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ANTHRAX Members To Jam With LIFE OF AGONY's CAPUTO This Weekend

ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar) and Frank Bello (bass) will jam with Keith Caputo (LIFE OF AGONY) Saturday night, December 16 at the Retox rock bar in New York City. Retox (511 West 28th Street) was opened by Ian and club owner Mike Diamond, who started Snitch, Pangaea and Vela. Scott Ian is sche...

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Ex-MARDUK Singer's Wife Launches FUKK Project

Former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) has issued the following update: "So my wife Irina, our girlfriend Gothness, and our dear sister in sin Jensara Swann [are] joining forces in the punk outfit FUKK to make some old-fashioned noise and take their obnoxious attitude outside our clan....

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MAD DRAGZTER: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

MAD DRAGZTER's entire new album, "Killing the Devil Inside", is available for streaming on the group's official web site. The CD is being released this month via Encore Records, the current Brazilian label home of KING DIAMOND, NILE, VOIVOD, VITAL REMAINS, TANKARD, BURNING IN HELL and THE ORDHER. Th...

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THERION: Photos From 'Classic' Show In Bucharest Posted Online

Sweden's THERION performed with a full symphonic orchestra, choir and international opera stars on Saturday, December 9, 2006 in front of 3,000 fans at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, Romania. A review of the event, including photos, can be found at Metalhead.ro. The new THERION album, entitled "Gothi...

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METAL CHURCH: DVD Of 1991 DYNAMO OPEN AIR Performance Due In February

Escapi Music has set a February 23, 2007 release date for a live METAL CHURCH DVD featuring the band's now 1991 performance at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland. The footage features the band touring in support of its "The Human Factor" album with the following lineup: Mike Howe (vo...

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REKUIEM Begins Pre-Production On New Album

REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM),the cult NWOBHM band that was at the very start of the British metal movement alongside such names as DIAMOND HEAD and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, has posted the following message on its official web site: "Pre-production work has started on a brand new REKUIEM album, provisiona...

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HAMMERFALL, KING DIAMOND Members Join Forces In X-WORLD/5

HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén has teamed up with KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque and PAGAN'S MIND vocalist Nils K.Rue in a brand new project called X-WORLD/5. The band, whose mission is to "bring heavy metal into the future," features a sound that "comes to bring light above the darkness . ....

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THERION: 'Gothic Kabbalah' Available For Listening

The new THERION album, entitled "Gothic Kabbalah", is available for listening at this location. Due in North America on February 6, 2007, the CD was recorded and mixed in Stockholm by Stefan Glaumann (RAMMSTEIN, EVERGREY, EUROPE) and features Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (MERCYFUL FATE,...

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SECRET SPHERE: Video Footage From Finland Posted Online

Italian metallers SECRET SPHERE have posted a short video montage, made by a fan, featuring footage from the band's last gig in Tampere, Finland as the support act for KING DIAMOND. Watch it at www.myspace.com/heartanger. As previously reported, SECRET SPHERE has uploaded its video for the song "Mor...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Explains Concert Cancellations

Guitarist Kris Norris of the Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR has issued the following update: "After getting a few emails about this, I decided to just say why we cancelled a few shows on the last tour... "OK, here's what happened. I've finally comes to terms with discussing this as it'...

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MAD DRAGZTER To Release New Album In December

Brazilian thrashers MAD DRAGZTER will release their new album, "Killing The Devil Inside", in December via Encore Records, the current Brazilian label home of KING DIAMOND, NILE, VOIVOD, VITAL REMAINS, TANKARD, BURNING IN HELL and THE ORDHER. The CD was produced by the band and renowned producer San...

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THERION To Be Joined By AESMA DAEVA Singer For Upcoming Tour

Sweden's THERION has announced the addition of singer Lori Lewis from Minneapolis, Minnesota to its touring lineup. "She is the singer of AESMA DAEVA (a band that actually supported THERION on one of the shows on the U.S./Canada tour 2005)," the group writes on its web site. "Thanx to John (Prassas)...

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THERION: Singer Applications No Longer Accepted

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We want to thank everyone who sent their applications for the soprano position with THERION live 2007. We have received tons of applications. Both from hopeful amateurs and professional singers. To...

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KING DIAMOND Drummer Guests On New MICHAEL HARRIS CD

World-acclaimed guitarist Michael Harris is back with the most ambitious album of his career, entitled "Orchestrate". With a style best described as "Neo-orchestral metal," the CD is described in a press release as "a modern-day masterpiece." One listen reveals the unique combination of electric gui...