 “Requiem For The Indifferent”, the fifth full-length album from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Holland: #12 Switzerland: #14 Germany: #26 Austria: #33 Portugal: #36 UK: #112 A CD-release party for “Requiem For The Indifferent” was held last Friday …  “Ex Lives”, the highly anticipated new album from magnificently brutal rockers EVERY TIME I DIE, sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 25 on The Billboard 200 chart. EVERY TIME I DIE‘s previous …  “New Tradition”, the previously unreleased second album from DARK NEW DAY — the band featuring Clint Lowery (guitar; SEVENDUST), Corey Lowery (bass; ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO), Brett Hestla (vocals, guitar; ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT), Will Hunt (drums; EVANESCENCE, ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) and Bradley “BC” Kochmit (guitar; SWITCHED …  The new self-titled album from Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY sold 3,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 157 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 5 on the …  “Utilitarian”, the 14th studio album (excluding the cover album “Leaders Not Followers”) from British/American grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH, sold around 2,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 14 on the Top …  Chilean metal band RATZINGER has announced that they are writing new material for the next album, to be released of next year. The band has already written half of the music for the new album (20 tracks approximately, so they can pick and choose the …  Black metal, to the common man, is a music scene whose followers only consist of ne’er-do-wells. Pariahs who, when destructing, perform dark rituals, burn churches, defile and even kill themselves and their own; outcasts who, when constructing, choose to continually blast their brethren with feedback, …  Sometimes a single element that a band introduces to their music makes a huge difference. It may be one small thing, such as distinct, soaring vocals (such as cleans in Jamie’s Elsewhere or Sleeping With Sirens) or perhaps polished bass (such as The Arusha Accord). …  Former METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe‘s track-by-track breakdown of his new solo album, “Lords Of The Edge”, can be seen below (courtesy of ArmyOfOneTV) “Lords Of The Edge” came out on October 18 via Rat Pak Records. The CD features the guitar mastery of Stu …  Okay, we all know Tosin Abasi is a filthy guitarist. Everyone has their favorites, everyone has different ideals for what perfect tone and precision sounds like, but it’s generally agreed upon that Abasi knows what he’s doing. The first album with his solo project, Animals …  Thall. For those of you who don’t know (which must mean you’re living under a rock or something since it’s even mentioned of the Wikipedia page for djent), thall was a term coined by Swedish septet Vildhjarta. While I despise the word, I have been …  The word that I’m about to say may frighten you. Some might want to turn the computer off immediately, sprint to the shower and try to exfoliate these words from your very brain. After hearing this word, some may even conjure up images so violent … | |