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SKID ROW, FASTER PUSSYCAT, POISON, EXTREME Tracks Confirmed For 'Guitar Hero Encore'

Classic tracks from SKID ROW, FASTER PUSSYCAT, POISON and EXTREME are among the newly added covers that will be featured in Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The last game in the series to be developed by now-MTV-owned Harmonix will ship f...

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TESTAMENT: East Coast Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have announced several East Coast dates July. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Europe: Jul. 06 - Mortegliano (Udine),Italy @ Festa in Tenda Jul. 07 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands @Waldrock Festival USA: Jul. 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The...

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ANDREW W.K. To Guest On Dutch Radio Tomorrow

Andrew W.K. will be interviewed by Danny van der Ploeg of the Dutch radio station Baarn FM this Tuesday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Baarn FM will broadcast the interview throughout Holland. For the rest of the world, a webstream is listenable through WinAmp by clicking here. Andrew W.K.'s third album,...

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TESTAMENT: Asian Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have announced two dates in Asia in late July: Jul. 27 - Taipei, Taiwan - Formoz Fest Jul. 28 - Incheon City, Korea - Pentaport Rock Fest For a complete list of upcoming TESTAMENT dates, click here. TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy, bassist Greg Christi...

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HELLOWEEN Begins Recording New Album

Veteran German metallers HELLOWEEN entered singer Andi Deris' Mi Sueno Studios in Tenerife, Spain today (Friday, May 11) to begin recoding the as-yet-untitled follow-up to the highly acclaimed and successful "Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy" studio album, the double live CD "Live in Sao Paulo"...

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KATAGORY V: New Album Details Revealed

Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V have announced the release dates for their fourth album, "Hymns of Dissension", as well as the track listing and artist creating the album cover. The band has currently completed the recording of the album and is moving into the mixing phase. "Here w...

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MIND'S EYE: 'Feed My Revolver' Video Available

MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, has posted its video for the song "Feed My Revolver" at this location. The clip was produced by Fredrik Englund and Viktor Blanke. "Feed My Revolver" comes off the group's new al...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Chicago's psychedelic-themed black metal act NACHTMYSTIUM has issued the following update: "We're proud to announce today that we've officially signed a two-album deal with Century Media Records for North America! We're also finalizing our new deal for Europe and Asia with Candlelight Records U.K. "...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION Signs With ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

New York City-based four-piece TRASHLIGHT VISION, which bills itself as "sleazy trash/punk rock 'n' roll," has signed with Rock Ridge Music and will release its album, "Alibis and Ammunition", nationally on July 10. The CD features 12 tracks of turbo-charged rock that is both uncompromising and in-y...

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NOMINON: New Album Samples Available

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted audio samples of the songs "Release in Death" and "Life Extinct" on their official web site. Both tracks comes off the group's third album, "Terra Necrosis", due late spring/early summer. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered over a two-week period at Ne...

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DIR EN GREY Sells Out Debut U.K. Show In Two Days

Tickets for DIR EN GREY's first-ever U.K. show at London's Islington Academy have sold out within just two days of going on sale, despite no official advertising. Details of how to order the first 80 tickets were disclosed last week via a "J-Rock" community, and sold out within six minutes. The rema...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist ELLEFSON's F5 'Test-Drives' New Material At Phoenix Gig

Former MEGADETH and current F5 basist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "We had a blast at the F5 show [in Phoenix] last night [Saturday, April 14]. It was great to see our friends and fans driving in all the way from Utah and California to catch the show and hear the new songs. ...

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DEATHEAD To Issue 'Controlled By Chaos' Single/EP

Utah-based speed metal band DEATHEAD will issue a single soon for the track "Controlled by Chaos" taken from the group's forthcoming album "Architect of Armageddon". Along with the title cut, the single will feature the tracks "Walking Back to Hell" (also culled from the "Architect of Armageddon" al...

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CHTHONIC Members Comment On Upcoming OZZFEST Tour

Ozzfest will get a taste of the Far East as the Taiwanese black metal band CHTHONIC joins the traveling heavy metal festival's lineup this summer. "It's our pleasure to play Ozzfest as the first Asian extreme metal band," said CHTHONIC frontman Freddy. "We believe that we are going to lead a wave of...

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NOMINON: 'Terra Necrosis' Artwork Revealed

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have unveiled the cover artwork for their their third album, "Terra Necrosis", due late spring/early summer. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered over a two-week period at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden by owner and mastermind Tore Stjerna. The 43-minute a...