According to a posting on MEGADETH's official web site, the group's mainman Dave Mustaine returned to the U.S. today (February 27) after completing a ten-day radio/press tour across Europe promoting the band's much-anticipated new album, "United Abominations", now due on May 15 via Roadrunner Records. "United Abominations" was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England ...
Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has issued the following update: "We are coming along very well... we plan to record with Jamie King in North Carolina in May, so look out for a new record towards the end of the year!" BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME's last release was ...
Massachusetts-based metal band SHADOWS FALL will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, March 3 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) at
Bassist Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT, HOUSE OF LORDS, GIUFFRIA) has posted the following message on his web site: "The past couple weeks I've been working on various art work projects, most notable being a big project for singer Robert Fleischman [JOURNEY, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION]. This will be my forth CD package rendering for him. "I've ...
KATAKLYSM's video for "To Reign Again", a track off their 2006 album "In The Arms Of Devastation", will debut on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" sixty-minute episode this Saturday, March 3 at 7 p.m. PST / 10 p.m. EST. Praised by Metal Maniacs for their "own unique brand of sadistic luster," KATAKLYSM's "In The Arms Of Devastation" ...
Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner will take part in the "Rock On Scramble and Jam", a unique event being presented on Friday, March 23 by international builder developer Taylor Woodrow in celebration of his newest Florida community Magnolia Landing. The "Rock On Scramble and Jam" begins with a community-wide display of rocking chairs ...
Several high-quality photos of former PANTERA/current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo performing ALICE IN CHAINS' "Man in the Box" and PANTERA's "Walk" with the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band METAL SKOOL last night (Monday, February 26) at the Key club in Hollywood, California have been posted online at this location (all pictures by Stephanie ...
Oakland, CA rock band THE MASS (Crucial Blast/Monotreme UK) has announced the departure of bassist Andrew Lund, who played with the band throughout 2006. The group will record an EP in March with Lund on bass, featuring material written during his time in the band. Recording will take place at Louder Studios in San Francisco ...
Richmond, Virginia instrumental trio SOUVENIRS YOUNG AMERICA is teaming up with Crucial Blast Records to release its as-yet-untitled sophomore album, which is currently slated for a July 2007 release. The band will begin working on their new album in March at Sound Of Music Studios in Richmond, VA with John Morand (LABRADFORD, SPARKLEHORSE, 4 WALLS ...
German thrash metal pioneers KREATOR have announced the nationwide premiere of their live video for "People of the Lie" this Saturday (March 3) on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". Taken from the DVD portion of their latest release, "Enemy of God Revisited", the clip was filmed in front of 30,000 enthusiastic metalheads during the bands appearance at ...
