A three-minute edit of the song "Year Of The Rat", a brand new song from Norwegian metallers Tristania, is available for streaming at this location.

"Year Of The Rat" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Rubicon, which is scheduled for release via Napalm Records on the following dates:

Aug. 25 - Spain
Aug. 27 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden
Aug. 30 - Rest of Europe
Aug. 31 - USA/Canada

Spanish gothic symphonic metallers, FOREVER SLAVE are working on material for their new studio album, which is tentatively due in early 2011.
Lady Angellyca's sister, Lady Darkness, is collaborating in the lyrics. Lady Darkness was in charge of the keyboard and backing vocals of FOREVER SLAVE during 2001 and 2002 (demo SCHWARZER ENGEL 2001).

The band is very happy, because they can work together again. And the result will be magic as in the past.

Lady Angellyca made an announcement on her blog: her solo album had been postponed because she had to work in the next album of her band. Forever Slave is getting on very well with the process of composition.
Recently the band launched an official discussion forum for the fans.
More info: www.foreverslave.com
and www.LadyAngellyca.com

"Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville — can be viewed below. The song comes off KISKE/SOMERVILLE's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 and in the U.S. on October 12 via Frontiers Records. The "Silence" single will precede the full-length CD on August 20.

Portuguese/Swedish Prog Goth metal act Factory of Dreams has issued the following announcement about contributing a track to the upcoming "Gothic Visions Volume II" compilation:

"Factory of Dreams are proud to announce that they'll be part of Gothic Visions Volume II (CD + DVD) with both a song and video clip. So, grab your hands on this fab compilation this October! After last year's first release of the Gothic Visions CD + DVD Special Edition compilation Echozone will release the second one in October of this year. The Gothic Visions is produced in cooperation with the underground magazine Crawling Tunes and other media partners

News by: Factory of Dreams

KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI, the leading band in the extreme fantasy metal genre surprised every one with their latest offering "Betrayal, Justice, Revenge" and shows that good songwriting, instrumental skills and fresh ideas are the ingredients for a good album.

Now the band follows up the successful album release with an epic video clip for the song new "Desolation: White Wolf". The video was again directed by Timo Puustinen of CopperSky, who also created the amazing last video.



News by: KmD

Russian industrial-dance-metal band Xe-NONE posts new single "Cyber Girl" online.

Track-list:

1. Cyber Girl
2. Summertime
3. North Capital
4. Cyber Girl (remix)

Lexy Dance (Xe-NONE, vocal): "At the moment we are working hard on our second LP. This single was released to remind our fans about us, to show them we do our best to provide them with maximum quality. We definitely have reached a new level which is important to establish but we're not gonna stop! The album level will be even higher'n'better than that! Prepare to face the ultimate dancemetal lifeform!"

You can listen new single on band's Myspace

News by: LexyDance

Simone Simons has uploaded a video titled: "Girls just want to have fun" (how the title of an old rock/soul song). The resume of this video is: two girls buying make-up at Sephora's shop. Drinking juice all the time and eating vegetarian food. Ufff it's very funny!




The last month Simone has posed for several photographers as a model, and people have started saying that she is more worry for her image (look and beauty) than her singing.

If you compare Simone with Tarja, their behaviour and professionalism (with fans, medias,...) Who come off badly in the shareout? I hope you let your opinion.

Susana, your Gossip Metal girl