Vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) is featured in the new video from U.K. goth rock/industrial metal band SINNERGOD. The track "A Wonderful Life" comes off SINNERGOD's new EP, "Behind Every Corner", which will be released this Halloween.

SINNERGOD performed a collaborative live performance with Blaze at Grand Central in Manchester on August 30 and will support the former IRON MAIDEN singer on his 2013 U.K. tour.

Mark Hampson - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Marc Robinson - Programming, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Dave Jones - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Karl Parker - Bass
Chris Hampson - Drums

Singer TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) and Mike Terrana (ex-RAGE), with orchestra and choir, have announced the first dates for their Beauty And The Beat World Tour 2013, taking place in April/May.
Confirmed dates include:

April
6 - Kongresové Centrum - Zlin, Czech Republic
7 - Kongresové Centrum - Prague, Czech Republic
11 - Sala Palatului - Bucharest, Romania
The first Beauty And The Beat concert took place at the Roman Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in September 2011. The setlist included songs from Tarja's solo career, Nightwish covers, and classical pieces.

Video footage can be seen below:
This holiday season, Tarja will return to Finland and Germany with her highly acclaimed Christmas concert tour format.

Tarja, who released her first rock solo CD/DVD Act I in August, will perform ten Christmas concerts in Finland this year, extending the tour for the first time to to Kainuu and Lapland, as well as four concerts in Germany.
Christmas In The Heart / Joulu Sydämissä Tour Dates:

December
3 - Kurfu?rstliches Schloss - Mainz, Germany
4 - Passionskirche - Berlin, Germany
5 - Luise Albertz Halle - Oberhausen, Germany
6 - Peterskirche - Leipzig, Germany
12 - Tuomiokirkko - Savonlinnan, Finland
13 - Haapajärven Kirkko - Haapajärvi, Finland
14 - Kuhmo-Talo - Kuhmo, Finland
15 - Alajärven Kirkko - Alajärvi, Finland
16 - Madetojan Sali - Oulu, Finland
17 - Rovaniemen Kirkko - Rovaniemi, Finland
19 - Keski-Porin Kirkko - Pori, Finland
20 - Mustasaaren Kirkko - Vaasa, Finland
21 - Espoon Kulttuurikeskus - Espoo, Finland
22 - Jämsän Kirkko - Jämsä, Finland

Check out BraveWords.com's review of Tarja's Act 1 at this location.



(Thanks: MetalFromFinland)

Glam gods STEEL PANTHER have issued the following update:

"On the heels of the unprecedented demand in Australia, where the DVD entered the charts at #1, the US, Canada, UK and Europe are increasing their initial expectations for the DVD and as such the release date is being pushed back to allow for manufacturing needs to meet the demand for Steel Panther's The British Invasion."

New release dates:

UK, Europe - October 29th
North America - October 30th
The band previously stated: "We've just received word that The British Invasion is the #1 selling music DVD in Australia! A HUGE thanks to the Australian fanbase for making it happen! Weenie rides for everyone!"

Beginning in March 2010 at the sold-out Brixton Academy in London, England during their highly successful Feel The Steel tour, the DVD feaures some of the band’s most memorable hits including 'Asian Hooker', 'Community Property', 'The Shocker', and 'Stripper Girl' in a way never seen before. Included in the package is a laugh out loud documentary that follows the band backstage and on their tour that is not to be missed. The Deluxe Box set includes 2 DVDs - one with the full show and one with the documentary, deleted scenes and five songs from Download Festival 2012. The packaging also includes a 16-page color book. The DVD will also be available in Blu-Ray at the same time as of October 22nd.

The seventh British Invasion teaser — this one featuring 'Girl From Oklahoma' performed live — can be seen below, in addidtion to all of the previously issued teasers as well as the official trailer:

Venezuela’s sludge/doom act CULTURA TRES have released the video for the track ‘El Sur De La Fe’.

The video was produced and directed by guitarist Juan de Ferrari and guitarist/drummer Alejandro Londoño.

Londoño commented: “In English El Sur De La Fe means something like ‘south of the faith’. For us it refers to two things: the way religion is experienced in the area where we come from and the hidden side of the faith and its illusive benefits. We would like people to reflect on the impact religion has had on the lives of the original inhabitants of the Americas; how the Catholic church and it's covered-up, gold hungry crusade practically exterminated a culture older than Christianity itself.

In this sense, we didn't choose October 12th for the premiere of the video by accident; it is a day to contemplate and condemn the invasion and genocide that followed. Unfortunately, repressive, genocidal and extermination policies are still present in many parts of the world and in 21st century Religion is still married to Politics; and this marriage is still used to instill fear and maintain ignorance, often backed up by one of their most faithful children: War. This is what this clip is about.”

Watch the video below:



‘El Sur De La Fe’ comes off the band’s forthcoming album El Mal Del Bien, which will be released on November 12th via UK label Devouter Records. The song can be downloaded for free from their BandCamp page.



To support the release of El Mal Del Bien, Cultura Tres will play in UK on the following dates:



November
15 – Colchester, UK - The Hole in the Wall
17 – Birmingham, UK - The Asylum
18 – London, UK - The Purple Turtle

US hard rockers YOUNGBLOOD have released their debut full-length album, No Retreat, in North America and throughout Europe on Eönian Records and distributed by Sony RED & Nightmare Records. Produced by Jeff Diehl (who has worked with such legends and luminaries as GENE SIMMONS, SWEET FA, MA KELLY, KRAMUS, HEALING SIXES, EDDIE KRAMER and many more). No Retreat was recorded in the band’s hometown of Indianapolis and has been referred to as "a hot, fiery fist of rock n’ Roll and the band compared to as a blend of WARRANT, SLAUGHTER and FIREHOUSE."

Hailing from Indianapolis, Youngblood cut their teeth relentlessly playing four to six nights a week, 10 to 12 months a year. The band came onto the music scene when Sony/Epic Music first heard the band’s demo of their first single 'Don’t Play With My Head'. The band worked tirelessly for nine months to generate forty-five tracks that were mixed and mastered by Diehl Productions. Eönian Records chose sixteen tracks of these tracks to be released on the band’s first album No Retreat.

No Retreat tracklisting:
'Pump It Up'
'Love Is All Around'
'Sock It To Me'
'Get Down To It'
'Shot of You'
'Heat of the Passion'
'Save Your Lies'
'Feel Thang'
'Find A Way'
'Taste Of Your Lovin''
'Back In My Life'
'Coming Home'
'My One and Only'
'Don't Play With My Head'
'You've Gotta Go'
'I Love You'

Audio samples can be heard at this location.

Check out a video teaser below:
Youngblood is:
Bobby Sisk - vocals
Jeff Diehl - guitars, vocals
Eric Saylors - guitars, vocals
Danny Williams - keyboards, vocals
Kyle Koker - bass, vocals
Kevin Kale - drums
To purchase your copy of Youngblood's No Retreat visit EonianRecords.com.

Bologna, Italy-based rockers HORROR VACUI will release their new album, In Darkness You Will Feel Alright, via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, this Halloween.

An album sampler has now been released and can be heard below:
Tracklisting for In Darkness You Will Feel Alright can be found below:

'Intro'
'Black Rivers'
'I Like It When A Soldier Dies'
'Corvus Corax'
'Everytime'
'In Darkness You Will Feel Alright'
'Yersinia'
'Arabian Spring'
'Leave Me Alone'
'Outro'
'A Destructive Game' (demo)
'I Like It When A Soldier Dies' (demo)
'Black Rivers' (demo)
'Everytime' (demo)
'Insanity' (demo)
'In Darkness You Will Feel Alright '(demo)

US death metallers ABYSME have announced they are streaming their entire 10-track debut album Strange Rites via Bandcamp page.

The band released the CD version on September 24th via Hellthrasher Productions. The vinyl treatment is due out by the end of 2012 through Blood Harvest Records.



Tracklisting is as follows:

'Scribbled In Dust'
'Beyond The Seventh Door'
'Formless'
'Annihilated Memory'
'Gift To The Gods'
'We Shall Sleep'
'Terminal Delirium'
'The Third Day'
'Fallen Colossus'
'Remarkable Conqueror'

MOS GENERATOR's new album, Nomads, will be available world-wide on October 23rd via Ripple Music. The album will be available through Nail/Allegro Distribution in the US, Code 7 in the UK, and Clearspot International through continental Europe.

Tracklisting is as follows:

‘Cosmic Ark’
‘Lonely One Kenobi’
‘Torches’
‘Step Up’
‘Solar Angels’
‘For Your Blood’
‘Can’t Get Where I Belong’
‘Nomads/This Is The Gift Of Nature’

Check out the new video for 'Cosmic Ark' below:

Italy's CHAOS THEORY are streaming the track ‘Carnage’. Check it out below:
Carnage comes off the band’s latest album BIO-DEATH which was released on June 29th via Massacre Records.
Tracklisting is as follows:

‘Faith’
‘Virus’
‘Dawn Of Death ‘
‘Carnage’
‘Biodeath’
‘Chokers’
‘Domination’
‘Xenotransplant ‘
‘Final Solution’
‘Spyral’

French-Norwegian entity STAGNANT WATERS has revealed the first track, 'Algae', from their forthcomng self-titled debut, set for worldwide release on October 29th through Adversum. 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'

CHAOS ECHOES – newly founded by ex-BLOODY SIGN members – have released their new album, Tone Of Things To Come, via their own label, Chaos Echoes Products.
Tone Of Things To Come was recorded in April, 2012. It was mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel (KATHARSIS, ASCENSION). The limited gatefold digisleeve CD is available via the band's webshop.

The track ‘The Innermost Depths Of Knowledge’ is now streaming below:

The Innermost Depths of Knowledge by CHAOS ECHŒS

MAMMOTH MAMMOTH album Volume III Hell’s Likely will be released on November 23rd as a limited digipack and special LTD vinyl edition via Napalm Records.

All vinyl editions feature an exclusive bonus track and are available as double LP in Cream (limited to 100 copies) and Orange (Limited to 400 copies).

The first 250 orders will receive a free A2 size cover poster of the new album.
World release dates for the CD version of the album can be seen below:

The band's new album, Volume III Hell's Likely, will be released on the following dates:

November
21 - Spain, Sweden, Greece
23 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Benelux
26 - Rest of Europe
27 - North America

Check out the first video 'Hell´s Likely' below:

Polish hard rockers KRUK have announced they are almost ready to release their new album. The new album will be titled Be 3 and is set to be released on November, 26th in Europe and January, 15th in the US via MVD.

The band has also released the cover artwork which can be seen below:
Guitarist Piotr Brzychcy commented: "The process of making the cover artwork for this album was probably more turbulent than just writing and recording the music. We wanted the album artwork to be very simple and at the same time meaningful. It's supposed to be proof that the band is evolving."

The DEEP PURPLE cover 'Child in Time', off the new album, can be heard below:
Lineup for Kruk is:
Piotr Brzychcy - guitars
Tomasz Wi?niewski - vocals
Krzysiek Nowak - bass
Darek Nawara - drums
Micha? Kury? - keyboards

Bassist Karin Axelsson of Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE gave birth to her first child on Friday, October 12 at 11:35 p.m. The baby girl weighed in at 3.02 kilograms and measured 46 centimeters long.

Axelsson is engaged to André Gonzales, guitarist of the Swedish band BY NIGHT.

After an almost year-long hiatus, SONIC SYNDICATE co-headlined the Vekeri Fesztival at the end of June in Hungary.

SONIC SYNDICATE's latest album, "We Rule The Night", was released in Europe on August 27, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Bohus Sound studios in Kungälv, Sweden with producer Toby Wright, who has previously worked with KORN, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES, STONE SOUR and OZZY OSBOURNE, among others.

Fan-filmed video footage of EPICA's September 29 performance at Fundição Progresso in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below.

EPICA will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special performance, dubbed "Retrospect", which will take place on March 23, 2013 at Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland.

"Retrospect" will be EPICA's most ambitious project to date, joined by a 70-piece symphonic orchestra and choir, international guests and lots of special effects.

Specially for this show, EPICA will be joined by the Hungarian Extended Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and Choir of Miskolc National Theatre, the same orchestra and choir with whom EPICA recorded the highly acclaimed live album "The Classical Conspiracy". This anniversary show will be a "Retrospect" on EPICA's career and will contain all trademark elements you can expect from EPICA.

EPICA's fifth full-length album, "Requiem For The Indifferent", sold 4,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 104 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Design Your Universe", opened with 2,100 units to land at position No. 12 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.

"Requiem For The Indifferent" was released on March 9 in Europe and four days later in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany under the watchful eye of Sascha Paeth.

EPICA will embark on an extensive North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM, SYSTEM DIVIDE and DESTINY POTATO.

LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones spoke to Absolute Radio reporter Lisa O'Sullivan at last night's (Friday, October 12) London, England premiere of the band's new concert film , "Celebration Day". Check out the footage below.

LED ZEPPELIN took the stage at London's O2 Arena on December 10, 2007 to headline a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. What followed was a two-hour-plus tour de force of the band's signature blues-infused rock 'n' roll that instantly became part of the legend of LED ZEPPELIN. Although 20 million people applied for tickets, the band's first headline show in 27 years was seen only by the 18,000 ticket holders who were fortunate enough to have secured seats through the worldwide lottery.

The film of "Celebration Day" will see a worldwide theatrical release by Omniverse Vision on 1,500 screens in over 40 territories on October 17. Tickets for the public screenings are available now via LedZeppelin.com.

"Celebration Day" will then be available in multiple video and audio formats on November 19 from Swan Song/Atlantic Records. Available for pre-order now, the details on all configurations of "Celebration Day" are listed below.

* Standard Editions – 1-DVD/2-CD set and 1-Blu-ray/2-CD set
* Deluxe Editions – 2-DVD/2-CD set and 1-Blu-ray/1-DVD/2-CD set featuring exclusive bonus video content including the Shepperton rehearsals, and BBC news footage.
* Music Only CD Edition – 2-CD set
* Music Only Blu-ray Audio Edition – Blu-ray Audio release featuring high-resolution 48K 24 bit PCM stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound audio only, no video
* Vinyl Edition – 3 LPs, 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl (Available December 11)
* Digital Edition – Audio will be available at all digital retail outlets

A "Celebration Day" widget is available below.

"Descent To The Underworld", the debut album from multinational metallers RAVEN LORD, will be released in December. The CD was mixed by acclaimed Swedish producer Fredrik Nordström (AT THE GATES, ARCH ENEMY, NIGHTRAGE, IN FLAMES, DREAM EVIL, OPETH) and was mastered by U.S. mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum (SEPULTURA, HALFORD, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ANGRA, DOKKEN). The cover artwork was created by Brazilian artist Caio Caldas of CadiesArt, who has previously worked with DORO, PAUL DI'ANNO, SEVEN KINGDOMS, DOMINANZ and VIOLET SUN, among others.

A brand from the album, "Black Friar", can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below.

RAVEN LORD recently announced the addition of guitarist Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) to the group's ranks.

"Unashamedly wearing their heavy metal roots on their leather-studded sleeves, RAVEN LORD combine the classic metal feel of the past with the fresh aggression of the present," according to a press release. "Thunderous bass lines, pounding drums and explosive riffs blend with distinct heavy, melodic vocals to create driving and memorable songs."

RAVEN LORD is:

* Csaba Zvekan (KILLING MACHINE, SARDONYX, EMERGENCY) - Vocals
* Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) - Lead Guitar
* Jamie Mallender (TONY MARTIN) - Bass
* Lawrence "Larry" Paterson (BLAZE BALEY, STUKA SQUADRON) - Drums
* George Karafotis (VERMILLION DAYS, OPERATION X) - Guitar
* [to be announced] – Keyboards

"Cold Black Stars", the new video from U.K. death/extreme metallers DEAD BEYOND BURIED, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Dark Era", which is available for free download at www.deadbeyondburied.com.

"The Dark Era" was recorded, mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio in
Bialystok, Poland with the Weislawscy Brothers (VADER, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, HATE).

DEAD BEYOND BURIED is currently taking part in the "Serpent Sermon Tour" with MARDUK and IMMOLATION.

DEAD BEYOND BURIED's previous two efforts — 2010's "Inheritors Of Hell" and 2007's "Condemned To Misery" — were both released through Siege Of Amida Records.

Fan-filmed video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing on October 12 at Rock The Bay at Old Concrete Street in Corpus Christi, Texas and on October 13 at the South Texas Rock Fest at Sunken Garden Amphitheatre in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below.

The setlist for the San Antonio concert was as follows:

01. Queen Of The Reich
02. Speak
03. Walk In The Shadows
04. The Whisper
05. En Force
06. Child Of Fire
07. Warning
08. The Needle Lies
09. Prophecy
10. Roads To Madness
11. I Don't Believe In Love
12. My Empty Room
13. Eyes Of A Stranger

Encore:

14. Take Hold Of The Flame
15. Jet City Woman
16. Silent Lucidity
17. Empire

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar), Eddie Jackson (bass), Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Parker Lundgren (guitar) announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup previously played two shows in their home city of Seattle under the name RISING WEST.

As previously reported, female vocalist Pamela Moore, who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", will join the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE on stage on October 27 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington.

Commented the group: "[Pamela] is considered family to the band, part of QUEENSRŸCHE's legacy and has won the hearts of the amazing QUEENSRŸCHE fans. It is our privilege to share the stage with her once again!"

Tate, who fronted QUEENSRŸCHE for three decades, recently sought to prevent his former bandmates from touring and operating under the QUEENSRŸCHE name without him. While ruling against Tate, the presiding judge determined that there was no legal hurdle in Tate also using the name with an all-new lineup of musicians. "I don't see any reason that Mr. Tate can't have the benefit, if he gets other members, of whatever name he uses of using the brand," Superior Court Judge Carol A. Schapira said during the July 13 court hearing. "I think [doing that would be] inherently confusing, although I'm sure the market can get these things sorted out," she added.

On September 2, Tate announced that he was launching his own version of QUEENSRŸCHE with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, former QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE bassist Rudy Sarzo and former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover. Also on board in the new group are returning QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Kelly Gray — who played with the band from 1998 until 2001 and also produced several of their albums — and keyboardist Randy Gane, who has toured and recorded with QUEENSRŸCHE and Geoff's solo group in the past.

Rock The Bay performance footage:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS have parted ways with guitarist Timothy Vega and have replaced him with Peruvian axeman Charlie Parra Del Riego (pictured below).

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS released its new album in the U.K. on August 6. The CD's first single, "Forever One", preceded the full-length effort on May 28.

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS last year inked a deal with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' revived Simmons Records label via a partnership with Universal Music Canada. Simmons confirmed the signing on his Twitter profile, calling KOBRA AND THE LOTUS "real metal."

In a recent interview with May The Rock Be With You, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS singer 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."

Professionally filmed video footage of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS's performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, can be seen below.

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS is:

Brittany Paige - Vocals
Jasio Kulakowski - Guitar
Griffin Kissack - Drums
Peter Dimov - Bass
Timothy Vega - Guitar

Finnish melodic death metallers ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have commenced the "final recording sessions" for their seventh album. The band states, "It's time for some female [vocals]!"

"Summon The Wild", the latest video from ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, can be viewed below. The performance footage for the clip — which was directed, filmed and edited by Anssi Lautjärvi — was filmed at S-Osis in Turku, Finland on October 16, 2009.

"Summon The Wild" comes off ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW's sixth album, "Children Of The Dark Waters", which entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 19.

"Children Of The Dark Waters" was released in Finland on May 27, 2009 via Suomen Musiikki. As was the case with the band's previous five LPs, the effort was recorded at Tico-Tico Studio in Kemi, Finland. The CD was released in the rest of Europe via Massacre Records and in Asia through Marquee/Avalon.

An audio sample of "In The End", a brand new song from Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES, can be seen in the new promotional clip for WWE's upcoming Hell In A Cell pay-per-view event, which will be held October 28 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Check it out below.

"In The End" will appear on BLACK VEIL BRIDES' upcoming concept album, "Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones", which is scheduled for release in January 2013. The cover artwork for the CD was created by the band's longtime friend, artist Richard Villa, and can be seen below..

The group was assisted by GOLDFINGER's John "Feldy" Feldmann during the tracking sessions for the CD.

BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack previously stated about the band's new effort, "I'm so happy, excited and proud of this album!" He added, "Thank you, [Feldy] for helping us to create something we are all so proud of! This entire record is a dream come true!!"

Biersack told NME this past summer that the follow-up to "Set The World On Fire" was going to be "more of a punk rock record than anything we've done before. It's SOCIAL DISTORTION meets METALLICA."

BLACK VEIL BRIDES' new song, "Unbroken", appeared on the soundtrack to this year's movie, "Marvel's The Avengers". "Unbroken" is included on "Avengers Assemble", a 14-track compilation of music from and inspired by the film. "Avengers Assemble" was released on May 1.

BLACK VEIL BRIDES' latest EP, "Rebels", was released last December, exclusively through iTunes.

Video footage of Stéphan Forté's (ADAGIO) October 10 performance at de Boerderij in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands during the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Marty Friedman and Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) can be seen below.

"The Shadows Compendium", the first instrumental solo album from Stéphan Forté, wasreleased in North America on February 28 via Listenable Records. The CD, which came out in Europe in November 2011, was mixed by Kevin Codfert at XFade studio in Paris, France. Stéphan and Kevin previously worked together on the production of ADAGIO's fourth album, "Archangels In Black".

"The Shadows Compendium" features several other guests, such as Jeff Loomis, Glen Drover, Daniele Gottardo and Derek Taylor.

Stéphan previously stated about "The Shadows Compendium", "When I decided to record this album, it was obvious that I wanted to work with Kevin again. We both know each other so well that sometimes we don't even need to talk while mixing. Kev knows perfectly what I want and I am 100 percent happy with the mix he did on this album. It has been a real work in common since not only he mixed it, but also did the drums programming and, of course, played all the keyboards and piano. On the bass, same thing — it was clear that Franck [Hermanny] would do the bass. He is one of the most skilled bass player I know in metal, he is in ADAGIO with me since day one and just like Kevin, he's one of my best friends, so it could not have been done differently!"

Victory Records has announced the signing of Calgary, Alberta, Canada's FALL CITY FALL. The band's new album will be released next year.

FALL CITY FALL recently returned from tour with ABANDON ALL SHIPS and SKIP THE FOREPLAY.

FALL CITY FALL is:

Nathan Zorn - Vocals
Keenan Pylychaty - Vocals
Jordon Storey - Guitar
Nathan Pope - Drums
Andrew Urquidi - Bass

"Neverest", the new video from the Munich, Germany-based black metal band SYCRONOMICA, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in April 2012 at the Ragnarök festival in Germany by Felix Opahle and Wolfgang Lanzenberger and it features additional original footage from Bavarian alps and the Himalayan mountains.

"Neverest" was recorded in October 2011 at SOS Studios in Munich by Michael Zech (SECRETS OF THE MOON, ex-NEGURA BUNGET) and has not yet been officially released.

SYCRONOMICA is currently seeking a suitable label home to release the band's fourth album, tentatively due in 2013.

SYCRONOMICA's third album, "Sycroscope", was released in October 2009 via the Bavarian label Silverwolf Productions. The CD was recorded at Munich's Helion Studios, where both of SYCRONOMICA's previous albums — "Paths" (2004) and "Gate" (2006) — were tracked. The cover artwork was created by drummer Michael Bayer.

SYCRONOMICA 2012 is:

Oliver Walther - Vocals
Florian Winter - Keyboards
Johannes Jüde - Guitar
Ruben Raff - Bass
Christian Metz - Guitar
Thomas Hagl - Drums

Fan-filmed video footage of ROB ZOMBIE's October 11 concert at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois during the Twins Of Evil tour with MARILYN MANSON can be seen below.

Zombie recently completed work on his new album for an early 2013 release. The CD was produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with everyone from BLACK SABBATH and ALICE COOPER to WILSON PHILLIPS and LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

In a recent interview with Loudwire, Rob stated about the album, "For what its worth — and I know everybody says this — I really think it's our best record ever."

He continued, "You know, you struggle at times writing songs and other times you feel very inspired. This is a very inspired record and I think it's the perfect combination of what I've done on my own and what WHITE ZOMBIE has done in the past combined. And the few people that have heard it had that reaction.

"You know, my wife is very honest when I play her music she won't say something good, if she doesn't like it she'll just go, 'That sucks.' She's very honest, which is good. She's been there for everything, she was on the WHITE ZOMBIE tour. I mean, she loves it. The only person that's been to more shows of mine than her is me. And she heard it the first time and that was exactly her response. She was like, 'Wow. That seemed like the best of the old days mixed with the best of the new days.' So, I'm excited for people to hear it."

The singer released a collection of remixes of various ZOMBIE tracks on August 7 called "Mondo Sex Head". The remixes feature some of the hottest names in the growing electronic dance music scene, along with contributions from Jonathan Davis of KORN and Chino Moreno of DEFTONES.

"A Miracle Away", the collaboration between Los Angeles, California-based guitarist Chris Declercq and former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Blaze Bayley, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

Written, arranged and produced by Declercq, who handles both guitar and bass, the song also features longtime IRON MAIDEN touring keyboardist Michael Kenney and drummer David Moreno (BRUCE DICKINSON, TRIBE OF GYPSIES, PUDDLE OF MUDD). Basic tracks were recorded at Moreno's studio in Granada Hills, California before Declercq traveled to Birmingham, England to meet up with Blaze Bayley for the vocal sessions.

"A Miracle Away", which is available on iTunes, Amazon and other digital outlets, was mixed by Roy Z (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD) and mastered by Tom Baker (MÖTLEY CRÜE, ALICE COOPER, ROB ZOMBIE). A music video for the song is currently in production.

For more information, visit www.chrisdeclercq.com.