Artwork for Norwegian melodic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR's upcoming album, "In Sorte Diaboli" — which is scheduled for an April 24 release in North America — has been banned by retailers.
The North American version of the "The Serpentine Offering" single will be available for digital download at iTunes.com beginning April 3 (noing three songs: "The Serpentine Offering", "The Serpentine Offering" (video edit), and an instrumental version of "The Heretic Hammer" as an EXCLUSIVE track.
"The Serpentine Offering" video will receive its online premiere on Monday, April 2 at this location.
The first concept album in DIMMU BORGIR's history, "In Sorte Diaboli" is set in medieval Europe. A short synopsis of the story and its characters will accompany the lyrics in the CD booklet.
NIKKI SIXX TO LAUNCH "THE HEROIN DIARIES" WITH "FUNERAL" SINGLE
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary:
"The first single from 'The Heroin Diaries' album [companion to the book drawn from Nikki's 1986 and '87 journals, when he was in the throes of a heroin addiction] is done. The track is called 'Funeral' and really is a celebration about being alive. James Michael, who wrote, produced and performed the whole album along with me and DJ [Ashba, ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist] has mixed the first single. Things are moving fast now and an audio book is in works too. It will launch at the same time with the book and album. First video will be shot in two weeks too."
Night of the Vinyl Dead has just reissued KREATOR's 1999 album "Endorama" on "bicolored vinyl," limited to 333 hand-numbered copies. The track listing is as follows:
Side A
01. Golden Age
02. Endorama
03. Shadowland
04. Chosen Few
05. Everlasting Flame
06. Passage to Babylon
