• (12.29) Go here to see Cryptopsy's 'Phobophile' music video using Lego.
  
• (12.27) Deranged is releasing a 5 track EP called "Morgue Orgy" in early 2013. Go here for a rough mix track from the album.
  
• (12.26) In Flames frontman Anders Fridén says their next album won't be till 2014.
  
• (12.23) Go here for the song 'Rise of the Virvum Juggernaut' off the new Deeds Of Flesh album.
  
• (12.21) Message from Trigger The Bloodshed: "HOLD TIGHT for the future of TTB, we're all a bit busy at the moment, but we will finish another album."
• (12.21) Broken Hope now has 11 new songs written for their new album to be released next year.
  
• (12.21) Exhale have just signed with Pulverized Records.
  
• (12.21) Go here and here for 2 previews of the new Hate album.
  
• (12.21) The Omega Experiment has signed with Listenable Records.
  
• (12.20) Entities new EP "Ether" will come out first of the year.
  
• (12.20) Chimaira has 12 new songs demoed and will enter the studios in Feb to record a new album. With almost all new members save the vocalist, I suppose the big question is, will it be the same Chimaira?
  
• (12.19) Voyager are writing music for their fifth album.
  
• (12.19) Visceral Bleeding is recording an EP this January.
• (12.19) Whorecore's new album will be called "Headless", go here for some music samples.
  
• (12.19) Vomitous will record their debut in February.
  
• (12.19) Saprogenic hope to have a new album out early next year.
• (12.19) The Omega Experiment is writing music for their new album.
  
• (12.19) Some Suture news: "Suture will be releasing an ep late November early December on UW records entitled "Prolific Inhuman Deformity"..It consists of of 4 tracks we recorded with Eric Park (Devourment) on drums back in 2004. Cover art will be provided once again by The mighty Toshihiro Egawa. It will be a limited pressing of 300, so once they are gone that's it..more info will be posted once we have them in stock."
• (12.19) Satariel are busy recording their new album "White Ink".
• (12.19) Suffocate Bastard are busy writing new songs for a new album.
  
• (12.19) Pyrexia are busy recording their new album.
  
• (12.19) Go here for the cover artwork to the new Devourment CD.
  
• (12.19) Sphere's new album will be called "Primordial". Go here for the cover artwork.
  
• (12.18) Disgorge are finally working on material for their new album.
  
• (12.14) Go here for a track 'As Grace Descends' of the new Suffocation album.
  
• (12.14) Devildriver have entered Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida to begin recording their upcoming sixth album for a tentative August 2013 release via Napalm Records.
• (12.13) Issue #24 of Sickdrummer magazine is out, with interviews with Flo from Cryptopsy, Trey from Dying Fetus, Arttu from Aeon, and many more.
  
• (12.12) Misery Index will release a live album, "Live In Munich", on February 19 via the French label Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Backstage in Munich, Germany on February 18, 2012 and it will be made available as a hand-numbered die-cut LP, strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide.
• (12.05) Go here to pick up Arsis' latest EP "Lepers Caress" for free.
  
• (12.04) So apparently the session drummer for the new Carcass CD will be Daniel Wilding of Trigger The Bloodshed. And visit here to read a bunch of other news about the album from Jeff Walker.
  
• (12.01) Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel had this to say on the subject of a new album: "After this tour, we want to get in and start writing. We've got a couple of things for next year, but for the most part we want to get in and hopefully start recording before the end of the year next year."
• (12.01) Heaven Shall Burn have shot down as false rumors that their drummer, Matthias Voigt, is playing on the upcoming comeback album from reactivated British extreme metal legends Carcass. The band states on Facebook: "BLABBERMOUTH.NET is really cool, but sometimes rumors are just rumors. Matthias is 100% NOT playing for Carcass! Everybody in Heaven Shall Burn maintains the status as devoted Carcass fan and does not even dare to dream of being involved with this legend!"
• (11.30) Go here for the cover artwork to the new Suffocation album by artist Raymond Swanland. The album will be out Feb 15th.
  
• (11.30) Carcass are rumored to be putting the finishing touches on their first studio album in 17 years with producer Colin Richardson. The band has yet to secure a label home for the effort, which is expected in early 2013. Guitarist Michael Amott and drummer Daniel Erlandsson, who have been touring with Carcass since the band's reunion was announced in 2007, are no longer involved with the group due to scheduling conflicts with their main band, Arch Enemy. Guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker are rumored to have been joined in the studio for the new CD recording sessions by drummer Matthias Voigt of German death metal and hardcore fusionists Heaven Shall Burn.
• (11.30) Otep will release their sixth full-length studio album, "Hydra", on January 22, 2013 via Victory Records.
• (11.29) Go here for Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher talking about his huge neck.
• (11.22) Deftones' new album "Koi No Yokan", sold 65,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 2020 chart. Their last album "Diamond Eyes" opened with 62,000 units to debut at No. 6. And their album before that: "Saturday Night Wrist", opened with 76,000 units to enter the chart at No. 10.
• (11.20) Go here for an album teaser to the new Devourment album.
• (11.20) Hate's new album "Solarflesh" will be out February 5, 2013. Go here to see the cover.
• (11.20) Devin Townsend's new album "Casualties Of Cool" will have a bonus disk that should be the "Ghost II" material, which was originally going to get its own release.
  
• (11.15) Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of Machine Head underwent successful surgery earlier on Wednesday Nov 14th at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota to repair his double inguinal hernia.
• (11.14) The new Deeds Of Flesh album will have a cover of the Gorguts classic 'Orphans of Sickness'.
• (11.13) Go here to listen to the entire new Devolved album streaming.
• (11.13) Glass Cloud got into a van wreck the morning of Nov 11th. Thankfully the band is all right and their gear was salvageable, but the van is completely totaled. Read more about it here.
  
• (11.13) Cryptopsy have a 'best of' album coming out which includes a few new tracks, go here to listen to 'Boden'. The album will be out Nov 20th.
  
• (11.11) Some news from Dino Cazares on Divine Heresy: "Hello, Divine Heresy fans. I just wanted to give you the latest news on Divine Heresy. 'Cause there are a lot of rumors out there on whats going on with Divine Heresy. Well, only I can give you the truth. I have five songs written for the new CD. It's technical, brutal and melodic. Everything you would want from a Divine Heresy CD. I'm currently on tour with Fear Factory for the rest of 2012 And part of 2013. When I'm off, I will complete the writing process and I will let you know who will be performing on the new CD. I am currently shopping for a new record company and have some surprising offers." Bassist Joe Payne quit Divine Heresy back in January 2011. Drummer Tim Yeung is no longer a member as he's now the new drummer for Morbid Angel. And vocalist Travis Neal recently joined Dirge Within. So its unclear if any of them will be performing on the new album.
  
• (11.10) Arsis have added Brandon Ellis as their new guitarist. He replaces guitarist Nick Cordle, who was recently replaced Christopher Amott in Arch Enemy.
• (11.10) Pig Destroyer have re-signed with their longtime record label Relapse.
• (11.09) The Amenta's new album "Flesh is Heir" will be out March 25th 2013.
  
• (11.09) Go here to listen to the new Deftones album streaming in its entirety.
• (11.08) Vocalist / bass player David Vincent of Morbid Angel spoke a bit about how drummer Pete Sandoval is doing 2 years after his back surgery: "You know, he still has some challenges. Obviously it's our hope that he continues to get better, but at this point, Tim Yeung is the drummer of Morbid Angel and he's doing an excellent job." When asked if the band would take Pete back once he's fully recovered, Vincent said: "Well, we really haven't discussed it because that has not been the case yet."
• (11.08) Trent Reznor has stated there's likely to be some new Nine Inch Nails music in the future.
  
• (11.04) Go here to listen to audio samples from all the songs on the new Deftones album.
  
• (11.03) Jolie Carmadella, wife to Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence (who passed away on Thursday in a motorcycle accident), has made the following statement: "He was an alcoholic, and it's a been a big battle. I tried to stop him. I was in front of him begging him not to leave the house. Begging him. 'Just seriously, for us, don't leave.' And he did. And this is what happened. It's a wake-up call. He was an amazing man. He was a wonderful father and a great husband. And now he's gonna miss out on watching [his five-year-old daughter] Kenadee grow, because he decided to drink and ride. Just don't. Just think before you guys do something stupid. Please learn from this. Please."
  
• (11.03) Classic Morbid Angel Drummer Pete Sandoval has released the following statement about his recovery from back surgery in 2010: "Just wanted to tell you that my recovery is almost 100%. I'm able to play drums, but I don't want to push it doing a tour just yet. However, I am working with Wolf and Kat on new songs for a new Terrorizer album, and I'm also recording drums for two Resistant Culture tracks that will be featured on their upcoming full-length release. Keep an eye out for it, it'll destroy!!!!"
• (11.02) "Book Burner", the fifth-full length album from Pig Destroyer, sold more than 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 102 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.
• (11.01) Mitch Lucker, vocalist for Suicide Silence, has died from injuries incurred from a motorcycle accident. He was 28 years old. RIP dude, you left far too soon.
  
• (11.01) Nile will be doing a special tour early next year. To commemorate their 20th anniversary, the band will tour the states and play two long sets with a brief intermission. They hope to play a lot of material that the audience hasn't heard live before. Supporting them with be 3 local bands, different for each host city. They'll be in San Francisco at Slim's on March 24th.
  

• (10.31) For those who enjoy drama, here's Napalm Death's vocalist Barney Greenway responding to an interview head of Earache records Digby Pearson gave a few weeks ago where he slams Greenway for being hard to deal with.
  
• (10.30) Arch Enemy will be working on a new Live DVD/Bluray for next year, and will then write a brand new album for a springish 2014 release.
  
• (10.27) Suffocation vocalist Frank Mullen has made a new statement with regards to the upcoming tour, to clarify his previous statement: "I am not leaving Suffocation. Massive, one-month-long touring on my side cannot be done anymore, though. When the new album is released next year, I will be touring as much as possible to support the album as well as the following year in 2014. When I was asked that question in the interview, I was taken off guard and didn't really know what my schedule was going to look like next year and wanted to try and answer. I haven't given much thought to what our touring schedule would look like since we've been in the studio recording the new release. So I'm going to be getting out there as much as I can to support the album and get out there in front of the ones who have supported Suffocation over the years, the true fans. So we are going to be supporting this record as soon as it comes out. The rest of the band adds: "We have respected this decision that Frank has made, but by no means does this mean Suffocation will 'replace' him with new singer or stop touring. Death metal has been good to us, and we feel fortunate with the success we have achieved. For shows or tours he can't be a part of, there will be a well-respected, talented fill-in singer, so we as a band can continue to prosper and bring Suffocation to the fans. Bill Robinson (Decrepit Birth) is a good friend of ours and came through during the European tours when Frank was unable to make the shows, but he was just filling in those two times. The fill-in singer will be announced soon, and we promise that our fans will not be let down. We have been fortunate to make a great living playing music, and are willing to continue to give our fans what they want."
• (10.27) The Reset have released their EP "Progenitor" for free. Grab it here. The band is working on material for their debut album.
  
• (10.24) Suffocation vocalist Frank Mullen won't be able to make all the dates for their upcoming tour, and the band will use a replacement vocalist. Here's his words on the subject, "I can't really tour full time anymore. So when the album comes out, they'll probably set up about a month-[long] tour, or something like that, in the States. I'll only do about two weeks of it. There'll be a fill-in singer [doing the rest of the shows]. And then I'll probably do maybe a week, or a week and a half, over in Europe, and then any other touring they do for the rest of the year, wil probably have somebody else filling in [on vocals]. I mean, I'll do, like, spot shows here and there. Unfortunately, as you get older, death metal doesn't make tons of money, and I've got a good job, so… you know, you've gotta work. And that's pretty much what it is. I'm not a kid no more. At this point, you've gotta start thinking ahead in your life, you've gotta start thinking long-term goals and stuff And unfortunately, death metal, again, it's not the type of music where you're gonna make millions and where you can make a really good living on it. I mean, you can have fun with it, and some bands could have a steady life on it, but for the most part, you do it more or less for the fact that that's what you love — you love death metal and that's what you play. It's more or less that than trying to make a living." Sorry to see this happen, Frank is awesome live, but it's understandable. I wish things were different and more people could make a living from death metal.
  
• (10.24) Go here for a really good interview with reformed Broken Hope discussing why the band broke up in the first place, what led to the reformation, the new members to the band and why some older members didn't come back, and the band's future.
• (10.24) Go here to listen to the new song 'Still They Pray' from the new Aeon album.
  
• (10.22) Devin Townsend and Gojira will be on tour together this winter, and will come to San Francisco on Jan 23rd at the Fillmore.
  

• (10.17) Go here for the new song 'Embodiment' off the new Devolved album.
• (10.15) Go here to see a video of Glass Cloud's guitarist Josh Travis showing how he plays some of the more difficult bits in their song 'She Is Well and Nothing Can Be Ill'.
  
• (10.11) Broken Hope has just signed with Century Media Records, and will have a new album out in 2013.
• (10.11) Go here to listen to the new track 'The Laughing Prophet Of Doom' off the new Arkaik album.
  
• (10.11) Guitarist Jon Levasseur of Cryptopsy will be forced to sit out the band's dates in support of their new, self-titled album. Filling in for him will be former Cryptopsy member Youri Raymond. No word as to why he has to sit out, whether it's due to illness, visa issues, or maybe he's quit the band again.
  
• (10.10) The bus Between The Buried And Me and Periphery were sharing while on tour in Europe caught fire in England. Thankfully there are no injuries and no equipment was damaged, and the incident will not affect the touring schedule.
• (10.08) Congrats to Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson and his girlfriend Stacy Riley, who got married on Oct 5th.
• (10.06) Go here for the new song 'Shadow Of Eternal Sin' by Thy Art Is Murder off their soon to be released album.
• (10.06) Go here for the cover artwork to the new Deftones album.
  
• (10.05) Go here for the full new Tesseract song 'Nocturne', featuring new vocalist Ashe O'Hara.
• (10.05) Hate have completed work on their new album, "Solarflesh", for an early 2013 release via Napalm Records.
• (10.04) The Amenta's new album "Flesh is Heir" is 100% mixed, and will be mastered this week.
• (10.04) Cryptopsy will be releasing a 2-CD best-of collection called "The Best Of Us Bleed", featuring demo and live recordings as well as three exclusive new tracks (written with Youri Raymond and Eric Langlois). It will be out November 20 via Century Media. Go here for a track listing.
• (10.04) Go here to listen to another new track, 'Tempest', off the new Deftones album.
  
• (10.03) Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of Pestilence has issued the following update: "We are working our asses of to finish composing the last two songs for 'Obsideo'. Dave is making vids for the songs and we are looking at recording drums in February. We also will do some old-school shows with songs just from the first three albums!!!! Including songs like 'Twisted Truth' and 'Commandments'!!!!!"
• (10.01) Ressurection will record a new album in 2013.

• (09.28) Go here for a teaser from the new Man Must Die album.
  
• (09.28) Nile drummer George Kolias' new instructional DVD "Intense Metal Drumming 2" will be out Oct 16th on Hudson Music.
  
• (09.28) Arsis are putting the finishing touches on the mixes for their fifth full-length album, "Unwelcome", tentatively due in early 2013 via Nuclear Blast Records.
• (09.26) An update from Deeds Of Flesh: "We are pleased to announce that Ivan Munguia (Arkaik, Braindrill) will be taking over bass duties for Deeds of Flesh. Ivans abilities on bass are regarded as one of the elite in the scene today and we are stoked to his addition to the band. Many thanx go out to Erlend Caspersen for his incredible work on "Of What's to Come"."
• (09.25) Aeon's new album will be called "Aeons Black", and will be released November 20 via Metal Blade Records. Go here for the album cover artwork. Go here for the title track.
  
• (09.25) Go here for the new song 'Reign Of Darkness' by Thy Art Is Murder off their soon to be released album.
• (09.25) Hanzel Und Gretyl's new album "Born To Be Heiled" will be out Nov 27th. Go here for the cover artwork.
  
• (09.25) Go here for a trailer to the new Tesseract song 'Nocturne', featuring new vocalist Ashe O'Hara.
• (09.25) Anthrax's album "Worship Music" has just passed the 100,000 albums sold mark in the US.
  
• (09.25) Here's a new song, 'Square and Compass', off the new Elitist album that has been released today.
  
• (09.21) Suffocation's new album "The Pinnacle Of Bedlam" is now due due in February/March 2013 via Nuclear Blast Records.
• (09.21) Former Synthetic Breed vocalist Callan Hughes has rejoined the band. They plan on recording a new album in 2013.
• (09.20) Go here for the official trailer to Nile drummer George Kollias' new instructional DVD, "Intense Metal Drumming 2", which will be released later this month through Hudson Music.
• (09.20) Go here to listen to the new track 'Leathers' off the new Deftones album.
  
• (09.19) Go here for some high quality video of Vile playing in Holland Sept 14th 2012. Click through his other videos for other songs from the show.
• (09.19) Go here for an interesting interview with Chuck Billy of Testament discussing how he beat his cancer. Not sure I believe the whole story, but certainly makes for an interesting point of view.
  
• (09.18) Go here to watch a video for the new song 'Tyrannical Decay' off the new Pathology CD.
  
• (09.18) Suffocation's new album will be called "The Pinnacle of Bedlam", it will be released in 2013 with a bonus DVD.
  
• (09.14) Thy Art Is Murder's new album will be called "Hate", and will be out Oct 19th.
  
• (09.14) Sphere have announced on their Facebook page that their vocalist Jon Bergan has left the band. They have already recruited Isak Haugan to replace him. Furthermore, they have uploaded three updated tracks with the new vocalist to their SoundCloud page.
• (09.13) Correction, Cryptopsy's new album is out now in both digital and CD formats. Check it out here.
  
• (09.11) Go here to see a performance clip of Nile drummer George Kollias' new solo album. George's new instructional DVD, "Intense Metal Drumming 2", will be released later this month through Hudson Music. Kollias states, "This new DVD stands on the same concept as 'Intense Metal Drumming' did back in 2008. There is A LOT of educational stuff for beginners and more advanced players, many killer concepts and exercises that will help everyone. The quality of the new DVD is crazy; we used eight video cameras, 26 audio channels and there is a lot of bonus material that everyone will enjoy!"
• (09.11) Follow these links to see several live songs from recently "reunited" Broken Hope, including 'Swamped In Gore', 'Pitbull Grin', 'Felching Vampires' and 'Remember My Members'.

• (09.07) News from Tesseract: “We have found our new singer. He fits our vision for the stage and studio perfectly. Thank you for your patience over the last few months, but as the new single will attest, we feel it was worth the wait. The new single, entitled ‘Nocturne’ will be released through Century Media Records on October 12th."
• (09.06) Release of Cryptopsy's new album has been pushed back to Nov 20th.
• (09.06) A Des Moines doctor has been charged with eight counts of involuntary manslaughter for allegedly prescribing large amounts of narcotic painkillers to patients who later died of overdoses, including Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, who died May 24, 2010.
• (09.02) Go here for a new track, 'Unto The Sun', off the forthcoming Elitist album "Reshape Reason".
  
• (09.02) Drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner has left Decapitated. He explained in a statement, "Too many personal differences and other difficulties made me decide like this." He added, "I appreciate the good times we had together and what we could achieve in more than two and a half years. Even if our ways are dividing, I wish the band to keep going. However, it's time for me to move on. I don't know what will be next, but I would like to stay in this business. I love to write and play music for you guys. This is my life and this is what I want to continue." Decapitated has reportedly recruited former Vader drummer Pawel Jaroszewicz as Lechner's replacement.
• (09.02) Go here to listen to a new track 'Type Zero Civilization' off the new Malignancy album. The album will be Out Oct 8th.
  

• (08.31) Pig Destroyer's new album Book Burner will contain 19 songs, and will come in regular and Deluxe versions. The Deluxe version n comes with a 2nd CD that contains a bunch of punk covers, and a short story, titled "The Atheist", written by front man JR Hayes.
• (08.31) Go here for audio samples of all the songs off the new Devolved album.
  
• (08.30) Deftones' new album will be called "Koi No Yokan" and will be out Nov 13th.
  
• (08.30) The Reset's new EP "Progenitor" will be out September 16th.
• (08.27) Go here to get a new track called 'Exaggerated Torment' from band Insision. The song should be oon their new album due in 2013.
  
• (08.27) Go here for a discussion with Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan Rudess about their recent live show in Argentina that was recorded for a forthcoming live DVD.
  
• (08.26) Anders Friden from In Flames had this to say about new album plans: ""We'll probably continue touring for whole next year, and then we're gonna think about what we're gonna do. I mean, we already have some stuff in our heads, but the actual writing process is something that we do when we get off the road; we need to focus on that."
• (08.25) Here's the cover artwork off the new Between The Buried And Me album "The Parallax II: Future Sequence".
• (08.24) Go here to get a free copy of the latest Disentomb promo. Fans of Disgorge should check these guys out.
  
• (08.24) Vader will start working on their new album next year, and it is tentatively called "Straight To Hell".
• (08.23) Devin Townsend has stated on his twitter feed that he may not complete "Ghost II", and instead take the best parts and incorporate them into "Ziltoid 2". Here's the full tweet: "I tried to finish Ghost 2 the other day, but it's not solid enough. Doesn't engage. Going to use the best bits and art for elements of Z2."
• (08.23) Go here to listen to another track, 'The Golden Square Mile', off the new Cryptopsy album, now due on Sept 14th. Really impressive song, this release is getting better and better.
• (08.17) Go here for a statement from Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter on all of the changes the band has undergone in the past year, and the future direction of the band.
  
• (08.16) George Kollias, drummer for Nile, is featured on the cover of the latest issue of DRUM! magazine. In his extensive interview, he discusses Nile's "At The Gate Of Sethu" release, his solo album, his new instructional DVD, and his early influences, among various other topics.
• (08.16) Immolation have finished recording their new album.
  
• (08.16) Go here to listen to 2 new tracks from Cryptopsy, 'Two Pound Torch' and 'Red-Skinned Scapegoat'. Sounds really impressive (very "And Then You'll Beg"), nice to have songwriter/guitarist Jon Levasseur back in the band. The album should be out sometime around Sept 11th.
  
• (08.15) Otep should have a new album out January 2013.
  
• (08.14) Volumes is writing a new album.
• (08.14) Go here for a guitar playthrough video of Sphere's new song 'Shock And Awe', which will be on their new album due later this year.
• (08.14) Go here for a new song from Humanity's Last Breath called 'Animal', which will be on their new album to be released next year.

Anthropologist Sam Dunn and Banger Films have documented the history and evolution of rock’s ugly cousin, heavy metal. “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey” (2005) broke down metal’s various styles in a heavy metal family tree, and explained through exhaustive research and interviews, the construction and progression of each style. Although the film played on network television outlets such as VH1 Classic, an hour-and-a-half film is a mere scratch on the shield of heavy metal history.

After releasing a stint of award-winning films such as “Iron Maiden: Flight 666,” and “Rush: Behind the Stage,” Banger Films returned to metal lineage, this time securing a contract with VH1 Classic to release a season of “Metal Evolution: The Series.” Each week Sam and his crew presented an hour-long segment focusing on a single sub-genre. Dunn documented everything from the prototype bands that influenced metal’s loud and raucous nature to Black Sabbath’s rise, eventually landing on newer styles such as Nu Metal and Power Metal (‘80s German to modern Finnish symphonic).

Even though Banger Films released eleven episodes, there were still major holes in the series. Viewers reached out to the film company and asked why the network didn’t release episodes on extreme metal branches such as black metal, death metal and grindcore. The simple answer is none of the networks felt those topics were suitable for television.

Now Dunn and Banger Films have set out to create “The Lost Episode,” a segment devoted to extreme metal. Metal Underground.com called Sam Dunn to discuss how he and his crew plans to write, film, finance and release “Metal Evolution Episode 12: The Lost Episode, Extreme Metal.”

Mortiis has teamed up with Norwegian filmmaker Reinert Kiil for a film short, titled "Vardøger," including "Geisteskrank" by Mortiis, which will debut at the BUT film festival in Breda, The Netherlands, on September 8th. The debut will be followed by a showing at Oslo Fright Fest on September 22.

The mini film "Vardøger" and soundtrack "Geisteskrank" will be made available to everyone via Mortiis.com as a free download starting October 1st 2012. “Vardøger" will be shown in conjunction with Kiil’s full-length films, “Hora” and “Inside the Whore.” This is Kiil’s first musical collaboration.

It's been over year since IWrestledABearOnce announced the band would be releasing "A Beary Scary Movie," a feature film starring none other than the members themselves. "A Beary Scary Movie" is now scheduled for release on November 6th, 2012.

IWrestledABearonce has teamed up with Bloody-Disgusting.com to premiere the official trailer for the film, which can be viewed right here or in the player below.

"A Beary Scary Movie" was written and directed by Justin Beasley of KOTK Productions and features the musical stylings and acting debut of IWrestledABearOnce. The horror-comedy follows the tale of Shreddy - the deranged guitarist from legendary 80's hair metal band White Vulture - who comes straight from hell murdering bands one by one by hacking them to pieces. Now it's up to Steven, Mikey, John, Krysta and Ricky to make it out alive. The film also features a cast including M. Shawn Clown Crahan, Larry Parks, John Dillion, Phillip Wright, Jim Babel, Charlie Huffman and Kelly Keodara, with a special appearance by Jake Busey.

In a recent "Debunktion Junction" video clip covering claims about Tampa, Florida during the Republican National Convention, liberal political commentator Rachel Maddow discusses the city's status as a famous death metal gathering place.

Check out the clip below (the part about death metal bands starts at 3:50, but if you want to hear about claims of the city being the strip club capital of the U.S. start at about 2:30) which also features a brief music video segment from Deicide. You can also check out the clip over at NBCNews.com here.

Born of Chaos Records has issued the following statement about a bomb threat being called in prior to the label's showcase last night:

"As many of you may or may not know, there was a bomb threat sent in to the police, the news and the Trocadero in Philly last night prior to our Born of Chaos Records label showcase at the historic venue. While the police and F.B.I. determined that it was a hoax after sweeping the building with dogs, the e-mail itself was rather threatening.

"I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who came out to our show last night to show their support, all of the bands who still played in light of the threat as well as the extra time it took to search everyone’s gear and person more thoroughly before getting in, the staff of the Trocadero who were absolutely amazing as well as the Philadelphia Police Department and the F.B.I. who did a wonderful job searching the building and allowing the show to continue with very minimal delays. In this day and age threats like this cannot be taken lightly.

"To our friends who opted to stay home because of this threat, much respect to you as well for ensuring your own safety, we’ll catch ya at another gig down the line. At Born of Chaos Records we believe in the family aspect of heavy metal and the true (and not just spoken) support of our metal scene. While we have had to reject bands from being on the label, that is the nature of the beast (hey we’re still new and completely self financed) we support bands from all over and even put entire tours together with complete line-ups of non-label bands that don’t yield us a cent, just to help others in the metal scene get added exposure.

"I just hope that is does not turn out to be someone in our scene that is trying to fuck up what a group of people are dedicating their lives to succeed in. We are aiming for the top, but we want everyone to come with us."

A news story about the bomb threat can also be read over at Philly.com here.

The Slovenian Bay area thrash metal maniacs Panikk just finished the recording of their upcoming album which is scheduled to be released in early 2013 on Metal Tank Records under the name of Unbearable Conditions.

The band comment: we finally finished the recording of Unbearable Conditions. The overall recording went smoothly, in fast mood and with no dramatic issues. We already heard the very final result and the entire crew is both excited and thrilled about what months of recording gave birth to: a lethal dose of fast, old school and untamed thrash metal. We are pretty sure that all of you enjoying tunes from legendary acts such as VIO-LENCE, EVILDEAD, SEPULTURA, DEMOLITION HAMMER, FORCED ENTRY and ACID REIGN will dig our latest effort at 100%.

Below you can preview "Panic Attack", the first single taken from the album.

Panikk - Panic Attack: http://youtu.be/mE0jsQQdrZk

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, who is no stranger to controversial statements and has repeatedly stated he doesn't believe President Obama was born in the United States, has now said he believes Obama staged the recent shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin to "pass a gun ban." Video of Mustaine making the statement can be viewed below. Dave says:

"Back in my country, my president is trying to pass a gun ban, so he's staging all of these, these murders, like the 'Fast And Furious' thing down at the border, Aurora, Colorado, all the people that were killed there, and now the beautiful people at the Sikh temple."
Nikki Sixx has called Mustaine a fucking asshole after learning about this statement.

Anthrax's music has been played at New York's Yankee Stadium, in Moscow, Warsaw, Australia, Japan, and at Castle Donington in the UK. But now, thanks to NASA, Anthrax is the first metal band to ever have its music played on Mars. As Anthrax's Scott Ian put it, "Yes, there will be moshing on Mars."

"Got The Time," from the band's 1990 Gold-certified "Persistence of Time," was one of several songs on NASA's wake-up playlist for the Mars Rover, Curiosity, that touched down on the Red Planet August 5th. "Got The Time" woke Curiosity up on Day Six, along with "Echelon" by 30 Seconds to Mars. Since Curiosity's Mars landing, the playlist has also included The Beatles' "Good Morning Good Morning," the theme from "Star Wars," and Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries."

Next on Anthrax's Planet Earth agenda is a Fall co-headline tour with Testament, with Death Angel supporting. This will be Leg Three of the Anthrax/Testament/Death Angel hat-trick, and will mark Anthrax's first tour of Canada in support of the band's most recent release, "Worship Music."

Following the unveiling of the packaging and track listing of the "I Get Wet" 10th Anniversary deluxe edition last week, Andrew W.K. has given details of a super limited 500 double-disc autographed edition.

In addition to a special autographed 20-page booklet that accompanies the two discs, the 500 double-CD copies will include very unique personal items from the party king himself. These items, inserted at random, may include a piece of Andrew W.K.'s own personal, stage-worn and filthy white Levi's 501 jeans that were cut into 496 pieces. Three of the remaining limited packages will contain a lock of W.K.'s unwashed hair, while one lucky purchaser will receive an autographed airplane ticket stub that W.K. used to fly from Prague to New York City. Out of consideration for the recipients of his dirty jeans and hair, a Bloody Nose Air-Freshener will be included in all packages to help with any potential odors contained in the CD case.

It was recently revealed that the alleged Wisconsin shooter, who reportedly wounded and killed several people at a Sikh temple, was a member of white supremacist band End Apathy. Since then CNN has posted an opinion piece about white power bands written by Lonnie Nasatir, who is the director of the Anti-Defamation League's Upper Midwest Region.

In the article Hatebreed was included in a list of white power bands, which is a charge the group denies. CNN apparently realized the error or was contacted by people upset about the claim, as Hatebreed's name has now been removed from the list and the bottom of the article includes the following update:

A previous version of this commentary incorrectly included the band Hatebreed in a list of white power bands. Hatebreed is a self-described "hardcore metal" band. CNN regrets the error.

The retraction came after Hatebreed posted the following message on Twitter:

"Again @CNN loses all respect. First they ignore the #FREERANDYBLYTHE story now they slander us. We demand a retraction & an apology. #hacks"

Read the full article at CNN.

Napalm Records has issued the following announcement about Grave Digger releasing its own shampoo:

"In cooperation with natural cosmetic expert Rutano, Germany’s power metal legends Grave Digger releases their very own 2-in-1 shampoo / shower gel.

"This combination has been especially created for the 'It-has-to-be-done-quick' moments in life. The product will be manufactured as a first-class aluminum finish and will soon be available at the Grave Digger online shop!

"Beside the practical 2-in-1 use, the major focus was on finding the right partner for this unique cooperation. Since their beginning, Rutano has been working only with non-animal-tested ingredients. Moreover, all products are completely vegan. In addition, social commitment is a major part of the company’s basic principles.

According to BoweryBoogie.com, a hardcore show featuring Sick of it All, Cro-Mags and Vision Of Disorder, had to be cancelled tonight when Harley Flanagan, founding (and former) bass player of the Cro-Mags, reportedly entered the VIP Lounge with a knife and stabbed current Cro-Mags bassist Mike Couls in the chest. An excerpt of events reads as follows:

"Cops quickly appeared and took him away in cuffs. Not before he had already stabbed some dude in the chest (said victim left the scene with a bandage over the wound). Because of the violence the rest of the show was canceled. The remaining bands promised to reschedule the show. To be fair, Webster Hall security contained the situation professionally. Lots of drunken, pissed off hardcore fans were on edge after the cops shut down the show, but the scene was cleared without further incident."

Read the full article at BoweryBoogie.com.

Metallica's Kirk Hammett announced today that he will publish his first book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection," this October via Abrams Image. Documenting Kirk's love of all things horror, and the legendary collection of horror memorabilia he has amassed over the years, TMHB is a 228 page hardback, large format coffee table book featuring well over 300 full color images from Kirk's private collection and exclusive set photography by Mark Leialoha and Joe Gibbs.

There will be three extensive conversations with writer Steffan Chirazi covering the importance of collecting in Hammett's life from childhood, plus written captions by Kirk for many of the items displayed in the book.

"This is my gift to all the other horror nerds out there who are just like me," says Kirk, "it's been made with great love for all the many characters and movies which guided me through childhood, into adulthood and which still keep me on track today."

On June 23rd - 24th, at Orion Music + More, the new annual festival founded by Metallica and taking place in Atlantic City, NJ, fans will see a preview of what's to come in "Too Much Horror Business." Hammett will be hosting Kirk's Crypt and offering fans an extraordinary glimpse into his collection. More information on Kirk's Crypt and Orion Music + More can be found by visiting this location.

Marduk has issued the following statement about having the band's appearance in Minsk, Belarus cancelled due to the band being "an affront to Christian values:"

"The Prosecutor General’s Office has banned Swedish black metal band Marduk from playing a show in Minsk, Belarus.

"Pavel Radzivonaw, a departmental head at the Prosecutor General’s Office, told reporters on Monday that Marduk’s concert, scheduled for May 22, would not take place. 'The band preaches Satanism, which has nothing to do with art,' he says. 'This is an affront to Christian values, they preach the ideas of death, of the Third Reich.'

"The other bands that were scheduled to appear with Marduk at the Re:Public club — including Kataklysm and Vader — will be allowed to perform. Radzivonaw warned the show may be stopped if the performances involve violations of laws.

"I wonder who's really pushing for the Third Reich ideas here..."

You can also read the original news story reporting the issue at Naviny.by. In other Marduk news, the band will be releasing new album "Serpent Sermon" on June 5th in North America and in Europe on May 28th, 2012.

Earache Records is celebrating 25 years of bringing extreme metal to the masses and, as part of the celebrations, has released the "World's Shortest Album," striking fear into the hearts of radio DJs everywhere.

Earache is no stranger to world records, having previously claimed two official Guinness World Records, for the world's shortest single with Napalm Death's "You Suffer," as well as the world's shortest music video with Brutal Truth's "Collateral Damage."

Now, Earache is taking the idea of "shorter, faster, louder" to the extreme, with the shortest, fastest and loudest album around. "Earache: World's Shortest Album" celebrates brevity as an art form, featuring 13 extreme, straight-to-the-point tracks totalling just 87 seconds, smashing the previous 121-second record held by Canadian dance group Chromeo.

The attempt at setting the new record for the world's shortest album has been rejected by Guinness however, which no longer recognizes "world's shortest" records, explaining:

"The nature of competing to make something the 'shortest' by its very nature trivialises the activity being carried out, and Guinness World Records has been forced to reject many claims of this kind. As such, we have been forced to cease listing records for the shortest song, shortest poem and indeed the shortest concert."

"Earache: World's Shortest Album" is still available to the public however, and is out now on iTunes at this location.

The full track listing and times for the album are as follows:

01. Napalm Death - You Suffer (00:04)
02. Napalm Death - Dead (00:05)
03. Napalm Death - Your Achievement (00:06)
04. Wormrot - False Grind Sodomy (00:04)
05. Wormrot - You Suffer But Why Is It My Problem (00:04)
06. Brutal Truth - Collateral Damage (00:04)
07. A.C. - Howard Wulkan's Bald (00:09)
08. Lawnmower Deth - Be Scene Not Heard (00:07)
09. Painkiller - Trailmarker (00:08)
10. Brutal Truth - Blockhead (00:07)
11. Morbid Angel - Bil Ur-Sag #2 Lava (00:06)
12. A.C. - Windchimes Are Gay (00:10)
13. Insect Warfare - Street Sweeper (00:13)

Total running time - 01:27

Come one, come all and feast your eyes as we debut the official theatrical poster for The Devil's Carnival below. The Devil's Carnival, which features Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Slipknot, will be hitting the cities and theaters listed below. For more information and to view the official trailer, visit this location.

The Devil's Carnival is an exclusive nationwide road tour featuring special personality meet & greets, a Q&A forum, sing-a-longs, costume contests and more. On screen crowds will get to enjoy never-before-seen Repo! The Genetic Opera behind the scenes footage and bonus features, and most notably, an exclusive viewing of The Devil's Carnival. Keep in mind, The Devil's Carnival can only be seen on this exclusive tour, so you must attend a showing to witness the madness.

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In a move that should surprise nobody, Dave Mustaine has joined the California 31st Field Force. Claims Mustaine,

“After four years of America moving towards a UN-run communist dictatorship, I'm taking a stand for our freedom. No more will we allow the institutions of the church and family be hijacked by the globalist plot to control us. These people who controlled the banks in ancient Israel were responsible for the death of Jesus and then interbred with all European royalty. They're scared by democracy and want to regain all their lost power by having UN peacekeeprs land on US soil with Obama's blessing. I'm proud to say that I'm now a full fledged member of the California 31st Field Force. I'm currently going through medical training with them since when the invasion hits, I want to tend to the wounded among us when the shit hits the fan. Besides, how cool would it be to say that you got CPR from the singer of Megadeth? I'll still be touring so don't worry about my militia brothers taking up too much of my time.”

Read the full article at this location.

According to Courthouse News Service, Great White singer Jack Russell plans to sue his former bandmates, who are continuing with their own version of the band, for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Among those Russell is suing are guitarist Mark Kendall, drummer Audie Desbrow, guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Michael Lardie and talent agency Bigg Time Entertainment.

"In August of 2010, plaintiff was hospitalized and underwent emergency surgery for a life threatening condition. While he recuperated from this surgery, other singers filled in for him during the band's live performances, however, it was undisputed that plaintiff's absence was temporary, and that he retained his position in the band's lineup and would resume singing with the band upon his recuperation," the federal complaint states.

Read the full article at Courthouse News Service.

In an interview that came out today in L.A. Weekly, Dave Mustaine made some smart comments we already asserted years ago about African women who have too many children on Western countries' shoulders. Below is an excerpt from that interview conducted by reporter Linda Leseman, the Megadeth frontman has the following comments:

"There's so many houses without a dad that it's just terrible. I mean, you know how they used to say there should be a license to have a baby? Well, as far-fetched as that sounds, I really think that, if the parents aren't going to stick together, they shouldn't make that kind of commitment to life. I watch some of these shows from over in Africa, and you've got starving women with six kids. Well, how about, you know, put a plug in it? It's like, you shouldn't be having children if you can't feed them."

Mustaine also discusses how Bible prophecies are coming true, how he watches cooking shows and how Rick Santorum is the classiest of all the Republican candidates. Read the full interview by going here.

NY's Choke On Your Ego has issued the following announcement about more changes to the band's lineup:

"Choke is going through more changes. As we grow, We change to meet our needs. This comes in the wake of the arrest of vocalist, James Ronk.

"On Jan. 30, 2012 NY State Police charged James B. Ronk, 43, of Catskill with second degree menacing, a class A misdemeanor, resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor. Ronk was remanded to the Greene County Jail without bail.

"We hope all works out for James however, our management and ourselves feel that we need to look towards others for the Vocal support that our band needs. We have several options that we are looking into at this time. We wish James all the best and hope things work out for him, as James was responsible for the 'Choke On Your Ego' name we will be changing this shortly. We will keep all of you posted!

A rally for Republican Party nominee Newt Gingrich in Las Vegas on Thursday morning was interrupted by local Nevada grindcore band Traumatic Anal Devastation. Apparently the band members showed up outside the rally, plugged their instruments in, and generated what Gingrich staffer Terry ‘The Stick’ Foley called “the sound of a tank driving through a minefield.”

Police showed up and pulled the plug on the band after about five minutes (twenty songs). Singer for the group Chip “Gravelthroat” Corbin said the impromptu performance was a political statement based on the band’s agenda for equal rights, animal rights, and support of anti-war movements across the world. When asked how his band’s name reflected its political beliefs, Corbin stated “Traumatic Anal Devastation is obviously metaphorical for the way the government and capitalism has continually raped the public at-large.”

When asked how people were supposed to understand the political nature of the lyrics given the undecipherable delivery of them, Corbin responded “Huh? What do you mean?” No reports of hearing loss or more than usual psychological damage from the Gingrich supporters who were present.

Westfield, Massachusetts based metalcore outfit Killswitch Engage has announced that the band has reunited with former vocalist Jesse Leach, following the recent departure of singer Howard Jones owing to his struggle with type 2 diabetes amongst other reasons. The band is currently recording a new album and will be performing in Europe this Summer.

Leach was a member of the band from 1999 to 2002, during which time he performed on the band's self-titled debut album and the subsequent sophomore effort, "Alive Or Just Breathing."

If there's one thing that hits a sour note with Alissa White-Gluz, the powerful voice of Québécois metal band The Agonist, it's animal abuse. The singer uses her voice to raise awareness about animal suffering every chance she gets, and that's one of the reasons why she's snagged a Libby Award in the category of Breakthrough Artist from peta2, PETA's youth division. The sixth annual Libby Awards ("Libby" is for "liberation") honors animal-friendly people and products.

White-Gluz took a stand against the annual seal slaughter in her native Canada by shooting a striking peta2 ad that shows her above a photo of a baby seal who is about to be clubbed and reads, "Bang Your Own Head, Not a Seal's." She also sat down for an exclusive interview with peta2.

"The seal hunt is something I'm so ashamed to even be remotely associated with," says the Canadian-born vocalist, who also discusses how grateful she is that she was raised vegetarian and has since gone vegan. "I'm shocked that it's still going on and still encouraged by the government."

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the blood that develops in the lymphatic system. Black Sabbath made the following post on its official Facebook Page:

"With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at this time. Iommi is currently working with his doctors to establish the best treatment plan--the “IRON MAN” of Rock & Roll remains upbeat and determined to make a full and successful recovery.

"This comes as Black Sabbath--Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums)--are writing and recording their first album in 33 years in Los Angeles (still set for release this fall) with producer Rick Rubin. They will now go to the UK to continue to work with Tony. Further information will be released as it becomes available."

More news on Iommi's condition is expected shortly.

The latest in the saga of "metal made me do it" stories, this one is pretty far out there:

Christina Paz, 29, was arrested after starting a fire that seriously damaged her father's home in Cileo Vista in Texas last week and is now facing a felony charge of arson.

The El Paso Times claims that court documents show that Paz told investigators she wanted to burn down the house as revenge on her parents, who she believed were trying to kill her. On December 27 she allegedly poured flammable super glue on a bed in one room before lighting it, and then entered another room to set fire to the curtains.

The court papers report that Paz was angry at her parents "for trying to kill her on Christmas Day, that they had planned to sodomise her and chop her up with the help of a neighbour".

When asked how she knew her parents wanted to kill her, Paz replied that she had become aware "through the music of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails."

Read the full article at NME.

Stefan Björnshög of Swedish act Destiny has issued the following announcement about former vocalist Therese Hanserot passing away:

"Therese Hanserot 1964-01-16 2012-01-17

"Yesterday Therese Hanserot, the original lead singer in Destiny, passed away only 48 years old. Therese joined Destiny in the fall of 1982, just 18 years old, and she left the band in the summer of 1983. During this time she recorded six songs for the first ever Destiny demo as well as performing with the band on their first ever gig (at the rock club RPM). After leaving Destiny she sang in a couple of cover bands before quitting singing for good.

"At my 30th birthday party in 1990 we reconnected again, this time as friends. We realised that we had so much in common that never came to the surface in the band. For about two years we hanged out together before life once again took us in different paths.

"Last year, 18 years later, in August, we reconnected through Facebook. And it didn't take long before we where engaged and in a wonderful loving relationship. Therese planned to start playing keyboards again and even agreed to sing a small part on one of the songs for the 30th anniversary album. Now that will not happen and I will forever carry the memory of Therese in my heart.

"My sorrow is endless and the hurt is unbearable. I love you Therese!"

For more on Destiny and to leave a message for Stefan, head over to the band's Facebook profile.

Former Incantation bassist Joey "Fingers" Lombard died on January 3, 2012. He was 42 years old. Lombard played with Incantation from 2001-2005 and played on the following releases: "Blasphemy" (2002), "Decimate Christendom" (2004) and "Primordial Domination" (2006).

Former live Incantation bassist Roberto Lizárraga, who immediately stepped in when Lombard departed in 2005, posted a statement, which the band re-posted on its Facebook Page

Barry Clayton, the London actor/narrator and man behind the iconic intro to the Iron Maiden song "Number of the Beast," has passed away at the age of 80 due to causes unknown at this time. His deep baritone voice became indelibly etched into several radio shows and movie trailers, and Clayton was also known for his role in black television and radio. He produced the pioneering radio show "Black Londoners" from 1974-88 and also narrated the children's show "Count Duckula." His sinister intro on the Iron Maiden song is something almost every metalhead knows by heart:

"Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea
For the Devil sends the beast with wrath
Because he knows the time is short
Let him who have understanding
Reckon the number of the beast
For it is a human number
Its number is six hundred and sixty six."

Clayton had lived the past 40 years in the Greater London suburb on Islington.