VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, has inked a deal with Mighty Music. Commented the label in a press release: "When Mighty Music heard VICIOUS ART parted ways with Threeman Recordings, a quick ...
Dutch melodic death/thrash metal outfit DETONATION will release its third album, "Emission Phase", on April 30 via Osmose Productions. The CD is being recorded with Split Second Sound's Jochem Jacobs (also guitar player for TEXTURES) and Bouke Visser. The cover artwork was created by Eliran Kantor. The mastering will be done on March ...
In the "Ask CKY" section of CKY's official web site, CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller was asked by a fan for his opinion on the "baffling" fact that SLAYER frontman Tom Araya can be a "devout Christian" and still write/sing SLAYER's songs which regularly bash religion. "SLAYER is bullshit," Deron replied. "Somehow they became ...
Danish power metallers MANTICORA have released a list of the guest musicians who appear on the group's sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus, Part 2". The companion CD to last year's "The Black Circus, Part 1 – Letters" was mixed at the Jailhouse studios in Horsens, Denmark between January 25, 2007 and February 1 with ...
Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: You recently made your television debut on the "Conan O'Brien" show. What was that experience like? Mark Morton: It went pretty well. It was definitely kind of a new experience ...
Canadian metallers BLOODSHOTEYE have released a live video on their MySpace page for the track "Lock & Load" off their latest release, "An Unrelenting Assault" (Galy). Shot and edited by Justin McConnell of Unstable Ground Productions, the video features live performances captured throughout last year in Ontario and Quebec. "Lock & Load" will ...
MANOWAR has confirmed a live date in Moscow, Russia on Saturday, April 7, at DS Luzhniki. For a list of upcoming MANOWAR tour dates, click here. Each track from MANOWAR's new album, "Gods of War", is available for purchase ($1.25 per song) at this location here. You can download the CD ...
New Jersey power metallers ARCTICFLAME recently entered the studio to record the follow-up to their debut CD, "Primeval Aggressor" (Battle Cry Records). The sessions are being held at Dead City studios, helmed by Mike Sabatini of ATTACKER (Sentinel Steel Records). Commented the band: "Artwork for the new CD will be revealed on Thursday, March 1st. ...
MY DARKEST HATE, the German death metal band featuring former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling, has parted ways with bassist Alex Palma due to "musical differences." Replacing him in the group's current lineup is Andreas Siegl (BLACK ABYSS, ex-PARADOX). MY DARKEST HATE has been confirmed for the Black vs. Death Festival, set to take place ...
Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST will appear on the Finnish radio station Pommiradio tomorrow (Monday, February 26) at 18:00 Finnish time (17:00 CET). You can listen to the show on the Internet via www.pommiradio.fi. Two songs from the forthcoming third album from the MORS PRINCIPIUM EST, entitled "Liberation = Termination", have ...
