"The Wild Hunt", the new album from Swedish black metallers WATAIN, sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 158 on The Billboard 200 chart. As previously reported, "The Wild Hunt" entered the official chart in the band's home country at position ...
Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA celebrated its 10th anniversary with a one-night-only event, dubbed "Retrospect", on March 23 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The band was accompanied by the seventy-piece Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Miskolc National Theatre Choir, playing an unforgettable three-hour best-of set. According to respected Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant, "The band wrote ...
Swedish rockers NOCTUM will release their new album, "Final Sacrifice", on October 29 via Metal Blade Records. The cover art was painted by Timo Ketola (SUNN O))), ARKTAU EOS) and fits perfectly with the album's raw, natural sound. "Final Sacrifice" is a fictional horror story where each song communicates a portion of the overall narrative. ...
According to Kirriemuir Herald, next year's edition of BonFest — the annual event celebrates the life and music of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, who died in 1980 — will be moved from its usual May time slot to the August 15-17 of in the hope that this will coincide with the unveiling ...
After disbanding in 1987, legendary British occult metal act HELL was reincarnated in 2011, with Andy Sneap (guitar) and David Bower (vocals) joining original members Kev Bower (guitar, keyboards), Tony Speakman (bass) and Tim Bowler (drums). Now the British quintet is about the release the follow-up to its highly acclaimed 2011 debut, "Human Remains". The ...
A new trailer for SOULFLY's ninth album, "Savages", in which the band's mainman, Max Cavalera talks about working with producer Terry Date can be seen below. "Savages" is scheduled for release on October 4 via the band's new label home, Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by Terry Date, who is known for his ...
Part one of a new question-and-answer session with guitarist John Petrucci and vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER about their upcoming, self-titled album can be seen below. "Dream Theater" — the band's 12th studio release overall, and fourth with Roadrunner Records — will be released on September 24. Speaking to Ultimate-Guitar.com, Petrucci ...
"Ten More Miles", the new Jukka Salo-directed video from Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Turisas2013", which was released on August 26 in Europe and will be made available on September 3 in North America. The CD was once again produced by vocalist Mathias ...
Former THE HAUNTED and current AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler will release his first solo album, "Antikythera" (formerly "The Antikythera Mechanism"), on November 6 via Razzia Notes, the label headed up by IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén. The CD was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark. The artwork ...
