Mario Gutierrez of BRAINSTORM (US) / ENGRAVE was murdered on November 22. According to an email we received from his daughter he was shot in the head 4 times at 10pm. Rest in peace Mario.
DERANGED have posted 4 different 2 minutes samples from the band’s upcoming new full-length CD "The Redlight Murder Case" on their MySpace page www.myspace.com/stabandhack. The album will be released in early 2008.
TOXIK are currently working on brand new material. Plans are set for a recording session in Syracuse, NY in early December. 2 tracks are already recorded (basic tracks) and the guys will be getting back to work shortly. The band is looking for a bassplayer to fill in the shoes of Brian Bonini, who does […]
Polish Black / Death Metallers DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS have just released their second full-length album "Diabolicanos – Act III: Armageddon". It was recorded at Polish Studio X (Vesania) and mastered by Andy Classen at Stage One Studio in Germany. The album features guest appearances of Cezar (CHRIST AGONY) and Szymon (NYIA). For one of the songs, […]
RESURRECTION will begin pre-production in January and will enter the studio in February to record their as-of-yet untitled full-length album scheduled for an end of April 2008 world-wide release via Massacre Records in Europe and through a not yet named label for the rest of the world. Other plans for 2008 include a European and […]
Blood Harvest (www.bloodharvest.se) just got two new EPs out: IN AETERNUM‘s "Curse Of Devastation" and CAUTERIZER‘s "And Then The Snow Fell". Both are now available from the label’s store and soon by the label’s official distributors in Italy, Greece and Japan. Additionally two upcoming releases are prepared: LETHAL‘s "Annihilation Agenda" LP and MAGNUS‘s "Scarlet Slaughterer" […]
Greek underground label Kyrck Productions (http://kyrck.lunar-aurora.de) will release VED BUENS ENDE‘s "Those Who Caress The Pale" on LP format. The LP features the 1994 demo plus 2 bonus tracks from the ’94 rehearsal and ’95 line in UK. The vinyl edition comes in two versions: the black version with carved black foil cover and black […]
Century Media in co-operation with Prowling Death Records will release the first official HELLHAMMER demo collection, entitled "Demon Entrails" in February 2008. Here’s the official press statement: "There exist countless Hellhammer demo bootlegs, but they all utterly fail to capture the true aura, to represent the band as it actually was. They have been compiled […]
Influential Heavy Metal journalist BOB MULDOWNEY died Monday, November 5 after a long battle with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease). He was 44 years old. Muldowney was best known for his fanzine / magazine Kick Ass Monthly which helped expose, support and feature such bands as RAVEN, MOTÖRHEAD, VENOM, THE RODS, TANK, EXCITER and RIOT as […]
The following news was posted on Blabbermouth today: Drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka of the Polish extreme Metal band DECAPITATED passed away in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. Vitek and DECAPITATED singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) were hurt in an accident earlier in the […]