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OBITUARY: New Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of OBITUARY's January 9, 2008 concert in Krakow, Poland can be viewed below (courtesy of "AllanPatton"). Support at the gig came from long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES and Swedish metallers AVATAR. OBITUARY recently shot a video for the song "Evil Ways" with comic boo...

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Germany's UP FROM THE GROUND Festival Cancelled

The organizers of the Up From The Ground festival — which normally takes place in August in Gemünden, Germany — have issued the following statement: "The gossip factory is working overtime. Last week news messages were growing about a cancellation of Up From The Ground festival in 2008. Unfotunately...

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OBITUARY: Brand New Concert Footage, Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos of OBITUARY's January 4, 2008 concert at 013 in Tilburg, Holland can be found at Metal-Experience.com. Fan-filmed video footage of the group's January 3, 2008 show in Zwolle, Holland can be viewed below (courtesy of "abortusfreak"). Support at both gigs came from long...

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BEHEMOTH, DEATHSTARS, AVATAR Confirmed For Sweden's ARVIKAFESTIVALEN

BEHEMOTH, DEATHSTARS and AVATAR are the first metal acts to be confirmed for the Arvikafestivalen, set to take place July 3-5, 2008 in Arvika, Sweden. For more information, visit www.arvikafestivalen.se. BEHEMOTH filmed a video for the track "Prometherion" this past summer. Shot by acclaimed directo...

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OBITUARY Films 'Evil Ways' Video; Photos Available

Legendary Florida-based death metallers OBITUARY have issued the following update: "We had a few busy days over the weekend to get the video for 'Evil Ways' done but, we did it. It was actually a pretty good time and not to painful. Shooting videos is not any of our favorite thing to do but, I ...

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ANTHRAX Recruits Former DEVILSIZE Singer?

ANTHRAX is strongly rumored to have recruited former DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENEMY singer Dan Nelson (photo) as the replacement for Joey Belladonna, who left the band earlier in the year. The news was first reported yesterday by the Metal-Blast.com web site and has since been corroborated to BLABBERMOU...

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OBITUARY: 'Best Of' Collection Due In January

Roadrunner Records has set a January 29, 2008 release date for a "best-of" collection from legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY. Entitled, appropriately enough, "The Best of Obituary", the CD will feature the following track listing: 01. Internal Bleeding 02. 'Til Death 03. Slowly We Rot 04. C...

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AVATAR: 'Schlacht' Video Posted Online

Swedish metal band AVATAR has released the video for the title track of the group's recently released album, entitled "Schlacht". The clip, which was reportedly filmed in a slaughterhouse, can be viewed below. "Schlacht" was released on October 24 via Gain Records. The group started recording the fo...

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DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT, ELAKELAISET, FASTWAY, FIVE FIFTEEN, GLYDER, H.E.A.T and SONIC SYNDICATE have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2008 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ASTRAL DOORS (S) AT THE...

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DANKO JONES: Tour Dates Announced

Canadian rock 'n' roll trio DANKO JONES has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 08 - Montreal, Quebec - Les Saints Dec. 20 - Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern Feb. 14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Close-Up Båten Feb. 16 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium DANKO JONES will play an exclusive Swedish concert at t...

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JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, CARCASS, AT THE GATES Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, CARCASS and AT THE GATES are among the bands that have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2008 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: JUDAS PRIEST (UK) (Headliner) BLUE ÖYSTER CULT (US) SAXON (UK) EL...

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HOLY MOSES's SABINA CLASSEN To Guest On KNAC.COM 'The Vault' This Sunday

Frontwoman Sabina Classen of of the long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES will be the featured guest on DJ Will's KNAC.COM traditional/underground metal program "The Vault" this Sunday, November 11 at 11:00 a.m. PST. You can listen to the show live at www.knac.com. Sabina Classen recently secured...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP BÅTEN Metal Cruise

Richmond, Virginia thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE are the final confirmed act for the Close-Up Båten metal cruise, which is scheduled to depart Stockholm, Sweden on February 14, 2008 and return the following day. The festival lineup is as follows: SOILWORK BACKYARD BABIES DANKO JONES AVATAR GENERAL SURGE...

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GENERAL SURGERY Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP BÅTEN

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have been confirmed for the Close-Up Båten metal cruise departing Stockholm, Sweden on February 14, 2008 and returning the following day. Also scheduled to appear are SOILWORK, BACKYARD BABIES, DANKO JONES and AVATAR. For more information on Clos...

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OBITUARY, MERAUDER: Tour Dates Announced

OBITUARY will team up with MERAUDER for a few shows in December 2007. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 07 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights Dec. 08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Club Europa Dec. 09 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom OBITUARY have tapped comic book stalwart and director Hart D. .....