Canadian heavy metal legends Anvil have signed a new recording contract with The End Records. As recently announced, the band is currently recording their upcoming album entitled Juggernaut of Justice at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California with famed producer Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Airbourne, Filter, Atreyu, Alice Cooper). Juggernaut is due to be released in Spring 2011.
DEAD NEON is the primitive nuclear doom metal project of Las Vegas poet Jarret Keene. Inspired by a morbid tour of the Nevada Test Site with only GOATLORD’s Distorted Birth and LEONARD COHEN’s The Future loaded on a half broken iPod, the music of DEAD NEON conjures a dreadful world ravaged by atomic conflict where survivors inevitably succumb to radiation, starvation, each other.
Modern alternative band, Linkin Park is known for their musical experimentation and technological innovation. Their latest release, A Thousand Suns, has been described as a “journey that explores the conflict between technology and humanity.” In this spirit, the band has teamed up with A.P.E. RADIO, for the November 22 launch of “Linkin Park Radio.”
The first week US sales numbers are in for Cradle Of Filth’s highly anticipated ninth studio album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa. The infamous extreme metal group entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #99, selling nearly 6,000 copies in its first week. The November 9th, Nuclear Blast Records release also debuted at #10 on the Independent chart and #7 on Hard Music.
DIABOLIC have issued the following statement, following their appearance at Goregrowler’s Ball IV: “DIABOLIC original member, Bassist/Vocalist Paul Ouellette has been ousted from the band, due to his drunken and unprofessional behavior, and walking offstage mid-song during the band’s recent performance Fri, Nov 12 at Goregrowler’s Ball IV in San Antonio, TX.
