TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED

Debut album out on Metal Blade

U.K. death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED has set "The Great Depression" as the title of its second album, due in early 2009 via Rising/Metal Blade.The group says, "We are all really happy with the outcome and think [the fans] are really gonna like what we have done."... More...

REQIUEM

New album announced

Swiss death metallers REQUIEM have completed work on their new album, "Infiltrate... Obliterate... Dominate", at Stage One studio in Borgentreich, Germany with producer Andy Classen (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, TANKARD, HOLY MOSES, DISBELIEF, KRISIUN, CALLENISH CIRCLE). The follow-up to 2007's "Premier Killing League" was recorded and mixed between December 8 and December 26 and features 11 tracks with "some musical and lyrical surprises."... More...

HYPOCRISY

Thirteen new songs ready

Guitarist/vocalist Peter Tägtgren of Swedish extreme metallers HYPOCRISY has issued the following update: "Mikael [Hedlund; bass] came to the Abyss [Peter's recording studio] the other day and between me and him we have 13 songs done [for the next HYPOCRISY album], and Horgh [drums; also in IMMORTAL] will come to studio beginning of January and crack the drums on it."... More...

NECRONOMICON

New album out now

Xtreem Music has announced the signing of the classic German thrash metal band NECRONOMICON. The group' sixth full-length album, "Revenge of the Beast", was released on December 15 in limited edition of 1,000 copies on double CD to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary. There are also exclusive and very limited NECRONOMICON shirts being sold along with the double CD as a special-priced pack (CD+shirt), available only through the Xtreem Music mailorder.... More...

NAILED

Working on new album

UK brutal death metal band NAILED has posted the following update right before Christmas: "Well we've just finished up the tour for "Hatred, Failure..." and we're back in the rehearsal space just before Christmas. We're holed up finishing song number 7 right now and are aiming to write another two before booking studio time. So far the material is crushingly heavy, a little faster, but also diverging into more twisted realms in terms of polyrhythms. It's definitely the best stuff we've written, more focused and cohesive as we've churned it out with one complete lineup in the space of a few months, unlike all the other material which was written through turbulent times and over long periods. We'll almost definitely do a studio recording blog thing with video updates once we're in there so keep your eyes open for that.... More...

MELIAH RAGE

New album details revealed

Veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE have completed work on their as-yet-untitled new album at The Outpost in Stoughton, Massachusetts for an early 2009 release via Screaming Ferret/Metro City Records. The CD was mastered at the end of November by producer Rich Spillberg (WARGASM), who has worked with everyone from STEEL ASSASSIN to JOSH GROBAN. According to the group, "The music on the record is much faster and heavier than the past few records and will feature a guest appearance by METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe."... More...

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Chris Witchhunter memorial show

SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD and ASSASSIN are among the bands that will take part in the "Chris Witchhunter Memorial Concert" on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. The event, which will will honor late SODOM drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter), will feature performances from the following artists:... More...

RAMMSTEIN

First part of recording session completed

After seven weeks of intensive work in the studio, German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN completed the first part of the recording sessions for their new album on December 21, 2008. Drums, guitar, bass and some of the vocal tracks were laid down before the RAMMSTEIN bandmembers and producers took off for the holidays. Work on the CD will resume in early 2009 for a tentative fall release.... More...

BRUCE DICKINSON

"Chemical wedding" thriller on DVD

According to ShockTillYouDrop.com, "Chemical Wedding" — the supernatural horror-thriller written by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson and longtime "Monty Python" editor Julian Doyle, who also directed the film — is coming to DVD courtesy of Anchor Bay on March 10. ... More...

SAXON

Into The Labyrinth

Audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metal legends SAXON, are available at the JPC.de web site.... More...

PAIN OF SALVATION

"Ending Themes"- details revealed

Swedish progressive rock/metal band PAIN OF SALVATION will release a 2DVD/2CD box set titled "Ending Themes (On the Two Deaths of Pain of Salvation)" on February 27, 2009 via InsideOut Music. The set will include the following:... More...

REDEMPTION

First DVD to be released early 2009

REDEMPTION — the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING — has set "Frozen in the Moment: Live in Atlanta" as the title of its new concert DVD, which will be released in February/ March. The disc will contain a five-camera, high-definition shoot of the band's ProgPower USA VIII festival appearance in Atlanta, Georgia in October 2007.... More...