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LORD BELIAL Announces 'New' Guitarist

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has been rejoined by guitarist Niclas "Pepa" Andersson following the departure of Hjalmar Nielsen earlier in the week. "After the decision to look for a new guitarist was made, all of us in LORD BELIAL felt that we ought to ask Niclas 'Pepa' Andersson to rejoin LORD BELIAL after...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's 'A Twist In The Myth' Moves Up To No. 2 On Greek Chart

"A Twist in the Myth", the latest album from the German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN, has moved up to position No. 2 on the Greek national chart after debuting at No. 3 last week. "A Twist in the Myth" first-week chart positions: Greece: #3 Germany: #4 Italy: #9 (Media Market Chart) Sweden: #10 (#...

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LORD BELIAL Guitarist Explains Departure

Guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen of Sweden's LORD BELIAL has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave the band: "I want to start with a big THANK YOU to THOMAS, MICKE and ANDERS for this great time with LORD BELIAL that I've had for the past three years. You let me jump on to a ...

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SUSPERIA Begins Recording New Album

SUSPERIA, the Norwegian band featuring former members of DIMMU BORGIR and SATYRICON, entered StrandStudio in Oslo, Norway at the beginning of August to start work on their fourth studio album, the follow up to 2004's acclaimed release "Unlimited". The band is once again working with Marius Strand, w...

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GREEN CARNATION: 'A Night Under The Dam' DVD Teaser Available

Norwegian prog metal masters GREEN CARNATION have uploaded a teaser for their upcoming DVD at YouTube.com. The footage for the disc was recorded at the "A Night Under the Dam" concert event, which was covered by national TV stations in Norway. The concert took place on August 3, almost 700 metres ab...

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DARK FUNERAL: 'Atrum Regina' Live Video Posted Online

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have posted their live video for the song "Atrum Regina" at this location (MPG file, 86 MB). The clip was filmed in Paris, France on March 17, 2006 at La Locomotive by Bernard of Escape Productions (France). The video was edited by Magnus Gillberg of Gillberg Fil...

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VISION DIVINE: South American Tour Cancelled

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are sorry and shocked for what just happened. Without any [notice], and even worse, after many promises from third parties who were...

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LORD BELIAL Parts Ways With Guitarist

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has parted ways with guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen. "No search for another guitarist will take place, from now on LORD BELIAL will continue with only three members," reads a posting on the group's web site. "A statement from Hjalmar will soon be published as well." In other news, LO...

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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Talks About SAVAGE CIRCUS, COLDSEED And His Former Band

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with former BLIND GUARDIAN and current SAVAGE CIRCUS/COLDSEED drummer Thomen Stauch. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: Have you already started writing the new SAVAGE CIRCUS album? Stauch: No, we didn't start it yet...

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VADER: 'Impressions In Blood' Enters Polish Chart At No. 8

VADER's "Impressions in Blood" album has entered the Polish national chart at position No. 8. It is "quite unbelievable when you consider it's a death metal band!" reads a posting on the band's official web site. "For example, new album of AUDIOSLAVE debuted on 24th position." As previously reported...

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MANOWAR Unveils Themes Of 'Gods Of War'

Details have been revealed about the new MANOWAR full-length album, "Gods Of War", which will be released in mid-to-late January 2007. MANOWAR has always used warrior imagery that takes the listener back to legendary times. These themes have included the dark ages, Greek mythology and Norse mytholog...

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DARK FUNERAL Working On 'Atrum Regina' Live Video

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update: "We are currently editing a live video for our song 'Atrum Regina'. The material that we're using was filmed in Paris on March 17th, 2006 at La Locomotive (during our most recent European tour). We hope to have it finished and re...

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LORDI Gets Its Own Payment Card In Finland

A payment card featuring a photo of LORDI, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, is now available from Sampo Bank. The LORDI version of Sampo Bank's international payment cards, Visa Electron, Visa and MasterCard, can be ordered from September 15. The LORDI card will supplement Sampo Bank's ran...

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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS Is 'Delighted' With Reaction To New Album

IRON MAIDEN's new album "A Matter Of Life And Death" has not only been released to enormous critical acclaim across the globe but has also resulted in some of their highest chart placings ever. In addition to their No. 1 chart debut on the Billboard Pan-European chart, the album has now debuted at N...

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REVEREND BIZARRE, MOURNING BELOVETH Confirmed For BELGIAN DOOM NIGHT IV

REVEREND BIZARRE, MOURNING BELOVETH, THE GATES OF SLUMBER and MIRROR OF DECEPTION have been confirmed for the Belgian Doom Night IV festival, set to take place Saturday, November 4 at The Frontline in Ghent, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: REVEREND BIZARRE (FIN) MOURNING BELO...