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KORN: The Making Of 'Kidnap The Sandy Claws'

A four-minute video clip containing behind-the-scenes footage from the recording of KORN's version of "Kidnap The Sandy Claws" from the upcoming "Nightmare Revisited" soundtrack album can be viewed below. "Nightmare Revisited" is a collection of reworked songs from the soundtrack to Tim Burton's 199...

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FALSE ICONS Debut Produced By MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN

FALSE ICONS will release its debut CD, "God Complex", on November 11 via 13th Planet Records. The band features industrial rock veteran John Bechdel on vocals, guitar and keyboards; Brian Broadt on keyboards, vocals and guitars; Mark Panek on drums; and Dave Brown on bass. Mixed and produced by MINI...

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DREAM THEATER, OPETH Members On How They Got Into METALLICA

Rick Florino from ARTISTdirect recently spoke to a number of "prominent fans" — including members of OPETH, DREAM THEATER, MACHINE HEAD, DRAGONFORCE, DEVILDRIVER and DAATH — about how they first got into METALLICA. A couple of excerpts follow below. Mikael Akerfeldt, OPETH: "I first took notice of t...

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SECRET SPHERE: Two Full 'Sweet Blood Theory' Songs Available For Streaming

Dockyard 1 has set an October 24 European release date for "Sweet Blood Theory", the new album from the Italian symphonic power metal band SECRET SPHERE. The CD was recorded between December 2007 and February 2008 at Authoma Studios by Federico Pennazzato and mixed in March 2008 at Germany's Indiscr...

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TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, DIAMOND HEAD, MERCYFUL FATE Members Pay Tribute To METALLICA

Greg Prato of UGO.com has just published a "Metallica Spotlight" piece featuring tributes from 17 renowned metal musicians (including a section titled "How I Almost Died," which is Oderus Urungus from GWAR recounting a funny METALLICA-related memory). Also included are reviews of all of METALLICA's...

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KORN, MARILYN MANSON On 'Nightmare Revisited' CD; Audio Samples Available

KORN, MARILYN MANSON, FLYLEAF, EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee and others have reworked songs from the soundtrack to Tim Burton's 1993 movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas" for the upcoming CD collection "Nightmare Revisited". The disc, which drops September 30, follows a 2006 update to the film's sound...

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SIRIUS To Launch AC/DC-Only Radio Station For Limited Time

Starting September 15 at 6:00 p.m. Sirius Satellite Radio will launch a new AC/DC-only radio station for a limited time. AC/DC Radio will celebrate the band's awesome career and also preview the Australian hard rock legends' upcoming album "Black Ice", their first studio album in eight years. You'll...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'I'm Not A Particularly Accomplished Drummer'

MusicRadar has posted an excerpt from an interview drum magazine Rhythm conducted with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. Rhythm: Did Rick Rubin ["Death Magnetic" producer] push you to play the drums better? Lars: "He pushed me to listen to the other guys. We have this tendency towards, 'You start with...

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OSSIAN: New Songs Available For Streaming

Hungarian heavy metal band OSSIAN is streaming three tracks from its upcoming album, "Küldetés" (Mission) on the band's MySpace page. Due on September 8 via Hammer Records Hungary, the CD was recorded once again with the help of their longtime producer/friend Miklós Küronya at the studio P in Törökb...

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M.A.N: Tour Dates Announced

M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 05 - Copenhagen, DK @ The Rock (w/ ASTRAL DOORS) Sep. 25 - Oslo, NO @ Garage (w/ TEXTURES) Sep 26 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Belsepub (w/ TEXT...

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FEAR FACTORY Singer's ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS Schedules U.S., European Dates

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS),has scheduled the following dates: U.S.: Oct. 11 - The Fillmore At Irving Plaza - New York, NY (w/ KILLING JOKE) Oct. 12 - The Fillmore At Irving Plaza - New Yor...

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CHINCHILLA: New Song Posted Online

German metallers CHINCHILLA have uploaded a rough-mix version of a new song, "Bloody Sacrifice", on their MySpace page. According to guitarist Udo Gerstenmeyer, "this is not the final mix; this is only a pre-production by myself. Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, BRAINSTORM) will start with the mix at the...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces North American Headlining Tour Dates

Fresh off their massively successful stint on the main stage of this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, DRAGONFORCE aren't content to take a break. The band will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour that hits major markets, supporting their new album, "Ultra Beatdown", which la...

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AC/DC's Catalog Riding High On Australian Chart

According to Undercover, the news of the release of AC/DC's first album in eight years has sent a lot of the band's new fans in Australia out for an educational catch-up and some old ones for a refresher course. On this week's official Australian ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) chart,...

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AC/DC: 'Black Ice' Previewed

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com has posted a short "review" of AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", which is due in October. Read it at this location. A 30-second preview of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", has been posted on the band's official MySpace page. As previously reported, Spanish-la...