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DEATH ANGEL: German Signing Session Scheduled For This Weekend

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany and vocalist Mark Osegueda will take part in a signing session at the Nuclear Blast Records office in Donzdorf, Germany (near Stuttgart) on Saturday, January 12 at 2:30 p.m. Fans will also have the opportunity to hear the group's new album, "Killing Season", which...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Song Posted Online

A brand new DEATH ANGEL song, entitled "Sonic Beatdown", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Killing Season", which is scheduled for release on February 26, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Studio 606 in Northridge, Californi...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Very Traditional-Sounding'

Guitarist Eric Peterson of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming album, "The Formation of Damnation", due in North America on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently spent time recording the effort with p...

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BELPHEGOR Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Austrian extreme metallers BELPHEGOR have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 bands will perform on 2 stages. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANATHEMA ANAAL NATHRAKH ANGRA AT THE...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Song To Air On Tonight's 'Metal Zone'

A brand new DEATH ANGEL song, entitled "Sonic Beatdown", will air on tonight's (Friday, January 4) edition of "Metal Zone" on 107.7 The Bone with host Nikki Blakk between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. PST. To listen to the program live via the Internet, click here. Rob Cavestany, Ted Aguilar and Dennis P...

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MASTERY Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer

Toronto-based "instrumetal" thrash band MASTERY has announced the departure of guitarist Jeff Dormar and drummer Kevin Joy. "Due to personal and musical differences it was in the best interest of the band to let guitarist Jeff and drummer Kevin Joy go their separate ways," says MASTERY guitarist Mar...

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DEATH ANGEL Schedules NAMM Signing Session

Rob Cavestany, Ted Aguilar and Dennis Pepa of the legendary Bay Area thrash band DEATH ANGEL will take part in a signing session at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention. The signing will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, on Saturday January 1...

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INQUESTED Signs With MONDONGO CANIBALE RECORDS

Norwegian thrashers INQUESTED have inked a deal with the Spanish label Mondongo Canibale Records to release their debut album, entitled "The Red Chambers". According to a press release, the band "displays a powerful, technical and melodious metal provided with strength, virtuoso solos, sharp guitars...

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DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN To Team Up For San Francisco Show

Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL and FORBIDDEN will team up for a special show on February 29, 2008 at Slim's in San Francisco, California. DEATH ANGEL will release its new album, "Killing Season", on February 26 in the U.S. and February 29 in the rest of the world. The CD was mixed at Studio ...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST 2008

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place on May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Commented festival organizers, CRJ Productions: "The news came just in time for Christmas, and made the holidays that much better...

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THE 69 EYES To Release First-Ever Live Album

Finnish gothic metallers THE 69 EYES will release their first-ever live album, "Hollywood Kills - Live At The Whisky A Go Go", on January 16 through Virgin Finland. The track listing is as follows: 01. Introduction by Bam Margera 02. Devils 03. Don't Turn Your Back On Fear 04. Betty Blue 05. Christi...

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IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, AT THE GATES and FORBIDDEN are among the confirmed bands for next year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN JUDAS PRIEST WHITESNAKE MINISTRY SO...

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Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2007

Thiago Sarkis of the Imhotep webzine has compiled a list of more than 60 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2007 and has posted it online at this location. The following is complete list of the musicians offering their picks for the finest releases of last year: Alan Nemtheanga (PRIMORD...

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DEFIANCE: 1994 Demo Available For Download

The final demo recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers DEFIANCE prior to morphing into INNER THRESHOLD is now available for download from DEFIANCE's web site, The demo, recorded in the winter of 1994 was produced by Rob Beaton (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE). DEFIANCE is currently recording a new CD at...

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JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been confirmed as one of the headlining acts of next year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGE OF EVIL AGENT STEEL BREAKER CONTRACRA...