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EXTREMA: Back Catalog To Be Reissued In November

Legendary Italian metal band EXTREMA will have its entire back catalog — the legendary debut "Tension at the Seams" (1992),"The Positive Pressure" (1995),"Better Mad than Dead" (2001) and "Set the World on Fire" (2005) — reissued in November via Scarlet Records. Each CD will include "plenty of bon...

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'Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal': Five September Screenings Announced

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have announced five additional screenings of the award-winning documentary — Thursday, September 13 and Saturday, Sept...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'Worlds Collide' Deluxe Edition Detailed

Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA will release their new album, "Worlds Collide", in Europe on September 14. The CD will be made available in standard and "deluxe" versions, the latter of which is described as "truly a work of art both in its artwork and its content." The "deluxe" edition contains...

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USURPER Founder Explains Decision To Call It Quits

Guitarist/founder Rick Scythe of Chicago's USURPER has issued the following statement regarding the band's decision to split up: "As some of you may have heard, the band I formed over 13 years ago is now over. I wrote nearly all the music and most of the lyrics. I came up with the lyrical and artwor...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Koch Records has announced the signing of the Knoxville, Tennesseee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH. The band is signed under the newly created Raging Nation Records imprint. The group will enter the studio this fall to record a new album for a 2008 release. STRAIGHT LIN...

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SPEED\KILL/HATE Begins Rehearsing With New Bassist

Old-school thrashers SPEED\KILL/HATE, featuring OVERKILL guitarist Dave Linsk, have issued the following update: "We have begun rehearsals with new bassist Dave Bizzigotti ... what a great player. Bob [Barnack, vocals] just sounds unbelieveable, and Tony [Ochoa, drums) is insane. SPEED/KILL\HATE has...

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DALLAS STARS Right-Winger Attends SLAYER Show In Dallas; Report, Photos Available

Finnish hockey player and self-proclaimed huge heavy metal fan Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars recently attended a SLAYER concert in Dallas and wrote a piece about it for the NHL.com web site. An excerpt from the article follows: "As you know, I am a hockey player and not a writer so bear with me...

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APOCALYPTICA: New Album Listening Session Available

Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA have issued the following update: "Today sees the start on MySpace of an exclusive pre-listening session for the new APOCALYPTICA album, 'Worlds Collide', up for release on September 14th! "In the Orkus magazine advance listening test, the album has shot straight...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Enter Studio In October

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has revealed that the band has finished writing seven new songs and will enter the studio the second week of October to begin recording the new CD. The plan is to record nine songs for ...

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BONDED BY BLOOD Signs With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of BONDED BY BLOOD. Hailing from Los Angeles, this five-piece, with an average age of only 18, is here to show the world how it sees the path of new-school thrash metal. With virtuoso-like guitar playing courtesy of Alex Lee and a blazing drum assault, BONDE...

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'Introducing EYES OF EDEN' Video Part 2 Now Available

EYES OF EDEN, the new band featuring producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, SAMAEL) and female vocalist Franziska Huth, has relased the second installment in the "Introducing… Eyes Of Eden" video series. The new clip, which can be viewed below, focuses on Franziska...

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METAL BLADE Head Honcho Says Heavy Metal Is Poised For Second Coming

Brett Johnson of VenturaCountyStar.com reports: After 25 years as a key player in the heavy metal scene, Metal Blade Records head Brian Slagel thinks that the genre is poised for a second coming like the one he helped launch in the 1980s. He can also report that one of his label's stalwarts, the ...

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BLEEDING THROUGH: San Diego Concert Available For Streaming

Professionally filmed video footage of BLEEDING THROUGH's August 25, 2007 performance in San Diego, California is available for streaming at YeboTV.com. An audio interview with BLEEDING THROUGH keyboardist Marta Peterson conducted on Tuesday, August 7 by "Démentièllement Vôtre" on Québec City's CKRL...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON: Houston Concert Photos Available

Tomorrow's Productions has posted high-quality photos from the Houston, Texas stop (August 31) of the SLAYER / MARILYN MANSON tour: Slayer, Marilyn Manson. On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD package will be released (American Recordings) and will feature last y...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING To Appear At U.K.'s MUSIC LIVE

Marshall Amplification has secured the appearance of Kerry King from SLAYER during the Music Live event, which is being held November 2-4, 2007 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. King will be on the Marshall stand every day of the show to sign autographs. For more information, visit www.musiclive.co...