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FALCONER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN B...

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AMON AMARTH To Film 'Cry Of The Black Birds' Video This Month

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "The last two months have been hectic, but we've had a blast. The headlining tour in Europe went over expactations and we'd like to thank WINTERSUN and TYR, as well as our European crew and of course everyone who came to the shows. Hope...

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MEMORY GARDEN: 'Carnage Carnival' Track Listing Revealed

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, has finalized the track listing for its new album, "Carnage Carnival", due later in the year via Vic Records. Commented Simon: "We are for the first time working with the Hungarian artist Hjules and he...

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LAMB OF GOD: Japanese Dates Announced

And after a blistering set at Loud Park 06 festival in Tokyo last October, LAMB OF GOD has announced plans to return to Japan for its first series of headlining shows. The dates will immediately follow the group's previously announced Australian tour. The details are as follows: Apr. 25 - Powerstati...

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BLEEDING THROUGH To Team Up With CALIBAN For 'Darkness Over Europe Tour'

BLEEDING THROUGH and CALIBAN will team up for the 2007 "Darkness Over Europe" tour beginning mid-February and running through March 25. "After we had to pull out of the BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE tour, and then when the AVENGED SEVENFOLD tour was cancelled, we know the people who support this band felt...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE To Guest At ENGINE OF PAIN CD-Release Party

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have been invited to appear as the special guest act at the CD-release party of fellow Dutch thrashers ENGINE OF PAIN on Saturday, March 10 at De Azijnfabriek in Roermond, The Netherlands. CALLENISH CIRCLE vocalist Patrick Savelkoul last March recorded...

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TOURNIQUET Confirmed For SONSHINE FESTIVAL

Christian thrash metallers TOURNIQUET have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sonshine Festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Willmar, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.sonshinefestival.com. TOURNIQUET released a live DVD in August, entitled "Till Sverige Med Kärlek" (To Sweden W...

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SIX FEET UNDER Bassist Talks About Upcoming Album

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with SIX FEET UNDER bassist Terry Butler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: What can SIX FEET UNDER fans expect from the new album? With the last album there was definitely a slight style change. Is that progres...

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THIS ENDING: Another New Song Posted Online

Another THIS ENDING track, entitled "Pitch Black", has been posted online at the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the Stockholm, Sweden-based band's debut album, "Inside the Machine", which was released in Europe on December 4 via Metal Blade Records (December 1 in Germany). The CD — which w...

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DIR EN GREY: 'Agitated Screams Of Maggots' Video Posted Online

Japanese band DIR EN GREY has posted its video for the song "Agitated Screams of Maggots" at this location (Windows Media). The track is the title cut of the group's upcoming EP, which is due in the U.S. on January 9, 2007 as a limited-edition release sold exclusively via F.Y.E. stores. The EP ...

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THE RED CHORD To Focus On Writing And Recording

Massachusetts-based metal/grind band THE RED CHORD has issued the following update: "We're back home for the holidays and we'll be taking the majority of the next four months to focus on writing and recording. We will be playing some short weekend/long weekend runs, but nothing is confirmed quite ye...

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THE ARCANE ORDER Guitarist: 'What A Great Year To Look Back On!'

Guitarist Flemming C. Lund of THE ARCANE ORDER — the Danish band which also features in its ranks vocalist Kasper Thomsen (RAUNCHY) —has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "So this is about it for 2006. Man, what a great year to look back on! We released our debut album in...

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MUCOPUS: In Writing Mode

Vocalist Jason Keyser of the New York-based old-school death metallers MUCOPUS has issued the following update: "We are in the process of writing our untitled new full-length record for extreme Czech label Nice To Eat You Records that will be out in the summer of 2007. Our plan is to record the majo...

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CELTIC FROST: Savoring Satan's Balls Until Utter Intoxication

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Following a short break following the North American tour, having brought the total of concerts performed since CELTIC FROST returned to the stage at the end of May 2006 to 59, we commenced band rehears...

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MEGADETH Mainman: 2006 'Turned Out To Be One Of The Best Years In My Career Yet'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Well, the holiday season is here and some of us are definitely getting coal in the 'ole stocking, which is getting off easy. Me, I prolly deserve a boxcar of the stuff, but again...