Swedish epic power metallers SABATON have revealed a bunch of details for the bands upcoming album “Carolus Rex” which will be released May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The lyrics for the CD deal with the Swedish Empire (referring to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721) and are sung entirely in Swedish.
Commented the band: [...]

AfterBlood has announced the final artwork created by the band’s vocalist Hel Pyre and the complete tracklist of their debut album “Of Unsound Minds”.
Track listing
01. Take (Listen on Youtube)
02. Before Time Runs Out
03. Mission of Aggression (feat. Tom Angelripper)
04. Thoughts of Black
05. Play Dead
06. Beyond (feat. Waldemar Sorychta)
07. Calling the Dead (Séance)
08. Helheim
09. The More [...]

With great sadness The Silent Rage are announcing the departure of lead guitarist Costas Mavroyannis from our ranks, due to priority issues concerning the band and its future progression.
Founding member Nikos Siglidis commented: “In the last months the spirit of the band was weakened and the general interest for work & progress began to fade. [...]

The Great Frog, which has been hand-crafting rock jewelry in Carnaby, London since 1972, has announced a collaboration with California thrashers SLAYER.
The SLAYER ring will be made from solid sterling silver and hand-crafted in London. Each ring will be engraved with its own limited edition number and will be available for pre-order from today, online [...]

KYUSS LIVES!, the project featuring three-quarters of KYUSS — the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, California, has entered Thunder Underground Studios in Palm Springs, California with engineer Harper Hug (NEIL DIAMOND, LUTHER VANDROSS, INDIGO GIRLS) to mix its upcoming live album.
KYUSS LIVES! consists of bassist Nick Oliveri, drummer Brant Bjork and [...]