Original SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who split from the band in December of 2005, has announced he’s rejoining the band. An official statement from the band reads:
“The past two years have been great although sometimes a bit turbulent. We made another killer album and did several amazing tours around the world; and today it is [...]
After much anticipation, the stunning, inaugural solo effort from NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane will finally see a North American release on May 13th. With this effort one of metal’s most defining and revolutionary vocalists further hones his craft to perfection.
Dane, who first shattered the boundaries of conventionality with the legendary SANCTUARY and NEVERMORE, proves [...]
Swedish metallers SOILWORK, who recently completed a U.S. tour with LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in support of their new album Sworn To A Great Divide, have decided to part ways with guitarist Ola Frenning.
It was felt that Ola resisted the demands of the road and found it difficult to come to terms with the [...]
It’s been a grossly successful 2007 for APESHIT, and though we find it hard pressed to make that same general claim for metal in 2007, a handful of albums did manage to leave a strong impression on us. We here at APESHIT individually compiled our own top 10 metal albums of 2007 lists for [...]
Sweden’s SOILWORK return with more bite and aggression than their last two albums. The band inject more aggression in their riffing and delivery than in recent years. There is also a stronger emphasis on guitarwork this time around. However, there is just as much, if not a little more, focus on and [...]
Sweden’s DARKANE have announced a new vocalist following the resignation of former singer Andreas Sidow. Guitarist Christopher Malmström made the following annoucement:
“DARKANE would like to welcome Jens Broman as our new vocalist! He’s recently been seen in the vocal spot in CONSTRUCDEAD and THE DEFACED (and will continue to sing in both bands). [...]
France generally isn’t the first, second, third, or fourth European country you think of when you think of “metal,” but France’s SCARVE is putting their stamp on the metal world one album at a time. 2004’s impressive Irradiant piqued ears and garnered comparisons to MESHUGGAH and STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. That year also saw [...]
SOILWORK have completed mixing their forthcoming new album. Guitarist Ola Frenning posted the following update on the band’s official website:
“Peter [Wildoer (drums)] and I just finished the mix of the last song. Which means, the new SOILWORK album is done. All I can say, it sound’s excellent… great sound, great playing and a good [...]
Denmark’s RAUNCHY have undeservedly flown under the radar for most of their existence. However, their new album, Death Pop Romance, screams for attention and mass appeal. RAUNCHY’s sound is largely inspired by the more accessible, slick, and melodic stylings of IN FLAMES and SOILWORK’s current sound. There is an equal mix of [...]
Self-professed “fusion future metal” band MNEMIC have named their upcoming third studio album Passenger, which is scheduled for release in Europe on February 2nd and in North America on February 6th.
In regards to the potent lyrical content, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea states:
“It’s thematically built around the meaning of existence, or in other words, the philosophy of [...]
