"Trouble", the new video from BY MAKER, the collaboration between Geno Lenardo (FILTER, DEVICE) and Daniel Davies (YEAR LONG DISASTER), can be seen below. The song is taken from "I, Frankenstein – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", which was released digitally and on CD on January 7 via Lakeshore Records.

"'Misgiving' was the first song we wrote for the project," said Davies. "The song is about the exile the monster experiences while looking at the lives of others, seeing their experiences from a distances and coming to terms with immortality and what his role is." The second original song featured in the film, "Trouble", "hits on some of those same themes the monster is put in to a position he doesn't not want at first then figures out what role he must play what role we all play," Davies said.

In addition to "Trouble" and "Misgiving", BY MAKER contributes eight additional original tracks to the soundtrack, inspired by "I, Frankenstein".

"I, Frankenstein – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" track listing:

01. Misgiving - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)02. Trouble - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)03. 1 By 1 - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)04. Perennial Flow - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)05. Gimme Soul - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)06. By Maker - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)07. Way Down - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)08. After All - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)09. Possessions Mine - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)10. Ascension - BY MAKER (feat. Geno Lenardo & Daniel Davies)11. Scream Where My Heart Should Be - 8MM12. Feed Me More - Justin Lassen13. Frankenstein - Geno Lenardo feat. Prashant Aswani

For more information, visit www.ifrankensteinmusic.com.

"Trouble" video:

DEF LEPPARD will release a Deluxe Edition of its 1996 classic album "Slang" across multiple formats through its own Bludgeon Riffola label on February 10.

The "Slang" reissue will be available in three formats: a CD Deluxe Edition and Digital Edition containing the original 11 album tracks remastered and original rare bonus tracks made up of demos, alternate versions and mixes with a series of new songs recorded during the time the band was creating "Slang". Most of these additional bonus tracks have never been released. A special iTunes Digital Edition will have everything from the Digital Edition, plus a further set of additional bonus tracks. A Double Vinyl Deluxe Edition will also be available and will feature the original album, and its own set of exclusive songs.The band will release a special "Slang Video Collection" the same day (February 11) exclusively on iTunes that will feature videos from singles "Slang", "Work It Out" and "All I've Ever Wanted".

"Slang" was first released in May 1996 and is considered the band's most underrated album. At the time of its release, the music industry was at the height of the '90s grunge scene and DEF LEPPARD with bands like NIRVANA, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and PEARL JAM were dominating the airwaves. Despite this musical shift, "Slang" charted on the Top Five U.K. official chart and the Top 15 in the U.S. on The Billboard 200 chart. The album was also voted in the Top Ten Albums Of 1996 by the U.K.'s prestigious Q magazine.

As a testament to DEF LEPPARD's music transcending through time, "Slang" was recognized for its musical departure from the band's signature sound. The collection incorporated new sonic elements that gave the album a slightly darker introspective mood than their previous releases. As guitarist Phil Collen stated in an interview with Metal Hammer: "We've all got personal things that have happened during the recording of 'Slang', and we've just ploughed on and some of it has come out on the record."

"Slang Deluxe Edition" track listings:

CD / Digital Edition

Disc 1

01. Truth?02. Turn To Dust03. Slang04. All I Want Is Everything05. Work It Out06. Breathe A Sigh07. Deliver Me08. Gift Of Flesh09. Blood Runs Cold10. Where Does Love Go When It Dies11. Pearl Of Euphoria12. Move With Me Slowly13. Truth? (Original Version)14. Burn Out15. Worlds Collide16. Can't Keep Away From The Flame

Disc 2

01. Turn To Dust (1st Draft)02. Raise Your Love03. All I Want Is Everything (1st Draft)04. Work It Out (1st Draft)05. Breathe A Sigh (Rough Mix)06. Deliver Me (Rough Mix)07. Black Train08. Blood Runs Cold (Rough Mix)09. Where Does Love Go When It Dies (1st Draft)10. Pearl Of Euphoria (Rough Mix)11. All On Your Touch (2012 Revisit)12. Anger Me (Deliver Me -1st Draft)13. Move On Up (Viv Demo)14. Gift Of Flesh (Phil Vocal)

Double 180g Vinyl

Side 1

01. Truth?02. Turn To Dust03. Slang04. All I Want Is Everything05. Work It Out

Side 2

06. Breathe A Sigh07. Deliver Me08. Gift Of Flesh09. Blood Runs Cold10. Where Does Love Go When It Dies

Side 3

11. Pearl Of Euphoria12. Move With Me Slowly13. Truth? (Original Version)

Side 4

14. Burn Out15. Worlds Collide16. Can't Keep Away From The Flame17. All On Your Touch (2012 Revisit)18. Black Train

In early October 2013, former BLOOD STAIN CHILD vocalist Sophia launched a new solo project called SEASON OF GHOSTS. She has checked in with the following update:
"I'm recording vocals soon, so I'm working in full speed right now!

Thanks to the intensive rehearsals these days, it became obvious that The Human Paradox is going to be quite an experience for the people who decide to give it a chance. I can safely say that it is for me, even though I was the one who created it.

I put it together piece by piece, so until now I hadn't spared a moment to zoom out and watch the album as an independent entity and now that I do, everything makes sense and everything is falling into place. Although me and Sam have worked on the orchestrations longer than 300 hours, I don't get tired of the songs. On the contrary, they keep growing in me, the words and the images keep coming to life, the songs start developing their own dynamics, it's like I see them walking before my eyes on their own two feet. It's like they're mine, but I'm theirs as well.

A real Season Of Ghosts, isn't it?"

The Human Paradox is due to be released in 2014. It was created, composed and co-produced by Sophia, mixed and mastered by Ettore Rigotti (DISARMONIA MUNDI, PRINCESS GHIBLI, BLOOD STAIN CHILD).

Stay tuned for more details. Check out the official Season Of Ghosts homepage here.

Sophia has posted a cover of 'Sarah's Theme' - created with ZOMBIE SAM - from the '90s Walt Disney film Hocus Pocus via Soundcloud. It is available for free download.

A trailer for The Human Paradox is also available:

35 years after the release of "Metal Rendez-vous", Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have finally been honored by their record company for sales of around three million copies. The LP is considered the most successful hard rock album in Switzerland of all time.

Says KROKUS singer Marc Storace: "This album awakened the Swiss music scene from their slumber."

Three songs from "Metal Rendez-vous" landed in the U.K. charts, all at the same time ("Heatstrokes" at #1, "Come On" at #12 and "Bedside Radio" at #20), and KROKUS toured the U.S., playing to hundreds of thousands of fans.

"We recorded the album for just 15,000 Swiss Francs [about $15,000]," guitarist Fernando Von Arb recalls.

"We lived in a cellar hole, put everything on one card and had nothing to lose," says bassist Chris von Rohr. "We never would have expected that it would take off as it did. Great thanks to all the fans! "

"Dirty Dynamite", the 17th studio album from KROKUS, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 17. This marked the first time in KROKUS' history that the band landed in the Top 20 of the German chart.

"Dirty Dynamite" was released on February 22, 2013 in Europe via Sony Music and in North America on March 5, 2013 via The End Records. The CD marked the return of KROKUS guitarist Mandy Meyer after 30 years. Sound engineer for the recording sessions was again Dennis Ward, who also recorded the band's previous album, "Hoodoo".

Drummer Freddy Steady left KROKUS in May 2011 because he "concluded that he really wanted to play music just for fun in small clubs rather than conquering the world, playing arenas on huge stages with pyro props, etc.," according to guitarist Fernando Von Arb.

KROKUS has since recruited Flavio Mezzodi as the band's new drummer.

"Steroidhead", a brand new solo track from guitarist Marty Friedman — whose groundbreaking work with MEGADETH, CACOPHONY and as a solo artist has influenced legions of players around the globe — can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song is taken from Friedman's new studio album, "Inferno", which will be released in May via Prosthetic Records.

"Steroidhead" sees Friedman backed by some notable young musicians — Keshav Dhar and Anup Sastry (SKYHARBOR). Friedman says: "I love working with innovative, risky and borderline crazy musicians, and the guys on 'Steroidhead' certainly fit that description.

"Each track on the album has a separate dream team on it, so it feels like a constant barrage of fresh interpretations of my music."

Friedman's first original material in four years, and his first album in more than a decade that will be released simultaneously worldwide, "Inferno" will feature what Friedman feels is the heaviest, most intense playing of his career.

"I'm extremely proud of the work I've done with CACOPHONY and MEGADETH, but I was never interested in stopping there," Friedman said. "'Inferno' is the album that fans of my work with those two bands have always wanted me to make. I've finally made it, and completely on my own maniacal terms."

As Guitar World recently revealed in an exclusive in-studio feature, "Inferno" will include several collaborations with players influenced by Friedman, including Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM), REVOCATION guitar whiz David Davidson and the flamenco/metal acoustic duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA. In addition, the album includes Friedman's first songwriting collaboration with Jason Becker since the pair played together in the pioneering duo of guitar mayhem CACOPHONY.

"On the guests' songs, each would write a song from scratch, and then I would arrange it and add my parts to it," Friedman said. "That way, we were both invested in it, and it’s a little bit of a deeper experience than just banging out a guest solo."

Make no mistake, though — "Inferno" is unquestionably a Marty Friedman album, and one he plans to tour behind extensively (including his first U.S. performances since 2003). Furthermore, it features what Friedman told Guitar World is "the most intense writing and playing I can do," with the goal of "go(ing) completely ape-shit and smok(ing) everything else I've ever done."

"I wanted to create a new landmark to which my future music will be compared," Friedman said. "That idea of just going completely balls-out — knowing what the full potential of my music and my playing could possibly be, and actually making it a reality — was what drove me through the whole process."

Just as he changed the game in the worlds of metal and guitar once before with his revered solo debut "Dragon's Kiss", Friedman now raises the bar to a new level for a new generation with "Inferno".

PANTERA reached a major milestone in 1994 when the legendary metal band's seventh studio album, "Far Beyond Driven", debuted at NO. 1 on The Billboard 200, becoming the fastest-selling album of the group's career and its second consecutive platinum release. Not only a commercial success, the album also earned positive reviews around the world for the beautiful brutality of its all-out sonic assault.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of that landmark album and Rhino is celebrating with a special two-disc version that includes a newly remastered version of the album, along with a live performance from the 1994 Monsters Of Rock festival. "Far Beyond Driven: 20th Anniversary Edition" will be available on March 25 for a suggested list price of $18.98. A digital version will also be available.

Following the breakthrough success of 1992's "Vulgar Display Of Power" — which has since been certified double platinum — singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott returned in March 1994 with "Far Beyond Driven". Following its No. 1 debut, "Far Beyond Driven" remained on the Billboard album chart for seven more months and many still regard it as the heaviest album to ever top the chart. Its 12 tracks represented a continuation of the previous album's relentless musical onslaught with hard-hitting tracks like the first single "I'm Broken" as well as the mosh-pit classics "5 Minutes Alone" and "Slaughtered". Another standout track was the group's swirling acoustic cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Planet Caravan", which became a live favorite when PANTERA hit the road to support the album later that year.

Fans already familiar with "Far Beyond Driven" are in for a treat with the second disc of the "20th Anniversary Edition". Dubbed "Far Beyond Bootleg - Live From Donington '94", the disc contains PANTERA full live set recorded at the Monsters Of Rock festival in Donington, England on June 4, 1994. The 40-minute show comprises nine tracks taken from the band's three most recent albums including: "Use My Third Arm" and "Strength Beyond Strength" from "Far Beyond Driven"; "Walk", "Mouth For War" and "This Love" off "Vulgar Display Of Power"; plus the title track from "Cowboys From Hell" as well as the live staple melding "Domination" and "Hollow".

"Far Beyond Driven: 20th Anniversary Edition" track listing:

Disc One - Original Album Remastered

01. Strength Beyond Strength02. Becoming03. 5 Minutes Alone04. I'm Broken05. Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills06. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks07. Slaughtered08. 25 Years09. Shedding Skin10. Use My Third Arm11. Throes Of Rejection12. Planet Caravan

Disc Two – "Far Beyond Bootleg - Live From Donington '94"

01. Use My Third Arm02. Walk03. Strength Beyond Strength04. Domination/Hollow05. Slaughtered06. Fucking Hostile07. This Love08. Mouth For War09. Cowboys From Hell

Anselmo recently chatted about "Far Beyond Driven" with Artisan News saying, "Considering its contents, it is the heaviest record to come in at No. 1."

Anselmo went on to discuss the band's success saying, "The chemistry within PANTERA... In the early days, they were very guarded about what I said here and there. And then, finally, by 'Vulgar Display Of Power', it was, like, 'Just let me handle the lyrics.' And then by 'Far Beyond Driven', I was saying anything I fucking wanted to fucking really fucking sing about, man."

"Back To The Front", the album that was recorded last year by four members of the most recent lineup of the legendary Swedish metal act ENTOMBED — Lars Göran Petrov (vocals), Olle Dahlstedt (drums), Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Victor Brandt (bass) — will be released this coming spring via Century Media Records under the band name ENTOMBED A.D.

Petrov will only perform with ENTOMBED A.D. and will not take part in any upcoming shows announced under the name ENTOMBED.

Original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid (guitar) and Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund (guitar) will join forces with former ENTOMBED frontman Orvar Säfström to perform the band's classic second album, "Clandestine" (1991), on February 1 at Gävle Konserthus in Gävle, Sweden. They will be backed by the 65-piece Gävle Symphonic Orchestra and a 40-piece choir.

ENTOMBED previously performed "Clandestine" in its entirety with the Nordic Chamber Orchestra on April 12, 2013 at Tonhallen in Sundsvall, Sweden.

Hellid did not participate in the writing and recording of "Back To The Front".

Century Media Records announced last fall that the release date of "Back To The Front" — which was originally supposed to be made available under the ENTOMBED moniker — was being pushed back to early 2014 from the previously announced October 29, 2013 due to "unpredictable technical problems."

Asked in an interview with France's MetalChroniques.fr if the omission of Hellid's name from the ENTOMBED biography accompanying a promotional copy of "Back To The Front" was a mistake on the record label's part, Petrov replied: "I do not want to speak publicly about this at the moment; this is something we want to keep internal and private for now. But this is not an error in the biography. Next question?"

Hellid did not accompany the Petrov-fronted lineup of ENTOMBED when the band performed at the Manizales Grita Rock festival in Colombia in August 2013.

"Back To The Front" was recorded at Studio Bohus (ABBA, EUROPE) in Kungälv, Sweden with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR). The cover artwork was painted by Zbigniew Bielak (WATAIN, VADER) and can be seen below.

A press release states: "Don't be afraid that it will sound like ABBA — it's 666% true to the ENTOMBED everybody loves. While not falling for total regression back to the early classics 'Left Hand Path' or 'Clandestine', expect a total bone-crushing opus that will have fans of 'Wolverine Blues', 'To Ride…' or 'Morning Star' cry tears of joy. From the morbid, pissed-off lyrics over detuned, massive riffs to the inimitable brick-heavy groove and L.G. Petrov's titanic roar, 'Back To The Front' has it all, so get ready for a stone-cold stunner!"

"Back To The Front" track listing:

01. Kill To Live02. Bedlam Strike03. The Underminer04. Second To None05. Allegiance06. Waiting For Death07. Eternal Woe08. Digitus Medius09. Vulture And The Traitor10. Pandemic Rage11. Soldier Of No Fortune

Norwegian black metallers KAMPFAR will release their sixth studio album, "Djevelmakt" (English-language translation: Devil Power), on January 27 (four days later in in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) via Indie Recordings.

According to a press release, "Djevelmakt" "proves that 20 years of existence does not dull the blade, but grinds it into a sharpness more scything than ever before."

"Djevelmakt" track listing:

01. Mylder02. Kujon03. Blod, Eder Og Galle 04. Swarm Norvegicus 05. Fortapelse 06. De Dødes Fane 07. Svarte Sjelers Salme08. Our Hounds, Our Legion

The entire "Djevelmakt" album can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

KAMPFAR will embark on a European tour in March with HATE, VELNIAS and ISKALD.

Veteran Polish metallers TURBO will release a brand new studio album, "The Fifth Element", on April 7 in Europe and April 15 in North America via Metal Mind Productions. The Polish-language version of the CD, entitled "Piaty Żywiol", is now available in Poland. The follow-up to 2009's "Straznik Swiatla" contains "solid heavy metal without any unnecessary intricacies," according to a press release.

"The Fifth Element" track listing: 01. Think And Fight02. Taste Of Forever03. Heart On The Pyre04. The Fifth Element05. Smash The Wall06. Handful Of Sand07. Relentless08. Amalgam09. Light Up The Night10. This War Machine11. Blues Measured By The Clock Ticking12. Smash The Wall (acoustic; bonus track)

The song "This War Machine" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Comments guitarist Wojciech Hoffmann: "We do not want to concentrate on novelties as we can see during our gigs that the fans expect us to play older tracks, they do not like changes. We also feel very comfortable playing the music of our youth. That's why we plan to stick to classic heavy metal." TURBO is:

Wojciech Hoffmann - GuitarBogusz Rutkiewicz - BassMariusz Bobkowski - DrumsTomasz Struszczyk - VocalsDominik Jokiel - Rhythm Guitar

Texas-based metal veterans HELSTAR will release their new studio album, "This Wicked Nest", on April 25 via AFM Records. It will be available on CD and vinyl.

The cover artwork for the effort can be seen below.

Bassist Jerry Abarca is taking an extended break from the HELSTAR for health reasons and was temporarily replaced for the band's shows by Mike LePond of SYMPHONY X.

HELSTAR released "30 Years Of Hel", a DVD containing footage of the band's March 24, 2012 30-year-anniversary hometown show at Warehouse Live in Houston, on October 2, 2012 in North America (August 31, 2012 in Europe) via AFM Records. The DVD+2CD set includes footage of the band performing songs spanning its entire career, including material from the often-overlooked "Multiples Of Black" release. The package also features interviews with each bandmember, as well as with the entire group, conducted by "Robb's MetalWorks" and focusing specifically on this milestone.

HELSTAR released its latest album, "Glory Of Chaos", in November 2010 via Germany's AFM Records.

Formed in Houston in the early '80s, HELSTAR cut its teeth playing backyard parties and small club gigs. It soon became apparent that HELSTAR had much more to offer then its contemporaries. Combat Records snapped up the band and released HELSTAR's debut, "Burning Star", in 1984. Next came "Remnants of War", followed by HELSTAR's breakthrough album, "A Distant Thunder", in 1988. The success of "A Distant Thunder" ultimately set up HELSTAR's most critically acclaimed album, 1989's "Nosferatu".

Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has set a March 18 release date for his debut solo album, "I Am The Fire", in North America. The CD will be released internationally on Century Media Records, and will come out March 17 in Europe.

"I Am The Fire" track listing:

01. My Will Be Done (featuring Mats Levén)02. Blame It On Me (featuring Mats Levén)03. I Am The Fire (featuring Devour The Day)04. Vengeance (featuring David Ellefson)05. Long Way Down (featuring Alexia Rodriguez)06. Just Can't Let Go (featuring Jacob Bunton)07. Terrified (featuring Billy Sheehan)08. Eyes Wide Open (featuring Mats Levén)09. Redemption (featuring Michael Starr)10. Summer Days (featuring Jeff Scott Soto)11. Dreamkeeper (featuring Tom S. Englund)12. End Of The Line (featuring Mats Levén) The cover artwork, pictured below, was designed by Gustavo Sazes (ARCH ENEMY, KAMELOT, DREAM EVIL).

A first song from the album can now be heard via the video for the album's opening track, "My Will Be Done" (featuring Mats Levén), which was produced by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.

Says Gus G. of the song and album: "I hope you all enjoy the first taste of things to come.

"'My Will Be Done' is a cool rock track with a modern edge to it...

"Looking back, I can't believe all the great musicians that got on board for this album. Everybody brought in their unmistakable style and talent and they really lifted the songs! Check it out and enjoy the music!" Gus G. will attend the 2014 NAMM convention, which runs January 23-26 in Anaheim, California. In addition to signing sessions at ESP Guitars (January 24 at 2 p.m.) and Blackstar Amps (January 25, 1 p.m.), Gus will also appear as guest at the Randy Rhoads Remembered tribute concert at The Observatory in Santa Ana on January 25. Other guests include Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, RIHANNA), Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD), Marty Friedman, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) and more. Gus handles all guitar, bass and keyboards on "I Am The Fire", and is joined by a roster of friends and guests that help bring his vision to fruition: drummers Jeff Friedl (A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER, DEVO) and Daniel Erlandsson (ARCH ENEMY), bassists David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Marty O'Brien (TOMMY LEE, WE ARE THE FALLEN, LITA FORD), and vocalists Mats Levén (CANDLEMASS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION), Blake Allison (DEVOUR THE DAY), Michael Starr (STEEL PANTHER), Alexia Rodriguez (EYES SET TO KILL), Tom S. Englund (EVERGREY), Jacob Bunton (ADLER) and Jeff Scott Soto (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TALISMAN, ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). "I Am The Fire" was mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR, STEEL PANTHER) and was recorded between Los Angeles and Gus' home country of Greece through the latter half of 2013. A few of the album's tracks include "Eyes Wide Open", "Redemption", "End Of The Line" and "Blame It On Me". The album showcases a well-balanced mix of active rock, classic hard rock, traditional metal and guitar-driven instrumentals, taking listeners on a diverse journey and opening doors to Gus G.'s soulful playing.

The album's first commercial single — title track, "I Am The Fire" — will be released digitally February 25 in North America. Gus G. has had an amazing rise within the worldwide rock and metal scenes and has amassed an impressive body of work, both in studio and touring. He emerged as an up-and-coming talent with the groups DREAM EVIL (Sweden), MYSTIC PROPHECY (Germany) and NIGHTRAGE (Greece), but it is his work with his own band FIREWIND (who have released seven studio albums and two live releases) and as a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band that have helped him emerge as one of the world's top metal and rock guitarists. His work on Ozzy's "Scream" album led to a Grammy nomination in 2010, and his list of accolades includes Guitar Player magazine's "Best Metal Guitarist," the "Dimebag Darrell Shredder" award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, and Metal Hammer Greece "Best Guitarist" on four separate occasions.

The third of four videos on the making of "The Satanist", the long-awaited new album from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, can be seen below.

"The Satanist" will be released on February 3 in the U.K., February 4 in North America and Poland, February 5 in Japan, and February 7 in the rest of the world. Pre-order bundles, include: CD, LP, t-shirt, as well as the deluxe box set, and are available at metalblade.com/behemoth in North America, nuclearblast.de/behemoth in Europe, and on behemoth-store.com (digibook and box). BEHEMOTH's video for the new single "Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel" can be seen below. This visual masterpiece was produced by Grupa 13 and is one of BEHEMOTH's most unsettling and unique works to date.

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski states about the video: "Yes, we took all the time in the world to complete this project. And we did everything that was humanely possible to accurately express our vision. We crossed the Rubicon.

"'Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel' is an ecstatic manifest of our unrestrained artistic will, where we dare to reach out beyond the limitations of the heavy metal genre. And it's only the beginning."

"The Satanist" deluxe box, which is available in North America as an European import, includes: CD/DVD digibook in silver mirror slipcase with a high-quality 44-page booklet (with gold foil, UV gloss lamination), supersize poster flag (approx. 3.5' x 5'), wooden black inverted rosary cross, metal pin, black envelope with black communion wafers. The DVD, "Live Barbarossa", includes a professionally filmed show in Ekaterinburg, Russia, as well as 30-minute documentary about the creative process behind "The Satanist".

"The Satanist" was produced by BEHEMOTH, Wojtek and Slawek Wieslawscy and Daniel Bergstrand at Hertz Studio. The CD was mixed by Matt Hyde (SLAYER) and mastered by Ted Jensen (METALLICA, AC/DC) at Sterling Sound in New York City. The cover art for "The Satanist" was painted by renowned Russian painter and occultist Denis Forkas. The paint used included some of Nergal's own blood. Additional art and design was completed by Metastazis (PARADISE LOST) and Zbigniew Bielak (WATAIN, GHOST).

"I wanted to incorporate some of my DNA into the art," Nergal told Australia's Heavy magazine about having his blood included in "The Satanist" artwork.

"This album seems to be so defining of who we are now as people and as individuals, and considering all the instances in recent years, [we wanted] to make it more 'ours' than it is usually."

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, Darski described BEHEMOTH's new songs as "very atmospheric" and "very emotional." "Think BURZUM meets NEW ORDER meets KILLING JOKE," he added. But at the same time, fans shouldn't expect the album to sound too far removed from BEHEMOTH's past efforts. "Take SLAYER, for example," Darski said. "Whatever genre they deal with, they still end up sounding like SLAYER. Even when they were flirting with nu-metal, it was a SLAYER record. Same with BEHEMOTH."

According to Darski, at least some of the inspiration for the new BEHEMOTH album came from his five-month bout of leukemia he overcame in January 2011, after receiving a bone-marrow transplant. "When I was in the hospital, I was collecting experiences and emotions," he said. "I'm pretty sure that it's coming out now. There are moments I catch myself thinking about how my state was back then. It was me versus life, me versus death. It definitely changed my thoughts a lot. It's 100 percent being reflected in the record and songs I'm writing nowadays. I'm way more radical than I used to be."

"The Satanist" track listing:

01. Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel02. Furor Divinus03. Messe Noire04. Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer05. Amen06. The Satanist07. Ben Sahar08. In the Absence ov Light09. O Father O Satan O Sun!

THE BLOODLINE, the Chicago-based metal band featuring members of BROKEN HOPE and DIVINE HERESY, has made a remixed version of a new song, "The Blackout", available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. The track was produced by Joel Wanasek and THE BLOODLINE and was enginered by Scott Creekmore at Mercenary Studios. It was mixed and mastered by Joel Wanasek at JTW Studios.

Says THE BLOODLINE: "We are beyond thrilled with the amazing feedback you all have given us on the release of 'Midnight'.

"Since the track's release, the plays keep going up and up!

"Thank you so much!

"We wanted to share something new for you all via our new YouTube page. So enjoy this new remixed version of our crushing debut, 'The Blackout'! We hope this new mix will make you love the song even more!"

Regarding their decision to put their former band, DIRGE WITHIN, to rest, THE BLOODLINE members previously said: "Once we began writing the new music, it truly took on a new life of its own, [and] all of us felt it was best to admit this is not DIRGE WITHIN in many ways. As well as the four of us do not want to limit ourselves in any form as musicians and from that THE BLOODLINE is born and this heart is pounding."

THE BLOODLINE is:

Shaun Glass (SOIL, BROKEN HOPE) - GuitarFrankie Harchut - DrumsChuck Wepfer - GuitarTravis Neal (DIVINE HERESY) – Vocals

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's January 18 performance at Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois can be seen below.

QUIET RIOT's new lineup — featuring vocalist Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, L.A. GUNS, ADLER'S APPETITE, RATT) — made its live debut on New Year's Eve (December 31) at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona.

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali spoke to Chris Epting of Loudwire about the band's future following the recent addition of Pearl.

"I knew that resurrecting QUIET RIOT was going to be a major challenge and undertaking," Frankie said. "You simply don't replace a singer and personality like [late QUIET RIOT singer] Kevin DuBrow because he was the complete package, the real deal and my best friend.

"I never set out to replace Kevin, I set out to continue the band in his memory.

"We tried to work with Mark Huff on vocals and he just wasn't right for the band. We tried it with Scott Vokoun on vocals and in the end he also just wasn't a fit, and we parted company amicably.

"It's not just about singing, performing, work ethic, priorities, perception and personality, it is about all of those things and so much more.

"If I am guilty of anything, I am guilty of trying to get it right for QUIET RIOT."

Banali also spoke about QUIET RIOT's upcoming album, which will contain six new studio tracks with Jizzy Pearl on vocals and four live tracks from 2007 with Kevin DuBrow, which are from the last professionally recorded live shows DuBrow and QUIET RIOT played.

"One of the things Kevin and I always took great pride in was to continue to record new music and release records even when we knew that in the deflated almost nonexistent music industry, records don't sell or are illegally downloaded," Banali said. "We continued to do it for the music, for the fans, for promotion and for self fulfillment. That was my mindset, to continue the recorded history of QUIET RIOT beyond the loss of Kevin. I wanted to do it because guitarist Alex Grossi had yet to appear on a QUIET RIOT record. This is also the first time in 18 years that Chuck Wright has recorded with the band. I also invited Rudy Sarzo to play on two songs; he last appeared on record with QUIET RIOT 12 years ago in 2001 and Tony Franklin on two tracks, who played bass on the 2006 'Rehab' record."

Asked what he thinks Kevin would have to say about all of this, Banali replied: "Knowing Kevin as I did, he knows why I do things and how I do things and he would approve.

"We always prided ourselves in doing the best we could for QUIET RIOT and this is no exception.

"With the new songs, I know he would get it, and there is one song in particular which is my personal farewell to Kevin and very tongue in cheek. And don't expect it to be a ballad!

"The choices I made for the four live songs would be the same ones Kevin would have agreed with.

"Kevin and I had an understanding. I always expected to die before Kevin and we had both agreed that no matter who went first, the other would continue QUIET RIOT. That was set in stone years before Kevin died. I just never saw it coming and even knowing that Kevin was fine if I continued QUIET RIOT past his lifetime, it still took me three years of mourning to even think about continuing and here I am six years later still trying to get it right."

QUIET RIOT's current lineup is as follows:

Jizzy Pearl - VocalsFrankie Banali - DrumsChuck Wright - BassAlex Grossi - Guitar

Kevin DuBrow died in November 2007 of an accidental cocaine overdose. He was 52 years old.

QUIET RIOT was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum On Feel The Noize". The song, featuring DuBrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

Swedish hard rock trio KAMCHATKA will release its fifth studio album, "The Search Goes On", on February 19 via Despotz Records. The CD was recorded at the band's own Shrimpmonkey Studios in Varberg, Sweden with bassist/vocalist Per Wiberg (CANDLEMASS, ex-OPETH, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) handling production.

"The Search Goes On" track listing:

01. Somedays02. Tango Decadence03. Coast To Coast04. Son Of The Sea05. Broken Man06. Pressure07. Cross The Distance08. Thank You For Your Time09. Dragons10. The Search Goes On

The song "Somedays" can be streamed below.

"This song 'Somedays' is about all those little white lies we create to keep our individual wheels spinning for good or worse," KAMCHATKA guitarist/vocalist Thomas "Juneor" Andersson told HighTimes.com. "We all have them, don't we?... Those days when we wake up knowing that we've been doing things that might not be embraced by those closest to us."

"Restoring Force", the third studio album from the California-based rock quintet OF MICE & MEN, can be streamed in its entirety via iTunes Radio First Play. Due on January 28, 2014 via Rise Records, the follow-up to the band's 2011's "The Flood" was recorded at House Of Loud in New Jersey and was produced by David Bendeth (PARAMORE, PAPA ROACH, A DAY TO REMEMBER, BREAKING BENJAMIN).

In other news, OF MICE & MEN will grace the cover of the March issue of Alternative Press (issue #308). The issue will be available at newsstands and Hot Topic and Barnes & Noble stores around the U.S. beginning on February 4. The digital edition of the issue will be available to download in on the iTunes Store on the same day. Fans who pre-order the issue at altpress.com/preorder will receive a free poster.

"What happens after a disaster? What happens after 'The Flood'?" asks the band's frontman Austin Carlile. "You return to normal. You find balance again. That's what we felt like we were doing with ['Restoring Force']. We wanted this record to bring equilibrium back to our band and music. We're letting everyone know that we're here to stay. We're 'Restoring Force'." The band also unveiled various "Restoring Force" pre-order bundles, including limited edition items such as a shell shaped pewter pendant necklace, autographed promotional posters, limited edition colored 12-inch LPs, and more. Visit www.ofmiceandmenofficial.com for more details. OF MICE & MEN announced that they will join BRING ME THE HORIZON for "The American Dream Tour" — an extensive run of North American dates that will kick off on February 3 in Orlando, Florida. Tickets for the tour are on sale now. "The Flood" was originally released on June 14, 2011 and received a re-release on July 24, 2012 and included four new tracks. "The Flood" debuted at No. 28 on The Billboard 200 chart and was hailed by the New York Times as "one of the year's most bruising rock debuts." Alternative Press called the album a "genuine statement of artistic purpose." Rock Sound declared the release "a truly memorable, hip-shaking face-breaker of epic proportions." To this date, "The Flood" has sold over 125,000 copies and has been streamed nearly 16,000,000 times on YouTube, making it one of the most successful releases in Rise Records' 22 years of operation. The band has brought their memorable live show to audiences around the world having sold out multiple headlining tours domestically and internationally. OF MICE & MEN is Austin Carlile (vocals), Alan Ashby (guitar), Valentino Arteaga (drums), Aaron Pauley (vocals / bass) and Phil Manansala (guitar).

"Tähdelle Kuolemaan", the new video form Finland's SAMMAL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new mini-album, "No 2", which will be be released on February 14 through Svart Records on LP, CD, and as a digital download. "No 2" is the follow-up to SAMMAL's critically acclaimed eponymous debut on Svart Records. The present-day flagship of Finnish progressive rock sails back in time again to the authentic tones and warm soundscapes of the 1970s on this forthcoming EP. The band doesn't show off with unnecessarily technical playing or super-hard song structures, but focuses on forging upbeat atmospheres with strong melodies and fresh vintage sounds. SAMMAL relies on live playing in the studio, which brings the listener closer to the band: the production breathes so care-free that you can almost touch the notes floating in the air. "No 2" is not a companion piece to the debut, nor is it a preview of the second full-length, which will be released via Svart Records next winter. It is a mini-album, which stands on its own. SAMMAL wanted to clear their closet from older gems, and prepare for a new era with this release. Three of the five songs featured on the EP are old demo songs, which were re-recorded at the same session with a new track, "Vankina Varisten", and a cover of APHRODITE'S CHILD's "Magic Mirror", translated as "Peilin Taikaa", in the summer of 2013. SAMMAL was founded in 2004 by guitarist Jura Salmi and vocalist Jan-Erik Kiviniemi. SAMMAL's eponymous debut was voted as the ninth best Finnish album of 2013 by the critics of Rumba, a renowned Finnish rock and pop magazine. The second vinyl pressing of the album will be released on the same day as the EP, February 14.

"No 2" track listing: 01. Vankina Varisten02. Peilin Taikaa03. Tuuli Kuljettaa04. Neito Maan05. Tähdelle Kuolemaan

SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes is pleased to bring fans his latest work of sonic deviance in the form of the fittingly christened IHATE. A venture inadvertently launched between Barnes and multi-instrumentalist/fellow horror enthusiast Bob Taggett, the band's as-yet-untitled debut promises to deliver eight violent tracks of raw, unrepentant, death metal brutality and lyrical depravity. Relays Barnes of the project's formation: "Early last year I got a message via Facebook from someone named Bob and Bob said to me, as a lot of people do, 'I have some songs and I'd like you to sing on them. Can I send you a song so you could check it out?'

"I get a lot of these requests and didn't think too much of it, but since I was just fresh back from a tour and a little bored, I decided to entertain the idea of listening to a song from Bob. After receiving an email with the first track that was attached to a video which more or less mapped out a murder storyline, I thought it was really different, and definitely creepy visually. And there was something very primitive and energetic to the attack of the music. It was very driven. I could feel it instantly. I knew this wasn't a joke and wasn't done half-assed. The music I was listening to was aggressive as a knife carving chunks of flesh off a body. Putting the music to a video caught my attention, immediately, as to Bob's focus. I found it all really interesting.

"I have almost always worked from a storyline in my head for my lyrical inspiration and my own imagination, but never have started from the standpoint of lyrically scoring a storyline already laid out on video first, like scoring a film. That seemed really exciting to me as a writer as well as a vocalist. I emailed Bob back and told him I would love to be involved with making this album with him. So one thing led to another and we began writing and recording.

"We are very close to finishing the album and have enlisted the good people at Pledge Music to help us reach out to all of the fans who we hope will help us make this album a reality." As for what true death metal miscreants can expect from the IHATE end product? "To me, it really is a masterpiece of brutal, violent death metal," says Barnes.

"I'm really stoked that I got to work on this album.

"The fans know that I'm no stranger to writing some sick lyrics, but the stuff I have come up with this time is entirely over-the-top even by my standards.

"I really want the fans to hear this album and dig into the storylines of the songs.

"This is the first time I've used crowdfunding to make and release an album. And it's been a very challenging, interesting learning experience along the way. And an eye-opener as well.

"We are really hoping the fans of death metal will make a pledge and preorder our new album. It's really important to us that this album gets released. This is brutal as fuck." A preview of the track "Seeing Red" is available below.

Several IHATE preorder packages, which include autographed posters and CDs as well as a chance to have a personal listening session with Barnes himself, are available via Pledge Music.

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has announced that she is expecting her first child, according to The Pulse Of Radio. The 32-year-old Lee revealed the news via a post at her Twitter account on Saturday night (January 18), writing, "Ok I can't keep it a secret anymore — I've been working on a very special new project for 2014 — A BABY! Josh and I are expecting! I'm so happy!"

Lee did not divulge if she knows whether she's having a boy or a girl, or when the baby is due.

The singer has been married to Josh Hartzler, a therapist, since May 2007. The couple live in New York City.

Lee told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that she missed her family when she was on the road and was starting to think about starting her own. "Definitely," she said. "That's something I long for more and more the older I get, for sure. Not just about kids of my own, but just spending time with my living family. [laughs] Something I really end up missing a lot on the road is that, you know, just down home family time. You miss a lot of that stuff when you're on the road and it's starting to hit me, like, 'Ooh, I can't get that back.'"

With EVANESCENCE currently inactive, Lee recently completed her first film score, with collaborator Dave Eggar, for the movie "War Story". The film is premiering this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Lee is suing her label, Wind-Up Records, for at least $1.5 million over unpaid royalties and other alleged misdeeds, including efforts to sabotage EVANESCENCE's career.

The most recent EVANESCENCE album, a self-titled effort, came out in 2011.

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa.

"Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen" is scheduled for a release this spring via Nuclear Blast.

Holopainen comments: "This is my longtime dream come true, 14 years in the making. And a homage to one of the best storytellers of our time.

"Thank you for sharing this celebration of life and adventure!"

This 12-chapter book tells the life story of Scrooge, from his early years in the 19th century Scotland to his adventures all around the world until the 1950s. The story contains such immense depth, detail, wit and emotional power that the moment Tuomas read it nearly 20 years ago, it instantly became a story of profound personal interest and love for him. The initial spark of "coloring" this story with music, i.e. creating a kind of "soundtrack" for the book, came to him already in 1999, and has ever since haunted the back of his mind.

"Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen" contains 10 songs, with total duration of approximately 60 minutes. The music is said to be in the soundtrack / classical / folk genre in the vein of Vaughan Williams, Michael Nyman, James Newton Howard and Enya.

Pip Williams did the orchestral arrangements for the "Life And Times Of Scrooge" disc, continuing his collaboration with Tuomas after the NIGHTWISH records "Once", "Dark Passion Play" and "Imaginaerum".

There are a number of guest musicians appearing on "Life And Times Of Scrooge", including the London Orchestra, The Metro Voices (a choir from London) and four lead vocalists: Alan Reid, Johanna Kurkela, Johanna Iivanainen and Tony Kakko. Other guest appearances include Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, bodhran), Mikko Iivanainen (guitars and banjo), Teho Majamäki (didgeridoo), Jon Burr (harmonica) and Dermot Crehan on the solo violin.

The recordings took place during August - October 2013, first at Angel Studios in London, then in various locations around Scotland and Finland.

The author of the book, Don Rosa, did the artwork for the album.

There will be a single release, for the track "A Lifetime Of Adventure", and a music video to go with it.

Holopainen recently spoke to Finland's YLE about "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen". Check out the report below.

Tuomas previously stated about how the idea for the project came about: "It was back in 1999, during the 'Oceanborn' tour, that I remember first having the idea of writing a 'soundtrack' to my all-time favorite piece of Disney comic, 'The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck', by Don Rosa, the apparent heir of the almighty Carl Barks. This book has had such an overwhelming effect on me throughout these years, and finally I have the means and the time to make that dream a reality.

"It all started with a story called 'Last Sled To Dawson', which was published in a Finnish Donald Duck magazine in the late '80s. It instantly became one of my favorite Scrooge/Donald stories and also introduced Mr. Don Rosa to my Disney universe. This story is not part of the actual 'Life And Times' opus, though, but 'a companion story,' set in between the chapters #8 and #9. Then when the massive 12-chapter piece was released in mid-'90s, I was completely and utterly hooked. It was similar to reading 'The Lord Of The Rings' as an 8-year-old, or seeing 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' for the first time. Adventure, fun and the strangely familiar feeling of home.

"With Scrooge, there was also a much deeper level hidden between the stories and the gags.

"This is a book about life itself. What an unfathomable privilege it is, what are the things that truly matter during our existence. It's about the immense beauty of the world and its possibilities seen through the eyes of a very relentless, honest and complex character. It's about love and family, gain and loss, darkness and rebirth.

"And on top of that, well, it's just your good old-fashioned storytelling fun!"

"Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen" track listing: 01. Glasgow 187702. Into The West03. Duel & Cloudscapes04. Dreamtime05. Cold Heart Of The Klondike06. The Last Sled07. Goodbye, Papa08. To Be Rich09. A Lifetime Of Adventure10. Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time

Bonus track:

11. A Lifetime Of Adventure (Alternate Version)

Photo credit (below): Mika Jussila

"Crystal Clear", a brand new song from ADRENALINE MOB, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's second full-length album, "Men Of Honor", which will be released February 18 in North America and February 24 internationally via Century Media Records.

ADRENALINE MOB's current lineup includes Russell Allen (vocals; also of SYMPHONY X), Mike Orlando (guitar), John Moyer (bass; also of DISTURBED), and the band's latest addition, drummer A.J. Pero (also of TWISTED SISTER).

"Men Of Honor" features 11 new original songs produced by Allen and Orlando. 01. Mob Is Back02. Come On Get Up03. Dearly Departed04. Behind These Eyes05. Let It Go06. Feel The Adrenaline07. Men Of Honor08. Crystal Clear09. House Of Lies10. Judgment Day11. Fallin' To Pieces

Drummer Mike Portnoy (FLYING COLORS, THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) quit ADRENALINE MOB in June 2013 due to "scheduling conflicts."

In an interview with Brazil's "Wikimetal", Allen stated about Portnoy's departure from ADRENALINE MOB: "He's been, obviously, real busy with THE WINERY DOGS. The truth of it is we wanna keep working, we wanna keep doing ADRENALINE MOB and we don't wanna wait around for Mike to have the time [to put into ADRENALINE MOB]. And he doesn't know when he will have the time again, so that's really what's going down. Mike Portnoy was asked to be in the band by myself. Me and Orlando had already written all the material, so [ADRENALINE MOB's debut album] 'Omertá' was completely finished before Mike joined the act. And it's a bummer, but he's got his sights on other things, and he's not gonna stick around. So we wish him the best of luck, but the MOB's gotta go on."

ADRENALINE MOB released "Covertá", an eight-track EP featuring cover versions of some of the group's favorite songs, on March 12, 2013.

Swedish death metal act VAMPIRE will release its self-titled debut album in Europe on March 3 and in North America on March 18 via Century Media Records. Featuring ten tracks of relentless death metal with haunting melodies and a deadly horror vibe, "Vampire" promises to not disappoint. The eerie cover artwork was created by Mattias Frisk, who is known for his work with bands such as GHOST, VANHELGD and MAIM. The song "Howl From The Coffin" from "Vampire" can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. "Vampire" will be available as a CD, LP and digital download. A very limited colored vinyl version will be available at CMdistro.com.

VAMPIRE was founded in 2011 by Hand Of Doom (vocals), Black String (guitars) and Command (bass). The band’s self-titled debut demo, released in September of the following year in different print runs, had a massive impact on the worldwide underground metal scene. Word-of-mouth promotion as well as excellent reviews gained the band a great reputation as being one of the most promising acts from the Swedish death metal scene. A seven-inch version of the demo tape (including one extra track) was released in January 2013 by To The Death Records and sold out in no time. By now, both the demo and the seven-inch have become highly sought after collector's items despite their total print run of 1,400 copies.

Following the success of the demo and seven-inch, VAMPIRE has built a steady live reputation by supporting some of the most renowned bands in today’s metal scene and by acclaimed performances at the Live Evil and Muskelrock festivals in 2013.

While VAMPIRE's roots reach deep into metal’s most vicious origins, the eleven raw slices contained on the debut album will immediately catch your attention with their refreshingly morbid approach and should be hailed soon as some of the most poisonous metal of the decade.

VAMPIRE is:

Hand Of Doom: VocalsBlack String: GuitarCommand: Electric BassRatwing: Battery

"Deceived", the first-ever video from RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, can be seen below. The song is taken from RED DRAGON CARTEL's self-titled debut album, which will be released on January 28 via Frontiers Records. The CD was recorded at Las Vegas' The Hideout Recording Studio — owned and operated by Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, IN THIS MOMENT) — and was produced by R. Bernard Mann (a.k.a. Ronnie Mancuso) and Jake E. Lee, and executive-produced, mixed and mastered by Churko.

RED DRAGON CARTEL, which references the axeman's Japanese roots, also features Darren "D.J." Smith of Canadian metallers WARMACHINE, on vocals, Ronnie Mancuso (BEGGARS & THIEVES) on bass and Jonas Fairley (BLACK BETTY) on drums.

Jake E. Lee is best known for his work in BADLANDS and as guitarist for OZZY OSBOURNE on "Bark At The Moon" and "The Ultimate Sin" albums.

"Red Dragon Cartel" also features various guest appearances from some of rock's most notable faces, including legendary CHEAP TRICK vocalist Robin Zander, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno, KILL DEVIL HILL/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown, Sass Jordan, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz (SLASH) and IN THIS MOMENT frontwoman Maria Brink.

From the opening riff of "Deceived" to final sustained piano chord of "Exquisite Tenderness", it is clear RED DRAGON CARTEL has created a hard rock gem. Infectious songs such as "Shout It Out", "Wasted" and "Slave" showcase the band's ability to write memorable hooks and vocal melodies. Zander of lends his voice to the track "Feeder" and a lyric video for the song can be seen below.

The album is available for pre-order on Amazon.com or digitally on iTunes and comes with an instant download of "Deceived".

"Red Dragon Cartel" track listing:

01. Deceived 02. Shout It Out03. Feeder (with Robin Zander)04. Fall From The Sky (Seagull)05. Wasted (with Paul Di'Anno)06. Slave07. Big Mouth (with Maria Brink)08. War Machine09. Redeem Me (with Sass Jordan) 10. Exquisite Tenderness

JAKE E. LEE'S RED DRAGON CARTEL's setlist includes new material like the singles "Feeder" and "Deceived", as well as major hits from Jake E. Lee's glorious past: "Bark At The Moon", "The Ultimate Sin" and "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel" (all originally recorded by OZZY OSBOURNE), as well as "Shine On" and "High Wire" (BADLANDS).

LYNAM members Jacob Bunton (lead vocals, guitar and Lonny Paul (guitar, vocals) recently spoke to Diamond-Dave Castagno of RadioScreamer about the status of Jacob's and Lonny's other band, ADLER, which is led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler.

Little has been heard from ADLER since the band was forced to cancel its summer 2013 tour due to Steven checking into an undisclosed rehabilitation center to continue working on his sobriety.

Asked for an update on ADLER's current status, Jacob told RadioScreamer (see video below): "We haven't broken up. We had to cancel the tour, obviously, 'cause Steven had to concentrate on himself, and that's priority No. 1. We love him; he's our brother and we want him to be healthy and staying at home. For the meantime, it's healthier [that way]. And maybe one of these days we'll be able to do some shows, or whatever. But nah, we haven't broken up, and he's our brother."

He added: "Obviously, from where we stand, it was an absolute honor to play with somebody that was in our favorite band of all time. Not only Steven — we also played with [former GUNS N' ROSES bassist] Duff [McKagan], we played with [ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] Slash; three-fifths of the original GUNS N' ROSES. It's like, when you are a kid, you can never even dream of doing something like that. You're just, like, 'Wow!' It's crazy."

ADLER's debut album, "Back From The Dead", which was released in North America on November 26, 2012 via New Ocean Media. The CD was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, DOKKEN) and was mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR). The effort consists of 11 tracks, ranging from adrenaline-pumping rockers ("Back From The Dead", "Own Worst Enemy", "Another Version Of The Truth") to arena-rock anthems ("Good To Be Bad", "Blown Away") to powerful, heartfelt ballads ("Waterfall", "Just Don't Ask"). The album features a guest appearance by Adler's former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Slash.

Adler appeared on season two of on the "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" show and the first season of the spin-off program "Sober House" back in late 2008 and early 2009. Adler then went on to stints in real rehab centers after being ordered to by a judge as part of a DUI bust. He subsequently returned for Season 5 of "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" alongside Michael Lohan, Dwight Gooden and Bai Ling, among others.

"Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House" included footage of Adler being arrested on July 18, 2008 after he showed up at a sober-living home high and in possession of heroin.

Steven Adler was the drummer for GUNS N' ROSES from 1985 to 1990. He was eventually fired from the band due to his drug addiction, which caused him to spiral down into depression and more drug use. Steven Adler's autobiography, "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses", came out in July 2010. In the book, Adler tells all, fearlessly addressing his struggles with heroin and crack addiction; his financial ruin after being kicked out of GN'R; his shattered marriage; and the severe health problems that nearly claimed his life on several occasions.

LYNAM's latest EP, "Halfway To Hell", was released on December 10, 2013 via New Ocean Media.

Israeli-based dark epic metallers DESERT have announced that Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, ex-GAMMA RAY) makes a guest vocal appearance on their upcoming album.

Says the band: "Horns up, Warriors! Now we can officially confirm, that one of the special guests on our upcoming album will be the one and only - Mr. Ralf Scheepers! The legendary voice of Primal Fear, Gamma Ray and TYRAN' PACE.

Ralf kindly agreed to contribute his voice to one of the songs on our new record. We are still excited, that one of the best metal singers in the world, who's voice built our musical taste something like for 20 years, had sang one of the most killing and powerful songs we ever wrote!!!

We have no patience to show you the results of this collaboration! Stay tuned for more breaking news."

Updates to follow.

Toronto-based metallers SKULL FIST have released their new album, Chasing The Dream, out on CD and gatefold-vinyl in different colors and download. The album track 'Bad For Good' is now available for streaming.
Chasing The Dream tracklisting:

'Hour To Live'
'Bad For Good'
'Chasing The Dream'
'Call Of The Wild'
'Sign Of The Warrior'
'You´re Gonna Pay'
'Don´t Stop The Fight'
'Shred´s Not Dead'
'Mean Street Rider'

'Bad For Good':
'Mean Street Rider':

'The Art Of Survival', the new video from Croatia-based death metal act INFERNAL TENEBRA, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest CD, New Formed Revelations, which was released via Massacre Records.
The band will embark on a Japanese tour in this month with ROTTING CHRIST, VREID and HAVOK.
Tour dates:

January
21 - Flying Son - Sendai, Japan
22 - Imaike Club 3Star - Nagoya, Japan
23 - Graf - Fukuoka, Japan
24 - Nanba Rockets - Osaka, Japan
25 - Garret - Tokyo, Japan
26 - Garret - Tokyo, Japan

Young German hard rock band REBELLIOUS SPIRIT will release their new digital single 'Cry For You' worldwide on January 24th.
A promo clip for the track found on their debut Gamble Shot can be seen below:
As previously reported, Rebellious Spirit have also landed the support slot on the first leg of the AXEL RUDI PELL Into The Storm European Tour in February 2014.
Into The Storm - Tour 2014 Part 1 dates:

Confirmed dates include:

February
7 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
8 - Weert, Netherlands - De Bosuil
9 - London, England - The Garage
11 - Nürnberg, Germany - Löwensaal
12 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
14 - Memmingen, Germany - Kaminwerk
15 - Erfurt, Germany - HsD
16 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
18 - Langen, Germany - Neue Stadthalle
19 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
20 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
21 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche

Copenhagen, Denmark-based stoner rock trio BLACK BOOK LODGE made themselves recognized on the Danish rock and metal scene when releasing their debut EP, We Are Legion, in 2011. Today, Mighty Music releases the first single, entitled 'Black Sheep/Prodigal Sons', from their upcoming 2014 album Tûndra.
In spite of the short spanned existence of Black Book Lodge, rumors of the bands sound began to spread fast, after the release of their EP We Are Legion. Even to the point of being invited to support THE KANDIDATE (featuring Jacob Bredahl of HASTEPHERE) on their Danish tour in 2012. Shortly hereafter, the band started recording their debut album, which will be released by Mighty Music/Target in the spring of 2014.
The first single, entitled 'Black Sheep/Prodigal Sons', is released today, and is a prime example of the grandiose, forceful performance Black Book Lodge is known for.

"The song portrays the fragile story about the growing longing for meaning and substance in an otherwise godless world." singer and guitarist Ronny Jønsson explains.

The single release also contains the monumental track 'Cripplegate', which depicts a more progressive and melodic side of the band.

Listen to the single below: