The brand new studio album from the the Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER, titled "Metal Nation", will be released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart ...
Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, MOTÖRHEAD's legendary frontman, will have his three current tattoos touched up by Kat Von D, star of the TLC show "L.A. Ink", on this Thursday's (January 8) episode. This TV feature is a companion piece to the recent Lemmy/MOTÖRHEAD article in the December/January issue of Inked magazine, their best-selling issue ...
Virginia-based RIPPED OFF FACE has made its first and final full-length album, "We Are the State", available for free download at this location. Virginia-based all-digital extreme metal label Metalhit.com has also stepped in to make the album available at its web site as well as numerous other retailers like iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3, etc. Some ...
Finnish melodic metallers SENTIMENT, whose current lineup includes ex-THUNDERSTONE keyboardist Kari Tornack, have inked a deal with Intromental Management. The band is still searching for record and distribution deals with suitable labels for the release of its debut album, "From Here to Ever After", which was completed in 2007. According to a press release, the ...
Swedish black/death metal band GRIEF OF EMERALD has posted a new demo song called "Devils Deep" on the group's MySpace page. The track is expected to appear on GRIEF OF EMERALD's forthcoming album — the group's first release since 2002's "Christian Termination" — which is tentatively due later in the year. Some of ...
According to Skiddle, late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury, who sold 300 million records before he died in November 1991 of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, has been voted the ultimate "rock god." Ozzy Osbourne came sixth in the survey of 4,000 rock fans by Internet market research web site OnePoll. A spokesman for OnePoll ...
Drummer David Kinkade (ARSIS, BORKNAGAR, MALEVOLENT CREATION, DIVINE EMPIRE, COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) has issued the following update: "I would first like to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who offered me condolences after my grandmother's passing. She was pretty much a mother to me. We were very close and I will miss her deeply, ...
SEVEN MARY THREE, DAYS OF THE NEW and SPONGE have been confirmed for this year's South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place May 22-24 in downtown San Antonio, Texas at Hemisfair Park. Also scheduled to appear is QUEENSRŸCHE. Ticket prices are as follows: * One-day advance ticket for Friday or Saturday = $38.50 * ...
Acclaimed Swedish hard rock/heavy metal singer Thomas Vikström (CANDLEMASS, BRAZEN ABBOT, STORMWIND, DARK ILLUSION, THERION) is currently laying down the vocals for the sophomore album from the Italian neo-classical power metal STEEL SEAL, entitled "Redemption Denied", at a studio in Argentina. The CD, which is scheduled for release later this year via Italy's Underground Symphony ...
