Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will release his first solo album, "It's Time to See Religion Die", in July 2007. The CD was recorded at at Fortitude Studios in Phoenix, Arizona with the help of drummer Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, NINE INCH NAILS) and bassist Trevor Dunn (MR. BUNGLE, FANTOMAS). The projected track ...
Finnish black metallers GLORIA MORTI have issued the following update: "We are more than happy to announce that none other than Destruchtor, known for his work in MYRKSKOG and ZYKLON, will make an appearance on the forthcoming GLORIA MORTI album, 'Eryx', as a guest solo guitarist for the track 'Sands of Hinnom'. "When we toured ...
Canadian black/doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES has posted a video for the song "The Northern Cold" at YouTube. The clip was filmed in North Ontario, Canada in February 2007. "The Northern Cold" comes off WOODS OF YPRES' third album, "Woods 3: The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues", due later in the year. ...
Keyboardist Kevin Moore (DREAM THEATER, OSI, CHROMA KEY) performed CHROMA KEY and OSI tracks live for the first time at a small club in Istanbul, Turkey on March 23. The solo show was just under an hour and formed the basis of more elaborate live shows to come. It was unpromoted and tickets were limited ...
German/Norwegian hard rockers S.I.N. (SOMEWHERE INTO NOWHERE) have commenced the recording sessions for their third album. "Most parts are recorded," according to a posting on the band's web site. "In the meantime, mix and mastering dates [have] already [been set]." S.I.N. last year announced the addition of Norwegian singer Patrick Simonsen (HUSH) to its ranks. ...
German death metallers DISBELIEF will utilize the services of SACRED STEEL guitarist Jonas Khalil for upcoming live shows beginning on April 7 in Eisleben. However, due to scheduling conflicts, guitarist Oliver "Olly" Lenz, who recently left the group, will rejoin his former bandmates for two shows: April 13 at Roxy in Flensburg and April 14 ...
SIN DEALER, the band featuring members of SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS, EDWIN and PLASMA BLAST, has begun mixing its new CD, titled "Going Down", at Q Music in Toronto, ON. Guitarist Ron Bechard checks in from the studio and comments: "Before we even started mixing the tracks they were already so heavy that ...
U.K. extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE have lined up the following dates in Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand: May 20 - Singapore, Singapore - D'Marquee Downtown East May 22 - Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan - Armed Forces Cultural Center May 25 - Bangkok, Thailand - Mahisorn Auditorium, SCB Park Roadrunner Records last month released the "special edition" version ...
The latest release from Norwegian prog metal masters GREEN CARNATION, the "A Night Under the Dam" DVD is now available in Europe, Russia and the USA. The DVD is available in the USA through The End Records mailorder, on license in Russia and through regular distribution channels (a.k.a. shops, mailorder, etc.) in the following countries: ...
Austrian symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE will issue a rarities/"best of" compilation, entitled "The Chronicles of Eden", as a double-CD and limited double-digipack on May 25. Disc One will contain three new, previously unreleased songs, all Japanese and European bonus tracks and songs that were included on all out-of-print singles. Disc Two will include a "best ...
