The Rolling Stones and Eagle Rock Entertainment today announce the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Rolling Stones Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live. Available from 11 November 2013, Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live chronicles the Rolling Stones’ historic and triumphant return to London’s Hyde Park with a 2-hour live concert and highlights package including new and unseen backstage footage.

This summer, over 100,000 delirious fans packed into Hyde Park for two spectacular outdoor concerts to see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood do what they do best. The Stones delivered a five star performance packed full of hits such as ‘Start Me Up’, ‘Brown Sugar’, ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, ‘Miss You’, ‘It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll’, ‘Gimme Shelter’, ‘Doom And Gloom’ and ‘Sympathy For The Devil’, as well as one or two surprises.

Mick Jagger said: “It was a great gig…It was beautiful with the sun going down over Hyde Park. I can’t think of a better way celebrate the Rolling Stones’ 50 than doing it on our home patch in front of 100,000 people on a glorious summer night…enjoy it… we certainly did.”

Keith Richards commented: “Coming back to Hyde Park was like a full circle being drawn, and the band were in top form. We thought what could be more appropriate than having a great summer in London!”

From the second the Rolling Stones stepped out onto the stage each night, through to the dazzling firework and pyrotechnic display that heralded the end of the concert, fans old and new were treated to a non-stop, hit after hit performance, which took them through the Stones’ huge back catalogue. Keith Richards wowed the crowds by weaving his charismatic guitar licks with Ronnie Wood’s immense solos, Mick Jagger was on spectacular form, his boundless energy on stage matched by a number of stunning outfit changes, and Charlie Watts the unflappable heartbeat of the band, driving the band on through the set.

Former guitarist Mick Taylor – whose live debut with the Stones took place at the original 1969 Hyde Park concert – joined the band on stage to guest on the bluesy ‘Midnight Rambler’ and on closing track ‘Satisfaction’, whilst long-term live band members Lisa Fischer, Darryl Jones, Chuck Leavell, Bernard Fowler, Bobby Keys and Tim Ries all added their inimitable flair and finesse.

The Rolling Stones Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live is the perfect way for concert-goers to relive their favourite memories from the gigs, and for their fans to see the band back where they truly belong: live on the stage in their hometown.

TRACKLISTING:

DVD & Blu-ray

1) Start Me Up 2) It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll 3) Street Fighting Man 4) Ruby Tuesday 5) Doom And Gloom 6) Honky Tonk Women 7) You Got The Silver 8) Happy 9) Miss You 10) Midnight Rambler 11) Gimme Shelter 12) Jumpin’ Jack Flash 13) Sympathy For The Devil 14) Brown Sugar 15) You Can’t Always Get What You Want 16) (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

CD

Disc One: 1) Start Me Up 2) It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll 3) Tumbling Dice 4) Emotional Rescue 5) Street Fighting Man 6) Ruby Tuesday 7) Doom And Gloom 8) Paint It Black 9) Honky Tonk Women 10) You Got The Silver 11) Before They Make Me Run

Disc Two: 1) Miss You 2) Midnight Rambler 3) Gimme Shelter 4) Jumpin’ Jack Flash 5) Sympathy For The Devil 6) Brown Sugar 7) You Can’t Always Get What You Want 8) (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

LP

Side A: 1) Start Me Up 2) It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll 3) Tumbling Dice 4) Emotional Rescue

Side B: 1) Street Fighting Man 2) Ruby Tuesday 3) Doom And Gloom 4) Paint It Black

Side C: 1) Honky Tonk Women 2) You Got The Silver 3) Before They Make Me Run 4) Miss You

Side D: 1) Midnight Rambler 2) Gimme Shelter

Side E: 1) Jumpin’ Jack Flash 2) Sympathy For The Devil 3) Brown Sugar

Side F: 1) You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2) (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

Formats:

DVD

Blu-ray

2CD + DVD

3LP + DVD

Deluxe Edition: 60 page book + DVD + Blu-ray + 2CD

GIFT OF GODS is the name of a new project from the mind of Nocturno Culto, one half of the legendary Norwegian black metal band DARKTHRONE. For GIFT OF GODS, Nocturno turns his hand to creating pure unbridled heavy metal excellence, taking in a vast array of influences from decades past to concoct a special whirlwind of melodic riffing and headbanging anthems on this 30-minute heavy metal pilgrimage.

Due on October 28 on vinyl and CD via Peaceville Records, "Receive" also features a rendition of "Looking For An Answer", originally written and recorded by the obscure Swedish '80s band UNIVERSE.

A labour of love over several years since its initial inception, GIFT OF GODS sees Nocturno performing all instruments himself and recording the mini-album at his own studio.

"Receive" was mixed and mastered at Enormous Door by Jack Control, who previously worked with Nocturno on DARKTHRONE's "The Underground Resistance" album.

Comments Nocturno: "Finally the mini album is done.

"GIFT OF GODS has been a great ride for me. I don't want this to end now, so I will most likely work on new material.

"Thanks to my partner in crime, K.A. Hubred, we got to rehearse during the last two years.

"What to expect? I have no idea how to describe this, but it's metal, for sure."

"Receive" track listing:

01. Intro02. Enlightning Strikes03. Receive04. Looking For An Answer05. Last Solstice06. Outro

Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K.-based band DEVILMENT, featuring vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, has entered Grindstone Studios with producer Scott Atkins to begin recording its debut album for a 2014 release.

Comments DEVILMENT: "The work reconvenes in a few weeks time after the drum editing is done and this gives both Daniel [Finch, guitar and keyboards] and Colin [Parks, guitar] time to work together on the improvements made working in the studio for a week of sweltering summer country weather.

"Special guests have been alerted to the time frame and the artwork for the album is already well underway, courtesy of resident (evil) artist Jamie Huntley."

A five-minute question-and-answer session with Filth about DEVILMENT can be seen below.

Originally formed by Finch back in late 2011 amidst a bout of religious delirium, DEVILMENT consisted of Simon Dawson (STEVE HARRIS, ex-DEARLY BEHEADED) on drums, Justin Walker (13 CANDLES) on bass and Kieron De-Courci (ex-THE VOICE) on keyboards, with the band experiencing a myriad of problems holding down a stable vocalist.

Enter Daniel's friend Dani Filth, who, "although not entirely stable mentally," agreed to help out on a couple of tracks, which then turned swiftly into a studio demo, completed after Dani finished work on CRADLE's "The Manticore And Other Horrors" album last summer. The demo, known as "Grotescapology", featured eight tracks, which, although psychotically competent, were used solely as a backbone for a new line-up when Simon Dawson suddenly departed to record and tour the Steve Harris BRITISH LION album, and the remaining two members agreed that work and distance were conspiring to keep them from dedicating enough time to the band. Fortunately, at this point, destiny sat on a posturing horse, was proud to usher Nick Johnson (bass), Dan Jackson (guitar) and Aaron Boast (percussion) into the fray, three extremely competent musicians who suddenly grew out of the local music scene, and soon the band was at full steam once more and starting to write as a combined unit.

Thus October 2012 to the present day has proved to be a very productive time for the band, with a further five songs written towards a debut album, as well as the refinement of older material that a new, gelatinous lineup has dictated (plus a fistful of cool covers to boot…).

Kinematic Music, a new division of Kinematic Entertainment, will launch this fall with the September 17th release of Our Own Devices from Florida-based progressive metallers MINDCAGE, mixed and mastered by rock legend Michael Wagener.

Mindcage have released the first single, 'The Human Race'. The video for 'The Human Race' will make its world premiere at ProgPower USA this week, with Kinematic Music sponsoring the event and offering Mindcage exclusives to attendees.

'The Human Race' can be heard on rock and specialty radio across the country, and can be purchased on iTunes.
According to a press release, Our Own Devices is a fantasy storybook set to music. Combining cultural and literary elements of steampunk, dystopian society and futuristic technologies with highly articulate progressive metal music, the album transports the listener to a world broken and needing a hero. That oppressive world is devoid of arts, creativity, light, and ultimately, humanity. But from it springs an enigmatic character, Arabella Vash, who is called to The One Constant, a group of rebels who maintain the history and teachings of the last free society.

The core members of Mindcage - Dietrick Hardwick (writer, guitarist), Brian Howell (bass) and Craig Nudo (drums) - have been connected personally and through music for almost thirty years. The significance of this project, for them, is that a lifelong goal has come to fruition. With the addition of power vocalist Jeff Hignite, the intense and unique synergy of writing and performing became apparent.
Our Own Devices tracklist:

'Cadence March'
'For All Mankind (The Dark Design)'
'Our Own Devices'
'The Human Race'
'At Full Steam'
'Firefly'
'The One Constant'
'Arabella’s Arc'
'The Serenity Sequence (Renaissance Pt. I)'
'The Grand Restoration (Renaissance Pt. II)'

Michael Wagener’s works have sold more than 94 million records. His production and mixing credits include OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DOKKEN, AND OVERKILL.

Swedish metallers CRYSTAL EYES have completed work on their new album, "Killer". Songtitles set to appear on the CD (in no particular order):

* Killer* Hail The Fallen* Warrior* Forgotten Realms* The Lord Of Chaos* Solar Mariner* Dreamers On Trial* Spotlight Rebel* Dogs On Holy Ground

The mixing will be handled by Fredrik Nordström (DIMMU BORGIR, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY) at Studio Fredman beginning the first week of November.

Says the band: "This is the first record with Niclas [Karlsson] on guitar and the first in many years with Mikael [Dahl] on lead vocals on all tracks.

"As always, you can except 100% pure heavy metal in the veins JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, ACCEPT, DIO, MANOWAR."

CRYSTAL EYES in 2009 parted ways with Danish singer Søren Nico Adamsen (ARTILLERY) and decided to carry on as a four-piece band, with Mikael Dahl (guitar) handling lead vocals.

CRYSTAL EYES' last album, "Chained", was released in November 2008 via Metal Heaven Records.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada-based progressive metal masters VARGA, who reunited in 2011, have been hard at work in the studio with longtime friend and producer/engineer Julius "Juice" Butty (ALEXISONFIRE, PROTEST THE HERO) completing their long-awaited "Enter The Metal" and "Return Of The Metal" CDs. VARGA bassist/lead vocalist Joe Varga states: "In both collections of music, you'll hear a return to our metal and progressive roots with songs laden with heavy licks, crazy time changes and insane vocals."

"Enter The Metal" is slated for release on October 30 and will be available on the band's web site as well as through Amazon.com and iTunes.

A new VARGA song, "Gamera", is available for streaming and download using the SoundCloud widget below.

VARGA released two albums in the '90s — "Prototype" (1994) and "Oxygen" (1996) — before caling it quits. Drummer Dan Fila and guitarist Sean Williamson went on to form the short-lived HYPODUST.

Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY will bring their brutal wares to the stage this fall on a short series of live assaults. The tour begins with a pair of back-to-back shows at Brooklyn, New York's Saint Vitus Bar on October 9 and 10, before flattening nine more venues through October 20.

Having been holed up in their own Redneck Studios the last few weeks penning the follow-up to 2009's punishing "Darkest Day" full-length (2009), OBITUARY's upcoming shows serve as a temporary writing break. Elaborates drummer Donald Tardy: "We have been busting our asses in the studio, having a blast and writing new material. Twelve songs are done and ready to be recorded but we want a monster album for our fans so we are working on a few more to make this record huge! We will continue writing until October when we will take a break from the studio and new music and go destroy the Trois-Rivieres Metalfest with HATEBREED and crush the U.S." OBITUARY tour dates:

Oct. 09 - St. Vitus - Brooklyn, NYOct. 10 - St. Vitus - Brooklyn, NYOct. 11 - American Legion - Allentown, PAOct. 12 - Trois-Rivieres Metalfest - Trois-Rivieres, QC [info]Oct. 13 - Presidents Club - Boston, MAOct. 15 - Beale Street - Indianapolis, INOct. 16 - Pyramid Scheme - Grand Rapids, MIOct. 17 - Fubar - St Louis, MOOct. 18 - Cobra Lounge - Chicago, ILOct. 19 - Cafe 611 - Frederick, MDOct. 20 - El N' Gee - New London, CT The as-yet-untitled full-length will be recorded with the Kickstarter funding help of their legion of dedicated fans around the globe. The campaign, rooted in an honest desire to produce the next record on their own terms, is in its final week. "We've been creating death metal since 1984," the band comments. "It's who we are...it's in our blood.

"If there's one thing that we've learned touring all these years, it's that OBITUARY fans are among the most loyal and supportive motherfuckers in the world!

"We've been trying to find better ways to engage with and give back to our fans.

"Over the past couple of years, we've streamed concerts live from around the globe, given away tons of merch packages and dozens of all-access backstage passes. It's inspiring to see and share in your excitement about OBITUARY, and the inspiration that provides keeps us going. This is about putting our trust, our music, our career, and our new album in fans' hands! We want to make music for the people who still come out to shows, still sport our gear, and still have a 'Slowly We Rot' cassette in their car."

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metalshrine: A self-titled album? Was that something that you thought of right away or did it come as you were working on it?

John: Actually, we decided it or brought it up before we ever got into the studio. I had kinda written this proposal up for everybody, outlining what I thought were some of the things that would be cool to try to tackle. Certain engineers and mixers we could use and what kind of album, sound and direction and within that part of it, was the idea, at least to discuss, that it might be a good idea to self-title this one. It wasn't set in stone and if there was something that was just obviously way more fitting to what we were doing, then we were being open-minded. Keeping that in mind, as we started to talk about the kind of album we wanted to make, we had Mike Mangini [drums] there in the room with us and we're writing these songs that were coming out really powerful and very signature of DREAM THEATER, it started making a lot of sense. Then when we had presented it to Roadrunner and our management, and only after hearing four songs, they were all aboard and thought it was the greatest idea. Included in the initial proposal, and again with the possibility that it might change, was the idea of just the way the album cover came out. It would just be the symbol, a very understated confidence and basically not titling it, not having our mind on the cover and only using the symbol, was a bold, strong statement. Kinda like they do in the movies when a new "Superman" is coming out. You see an S and you don't have to say anything else.

Metalshrine: Just using the band name for the album, was that also something to do with it being the first real album with Mangini? Like a fresh start?

John: In a way. It's funny because we've been together for 28 years and one of the things that always bugs me with bands that have been around and have a history, you hear fans going, "Those guys, are they still around?" or they go see them playing live and the band is trying to play a new song and it's, like, "Don't play the new song! Play the old stuff!" I don't want that to ever happen to us. I want us to always reinvent and always having another opportunity to catch people's attention. Sometimes the way it works out is that the first time they heard our band might be this album and they won't even know the back catalog.

Metalshrine: How do you push yourselves and challenge yourselves after all this time?

John: It's kinda part of the fun, to be honest. We take a lot of pride in what we do and when you take a lot of pride in it and you hopefully put that into what you do so there's quality to it. People kinda get used to the fact that you're not just gonna be lazy or complacent or not try hard. It's like when BMW are coming out with cars. If you look at the history of cars, they get better and better. The materials get better and they learn new technology and it's like they're proud of each one, it's a heritage. They're not gonna come out with a shitty car that doesn't work. [laughs] The challenge, as you bring it up, to be creative, is the fun of it. It's like, "What can we do better?" It's kinda cool.

Metalshrine: Is every member in the band replaceable?

John: No, I wouldn't say that. In fact, you don't even wanna think about it. It's a weird thing to think of. It's like one of those competitive slogans: "Everyone's replaceable." I guess it's true in concept, but I think it gets to the point where if a certain combination or a certain person isn't in a certain band, the sound is gone. It depends on each band and who it might be. You don't wanna get too cocky about it, right, because "everyone's replaceable." [laughs]

Metalshrine: Could you see [former DREAM THEATER drummer] Mike Portnoy's band THE WINERY DOGS opening up for DREAM THEATER if he asked you?

John: Yeah. I mean… I said this a long time ago. When you play with somebody for that long, I don't see that you would never see that person again. I can picture us playing a festival or something and we have history involved with all of our ex members. Sounds like a club! [laughs] I think the best thing to do is keep that type of thing friendly. It's just the way to be in life, you know, but the next tour we're doing is just 'An evening with DREAM THEATER," so there are no opening bands.

Read the entire interview at Metalshrine.

German power metallers RUNNING WILD will release their new album, "Resilient", on October 4 in Germany and October 7 in the rest of Europe via Steamhammer/SPV.

An audio snippet of the song "Bloody Island can be streamed in the YouTUbeRUNNING WILD mainman Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek has come up with twelve storm-proof numbers, ten of which are scheduled for release on the regular CD. Two bonus tracks and a poster will be included on the limited version of the album.

Kasparek was working full throttle on this new album since February 2013. Due to his intense involvement with GIANT X, his band with guitarist Peter Jordan, Rolf had consciously taken a break from RUNNING WILD and has now resumed work with the band with zest and lots of new ideas.

"The break was important and extremely refreshing for me," he explains. "I felt that renewed vigor as soon as I started writing the material for 'Resilient', tracks such as 'Fireheart' and 'Soldiers Of Fortune' just came pouring out of me. The dynamic pace of 'Soldiers Of Fortune' in particular kicked off a whole avalanche of creativity in me."

Rolf explains that "Resilient" is audibly tougher and more compact than its predecessor, "Shadowmaker", clearly enjoying his revived zest. "'Shadowmaker' happened to come about slightly unexpectedly and spontaneously, even for me," he says. "The album has brought back the fun I used to have with RUNNING WILD, and my fans will get to feel this fun when 'Resilient' comes out in October!"

The album's opener, "Soldiers Of Fortune", and the title track, "The Drift" and "Run Riot" will be three typical RUNNING WILD numbers. The most outstanding song on the album, however, is called "Bloody Island", with almost ten minutes playing time one of the longest tracks in RUNNING WILD's career to date. Rolf says: "As a composer, it's, of course, difficult for me to pigeonhole the new material stylistically, but friends who have heard the demo version of 'Bloody Island' claim that it would have fitted in on 'Pile Of Skulls'."

In terms of lyrics, there are the familiar fusillades that we've come to expect from RUNNING WILD: "Bloody Island" and the bonus track "Payola & Shenanigans" see Rock'n'Rolf criticize the curse of greed that we've seen specifically in the European banking crisis of recent years. "Crystal Gold" is about the obviously politically motivated privatization of drinking water, and "Fireheart" and "Run Riot" are warnings to RUNNING WILD's fans to be confident of themselves and vigilant towards authorities. Rolf says: "For me, that's the attitude which stands for that true rock'n'roll feeling."

"Resilient" was produced by Rock'n'Rolf himself, supported by Niki Nowy during the mixing and mastering process, as well as Katharina Nowy and Peter Jordan, who contributed a number of guitar solos. For the first time, Rolf worked with precise vocal lines during the demo recordings.

"The targeted use of lyrics and vocal melodies during the demo stage was new for me, but it worked out really well and I've never gone to the studio as well prepared as I did this time around," he says. "I didn't have to try and test things but only had to put a few finishing touches to my singing at the studio. A definite advantage!"

As to whether RUNNING WILD will present this brilliant album live on stage. Rolf says: "We've had a lot of festival offers for summer 2014, which we will look at carefully. We'll know more in a few months' time and will inform our fans as soon as we've made up our minds."

"Resilient" digipak track listing:

01. Soldiers Of Fortune02. Resilient03. Adventure Highway04. The Drift05. Desert Rose06. Fireheart07. Run Riot08. Down To The Wire09. Crystal Gold10. Bloody Island11. Payola & Shenanigans (bonus track)12. Premonition (bonus track)

"Resilient" jewel case track listing:

01. Soldiers Of Fortune02. Resilient03. Adventure Highway04. The Drift05. Desert Rose06. Fireheart07. Run Riot08. Down To The Wire09. Crystal Gold10. Bloody Island

"Resilient" LP track listing:

LP 1

Side 1

01. Soldiers Of Fortune02. Resilient03. Adventure Highway

Side 2

01. The Drift02. Desert Rose03. Fireheart

LP 2

Side 3

01. Run Riot02. Down To The Wire03. Crystal Gold

Side 4

01. Bloody Island

The official video for "Never Never", the first single from KORN's upcoming 11th studio album, "The Paradigm Shift", can be seen below. The track arrived online and at radio stations on August 12 and singer Jonathan Davis shared some insight with The Pulse Of Radio into what it's about. "I mean, it's about relationships," he said. "it's about anything. It seems like you try and try to make things work and you repeatedly fail at it. It's just like, throw your hands up in the air and give up, and it's that kind of vibe. I was feeling that towards life, basically."

"The Paradign Shift" is due out on October 8. The follow-up to 2011's "The Path Of Totality" features the return of guitarist Brian "Head" Welch to the lineup after more than eight years away. His last album with the band was 2003's "Take A Look In The Mirror".

Davis told The Pulse Of Radio what the experience was like having Welch back in the studio, making this record extra special. "'Untouchables' used to be my favorite, but this one's mine now," he said. "You know, it's just all those years of work and being able to be in a band this long with the guys. And having Head back bringing, you know, that old chemistry back with him with Munky on the rock side and I was on the electronic side. It was good having the compromise on both sides. It was just good for the creative process, I think."

Other songs on the new set, which was recorded with producer Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, LACUNA COIL) at Buck Owens' studio in KORN's original hometown Bakersfield and at Los Angeles's famed NRG Recording Studios, "Prey For Me", "Spike In My Veins", "Mass Hysteria", "Paranoid And Aroused" and "Victimized".

The deluxe version of "The Paradigm Shift" will contain two bonus tracks and a 60-minute documentary chronicling Head's return to the band produced by the band's behind-the-scenes "filmographer," Sebastien Paquet.

In 2014, KORN will celebrate its 20th anniversary as recording artists.

Davis also revealed that he is doing just fine after discontinuing the use of anti-anxiety medicine he had been taking for many years.

KORN has unveiled the lineup for its one-day edition of the revived Family Values festival. This year's show, which will take place at the 1st Bank Center in Denver on October 5, will include ASKING ALEXANDRIA, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, MACHINE GUN KELLY and BEWARE OF DARKNESS in addition to the headliners.

Davis said in a statement, "We wanted to celebrate our new album release in a big way since Head is back and since this record means so much to us. What better way but to bring back Family Values and the Korn Kage for one big fuckin' special night!"

The Family Values show will take place right in the middle of KORN's upcoming North American tour, which launches on September 26 in Philadelphia.

"Surgical Steel", the new album from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS, can be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube clip below.

"Surgical Steel" will be released on September 16 in the U.K., September 13 in the rest of Europe and September 17 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort was produced by Colin Richardson (FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD, NAPALM DEATH, SLIPKNOT, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE) and mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY).

"Surgical Steel" will be available on several collectible formats, which can now be ordered with or without an exclusive t-shirt design here.

Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in CARCASS' current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) and guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON).

CARCASS' first studio LP since 1996's "Swansong" will feature guest vocals from original sticksman Ken Owen.

In a recent interview with Chile's Radio Futuro, Walker stated about the new CARCASS CD: "We think we've made a good album, so it's gonna be very interesting when people get to hear the record. We can't wait to see what people think."

He continued: "It sounds like CARCASS. Even the drumming sounds like CARCASS. Everything about it… I think it's gonna shock people, how good it is. I think it's got all the elements that people like, yet it still sounds fresh. So that's all I can say, really, 'cause we don't really sound like any other band, and the fact that after 17 years, we wrote music and it still sounds like CARCASS, I think it's good."

Regarding the direction of the forthcoming CARCASS album, Walker previously stated: "We've taken stylistic cues from all the albums because it's in our blood, but it's no rehash or mess of ideas. I think it sounds almost like the missing link between the third and forth albums but with some groove in there. I've jokingly christened some parts 'trad blast' and some 'death sleaze'… don't think for a minute this is just some nostalgic throwback album — we're setting up another 17 years of ideas for other bands to copy and clean up on. [laughs]"

"Surgical Steel" jewel case track listing:

01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution "Surgical Steel" digipak track listing:

01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution12. Intensive Battery Brooding (bonus track) "Surgical Steel" U.S. vinyl and cassette track listing:

Side A

01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard Side B

01. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills02. Unfit For Human Consumption03. 316L Grade Surgical Steel04. Captive Bolt Pistol05. Mount Of Execution "Surgical Steel" surgical kit box (Nuclear Blast U.S. mail-order only) includes:

* DVD-sized booklet* Steel book with CD* Oversized Poster* Surgical kit styled box* Picture Disc LP* Limited to 750 copies worldwide

Side A

01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard Side B

07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution "Surgical Steel" steel book encased CD with digipak track listing:

01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution12. Intensive Battery Brooding (bonus track)

European 2 LP vinyl track list:

Side A

01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood Side B

01. The Master Butcher's Apron02. Noncompliance To ASTM F899-12 Standard03. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills Side C

01. Unfit For Human Consumption02. 316L Grade Surgical Steel03. Captive Bolt Pistol Side D

01. Mount Of Execution02. Intensive Battery Brooding (bonus track)

The first trailer for "The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart", the new album from Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA, can be seen below. The CD will be released on October 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Alexandre Wagner, who specializes in charcoal drawing techniques.

Guitarist Andreas Kisser commented on how he discovered the work of Alexandre Wagner. "It was through Silvio Bibika, who was my roadie for a long time," he said. "He always shows me things in general that SEPULTURA might need. Alexandre, who is from Belo Horizonte, Silvio showed me a year ago. So before we went to the United States, to record the album, I was at his house to talk about the cover, tell him the album title, talk about the concept of the film 'Metropolis', so he could do something original. But when I saw the picture with the drawing, I thought it was all about what we wanted and we did not need something new. I asked him to do a tribal S in the style of the cover. The S made by Alexandre will be on the back cover."

Said Alexandre: "I did this series of charcoal drawing work when I still lived in Belo Horizonte. They were all made there. They were quick drawings without much reference, almost an experimentation that may have came from a desire to use the most basic of basic materials — coal, paper and wood. The cover design was already done, Andreas saw it and liked it. We talked a little more and I also sent some other pictures for the booklet. I was pleased with the choice of the theme of the album, I like Fritz Lang very much, and not only 'Metropolis'. 'Dr. Mabuse der Spieler' is a fucking great movie."

As a Mineiro, from Belo Horizonte like SEPULTURA, Alexandre was glad to be part of the band’s history. "It's impossible to be from Belo Horizonte and not know the band," he said. "Some of their albums followed me for a long time, especially 'Chaos A.D.' I remember seeing 'Refuse/Resist' on TV and thinking it was wonderful. It’s really cool to work with the guys, being part of something together. It is somehow a shared history."

"The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart" track listing:

01. Trauma Of War02. The Vatican03. Impending Doom04. Manipulation Of Tragedy05. Tsunami06. The Bliss of Ignorants07. Grief08. The Age Of The Atheist09. Obsessed10. Da Lama ao Caos (CHICO SCIENCE & NAÇÃO ZUMBI cover)

Although it was inspired by Fritz Lang's classic 1927 movie "Metropolis", the CD, "The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart" is not a concept album or a soundtrack like its precedessors "Dante XXI" (based on "The Divine Comedy") and "A-Lex" (based on "A Clockwork Orange").

"The Mediator Between The Head And Hands Must Be The Heart" was tracked over a 40-day period at producer Ross Robinson's (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT) studio in Venice, California and is being mixed and mastered by co-producer Steve Evetts, who previously worked with SEPULTURA on the "Nation" (2001), "Revolusongs" (2002) and "Roorback" (2003) albums, in addition to having collaborated with Ross on a number of other projects in the past.

SEPULTURA recorded a total of 14 songs for the follow-up to 2011's "Kairos", including a cover version of DEATH's "Zombie Ritual". The CD will also feature a guest appearance by former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. In a recent interview with JacksonGuitars.com, Kisser stated about the direction of the new SEPULTURA album: "I write stuff all the time — riffs or ideas on an acoustic guitar. But we really started working on this album in February of this year, so it was pretty quick. We have Eloy Casagrande as our drummer, and he's 22 years old. The guy's a beast. One of the best drummers I've seen on the planet Earth. He has this metal blood that has so much energy and brings so many possibilities for riffs and stuff like that. It is a SEPULTURA album, but like every SEPULTURA album, there is something different. I think the main difference now is the drummer. It's the first time we've worked in the studio with him. It's been almost two years [since the last album], and it's very exciting."

Asked about SEPULTURA's decision to include a bonus track covering DEATH's "Zombie Ritual", Kisser said: "Without DEATH, there wouldn't be a SEPULTURA — especially in the beginning. The very early albums — like 'Morbid Visions' and 'Schizophrenia' — there's a lot of influence from Chuck Schuldiner and his riffs. You can hear that very clearly in our early music. And we never really had the opportunity or idea to play that. We really play our idols, like BLACK SABBATH or MOTÖRHEAD and some Brazilian stuff, but because we covered so many different bands, I think it was time for this tribute to this great band."

SEPULTURA's upcoming CD will mark the first time the band will have recorded an album outside Brazil since "Against".

The reunion between SEPULTURA and Robinson was first suggested by Monte Conner, the former Roadrunner Records A&R chief who is now the head of Nuclear Blast Entertainment, a U.S. partnership with Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger.

Robinson produced SEPULTURA's classic "Roots" album in 1995. Released in February 1996 by Roadrunner, it was the band's last studio album to feature founding member and vocalist Max Cavalera.

METALLICA played for the first time ever in China last month, doing two sold-out shows at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on August 13 and August 14. The first night sold out in record time and faster than any other Western act that has played the country before.

Official video recap of the second Shaghai show — featuring footage of the tuning-room jam and the "Leper Messiah" performance from the concert — can be seen below.

Following are excerpts from METALLICA's August 14 press conference in China (courtesy of Time Out Shanghai).

On filming a documentary in China:

Lars Ulrich (drums): New experiences bring opportunities for new collaborations and new creative endeavours — it's that simple. Being here in this wonderful country and feeling the energy and excitement, the idea came up to celebrate it and to try to document it and to try to get the experience out. As you know, there are a lot of you, and there may be 20,000 of you who came to this arena yesterday and today, so we figured that if we filmed and shared the experience then maybe we could get to more of you and maybe there could be a next-level relationship between METALLICA and China that could last for decades. The idea came up fairly last minute and we love creative endeavours where we make it up as we go along. There's an impulsive energy that comes with that that can be very beautiful and kind of cool and the last few weeks this idea came together of filming here and maybe bringing some local bands into it and bringing some actors in and maybe some way bridging this into the 'Through The Never' movie that we made in the United States. We are making this up as we go along, but it's all being documented — everything we do is always documented — so we're excited about that and we think that there is something cool that will come out of it. Whatever that is, we're not quite sure yet, but we'll do our best to make it shareable and worth everybody's while."

On interaction with Chinese fans:

Ulrich: "We've been doing meet-and-greets and the interactions with the fans have been very emotionally engaged; they're very appreciative and thankful that we're here. Obviously there is a language barrier. What we try to do, we try to loosen the moment with banter and so on and some of that doesn't seem to translate when there's language issues or whatever, but you can feel that there is a passion and that there's been a longing for this moment that is really special. Most of the time, the communication just comes from the audience when you're up on stage. You sense what's going on and what's coming back at you. People all over the world have different ways of expressing and you sort of learn that there is a correlation between the way people express themselves in different cultures to what they throw at you in gigs. In Italy, they're very much like passionate southern Europeans, in Latin America this happens, and in certain Nordic countries, they're a little more conservative. You learn those patterns along the way, but you could obviously sense that this moment had been a long time coming."

On piracy and bootlegged METALLICA goods being sold in China:

Ulrich: "The one thing increasingly that we focus our energies on is trying to discern between what we can control and what we can't control. Increasingly, getting wound up and spending a lot of time on things that you can't control, it's just... I'd rather FaceTime with my kids or do something else. It is what it is. And that's a whole separate conversation about Chinese copyright issues, which maybe is not the time to do now. You can't control that, so you just turn a blind side to it as best you can."

METALLICA is teaming up with SiriusXM radio to bring back the Mandatory Metallica channel and will celebrate with a special show at Harlem's world-famous Apollo Theater in New York City on September 21 that will air live nationwide.

The only other international live date on METALLICA's schedule for the rest of 2013 is September 19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Next up for METALLICA is the release of the band's 3D movie, "Metallica Through The Never", which arrives in limited release on September 27 before expanding its run on October 4. A soundtrack album arrives on September 24.

The movie is part concert film and part fictional narrative, with the latter centering on a roadie played by Dane DeHaan who must go on a mysterious mission for the band during the course of a live performance.

KILL DEVIL HILL — the band featuring legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) alongside Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN) on bass, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar and Jason "Dewey" Bragg (PISSING RAZORS) on vocals — will release its sophomore album, "Revolution Rise", in North America on October 29 via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by KILL DEVIL HILL and Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, FOREIGNER, DIO) and was mixed by Jay Ruston (STONE SOUR, ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER). The cover artwork was created by Sam Shearon, who has previously worked with ROB ZOMBIE, IRON MAIDEN and FEAR FACTORY, to name just a few. Says Brown of the new album: "This new KILL DEVIL HILL record is definitely one of my favorite moments of my career — it's got balls, great melodies, awesome guitar riffing and a low end that'll set your ass on fire! The album far exceeds our wildest expectations and we can't wait to take this music out on the road and share it with all of our friends and fans. Buckle your seat belts, we're all in for one hell of a ride!"

"Revolution Rise" track listing:

01. No Way Out02. Crown Of Thorns03. Leave It All Behind04. Why05. Wake Up The Dead06. Long Way From Home07. Where Angels Dare To Roam08. Stained Glass Sadness09. Endless Static10. Stealing Days11. Life Goes On

KILL DEVIL HILL will celebrate the new album release with an October 29 party and performance at The Roxy on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. A fall tour will follow. Speaking to Skinny Music earlier this year, Brown stated about KILL DEVIL HILL's new material: "It's pure, unadulterated, hard, kicking-ass rock and roll, man. That's all I an say about it. It's gonna be amazing. The tapes I have, there's no compression, no EQ off the board. It's just non-stop rock and roll, man. That's all there is to it."

KILL DEVIL HILL's self-titled debut album was released last year via Steamhammer/SPV. The CD landed at position No. 9 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Kill Devil Hill" was produced by Warren Riker, who is best known for his work with DOWN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, SUBLIME and CATHEDRAL. The effort was made available in a standard CD edition, as an iTunes digital download, and double gatefold LP.

According to drummer Vinny Appice, KILL DEVIL HILL's sound is "like a cross between BLACK SABBATH, ALICE IN CHAINS and a little bit of LED ZEPPELIN thrown in. It's heavy, but with a lot of cool hooks and melodic overtones, too."

KILL DEVIL HILL is:

* Jason "Dewey" Bragg (PISSING RAZORS) - Vocals* Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) - Guitar* Rex Brown (DOWN, PANTERA) - Bass* Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) – Drums

MAMMOTH MAMMOTH have released their new video, for the track 'Sittin' Pretty', to set the mood for the upcoming live dates:
Mammoth Mammoth will be joining forces with Swedish metal barbarians, THE QUILL, to rain down thunderous riffs across Europe this November.
Tour dates:

November
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Marx
9 - Osnabrück, Germany - Bastard Club
10 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg
12 - Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Rooms
13 - Manchester, UK - NQ Live
14 - London, UK - 02 Islington Academy 2
15 - Biebob, Belgium - Vosselaar
16 - Essen, Germany - Turock
17 - Köln, Germany - Underground
18 - Freiburg, Germany - Walfisch
19 - Zürich, Switzerland - Mascotte
20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
21 - Leipzig, Germany - Moritzbastei
22 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu
23 - Bremen, Germany - Tower

American doomsters BLOODY HAMMERS will release their sophomore album, Spiritual Relics, on October 1st via Soulseller Records. The follow up to the North Carolina occult metal band's eponymously titled debut, Spiritual Relics boasts ten titanic tracks revolving around ironclad themes of classic horror, stories from the coven and chilling evil. Check out the video for 'What's Haunting You':
Produced by towering frontman Anders Manga, Spiritual Relics was named in homage to the singularly atomic ROKY ERICKSON & THE ALIENS song of the same name.

Spiritual Relics tracklisting:

‘What’s Haunting You’
‘At The Well Of Nazareth’
‘The Transit Begins’
‘The Source’
‘Color Me Blood Red’
‘Night Of The Long Knives’
‘Shiver’
‘Flesh Of The Lotus’
‘Path Of Sorrows’
‘Science Fiction’

Progressive Metal outfit OPPOSING MOTION have just unveiled their debut promotional video from the album for the track ‘Forever’s Edge’ taken from their debut album Laws Of Motion (out now on Lion Music). The video, directed by Quentin Herlemont, was shot in a 19th century painter studio and features a complex storyline in the tradition of music greats.

Opposing Motion’s sound stems from varied influences from the heavy and prog metal genres but always focus first and foremost on melodies, then layering more creative, technical breaks and sections to take the listener through an exciting and intriguing journey.

Brazilian metal outfit ENDRAH is currently streaming their entire new album The Culling and can be listened to below.



The Culling' is now in stores on Epochal Artist Records/Capitol Music Group, and the group's video for the track ‘Silver Tongue’ can be seen below.



"The Culling is the act of selective depopulation of a group or herd. In this case, we are referring to a human mass depopulation attempt put in forth by globalist government powers to be," said Endrah vocalist Relentless. "This album is very in-depth with its lyrics and is meant to make people think. This is not Dungeons and Dragons. This is today, and the unfortunate world situation we as humans are dealing with. We are creating a global effort to join the revolution against the corrupted politicians and rulers of the world.”

Endrah's The Culling was recorded at Da Tribo Studio in Sao Paulo Brazil under the watchful eye of producer Ciero (KRISIUN). The album perfectly captures the raw intensity of Endrah's live show on record and is the equivalent of a sonic sledgehammer as it attacks listeners from the moment they hit play. This isn’t just an album; it’s the soundtrack to a call to arms to the entire metal community to stand up and fight.



The Culling tracklisting:

'Over It'
'Silver Tongue'
'All Shores Are At Risk'
'Salvation and Serenity'
'The Palace Is Smashed'
'Don't Fuck With Your Own'
'Incorruptible'
'The Culling'
'They Want to Kill Us All'

Australian death metal out fit ZOMBIE INC., featuring vocalist Martin Schirenc (HOLLENTHON, ex-PUNGENT STENCH) and guitarist Wolfgang Rothbauer (DISBELIEF, GODHATECODE, IN SLUMBER), have released their video 'The Rocking Dead' Episode III. 'The Rocking Dead' is featured on the band's new album, Homo Gusticus, released on April 26th via Massacre Records.

'The Rocking Dead' is the band's own infamous mini-series and self-described as "the deadliest death metal band on earth eating their way up to the Rot and Roll Hall of Fame, while causing fireworks of senseless violence and carnage".
Homo Gusticus was recorded and mixed by the band's vocalist, Martin Schirenc, at Vato Loco in Austria. Dan Swanö mastered the album at Unisound in Sweden.
Homo Gusticus tracklisting:

'The Rocking Dead'
'Cum Undone'
'Bust The Foodchain'
'Homo Gusticus'
'E=MCarnage2'
'With The Mob'
'Yeshua Syndrome'
'Better Off Undead'
'Resurrection Guaranteed'
'All Corpses Are Bastards'

Album teaser:
More on Zombie Inc. at this location.

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and new singer Chester Bennington kicked off their North American tour last night (Wednesday, September 4) at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

The band's setlist was as follows:

01. Down 02. Big Bang Baby 03. Vasoline 04. Dead & Bloated 05. Out Of Time 06. Silvergun Superman 07. Church On Tuesday 08. Big Empty 09. Sour Girl 10. Interstate Love Song 11. Pop's Love Suicide 12. Hollywood Bitch 13. Sex Type Thing 14. Sex And Violence

Encore:

15. Wicked Garden 16. Piece Of Pie 17. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below.

Guitarist Dean DeLeo told The Pulse Of Radio that STONE TEMPLE PILOTS were hoping to mix up their set list now that Bennington was on board. "You know, there's been songs that we've been unable to play on a lot of tours," he said. "So I think that's what's really exciting to us, is being able to play some tunes that Chester has the ability to bring to life."

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will release a new five-song EP called "High Rise" on October 8. The disc will be the second release featuring Bennington following current single "Out Of Time", which emerged last spring and went to No. 1 on the rock chart.

The band fired singer Scott Weiland in February and sued him in May, accusing him of using the band's name to advance his solo activities, while claiming that his poor performances, late arrivals, and addiction struggles harmed the band's career.

Weiland has countersued, claiming that the band cannot use the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS name without him.

SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison's new project, SCAR THE MARTYR will release their self-titled debut on October 1st via Roadrunner Records. A sample of the track 'Dark Ages' is now streaming here, while a preview of the track 'My Retribution' is streaming at this location.
The band previously posted for streaming, the track 'Soul Disintegration', available at this location.
Scar The Martyr, the band’s debut collection, was recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Des Moines, IA and produced by Rhys Fulber (FEAR FACTORY, ROB ZOMBIE, MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE).

Listen to the first single, 'Blood Host', below:
In anticipation of their debut release, Scar The Martyr is currently out on tour with metal and punk rock icons DANZIG on the band’s 25th Anniversary Tour. The North American trek, which also features Doyle from MISFITS, wraps up on August 31st at Tempe, Arizona’s Marquee Theatre.
More on Scar The Martyr at Facebook.

UK power metallers ASCENSION have a released a brand new 4-track demo of their kids rock/punk band entitled SHARKY SHARKY. The demo, Sharky Life Forever, can be streamed and downloaded below.
The band says of the project: "Meet Sharky, Baxter, Finlay, Andy, and Jawnofin!

Sharky Sharky are the world's first Shark themed adventure rock band, formed with a view to bring children around the world a new live music act to look up to that doesn't glorify things like love, fashion and popularity - traits all too popular nowadays with megastar pop artists targeting younger and younger audiences.

Sharky Sharky is about adventures, dreams, imagination and having fun! The way children's music should be! The Sharky Life Forever demo brings you a taste of what is to come from us in four exciting and adventure filled songs.
Future plans for the group include a full length album, funding full costumes for a live performance routine in which the show will be fully interactive, and an extensive line of merchandise too!

So if you're an adult music lover looking to bring out your inner child, or you know some young friends or family who would LOVE Sharky Sharky, please SHARE this demo around to everyone you know and help bring Sharky Sharky to life!"

More info on Sharky Sharky can be found here.

Since the debut in 2010 a lot has happened for SHOTGUN REVOLUTION. Hard work and dedication has made Shotgun Revolution one of the leading hard rock bands in Denmark anno 2013.

Besides a couple of extensive tours in Denmark and a support gig for the legendary guitarist SLASH, they have been playing venues worldwide stretching from some of Denmark’s biggest festivals to the legendary rock club Bar Fly in Camden, London (UK) and Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.

In May 2013 the band released their first international album.

Today the brand new single and video for ‘S.O.B’ is released. ‘S.O.B’ was recorded in Copenhagen by the METALLICA-producer legend Flemming Rasmussen. The mix has been in the competent hands of Ben Grosse who has worked with SLIPKNOT, ALTER BRIDGE, DISTURBED and DEPECHE MODE to name a few. The final touch has been done by the apprentice Ryan Smith, of the now deceased mastering wizard George Marino in Sterling Sound, New York.

French black/death metallers TEMPLE OF BAAL have announced the details of their fourth full-length album, entitled Verses Of Fire. The album will be released on October 22nd in Europe and November 12th in North America via Agonia Records.
"Verses Of Fire's sound has been carefully manufactured by Andrew Guillotin in Hybreed Studios. Focusing on a more organic side thanks to the use of tube amps and natural drums, the production allows the natural old-school feeling of the band to shine through the whole album. Through ten tracks - lasting about an hour - Temple Of Baal explores a wide spectre of extreme metal: from the raging blast beats of '?? ?????? 418', or the furious 'Bloodangel', to the thrashing mayhem of 'Golden Wings Of Azazel', or 'Lord Of The Raging Seas' double bass drum's mid tempo. Eerie, haunting black metal vibes are never neglected though; 'The Tenth Aethyr', or the conclusive, 9 minute epic 'Walls Of Fire' bring the band back to their primal influence - the sinister sounds of early 90's black/death metal.

The album will be available as digipack CD, limited double LP and extra limited gold LP (66 copies only).

The band commented: "We've always seen black metal as the sacred music of the "other side", and this album is sacred to its very core. All its music and lyrics have been created after long hours of meditation and spiritual works. We are a Temple, a place of worship, and this aspect drips through each and every minute of those Verses Of Fire."

Tracklisting:

'?? ?????? 418'
'Bloodangel'
'Arcana Silentium'
'The 10th Aethyr'
'Gates Of Death'
'Gnosis Of Fire'
'Golden Wings Of Azazel'
'Lord Of The Raging Seas'
'Serpens Luminis'
'Walls Of Fire'

More on Temple Of Baal at Facebook.

The prog rock super group, THE PROG COLLECTIVE (directed by YES/CIRCA: member Billy Sherwood), whose debut became the surprise hit of 2012 returns with a brand new album on September 10th featuring an even more impressive lineup of stellar musicians and artists lending their talents to this incredible project.

Featuring virtuosic performances by RICK WAKEMAN, STEVE STEVENS, CHRIS SQUIRE, PETER BANKS, STEVE MORSE, LARRY FAST, ALAN PARSONS, SONJA KRISTINA, JORDAN RUDESS, STEVE HILLAGE, JOHN WESLEY, NIK TURNER, GEOFF DOWNES, ROYE ALBRIGHTON, GARY GREEN, TONY KAYE, COLIN MOULDING, MEL COLLINS, JOHN WETTON, DEREK SHERINIAN, BILLY SHERWOOD, FEE WAYBILL, PATRICK MORAZ, JIM CUOMO, as well as a rare guest appearance by Captain Kirk himself, WILLIAM SHATNER.

Says Billy Sherwood, “It's an honor to have so many great artists involved with this record, each bringing their creativity and musicianship to the table and lifting the project to a higher place. As a long time fan of progressive rock music, making a record like this is indeed a dream come true! I'm always looking to expand the musical horizon, with so many gifted artists doing what they do best, I do believe we've pushed the envelope of creativity.”
Tracklisting:

'Are We To Believe?'
'What Can Be Done?'
'Adding Fuel To The Fire'
'Tomorrow Becomes Today'
'Shining Diamonds'
'In Our Time'
'Memory Tracks'
'Just Another Day'
'Epilogue'

A radio edit of 'Shining Diamonds' featuring Alan Parsons on vocals, Steve Stevens on guitar and Chris Squire on bass, can be heard below:
Audio samples for all tracks can be heard at this location.

Manchester based melodic death metal band NOT ABOVE EVIL have just self-released their new EP Psychosis, Rage & Rapture - The Journey Down, the follow up to 2010's Deification and 2011's The Transcendental Signified. The EP can be streamed in full at Bandcamp and is available for purchase on CD or in a number of digital formats.

Psychosis, Rage & Rapture – The Journey Down tracklisting:

‘From The Otherside’
‘Tyranny Of The Endless Gaze’
‘Jericho’
‘On The Wings Of The Earth’

Check out a play-through video of ‘From The Otherside’ below:

The band has confirmed a short run of UK shows with BILLY BOY IN POISON from Denmark this October:

October
2 – Bury, UK – Hark To Howler
3 – Manchester, UK – Grand Central
4 – Bolton, UK – The Alma Inn
5 – Birmingham, UK – Scruffy Murphy’s

Legendary Canadian band KILLER DWARFS have unveiled the cover art for their "lost" album Start@One, featuring the same lineup as 1992's Method To The Madness: Russ Dwarf Graham (vocals), Gerry Dwarf Finn (guitar and vocals), Bad Ronbo Dwarf Mayer (bass and vocals) and Darrell Dwarf Millar (drums and vocals).
The original master tapes of Start@One have been digitally remixed and re-mastered for the release scheduled for this fall, the 20th anniversary of the recording of this never released album. The tracks were recorded in 1993 at Powerlines Studios in Toronto, Ontario with Producer/Engineer Fred Duvall. Fred also recently produced and recorded the very successful RUSS DWARF acoustic release Wireless.
The tracklisting for Start@One is:

'Lonely Road'
'Solid Ground'
'Sky is Falling'
'Adelina'
'Psycho Circus'
'Start@One'
'Down in Hollywood'
'Walk on By'
'The Crowd'
Plus two new bonus tracks that are being written just for this release.

Check out a teaser below:
The Killer Dwarfs are touring to support the release of Start@One in the US and Canada. A live CD and DVD from this tour are also planned as well as the launch of a new website for the fans to 'keep the spirit alive!'

Check out video from the opening of the Start@One tour in Akron NY: