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New CRYPTOPSY Singer: 'I Am Very Proud To Be Part Of Such An Influential And Monumental' Band

3 MILE SCREAM frontman Matt McGachy has commented on his new gig as the lead singer for the Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY. Said McGachy: "I am very proud to now be a part of such an influential and monumental death metal group from Canada. CRYPTOPSY has been a huge inspiration to myself and man...

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OBSCURA Joined By Former PESTILENCE Bassist

German death metal band OBSCURA has announced the addition of former PESTILENCE bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling to the group's ranks. Thesseling, who played on PESTILENCE's fourth album, "Spheres" (1993),will join OSBCURA on their upcoming tours and will participate in the recording sessions for the...

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ATROCITY To Headline Germany's CASTLE ROCK Festival

Veteran German metallers ATROCITY have been confirmed as the headliners of the Castle Rock festival, set to take place June 5 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ROZENCRANTZ, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA and STAUBKIND. As previously reported, ATROCITY will release its long-awaite...

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TESTAMENT: New Album Release Date Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will release their new album, "The Formation of Damnation", in North America on April 29, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band is currently recording the effort with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) at Fantasy St...

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TARJA TURUNEN Performs At Finnish Independence Celebration; Video Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed last night (Thursday, December 6) at a special event to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Finland's independence. The concert took place at Tapiola LänsiAuto Areena with Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Tuomas Hannikainen. The show was broadcast live...

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LUNARMILE Featuring TONY IOMMI's Daughter: New Song Posted Online

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),has posted a new song, entitled "Heart in Hand", on the group's MySpace page. The track was produced by Chris Tsangarides,...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Perform At Finnish Independence Anniversary Concert

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform at a special event to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Finland's independence. The concert will take place on December 6, 2007 at Tapiola LänsiAuto Areena with Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Tuomas Hannikainen. Tarja will perform a program consi...

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CRYPTOPSY Joined By 3 MILE SCREAM Singer

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY have announced the addition of singer Matt McGachy (3 MILE SCREAM) and keyboardist/samplist Maggie Durand (HOWLING SYN) to the group's ranks. The band will enter the studio mid-December to begin recording its sixth album for an early 2008 release. Check out a photo...

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Is VAN HALEN Auctioning Off Hundreds of Tickets?

Alfred Branch, Jr. of TicketNews reports: Following the lead of BEYONCE and LYNYRD SKYNYRD/HANK WILLIAMS, JR., it appears that VAN HALEN are auctioning off dozens of tickets for their upcoming 2008 shows, based on a review of Ticketmaster's TicketExchange website. The band's current tour, featuring...

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KISS: More 'Kissology: Vol. 3' Preview Streams Available

The "Kissology" DVD series has proven itself a smash hit success with "Vol. 1" reaching five times platinum and now "Vol. 2" reaching an unprecedented six times platinum sales success! KISS fans can complete the ultimate KISS set this December when VH1 Classic Records releases "Kissology: Vol. 3 199...

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ARSIS Demos To Be Released On NEGATIVE EXISTENCE

On December 28, 2007 Negative Existence will officially release ARSIS's demos on a "proper" format. Entitled "As Regret Becomes Guilt", the disc will contain two demos from 2001 and 2002 plus rare bonus tracks and a live video CD-ROM segment. The music on the disc was recorded between 2001 and 2002...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert To Be Held in Massachusetts On Thursday

As part of its monthly "Metal Thursday" concert series, Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner in Worcester, Massachusetts will hold a tribute to late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner this Thursday, December 6 at 9:00 p.m. The event, presented by ZIRCON bassist Chris Farmerie, will feature so...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Dudley Concert Photos, Footage Available

Photos of legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto's (TALISMAN, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) November 26, 2007 concert at JB's in Dudley, UK have been posted online at this location (ZIP file; 6.7 MB; photos by Alex Philippi). Video footage of Soto performing the song "Hey" at the same concert ca...

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TARJA TURUNEN Checks In From Moscow

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed her new single (see below),"I Walk Alone", last night (Friday, November 30) at the farewell fight of the German female boxing champion (and Doro Pesch's close friend) Regina Halmich. The event took place at the DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany. Turunen...

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SINISTER Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Dutch death metallers SINISTER have issued the following update: "After 15 years of making records for Nuclear Blast Records, we have signed a new record deal with another label. Massacre Records will release our upcoming release, 'The Silent Howling', in the fall of 2008. The album (which will incl...