TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — will release the two-DVD and two-CD versions of “Undead Indeed” in Finland on June 11.

“Undead Indeed” was filmed/recorded on August 17, 2007 at club Rupla in Kuopio, Finland with director Harri Mielonen. (more…)

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett’s MySpace blog has been updated with the following:

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was exonerated of a felony rape charge filed in Mississippi stemming from a September 23, 2007 incident in which a Neshoba County, Mississippi woman claimed that Rockett had forcibly raped her.

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Long-running German thrashers KREATOR have scheduled the following festival appearances:

June 27 - Tuska Festival - Helsinki, Finland
Aug. 01 - Haltestelle Woodstock - Kostryzyn, Poland

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UK atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA has issued the following update:

“ANATHEMA are very pleased to announce that the ‘Hindsight’ album hasbeen finished and the masters have been sent to the record company. As you may be aware, ‘Hindsight’ is a semi-acoustic album of classic ANATHEMA tracks, and includes one new song. (more…)

Guitar player/main composer Øystein G. Brun of Norway’s BORKNAGAR has issued the following statement:

“Due to the latest years evolving differences in musical ideas and visions, Asgeir Mickelson [drums] has decided to quit BORKNAGAR. The split happens in friendly manner and with mutual respect for the decision that he has made. He will remain a good friend of the band. (more…)

Northern Metal webzine is reporting that, reactivated Norwegian cult act Khold is back after a short break. Since their debut release in 2001, the excellent album “Masterpiss Of Pain“, Khold has established themselves as a leading force within the Black Metal genre. By fronting a raw, primitive and obscure playing style, they have earned excellent feedback on all continents, and due to excessive touring the band have build up a solid fanbase.

Khold hits tight as clenched fists, and you are bound to enjoy their crunchy mid-paced black/doom compositions. Khold’s fifth opus is entitled “Hundre År Gammal” and will be released on June 9th via Norwegian Tabu Records. (more…)

One of Korea’s pioneering metal bands MOONSHINE has posted a new track entitled “Moonshine Madness” from its upcoming third album, “Eternal”.

According to a press release, “Eternal” sees MOONSHINE finding its own “unique voice.” (more…)

ABOVE, a new project involving members of the long-running Swiss industrial metal band SAMAEL, has made another track available. Check out the song “Polygames” below.

According to the band’s official bio, ABOVE was formed on June 6, 2006 (more…)

French modern extreme metal band HACRIDE has posted a live video for the song “Perturbed”. The track comes off the group’s second album, “Amoeba”, which was released last year through Listenable Records. Watch the clip below.

“Amoeba” was produced by Franck Hueso and was mastered by J-P Bouquet. The CD “is at the same time progressive, extreme and open-minded, which was futher proven and strenghtened by the collaboration with the band and the néo-flamenco outfit OJOS DE BRUJO,” according to a press release.” (more…)

The “blood” version of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE’s “Waking the Demon” video can be viewed in the player below.

“Waking the Demon” is the latest clip from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE’s sophomore album, “Scream Aim Fire” (Jive/Zomba). (more…)