METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" has topped The Billboard 200 chart for the third consecutive week with U.S. sales of 132,000 copies for the seven-day period ending September 28. This brings the total number of copies of "Death Magnetic" sold in the U.S. so far to 959,000. "Death Magnetic" sold 490,000 copies in its first four days ...
The first trailer for PAIN's forthcoming album, "Cynic Paradise", can be viewed below. "Cynic Paradise" will be released on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to "Psalms of Extinction" (which was released in 2007 via Roadrunner) features "eleven gems offering a vast variety of styles and influences which are even new for PAIN," ...
Guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier of the French progressive metallers GOJIRA recently spoke to the UK's Rock Sound magazine about the band's new video for the track "Vacuity". "The video will be on the frontpage of MySpace in a few days," he said. ''It is a fantastic mind-blowing video. The song is about the Buddhist ...
The French office of Roadrunner Records recently filmed STAIND vocalist Aaron Lewis performing an acoustic version of the band's latest single, "Believe". Watch the footage below. Lewis has announced that he'll play a handful of solo dates in January and February, according to The Pulse of Radio. Lewis traditionally heads out for some solo acoustic ...
UK metallers FELLSILENT have signed a multi-album U.S. deal with Sumerian Records. The group's debut CD, "The Hidden Words", will be released in the U.S. in early 2009, to be followed by a full American tour. Sumerian was founded by TKO booking agent Ash Avildsen (who represents CALIBAN, CARCASS, INTO THE MOAT, ION DISSONANCE, NAPALM ...
A brand-new SLAYER album is expected in 2009, but some fans won't have to wait that long to get an early listen to some of the new music. Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates, will receive the new SLAYER song via an exclusive download card that will ...
California rockers BUCKCHERRY recently spoke to the Fox News Channel about their new album "Black Butterfly", which the group calls its best to date. "It's just fantastic from beginning to end," singer Josh Todd tells Anita Vogel. "It's got all the usual flavors that a usual BUCKCHERY record has. There's just some really special moments ...
Duff's Brooklyn — the heavy metal bar located at N. 3rd St & Kent Ave in Williamsburg, New York — will host a special aftershow party for legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY on Sunday, October 5. For more information, go to this location. Capital Chaos has posted video footage (see below) ...
Finland's Spinefarm Records has set a January 19, 2009 European release date for "The Way of the Fist", the debut album from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH — the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost), ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer. ...
