Month:March 2013

Legendary performer and the hardest working guitarist in the business, Joe Satriani confirms the release of his 14th studio album, “Unstoppable Momentum” in the UK on Monday May 6 (U.S. release is Tuesday May 7) through Epic Records/Sony Music UK. The album was recorded at Skywalker Sound in San… Read More

Masters of melancholic dark metal, AMORPHIS, have announced the European leg of their upcoming “Circle” world tour – see below.   “Circle” will be released April 19, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.   “Circle” was produced and mixed by legendary producer/musician Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN)… Read More

Finally, the waiting time is over: After relentless touring with W.A.S.P. in late 2012, ALPHA TIGER have confirmed more live activity for their much lauded album "Beneath The Surface"!   First up are German shows with fellow German heavy metal act ATTIC as special guest in April/May followed… Read More

Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have named their 8th studio album “Halo Of Blood” and have unveiled the album artwork.   Cover art was created this time by Sami Saramäki (Follow The Reaper, Are You Dead Yet?, Hate Crew Deathroll).   Mastermind Alexi Laiho commented: "“Halo Of… Read More

Over the course of their upcoming European tour, followed by several festival shows, legendary U.S. thrash metallers OVERKILL are going to release a very special limited tour edition of their latest masterpiece “The Electric Age” – only available for a short time!    The ltd. 2CD tour edition… Read More

Exence has finally revealed the tracklist for their forthcoming new album “Tabula Rasa”.   The album was mixed at the 16th Cellars Studios by Stefano Marbito. “Tabula Rasa” will be released to the stores coming May 2013 by Punihsment 18 Records.   Tracklist: 01. Chitterlings for… Read More

In a bold move by any music artist, prolific LA songwriter/musician Bob Beland, who has been active in the music industry since the early 1970's, has decided to make available free for public listening his entire back catalog on Soundcloud. This also includes his recent critically acclaimed album… Read More

Rock legend George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Mark Mclaughlin are currently working together on "Shadowtrain: Under a Crooked Sky", a stirring documentary that explores a hybrid way of life merging modern society with the ancient practices of people who… Read More

The Norwegian Thrash Metallers from CRITICAL SOLUTION have just finished recording their debut album in ANDY LA ROCQUE's SONIC TRAIN STUDIOS in Varberg, Sweden.     Mid 2011, the band worked already with Andy La Rocque, when he produced and mixed their EP "Evidence of Things Unseen". Also,… Read More

DDRIVE have been hard at work on their follow up to the critically acclaimed album “3D” which was released in the summer of 2010. The band has never been one to rush a project as they believe quality of their recordings is more important than the quantity of releases. DDRIVE are keeping a tight… Read More