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Dec 2004

• (12.15) And that's it, I'm on vacation for the next 2 weeks, thanks to you all for a great year of metal, I'll see you in the new year with yours and my top 10 of the year, in the meantime, keep those votes coming.
  
• (12.15) Meshuggah's new album "Catch 33" has been set a tentative release date of April 11, 2005 in Europe. Like their recent EP "I", this album will also be one long song, but a full length long song this time.
  
• (12.15) Added a review to Strapping Young Lad's "For Those Aboot To Rock" DVD.
• (12.13) Arch Enemy will start rehearsing for their new album in January, hopefully start recording in March for a summer release, and hope to release a DVD in the new year.
  
• (12.13) Obituary are almost done writing the new album, and hope to be in the studio by January.
  
• (12.13) Go here for an interview with Frank Harthoorn of Gorefest about their reunion and work on a new album.
• (12.13) Scarve's upcoming show in Paris on December 11 2004 will be entirely recorded and filmed for a future DVD release.
• (12.13) In Flames will release a live DVD in June of 2005 called "A Night In Flames".
• (12.13) In the continuing Dimebag Darrell shooting story, the police apparently do have video footage of the show, including the fateful shooting, and are inspecting it now. And here's another NCBi video report on the subject. And a CBS video report. A public memorial for Darrell will be held at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday, December 14.
• (12.13) Go here for a MetalUpdate.com interview with Carcass's Ken Owen.
  
• (12.11) In Gutted news, the band has recently signed with Nice To Eat You Records from the Czech Republic, and their second album will be released at the beginning of 2005.
• (12.11) Added a review to Gutted's "Defiled" album.
• (12.11) Added a review to Defaced Creation's "Serenity in Chaos" album.
• (12.11) The Grammy nominations have now been announced, in the Best Metal Performance category, we have Cradle of Filth, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Motorhead, Slipknot's ' Vermilion', and in the Best Hard Rock Performance category, Incubus, Metallica, Nickelback, Velvet Revolver, and Slipknot again, this time with their song 'Duality'.
• (12.10) Added a review to Misery Index's "Misery Index DVD Volume 1" DVD.
• (12.09) Dimebag Darrell of DamagePlan (formerly of Pantera) has been shot and killed, along with 4 other people, including the gunman, at a concert in Ohio. Here are a few links to articles about the shooting: MTVNews, NBCi Video report on the shooting, Blistering.com news page with lots of articles. On a personal note, I've always been a big Pantera fan, and Darrell's guitar playing and songwriting have always been an inspiration to me since I was a teenager. We're gonna miss you dude, RIP.
  
• (12.06) All but one of the new Nile songs for the new album have been fully written and arranged. They hope to have the drum tracks recorded by December 18th, then a break for the holidays, then return to Columbia on January 8th to track everything else, and then mix it at RaxTrax in Chicago.
• (12.06) Immolation's "Bringing Down the World" DVD will be issued in North America in the spring.
• (12.06) Slipknot will be releasing a limited tour edition of "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" on January 10, 2005 in Australia. The double CD will include the standard 14-track CD with a bonus 7-track CD which is comprised of live and rare tracks. The cover is available here.
  
• (12.06) Strapping Young Lad's new album will be out March 22, 2005 on Century Media.
  
• (12.06) Slayer will get together to start practicing the songs for their new album the first week of the year year.
  
• (12.06) Arch Enemy is writing music on the road for their next album, to be recorded early 2005.
  
• (12.06) Vile will enter Trident Studios in Pacheco, California on March 1st to begin recording their third full-length CD, tentatively due May / June 2005 on Listenable Records. A pre-production/demo version of a new song, entitled "Deafening Silence", can be downloaded here.
  
• (12.06) News on the next Project: Failing Flesh album "The Conjoined", the writing is done, the guitars and drums are recorded, they still have to do bass and keyboards and then vocals.
• (12.06) Korn performed their version of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" on "The Howard Stern Show" on Thursday Dec 2nd.
• (12.06) Dustin Pearl has joined Grimfist as their new drummer.
  
• (12.06) Anthrax's "The Greater of Two Evils" has sold 3,421 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "We've Come For You All" has sold 61,561 copies in the U.S. since its May 2003 release.
• (12.06) Severe Torture will release their final album for Karmageddon Media (formerly known as Hammerheart Records), "Blood Letting", on February 7, 2005. The album will be a live album with bonus material including their '98 demo. View the cover artwork here. The band will start recording their new album in January.
  
• (12.06) Go here for an interview with John Bush of Anthrax by Abrasive Rock.
• (12.06) Aborted will enter Antfarm Studios in Denmark on December 8 with producer Tue Madsen to begin recording their new full-length album, "The Archaic Abattoir".
• (12.06) Saprogenic has one more song to finish before recording their new album, hopefully in December.
• (12.06) Myrkskog is still working on material for their new album.
  
• (12.06) Krisiun's EP "Bloodshed" will be out Feb 8th 2005 in North America.
  
• (12.06) Extol's new album will be out early next year.

Nov 2004

• (11.29) Added the Reader's Poll, check it out and vote!
• (11.29) Apocalyptica's new album will simply be called "Apocalyptica".
  
• (11.29) James Murphy is still hard at work recording for the Death tribute CD, and recently recorded with Dino Cazares, Istvan Lendvay, Jeff Loomis, Albert Gonzales, Matt Wicklund, Tim Calvert and others. Still more recording to be done next year.
  
• (11.29) Machine Head performed their classic debut album "Burn My Eyes" in its entirety on Friday November 26 in Manchester, U.K. This is the only European show they'll be doing this for, and it was filmed for possible inclusion on their live DVD to be released sometime next year. "Burn My Eyes" has sold approximately 155,000 copies in the U.S. to date according to Nielsen SoundScan.
  
• (11.29) Andreas Kisser of Sepultura speaks about the new DVD and plans for a new album: "With regards to the timetable for the upcoming album, we have some plans, we're still writing, we'll go back to Brazil in January and February, finish the writing process in those months and depending how things go we will probably release a DVD of live stuff, which we've never done before, especially with Derrick, and maybe do another tour in the summer, in Europe. I think the album will come in the second half of the year, next year."
  
• (11.29) Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner is featured in the January 2005 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, on sale Dec 2nd.
  
• (11.29) Koldborn will release a new EP in early January of next year.
  
• (11.29) Here are some of the songs to appear on the covers album by Exhumed: HEXX – 'Twice as Bright, Half as Long', EPIDEMIC - 'In Fear We Kill', AMEBIX - 'The Power Remains', UNSEEN TERROR - 'Uninformed', G.B.H. - 'Necrophilia', PENTAGRAM - 'The Ghoul', SIEGE - 'Drop Dead', MASTER - 'Pay to Die', METALLICA - 'Trapped Under Ice'. Recording will start after the thanksgiving holiday (ie, right now).
  
• (11.29) Akercocke have parted ways with guitarist Paul Scanlan. They continue to work on a new album.
  
• (11.29) Martyr are still working on their new album, 9 songs are in the making, 6 of them almost completed.
• (11.29) Malignancy are working on material for a new full length CD to be released in 2005. The band is also looking for a new record deal.
  
• (11.29) "Kingdom", the new album by Deeds of Flesh will start being recorded Dec 9th for a April 2005 release.
• (11.29) Psycroptic are working on new material, they have 5 songs done and hope to have the rest of the material finished by the end of the year.
  
• (11.29) Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy will be releasing a DVD via his Portnoy Archives label containing Mike's drum-cam footage from the "Live At Budokan" show filmed on April 26, 2004. Audio options include Full Band, Isolated Drums and an Audio Commentary with Mike. This will start shipping on Dec, go here for a trailer and preorder info.
  
• (11.29) Added a review to Visceral Bleeding's "Transcend Into Ferocity" album.
• (11.29) Added a review to Misery Index's "Dissent" album.
• (11.29) Added a review to Aborted's "Engineering The Dead" album.
  
• (11.29) According to Deftones' Management, their forthcoming album is set to hit the street in Spring 2005.
• (11.23) Added a review to Hate's "Awakening of the Liar" album.
  
• (11.23) Added a review to Suture's "Carnivorous Urge To Kill" album.
  
• (11.23) The new Strapping Young Lad album is complete, and will not include the Tom Jones cover due to it interrupting the flow of the album (but it will surface later). The "Devlab" cd is also finally ready, and will tentatively be available starting Dec 3rd. Devin has also begun working on a re-mix for the Fear Factory song "Act of God". No idea if that will end up on the remix album Fear Factory have planned.
  
• (11.23) Added a review to Dream Theater's "Live At Budokan" DVD, including info on how to replace your DVD from the record label if you got one of the faulty first pressings.
• (11.22) Zaraza will spend most of 2005 writing music for their new album "Abyss of the Primitive", to be released probably in early 2006. Expect a much heavier album with less symphonic elements, according to the band.
  
• (11.22) Napalm Death's new album should be out March of next year.
  
• (11.22) Shadow's Fall's "The War Within" album has just passed the 100,000 mark via U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales in just under eight weeks. It sold 39,251 copies in it's first week. The band is getting some interest from some major labels now that their current deal with Century Media is done, but the band has made no decision on whether it will go with them instead of staying with their current label.
  
• (11.22) Karl Willetts has rejoined Bolt Thrower as their permanent vocalist. The band will spend the next few weeks finishing up work on new material before entering the studio.
• (11.22) Sepultura have recorded some of their shows on their German tour for a DVD to be released next spring.
  
• (11.22) Matt Connell has joined Exhumed as their new drummer.
• (11.22) Cannibal Corpse lead singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday Nov. 16 causing him to miss the group's show in Pittsburgh the next night. The band played an instrumental set and were eventually joined by Kataklysm frontman Maurizo who helped out with the vocals. It was later revealed Fisher had a viral lung infection. He is recovering, and hopes to perform the last shows of the tour.
• (11.22) VH1.com is streaming the "new" Anthrax album "The Greater of Two Evils" here.
  
• (11.22) Blood Duster have released a 15 second clip from their new DVD to be released Feb of next year.
  
• (11.22) Obituary are going into the studio in January to start recording the new album, for a release sometime early to mid next year.
  
• (11.22) Apocalyptica will be releasing their single "Bittersweet" on Nov 29th, and it will include the tracks: 1) 'Bittersweet', 2) 'Bittersweet (Acoustic Version)', 3) 'Bittersweet (Instrumental Version)', 4) 'Misconstruction', 5) 'Monitor'. For a video of 'Bittersweet', check here.
• (11.18) Added a review to Unearth's "The Oncoming Storm" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Hateplow's "Moshpit Murder" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Invocator's "Through The Flesh To The Soul" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Incantation's "Decimate Christendom" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to The End's "Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Mnemic's "The Audio Injected Soul" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Fleshtized's "Here Among Thorns" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Lamb Of God's "Ashes Of The Wake" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Goratory's "Orgasm Induced Diarrhea" album.
• (11.18) Added a review to Kretan's "Christian Corpse Mutilation" album.
• (11.18) Invocator will enter Jacob Hansens' Hansen Studios in Nov to record a few new tracks to be featured on the upcoming record.
• (11.16) Added a review to Dream Theater's "Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVEtime" DVD.
  
• (11.15) Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will be appearing on the next Apocalyptica album on a song called 'Betrayal'.
• (11.15) A few soundscan statistics, Slayer's "Still Reigning" DVD sold 9,813 its first week, 9,740 the 2nd week. Strapping Young Lad's "For Those Aboot To Rock" DVD sold 299 its first week, and Arch Enemy's new EP "Dead Eyes See No Future" sold 581 units its first week.
  
• (11.15) Go here for an interview with Kerry King of Slayer about many subjects, including the new album.
  
• (11.15) The new Exmortem album "Nihilistic Contentment" will be out Jan 17th 2005 (my birthday), and here's a sample from the new album, the song 'Bitter Disciplin'.
• (11.14) Immolation's new album "Harnessing Ruin" has been pushed back till March of 2005.
  
• (11.11) Added a review to Hateplow's "Moshpit Murder" album.
• (11.11) Added a review to Vader's "The Beast" album.
• (11.09) Added a review to Malevolent Creation's "Conquering South America" album.
• (11.09) Added a review to Nasum's "Shift" album.
• (11.09) Added a review to Napalm Death's "Leaders Not Followers 2" album.
• (11.09) Benediction are working on material for a new album, scheduled for next year.
  
• (11.09) Testament are currently selling the second live "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Testament - Live at Santa Monica Civic December 16, 1989" was filmed in Santa Monica, CA during the band's tour in support of their third album, "Practice What You Preach". Get it here.
  
• (11.09) Streaming video clips of three songs from Slayer's brand new DVD, "Still Reigning", have been made available from Universal Music, 'Angel of Death', 'Criminally Insane', and 'Post Mortem'. Slayer will also be special guests on the next week's episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" airing at 10:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, November 13.
• (11.09) Former Carcass frontman Jeff Walker has revealed that he is currently recording a solo album consisting of country and blues covers from artists including Sketter Davis, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Connie Smith and John Denver, although the music will have a metal twist to it. Former Carcass drummer Ken Owen may also contribute to the project.
• (11.09) Vocalist Sherwood Webber has left Skinless.
  
• (11.08) Go here for an interview with Barney from Napalm Death.
  
• (11.08) Nile is working on music for a new album to be released in 2005.
  
• (11.01) Dream Theater scheduled to enter a New York City studio on November 1st to begin recording the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought". A spring/summer 2005 release through Elektra Records is expected.
• (11.01) Aborted is working on a new album.
  
• (11.01) A two-minute audio clip of Apocalyptica's new single, "Bittersweet", has been posted online at H-I-M666.com The song is from their new album, due out Feb 2005.
  
• (11.01) Korn will start work on a new album January 2005.
  
• (11.01) Exhumed are currently working on a 2 DVD set which they hope to release fall of 2005. The band is also going to make a covers CD called 'Regurgitated Requiems: Garbage Daze Re-Regurgitated'.
• (11.01) Internal Bleeding welcomes founding guitarist Chris Pervelis back to the band following the exit of Frank Buffalino.
• (11.01) Dying Fetus have announced the addition of session drummer John Longstreth (ex Origin, ex Skinless) as a replacement for Erik Sayenga who could not participate on their current tour.
  
• (11.01) Exmortem have been rejoined by drummer Reno Kiilerich for their upcoming tour.
  
• (11.01) Go here for an interview with Burton C Bell from Fear Factory on Orlando CityBeat.
• (11.01) Hanzel Und Gretyl have now become the main support band for the rest of Ministry's tour (lets hope that means they will be given a better mix from now on, they were mixed horribly at their San Francisco show last month.)
  
• (11.01) Shadows Fall singer Brian Fair was recently diagnosed with not only strep throat, but also laryngitis. However, he refuses to cancel any performances because of it. The band was featured on this weeks Headbanger's Ball.
  
• (11.01) The new Nine Inch Nails album has been renamed "With Teeth" and will be out March 2005.
  
• (11.01) In Flames is working on material for a new album.

Oct 2004

• (10.25) Added a review to Hanzel Und Gretyl's "Ausgeflippt" album.
• (10.20) Maynard James Keenan will begin work on the new Tool CD now that he's finished with A Perfect Circle's new EP.
  
• (10.20) Machine Head are planning to film a number of their U.K. shows on the World Turns Blue To Grey Tour for their upcoming live DVD.
• (10.20) Strapping Young Lad's new album will be called "Alien", and it's due March 2005.
  
• (10.20) Gorefest have reunited and are currently writing material for a new album. Read more on their official site.
  
• (10.20) Nine Inch Nails have scrapped "Bleedthrough" as the title of their new album. A new title has been chosen but has yet to be publically announced. It's scheduled for a March 2005 release.
  
• (10.20) The new Bloodbath CD will be out February 8, 2005 in the US. Due to such a long wait between the european and american releases, Century Media will be putting 2 bonus tracks on the album, previously unreleased demo recordings of "Breeding Death" EP, as well as a new cover.
  
• (10.20) Cryptopsy shot live footage for their upcoming DVD at the Medley in Montreal on Saturday, October 9. The band were joined on stage by ex-Cryptopsy vocalist Martin Lacroix and several former guitarists at various points during the show.
• (10.20) Project: Failing Flesh will be releasing their newest album in early 2005.
  
• (10.20) Testament are back in the studio working on material for their next album. They are also currently offering another live "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Testament - Live at the Omni 1988" was filmed at the Omni in Oakland, CA on December 30, 1988.
• (10.20) The "Dissent" EP from Misery Index is now available from the band, and go here for an mp3 from the album. They still plan for a new album next year.
  
• (10.20) Satariel are currently doing some additional recordings for the upcoming  album "Hydra" before the mixing takes place. The album is re-scheduled for an autumn release instead its original summer release.
• (10.20) Added a review to Internal Bleeding's "Onward To Mecca" album.
• (10.20) Added a review to Dream Theater's "Live At Budokan" album.
• (10.16) Added a review to Sordid's "Armed To Their Grinning Teeth" album.
  
• (10.16) Added a review to Exhale's "Die Inside" EP.
• (10.16) Added a review to Scarve's "Irradiant" album.
• (10.16) Added a review to Diabolicum's "Dark Blood Rising" album.
• (10.16) Added a review to Exhorder's "Slaghter In The Vatican" album.
• (10.16) Added a review to Exhorder's "The Law" album.
• (10.12) Added a review to Man Must Die's "...Start Killing" album.
• (10.12) Added a review to The Amenta's "Occasus" album.
• (10.11) Added a review to Megadeth's "The System Has Failed" album.
• (10.11) Added a review to Lust Of Decay's "Kingdom of Corpses" album.
• (10.11) Added a review to Ingurgitate's "Blackest Origins..." album.
• (10.11) Exmortem have signed a new deal with Earache Records subsidiary Wicked World. The group's fifth album, "Nihilistic Contentment", was recorded at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen and is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2005.
• (10.11) Former Carcass vocalist Jeff Walker visited Foel Studios in mid-Wales over the weekend to lay down guest vocals on the new Napalm Death album, as did Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta for a couple of other songs.
  
• (10.11) The new Immolation album will be called "Harnessing Ruin" and should be out Jan 2005.
  
• (10.11) Go here for an interview with Brian Fair (vocals) of Shadows Fall. The band will also be performing on the halloween edition of MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.
  
• (10.11) Dying Fetus have parted ways with vocalist Vince Matthews, and wish him the best of luck in his future projects. The band will continue their tour as a 4 piece.
  
• (10.11) Nine Inch Nails two-disc deluxe edition of 1994's "The Downward Spiral" will be released on November 23. The set will include the original CD in stereo, high-resolution stereo, and high resolution 5.1 digital surround sound. Also included is a bonus disc featuring a new compilation of remixes, b-sides, demos, and non-album tracks, including previously unreleased material. Here's a track listing of the second disc: 1) Burn 2) Closer (Precursor) 3) Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) 4) A Violent Fluid 5) Dead Souls 6) Hurt (quiet) 7) Closer to God 8) All the Pigs, All Lined Up 9) Memorabilia 10) The Downward Spiral (The Bottom) 11) Ruiner (demo) 12) Liar (Reptile demo) 13) Heresy (demo)
• (10.11) Apocalyptica have returned to the studio to record the first single of their forthcoming album (due early February 2005). The song, entitled "Bittersweet", is a dark ballad, that features fellow-countrymen Lauri Ylönen from THE RASMUS and Ville Valo from H.I.M. on vocals.
• (10.04) Severe Torture have left Karmageddon Media, formerly known as Hammerheart Records. The band are currently finishing up songs for the next album, which is tentatively set to be recorded in January / February 2005 for a late spring release. Expect a final Karmageddon Media release in the form of a live CD, along with a PESTILENCE cover song and the group's 1998 demo, sometime early next year.
• (10.04) The cover to Fear Factory's new EP "Bite the Hand That Bleeds and Related Archetypal Imagery" has been posted here.
  
• (10.04) Go here for the cover to the anthrax album "The Greater Of Two Evils".
  
• (10.04) Decrepit Birth have added drummer KC Howard (Odius Mortem) to the band.
• (10.04) Slipknot's programmer (#5) was forced to leave the tour due to emergency dental surgery. Band DJ Sid Wilson will handle the majority of Jones' parts until he returns.
• (10.04) For the second portion of Cryptopsy's Canadian tour, Dan Mongrain (Martyr, Gorguts) will join the band as second guitarist (filling in for permanent member Jon Levasseur) beginning in Quebec City and Montreal on October 8 and 9. Their new album is now schedule for a summer / fall 2005 release.
  
• (10.04) The title of the new Napalm Death CD, being recorded now, will be "The Code Is Red...Long Live The Code".
• (10.04) Arch Enemy will release a new EP, "Dead Eyes See No Future", through Century Media Records on November 15 in Europe and November 30 in North America. Here's the track listing: 1) Dead Eyes See No Future (from "Anthems of Rebellion") 2) Burning Angel (Live in Paris 2004) 3) We Will Rise (Live in Paris 2004) 4) Heart of Darkness (Live in Paris 2004) 5) Symphony of Destruction (MEGADETH cover) 6) Kill With Power (MANOWAR cover) 7) Incarnated Solvent Abuse (CARCASS cover) 8) We Will Rise (Enhanced video clip).
• (10.04) The new Shadows Fall album, "The War Within", sold more than 39,251 copies in its first week of release, debuting at #20 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart according to soundscan. This is the highest first-week SoundScan and Billboard chart debut of any Century Media band to date. Their previous album, "The Art Of Balance", sold over 100,000 copies, making it the best selling Century Media album to date.
• (10.04) Go here for the cover artwork to Chimaira's DVD, and here for a trailer for the release.
  
• (10.04) Go here to see the cover art for the new Nasum album, due out in North American on Oct 26th.

Sept 2004

• (09.30) Added a review to Necrophagist's "Epitaph" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Hansel Und Gretyl's "ScheissMessiah" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Machine Head's "Through The Ashes Of Empires" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Malevolent Creation's "Warcult" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Centurian's "Liber ZarZax" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Shadows Fall's "The Art Of Balance" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Shadows Fall's "The War Within" album.
• (09.30) Added a review to Divine Rapture's "The Burning Passion" album.
• (09.27) Here's the track listing for the Anthrax cd "The Greater Of Two Evils": 1) Deathrider 2) Metal Thrashing Mad 3) Caught In A Mosh 4) A.I.R. 5) Among The Living 6). Keep It In The Family 7) Indians 8) Madhouse 9) Panic 10) I Am The Law 11) Belly Of The Beast 12) N.F.L. 13) Be All End All 14) Gung-Ho.
• (09.27) In Flames performed a special show at the Roxy in West Hollywood, CA Sept. 26, where they played their most recent album "Soundtrack To Your Escape" in its entirety (seems like every band is doing this now days, I assume thanks to Dream Theater who seem to have started this trend). The 2nd set was various songs from their other albums, here's a full listing of songs: Set 1: 1) F(r)iend 2) The Quiet Place 3) Dead Alone 4) Touch Of Red 5) Like You Better Dead 6) My Sweet Shadow 7) Evil In A Closet 8) In Search For I 9) Borders And Shading 10) Superhero Of The Computer Rage 11) Dial 595-Escape 12) Bottled, Set 2: 1) Blinded By Fear (AT THE GATES cover) 2) Behind Space 3) Artifacts Of The Black Rain 4) Moonshield 5) Food For The Gods 6) Episode 666 7) Jotun 8) Embody The Invisible 9) Colony 10) Pinball Map 11) Only For The Weak 12) Trigger 13) Cloud Connected. The concert was recorded for a possible CD / DVD release in the future.
• (09.27) Here's the cover art for Disgorge's new album, "Parallels of Infinite Torture". The band will start recording the album in December.
  
• (09.27) Vader have been forced to drop off the upcoming North American tour with Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death due to some surgery Peter (guitar/vocals) is undergoing to fix a problem with his spine.
• (09.27) On Oct 18th (in Europe), Krisiun will have a new cd out called "Bloodshed", which will contain 8 new songs (3 intros/outros) and a bunch of rare material from the band.
  
• (09.27) Go here for an interview with Bloodbath, where, among other things, Jonas Renkse discusses the band's plans to hopefully tour next year, the first tour for the band.
  
• (09.26) On A Dead Machine will start recording their first full length cd at the end of October.
  
• (09.26) The Skinless "Skinflick" DVD will be out Oct 26th.
  
• (09.21) Machine Head will be releasing a DVD early next year of a recent live show, and hope to include on its initial pressing a bonus DVD of their live show from August 8, 2004 in Philadelphia where they played their classic album"Burn My Eyes" in its entirety.
  
• (09.21) Go here for an interview with guitarist Matt DeVries from Chimaira, and the band will be working on a new album in the coming months.
  
• (09.21) Go here for a preview of the packaging for Slayer's "Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning" DVD.
  
• (09.21) Nasum's new album will be out Oct 26th on Relapse records (in the US).
  
• (09.21) The new Hate Eternal album has been scheduled for a Feb 2005 release.
  
• (09.21) Here's a track listing for the live Strapping Young Lad DVD, out Nov 15th: 01. Dire [Intro] 02. Consequence 03. Relentless 04. Rape Song 05. Home Nucleonics 06. S.Y.L. 07. In The Rainy Season 08. Devour 09. Aftermath 10. Oh My Fucking God 11. Force Fed 12. Detox 13. All Hail The New Flesh 14. Far Beyond Metal.
• (09.21) Some Fear Factory news, from Blabbermouth: "The bands next release is due on November 16th in the form of a CD Maxi Single with Bonus DVD EP, entitled "Bite The Hand That Bleeds And Related Archetypal Imagery". The disc will feature an audio track for ‘Bite The Hand That Bleeds’ as well as the video for Archetype’s first single ‘Cyberwaste’, the three videos for ‘Archetype’ (narrative/performance/anime), and the Saw-rendered video for ‘Bite The Hand That Bleeds’. Bonus materials include exclusive Fear Factory ringtones and a limited edition fold-out poster created by renowned horror-comic book artist, Ben Templesmith [30 Days Of Night, Hellspawn], who had produced a draft for Archetype’s original cover art concept upon Bell’s request." The band is also working on a covers album as well as the remix of Archetype. Also, samples of the tracks composed by Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde-Wolbers for the soundtrack to the fourth entry in Teckademics' "Mischief" film series, "Mischief Invasion", have been posted to the Fear Factory online squad. Check them out here: Archetype Transform Remix, Flight, Eavy, 2 Late, Tweeker. Also go here for an interview with Burton about the bands breakup, getting back together, the new album, and future projects.
  
• (09.21) Diabolic have decided to split up due to a "business development".
• (09.21) Anthrax have changed the title of their upcoming collection of Joey Belladonna/Neil Turbin-era songs performed by the band's current lineup to "The Greater of Two Evils" from the previously announced "Metallum Maximum Aeturnum". It'll still be out Nov 23rd.
  
• (09.21) Soils Of Fate will have a new cd out in Oct or Nov on Forensick Records called "Highest In The Hierarchy Of Blasting Sickness".
  
• (09.21) Deep Red have decided to call it quits after 5 years. RIP.
  
• (09.21) Hanzel Und Gretyl's new album will be called "Scheissmessiah" and will be out Oct 12th. They are also opening for Ministry on Sept. 26th in San Francisco and you can get an early copy of the cd there.
• (09.21) Extol have hired Tor Glidje and Ole Halvard Sveen as their new guitarists. They're currently mixing the new album.
  
• (09.08) Napalm Death are preparing to record a new album. Go here for an interview with Barney (vocals) about the band and their new covers album (for a very small preview of the artwork for their new covers album is available here).
  
• (09.08) Slayer was forced to cancel their show in Myrtle Beach, SC September 1st after Tom Araya (bass / vocals) was rushed to the hospital with kidney stones.
• (09.08) Blastmasters, formed by former Diabolic drummer Lee "Aantar" Coates, have recorded a self titled demo, mp3s of the demo are available here.
  
• (09.08) Release of Slayer's upcoming DVD, "Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning", has been pushed back to October 26.
• (09.08) Imperious have replaced Emil Fredenmark (guitars, vocals) with Adam Skogvard, and have added bass player Rickard Thulin. Their working on music for their 2nd cd, due out early 2005.
  
• (09.08) Cryptopsy will start their Canadian tour on Sept 7th, with Miguel Roy, former guitarist of the band ("Whisper Supremacy") filling in for guitarist Jon Levasseur. Then the band will do a 25 date tour of the U.S. in November, and then start recording the new album in January.
• (09.08) Slipknot will be releasing their third DVD sometime next year, the content has yet to be determined.
  
• (09.08) Sepultura have started writing for a new album, due early 2005.
  
• (09.08) Chimaira's DVD will be out Nov 1st, and will include a 7 song live set, a whole ton of behind the scnes footage, and a remastered version of their first album "This Present Darkness" including two extra bonus songs recorded about the same time.
  
• (09.08) Koldborn have gotten a new singer (his identity is not yet known to the public) and are currently recording vocal tracks for their new promotional CD.
• (09.08) Go here for some pictures of Strapping Yong Lad recording the new album. The drums tracks have been recorded, and the album is tentatively due in March. The Devin Townsend Band DVD is now scheduled for early next year.
  
• (09.08) Bolt Thrower vocalist Dave Ingram has left the band due to health and personal problems. Recording of the next album will now be delayed until a replacement is found.
• (09.08) The new Hanzel Und Gretyl cd is finished and will be out soon.
  
• (09.08) Misery Index are going to begin writing their second album after their current touring schedule for an early 2005 release.

Aug 2004

• (08.30) Go here for the track 'The Engine of Death' off Nasum's new album "Shift" due out Oct 11th.
  
• (08.29) Sordid have released their new album "Armed To Their Grinning Teeth", here two songs off the new album here.
  
• (08.29) Divine Empire entered Studio 13 August 1st to begin recording their new album "Method of Execution". Expect an early 2005 release. Also coming soon will be a DVD called "The South Shall Rise Again", which will feature Live footage & tour footage from the 2002 till 2004.
  
• (08.29) Disgorge have left Unique Leader Records and have signed with Crash Music Inc. The band will enter FullForce Studios with producer Joe Cincotta in November. The band also welcomes second guitarist Ed Talorda.
• (08.24) Derek Roddy has finished recording the drum tracks for the upcoming Hate Eternal album, the whole session was done in 5.5 hours. The session was also filmed, and may be included in one of Derek's future instructional videos.
  
• (08.24) Go here for an interview with Lord Worm about him leaving Cryptopsy so many years ago, and his recent return.
  
• (08.24) Go here to download a song off of the new Devolved album.
  
• (08.24) Go here to download a song off the new Vader album. It's apparently the "slow song" on the album.
  
• (08.24) Hateplow will be releasing a live album Sept 27th called "Moshpit Murder". The cd will also include a copy of their 1996 demo.
• (08.24) Go here for an interview with Steve Tucker about his departure from Morbid Angel.
  
• (08.24) Go here to download a song off of the new Bloodbath cd.
  
• (08.24) Malevolent Creation will be releasing a live album on Sept 21st called "Conquering South America". Track listing will be: 1) 'Eve Of The Apocalypse', 2) 'Multiple Stab Wounds', 3) 'Manic Demise', 4) 'Blood Brothers', 5) 'Kill Zone', 6) 'Rebirth Of Terror', 7) 'Slaughter Of Innocence', 8) 'To Die Is At Hand', 9) 'Coronation Of Our Domain', 10) 'Monster', 11) 'All That Remains', 12) 'Alliance Or War', 13) 'Infernal Desire', 14) 'Living In Fear', 15) 'Malevolent Creation'. Jean-Francois Dagenais engineered the album.
  
• (08.24) The new Strapping Young Lad CD, that's being recorded right now, will have 10 songs, including a cover of Tom Jones' 'What's New Pussycat?' A making of DVD will come with a special digipak version of the album. The band's DVD will be out Nov 2nd.
  
• (08.16) Steve Tucker has decided to leave Morbid Angel for the second time for various personal and career reasons. Former Vocalist / Bass player David Vincent will be replacing him on tour, it's unclear whether he'll be the new permanent replacement for Tucker.
  
• (08.16) Go here for the cover to Vader's new album.
  
• (08.16) Strapping Young Lad's new DVD will be called "For Those Aboot To Rock", and will be out later this year.
  
• (08.16) Dream Theater's 3CD / 2DVD "Live At Bodokan" is scheduled for an October 5 release. Go here to see the cover, and here for a track listing.
  
• (08.16) The Deftones have finished the writing process on the new album, and plan to start recording in Nov with producer Bob Ezrin. An early 2005 release date is expected.
  
• (08.16) Cryptopsy will spend three days at Wild Studio in St-Zenon, Quebec August 6-8 working on their new album, currently due early 2005. Also, go here for a live video of 'Graves Of The Fathers', performed July 16th of this year.
  
• (08.02) Go here for an interview with Tomas Haake of Meshuggah discussing their next album, to be released later this year.
  
• (08.02) Extol will enter Toproom Studio in Norway on Monday, August 2 to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively titled "Gloriana".
• (08.02) Prong have been rehearsing new material that will be recorded this fall for a new cd to be released in 2005.
• (08.02) Slipknot will be performing two songs live on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" this Friday, July 30, the songs are 'Duality' and 'The Blister Exists'.
• (08.02) Morbid Angel have parted ways with Earache records.
• (08.02) Here's the cover artwork for Bloodbath's new album.
  
• (08.02) Misery Index drummer Kevin Talley has quit the band and has joined Chimaira, replacing Richard Evensand. He'll be replaced in Misery Index by Adam Jarvis from the band All Will Fall.
  

July 2004

• (07.30) Check here for an mp3 from the new band Hatebeak, whose vocalist happens to be a parrot! They have a split 7" out, including the songs 'Beak of Putrefaction' and 'God of Empty Nest'. In the same vein, check out Caninus here, which is death metal with vocals by two bitbulls. They have a 7inch out right now, and a CD will be forthcoming.
  
• (07.27) Added a review to Absent Society's self-titled demo. Well worth checking out.
  
• (07.27) The new Bloodbath cd will be out in Europe September 27.
• (07.27) Anthrax's "Metallum Maximus Aeternus" will be out Nov 8th in Europe and Nov 23rd in the US.
  
• (07.27) Nasum have left Relapse for a new record label, Burning Heart Records. They will have a new album out called "Shift" in October.
  
• (07.27) Go here for an interview with Flo, drummer for Cryptopsy, about Lord Worm's return.
  
• (07.26) Added a review to Pyrexia's "System Of The Animal" album.
• (07.21) Added a review to Apocalyptica's "Live" DVD.
• (07.21) Added a review to Vital Remains' "Dechristianize" album.
  
• (07.19) The new Aborted cd will be recorded this December with producer Tue Madsen in Denmark at Antfarm studios.
  
• (07.19) The new Immolation cd has been pushed back to an early 2005 release.
  
• (07.19) Napalm Death's "Leaders Not Followers 2" will be out October 5th in the US.
• (07.15) Added a review of Anthrax's "Music Of Mass Destruction" CD / DVD.
  
• (07.12) On Thursday, July 15th, 2004 GameSHOUT Radio Network Half-Life Radio Show will have a two-hour Fear Factory special featuring drummer Raymond Herrera.
• (07.12) Added a review of Aborted's "The Haematobic" EP.
• (07.12) Devolved's new album "Calculated" will be out Sept 6th in Australia.
  
• (07.12) Guitarist Bruce Greig has quit Misery Index, former guitarist Mike Harrison will fill in on the current tour. The band has finished their new ep "Dissent", see the cover here,  it should be out late August.
  
• (07.12) On September 28th, Slayer will be releasing a live DVD called "Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning", which will be from a show recorded July 11th of the band playing their "Reign in Blood" album in its entirety.
  
• (07.12) Release of Internal Bleeding's "Onward To Mecca" album has been pushed back till Sept 7th.
  
• (07.11) Added a review of Meshuggah's "I" album.
• (07.11) Added a review of Apocalyptica's "Reflections Revised" album.
• (07.07) Added a review of Skinlab's "Nerve Damage" album.
  
• (07.07) Added a review to On A Dead Machine's "Demo 2004" demo.
• (07.07) Vader's new cd "The Beast" will be out Sept 20th, and a special version of the cd will be released with a bonus DVD containing reports from the studio, a video-clip recorded during the session and a fragment of a live show in 2003. In related news, the band was involved in a serious traffic accident after finishing up the first part of the tour, fortunately nobody was injured.
• (07.07) Bastaerd (Guitar) has left Brutus. The band is now looking for a new guitar player.
• (07.07) Pick up the August issue of Modern Drummer magazine to read a long and very informative interview with Raymond Herrera from Fear Factory, and a shorter interview with Paul Mazurkiewicz from Cannibal Corpse.
  
• (07.06) Unholy Ghost has parted way with drummer Lee "Aantar" Coates.
• (07.06) Drummer Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied) has been named the official replacement for Stuttering John on "The Howard Stern" radio show.
• (07.02) Release of Necrophagist's new cd has been pushed back till Aug 3rd.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to Slayer's "The Soundtrack To The Apocalypse" album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to Saprogenic's "Wet Sound Of Flesh On Concrete" album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to The End's "Within Dividia" album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to Unholy Ghost's "Torrential Reign" album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to Devin Townsend's "Ass-Sordid Demos II 1991-1992" album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to the Olympic 2004 Sampler album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to In Flames' "SoundTrack To Your Escape" album.
• (07.01) Added a review to In Flames' "Colony" album.
• (07.01) Added a review to In Flames' "Clayman" album.
• (07.01) Added a review to Exmortem's "US Berzerker Campaign" album.
  
• (07.01) Added a review to Malamor's "Dead To The World" album.
• (07.01) Added a review to Anata's "Under A Stone With No Inscription" album.
• (07.01) Added a review to Texture's "Polars" album.
• (07.01) Added a review to Psycroptic's "The Isle Of Disenchantment" album.
• (07.01) Release of Malevolent Creation's new album in the states has been pushed back till July 27th.

June 2004

• (06.28) Hate Eternal will enter the studio August 1st to start recording the new album. Expect an early 2005 release date.
  
• (06.28) Here's another location to pick up the clip from the new Meshuggah ep. And here's the cover artwork.
  
• (06.22) Kevin Shirley is about to start mixing the Dream Theater live CD / DVD.
  
• (06.22) Aborted will enter Antfarm Studios in Denmark in December with producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, PanzerChrist, etc) to begin recording their new full-length album, due out early 2005.
  
• (06.22) ExMortem have finished mixing their fifth album with producer Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark. They are also working on a DVD.
  
• (06.22) Napalm Death's "Leaders Not Followers 2" will be out August 23rd in Europe.
  
• (06.22) Obituary is working on material for a new album (probably to be released on Roadrunner), the band will record at the end of the year for an early 2005 release.
  
• (06.22) Bloodbath's new album "Nightmare's Made Flesh" is finished and the master has been delivered to Century Media, who have scheduled it for an autumn release.
  
• (06.22) Vomit Remnants has now finalized a new lineup, Takanori Fujioka (vocals), Steve Eagle (guitar), John Murphy (guitar), Duane Cowan (Bass), and Keisuke Tsuboi (drums).
  
• (06.22) Vile are releasing their next album in Spring 2005.
  
• (06.22) Vader has spent the past 2 weeks recording their new album. Here are two videos of the new drummer laying down the drum tracks. Video 1, and Video 2.
  
• (06.22) Visceral Bleeding's new album "Transcend Into Ferocity" has just been released on Neurotic Records.
  
• (06.22) Tool is still working hard on writing and arranging songs for the new album.
  
• (06.22) Textures has decided to part ways with vocalist Pieter Verpaalen for the reason of creative differences, and their new vocalist will be Eric Kalsbeek (formerly of Brainshake).
  
• (06.22) Soulless are writing music for their next album, and hope to start recording in August.
  
• (06.22) Severe Torture are writing music for their next album.
  
• (06.22) Slayer are in the studio recording the new album.
  
• (06.22) Skinless will be releasing a DVD very soon.
  
• (06.22) Saprogenic is no longer on Deepsend records. They will be recording their second album "Ichneumonid" in September at Cloud City Studios, and are looking for interested labels.
  
• (06.22) The second full length disc from Project: Failing Flesh will likely be titled "The Conjoined" The band are currently writing and recording tracks for this release.
  
• (06.22) Polluted Inheritance will be re-releasing their first album "Ecocide" in the near future.
  
• (06.22) Go here for 2 new songs from On A Dead Machine which appear on a new EP from the band.
  
• (06.22) Obscenity is writing music for a new cd.
  
• (06.22) Neuraxis are writing material for a new album due out in 2005.
  
• (06.22) Psycroptic has been hard at work writing material for a tentative EP release.
  
• (06.22) Scar Culture has been writing music for their 2nd album, which will feature their new vocalist Roman Garbacik.
  
• (06.22) Myrkskog is busy writing material for their third album.
  
• (06.22) Martyr has 8 songs in the making and 3 of them complete for the next album.
  
• (06.22) Malignancy is currently in the writing process for a new full length (currently untitled), and preparing material for a DVD.
  
• (06.22) Koldborn have recorded 6 new songs, but are still looking for a new singer to join the band and record vocals for the songs.
  
• (06.22) Rickard Thulin has joined Imperious as the bass player, Adam Skogvard has joined as the second guitarist. They are working on new material.
  
• (06.22) Christer and Ole have decided to leave Extol to pursue other activities. The band will announce their replacements in July. The band will then enter the studio in late summer and release a new album later this year.
  
• (06.22) Divine Empire will be in the studios in June to record their 4th album, "Method Of Execution".
  
• (06.22) Disgorge will be entering Studio One in August to record their new album. Disgorge would like to welcome Ed Talorda to the band as a second guitar player.
  
• (06.22) Go here for some tabulature from the band Decrepit Birth.
  
• (06.22) Immolation are writing music for their next cd, which will be recorded in July by producer Paul Oforino and will be released in October. Also, due to an error in the DVD authoring process, the NTSC version of their "Bringing Down The World Tour" DVD has been postponed, no new date has been set yet for release.
  
• (06.22) Dauntless have written 4 new songs to be recorded soon.
  
• (06.22) Dam is busy mixing their first full length album.
  
• (06.22) Coprofago is hard at work on a new album.
  
• (06.22) Misery Index are tentatively recording 3 new songs for an EP, titled "Dissent", and it should be out later this summer. They have also released a DVD called "Misery Index DVD Volume 1", and it features a full live set from Athens, Greece last November, as well as highlights from a few shows in Quebec, and bonus on and offstage footage from the 2003 tours in US and Europe, roughly running about 90 minutes. It can be bought from the band's website for $10.
  
• (06.22) Dying Fetus are continuing to work on new material for the next studio record.
  
• (06.22) Disavowed are slowly writing music for a new cd.
  
• (06.22) For an interview with the band Devolved, click here.
  
• (06.22) Deep Red has kicked Teemu out of the band, the new drummer will be Tuomo Latvala (also in Torn, Torture Killer, Demigod...). The band is working on their 2nd album.
  
• (06.22) Deeds Of Flesh are currently working on a new album. They are looking to record in early fall (August/September). The previously announced covers album will not happen due to licensing hassles, but they may still record a few covers for use as extra tracks on future cds or internet only tracks.
  
• (06.22) Pyaemia are working on new material for a 2004/2005 release
  
• (06.22) Benediction are currently preparing for several shows, as well as getting ideas together for some new material.
  
• (06.22) An mp3 clip from the new song "I" by Meshuggah is available here.
  
• (06.22) Blood Duster's Tony Ford shattered his collarbone at a show last Friday, the tour has been put on hold till he's able to recover.
• (06.22) Grimfist have parted ways with drummer Horgh, and are looking for a new drummer.
  
• (06.22) Earlier this week in a club in Slovakia, Testament guitarist Eric Peterson fell down some stairs and broke his leg in 3 places. While the guitarist recovers, former guitar player Steve Smyth will return to the band to help finish the tour.
• (06.22) Devin Townsend's "Devlab" cd has been postponed for awhile. Strapping Young Lad are still planning on recording the new cd in September. The SYL DVD should be out in the next few months. And the Devin Townsend Band DVD has finished filming (studio footage and a show from May 30th), now comes the process of assembling the older footage that will be included as well.
  
• (06.07) Added a review to Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Fear Factory's "Archetype" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to End Of All's "Paradise Burning" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Jaw's self titled EP.
• (06.07) Added a review to Zaraza's "No Paradise To Lose" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Grimfist's "Ghouls Of Grandeur" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Suffocation's "Souls To Deny" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Severed Remains' "A Display Of Those Defiled" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Psycroptic's "The Scepter Of The Ancients" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Prophecy's "Foretold...Foreseen" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Prophecy's "Our Domain" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Brutus' "SlachtBeest" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Malevolent Creation's "Envenomed II" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Gwar's "Violence Has Arrived" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Grip Inc's "Incorporated " album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Structure Of Lies / Misery Index split EP.
• (06.07) Added a review to Ion Dissonance's "Breathing Is Irrelevant" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Mortal Decay's "Forensic" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Agiel's "Dark Pantheons Again Will Reign" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Dauntless' "Cold I am" demo.
• (06.07) Added a review to Dauntless' "InhumanKind" demo.
• (06.07) Added a review to Dauntless' "Modern Ways Of Discipline" demo.
• (06.07) Added a review to Beheaded's "Recounts Of Disembodiment" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Lust Of Decay's "Infesting The Exhumed" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Debodified's "Utopia In The Eyes Of A Beast" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Lamb Of God's "As The Palaces Burn" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to Capharnaum's "Fractured" album.
• (06.07) Added a review to In Flames' "Reroute To Remain" album.
• (06.07) Devin Townsend's "Ass-Sordid Demos II" is out now, only available from HDR mailorder. He also sings on some songs from Ayeron's CD "The Human Equation", go here for more info and samples.
  
• (06.07) Added a concert review of the May 9th Gwar - Watch Them Die - Bad Acid Trip concert in San Francisco.
  
• (06.07) Devolved's new album "Calculated" will be out soon, go here for some soundclips from the album.
  
• (06.07) Cryptopsy have finished writing their new album, and hope to record it soon with producer Pierre Remillard. They will be touring this fall and the setlist will include the band playing their album "None So Vile" in its entirety.
  
• (06.07) Blood Duster are working on a DVD.
  
• (06.07) Necrophagist has signed with Relapse, and their next album called "Epitaph" will be out July 20th.
  
• (06.07) Slipknot's new album has sold 242,683 copies in the U.S. in its first week of release to debut at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• (06.07) Drummer Kevin Talley is now back fulltime in Misery Index, and the band plans on recording a new EP in late June.
  
• (06.07) A bunch of Prong's gear was stolen from their trailer while in Texas on tour.
  
• (06.07) Blistering.com has posted an interview with Ken Owen (drummer) from Carcass.
  
• (06.03) Dream Theater's "Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVEtime" DVD release has now been pushed back till July 13th.
• (06.01) Grimfist are working on songs for their second album.

May 2004

• (05.30) Chimaira will be releasing a DVD this fall called "The Dehumanizing Process", which will include interviews, live clips, etc. It will also contain a remastered copy of the band's first EP, "This Present Darkness".
• (05.30) Anthrax will start working on a new studio album in August for a spring 2005 release.
  
• (05.30) Meshuggah will release their new EP called "I" on July 13th. Their new full-length album will be out early next year.
• (05.30) Fear Factory will be releasing a Remix version of "Archetype" sometime this winter.
  
• (05.26) Sordid's new album will be called "Armed To Their Grinning Teeth", and was supposed to be out in April, but doesn't seem to be out quite yet.
  
• (05.23) Dream Theater's "Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVEtime" DVD will now be released on June 29th, 2004
• (05.23) Go here for sheet music from Apocalyptica.
• (05.20) Guitarist Jeremy Turner (formerly of Origin) will be replacing Jack Owen in Cannibal Corpse for upcoming tours.
• (05.18) December has chosen Eric Dellon as their new vocalist. The band is currently writing material for a new album.
  
• (05.18) Here's an interview with Christian Olde Wolbers from Fear Factory about the new album.
  
• (05.10) An mp3 off the new Megadeth cd is available here, and it's actually not too bad.
  
• (05.10) The new Meshuggah EP is mixed and should be out June 22.
• (05.10) Go here for a few quotes from Burton C Bell about the new Fear Factory.
  
• (05.10) Vader will start recording their new album, "The Beast" on May 10th, to be finished June 6th. The recording will not include Doc the drummer, who was injured last month. A special version of the CD will be available with a bonus DVD including making off stuff, interviews, etc.
  
• (05.10) Napalm Death have signed with Century Media. Guitarist Jesse Pintado has come back to the band after several months of break where he dealt with some personal issues. Their next album will be an album of covers called "Leaders Not Followers 2", and an unmixed version of the band's cover of Kreator's 'Riot Of Violence can be found here.
• (05.10) Cannibal Corpse longtime guitarist Jack Owen has left the band, saying his heart just wasn't in the genre anymore. The group is currently training a new guitarist for the upcoming tour.
  
• (05.10) Hanzel Und Gretyl are working on a new cd for a Sept 2004 release date.
  
• (05.10) Apocalyptica are working on a new album.
  
• (05.03) Internal Bleeding's new album will be called "Onward To Mecca" and has a tentaive release date of July 27th.
  
• (05.03) Immolation will be working on a new album this summer for a proposed fall release date.
  
• (05.03) Go here for an interview with Raymond Hererra discussing the new Fear Factory album.
  
• (05.03) Dream Theater will be releasing a new live CD/DVD late this year or early 2005, recorded live at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan April 26, 2004. The setlist will be: 01. Band History Video (intro tape), 02. As I Am, 03. This Dying Soul, 04. Beyond This Life, 05. Hollow Years, 06. War Inside My Head/, 07. The Test That Stumped Them All, 08. Endless Sacrifice, 09. Instrumedley, 10. Trial Of Tears, 11. New Millennium, 12. Piano Solo, 13. Only A Matter Of Time, 14. Goodnight Kiss/, 15. Solitary Shell, 16. Stream of Consciousness, 17. Disappear, 18. Pull Me Under, 19. In The Name Of God. In other band news, the first two Dream Theater Home Videos will be re-issued together on DVD. "Dream Theater - Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years In A LIVEtime" will be released on June 22nd, 2004. Also, Mike Portnoy will be releasing another new drum DVD, "Drums of Thought", Mike's Drum-cam footage from Dream Theater's "Train of Thought" recording sessions.
• (05.03) The new Meshuggah cd "Catch 33" has been set for a Oct 13th release date. They are still planning on recording the 20min 1 song EP before the end of the year.
  
• (05.03) The Deftones will be reloacting to Malibu in a few weeks to start the 3 month recording process for their new album, to be released before the end of the year.
  
• (05.03) The new Bloodbath cd will be called "Nightmares Made Flesh" and will be out before the end of the year.
• (05.03) Sinister have broken up. Rachel, Ron and Aad will continue playing together as part of a new band, Infinited Hate.
• (05.03) "Metal Mike" Chlasciak (formerly of Halford) will be playing lead guitar for Testament on their European tour this summer, replacing recently departed Steve Smyth. The band is planning to start recording their new album later this spring, for a 2004 release.
  
• (05.03) Hate Eternal is wiriting music for their third album, hope to record it this summer for a later 2004 early 2005 release.

Apr 2004

• (04.19) Malevolent Creation's new album will be out June 28 in Europe, and a late July release is expected in the US.
  
• (04.19) Skinlab have parted ways with drummer Paul Hopkins and guitarist Scott Sargeant. The band wishes them luck and is now looking for replacements.
  
• (04.18) Added a review to Dream Theater's "Official Bootleg: Master Of Puppets" album.
• (04.18) Added a review to Dream Theater's "Official Bootleg: When Dream And Day Unite Demos 1987-1989" album.
  
• (04.14) Added a review of Vader's "More Vision and Voice" DVD.
• (04.12) There's a possibility that Daniel Bergstrand, producer for SYL's "City" album, may work on their 4th album. Current song titles for the new album include: 'Love', 'Imperial', 'Jux', 'Black Infinite', 'Zen Of Metal'.
• (04.12) Go here for the new track "Beneath The Surface" off of the Skinlab rare stuff album.
  
• (04.12) Flo's drum instructional DVD will come out shortly after the release of Cryptopsy's new album, which currently has no firm release date.
  
• (04.12) The new Tool cd is still in the writing stage, and is expected early 2005.
  
• (04.07) Zaraza are preparing for a live show in Montreal the first week of May. They are also working on material for a new album, which will be called "Abyss of the Primitive".
• (04.06) Testament is offering the second live "bootleg" video for sale in the Merchandise section of the group's official web site. "This tape features the original Testament line-up live at the Santa Monica Civic, Santa Monica, CA on December 16, 1989, It includes cool after-show backstage footage". Visit their website for more info.
  
• (04.06) Vocalist Peter Tagtgren and Drummer Martin "Axe" Axenrot will join Anders "Blakkheim" Nystrom, Jonas Renkse and Dan Swano on the new Bloodbath album.
  
• (04.06) The new NIN record should be in stores before christmas.

Mar 2004

• (03.25) Added a review to Dam's "Come To Dust" and "City Of Envy" Demos.
• (03.25) Added a review to Decapitated's "The Negation" album.
  
• (03.25) Devin Townsend will be putting together a DVD which will include a live performance by the Devin Townsend band, another DVD of footage spanning his career (including Steve Vai stuff), and possibly a third CD of the live concert.
  
• (03.25) Go here for the song "Cyberwaste" in mp3 form off of the new Fear Factory album. The new album will be out April 20th.
  
• (03.25) Anthrax will release a live DVD, "Music Of Mass Destruction", on April 6. The DVD will also come with an audio CD that will include highlights from the show. Go here for a full track listing.
  
• (03.22) Matt Byers will no longer be drumming for Misery Index, he has decided to move on to other things. Former drummer Kevin Talley will fill in on a few shows, and the band will be looking for a permanent replacement.
  
• (03.22) Prong will be performing Jun 04 in San Francisco at The Pound, and in Los Angeles the next day (no venue announced yet).
• (03.22) SYL will be writing music over the next few months, and will start recording their new album in Oct. A live DVD from the band should surface in the spring.
  
• (03.18) Soulless has released on their website a new demo called 2004 Demo.
• (03.14) Slayer has just entered the studio to work on a new album, due out by the end of the year.
  
• (03.14) Slipknot's new album will be called "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)". The song 'Pulse of the Maggots' will be made available for download on the group's web site on March 30.
• (03.14) Go here for an interview with Waldemar Sorychta of Grip Inc.
  
• (03.14) Go here for a sneak peak at the artwork for Suffocation's new album.
  
• (03.14) March 6th, in Los Angeles, to celebrate their 15 anniversary, Dream Theater played their first album, "When Dream And Day Unite" in its entirety. For the encore, the band was joined on stage by former vocalist Charlie Dominici and former keyboardist Derek Sherinian. For a review of the concert, check out the concert section. Also, the second installment of Dream Theater bootlegs are now available from ytse jam records, which includes demos for "When Dream and Day Unite", and the "Master Of Puppets" live show. Go here for more information.
  
• (03.08) Bloodbath are working on a new album, recording should start in the spring for a late summer release. Dan Swano has left the drumming spot and is now playing guitar, and the vocalist has been kicked out of the band. The new vocalist and drummer will be announced soon.
  
• (03.05) James Murphy's Death tribute cd now has an official website, where you can check for new news and info regarding the album.
  
• (03.05) Skinlab's 2 CD rarities set "Nerve Damage" will be out April 20, and will include 2 new songs. Go here for a full track listing.
  
• (03.05) Bassist Frank Bello has left Anthrax. No explanation why yet. Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning) will fill in on tour for now.
• (03.04) Added a review to On A Dead Machine's demo.
  
• (03.04) Added a review to Damageplan's "New Found Power" album.
  
• (03.04) Added a review to KMFDM's "WWIII" album.
• (03.04) Added a review to Gorerotted's "Only Tools And Corpses" album.
  
• (03.04) Added a review to Blood Duster's "Blood Duster" album.
  
• (03.04) Added a review to Prong's "Scorpio Rising" album.
  
• (03.04) Added a review to Cannibal Corpse's "The Wretched Spawn" album.
  
• (03.04) Added a review to Death Machine's "Death Machine" album.
• (03.04) Added a review to Akercocke's "Choronzon" album.
• (03.02) Meshuggah have resigned with Nuclear Blast, and have named "Catch 33" as the name for the next album, which should be out this fall.
  
• (03.02) A water main broke at HevyDevy headquarters, putting the basement under 2 feet of water, and destroying a whole bunch of merchandise that they were originally planning on auctioning off. Now, they plan instead on having a "flood memorabilia" sale, and Devin with sign a lot of the damaged cds in the hopes of persuading people to contribute to the cause. Also, a Devin related forum should be going up soon.

Feb 2004

• (02.22) Apparently Gustaf Hielm has left Meshuggah as bass player (or has been asked to leave) to be replaced by Dick ex In Flames / Arch Enemy.
• (02.22) Morbid Angel and Suffocation will be performing at Slim's in San Francisco on May 1st.
• (02.21) Former Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph has officially joined Testament. The band is planning to enter the studio in April/May to begin recording a new album for a late 2004 release through Spitfire Records.
• (02.20) Doc, drummer for Vader, has injured himself while recording their new album. He will recover, but it will take quite some time, so meanwhile the recording has been postponed till may, and the band will have to use a session drummer (Daray from Polish black metal band Vesania) to do the recording. The album is expected in September.
• (02.20) Aborted will be releasing a new EP called "The Haematobic" on Apri 19th. The EP will have 11 tracks, 3 new songs, and a bunch of unreleased stuff.
  
• (02.12) In a recent notice from Malevolent Creation, they want to let the public know that a bootleg of one of their shows has been released by Metal Mind music in Europe, and they highly recommend not buying it, since the show quality is exceptionally poor, and the DVD was released without their permission or wishes. The band will release an official DVD later this summer. They're also going to start recording their new album tomorrow, for a June release date.
  
• (02.10) The new Slipknot album will be out May 25th 2004. The band will soon be going on tour with Fear Factory and Chimaira.
  
• (02.05) Apparently Cannibal Corpse's new album will also include a bonus DVD called "The Making of The Wretched Spawn", which, as you've undoubtedly guessed, is the making of the album. Go here for an interview with Alex Webster, Bassist for the band.
  
• (02.05) Anthrax's "Metallum Maximum Aeturnum" will include the following songs: 01. Anthrax, 02. Panic, 03. Metal Thrashing Mad, 04. Death Rider, 05. A.I.R., 06. Madhouse, 07. Lone Justice, 08. Among The Living, 09. Caught In A Mosh, 10. Indians, 11. N.F.L., 12. Be All, End All, 13. Now It's Dark, 14. In My World, 15. Keep It In The Family, 16. Belly Of The Beast
• (02.05) Grip Inc's new album "Incorporated" will be released May 16th on SPV records.
  
• (02.05) The Death tribute album that James Murphy is working on will be called: "Within The Mind - An Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner". It should be released on Mascot Records in June. As far as participating musicians, here's what James had to say: "So far there are quite a few confirmed guests. Those include: me, Deron Miller, Dave Culross, Mikael Thomson [SLIPKNOT], Paul Gray [SLIPKNOT], Brett Hoffmann [ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION], Ross Dolan [IMMOLATION], Mike Chlasciak [PAINMUSEUM, ex-HALFORD], and Terry Butler [SIX FEET UNDER, ex-DEATH, MASSACRE]. There are also quite a few others who want to participate, if their touring and/or recording schedules allow. Those include: Peter Tagtgren [HYPOCRISY, PAIN], Chuck Billy [TESTAMENT], Eric Peterson [TESTAMENT, DRAGONLORD], Luc Lemay [GORGUTS], Andy LaRocque [KING DIAMOND], Richard Christy [ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED], Ryan and Chad of MUDVAYNE, Patrick Mameli [ex-PESTILENCE], Jean-Francois Degenais [KATAKLYSM]". Once the project is complete, James will start pre-production and the final writing sessions for the second Disincarnate CD.
• (02.05) Damageplan's cd will now be out Feb 10th.
  
• (02.05) Vader have started recording their new album, tentatively titled "Spiritual Disease". A May / June release is expected.
  
• (02.05) The new Decapitated cd will be out Feb 9th.
  
• (02.05) The Malamor CD will now be out this Feb.
  
• (02.05) Bolt Thrower currently writing new material for their 8th studio album. They plan to go into the studio in May, and the album will be released around October / November on Metal Blade Records. The band plans to then fo a European tour, and perhaps their first US tour in 10 years.
• (02.05) Vocalist / guitarist Mark Moots has left the band December. The band wishes him well, and are now looking for a new frontman.
  
• (02.05) The new Suffocation CD will be out Apr 27th 2004.
  
• (02.05) A few bits of Devin Townsend / SYL news, while Byron has joined Fear Factory for their upcoming tour, this does not effect his membership in SYL. And his two mailorder only cds should now be available in march.

Jan 2004

• (01.25) The Exhumed website has gotten a facelift.
  
• (01.25) The new Fear Factory CD has been mastered.
  
• (01.25) Drummer John Longstreth has left Skinless, citing creative differences, and will be the new tour drummer for Exhumed. Replacing him in Skinless will be former drummer Bob "The Big Guns" Beaulac (he did the drums for their "Foreshadowing Our Demise" album).
• (01.25) According to the news at Toolband.com, Tool are writing and arranging material for a new album.
  
• (01.22) Added a review to Fleshgrind's "Murder Without End" album.
• (01.21) Added a review to Korn's "Take A Look In The Mirror" album.
• (01.19) Go here for the track "Cyanide Assassin" off the new Cannibal Corpse cd, due out now on Feb 24th.
  
• (01.19) Apparently the original members of Obituary are getting back together, and writing music for a possible album which would come out sometime later this year or early next year.
  
• (01.19) Suffocation have just entered the studios to record their new album. Also, they have a tour planned, and will be in  Los Angeles on May 2nd at the House Of Blues.
• (01.19) The Deftones are going back into the studios this week to start recording a new album.
  
• (01.19) Go here for an interview with Chimaira. Small excert a about future plans: "As soon as this tour is over, we're taking a nice break and we're actually going to start writing some music while we are at home. We just don't want to tour at the moment. So we'll keep ourselves busy writing, and in February we are going over to England and a couple shows into Europe as well. We'll see what happens when we come back from there, but I know there's talks of Japan, Australia, doing another big tour in the States. When we go home to write and record, we'll be re-releasing our EP that's very hard to find and package it along with a DVD."
• (01.12) Dream Theater will be performing in San Francisco at the Warfield on Mar 05, 2004, and at the The Pantages Theater in Los Angeles Mar 06, 2004. There will be no opening act, 2 sets with an intermission.
• (01.12) Devin Townsend will be releasing two cds at the end of Feb. "Ass-sordid II" with all the old demos from his early bands Noisescapes and Grey Skies as well as a bunch of songs from even earlier in his career. The disc will be 72 minutes. The second is called "Devlab", an ambient recording that's guaranteed to be pretty bizarre. Both cds will only be available through the HDR website.
  
• (01.12) Strapping Young Lad will film a DVD on Friday, January 16 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band will also be recording a new album this summer.
  
• (01.12) Vile's lineup for the upcoming tour will be Colin Davis (guitar), Matt Faivre (bass), Origin's James Lee on vocals, Reno Kiilerich on drums and new lead guitarist Lucas Jaeger.
• (01.12) Chimaira have parted ways with drummer Andy Herrick and have replaced him with Soilwork's Drummer Richard Evensand. The split is an amicable one, Andy has decided to go back to college and get away from touring for awhile.
  
• (01.06) Origin and Uphill Battle will be performing in San Francisco at the Pound on Jan 29th.
• (01.05) A cool metal forum, maD lateM rumoF, has opened, Come check it out and participate.
  
• (01.05) Added a review to Apocalyptica's "Seemann" single.
• (01.05) Added a review to Vader's "Blood" EP.
• (01.05) Added a review to Diabolic's "Infinity Through Purification" album.
• (01.05) Added a review to Decrepit Birth's "...And Time Begins" album.
• (01.05) Added a review to Gorgasm's "Masticate to Dominate" album.
• (01.05) Go here for an interview with Death Metal cover artist Travis Smith.
  
• (01.05) Visceral Bleeding entered the studio on the 10th of December and started to record the follow up to "Remnants Of Deprivation". All drums have been recorded and the rest will be finished after the holidays.
• (01.05) See what were yours and my Favorite Albums Of 2003!