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H.I.M. To Begin Work On New Album This Summer

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo has told the U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that the Finnish goth metallers will begin work on their follow-up to "Dark Light" in the summer. "We're going to take some time off in July," explained Valo. "Then we'll work on a few demos. I've got ideas for melodies and riffs, but...

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EVERSCATHED Sign To OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Open Grave Records has announced the signing of Chicago, IL-based THE EVERSCATHED. THE EVERSCATHED is made up by Bill Frickenstein (ENMORTEM, UNSOLEMN) on vocals and bass, Brice Dalzell (ENMORTEM, CORPSEVOMIT) on guitar and vocals, and Tim Frickenstein (ENMORTEM, UNSOLEMN) rounding things out on dru...

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Former MACHINE HEAD Drummer CHRIS KONTOS Officially Joins SPIRALARMS

Former FORBIDDEN/MANMADEGOD and current SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero has issued the following update: "We've been writing like mad scientists! The list of songs we have is ridiculous. It seems like every time we step into the room something new and exciting happens. I honestly have to say the...

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BLOODSIMPLE Complete 5-6 New Songs, Prepare To Hit The Road

BLOODSIMPLE singer Tim Williams has posted the following mesage on the band's official MySpace page: "We just got back from a week in the studio at an undisclosed location in Chicago. Man, we was workin our asses off. Buckled down and gettin' our groove on. We have emerged with about 5-6 new songs a...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer RIPPER OWENS Interviewed For 'Metal, Rock, And Jazz' Book

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens was recently interviewed for the book "Metal, Rock, and Jazz", written by Harris M. Berger. Owens and other performers share their own experiences of the music, thereby challenging traditional notions of harmony and m...

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INTO ETERNITY Begin Recording New Album

Canada's technical metallers INTO ETERNITY are currently hard at work recording the follow-up to 2004's "Buried In Oblivion". Guitarist and mainman Tim Roth said, "This week Jim (Austin) finished tracking drums on six songs, and I'll start recording all the guitar parts Thursday. Hopefully I'll be d...

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Guitarist MIKE CHLASCIAK Talks About Working With TESTAMENT, ROB HALFORD

Metal Asylum recently spoke to guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM) about his current and up-and-coming projects, including his collaborations with the likes of Sebastian Bach and Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: Mike, you are ra...

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Report: Fear And Loathing At NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL

Chris Harris of MTV.com has issued the following report: It's 2:30 p.m. on a sunny April Friday, and most of the people gathered inside the Palladium are in a state of advanced refreshment. "Dude, it's Metalfest," reasons a hulking bald guy clad in a faded black SLAYER T-shirt, who is sporting an el...

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TESLA Guitarist SKEOCH To Sit Out Tour, Temporary Replacement Announced

TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch will be sitting out the band's summer tour after recently welcoming a new baby boy with his wife. Dave Rude, who is from the San Francsco are and has been playing with TESLA's Frank Hannon in the FRANK HANNON BAND for the last few months, has been recruited as Skeoch's r...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Wants To Make 'Our Most Epic, Dynamic, Most Melodic And Heaviest CD Ever'

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the follwing message on the band's official web site: "I know I've been really lame with the updates and I'm sorry about that. We've let things get pretty lax here at IcedEarth.com and we're going to be making some changes in this in the not-too-distant fut...

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BEYOND FEAR Confirmed For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Warm-Up Show

BEYOND FEAR, the new Ohio-based band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens alongside guitarist John Comprix (SPAWN, 13 FACES),Dennis Hayes (ex-WINTERS BANE, SEVEN WITCHES) on bass, Dwane Bihary (MISSING SKIN) on rhythm guitar, and drummer Eric Elkins (CRYP...

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PRONG's LONGWORTH To Join SPEED\KILL/HATE As Touring Bassist

Old-school thrashers SPEED\KILL/HATE have tapped PRONG bassist Mike Longworth for their upcoming Metal Crusaders Tour, which is scheduled to begin May 26 in Montreal, Quebec. Longworth will be filling in for regular SPEED\KILL/HATE bassist Derek Tailer, who is unable to do the tour due to "personal...

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HALFORD Guitarist To Appear At Brooklyn Bar This Weekend

Guitar wizard "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM) will be hanging out and partying at Duff's this Saturday, May 6 with his band PAINMUSEUM after making an appearance at the NY KISS Expo. Duff's is located at the corner of North 3rd St. and Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Party...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: More DVD Details Revealed

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star has posted the following update on PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming DVD, tentatively due later in the year: "The upcoming DVD with Ian Gillan is a two-and-a-half hour documentary, full of music, lost archive footage, tales from Ian Gillan and interviews fro...

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INTO ETERNITY Part Ways With Guitarist ROB DOHERTY?

Canada's technically progressive death metal band INTO ETERNITY appear to have parted ways with guitarist Rob Doherty. The band are currently opening for GAMMA RAY on two U.S. dates with the help of a replacement guitarist, who was apparently recruited without Doherty's knowledge. In an April 30, 20...