Indiana-based Christian metalcore band HASTE THE DAY has already announced ambitious plans to celebrate the release of its new CD, “Attack of the Wolf King”, by playing a June 29 hometown show where it will be joined by past members of the group.

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA will release a DVD/CD set, “Coming Alive”, on July 20 via Ferret Music.

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have announced their collaboration with Norwegian composer and Berklee College of Music summa cum laude alumnus Gaute Storaas, the 51 member KORK (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra) and the 38-member Schola …

INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS), the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN’S CHILD and MORGOTH, will release its debut album, “Shadowcast”, on July 12 in Europe and July 27 in the U.S.

According to The Pulse of Radio, “Hell Of A Time”, the first official single from the new HELLYEAH album “Stampede”, arrives at rock radio stations on Tuesday (June 1).

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS — the brand new project featuring NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig (ex-WEST INDIAN GIRL) along with frequent NIN collaborator Atticus Ross — has made its self-titled debut EP available as a f…

Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS will enter 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania this month to begin recording their new album, “La Hora De Lucifer”, for a tentative late 2010 release via Pagan in Europe, Astral Holocaust in South Ame…

EVERY TIME I DIE bassist Josh Newton has joined the touring lineup of THE DAMNED THINGS, the new band featuring members of FALL OUT BOY (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley), ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano) and EVERY TIME I DIE (Keith Buckley).

U.K.’s Classic Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with former MANOWAR drummer Scott Columbus.

VENOMIN JAMES drummer Jared Koston, who was diagnosed several months ago with stage IV melanoma cancer and two brain tumors, has returned home to Madison, Ohio from University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio to be with his family.

MIDNATTSOL — the German-Norwegian band featuring vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes (the younger sister of LEAVES’ EYES singer Liv Kristine) — has finished recording the drum tracks for the band’s third album at Studio E (THE VISION BLEAK, LACRIMAS PRO…

Following seven triumphant South American “Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock Tour” dates (the final one playing this evening in Costa Rica, the largest concert in that country’s history) and eleven upcoming European dates, Boston hard rock legends AEROSMIT…