According to Brazil's Bizz magazine, the as-yet-unnamed new project featuring SEPULTURA founding members and brothers Max and Igor Cavalera will enter a Los Angeles studio in July to begin recording its debut album for a late 2007/early 2008 release via Roadrunner Records. Although it has not yet been confirmed, it is rumored that production duties on the CD will be handled by former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader, who worked with SOULFLY on their cover of

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane is scheduled to enter the studio in early August to begin recording his solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008. "As of now I have written about eight [tracks] together [with Dane], and Warrel is also collaborating with Matt Wicklund [ex-HIMSA guitarist] for a few songs," former SOILWORK guitarist-turned-producer Peter Wichers says.

In a September 2006 interview with Metal-Rules.com, Dane stated about the upcoming solo CD, "I've been working on it for like the last year off and on, just writing songs with Peter Wichers, and at some point we'll finish them then go in the studio ...

---

Crowgrrl's Perch e-zine recently conducted an interview with KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Perch: It's been awhile since "In The Arms of Devastation" came out. Are you working on material for a follow-up yet?

Maurizio: We've been working on material for a follow-up. We've been really well inspired to do "In The Arms of Devastation". But when we finished it, there was still a lot more to say, a lot to write. We had more ideas. We did a quick European tour for it right after the album came out, but then we took a break ...

---

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will enter the studio in early July to record a very special project. The recording sessions will be held at the Denmark's Antfarm Studios with Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, ROB HALFORD) co-producing with the band. This release will consist of re-recordings of the band's legendary "Under the Moonspell" (1994) but also going back as far as their first demo "Anno SatanÆ" and their sole track as MORBID GOD, "Serpent Angel". All the songs will be re-arranged and revamped in order to "underline their revered distinction as underground classics but now with a mature dark energy and ...

---

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following update:

"Could you become the next bass player for EVERGREY? You sure could! Now is the time and here is your chance. You should be either living in Sweden or be able to move here. Please send your bio, pic and samples (either video or mp3) of your playing to tom@evergrey.net. All entries will be viewed and decided upon and we will announce when the time comes ...

---

Oidium Publishing will release the third annual "Wacken - Metal Dream Girls Calendar" on July 1. Check out sample photos from the calendar at this location.

The girls featured in the calendar were selected from more than 2,000 hopefuls via an Internet-based voting system at www.metaldreamgirls.de. The winners were then invited to last year's Wacken Open Air festival, where the final photos were shot.

This year, for the first time, 13 male candidates will be selected to appear in t ...

---

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has tapped Brian Thompson to direct its video for the cover of the DIO classic "Holy Diver". The shoot will take place in the Calistoga, California area the weekend of June 16-17.

Commented Thompson: "We need a good crowd of medieval period people from the era of the knights in shining armour (please forgive my lack of specific knowledge of what era in time this is; I know th ...

---

Norwegian heavy rockers SAHG, who feature in their ranks members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, have issued the following update:

"The second SAHG album is set for an October release [via Regain Records]. The specific date is not confirmed yet, but will be shortly. The band has completed the material, and will re-enter the studio within the next few weeks to complete the recordings. More news on this coming shortly."

SAHG is being assisted in the studio by Brynjulv Guddal, who is doing triple duty as drummer, engineer and co-producer.

SAHG was recently voted "Norwegian Band of the Year" by the list ...

---

Andreas Aubert of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with IMMORTAL guitarist Demonaz. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Imhotep: It will be seven concerts this year?

Demonaz: "Yes.

Imhotep: After that, what's next?

Demonaz: "Studio album. Abbath and I are working with the material. Abbath has also started to rehearse the songs with Horgh."

Imhotep: Appolyon, is he stand-in?

Demonaz: "No, he is a fullworthy member of the band. A new studio album will be the next thing after these concerts.”

Anneke van Giersbergen, singer for world-renowned Dutch rock act THE GATHERING, has decided to pursue new goals in life and music.

In a statement from van Giersbergen, she says:

”Dear people, I wanted to send out this message to all of you to inform you that I have decided to leave The Gathering. After much consideration and some serious soul searching, I feel that it is time for me to change my direction in life and develop and search out new goals.

In all the wonderful years that I have been a part of The Gathering, we, as a band, have always strongly believed in sincerity: both personally and within our music. I have always been able to give one hundred percen ...

---