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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's BATHORY Talks About His Signature-Model B.C. RICH Guitars

Video footage of guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH talking about his new B.C. Rich signature-model guitars at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has been confirmed...

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D.R.I.'s 'Crossover' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Beer City Records has set an April 13 release date for the reissue of "Crossover", the classic 1987 album from hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES). Due on LP, CD and as a digital download, the LP was remastered by Bill Metoyer, who was the engineer for the original reco...

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IN VAIN: 'Mantra' E-Card Available

An e-card for "Mantra", the sophomore album from Norwegian progressive metallers IN VAIN, can be accessed at this location. The CD was released on January 18 via Indie Recordings and features the following track listing: 01. Captivating Solitude 02. Mannefall 03. Ain't No Lovin' 04. On The Banks Of...

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Japan's SOLITUDE To Release 'Brave The Storm' Album

SOLITUDE, the Japanese heavy metal quartet which was formed out of the ashes of SACRIFICE (not to be confused with the Canadian thrashers),will finally release its second album, "Brave The Storm", via Spiritual Beast Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Virtual Image" was produced by Fuyuhiko Inui (BU...

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JON LORD: 'To Notice Such Things' Artwork Unveiled; New Interview Available

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will release his next album, "To Notice Such Things", on March 22 through Avie Records. An interview with Lord about the CD can be found at his official web site. Also available is a track-by-track breakdown of the album. Titled after the main work — ...

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Ex-SENTENCED Drummer's THE MAN-EATING TREE Begins Recording Debut Album

THE MAN-EATING TREE, the new atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE, has entered Mastervox Studio in Oulu, Finland to begin recording its debut album with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED, AM...

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SIRENIA Mainman's MORTEMIA: Debut Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

MORTEMIA, the new project led by Norwegian gothic metal icon Morten Veland (TRISTANIA, SIRENIA),will release its debut album, "Misere Mortem", in late February via Napalm Records. A song from the CD, "The One I Once Was", is now available for streaming on the new band's MySpace page. "Misere Mortem...

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IN VAIN: 'Captivating Solitude' Video Released

"Captivating Solitude", the new video from Norwegian progressive metallers IN VAIN, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Mantra", which was released on January 18 via Indie Recordings. "Mantra" track listing: 01. Captivating Solitude 02. Mannefall 03. Ain't No Lovin'...

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DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Drummer Andreas Halvardsson has left the Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA for "personal reasons" and has been replaced by Petter Karlsson (ex-THERION, HOLOCOASTER). The band states, "We've only had one rehearsal together so far, but we were all blown away by [Petter's] drumming....

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SKALD Continuing Work On New Album

Swedish folk metal band SKALD has set "Vitterland" (English translation: "Witherland") as the title of its new album, due later in the year via Unexploded Records. According to the group, "The reason it has taken [such a] long time, and will take even more, is mostly because we decided early on that...

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FEJD To Enter Studio In March

FEJD, the Swedish folk rock/metal band featuring members of NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS, has issued the following update: "We've been talking back and forth about the start of the recordings of our second full-length album, and we finally agreed on March 22 as a start date for the recordings. That means...

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TARJA TURUNEN Preparing To Enter Studio

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will enter the studio in early February to begin recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath". She writes on her web site, "In these last couple of weeks I have been daily preparing the production, schedules, arrangements for the songs and for the album its...

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MASTODON, HATESPHERE, ANUBIS GATE Honored At DANISH METAL AWARDS

According to Antenna, MASTODON and HATESPHERE are among the bands that were honored at the Danish Metal Awards 2009, which was held earlier tonight (Saturday, January 16) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. The complete list of winners is as follows: Best Danish Metal Album * HATESPHERE: To the Ni...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Jamming At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick jamming at the Heritage Guitars booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. Rock House instructor Ale...

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PAUL DI'ANNO Planning 30th-Anniversary Tour Of Brazil

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno has issued the following update: "I am touring Brazil for the first time with the Brazilian band HANGAR (featuring [ex-ANGRA drummer] Aquiles Priester) and this is going to be the 30th-anniversary, limited-edition tour. This is a one-off tour (once in a lifetim...