Finnish metallers, Children Of Bodom, have announced a handful of European tour dates in support of their upcoming album “Blooddrunk”. They have announced shows in Finland, festival dates as well as a couple of warm up shows in the UK before their appearance at the Download festival in Castle Donington.
The dates announced are as […]

The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that US metalcore outfit AS I LAY DYING have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2008.
Formed in 2001, As I Lay Dying are key players in the metalcore scene which fused the sound of melodic death metal bands such as In Flames, Soilwork and At […]

The Bloodstock team are delighted to announce that US metal titans ICED EARTH have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2008.
Formed in the early ‘80s as Purgatory by rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, the band eventually became Iced Earth following Schaffer’s relocation from Indiana to Florida. Combining traditional heavy metal with […]

Swiss folk metallers, Eluveitie, have their new album “Slania” available for streaming on their MySpace page.
The track listing is:-
01. Samon
02. Primordial Breath
03. Inis Mona
04. Gray Sublime Archon
05. Anagantios
06. Bloodstained Ground
07. The Somber Lay
08. Slanias Song
09. Giamonios
10. Tarvos
11. Calling The Rain
12. Elembivos
The album is due out in the UK on 18th February through Nuclear Blast records.

According to Kerrang! magazine, this year’s Download festival will take place the weekend of June 13-15 and will be headlined by Welsh rockers LOSTPROPHETS, Orange County punkers THE OFFSPRING and one other as-yet-undisclosed legendary rock band (strongly rumored to be KISS).
Other bands confirmed for this year’s festival include metal gods JUDAS PRIEST and Finnish love […]

American progressive metal legends, DREAM THEATER, are to release the EP ‘Forsaken’ on March 31 through Roadrunner Records.
The title track is taken from the album ‘Systematic Chaos’ and is joined with three live tracks.
The full track lising is as follows:
01. Forsaken (Edit)
02. Forsaken (Live)
03. Constant Motion (Live)
04. The Dark Eternal Night (Live)

OPETH vocalist, Mikael Åkerfeldt, has returned as vocalist for Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH.
The following statement was released:
“So the time has come for Bloodbath to once again poison the scene with a contagious doze of über brutal death metal. An old acquaintance in this zombified bloodline has once again re-visited his old home. We can […]

The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that Scandinavian melodic metallers SAINT DEAMON have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2008.
The band were formed in 2006 by ex-Dionysus drummer Ronny Milianowicz who subsequently recruited fellow Dionysus member Nobby Noberg on bass, guitarist Toya Johansson and former Highland Glory/Wild Willy’s Gang frontman Jan […]

The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have been added to the bill for BOA 2008.
The band originally formed back in 2001 and spent several years honing their style and cutting demos before finally entering the studio to record their self-titled debut album in 2004. The album garnered many positive […]

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have announced the tracklisting for their upcoming album ‘Blooddrunk’:
1. Hellhounds On My Trail
2. Blooddrunk
3. LoBodomy
4. One Day You Will Cry
5. Smile Pretty For The Devil
6. Tie My Rope
7. Done With Everything, Die For Nothing
8. Banned From Heaven
9. Roadkill Morning
The album is due out in Europe on April 7th through Spinefarm […]