International News

Grammy Award winning hard rock powerhouse Slipknot have announced a special edition release on Roadrunner Records of their seminal self-titled debut album. This special CD/DVD piece will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Slipknot’s first album’s release in 1999. Release is set for 9/9/09. The CD will feature 25 tracks, including the original album as well as rare demos, remixes, rare b-sides and more.
Fresh off a successful stint on this year's Summer Slaughter Tour, Finnish folk metallers Ensiferum will kick off a US headlining tour in support of their upcoming full-length From Afar on 5 November. Support will come from Nuclear Blast recording artists Hypocrisy and Ex Deo, as well as Sumerian recording artists Blackguard.
Norwegian five-piece Susperia are currently working on a new video for the song "Character Flaw" with up-and-coming director/producer Daniel William Bones. Filming took place in Oslo last month and the footage is now being edited.
British metallers Ignominious Incarceration like to pulverise their fans with their breed of brutal yet melodic death metal, but on their recent tour, drummer Sam Bailey found himself on the receiving end of some brutality.
Armored Saint have released a free demo version of a new song titled Loose Cannon.
Scotland's Man Must Die have posted the third preview track from forthcoming album No Tolerance For Imperfection.
Behemoth has just posted the brand new track “Shemhamforash“ off the band’s ninth hell-breaking opus “Evangelion” on their official MySpace page.
Earsplit is extremely pleased to announce their latest ally: Neurot Recordings.
Blessed Are The Sick, the seminal death metal classic from Floridian legends Morbid Angel, is out now in Europe on limited edition DualDisc format.
Irish thrashers Gama Bomb recently played at the notorious Hellfest in France as part of their Summer festival run, with cameras there to capture the performance. Watch all three parts here!