Month:March 2012

Saw the light in Quebec, Canada, in late 2007. Two long-time friends, Frédéric and Samuel, decided to concretise their project and soon Jeffrey joined the band on drums.   KAOTIK are mainly influenced by bands like Pestilence, Asphyx, Entombed and Morgoth. Since then, two new members joined… Read More

Italian horror/punk rock act Splatters have uploaded one full song "Welcome To Zombieland" from their forthcoming debut album, "Fear Of The Park", on their YouTube Channel.   The album will be released on March 30, 2012 via Atomic Stuff Records.     SPLATTERS are: Drow - Lead Vocals,… Read More

Blending the raw and unfiltered aggression of punk with the technical skills and forward-thinking songwriting of thrash metal, IRONCHRIST should have become a household name. Although they were only around for a few years in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, the Maryland band’s musical output is… Read More

Five-time Grammy award winning legend and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Cray heads into the studio this month to record a new album scheduled for release later this year. Cray’s new album will be released on the internationally renowned Mascot Label Group.   “I’m very proud to add the… Read More

Storm Corrosion is the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth and Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.    A spiritual successor to both "Heritage" and "Grace For Drowning", Storm Corrosion takes an idiosyncratic musical path that operates in Wyrd Folk… Read More

Swedish guitarist ROB PARIS has launched an inspirational book for guitarists around the world. ROB PARIS is mostly known for his guitar-work and song-writing in the Swedish band DANGER.   The book "GUITAR TRIGGER" comes as an E-book and can be easily downloaded FOR FREE through: www.… Read More

The End Records is proud to announce its SXSW 2012 Showcase with iconic punk headliners FEAR performing their 1982 classic album "The Record."  The showcase will also mark the first US dates for both psychedelic/progressive rock band Spirits of the Dead (Norway) and power/pop metal band Amoral (… Read More

Shining has been nominated for Best Underground Band at Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods Awards!   Check out Shining’s frontman Jorgen Munkeby’s tongue-in-cheek response to the great news: “We are more than willing to become gods, even if it’s only for one night. It’s not every day you’re offered a… Read More

Swedish melodic modern metallers ENGEL's third album is entitled "Blood of Saints" and has been scheduled for a May 18th release (North American date TBA).   Tracklist: 1.Question Your Place  2.Frontline  3.Feel Afraid  4.Numb  5.Cash King  6.One Good Thing  7.Blood of Saints… Read More

As previously announced, French metallers ETHS recently shot a video clip for the song "Adonaï", the first single from forthcoming album "III" (out on April 6th).   Since "Adonaï" is one of the four songs with English vocals on the international edition of "III", there are two versions of the… Read More