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Melodic Metallers FIREWIND have announced Kelly Sundown Carpenter (Adagio, Beyond Twilight, etc., pictured above) as new vocalist for their upcoming North American touring activities, after longterm vocalist Apollo Papathanasio parted ways with the band. Even though Papathanasio has been temporarily replaced for some touring activities in the past, he has appeared on all FIREWIND releases since 2006’s “Allegiance” album and the band’s upcoming live-album will feature recordings from his recent final shows with the group. Continue reading “FIREWIND Announces New Vocalist For Upcoming Tour”

Anthems, Anthrax’s long-awaited, eight-track EP that pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax’s favorite bands from the 1970s, will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast).  Anthems‘s track listing features Rush’s “Anthem,” Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak,” “TNT” by AC/DC, Boston’s “Smokin’,” “Big Eyes” by Cheap Trick, Journey’s “Keep on Runnin,” as well as the album version and a special remix of Anthrax’s “Crawl” from the band’s critically-acclaimed 2011 album Worship Music.  Continue reading “ANTHRAX Confirms ‘Anthems’ EP”

Indian thrash metal band Sceptre have revealed that the name of their new album is ‘Age Of Calamity’. The artwork for the new record has been done by designer Aakash Dwivedi who has previously worked with bands like Albatross, Solar Deity and Eyehategod.
Continue reading “SCEPTRE Reveals Album Title & Artwork”

Mumbai, India based black metal outfit Cosmic Infusion have released their first ever music video, for their new single “Burial Of Thy Own”. The video can be viewed below. Check out Cosmic Infusion’s facebook page for more info. Continue reading “Indian Black Metal Band COSMIC INFUSION Release Lyric Video For New Single”

Natal drums and Marshall amplification will present the Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California. Co-hosts will include Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden, Carmine Appice, DJ Uncle Joe Benson from KLOS, and Eddie Trunk of That Metal Show. Continue reading “IRON MAIDEN Drummer To Co-Host Bonzo Bash NAMM Jam 2013”

Aakash Dwivedi is the designer of Indian black metal band Solar Deity’s logo and artwork (he also works with bands like Albatross and Sceptre). He has now taken over Nephalist Recordings, which was earlier only a moniker to release Solar Deity’s music under. Nephalist Recordings is now a legit music label which will produce physical copies of Solar Deity releases. Aakash Dwivedi has plans of turning Nephalist Recordings into a full-fledged underground extreme metal label and distro. For more details, visit the site: Nephalist Recordings.