MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS), drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA), vocalist Tommi “Tuple” Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen ( E.VIL), is currently working on its first EP, tentatively due before the end of the year.MESS was originally formed in 2001 but went on hiatus the following year […]

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, will release its new album, “Desert of Tears“, on October 20 via Metal Heaven Records. The CD was recorded at Trident/Imperial Studios in Northern California.“Desert of Tears” track listing:01. I Believe02. Running Blind03. Day of […]

NONPOINT‘s video for its cover of PHIL COLLINS’ “In the Air Tonight“, which is the lead single from the “Miami Vice” soundtrack, has made its way online and can be found on the Bieler Bros. The video features clips from the “Miami Vice” movie as well as performance footage shot in Miami, Florida with director […]

According to Earache Records, one of Sweden’s largest online music stores, Ginza.se, has barred the sale of DEICIDE‘s latest album, “The Stench of Redemption“, citing the blasphemous CD sleeve art, controversial lyrical subject matter and the fact that DEICIDE mainman Glen Benton has an upside-down cross branded into the center of his forehead as their […]

The title track from Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER‘s upcoming fifth studio album, entitled “Northwind” — their first since the departure of singer Kristoffer GГ¶bel and return of Mathias Blad — has been made available for download at this location.“Northwind” will be released as a limited first edition featuring a bonus CD containing four Swedish folk […]

On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release “Butchering The Beatles” — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their unique bone-crushing slant to these remarkable songs. Produced by Grammy award-winning […]

Garry Dalloway, lead singer for the longtime NWOBHM rockers THE HANDSOME BEASTS, was found dead this past Sunday (August 20) from an apparent heart attack.THE HANDSOME BEASTS were the first signing of the indie Heavy Metal Records label (in fact, Paul Birch, a fan of the band, founded the label to release the band’s first […]

Brazil’s Marquee Records has just re-released the third album from legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, entitled “Soldiers of Misfortune“. It comes as a double CD in a limited-edition hand-numbered slipcase and contains a massive booklet with liner notes by Laurent Ramadier, live pictures and personal comments by Joe Rico (guitar), Rob Urbinati (guitar, vocals), Scott Watts […]

Guitarist Stefania Ponzilacqua of the Italian metallers ETERNAL TRAGEDY has announced the track listing for the group’s debut album, entitled “Forever“. The CD, which will be produced by Tim Aymar (CONTROL DENIED) and engineered by Curran Murphy (ex-ANNIHILATOR), will feature guest appearances by Kelly Conlon (ex-DEATH, MONSTROSITY) on bass and Robert Falzano (ex-ANNIHILATOR) on drums. […]

Former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Buckethead‘s cover of “Game of Death“, the theme song from Bruce Lee’s classic movie, has been made available for download at this location.Buckethead last year issued the album “Enter the Chicken” — including the song “We Are One“, featuring a guest appearance by the album’s producer, SYSTEM OF A DOWN […]