After touring 10 out of 12 months in 2007, Oakland, California-based death metal band ALL SHALL PERISH has finally begun recording the follow-up to “The Price of Existence”, set to be released worldwide later in the year on Nuclear Blast Records.

Bassist Marc Lynn from the Swiss hard rock band GOTTHARD will be forced to sit out the group’s upcoming tour dates as a result of an injury sustained in a motorbike accident.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian took part in an interview and performance on last night’s episode of NBC-TV’s “Last Call with Carson Daly”.

Sweden’s DISMEMBER is featured on the cover of the June/July issue of Metal Maniacs.

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN performed a headlining show at L’Amour in Staten Island, New York this past Saturday (April 26).

“Lay Down Your Love”, the new video from WHITESNAKE, can be viewed below.

ENDSTILLE, ELUVEITIE and THY MAJESTIE have been confirmed for the Fear Dark Festival, set to take place June 1 at LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany.

DEAMON, one of Canada’s longest-running death metal bands, will support INCANTATION and FUNERUS on their upcoming Canadian tour.