Trans-Siberian Orchestra Leader Calls Beethoven First Heavy Metal Star

    Trans-Siberian Orchestra creator Paul O'Neill calls Beethoven the "world's first heavy metal ...Read More »

    Stone Temple Pilots Guitarist Doesn't Envy Frontman for New Album

    In a recent interview about their forthcoming, self-titled album for Atlantic Records, Stone Temple ...Read More »

    Kataklysm, 'Push the Venom' -- New Album

    Even though he was busy with his side project Ex Deo for much of 2009, that didn't delay ...Read More »

    Howl, 'Jezebel' and 'Asherah' -- New Songs

    Howl's 'Full of Hell' is one of the most anticipated album releases from the Relapse roster this ...Read More »

    108, '18.61' -- New Album

    Old-school New York Hare Krishna hardcore band 108 will release their eighth album, '18.61' on April ...Read More »

    Karma to Burn, 'Appalachian Incantation' - New Album

    Morgantown, W.V. stoner metal band Karma to Burn will release their fourth disc, 'Appalachian ...Read More »

    Life of Agony, '20 Years Strong' -- New Album

    For a few months now, New York '90s alt-metal heroes Life of Agony have been talking about putting ...Read More »

    Hard Rock and Metal New Releases -- March 16

    Armored Saint, 'La Raza' (Metal Blade): 'La Raza' is Armored Saint's first album since 2000. It's ...Read More »

    Primoridal, 'All Empires Fall' -- Video Trailer

    Dublin, Ireland's premier pagan metal iconoclasts, Primordial, will release their first DVD, the ...Read More »

    Facedown Records, 'Spring Sampler' -- New Album

    If you ask anyone born after 1996 and beyond, they'll probably tell you that all music is supposed ...Read More »

    Nuclear Blast, Free 'Sinister Spring Sampler' -- New Album

    In an era where fans are downloading music off the Internet without paying for it, Nuclear Blast ...Read More »

    The Funeral Pyre Sticking to Themselves, Keeping It DIY

    The Funeral Pyre has always done it their own way, and recording for the band's forthcoming ...Read More »

    Malevolent Creation Working on New Album, Webisode Posted

    Seasoned death metal veterans Malevolent Creation are currently enmeshed in pre-production for ...Read More »

    Embryonic Devourment, 'Militarized Reptoids,' 'Darken Thy Fluids' - New Songs

    High on Fire aren't the only band writing about author David Icke's theories about an ancient ...Read More »

    Meat Loaf, 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear' -- New Album

    "I wanted it big, I wanted it dramatic, I wanted a rock record," Meat Loaf said via press statement ...Read More »

    Return to Earth, 'Automata' -- New Album

    Coheed and Cambria drummer Chris Pennie (ex-Dillinger Escape Plan) has been playing twice as hard ...Read More »

    Bring Me the Horizon, 'Suicide Season' Deluxe Edition -- New Album

    U.K. deathcore neck-snappers Bring Me the Horizon may be hard at work on their next record, but ...Read More »