album, entitled "Humppasirkus", under the new name "Vihann Humppaa" ("I Hate Humppa"). The band is known for covering metal songs and incorporating ...
WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — have posted their video for the track "Something Inside of Me" at their official web site. Check it out at this location. A performance clip for the same song can be viewed by clicking here. ...
Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION will undertake a three-date "Thrashin' the Netherlands 2006" tour in September. The details are as follows: Sep. 08 - Burgerweeshuis – Deventer, NETH Sep. 09 - Dynamo Club - Eindhoven, NETH Sep. 10 - Patronaat - Haarlem, NETH A complete listing of currently confirmed DESTRUCTION tour dates can be found at ...
TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 46 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this GUNS N' ROSES special, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy stake out the Sanctuary Management offices in New York City in hopes of interviewing GUNS N' ROSES manager Merck Mercuriadis and other staff regarding the release of the long-awaited album "Chinese Democracy". The ...
According to MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN's November 23, 2006 concert at the 8,000-capacity Vestlandshallen in Bergen, Norway sold out 20 minutes after tickets went on sale this past Saturday (Feb. 25). Commented Frank Nes of local concert promoters Bergen Live, "We already knew that MAIDEN was going to sell out very fast, but we ...
Legendary Greek death metallers ROTTING CHRIST have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Dong Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 at Halde Norddeutschland in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEVERON BLACK MESSIAH COMMANDER CONTRADICTION DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER DRAGONLAND GRAILKNIGHTS GUN BARREL HIDDEN ...
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has checked in from the Las Vegas set of the new VH1 reality TV show, tentatively titled "Supergroup", which features Ian alongside Ted Nugent (guitar), Evan Seinfeld (BIOHAZARD; bass), Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW; vocals) and Jason Bonham (BONHAM, UFO, FOREIGNER; drums). Filming for the program commenced on February 22, with the ...
