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MASSACRE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE — consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar),Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE),along with ex-MASSACRE/current DENIAL FIEND members Terry Butler (bass),Steve Swanson (guitars) and Kam Lee (vocals) — has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open...March 6, 2008
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MAR DE GRISES To Release New Album In April
Chilean progressive/doom metallers MAR DE GRISES will release their new album, "Draining the Waterheart", on April 14 via Firebox Records. Two separate versions of the LP will be made available: the regular album and a limited-edition digipack (A5 format) that will include a bonus mini-CD, entitled...March 5, 2008
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DEADWALK Signs With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS
Montreal-based metal/hardcore hybrid DEADWALK has signed with Year of the Sun Records for the release of its upcoming debut full-length. The band is currently writing and pre-producing tracks for the CD, which is being recorded at B-Side Studios with producer Frank Losier (BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART)...March 5, 2008
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THE HAUNTED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Wacken Open Air festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL...March 5, 2008
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Excerpts From SLAYER 'Bloody Reign' Biography Now Online
Author Joel McIver has placed two excerpts from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpts from the book, which include brand-new interviews with Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel and SLAYER's first tour manager Doug Goodman, have been released two mo...March 5, 2008
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ENTOMBED, MILWAUKEE WILDMEN, LAGWAGON Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE
ENTOMBED, MILWAUKEE WILDMEN and LAGWAGON have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 4-6, 2008 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES MACHINE HEAD CAVALERA CONSPIRACY MINISTRY AGNOSTIC FRONT AVE...March 4, 2008
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NASHVILLE PUSSY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Atlanta's NASHVILLE PUSSY has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Wacken Open Air festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXI...March 4, 2008
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60,000 Tickets Sold For This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
According to the Wacken Open Air festival organizers, 60,000 tickets have already been sold for this year's event, which is scheduled to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The organizers write in a press release, "We think that [we'll be] sold out latest at the end of March/begi...March 4, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Guitarist
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, who yesterday announced that guitarist Stefan Leibing was leaving the band in order to focus on family life, have issued the following update: "We've decided to continue with one of the most exciting and respected guitar player in the business — Magnus Karlsson fr...March 4, 2008
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STAIND At SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO; Video Available
STAIND took time out of its recording schedule to perform at last month's San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo for the second year in a row. Watch video footage from the concert via the group's latest webisode, which can be viewed below. The band began writing its sixth studio album in November and sket...March 3, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR To Play Final Concert With STEFAN LEIBING In April
According to a posting on PRIMAL FEAR's official web site, guitarist Stefan Leibing's final performance with the band will take place on April 26 at the 10th anniversary concert in Reichenbach at H2O. Says the band, "[Stefan] will be on stage for some special songs, including a meet-and-greet. This...March 3, 2008
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Progressive Metallers CYNIC 'Officially' Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have been "officially" confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. (...March 3, 2008
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Guitarist STEFAN LEIBING Quits PRIMAL FEAR
Guitarist Stefan Leibing has announced his departure from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. His statement reads as follows: "Dear PRIMAL FEAR fans, after 10 years being in PRIMAL FEAR I have decided to take a time out from the music business for some time. I do this for my family, especially for m...March 3, 2008
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EXUMER Reunion Confirmed For 2009
Members of '80s German thrash metal cult EXUMER began negotiating a full-fledged reunion for 2009. The projected reunion includes a new album, re-releases of the band's two albums from the 1980s and a substantial tour. EXUMER vocalist Mem V. Stein of New York City thrashers SUN DESCENDS comments: "T...March 3, 2008
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SEVENTH AVENUE: New Album Details Revealed
German Christian power metallers SEVENTH AVENUE will release their sixth studio album, "Terium", on March 28 via Massacre Records. The "conceptual" CD — which is said to "deliver a complex fantasy story" — was produced by Herbie Langhans, was mastered by Sascha Paeth and has a running time of over 7...March 2, 2008
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