March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: CRYSTAL VIPER • 0 Comments
Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release its new album, “Crimen Excepa”, in Europe on April 27 and in the U.S. on April 24 via AFM Records. The concept effort about holy inquisition, black magic and witches, where fiction is mixed with historical facts, was produced by… Read more here
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: EDEN'S CURSE • 0 Comments
EDEN’S CURSE has announced the addition of Italian vocalist Marco Sandron to the group’s ranks. The band’s new single and promotional video, “Time To Breathe”, has been made available as a free download. Hailing from Portgruaro, 50 miles from Venice, in the northeast of Italy, Marco previously sang for Italian progressive metal act PATHOSRAY, who […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SPIT LIKE THIS • 0 Comments
British “glam punk rock” band SPIT LIKE THIS has inked a deal with Dark Lord Records, a brand new label set up by Grammy-nominated producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE, ANVIL, SPIT LIKE THIS) and legendary STRAWBS founder Dave Cousins. The group’s second album, “Normalityville Horror”, will be released on May 7. Commented SPIT […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Mike Portnoy • 0 Comments
A 13-minute collection of outtakes from “Drumertá”, the forthcoming DVD from drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) featuring drum-cam footage from the recording sessions for ADRENALINE MOB‘s debut album, “Omertá”, can be seen below. The DVD will be made available later this month exclusively from www.mikeportnoy.com. ADRENALINE MOB is the band featuring […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Rob Zombie • 0 Comments
Rob Zombie and his bandmates — John 5 (guitar), Piggy D (bass) and Ginger Fish (drums) — will enter the studio in June to begin work on an as-yet-untitled new album for a late 2012 release. Commented Zombie: “As production on [Zombie‘s upcoming film] ‘The Lords Of Salem’ ends, it is time for music. We […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: VIXEN • 0 Comments
VIXEN guitarist Jan Kuehnemund is the featured guest on the latest episode of the “Decibel Geek” podcast. During the chat, the founding member of the all-female rock group recounted her long history in the music business, from struggling as a waitress while building the band’s lineup to their 1988 debut featuring the Richard Marx-penned “Edge […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: LULLACRY • 0 Comments
A Finnish-language track-by-track breakdown of “Where Angels Fear”, the long-awaited fifth album from the Finnish female-fronted heavy rock outfit LULLACRY, can be seen below. Due on March 7 in Finland through the band’s own label, OUTO Recordings, the CD — which marks the first LULLACRY release since 2005’s “Vol. 4” — was produced by Mikko […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: EX DEO • 0 Comments
KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono‘s Ancient Roman-themed arsenal EX DEO will release its sophomore album, “Caligvla”, on August 31 via Austria’s Napalm Records. The CD is being recorded with producer Jean-François Dagenais (KATAKLYSM, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX, DESPISED ICON) and will feature guest appearances by Italian singer Mariangela “Mary” Demurtas of Norway’s TRISTANIA and Italian guitar […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: GWAR • 0 Comments
Mutant overlords GWAR have issued the following update: “Like any band worth its salt, GWAR is constantly working on new songs. What’s different now is that the band has its own in-house recording studio/jam space, so everything they do is tracked. There is no release date, no gory details but rest assured of one thing… […]
DIAMOND DAWN Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: DIAMOND DAWN • 0 Comments
Frontiers Records has announced the signing of the Swedish melodic rock newcomers DIAMOND DAWN. Due later this year, the band’s debut album will be mixed by Tobias Lindell, who has previously worked with such artists as EUROPE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MUSTASCH and H.E.A.T. DIAMOND DAWN was formed in early 2011 in Gothenburg and digitally released the […]
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