Shot in February 1996, the original House of the Damned marked the directorial debut of Sean Weathers. Inspired by THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and EVIL DEAD movies as well as THE TWILIGHT ZONE television series, Weathers wanted this film to be something that combined all of the things he enjoyed watching as a kid, shot with an all black cast, which is a first for a film of this genre.
Friday, August 26, 2011, 2011 – Fresh off the 2011 Warped Tour and armed with what the UK’s Metal Hammer called the band’s “most ferocious release to date,” rising metalcore darlings The Devil Wears Prada announces “Dead Throne Tour: North America 2011” the first North American leg of the band’s 2011 – 2012 worldwide tour.
Charred Walls of the Damned returns with the follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut! Richard Christy, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Jason Suecof and Steve DiGiorgio once again join forces to bring to life Christy’s latest body of work, Cold Winds on Timeless Days. The writing process for the new album actually began while the band was mixing their 2010 debut. Richard Christy used his experience on the first album to write songs that catered not only to each member’s playing style, but to Jason Suecof’s production style. The result: demos that turned out nearly identical to what ended up on the album.
Attila’s new album, Outlawed, erupts onto the Billboard Independent Chart debuting at #7 this week with over 4,700 total sales in the first week. The album also landed on a number of other Billboard charts: #8 on the Hard Music Chart, #19 on the Rock Chart and #87 on the Top 200 Album Chart. Outlawed also landed at #81 on the Digital Album Chart, scanning the highest digitally than any other Artery Recordings release with close to 1,500 albums downloaded. The record reached the #3 spot on the iTunes Top Rock Albums Chart on release day.
Germany’s GOREGAST is pleased to announce the addition of drummer Torge Ließmann to their ranks. Torge previously spent time as the mastermind behind porno goregrinders MOZEK MOTORS, but is perhaps best known for his time with Metal Blade Recording Artists THE OCEAN. GOREGAST is set to release their latest disc, Desechos Humanos. on September 9, 2011 through FDA Rekotz. The third album from these German maniacs is a direct attack against humanity’s rotten core. Expect a brutal mixture of old school styled Death Metal and bone-crushing Grindcore. Like General Surgery genetically mutated with Morgoth and Nihilist, Desechos Humanos is extreme metal of the highest quality. Desechos Humanos 1....
Perth, Australia-based progressive metal sorcerers, VOYAGER, this week release the confirmed artwork and track listing for their ambitious fourth full-length album, The Meaning of I. The bold cover art aptly fits the expansive concept album, which covers vast amounts of ’80s pop-infused, prog metal territory, encompasses nearly 53 minutes.
Hey all you Megadeth fans, Metalmachine.net is giving you the chance to win a copy of the recently released “Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying CD! Megadeth’s vital, Platinum selling album, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, has been digitally remastered for the first time and expanded for a commemorative 25th Anniversary release in multiple configurations. The 2CD version contains the original album remastered for the first time and a previously unreleased 1986 concert from the band’s first world tour. New liner notes have been written by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. To enter, click the link below… https://www.metalmachine.net/blog/contest/
Metal Blade is happy to announce the release of the long-anticipated new MARTYR album ‘Circle Of 8’! MARTYR is a pure Heavy Metal force from the Netherlands. During the five years that MARTYR was alive and kicking (1982-1987), the band released two albums that are considered cult in the Metal scene of today! ‘For The Universe’ (1985) and ‘Darkness At Time’s Edge’ (1986) are classic Metal, a delight for those who love strong melodies, speedy riffs and a high level of technicality.
Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of Swedish occult rockers NOCTUM! NOCTUM was formed in September 2009 by bassist Tobias Rosén, David Indelöf (Vocals/Guitar) and Gustaf Heinemann (Drums) during the growing of the globally well-known classic rock scene inspired by the late 60’s and 70’s. After a short while Per Wikström (Guitar) came along.
