The cover artwork for "Ugly Noise", the new album from Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, can be seen below. The CD will be released on November 21.

When asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the new album, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM guitarist Michael Gilbert told Metal Army America in July, "I worked with [former METALLICA and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist] Jason Newsted on a few songs, and he's given me some tips about some things and opened my view up towards how I look at my music and how I want the listeners to perceive the points I'm trying to make."

He added, "[Jason] is really passionate about music, so when I called him and talked to him, I just wanted him to help out with some lyrical stuff and hear some of the music I was writing. He's a great songwriter, too. I'm not sure if everything that he got to do in METALLICA, if he was restrained a little bit, I'm not sure about all that sort of stuff, but as far as with me, anytime he wants to write with me, he's got full rein and he's got absolute say-so in everything that happens. It's a 50-50 relationship, as it would be with Eric ['A.K.' Knutson], our singer, writing music with us, or Kelly [David Smith], our drummer."

Regarding the musical direction of the new FLOTSAM AND JETSAM material, Gilbert said, "It's probably the most mature it's ever been, but if you wanna classify it as close to any other record that we've done, it's probably gonna be close to [1995's] 'Drift'. If we were gonna make a record right after 'Drift', which was out fifth record, 'Ugly Noise' would be the next one — with this lineup, you know."

Funding for the next FLOTSAM AND JETSAM album was aided by the PledgeMusic.com project, which encourages fans to contribute funds to the recording of albums and the artists themselves to donate to charity as a part of their fundraising.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM last year parted ways with drummer Craig Nielsen and was rejoined by Kelly David Smith.

The band's current lineup is the same as the one that recorded the "Cuatro" (1992), "Drift" (1995) and "High" (1997) albums:

Eric "A.K." Knutson - Vocals
Ed Carlson - Guitar
Michael Gilbert - Guitar
Jason Ward - Bass
Kelly David Smith - Drums

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's latest album, "The Cold", was released in Europe in February 2011 via Nuclear Blast. The CD's cover artwork was created by Travis Smith, who has previously worked with OPETH, NEVERMORE, AMORPHIS and KING DIAMOND, among others.

"The Cold" was released in North America on September 14, 2010.

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper performed his classic song "School's Out" earlier tonight (Monday, October 23) on BBC's television show "Later... With Jools Holland". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below.

"Later…" began in October 1992 and is series produced by Alison Howe, executive-produced by Mark Cooper and directed by Janet Fraser Crook. It is now the longest-running music show in British TV history aside from "Top Of The Pops".

As previously reported, Cooper will be joined by actor Johnny Depp on the Comerica Theater stage in Phoenix, Arizona on December 8 for the rocker's annual benefit concert, Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding.

Cooper and Depp have been friends since their appearance in the "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" horror movie in 1991. They also shared the big screen in this year's "Dark Shadows", based on the 1960s TV show.

A video clip of vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, ex-DEEP PURPLE), guitarist Luis Maldonado and drummer Chad Smith (CHICKENFOOT, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) recording their cover version of the classic DEEP PURPLE track "Maybe I'm A Leo" for the "Re-Machined - A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head" album can be seen below.

"Re-Machined - A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head" has sold around 5,000 copies in the United States since its September 25 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of this landmark album and in recognition of the influence of the band, and of "Machine Head" in particular. Some of rock music's biggest names have each contributed a version of their favorite track on the album to create "Re-Machined - A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head".

There are two wildly differing versions of the album's most famous track "Smoke On The Water", one from guitar hero Carlos Santana with vocals by Jacoby Shaddix and one from alternative rockers FLAMING LIPS, and METALLICA have contributed their own special take on "When A Blind Man Cries", a track recorded at the "Machine Head" sessions but originally released as the B-side to "Never Before".

IRON MAIDEN's "Space Truckin'" cover was actually recorded back in 2006. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson explains, "Initially we didn't think we'd be able to contribute anything due to our touring commitments. Then we remembered 'Space Truckin'' which we'd recorded as a single B-side during our 'A Matter Of Life And Death' album session, but never used. However now, thanks to Kevin Shirley's remixing skills, we're able to include it on 'Re-Machined'."

Initially released as a limited edition Classic Rock "fanpack" on September 3, this is a truly unique release that will appeal to rock fans everywhere.

"Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head" track listing:

01. Smoke On The Water - CARLOS SANTANA
02. Highway Star - CHICKENFOOT
03. Maybe I'm A Leo - GLENN HUGHES, CHAD SMITH, LUIS MALDONADO
04. Pictures Of Home - BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
05. Never Before - KINGS OF CHAOS (Joe Elliott, Steve Stevens, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Arlan Schierbaum)
06. Smoke On The Water - THE FLAMING LIPS
07. Lazy - JIMMY BARNES, JOE BONAMASSA
08. Space Truckin' - IRON MAIDEN
09. When A Blind Man Cries – METALLICA
10. Highway Star - GLENN HUGHES, STEVE VAI, CHAD SMITH, LACHLAN DOLEY (exclusive track)

A 26-minute "behind-the-album" video can be seen below.

Recording "Maybe I'm A Leo":

Norwegian black metallers RAGNAROK will release their seventh full-length album, "Malediction", on October 30 in Europe and November 6 in North America via Agonia Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered by MARDUK bassist Magnus "Devo" Andersson at his Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden and was produced by RAGNAROK and Devo.

"Malediction" will be available in three formats: jewel case CD, digital download and limited-edition vinyl, which will come with an exclusive bonus track, with the first 100 copies available on brown vinyl and hand-numbered. Artwork for "Malediction" was createds by Perversor and all band photos were shot and edited by Jon Løvstad.

"Malediction" track listing:

01. Blood Of Saints
02. Demon In My View
03. Necromantic Summoning Ritual
04. Divide Et Impera
05. (Dolce Et Decorum Est) Pro Patria Mori
06. Dystocratic
07. Iron Cross - Posthumous
08. The Elevenfold Seal
09. Fade Into Obscurity
10. Sword Of Damocles
11. Retribution (exclusive vinyl bonus track)

The song "Sword Of Damocles" can now be streamed using the SoundCloud player below.

Formed in 1994 by drummer Jontho and then-bassist Jerv, RAGNAROK's current lineup includes Jontho on drums, Hans Fyrst on vocals, DezeptiCunt on bass and Bolverk on guitar.

RAGNAROK will make its first live appearance in North America when it headlines the Messe Des Mortes festival in Montreal, Canada on November 24.

Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR debuted a brand new song, "Hard Lessons", during its concert last night (Monday, October 22) at the at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, England. Fan-filmed footage of the performance can be seen below.

"Hard Lessons" will appear on TERROR's upcoming full-length album, "Live By The Code", to be released via Reaper Records. The track will also be made available as a seven-inch single, backed by "Only The Devil Knows" (featuring Anthony Herrera of TAKE OFFENSE).

TERROR released the "Defining The Faith" DVD last November as part of the special deluxe reissue of the group's latest CD, "Keepers Of The Faith". Produced, edited, and authored by Carlo Oppermann and Ambitious.Films, "Defining The Faith" features a full live set that is composed of three different TERROR shows in three distinct settings: a small club, a big hall, and a massive European festival.

TERROR's fifth album, "Keepers Of The Faith", sold around 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 11 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.

According to the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, the band's bassist, Roger Glover, revealed in an interview with the Itar-Tass Russian news agency that DEEP PURPLE has completed work on 14 songs for a new studio album with producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL, ALICE COOPER, KANSAS), with 11 or 12 tracks set to appear on the final CD. A tentative February 2013 release for the as-yet-untitled effort is expected.

In other news, The Voice Of Russia reports that when DEEP PURPLE perform in Yekaterinburg, St.Petersburg, Moscow, and Krasnodar later this month, they will unveil compositions and songs that have never been performed before.

DEEP PURPLE's Russia tours have become a regular occurrence since the band’s first performance in the country in 1996.

DEEP PURPLE's 18th studio album, "Rapture of the Deep", was released in November 2005. It was the fourth studio CD from DEEP PURPLE since guitarist Steve Morse joined the band in 1994. It was also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey.

"Rapture of the Deep" was produced by Mike Bradford, who also worked on the band's previous release, 2003's "Bananas".

Polish technical death metallers BANISHER are recording their second album, "Scarcity". The follow-up to 2010's "Slaughterhouse" will contain nine songs, including a bonus track — the death metal version of the "Benny Hill" theme.

In November, the band will enter Invent Sound Studio to record the drum parts and to mix and master the CD. The drums on the effort will be laid down by Lukasz "Lucass" Krzesiewicz, who has previously worked with such bands as SAMMATH NAUR, ESQUARIAL, CRIONICS and MELECHESH. Lucass will also join the band on the road as a session musician in the spring of 2013.

Commented BANISHER: "We've already recorded guitar and bass parts on the album.

"The music on 'Scarcity' has pretty much evolved since our first record. The songs are easier to listen, more experimental, well arranged and tight, yet still very brutal, technical and powerful. But most of all, they are perfect to play live. We are very satisfied with this stuff."

The first video report from the "Scarcity" studio sessions can be seen below.

Swedish metallers SABATON have announced details of their most explosive London show to date. As part of their seven-date U.K. tour, the mighty militant metalheads will bring a fiery arsenal of punishing pyro from Sweden to England for the first time.

"We wanna give the U.K. fans a taste of what a festival show in Europe is," says SABATON bassist Pär Sundström. "This is a big thanks to the great support we got in the U.K. the last years."

To document the occasion, SABATON has decided to professionally film and record the show in London for a future live video DVD and Blu-ray release.

SABATON is currently headlining "Swedish Empire Tour" with support from ELUVEITIE and WISDOM.

SABATON's new album, "Carolus Rex", was certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. (Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [IFPI] in Sweden has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach gold status in the country twice in the last seven years — from the pre-2002 level of 40,000 to the current 20,000.)

"Carolus Rex" sold around 950 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 29 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.

"Carolus Rex" was released on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. The lyrics for the CD, which was made available in both English and Swedish, deal with the Swedish Empire (referring to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721).

SABATON earlier in the year parted ways with guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén, drummer Daniel Mulback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. The band's new touring lineup is as follows:

Joakim Brodén - Vocals
Pär Sundström - Bass
Chris Rörland (NOCTURNAL RITES) - Guitar
Thobbe Englund (WINTERLONG, RAUBTIER) - Guitar
Robban Bäck (BALTIMOORE, PREY) - Drums

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Jimmy Page is working on new music, which might be released before the end of the year. During a chat with BBC Radio, Page said, "I'm just looking forward to making some music and surprising people with it. It won't be just teaming up with lots of people who are [big] names. I've got an idea of something which I've had for a long time and now's the time to do it."

Page remained ambiguous when talking about the still-unnamed project, saying: "I have got other ideas that have been nagging at me for a long long time, I think the way to present music is same picture different frame, and sometimes this frame is quite radical."

Page feels that the 2007 reunion gig setlist as featured in "Celebration Day" reflects the best of ZEPPELIN's back catalogue. "In the '70s when we were touring, y'know, the sets would be a reflection of what we had done in the past, and then what was there on that latest album," he said. "On this we had a chance to have a real retrospective of the career. That's why we arrived at the first number being 'Good Times Bad Times', which was the first track of the first album and then let's see what goes on from there. I think we made a pretty good choice right across the board in the time that we had. Y'know, we paid good attention to it and the pacing of the set was interesting, because with no warm-up gig, we had to get it right."

The last album to feature all new, mainstream Jimmy Page compositions was the 1998 PAGE AND PLANT collection, "Walking Into Clarksdale".

The album's lead single, "Most High", snagged the 1999 Grammy Award for "Best Hard Rock Performance".

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will release a new seven-inch single, "Civilization Collapse" (retail version: black; Nuclear Blast mailorder-only version: red, yellow, white) and as digital download on November 9. The single will contain the title cut backed by the non-album track "Wolfchild", which was featured on the "Dark Symphonies - A Tribute To John Sinclair" album, released this past September in Germany via Lübbe-Audio. The band also made a video for the song "Civilization Collapse", which is said to be "mainly about the riots that took place in Greece most recently."

While researching the above-mentioned riots, the KREATOR art direction team became aware of Marios Lolos, president of the Greek union of journalistic photographers. In the past, Greek photographers have become victims of police brutality and Marios himself barely got out alive when he was subjected to one of these extreme attacks.

When KREATOR showed Marios the song and the lyrics, he immediately agreed participate by offering parts of his huge photographic archives.

"Civilization Collapse" comes off KREATOR's new album, "Phantom Antichrist", which sold 3,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at No. 1 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.

Released on June 1 in Europe and June 5 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, "Phantom Antichrist" was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with renowned producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, SOILWORK, DEVIN TOWNSEND, AMON AMARTH).

As previously reported, KREATOR will unveil a "huge 3D show" during its upcoming European headlining tour with MORBID ANGEL, NILE and FUELED BY FIRE, which kicks off on November 1 in Antwerp, Belgium.

KREATOR recently completed the "North American Teutonic Terror Attack" tour with ACCEPT.

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Purple Pyramid Records, a division of Cleopatra Records, will release "The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays The Music Of Rush" on November 13. Nearly sixty musicians and thirty vocalists transform nine of RUSH's greatest hits into even more intricate, soaring orchestral works.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra covers the best-known classics, from "Working Man", the self-titled debut album track that launched RUSH's career in the U.S. to "Subdivisions" from "Signals", the album that proved electronic rock could reside in the top ten. The band's most successful record, "Moving Pictures", is represented by rousing versions of "Tom Sawyer" and "Red Barchetta". Special guest guitarists include Steve Rothery of MARILLION on "Working Man" and Adrian Smith of IRON MAIDEN on "Red Barchetta". The Windrush Choir provides backing vocals and solos.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, formed in 1946 and based in London, has been called the nation's favorite orchestra. It has had internationally known maestros like Andre Previn and Louis Clark, and has toured the world. The RPO is a best-selling and adventurous recording entity as well. In 1969, it recorded a concerto for DEEP PURPLE, composed by the band's organist Jon Lord. It earned a top ten U.S. single in 1982 with "Hooked On Classics". Over the years, RPO has orchestrally arranged PINK FLOYD, OASIS, QUEEN, R.E.M., MADONNA and ABBA.

The orchestra was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, conducted by BAFTA Award-winning musician and composer Richard Harvey. Harvey performed with the prog rock group GRYPHON and as an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (specializing in mediaeval and Renaissance periods), worked with many folk and rock musicians such as Richard and Linda Thompson, Kate Bush and SWEET. He has toured and recorded with John Williams, and has performed and composed film/TV soundtracks for more than thirty years. The album was produced by James Graydon and Richard Cottle, who also arranged all the music.

"The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays The Music Of Rush" track listing:

01. 2112 Overture
02. The Spirit Of Radio
03. Tom Sawyer
04. Red Barchetta (feat. Adrian Smith)
05. Subdivisions
06. Fly By Night
07. Closer To The Heart
08. Limelight
09. Working Man (feat. Steve Rothery)

"2112 Overture" can be streamed at this location.

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY is preparing to begin work on its sixth album for a mid-2013 release via Peaceville Records. According to the group, the CD will be its "heaviest, darkest and most devastating album to date." The band adds, "This task is not being taken lightly and the band will see to it eardrums are torn, minds are destroyed and skulls are crushed.

"To make the horror complete, none other than famed artist Joe Petagno is handling the cover painting.

"Brace yourself for a mid-2013 release and know your hunger for death metal will be met with soul bludgeoning darkness and blood spattering savagery."

Peaceville has just released a vinyl edition of AUTOPSY's original 1995 swan song, "Shitfun", plus the ABSCESS classic "Through the Cracks of Death", marking 10 years since its original release and now presented for the first time ever on vinyl.

AUTOPSY recently released a new DVD, "Born Undead", via Peaceville. The set charts AUTOPSY's birth, death and rebirth with an extensive documentary conducted with the bandmembers themselves, as they describe how the beast came to be, and the impact their music has had on the metal world over a span of more than 20 years. The film also documents the band's long-awaited return to the studio and stage, and includes rehearsal footage of both new tracks and old classics for their live comeback assault.

"Minä Elän" ("I Live"), the new Sami Jämsen-directed video from KUOLEMANLAAKSO — the Finnish band featuring members of CHAOSWEAVER, SWALLOW THE SUN and BARREN EARTH — can be seen below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Uljas Uusi Maailma" ("Brave New World"), which will be released on November 23 via Svart Records.

Named after one of the lowest, driest, and hottest places on Earth, KUOLEMANLAAKSO ("Death Valley") was formed in the spring of 2010. The band originally started out as a one-man project of guitarist Laakso (CHAOSWEAVER). Much influenced by TRIPTYKON's "Eparistera Daimones", Laakso's mission was to create an utterly dark and heavy album, full of catchy hooks and originality: a tragically beautiful world all its own.

It was clear from the start that the lyrics would be recited in Finnish. They were inspired by Eino Leino's (1878–1926) poem collection "Helkavirsiä", the mystique of the Finnish forests, and the morbidity of the modern world.

The feedback from an unreleased four-song demo recording was so overwhelmingly positive from fellow musicians that Laakso decided to recruit some of them and thus make KUOLEMANLAAKSO a fully operating five-head outfit. And not just anybody, but some of his favorite bandsmen: vocalist Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, BARREN EARTH), guitarist Kouta (CHAOSWEAVER, ex-VERJNUARMU), bassist Usva (ELENIUM, THE NIBIRUAN) and drummer Tiera (DISCARD, CULT OF ENDTIME).

The band packed their bags in February 2012 and flew to Germany's Woodshed Studio, which is operated by none other than Victor Bullok (a.k.a. V. Santura; TRIPTYKON, DARK FORTRESS). Victor not only co-produced, mixed, mastered and engineered the crushing "Uljas Uusi Maailma", he also provided guest guitars on five tracks on it — at his own request, as he liked the material so much.

"Uljas Uusi Maailma" track listing:

01. Minä Elän ("I Live")
02. Kuun Lapset ("Children Of The Moon")
03. Nostos & Algos
04. Roihusydän ("Blaze Heart")
05. Etsin ("Searching")
06. Ikiuni ("The Eternal Sleep")
07. Uljas Uusi Maailma ("Brave New World")
08. Aurinko ("The Sun")

KUOLEMANLAAKSO is:

Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, BARREN EARTH) - Vocals
Laakso (CHAOSWEAVER) – Guitar, Keyboards
Kouta (CHAOSWEAVER, ex-VERJNUARMU) - Guitar
Usva (ELENIUM, THE NIBIRUAN) - Bass
Tiera (DISCARD, CULT OF ENDTIME) - Drums

"Live At Wacken", the new DVD+CD package from Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH, will be released in North America on November 20 in North America through Metal Blade. The set contains professionally filmed and recorded footage of the band's August 4, 2007 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany in front of 60,000 heavy metal fans.

"Live At Wacken" track listing:

01. The American Way
02. Administrative Decisions
03. One Nation
04. Love… Hate
05. Ignorance
06. Crimes Against Humanity
07. Who's To Blame
08. State Of Emergency
09. War Pigs (BLACK SABBATH cover)
10. Independent
11. Death Squad
12. Surf Nicaragua

A performance clip of "Surf Nicaragua" taken from "Live At Wacken" can be seen below.

You can pre-order "Live At Wacken" at this location.

In a recent interview with MetalRecusants.com, SACRED REICH bassist/vocalist Phil Rind was asked why the band hasn't made a new studio album after reuniting for sporadic live shows six years ago. "Our lives are different now," he said. "I mean, it's funny… Our old drummer Dave's [McClain] in MACHINE HEAD and they're touring and doing great; they're very successful. And I said [to the other guys in SACRED REICH recently], I wouldn't even wanna [get back into a full recording and touring cycle]. I wouldn't wanna be gone from my family. I have four kids. As much as I like this, as much as I appreciate the fans, what’s important — the family or playing live music? I mean, really?! What's important — being a dad to my kids? My kids need their dad more than the fans need a new SACRED REICH record. And that's really the bottom line. It's a choice. We have a choice to make. What do you wanna do? You have kids now. What are you gonna do — blow it off or are you gonna be their dad? The world will be a better place if I'm [my kids'] dad."

SACRED REICH launched its 25th-anniversary European tour in June.

The remastered edition of SACRED REICH's classic 1992 album "Independent" was released as a digipack and jewelbox on March 15, 2010 via Displeased Records. The first 2,500 copies contain a free SACRED REICH patch.

Displeased Records' reissue of SACRED REICH's classic album "The American Way" came out in February 2009. With upgraded layout, to-the-point remastering plus unreleased pre-production demo bonus tracks and a video clip, this new and improved CD reissue is an essential addition to every thrash metal collection.

"The American Way" was made available in a limited digipak version and standard jewel case version. The first 2,500 copies came with a free logo patch.

"50 Shades Of Evil", the new video from Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, can be seen below. The track is the second single from the band's current self-titled album, released in August via Spinefarm Records.

Directed by Lisa Mann, whose previous credits include videos for APOCALYPTICA, THE USED and CASCADA, "50 Shades Of Evil" sees KOBRA AND THE LOTUS frontwoman Brittany Paige surviving a full-tilt attack on the senses, while her bandmembers run through the song like men (literally) possessed!

When asked what it was like to join forces with Lisa Mann, Paige said, "It was an honor to work with a director who is as exceptional as Lisa. Not only is she passionate, she is a true visionary. Throughout the whole experience she never ceased to amaze us. Lisa's creative flow is not only boundless, it is dynamic and organic. Her consistent level of enthusiasm charged the whole team."

Canadian native Lisa Mann was keen to work with her fellow countrymen after hearing "50 Shades Of Evil" and feeling she could channel the primal aggression of the track in ways that side-stepped the more traditional touchstones of the genre.

"This band is super creative and up for anything," said Mann. "I like that in a group. I met them before the shoot and briefed them on some of my insane ideas... like suspending [Paige] by strapping her to a railing 15 feet in the air, and they were totally trusting.

"I think one of my favorite parts of the shoot day was when we had [Paige] on the bed. We had the bed rocking violently with [Paige] on it as we blew her hair wildly. It was a tough scene for any artist to perform in, but [Paige] was such a pro she completely went for it and totally nailed it."

"50 Shades Of Evil" will be released as a digital single on November 5. The bonus track is an acoustic cover of the DIO classic "Rainbow In The Dark" performed by KOBRA AND THE LOTUS during their acoustic session at the Bloodstock Open Air festival back in August.

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS currently supporting STEEL PANTHER on a number of European dates.

In a recent interview with May The Rock Be With You, Brittany Paige stated about the band's sound, "KOBRA AND THE LOTUS is a traditional, straight-up heavy metal band. It's not a niche, it's just driving riffs, duelling guitars, there's a melodicness to the music and there is a classic metal vocal. We are all about traditional heavy metal, but bringing in the flavors of our generation for a slight twist."

She added, "Our music will always stay as heavy metal, even though it will evolve in some shape or form. But we all listen to such different things, which is a really great thing. There's certainly death metal and black metal influences, we've got experimental and folk metal, there's so many different things that come into play, and if you listen to the music, you can hear some of those coming through, but which you wouldn't really pick up on unless you knew someone in the band was into Gary Moore, or the blues, for example, then it makes sense."

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS is:

Brittany Paige - Vocals
Jasio Kulakowski - Guitar
Griffin Kissack - Drums
Peter Dimov - Bass
Charlie Parra Del Riego - Guitar

FREE FALL, the Swedish rock band featuring guitarist Mattias Bärjed (SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES) and drummer Ludwig Dahlberg (THE [INTERNATIONAL] NOISE CONSPIRACY), has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group's debut album, "Power & Volume", will be released in early 2013.

On November 30, the "Power & Volume" title track will be released as a seven-inch single on black (retail version) and white vinyl (Nuclear Blast mailorder only) as well as digitally via iTunes. All versions will also include the rare non-album track "Stand Up For Your Rock 'N' Roll".

Commented the group: "We believe that the deal FREE FALL makes today with Nuclear Blast will be a significant step towards our quest to liberate people through freedom rock; world domination through power and volume!"

FREE FALL is:

Jan Martens - Bass
Mattias Bärjed - Guitar
Kim Fransson - Lead vocals
Ludwig Dahlberg - Drums

Germany's southern groove metal machine DIRT will release its sophomore album, "Rock 'N Roll Accident", on November 23 via Massacre Records.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Seven Days
02. Dirty
03. Rock 'N' Roll Accident
04. Fast Lane
05. Face Down
06. Never Change
07. Crush
08. Breathe In
09. One Step Away
10. Nice To See You

The song "Seven Days" can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

Vocalist Sven Zaklikowski founded DIRT back in 2008. Thiemo Hille was the first to join the group as guitarist. He was followed by Marius Rebmann (bass), Florian Stollberg (guitars) and Marcel Unger (drums).

DIRT's debut album, "Suicide Blues", was released in July 2009 via the band's own label, Dirt Rock Records.

The band played gigs at various clubs and local festivals between 2010 and 2011, where they gained new fans.

DIRT's sound can be described as sludge/doom metal with strong blues and southern rock influences, even though they prefer to call their style "southern groove metal."

DIRT is:

Sven Zaklikowski: Vocals
Thiemo Hille: Guitar
Florian Stollberg: Guitar
Marius Rebmann: Bass
Marcel Unger: Drums

"Unrelenting Fucking Hatred", the debut album from Montreal's RAGE NUCLÉAIRE, will be released on October 19 in Europe and November 6 in North America via Season Of Mist. A 2LP vinyl edition will be available in North America, strictly limited to 300 copies.

"Unrelenting Fucking Hatred" track listing:

01. Violence Is Golden
02. Hunt With Murderworms, Sculpt With Flies
03. The Gift Of The Furnace
04. Fields Of The Crucified
05. Endziel
06. The Sorrow Children At Mourningside
07. 30 Seconds In The Killhouse
08. Unrelenting Fucking Hatred
09. The Gallows And The Black Coffin
10. The Feeding Habits Of Homo Horriblis

The song "Hunt With Murderworms, Sculpt With Flies" is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of SMNnews.com).

RAGE NUCLÉAIRE was formed by legendary vocalist Lord Worm (ex-CRYPTOPSY) and includes guitarist Dark Rage (ex-CRYPTOPSY) and bassist Alvater (ex-FROZEN SHADOWS) in its ranks. The group's influences range from early EMPEROR and IMMORTAL to ANAAL NATHRAKH and MYSTICUM.

The band issued the following statement: "If anyone had ever told us that some day we'd be signed to Season Of Mist, we'd have laughed at them. The point is, being accepted into the Season Of Mist family, along with such ungodly notables as ARCKANUM, MAYHEM and DEATHSPELL OMEGA, is like being given a Sith name — it feels great to be part of Season Of Mist's evil empire."

RAGE NUCLÉAIRE has already commenced work on its second album, tentatively titled "Annihilation Frenzy".

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have spent nearly two full decades establishing themselves as one of the best live acts in the hard rock and metal world, bringing venues and crowds to their knees night after night, for years at a stretch. Few, if any, of their peers can deliver the type of sweat-soaked, deafening and totally punishing live sets that the band delivers with near-religious fervor, in their native U.S. and across the globe.

That's why the band had to capture its live fury on tape…again. They'll be releasing "Machine Fucking Head Live" on November 13 via Roadrunner Records. It's their second live effort — "Hellalive" was released in 2003 — but in the nine years that have passed, the band has only gained in power; MACHINE HEAD still slay and administer a beating in the live realm.
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"Machine Fucking Head Live" was recorded at various tour stops across the globe last year. It features songs from throughout the band's expansive catalog, including crowd favorites like "Imperium", "Aesthetics of Hate", "Locust", "Ten Ton Hammer", "This is the End" and "Halo".

"The Head Cases [MACHINE HEAD's nickname for the band's fans] have been so intense on this tour cycle that we had to start capturing the shows, especially with technology making it so much easier to record," said frontman Robb Flynn. "We culled some of the best nights where the band and crowd were on fire and made a badass, nearly two-hour, double live album, which is a great documentation of where the band is at, 18 years deep."

"Machine Fucking Head Live" track listing:

01. I Am Hell (Sonata in C#)
02. Be Still And Know
03. Imperium
04. Beautiful Mourning
05. The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears
06. Locust
07. This Is The End
08. Aesthetics Of Hate
09. Old
10. Darkness Within
11. Bulldozer
12. Ten Ton Hammer
13. Who We Are
14. Halo
15. Davidian

A performance clip of the song "Imperium", taken from "Machine Fucking Head Live", can be seen below.

"Machine Fucking Head Live" was mixed and mastered at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California by Juan Urteaga and Robb Flynn.

MACHINE HEAD will hit the road in North America with DETHKLOK, ALL THAT REMAINS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER beginning October 30.

On November 6th, AEROSMITH will release Music From Another Dimension! on Columbia Records. It marks the band’s 15th studio album and their first studio album of all-new material in 11 years.
RollingStone.com are premiering the album, one track at a time, in the weeks leading up to the release. The band slow things down with some bittersweet emotion on 'Tell Me', which begins with an acoustic guitar and the heartbroken voice of Steven Tyler lamenting a lost love: "I guess I have to accept it / I was never the one... Why was it there for me / but not for you?"

There is a bit of THE BEATLES' 'Norwegian Wood' in those opening chords, which give way to a soaring, wistful chorus. 'Tell Me' was written by bassist Tom Hamilton, who has contributed the occasional song starting with the swaggering 'Uncle Salty', off 1975's Toys In The Attic. This one, though, was the first to include his own lyrics. He was inspired by an online course in lyric writing from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where Aerosmith's Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford both studied.

"I had these chord changes, and I thought maybe I could try writing lyrics," says Hamilton. "It was a whole new experience for me. The song is about lost love, but I've been married since I was 25 years old. My wife goes, 'What the hell do you know about that?' I was just evoking a feeling I had when I was a kid listening to the Beatles and the Stones – I always loved their lonely sounding songs."

Tyler heard 'Tell Me' after basic tracks were done by the band, and was intrigued by Hamilton's words. "I don't know how you can put being not in love in such eloquent terms – we can argue about that later," Tyler says, turning to Hamilton. "It's just genius."

Read more and listen to 'Tell Me' at this location

Read about and hear the album track, 'Beautiful, at this location.

The album track, 'Oh Yeah', can be heard at this location.

Aerosmith recently released the latest video from Music From Another Dimension!, for the song 'What Could Have Been Love'. The clip can be seen below:
Check out Making Of Music From Another Dimension! episodes at the following links:

Episode 5
Episode 4
Episode 3
Episode 2
Episode 1

Music From Another Dimension! was recorded in Los Angeles and at the band’s studio in Massachusetts; it was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, with the exception of three tracks produced by Tyler and Marti Frederiksen.

“It’s not that it took ten years,” Steven Tyler says, “but that we were busy getting ready!”

"This is the album we wanted to make since the band got back together in 1984,” Joe Perry says. “Can't complain about number one singles or album-driven sold-out world tours, as we blaze the Aerosmith trail with our fans. But this is the record that when the five of us are in a room yelling turn up the volume, that room could be 1325 Commonwealth Avenue (a reference to the band’s first apartment where they lived and wrote their first song).”

A deluxe version of Music From Another Dimension! will include:

- Four live performance videos: 'Rats In The Cellar', 'Train Kept A Rollin'', 'Oh Yeah' and 'Same Old Song and Dance'
- Exclusive interviews with the members of Aerosmith band members
- Three exclusive new bonus tracks: 'Up On A Mountain', 'Oasis' and 'Sunny Side of Love'
Music From Another Dimension! tracklisting is as follows:

'LUV XXX'
'Oh Yeah'
'Beautiful'
'Tell Me'
'Out Go The Lights'
'Legendary Child'
'What Could Have Been Love'
'Street Jesus'
'Can’t Stop Loving You' (with CARRIE UNDERWOOD)
'Lover A Lot'
'We All Fall Down'
'Freedom Fighter' (with JOHNNY DEPP)
'Closer'
'Something'
'Another Last Goodbye'

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry talked about Music From Another Dimension! on October 20th edition of The Jonathan Ross Show. Check out the chat below:
Aerosmith recently announced the second leg of The Global Warming Tour, which will include support act CHEAP TRICK. Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com. For VIP ticket packages, including opportunities to meet band members, backstage tours, great tickets and more, visit Aeroforceone.com.

Dates:

November
8 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
11 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena
14 - Kansas City, MO - Spring Center
16 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
20 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Revel Resorts – Ovation Hall
25 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

December
1 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
3 - Los Angeles, CA - STAPLES Center
6 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
9 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center
11 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
13 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

According to the Late Night TV Page, Arrosmith will guest on CBS's Late Night With David Letterman, on Thursday, November 1st. For more details visit CBS.com.

KILL DEVIL HILL, the new 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, recently wrapped up a North American tour in support of their self-titled debut album, which was released earlier this year via Steamhammer/SPV.

The band has created a series of lyric videos for all of the songs from the CD. Over the coming weeks, these clips will be premiered exclusively at RevolverMag.com, the online home of Revolver magazine. Today the first video for the song "Hangman" has been unveiled and can be seen below.

KILL DEVIL HILL will hit the road again in November, playing select headline dates and supporting legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper. This jaunt kicks off November 23 and runs through December 1.

The self-titled debut album from KILL DEVIL HILL sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. 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 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."

The members of KILL DEVIL HILL previously stated about their songwriting and recording approach, "We are going old school meets new; no sample drums here!!"

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

"Crawling In The Shadows", the new video from California metallers BONDED BY BLOOD, can be seen below. The clip was created by Scion AV.

"After seeing a few drafts of our new music video, we've finally narrowed it down to something were excited to release," BONDED BY BLOOD bassist Jessie Sanchez tells GuitarWorld.com. "We feel this video will help show our audience our new side, our more mature side. We've grown a lot over the course of years, and this video will showcase how the band has evolved into what it is today.

"We're very proud of the direction were going and we look forward to create more music and content for all of our loyal fans who have stuck with us through the turmoils we've endured in the past. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."

"Crawling In The Shadows" comes off BONDED BY BLOOD's latest album, "The Aftermath", which was released on July 2 in Europe and July 3 in North America. The CD was tracked at at Darth Mader Music in Los Angeles with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH). The cover art was created by Vitaly S. Alexius (EVILE, INSIDIOUS DISCREPANCY, ETERNAL REIGN).

BONDED BY BLOOD is rounded out by Mauro Gonzalez (vocals), Carlos Regalado (drums) and Juan Juarez (guitar).

"Crawling In The Shadows" video:

Norwegian symphonic black metallers WALLACHIA have revealed the details for their upcoming third full-length album, entitled Shunya.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundtempel Studios, Shunya is an introspective, instantly-accessible metal album that stays faithful to the epic-sounding natural rawness that has been WALLACHIA's trademark since the mid-90s. Artwork was crafted by Romanian artist Laura Sava and can be seen below:
Tracklisting is as follows:

'Dual Nothingness'
'Gloria In Excelsis Ego'
'Ksatriya'
'Enlightened By Deception'
'Hypotheist'
'Nostalgia Among The Ruins Of Common Sense'
'Harbinger Of Vacuumanity'
'Emotional Ground Zero'

The album will be available on CD on November 16th (January 8th, 2013 in North America) through Debemur Morti Productions.
In the meanwhile, a video trailer is viewable below:
More on Wallachia at this location.

On October 27th, renowned multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and now ringleader, DEVIN TOWNSEND is gearing up for one of his biggest accomplishments to date: The Retinal Circus. Check out the official trailer for the event below:
Set to take place at London's historic Roundhouse venue, this one-night only extravaganza has been sold out for over a year now; however, fans worldwide can still watch this event live online in association with Live Music Stage.

According to Townsend: "Yes, The Retinal Circus will be recorded for both DVD and Blu-Ray, likely to be released sometime in the second quarter 2013 via InsideOutMusic."

To watch Devin Townsend's Retinal Circus online, visit Livemusicstage.com to purchase your tickets (tickets can be bought now for £7.99, which is roughly $13 and €10; paypal and all major credit cards are taken). Then on October 27th at 7PM GMT head back over to Livemusicstage.com, log in with your ticket number and watch the folly unfold.

Devin describes the Retinal Circus as: "a retrospective of my career in music to date, with the central theme being a metaphor of how life and the adventures therein are a 'circus' of sorts. The show involves a cast of characters and guests that support this theme through carnival type performances. A story about how a troubled young man dreams of fantastic scenarios, (illustrated through the music of my back catalogue), which ultimately crests in the characters realization that life is all about the relationships we have with each other. This is the first opportunity I have been given to make theatrical representations of my music."

This three hour plus performance will include:

- A retrospective of Devin Townsend's entire career
- Full choir and theatrical cast
- Visual and aural enhancements unlike any show Devin has done to date
- Several special guests
- Circus and carnival performances and cast
- Art exhibit of Devin's albums, including explanations of each album

Boston’s SONIC PULSE, the beer-fueled, power thrashing group featuring members of RAZORMAZE, SKULL HAMMER, RAVAGE and VINDICATOR have unleashed their new music video, 'Bong Zombies', marking the directorial debut by vocalist Dan Hammer.
“Directing the video was actually one of the most fun things I’ve ever done. There’s nothing more fun than trying to keep 10 metalheads, most of who likely have some form of ADD, on task and trying to keep track of the shots that need to be taken at the same time. The graveyard scenes were filmed secret-agent style by sneaking into a graveyard with 40lbs of dry ice along with a fake bong and lighting equipment at night, with the rest being filmed at or around my house and in an abandoned room in a warehouse. You've gotta use guerrilla tactics if you want to save money on production lol!" comments Dan Hammer. Check out 'Bong Zombies' now:
The video is in support of Sonic Pulse's new album, Lager Than Life, which is now available digitally and on CD, and will soon be released as a limited edition vinyl with only 500 copies via a soon to be named label.

Belgian sorcerers AMENRA will release their new album, Mass V, on November 27th, via new label home Neurot Recordings.

The opening track from the album, 'Dearborn And Buried', is streaming below:
'Dearborn And Buried' lyrics:

one day I awoke
and I saw
the world. that comes from us
dearborn. I will remain. world.
and death comes from my ashes.
we were called upon
and awaited a sign
there was a fire divine
remember us
and you will remain
we all fell
and overcame
bereaved
this is our soil
remember it
and it will remain
dearborn
when ashes reign
remember us
we were the flame
now when will I be wounded enough?

All photos contained in the layout for Mass V were taken by Stefaan Temmerman and the art itself was made and assembled by Webecameaware.
On the subject of the album’s visual aspects, the band revealed the following personal testimonial about how it came to be: "In November 2011 we went out wandering through our own and neighbouring countries. Looking for the perfect setting for the artwork to the new album. After a couple of days our trail ended at the village of Wissant in North France. The site is a gathering of destroyed bunkers from the second World War. The force and strength coming from these weathered constructions was overwhelming. Concrete blasted to pieces, hundreds of bullet holes everywhere, the salt and sand were once covered in blood. We drew respect from these stone temples, this once, was a world of pain. We stayed overnight at the site and slept on one of the bunkers just so we could get swallowed by the sea as tide came in and when the dawn brought first light, Stefaan Temmerman took the picture we knew was going to be perfect to represent our Mass V. It was a long and cold night."

Mass V tracklisting:

'Dearborn and Buried'
'Boden'
'A Mon Ame'
'Nowena I 9.10'

Amenra have also released another video trailer, crafted by their very own guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove, which offers another brief but tantalizing insight into the sounds of Mass V. Check out both trailers below:

There will be an art exhibition at the AB Venue preceding the band’s already sold out record release show on December 22nd where Stefaan Temmerman, Amenra members Chve and Mathieu Vandekerckhove and other artists will be showcasing photographs and more on the album. More info can be found here.

Amenra tour dates:

October
27 - Hard Club – Porto, Portugal (Amplifest)

November
3 - Leeds University Union – Leeds, UK (Damnation Festival)

December
22 - Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium (record release show)

April
19 - Patronaat Church – Tilburg, Netherlands (Roadburn Festival)

May
5 - Klub Firlej – Wroclaw, Poland (Asymmetry Festival)

More on Amenra at this location.

Ghost Music has announced that UK technical metallers, CHRONOGRAPHS, have joined the label’s growing roster of young ferocious bands, to release their debut EP, Nausia, on January 7th, 2013.

To celebrate the announcement, the band have released a play-through of EP track 'Resolve'. Check it out below:



Fusing huge choruses with frenetic tech-metal, hardcore abrasion and a progressive sensibility, Chronographs display technical proficiency and a songwriting prowess that belies their average age of just 20.The band hit the scene in 2010 with the online release of free EP, The Outhouse Sessions, creating a huge online buzz and demand for the live show, quickly prompting a string of headline shows around the UK, and a nationwide tour as main support for Mediaskare’s HERO IN ERROR.

Following their initial wave of underground success, the band set out to write a new record with the intent of further raising the bar in terms of songwriting and technicality, and the resulting Nausea EP, has exceed all expectations. Boasting five tracks of raw aggression, fresh, bandwagon-dodging riffery and glorious refrains, this EP is the soundtrack of a band with a burning desire to breathe fresh life into the metal scene and a great taster of things to come.
Tracklisting:

'Opticks'
'Veritas '
'Inanis'
'Nausea '
'Resolve'

More on Chronographs at this location.

French-Norwegian entity STAGNANT WATERS will release their self-titled debut on October 29th through Adversum. The band have uploaded a special video presentation for the forthcomng debut, featuring a mashup of various Stagnant Waters songs, as well as disorienting, dystopian visuals. The video can be seen below:
Stagnant Waters recently revealed the first track, 'Algae', from the album. The song can be heard in its entirety below:
Stagnant Waters' self-titled debut is an awe-inspiring album of mutant music. Firmly rooted in extreme metal, Stagnant Waters present a highly radioactive mix of scathing guitars, otherworldly electronics, Dadaistic improvisation, uncompromising complexity, and unnatural tempos. Comprised of Norwegian vocalist Svein Egil "Zweizz" Hatlevik (FLEURETY, UMORAL, ex-DHG/DØDHEIMSGARD), drummer/electronics operator/clarinetist Aymeric Thomas (PRYAPISME), and guitarist/bassist Camillle Giraudeau (DREAMS OF THE DROWNED, SMOHALLA), SStagnant Waters have recorded a spontaneous, experimental, and energetic album, a maximalistic, hedonistic, and animalistic celebration of unfettered creativity.

Stagnant Waters tracklisting:

'Algae'
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'Of Salt And Water'
'Castles'
'Concrete'
'Bandaged In Suicide Notes'
'Axolotl'
'From The Breaking Neck To Infinity'

"Temper Temper", the new single from Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, can be streamed below. The track will be released on November 25 in the U.K. and October 30 in the rest of the world across all digital providers. The band debuted the song live at London, England's Maida Vale studios earlier today (Monday, October 22) during BBC Radio 1's "Rock Week". The gigs are being hosted by Radio 1 "Rock Show" host Daniel P. Carter and fellow Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe.

"Temper Temper" comes off BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's as-yet-untitled fourth album, which is due out in early 2013. The CD 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).

In a recent interview with South Africa's Voice Of Rock Radio, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck stated about the band's upcoming album, "For me, it's a huge compliment that [Gilmore] really didn't have much input [this time around], 'cause on the last record he did, and it kind of opened my eyes to write differently and to think about, not slowing things down, but kind of… there's no restraint on screaming and restraint on a million miles an hour. It's not necessary, really. We've kind of done that [already]. So on this record, [he kind of] sat back and let me do it without having much input, which to me, knowing Don, is a huge compliment, 'cause it means I've kind of done it right by my own. So, yeah, we've definitely fucking nailed it on this record. I know it's a long way before coming out and anyone's gonna hear anything, but I've lived with [it] and I know what it is, and trust me, it's good."

Asked about BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's longevity and musical progression over the years, Tuck said, "We've been doing this eight years now and we're still at the top of the game of… we're still at the top of our tree of our style of music. I mean, no one's really kind of tried to take us over. So we have kind of taken the foot off the gas already a little bit with 'Fever', and the album we just recorded, we've actually backed off a little bit again — not because we don't think people don't wanna hear heavy music, we've actually made it heavier by slowing down and less is more. Like METALLICA's 'black album,' you wouldn't necessarily call it a heavy album, but the sound of it is fucking heavy and it's big and it sounds timeless because of that. It's not a million miles an hour — it's big and heavy and loud. We're not trying to make a 'black' album, we're just trying to kind of take that theory of slowing down, putting less technical bits in and concentrating on the vocals and the meat and bones of the song."

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message:

"About a month ago, we mentioned that we have a live DVD in the works to complete the 'Death Magnetic' experience and leaned on you to help us decide which songs would be on the main disc. As promised, we're back now with more details on that DVD, 'Quebec Magnetic' (!?!) which will find its way to your local retailer, online store, Metallica.com and favorite digital provider on December 10, 2012.

"This release is a first for us... yes, boys and girls, the DVD and Blu-ray will be come out on our very own label in North America! There are still some 'i's' being dotted and 't's' crossed, so we can't give you a name or fancy logo just yet, but we're pretty excited that for the first time we get to hold all the reins on a release from start to finish. Since we now get to call all the shots, the double DVD and single disc Blu-ray will be available for a price we thought was very METALLICA fan-friendly — suggested retail will be $15.98 for either format.

"Just in case you missed the first story, the DVD was shot by our long time cohort Wayne Isham, capturing the two 'World Magnetic' shows in Quebec City in the fall of 2009. You were kind enough to help us select the set list by voting here on this site, choosing the songs played in setlist number two as the main program. All the songs played at those two shows will be included on the DVD/Blu-ray. You can peruse the set list and, of course, check out the cover below."

"Quebec Magnetic" track listing:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. The Four Horsemen
04. The Shortest Straw
05. One
06. Broken, Beat & Scarred
07. My Apocalypse
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. The Judas Kiss
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Battery
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
16. Killing Time
17. Whiplash
18. Seek & Destroy

Bonus songs:

19. For Whom The Bell Tolls
20. Holier Than Thou
21. Cyanide
22. Turn The Page
23. All Nightmare Long
24. Damage, Inc.
25. Breadfan
26. Phantom Lord

Wayne Isham, 54, is an American movie director who has directed music videos of many popular artists such as MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIMPLE PLAN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, PANTERA, 'N SYNC, SHANIA TWAIN, GODSMACK, BRITNEY SPEARS, LEONA LEWIS, PINK FLOYD, SHERYL CROW, JOSS STONE, MADONNA, AVRIL LAVIGNE, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI, among others.

Previous METALLICA videos that were directed by Wayne Isham:

* "Enter Sandman"
* "Wherever I May Roam"
* "Sad But True"
* "Fuel"
* "No Leaf Clover"
* "Nothing Else Matters" (from "S&M")
* "I Disappear"
* "Frantic"
* "Broken, Beat And Scarred"