DIAMOND PLATE have officially commenced the recording sessions for their Spring 2011 debut album, GENERATION WHY? with producer, Neil Kernon (JUDAS PRIEST, DEICIDE, NEVERMORE, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD) at RAX Trax in the band’s hometown of Chicago, IL. “Working with Neil has been incredible;” says guitarist, Konrad Kuplec. “Our plan…
EVILE – XBOX LIVE GAME WITH FAME: PLAY ROCK BAND WITH OL DRAKE TOMORROW
EVILE guitarist, Ol Drake is the latest artist spotlighted in the Xbox LIVE Game With Fame program. Tomorrow night, Thursday, February 17th 2011 from 5 to 8 PM, EST, Ol will be playing Rock Band 3 and wants fans from all over the world to join him in playing the…
GARY HOLT OF EXODUS COMMENTS ON UPCOMING GUEST GUITARIST SLOT WITH SLAYER
As announced by SLAYER yesterday, Gary Holt of EXODUS will be temporarily filling in for guitarist Jeff Hanneman during SLAYER’s upcoming tour dates. He will immediately join Slayer members Kerry King, Tom Araya and Dave Lombardo on their five-date Australian Soundwave Festival that begins February 26. Gary Holt offers the…
ULCER: Grant Us Death Artwork + Track Listing Revealed
Polish death metallers ULCER, who recently joined Pulverised Records’ crushing roster, are pleased to unveil the track-listing and cover art to their upcoming full-length, Grant Us Death. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Grzegorz Kulawiak at Sinquest Sound Studio in Lublin, Poland, the ten-track full-length features the stark but striking cover art of…
GOLEM – “ONE BULLET LEFT” Release Details
SOUTHERN BRIGADE RECORDS proudly presents the third album from Italian Metaòl Band GOLEM called “ONE BULLET LEFT”. The band from Bari comes back on the scene after 6 years from his last and fortunate album“Black Era”. The new album, recorded and mixed at the GOLEM DUNGEON STUDIOS (Capurso, BA –…
Lazarus A.D. Posts “The Making of ‘Black Rivers Flow’: Episode 6 – For the Record”
On Tour Now with Death Angel & Bonded By Blood Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalInjection.net have just posted the sixth and final video blog in their series detailing “The Making of Black Rivers Flow”. Check out the new installment at this link (and below). The behind the scenes…
PAUL WARDINGHAM: Releases Solo Instrumental Metal Album “Assimilate Regenerate”
Australian based guitarist and producer Paul Wardingham, is releasing his debut solo instrumental album, “Assimilate Regenerate”, scheduled for release on February 21st 2011 through Enigmatic Records. Described as hi-tech melodic metal, Paul’s style combines 7-string mechanical metal grooves, melodic choruses, and otherworldly guitar solos. This album is sure to impress…
Death metal all-stars: Necronaut to make one-off appearance at Sweden Rock Festival!
Necronaut is no ordinary project. When the celebrated, eponymous debut album was released this past autumn, Swedish daily paper Expressen wrote: “if Dave Grohl had dared getting his hands dirty, Probot could have turned out as well as former Dismember drummer Fred Estbys solo project”. Death metal veteran Fred Estby…
DEVIN TOWNSEND Releases Free Five Song EP; Issues Update on ‘Deconstruction’
DEVIN TOWNSEND has been one of the leaders of the progressive moment since he first picked up a guitar. He is held in the highest regards of metal fans around the world, as has been seen by the incredible fan fare that surrounded last year’s ‘Addicted’ and the touring that…
SATAN’S HOST: release date set for new album, plus artwork + track listing revealed
MORIBUND RECORDS has confirmed May 3rd as the release date for SATAN’S HOST’s brand-new album, By the Hands of the Devil. A hugely anticipated release, By the Hands of the Devil sees the return of original SATAN’S HOST vocalist Leviathan Thisiren (AKA Harry Conklin of JAG PANZER/TITAN FORCE fame) back…
SLAYER Recruits EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT For Upcoming Tour
SLAYER has recruited Gary Holt from veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS to be SLAYER’s guest guitarist, temporary filling in for Jeff Hanneman who is currently recovering from surgery. Holt will immediately join Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Kerry King (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums) for their five-date Australian Soundwave…
CROWBAR SETS CAREER FIRST WEEK SALES RECORD IN THE US
(New York, NY) — CROWBAR’s new album SEVER THE WICKED HAND sold 3.7k copies in its first week in stores making it the biggest first week of sales in their twenty year career. The record fared well on Billboards various charts as well: #4 Heatseekers #22 Independent # 16 on…
BELPHEGOR: Forced to Miss Shows on Upcoming Tour
Kings of supreme death/black metal art, BELPHEGOR, have issued that following statement in regards to their upcoming tour with DEICIDE: “Due to circumstances beyond the band’s control we are being forced to cancel eleven shows, since we were initially not given the green light to enter the country. We were promised that…
THE FAMINE’S CONVICTIONS TESTED ON NEW RECORD;‘The Architects of Guilt’ out today on Solid State Records
TEXAS – The last year has been a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs for the North Texas technical death metal group, The Famine. The band endured a devastating studio fire, which destroyed everything in sight, including (but not limited to) musical equipment, computers, and recorded material, followed by the…
Ancient Creation – Moonlight Monumemt cover revealed
First look at cover art for Ancient Creation “Moonlight Monument” coming from Heaven and Hell Records. The piece was created by Thomas J. Barber at TeaJay Art and Illustration who also did the highly praised cover for Witches Mark “Grim Apparition”. Look for an early spring 2011 release of Ancient…