Video footage of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE performing a cover version of the AC/DC classic "Whole Lotta Rosie" live at London, England's Maida Vale studios on October 22 during BBC Radio 1's "Rock Week" can be seen below.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's fourth album, "Temper Temper", will be released on February 11, 2013 in the U.K. via Sony Music. The title track will be released as a single on November 25 across all digital providers.

"Temper Temper" was once again produced by Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, GOOD CHARLOTTE), who worked on the group's last LP, 2010's "Fever", and was mixed by noted engineer Chris Lord-Alge (DEFTONES, NICKELBACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD).

As previously reported, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will embark on a U.K. tour in March. Support on all dates will come from HALESTORM.

Reactivated classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION will release its long-awaited new album, "Order Of Chaos", on October 3 in Europe and October 9 in North America through Inner Wound Recordings. The CD will be made available in Japan on September 19 through Spiritual Beast.

In a recent interview, OBSESSION vocalist Michael Vescera described "Order of Chaos" as "a cross between 'Carnival Of Lies' [2006] and the early OBSESSION stuff." He added, "I think it's geared more towards the older sound, the straight-tforward metal like the 'Marshall Law' album [1984], but you can hear some of the 'Carnival' sound in there, too."

"Order of Chaos" track listing:

01. Order Of Chaos
02. Twist Of The Knife
03. Forbidden Desire
04. When The Smoke Clears
05. License To Kill
06. Wages Of Sin
07. Cold Day In Hell
08. Act Of God
09. Mercy Killing
10. Dark Shadows

The Japanese edition of the album will feature the exclusive bonus track "The Damned".

The song "Forbidden Desire" can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

The group's current lineup is as follows:

Michael Vescera - Vocals
John Bruno - Guitar
Scott Boland - Guitar
Chris McCarvill - Bass
BJ Zampa – Drums

"Carnival of Lies" was re-released through Mausoleum Records on February 12, 2008. This reissue featured new artwork and the bonus tracks "Panic In The Streets" (previously only available on the Avalon release in Japan) and "Judas". The album's title track featured Swedish guitar sensation Robert Marcello (DANGER DANGER, IRONHORSE) and Boston based neo-classical shred-god Joe Stump (REIGN OF TERROR).

OBSESSION gained success in the late '80s with the release of a four-song EP, 1984's "Marshall Law" (Metal Blade Records), two LPs (1986's "Scarred For Life" and 1987's "Methods Of Madness", both for Enigma/Capitol Records), and an MTV "Headbanger's Ball"-aired video for "For the Love of Money", from "Methods of Madness".

OBSESSION's original lineup featured Michael and Jay along with Bruce Vitale, Art Maco (guitar, retired) and Matt Karagus (bass, retired).

Canadian heavy metal trio CAULDRON are celebrating Halloween with the release of a sinister new music video, for the track 'Nitebreaker', which is taken from the band's new album, Tomorrow's Lost.

The video sees the band awakened from their deathly slumber by a couple who chose the wrong woods to go wandering in, leading to a terrifying tale of metal madness. Watch below:
Cauldron recently confirmed a European tour in support of their new album, Tomorrow's Lost, which kicks off in London, England on November 28th. The band will be playing a number of headlining shows in the UK, including a performance at Hard Rock Hell festival with the likes of TESTAMENT, GRAVEDIGGER, MOLLY HATCHET and more, before joining Dutch hard rockers VANDERBUYST for a string of shows in continental Europe.

Cauldron vocalist and bassist Jason Decay comments about Hard Rock Hell: "Getting ready to rock a thousand churches to the ground, brother. I've been trapped in a hard rock hell my whole life, so this should be like rite at home."

Decay comments regarding the European tour with Vanderbuyst: "Europe was very good to us last time on the Burning Europe tour, so we are pleased to announce that we will be hitting Europe again first in support of Tomorrow's Lost. We are excited to be playing a bunch of shows with the excellent Vanderbuyst from Holland as I think they are a great band and a great match for us. These will be some rad fucking gigs! We will also be doing a bunch of our own shows in the UK, Scandinavia, Spain and more, so watch for those dates coming soon!"

See Cauldron on tour at the following shows:
November
28 - London, UK - Barfly
30 - Edinburgh, UK - Bannermans

December
1 - Pwllheli, UK - Hard Rock Hell
2 - Newcastle, UK - Northumberland Arms
4 - Leeds, UK - The Well
6 - Cardiff, UK - Bogiez

December (with Vanderbuyst)
8 - Essen, Germany - Turock
11 - Paris, France - TBA
12 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
14 - Osnabrück, Germany - Bastard Club
15 - Katwijk, Netherlands - Scum
16 - Barcelona, Spain - Rock Sound (no Vanderbuyst)
20 - Breda, Netherlands - Mezz
21 - Heusden, Netherlands - Jonosh
23 - Berlin, Germany - K17
27 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko
28 - Tilburg, Netherlands - TBA
29 - Sliedrecht, Netherlands - Elektra
30 - Kerkrade, Netherlands - Rock Temple

SNOWY SHAW's (THERION, ex-DREAM EVIL, ILLWILL, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) upcoming Halloween Special Event being held in at Sparbankshallen in Varberg, Sweden on November 3rd. Check out a video preview called Showreel In The Wunderwurld below:
Special guests include guitarist Michael Denner (MERCYFUL FATE, King Diamond), guitarist Pete Blakk (ex-King Diamond), bassist Sharlee D'Angelo (ARCH ENEMY), guitarist Mark U. Black (M.A.N., ex-Dream Evil), drummer Petter Karlsson (ex-Therion, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA) bassist Vikki Valkyrie (ex-ICE GE, THEM SLUTS!) and OPERA DIABOLICUS.
Shaw recently remarked about the show: "Like last time around, I'm delighted and grateful to be joined on stage by some of my best friends from former bands, and I'm looking forward to one helluva kick ass performance, with a specially designed Halloween theme that will make last year's performance seem like a band practise by comparison. For obvious reasons I won't reveal any of the special guests though it would ruin the surprise and fun of it. All I can say is, I don't think anyone will be disappointed. Feel free to speculate away!"

KING DIAMOND was interviewed by Nightwatch Radio for Halloween.

The interview is streaming below:

Nightwatch Radio

Check out a Halloween message from King Diamond, posted below:
King Diamond will headline the 2013 edition of Germany's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 17th - 19th at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen. Also newly confirmed for the festival are CROWBAR, NAGLFAR, and GOSPEL OF THE HORNS.

Organizers state: "The biggest problem was to put the famous King Diamond show up in Gelsenkirchen. Of course the Rock Hard Team wants to present you the real, full spectacle that King has been known for and not some half-hearted show. They therefore will prepare a special stage set-up for the Amphitheatre and are proud to present the most spectacular show in the history of the festival!
We look forward to having King Diamond play RHF - as much as the King looks forward to seeing you!

On the band's upcoming appearance, King Diamond states: "What a great feeling that we managed to solve all the details necessary for us to bring the full show. We've talked about this for so long, and now it's finally happening. Can't wait. GREAT JOB from everyone at your end! Strong mutual collaboration was necessary, and now it's done. We're coming. We're all looking very much forward to this!"
Acts confirmed for the festival now include: CROWBAR, DESASTER, ENSIFERUM, GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, KING DIAMOND, NACHTMYSTIUM, NAGLFAR, TANK, THRESHOLD, U.D.O.

For more details visit Rockhard.de.

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will release a concert DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD, "Gates Of Dalhalla", on November 30 via Nuclear Blast. The set will feature the band's extraordinary 135-minute 15th-anniversary show that took place on July 28 on the historic open-air stage Dalhalla, built in an old quarry near the small Swedish village Rättvik. The footage was captured by Swedish director Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company AB, who has previously worked with IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, EUROPE and LACUNA COIL, among many others.

Commented HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak: "The set contained 26 tracks and lasted two hours and 15 minutes, by far the longest and most comprehensive gig of our entire career! We played songs from every album and then some. There were lots of guests and pyros, and we had 80 Marshall cabinets and the big shield with the HF logo carved out in the middle hanging brought out of storage, all set in an extremely unique venue. You really have to see it to understand. This concert really captured the essence of HAMMERFALL live in 2012 very well!"

Special guests during the concert included original HAMMERFALL members Jesper Strömblad (IN FLAMES) and Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY), as well as ex-HAMMERFALL guitarist Stefan Elmgren.

Added Oscar: "Everything concerning this release is special: the venue, the occasion, the setlist, the guests. If you are going to celebrate something, do it properly, and this is exactly what we have done. HAMMERFALL with extra everything, 100% live, 0% bullshit."

The setlist for the concert was as follows:

01. Patient Zero
02. Heeding The Call
03. Any Means Necessary
04. B.Y.H.
05. Riders Of The Storm
06. Let's Get It On
07. Crimson Thunder
08. Renegade
09. Blood Bound (special guest: Stefan Elmgren)
10. Last Man Standing (special guest: Stefan Elmgren)
11. Fury Of The Wild (special guest: Stefan Elmgren)
12. Drum Solo: Anders Johansson
13. Always Will Be
14. Dia De Los Muertos
15. Steel Meets Steel (special guest: Mikael Stanne)
16. Threshold
17. The Dragon Lies Bleeding (special guest: Jesper Strömblad)
18. Let The Hammer Fall
19. När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn (special guest: Roger Pontare)
20. Something For The Ages
21. The Templar Flame
22. Oh Fortuna (special guest: Team Cans)
23. Glory To The Brave (special guest: Team Cans)
24. One More Time (special guest: Team Cans)
25. Hammerfall
26. Hearts On Fire (featuring all special guests)

The "Threshold" performance clip from "Gates Of Dalhalla" can be seen below.

The members of HAMMERFALL announced in March that they were take an extended break immediately following their festival appearances this summer.

"It has been an unbelievable first 15 years, to say the least," said guitarist Oscar Dronjak, "and now we are taking a pause to ensure that we have another 15 years ahead of us."

There will be no HAMMERFALL activities in 2013, but the band promises to return strong the following year. "The plan is to use the year off to recharge our batteries and come back more vital than ever with a new album in 2014," explained singer Joacim Cans.

HAMMERFALL's new album, "Infected", sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD debuted at No. 16 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.

HAMMERFALL's previous CD, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", opened with 1,400 units to land at No. 38 on the Top New Artist Albums chart.

"Infected" entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 2 (right behind LADY GAGA!). The CD was released in Europe in May 2011 and was made available in North America in June via Nuclear Blast Records. Laying down the foundation themselves in their own studio in Sweden, the members of HAMMERFALL then traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to finish it up with acclaimed producer James Michael (MÖTLEY CRÜE, SCORPIONS, MEAT LOAF). He also mixed the album, giving it a decisive updated edge without losing any of the essence of the band's sound.

HAMMERFALL was among the five final nominees that competed for the "Best Hard Rock/Metal" honor at the Swedish Grammis awards (Swedish Grammy equivalent), which was held February 14, 2012 at Kungliga Operan in Stockholm.

MANOWAR returned to Germany's cult show "TV Total" last night (Tuesday, October 30) and reunited with the program's host and entertainer Stefan Raab. You can now watch video footage of the band's appearance by following the links below.

* "Touch The Sky" performance: Video
* Interview: Video

2012 marks the 10th anniversary of MANOWAR's acclaimed album "Warriors Of The World" and the band's memorable performance on "TV Total" during the "Warriors Of The World" tour.

The retail edition of MANOWAR's twelfth studio album, "The Lord Of Steel", hit the stores on October 19 on CD, limited-edition picture vinyl and as digital album.

"The Lord Of Steel" was made available earlier this summer as a limited-edition pre-release as the "Hammer Edition" in collaboration with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine.

The retail edition of "The Lord Of Steel" will feature different mixes and mastering, an additional song, spectacular new art by fantasy artist Ken Kelly, and other surprises.

The latest episode of Whitesnake TV, in which WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale answers video questions from his fans about his life, music and career, can be seen below.

In a recent interview with Albania's Top Channel web site, Coverdale was asked what fans can expect from the band in the near future. "I am always reticent to discuss in detail what we're planning as I still enjoy 'surprises.'"

He continued, "In this day and age, with global technology and overwhelming social media, it is getting harder and harder to keep anything secret until they are ready to be presented. We host a very interactive global web site with Whitesnake.com and I answer people's questions as much as I can without giving too much away."

"We are very, very active this year behind the scenes. Many exciting things in the pipeline. Two projects I can tell you about are related to completing the 'Forevermore' project. An in-concert DVD from last year's tour and also a double live CD featuring different shows. It's shaping up very well indeed and I think a lot of people will enjoy re-living the concert experience they had with us in 2011. We have also started Whitesnake TV, which is off to a fantastic start and seems to be making a lot of people happy."

Asked if WHITESNAKE will tour next year, Coverdale said, "There are plans to start in Europe in May, I heard, but as yet there is nothing concrete. But, of course, we hope to be out there again. We have too much fun with audiences to stay at home for too long!"

Regarding whether all his plans involve WHITESNAKE, or if fans can expect any other collaborations or solo projects, Coverdale said, "WHITESNAKE is my priority and at this time I have no other plans to collaborate with other artists. But, you know rock and roll… Everything can change with a phone call."

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Chicago metallers DIRGE WITHIN have recruited Travis Neal (DIVINE HERESY) as their new lead singer following the recent departure of Jeremy "Jerms" Genske.

Commented the band: "[We have] wasted no time and [have] begun writing new material as well as planning some new shows in February. We have also put together a raw 100% live rehearsal video of us jamming on some material off of both records so all of our amazing fans can get a nice taste of what's to come (see clip below).

"We are excited for all to join us in this new chapter. We will have some more cool stuff surfacing online very soon so keep on the lookout!!"

DIRGE WITHIN's sophomore album, "There Will Be Blood", was released on April 10 via Rocket Science Ventures/THC: Music. The CD was recorded at Mercenary Studios in Zion, Illinois with engineer Scott Creekmore and producer Ari Mihalopoulos and was mixed at Inner Light Studios with Ari and DIRGE WITHIN guitarist Shaun Glass.

Quality video footage of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' entire August 10, 2012 concert at the This Is Hardcore festival at Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below (soundboard mix by Len Carmichael).

When asked why he thinks the sound of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has stood the test of time, the band's frotnman, Mike Muir, told Loudwire in a recent interview, "I think for us, when we started we didn't really know what we were doing. We didn't really set out and try to do something for other people. We stood there and did what we liked. We didn't care what other people thought. After we did our first record, one of my good friends came up to me and said, 'Yo, Mike, I got to talk to you. People aren't going to like the album. It's not music. You have an opportunity to make music that people can listen to on the radio.' But I didn't think that was an opportunity because I didn't like what I was hearing on the radio. Our barometer is not what people are going to think or how many records we can sell. We just want to be proud of what we make. That's why it stands the test of time. We did records that we thought were really good."

On the topic of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' plans to release a new studio album, Muir said, "We've always had new music in the works. Now it's actually to the point that we have some that we're ready to put out. Now is the time to put out a new record and we feel really, really good about it. There will definitely be a record out this year.

Regarding what fans can expect from the upcoming CD, Muir said, "The way we look at it is that next year will be the 30th anniversary of our first record. When we look at a record, we don't want to have it sound like 2012. We want it to sound awesome 25 years from now, so when a kid who wasn't even born when we made it listens to it, he's like, 'Damn, that's a cool record!' I just had a guy from a radio station tell me that some listeners have been requesting the new song 'Institutionalized'. The young listeners don't realize that's an old song! Something like [METALLICA's recent Orion Music + More festival] is good for us, too, because a lot of people who wouldn't have listened to us will check us out because they know Robert [Trujillo, METALLICA bassist] was in the band."

"The Death Of Me", a brand new song from melodic power metallers ARTIZAN, can be streamed below. According to a press release, the track "showcases all of the elements ARTIZAN established on their first album, 'Curse Of The Artizan'." Fantasy artist Marc Sasso created artwork for the "The Death Of Me" single which displays the Artizan character with Sasso’s unique conception of the Grim Reaper.

"The Death Of Me" comes off ARTIZAN's sophomore album, "Ancestral Energy", which was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida with legendary metal producer Jim Morris. Ex-ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow makes a very special guest appearance on the CD's title track.

"Ancestral Energy" is scheduled for an April 2013 release through Pure Steel Records.

In a rare interview, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose spoke to Edna Gundersen of USA TODAY about the classic GUNS lineup, the band's next album and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. A couple of excerpts follow below.

On the next GUNS N' ROSES album: "All the guys are writing, and we recorded a lot of songs over the years. We'll figure out what we feel best about. 'Chinese Democracy' was done in piecemeal with one person here and one there at different times. 'Appetite For Destruction' was the only thing written with lyrics and melody fitting the guitar parts at the same time. After that, I got a barrage of guitar songs that I was supposed to put words to, and I don't know if that was the best thing for GUNS. I do want to lean more toward lyrics and melody."

On 2008's "Chinese Democracy", which was reportedly in the works for 13 years: "I had to deal with so many other things that don't have to do with music but have to do with the industry. There's such a loss of time. It was more about survival. There wasn't anyone to work with or trust. Someone would come in to help produce and the reality was they just wanted to mix it and get it out the door. They had a different agenda. (The next album) will come out sooner."

On how the original GUNS N' ROSES lineup might have survived: "Maybe if we could have worked together in the way 'Appetite' was put together. I was really naïve. I thought the success of that record would bring everyone together more. It did the exact opposite. They got success and wanted to run in their own directions. I thought they'd go, 'Whoa, it did work.' But they wanted to do their own huge bigger success off of GUNS."

On the possibility of a GUNS truce: "I feel that ball's not in my court. I'm surviving this war, not the one who created this war."

On his decision to skip GUNS N' ROSES' 2012 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction: "It wasn't painful to not be there. It was a beating to deal with all the pressure of feeling I was supposed to be there and deciding what to do. I try to be respectful about getting an honor or recognition, but I don't really know what the Rock Hall actually is. In my experience with the people who run it, I don't see it having to do with anything other than them making money."

Read the entire interview at USA TODAY.

Coinciding with the start of their forthcoming U.K. concert tour, QUEEN guitarist Brian May and acclaimed singing star Kerry Ellis will release a new single, their version of "Born Free", the Oscar-winning song written for the 1966 film.

The single is being released to support the work of the Born Free Foundation, the global organization which works to protect and conserve threatened species.

The single was recorded by Brian and Kerry, having seen the work of the foundation at the Shamwari game reserve and rescue centre in South Africa's Eastern Cape, and for their version, writer Don Black has specially rewritten some of the song's original lyrics for Brian and Kerry.

Available in three formats, the single is a digital-only release and will be issued on Monday, November 5, the day May and Kerry Ellis start their 11-date "Born Free" tour with a concert at The Apex in Bury St. Edmunds.

In a departure from their more recent rock shows, the tour sees May and Kerry Ellis present a unique series of intimate and totally acoustic shows performed under candlelight.

The two will perform a new collection of their own personal favourite songs as well as new arrangements of some of those they have previously performed in concert and recorded together, sung by Kerry with Brian accompanying her on both guitar and vocals.

Having recorded both a large-scale production version and an acoustic version of "Born Free", Brian and Kerry will release both versions, with all proceeds going to the Foundation. A third version will also include a video filmed during their South African visit.

The "Born Free" single and concert tour is the latest collaboration for Brian and Kerry following their "Anthems" album released in 2010 which Brian produced and wrote news songs for, and their highly successful series of "Anthems" concerts last year. More recently the pair performed at Sunflower Jam 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall as well as Italy's San Remo song festival.

Hurricane Sandy has wreaked significant damage to Sammy Hagar‘s Beach Bar & Grill in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which was arguably the worst hit of a string of resort towns. Hagar says, "Hope all Redheads and Beach Bar & Grill staff are safe and dry! Here is a look at the damage — we will rebuild!"

Located at Bally's Atlantic City Hotel and casino since May 2010, the restaurant is only open from May through Labor Day weekend.

Profits from the Beach Bar & Grill go to the Hagar Family Foundation, which supports local children’s charities.

Check out more photos on Facebook.

VAN HALEN's former frontman owns nightlife venues in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Las Vegas and St. Louis, and with his branding on this oceanfront deck, Bally's remade the beachfront bar an outdoor destination with nightly entertainment and all-day deals on drinks.

BLACK SABBATH will embark on an Australian tour next April. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Apr. 25 - Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Apr. 27 - Allphones Arena, Sydney
May 01 - Rod Laver, Melbourne
May 04 - Perth Arena, Perth

General public tickets go on sale midday Thursday, November 8 and an exclusive presale will be available to Live Nation members from 9 a.m. Friday, November 2 until 5 p.m. Monday.

Original BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler are working with producer Rick Rubin on their first recording project together in 34 years. According to Metal Injection, 15 songs have been written for the CD, with 12 making the final cut and the additional three serving as bonus tracks for different special editions. The band has one songtitle confirmed: "God Is Dead".

Apparently, Iommi completed all 15 guitar tracks during the band's sessions in England earlier this year, and judging by the way most bands record, that would mean drums are done as well. Ozzy and Geezer are working to complete the tracks in five-song increments, with the first five being worked on currently at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California. Ozzy is tracking vocals, with Butler writing all the lyrics.

As for Iommi, Ozzy told SiriusXM Liquid Metal DJ Jose Mangin that he spoke to the guitarist recently and he is in good spirits and recovery is coming along very well from his cancer scare earlier this year.

Iommi, Osbourne and Butler discussed their new album in a video interview posted at NME.com. Osbourne dropped a clue about the set's title, hinting, "Next year, 2013, is a good clue to what we're going to call the album."

As for how Rubin influenced the band's approach to writing together again, Butler explained, "He sat us down, put the first album on and said 'listen to this', imagine it's 1969, you've just done that, what would you do next?"

Iommi added, "It's taken on the flavor of the old stuff in the way we put things together, but with a different look on it."

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward announced earlier this year that he was declining to join his former bandmates for its scheduled 2012 dates, as well as the recording of a new album, due to a contractual dispute.

In addition to Download, the members of SABBATH played at Lollapalooza in early August in Chicago, their only U.S. gig. The rest of the scheduled SABBATH tour dates were played by Ozzy and billed as "Ozzy & Friends."

"Prophesy", a brand new song from the American power metal band VAINGLORY, which features in its ranks vocalist Kate French (CHASTAIN) and lead guitar virtuoso Corbin King, can be streamed below. French says, "This track was written for a horror movie. The plot was a madman murderer traps seven girls representing the seven deadly sins in a house killing them one by one. One survives and kills the murderer. I decided to write it from her perspective. I usually write from what I feel; it's different writing to make a song fit a scenario."

VAINGLORY's follow-up to 2007's self-titled "Vainglory" album, entitled "Manifesting Destiny", is expected in the coming months.

The band's last year announced the addition of second guitarist Jerry Tharp to its ranks.

According to a press release, "The sound of ['Manifesting Destiny'] will be a bit different than the previous in that the songs are heavier, tougher, the choruses bigger, and feature the best performances from all the bandmembers." Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Ballistic" (see video below), "Epidemic", "Manifesting Destiny", "Comin' Back", "Force Centrifical", "Spit", "Time of Reckoning", "Getchu Some", "Waste Of Skin", "Dead To Me" and "To My Face".

French previously stated about "Manifesting Destiny", "It is KICK-ASS!! No fancy frills, no guest appearances, no pricey names backin' us up, no name-droppin' or regurgitated, fake, money-making BULLSHIT, but if you wanna hear US do what we do, with no sugar-coating, THE REAL DEAL... that is what your gonna get and it is IN-YOUR-FACE, total groove-oriented HEAVY METAL!!!"

She added, "This CD, it's much different than anything I've done vocally. I wanted to show every kind of metal vocal style I can do, and I can do it ALL. From death to screamo to the Halford highs, to sissy L.A. girl fairy princess (I don't do that on this, though), but it is still me. Don't be too shocked, I think you'll like it. Not too much, but just enough of everything."

VAINGLORY's self-titled CD was released in Europe in April 2007 via MTM Music.

Swedish blackened death metal band GRIEF OF EMERALD will release a new album, "It All Turns To Ashes", in December via Non Serviam Records. The CD was recorded by Stefan Karlsson (SOUL REAPER) and Dragan Tanaskovic at Bohus Sound studio in Kungälv, Sweden. The effort contains nine crushing songs with "dark, world-ending, anti-religious themes," according to a press release.

Commented drummer Carl Karlsson: "I think GRIEF OF EMERALD are one of the most potential bands in the black/death metal scene. GRIEF OF EMERALD gives their fans what they always have done. A mix of death and black metal with some epic feeling. I promise you that 'It All Turns To Ashes' is not gonna disappoint our fans. We are more darker, faster and more hatred than ever."

GRIEF OF EMERALD's fourth album, "The Devils Deep", came out in June 2011 through Non Serviam Records.

The band's previous three CDs — "Nightspawn" (1998), "Malformed Seed" (2000) and "Christian Termination" (2002) — were all made available through Listenable Records.

Drummer Skylar Feigel has announced his departure from the Los Angeles-based metal act ALL HAIL THE YETI. He says in a statement, "Being in an environment where my passion to create and contribute will be looked favorably upon is crucial to me so that visions can be shared and opinions can be voiced without crucifixion, as an equal member … This departure will not only enable me to progress further as an artist, but also accomplish the goals I have set for myself, and I welcome what the future will bring."

ALL HAIL THE YETI's "The Art Of Mourning" video can be seen below. The song comes off the band's self-titled debut album, which was released in North America on August 28 via AFM Records.

Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia with director Rob Cantin, the clip combines close-up performance footage of ALL HAIL THE YETI cut into a gritty, Western movie storyline chock full of old-school debauchery, brutal gunfights and gory head-shots utilizing actual .45 revolvers, a full-on lynching and all kinds of high-action entertainment!

Featuring well-known tattoo artist Connor Garritty of Timeless Tattoos in L.A., ALL HAIL THE YETI have forged their own path through what they see as a desolate Hollywood music scene, the hard-working unit dead-set against burning out like so many bands from the same town and scene have over the past few decades of heavy music. Coinciding with their 2010-released "Trees On Fire With Songs Of Blood" EP, the band broke into the local scene with a surge of shows which led them to support slots for major national acts including TIMES OF GRACE, SOULFLY, FEAR FACTORY, SUICIDE SILENCE and more. With no record deal in place at the time, last year AHTY took it upon themselves to get things moving and entered the studio with producers Tommy Decker and Mike Sarkisyan to record their self-titled, debut LP. Upon its completion, the album received attention from several labels, and after some talks with AFM about the direction and goals of the band, happily took the deal the label offered them for the release of "All Hail The Yeti".

Atlanta's NORMA JEAN will enter the studio in December with producer Joshua Barber (YOUR MEMORIAL, HANDS) to begin recording its new album for an early 2013 release.

Commented NORMA JEAN frontman Cory Brandan: "[We] will be in the studio all of December and January, save for the holidays.

"We've already met with Josh to go over ideas and have been keeping in contact with him regularly. He came down and sat in on our last writing session in September. We worked really well together and had tons of ideas."

NORMA JEAN's last album, "Meridional", sold 9,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 45 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The band's fourth CD, "The Anti Mother", opened with more than 16,000 copies back in August 2008 to land at No. 29.

"Meridional" was released on July 13, 2010 via Razor & Tie.

Former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn's debut solo album, "The Adversary", will be re-released as a limited two-LP edition, including layout by Trine + Kim Design Studio.

Pre-orders will be taken starting on November 6 via Blood Music.

"The Adversary" was originally released in April 2006 via Mnemosyne/Candlelight Records.

All music and lyrics for "The Adversary" were written and performed by Ihsahn with exception of drums, which were played by Asgeir Mickelson (BORKNAGAR, SPIRAL ARCHITECT).

"The Adversary" was written and recorded over a one-year period at Symphonique Studios in Norway and features a guest appearance by Garm from ULVER on one song.

Ihsahn's fourth album, "Eremita", sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 32 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.

Fan-filmed video footage of LACUNA COIL's October 26 performance at Academy 2 in Manchester, England can be seen below.

On October 17, LACUNA COIL filmed a video for an as-yet-undisclosed song with Italian director Roberto Cinardi (a.k.a. Saku).

LACUNA COIL previously worked with Saku on the clips for the songs "Spellbound" and "I Won't Tell You", taken from the band's 2009 album "Shallow Life".

LACUNA COIL earlier in the year completed the "Dark Legacy" North American tour. The band's only headlining run in the United States in 2012 featured a set of more than two hours, with material spanning all of LACUNA COIL's albums.

LACUNA COIL's new album, "Dark Adrenaline", sold around 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on The Billboard 200 chart.

In an interview with Oregon Music News, LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia stated about the band's musical progression over the years: "We've never really changed — an evolution isn't a change. We never stopped using heavy guitars, we never stopped playing heavier songs, I think we might write 'heavier' music now than we did in the past. I think for some reason people think that our early albums are 'more metal,' but if I think about a song like 'No Need To Explain', that was not a heavy song. If you take a close listen you could say it was almost a pop song. I think people's perception regarding our change has something to do with our look. If you look at 'Shallow Life', people didn't understand the way we were dressed — they were costumes. They were meant to make fun of the 'shallow life.' I was dressed up like a 'pop princess' and Andrea [Ferro] was dressed up like a 'hip-hop pimp.' People would come up to us and say, 'You guys changed your look?!' I said, 'What the fuck?! You think we're really going to be dressed up like that?! Didn't you see that we even enhanced my boobs on the photos just to make fun of this fake world?!' I bet you if we would have gone with the typical black look people wouldn't have said a thing. That's frustrating because you have to go with the most obvious choice, the more bland choice, so people will get it."

LACUNA COIL singer Andrea Ferro married his longtime girlfriend Paola Penny Gigliotti on September 8.

"The Ghost Behind", the new video from YEARS OF COLD, the El Paso, Texas-based band featuring ex-PISSING RAZORS guitarists Mat Lynch and Cesar Soto, alongside vocalist Dewey Bragg (KILL DEVIL HILL, ex-PISSING RAZORS), can be seen below. The performance footage for the clip was filmed at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas with DoubleScope Films at the helm.

"The Ghost Behind" comes off YEARS OF COLD's self-titled EP, which was released on October 30 via iTunes through YEARS OF COLD's own HeavenPoint label.

"Years Of Cold" was produced by Justin Leeah (MINISTRY, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEVILDRIVER) at DownTown Sound And Vision Lab in El Paso and Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas.

According to Soto, "Years Of Cold" is "unique, driven and [is] sure to crush!"

KING'S X drummer Jerry Gaskill and Nashville-based songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist D.A. Karkos will track drums for Gaskill's solo record in late November with legendary producer/engineer/mixer Michael Wagener at Wagener's WireWorld studio in Nashville. The rest of the record will be recorded at Karkos' Underdog Studio in Nashville.

Jerry writes: "One month from today, I will be in Nashville to start recording drums for my next solo record at Michael Wagener's WireWorld Studio. What a gift and what an honor! Me, my friend D.A. Karkos (who I'm making this record with) and Michael are all very excited. Can't wait for everyone to hear it. Just thought you might want to know..."

D.A. adds: "Some great news for the Jerry Gaskill project! A month from now... Jerry and I are heading over to Michael Wagener's WireWorld studio to track drums for Jerry's record! Words can't describe the way I (we) feel. Way beyond excited about this! This is HUGE!"

D.A. Karkos, who also plays lead guitar in John Corabi's band, produced/recorded Corabi's new album, "Unplugged", at Underdog.

Wagener produced the last two KING'S X albums, "Ogre Tones" and "XV".

In 2005, Karkos was guitarist and backing vocalist for Gaskill's well-received solo performances on the East Coast and became songwriting foil and producer afterward. He helped Jerry write and arrange the song "Julie", which appeared on KING'S X's fifteenth album.

TESLA frontman Jeff Keith will release a country-music EP, "Jeff Keith And Country Music Friends", on November 9. The six-song effort is now available for pre-order at Jeff's newly launched web site, JeffKeithCountry.com, with the first 500 copies being personally autographed by Keith.

Says Jeff: "Once upon a time, I was playing a TESLA show in Canada when Kent Goodson and Pat Boone from the George Jones band came to see us. The next thing you know, us three were on a pontoon boat in Nashville fulfilling a dream I've always had writing country music songs."

He continues, "I've wanted to do a country project since my early days of growing up in Oklahoma, and with the help of a couple of buddies of mine, it's now reality.

"Kent played with George Jones for 28 years, and Pat still runs sound for George now for over nine years, and I have been the lead singer for TESLA for over 25 years now.

"We hope that this EP will allow us to record a full-length studio album, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee!

"Put on your cowboy hat and chime on in. There is a lot more yet to come."

"Jeff Keith And Country Music Friends" track listing:

01. Same Ol' Cowboy
02. Life Is Just A Roller Coaster Ride
03. I Can't Let Go
04. Life On The Road
05. Oklahoma Bound
06. Oh Hell
07. CMF Interviews

Orillia, ON's thrash progressive metallers ADRENECHROME have announced the official release of their debut EP, Hideous Appetites, on Tuesday, November 20th.
Vocalist/ guitarist Chris Friesen states: "We are extremely excited about the release of our first EP. We feel we have condensed our influences and come out with something that pays homage to our hero's while still leaving room for us to break new musical ground. We welcome news from the world and their thoughts and comments on our take on the genre... classic thrash with progressive tendencies... much love folks."

The EP features seven explosive tracks produced by Darius Szcespaniak whom has engineered on albums by SACRIFICE, SUM 41, BLACK CROWES to a name a few. With its blend of innovative guitar shredding, furious operatic vocals, thundering drums and rumbling, gut-busting bass, this beast stands out from the herd. The first single off the the EP is 'Titans Fall', which is available for free download here.

The video for the track can be seen below:
Hideous Appetites tracklisting:

'Titans Fall'
'Six Guns'
'The Horror'
'Hymn For The Heathens'
'Winds Of The Void'
'Locust Wings'
'Hobbled'

More on Adrenechrome at this location.

BUCKCHERRY's sixth studio album, "Confessions", will be the California band's first domestic release with new label Century Media Records. The CD is due in early 2013 on Century Media in the United States and via Eleven Seven Music in other parts of the world, with new tracks to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

"The time has come to finally announce the release of our sixth LP, 'Confessions'," says BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd. "This is our coolest album yet and I think a lot of people will relate. If you love BUCKCHERRY, you are going to get a chance to be part of a great story. Join the revolution and let's rock!"

"This is, by far, our most ambitious record," says guitarist Keith Nelson, who co-founded BUCKCHERRY with Todd in 1995 after the duo met in a Los Angeles tattoo shop. "We are very proud of the work we've done and we are looking forward to presenting it to our fans."

"Confessions" is an album based on the seven deadly sins, and is part of a larger vision that includes a film written by Josh Todd, who based the album's lyrics on his childhood and transformation into adulthood.

Asked about the reports that "Confessions" is a "concept" album, Nelson told PopCultureMadness.com, "Basically, it kind of started off as a concept record and then evolved away from that, so I wouldn't really call it a concept record right now. But it definitely has a theme to the record. And the record, it evolved into Josh writing a screenplay, basically, loosely based on some events of his life. So the story of the record goes with the film and the film goes with the record and they really work together. It tells a story."

He added, "The whole idea was to, basically, make the record stand alone on its own and the film stand alone on its own, but they could both come together and work really well together. And same thing with the songs — there isn't anything on the record that is so weird that you wouldn't understand it unless you saw the movie. So the record really needs to stand on its own, like every other record we've made."

Todd told an Oklahoma radio station about the "Confessions" screenplay, "It's based around the seven sins and true events that happened in my life as well, when I was younger."

Todd, however, shot down the idea of playing the lead role in the film, although he did say that the band will appear somewhere in it.

He added, "I think (the film is) gonna be a real treat for people who love this band and people who are just discovering BUCKCHERRY for the first time."

As for "Confessions", Todd said that the new disc is "definitely a heavier, musically, record than we've ever had, and more melodic. It's pretty intense, but everybody's gonna love it. It's quintessential BUCKCHERRY at the end of the day."

California thrashers HIRAX have released a new single, "La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)", through iTunes. A very special limited-edition 12-inch vinyl version of the single with bonus tracks is also planned for a December 14 release on Black Devil Records.

"La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)" will be included on HIRAX's as-yet-untitled new full-length album, tentatively scheduled for a spring 2013 release. The song was recorded, produced and mastered by Bill Metoyer at Skull Seven Productions.

A promotional video that includes the song and a comprehensive photo slideshow can be seen below.

"La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)" track listing:

Part I: The Conquest - Guitar Intro
Part II: Thunder Roar
Part III: La Boca De La Bestia (The Mouth Of The Beast)

HIRAX is:

Katon W. De Pena (vocals)
Lance Harrison (lead guitar)
Steve Harrison (bass guitar)
Jorge Iacobellis (drums)
Mike Guerrero (lead guitar)

Finnish power metallers THAUROROD have announced the addition of Swedish singer Andi Kravljaca (SILENT CALL, SEVENTH WONDER) to the group's ranks.

Commented the band: "As you might know, it hasn't been too easy for us with the previous vocalists.

"Facing a vocalist change is never easy and facing a lot of them is just something really hard for a band.

"We went through a lot of vocalist candidates and wanted to pick a guy who can really kill on stage and who is reliable and we can count on him to deliver his 110% input now and always. We wanted to find a guy who is not only our new vocalist but also our very last!

"We are so relieved to be able to announce our new vocalist finally!

"We made two shows with Andi in Finland warming up for WINTERSUN and everything felt amazing and we had so much fun together! He easily impressed the band and the audiences with his energetic performances on both shows... what a crazy dude on stage!"

THAUROROD parted ways with Italian singer Michele Luppi in July. They attributed the split to the fact that Luppi "[didn't] have enough time for THAUROROD" and the group's desire to find someone who was "more motivated [and] who share[d] the same passion and hunger to go on with THAUROROD as the rest of the band."

THAUROROD's debut album, "Upon Haunted Battlefields", came out in Europe on September 24, 2010 via NoiseArt Records and Rock The Nation.

The group is currently working on the follow-up effort for a 2013 release.

Southern Germany-based melodic metallers FREEDOM CALL will release a digital single, "Power & Glory", containing their best-known "happy metal" tunes on November 2 via SPV/Steamhammer. The single release will coincide with the start of the band's European tour as the support act for LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY.

"We can't wait to bring our 'happy metal' to the fans in Europe," said FREEDOM CALL vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay. "Be prepared for a killer setlist with fan favorites and some surprises!"

"Power & Glory" track listing:

01. Power & Glory (3:25) (taken from the album "Land Of The Crimson Dawn")
02. A Perfect Day (3:58) (taken from the album "Legend Of The Shadow King")
03. Far Away (3:19) (taken from the album "Dimensions")

FREEDOM CALL's latest album, "Land Of The Crimson Dawn", was released on February 24 in Germany, February 27 in the rest of Europe and February 28 in the USA/Canada via SPV/Steamhammer.