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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Enter Studio This Weekend

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have posted the following message on their official web site: "CATTLE enter the studios this weekend in Burbank, CA with Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, W.A.S.P., SIX FEET UNDER) at the helm!!! We'll be recording all the drums starting this weekend and then head...

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JOEY VERA On ARMORED SAINT DVD, SEVEN WITCHES And FATES WARNING

ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera has posted the following message on his official web site: "Uhhhhh, Happy New Year. I know, It's February! "I decided this time to not update my site every damm month, but when I got around to it. You know, a little variety. Anyway, here's what's new. "T...

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DISILLUSION: New Song Posted Online

An edited version of the DISILLUSION track "Back To Times Of Splendor" has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "Back To Times Of Splendor" is the title cut to the Leipzig, Germany-based metallers' full-length debut, due on April 5 through Metal Blade Records. "Back To Times Of Splendo...

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VOIVOD's Classic 'War And Pain' CD To Be Reissued

VOIVOD's classic debut album, "War and Pain", will be re-released in the official 20th Anniversary "ultimate deluxe" edition on April 5 through Metal Blade Records. Originally released in 1984, the album will be reissued in a three-CD-release in a stunning package with "shitloads of bonus stuff, all...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Talks About The Infamous 'Unleash The Fucking Fury' Tape

Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has spoken out about the infamous "unleash the fucking fury" tape (mp3),which first surfaced exclusively on BLABBERMOUTH.NET in December 2002 — 14 years after it was allegedly made. The now-legendary recording was originally said to have been made during a Transla...

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1349 Set U.S. Release Date For 'Beyond the Apocalypse'

1349, the Norwegian black metal band featuring SATYRICON drummer Frost, have set a May 4 U.S. release date through Candlelight Records for their second full-length album, "Beyond the Apocalypse". Recorded, mixed and produced at Studio Nyhagen in Norway, the follow-up to last year's "Liberation" was...

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ERIC SINGER Back In KISS?

According to a posting at KissFanShop.de, a Japanese radio station has reported that Eric Singer will be sitting behind the kit for KISS' upcoming tour of Japan, which is scheduled to take place in late May. As previously reported, the following is a list of currently confirmed dates for KISS' Japan...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Says ANTHRAX Gets No Love From Other Bands

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "ANTHRAX has always been a band that gave other bands — old and new — a chance to go on tour and expose them to our audience. We've done this since the early days because we felt that this was ...

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ANCIENT Complete Work On 'Night Visit'

Norwegian cult extreme metal band ANCIENT have completed work on their sixth album, "Night Visit", tentatively due on June 1 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Proxima Centauri" was recorded at Mirage and Alpha-Omega studios and was mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden wi...

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BLOODSHED Complete Work On New Promo CD

Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED have fulfilled their contractual obligations to the Italian label Code666 Productions and are currently seeking a new record deal. The band, who released an EP ("Skullcrusher", 2001) and a full-length album ("Inhabitants of Dis", 2002) through Code666, have co...

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VISION DIVINE Ink Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records for the international release (excluding Italy and Asia) of their third album, "Stream Of Consciousness". The follow-up to 2001's "Send Me An Angel" feat...

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KISS To Play Three Shows At Tokyo's Budokan

According to the German KISS fan site KissFanShop.de, KISS will play three shows at Tokyo's Budokan May 27-29. An official confirmation is still pending. As previously reported, KISS are expected to undertake an Australian tour in May, to be followed by the above-mentioned Japanese dates (and possib...

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Former OZZY Drummer, Ex-DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Form Prog-Metal Band

Former OZZY OSBOURNE/PRIDE & GLORY drummer Brian Tichy and ex-DREAM THEATER/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN keyboardist Derek Sherinian are currently looking for a vocalist for a new progressive metal band they are forming. Send promo packages to: VOCALIST 3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #442 Studio City, CA 91604 Or...

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VADER: Album Recording Postponed, New Drummer Announced

Polish death metal veterans VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "During the recording session of VADER's new album, [drummer] Doc met with an unfortunate accident at the studio. He seriously injured his hand and leg during the third day of working at Hertz. The band h...

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KING DIAMOND Blames Illegal Music Downloading For MERCYFUL FATE's Diminishing Record Sales

KING DIAMOND singer/namesake has spoken to Swedish Metal about the group's new album, "The Puppet Master", and the prospect of him doing another MERCYFUL FATE album in the not-too-distant future. Asked if it's hard to keep MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND going at the same time, King responded, "Of co...