Search results for 'mayhem'

News

Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Working On Solo Album

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody's first solo single, "Everything Burns", has just started to chart in Europe. The single, which features lead vocals from dance-pop singer Anastacia and appears on the new "Fantastic Four" soundtrack, has landed at position No. 14 in Switzerland...

News

CHTON Announce New Drummer

CHTON, the Norwegian death metal band featuring Kenneth of KEEP OF KALESSIN and Torstein of MANES, have announced the addition of drummer Vegar "Vyl" Larsen (KEEP OF KALESSIN) to the group's ranks. "He is now our permanent drummer, and has already contributed to the songwriting process," the band wr...

News

Former ELEGY Frontman Continues Work On New Solo Album

According to a posting on former ELEGY frontman Ian Parry's official web site, Parry has just finished recording drum tracks for three new songs with the former WITHIN TEMPTATION drummer Ivar de Graaf at the Braineye studios in Veeningen Holland, owned by bassist/engineer Marcel van der Zwam. The st...

News

MAYHEM To Release Collection Of Covers, Re-Recordings

According to a posting on MAYHEM's web site, the Norwegian black metallers will most likely release a CD consisting of a few covers and re-recordings before the new studio album is out. "The covers will be SODOM, BLACK SABBATH as well as two more bands," the posting adds. "The re-recordings will be...

News

EVANESCENCE Co-Founder Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder, Planning Solo Album

EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody recently spoke to RollingStone.com about his upcoming solo album, tentatively due this fall. "It's a rock record, but it's a lot more organic than stuff I've done in the past," says Moody. "When it's heavy, it's straight-ahead heavy." Moody is producing the album, wi...

News

WEDNESDAY 13 To Tour Australia In September

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, last seen in Australia fronting the MURDERDOLLS on the Big Day Out tour in 2003, has scheduled a return trip Down Under in September as part of his 6ft Down Under Tour. A press release from the promoters, Blue Murder, reads as follows: "Bolt your doors, seal off yo...

News

KRISIUN To Tour Europe, Record New Album

Brazilian kings of killing KRISIUN are set to return to Europe for some more extreme death metal live mayhem this summer. Currently on an extensive tour all over North America with HATE ETERNAL, INCANTATION and INTO ETERNITY, the almighty KRISIUN will reappear on European stages between August 6 and...

News

VENOM Are Recording 'Finest Slice Of Black Metal To Date'

VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant has posted the following message on the new VENOM forum launched by the unofficial VENOM fan site Site of the Hydra: "Greetings, legions. "Yes, indeed, the new album is underway. We are laying down the backing tracks and bleeding with every note we play. This is a...

News

DARK TRANQUILLITY: Back From South America

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Yep, we've returned home after a very exciting and successful trip to South/Central America and would like to thank everyone involved; the promotors & agents, the excellent local support bands, the club own...

News

LANDE/ALLEN: 'The Battle' Track Listing, Credits Revealed

MelodicRock.com has revealed the details behind who takes the mic on individual tracks on "The Battle", the highly anticipated album featuring SYMPHONY X's Russell Allen and MASTERPLAN's Jorn Lande. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Another Battle (Jorn & Russell) 02....

News

Punk Rock Tribute To VENOM Now Available

A new VENOM tribute album has been made available through Madskull Records. Entitled "Mayhem Without Mercy - A Hardcore Punkrock Tribute To Venom", the album features punk bands paying homage to the black metal pioneers. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. THE FELCHERS - Mayhem...

News

MOURNING BELOVETH: DVD, Early Album Reissues Due Next Year

Irish doom metal act MOURNING BELOVETH have posted the following message on their official web site: The [new MOURNING BELOVETH] album ['A Murderous Circus'] is out two months now and it seems the majority of people are slowly getting in to it, the stripped back, harsher sound takes some getting use...

News

ANDY WINTER Offers Updates On WINDS, AGE OF SILENCE

Andy Winter (WINDS, AGE OF SILENCE) has issued the following update on his various projects: "Greetings, everyone! As we're getting closer to the half way mark of the year, I guess this is as good a time as any to write an update about what's been going on lately, and more importantly what's to come...

News

RUNEMAGICK Begin Recording New Album

Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK have commenced the recording proces for their new album at Andy LaRocque's (KING DIAMOND) Los Angered Recording in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Daniel 'Mojjo' hammered his drums with fury and after two songs, the hihat, one crash and one china cymbal was broken... p...

News

EXODUS: Drum Tracks Completed

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Paul [Bostaph, ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN] completed all his drums tracks yesterday and I'm just blown away by what he can do behind the kit. One of the greatest I've ever had the pleasure of watching perform in...