"Motherland", the fourth album from Santa Cruz, California-based progressive hardcore/death metallers ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on May 17 via Century Media Records, the CD was recorded at Castle Ultimate studios in Fremont, California with producer Zack Ohren (AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ALL SHALL PERISH)

"Motherland" track listing:

01. Rise to Fall
02. Neck of the Contrast
03. Gooseknuckle
04. It was a Memoir
05. Dr. Teeth
06. Avdotya
07. Waiting for the War to Die
08. West Cliffs
09. Hemlock Like This
10. Woebegone
11. Our Super Symmetry
12. Will Someone Please Turn Down the Ocean?
13. Tempest

Black metal cultivators WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM are currently fully immersed in the process of harvesting their next full-length album. The we-yet-untitled CD will be the third WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM full-length for Southern Lord Recordings. Aaron and Nathan Weaver, the founding and only full-time members of the band, will collaborate once again with producer/mystic Randall Dunn (EARTH, SUNN O))), BORIS) who produced WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM's mammoth "Two Hunters" and "Black Cascade" albums.

Commented Aaron Weaver: "I got into a daily rhythm of greeting the weak winter sun in the morning, working outside in the rain until midday, then retiring to our studio to work on the music late into the night. I did this nearly every day for two months. Quite a monastic lifestyle, actually. I didn't see many people. We were totally lost inside the record. Once the record was conceived from beginning to end, we met with Randall and started to slowly build the tracks at his studio in Seattle.

"I think that this album will be the best thing that WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM has created. We've never been able to devote this much time to writing and recording. It feels like this will be the culmination of everything we've done up to this point."

In addition to the Weaver brothers, the album will also feature a vocal appearance by Jessika Kenny, who contributed so much to the transcendent tone of the band's massive "Two Hunters" album.

"Clones", a brand new song from British melodic death metallers THE SOULLESS (formerly IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION), can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Isolated", which will be released in Europe on May 16 and North America on June 7 via Earache Records.

"Isolated" track listing:

01. Unaltered
02. The Path
03. Earthbound
04. 13th Morning
05. New Perspective
06. Clones
07. Revelation
08. Our Return
09. Unite Us
10. You Are Nothing To Me
11. Without Heart

The CD's cover artwork can be viewed below.

A brand new song from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES was premiered during this past weekend's (May 6-8) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. The band's guitarist, Björn Gelotte, was also interviewed on the program. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

When asked whether the departure of founding guitarist Jesper Strömblad (who quit the band in February 2010 in order to continue receiving treatment for his alcohol addiction) affected the direction of IN FLAMES' new material, Gelotte replied, "I wouldn't say that [it changed] the direction at all, actually. We sort of formed and shaped and pulled this band into what it is right now and we're still pulling in the same direction. But it did a lot with the chemistry within the band and also a little bit about how we approached the writing of [the new IN FLAMES] album ['Sounds Of A Playground Fading']. I did all the music, but I had a lot of help from my friends; it was more of a collaboration with the other guys, especially when it comes to arrangements. But also, really early, we decided to give vocals a little bit more space [this time around], because that's something that we always [waited until] the last week of the recording as well — now we've got a week to do the vocals — and that's not really fair. That was an interesting new way of writing the music, keeping vocals in the focus than we had in the past. The dynamics right now are slightly different. I had Jesper with me all the time, or Jesper had me with him all the time, so it was really easy to finish songs really quickly, and this time I had to work a little bit harder for it, but it feels really good having done it."

Regarding IN FLAMES' new single, "Deliver Us", Gelotte said, "It's not a very fast song, but it's very melodic and it's got a really powerful chorus. And as a guitar player, I am kind of proud to say I love the solo on this one. It was not very hard [to play], but it's a nice thing. It's a… I don't know what you would call it… icing on the cake."

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's music video for its latest single, "So Far Away", can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The clip is described as a "raw and emotional" tribute to late AVENGED drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died in December 2009 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. The track itself, which appears on the band's current "Nightmare" album, is said in a press statement to be a "very personal goodbye" to Sullivan.

The "So Far Away" video was directed by Wayne Isham, who has previously helmed videos for such established artists as METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIMPLE PLAN, PANTERA, 'N SYNC, SHANIA TWAIN, GODSMACK, BRITNEY SPEARS, LEONA LEWIS, PINK FLOYD, SHERYL CROW, JOSS STONE, MADONNA, AVRIL LAVIGNE, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI.

Following Sullivan's death, the band recruited his favorite drummer, ex-DREAM THEATER member Mike Portnoy, to record the drum tracks for "Nightmare" and tour with the band through 2010. The group then found a new touring drummer in 2011 named Arin Ilejay. Guitarist Synyster Gates talked about the newest member of AVENGED. "We always kind of thought it would be cool, you know, with Jimmy's death if it could breathe new life and a new career for somebody young, which is the case," he told The Pulse Of Radio. "We have a new drummer, his name's Arin Ilejay, and he's unbelievable. He's 22 years old, and he's just a sweet, young, awesome kid. He shreds, he's amazing, and it's really made us feel certainly very excited to give him this opportunity."

Prior to their appearance at this year's edition of The Bamboozle festival, which was held April 29 - May 1 at the New Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chicago's VEIL OF MAYA was busy in the nation's capital demoing new material with their great friend and Sumerian labelmate Misha Mansoor (PERIPHERY) for their as-yet-untitled new record that will be dropping in the fall. Guitarist Marc Okubo comments, "The tracks we are demoing are coming out amazing and give me the chills!

"We have spent lots of time on the road with PERIPHERY and now working with Misha is an added bonus. He is beyond a genius and understands our focus for this next record. Things are faster, more technical and beyond any of our efforts thus far."

VEIL OF MAYA will take the summer off from touring in order to finish writing and recording its new album. However, the band will play a few select shows to gear up for something special this fall. Drummer Sam Applebaum states, "We can't wait for everyone to hear what we have been working on. We plan to make this the most over-the-top and best VEIL OF MAYA record yet.

"We will be hitting the road in the fall, so get stoked for a sick ass tour that will be a party every single night."

Das selbst betitelte Debut Album der deutsch/amerikanischen Metal Kombination CONSFEARACY featuring Lead Sänger Brian O’Connor (ex-Vicious Rumors), Gitarrist Ira Black, (ex- Vicious Rumors, Lizzy Borden, Metal Church) Gitarrist Fabian Schwarz, Bassist Guenter Auschrat (The New Black, Abandoned) und Drummer Timo Weis kommt am 1. Juli 2011 via Massacre Records in den Handel. Jetzt haben wir auch die Trackliste von "Consfearacy" ausfindig gemacht:

1. Pain Infantry 4:49
2. Ritual Sacrifice 4:19
3. Fall From Grace 4:33
4. World Domination 4:49
5. Live Again 3:22
6. Dying To Kill 4:38
7. Forever Falling 3:48
8. Unbreakable 4:25
9. Flesh & Bone 5:00
10. Your Dead To Me 3:26

British thrashers EVILE will release their third album, "Five Serpents' Teeth", on August 29 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded at Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K., with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR), who also worked on the band's previous CD, 2009's "Infected Nations".

Speaking exclusively to NME.com, EVILE guitarist Ol Drake revealed that the band's new effort will feature a song inspired by the group's late bassist Mike Alexander, who died in 2009 following a blot clot on his lungs.

"It goes without saying that there would be some element of the new album which was for Mike alone," Drake said.

"We had a few ideas floating around which were out of the ordinary for EVILE, and when Mike passed away, those ideas just started to make more and more sense."

He added: "''In Memoriam''s initial intention was for Mike and Mike alone.

"All of us in the band have different views and thoughts on what the song means and who it is for, but it was born out of a want to include something special for Mike, his family and ourselves.

"As the song grew, it started to take on a life of its own, so to speak.

"It is for anyone who's lost anyone close to them. There is a lot of meaning behind this song, and I expect a few people will question EVILE doing such a song, but if the sentiment isn't understood, I couldn't care less.

"As our producer, Russ Russell, said: 'It's a brilliant song for a brilliant guy.'"

Das bereits fünfte STONELAKE Album mit dem Titel 'Marching On Timeless Tales' wird von Massacre Records am 1. Juli 2011 veröffentlicht werden. Nach dem Coverartwork wurde jetzt auch die Trackliste bekannt gegeben.

STONELAKE - 'Marching On Timeless Tales' Trackliste:

1. Red Canyon 5:35
2. Liar 4:16
3. Sound Of A Whisper 5:03
4. SnakeChild 3:12
5. Fool With No Denial 4:36
6. Rain 5:14
7. Lay Down The War 4:44
8. Give It Up 4:00
9. Winds Of Fire 4:44
10. Enter The Temple 4:27

Die heimischen Avant-garde Metal Pioniere KorovaKill kündigen für Sommer 2011 ein neues Album an. Zehn Jahre nach ihrem letzten Album „WaterHells“ kehren sie mit einer phantastischen Überraschung zurück. Die österreichischen Experimetalisten arbeiten am neuen Werk bereits intensiv seit 2007. Die Aufnahmen sind mittlerweile abgeschlossen und werden momentan gemischt und gemastert.

Fans können sich die Wartezeit mit dem wiederveröffentlichten Debüt-Album „A Kiss in the Charnel Fields“ verschönern, welches seit kurzem wieder als Digital-Download (über itunes, amazon, musicload u.a.) und als exklusive, auf 300 Stück limitierte Vinyl-Edition erhältlich ist.

Massachusetts metallers will release their first live album on June 21 via Prosthetic Records. "The Most Known Unknown" is a double-disc set, limited to 5,000 copies, and coming out just in time for the band's first appearance on the long-running Vans Warped Tour. The music on the album comes from two separate shows — a sold-out concert at the Worcester Palladium in December 2008 and a gig at the much smaller and more intimate Waterfront on the band's home turf of Holyoke, Massachusetts — which were documented on 2009's "The Most Known Unknown" DVD. The unique digipack features a pop-out "thumbs up," which you can see front man Vincent Bennett demonstrating and discussing below.

THE ACACIA STRAIN will take part in this summer's Vans Warped Tour, which kicks off in Dallas, Texas on June 24 and ends in Hillsboro, Oregon on August 14. The band will play songs from its entire catalog, including its latest album, "Wormwood", which came out in July 2010.

"Wormwood" sold around 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 67 on The Billboard 200 chart.

THE ACACIA STRAIN's previous CD, "Continent", opened with 5,600 units to land at No. 107.

"Wormwood" was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts with Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL) handling producing, mixing and mastering. The CD features three guest vocalists — HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS' Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW.

"Under The Sign Of Hell 2011", the re-recording of GORGOROTH's third album, will be released by Regain Records on June 20. On the LP, Pest and Infernus repeat their roles as vocalist and guitarist/bassist, respectively, from the original 1996 recording, while Tomas Asklund handles the drums.

The track listing is as follows:

01. Revelation of Doom
02. Krig
03. Funeral Procession
04. Profetens åpenbaring
05. Ødeleggelse og undergang
06. Blood Stains the Circle
07. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
08. The Devil Is Calling

As for the still-untitled next GORGOROTH album consisting of new material, the band states that "66,6 % of the material has now been written, and work on the album is continuing at a steady pace. If all goes according to plan, the album will be recorded later this year."

Black Mark has set a July 18 U.K. release date for a limited-edition BATHORY vinyl box set. The collection, which is being released in honor of the band's late mastermind Quorthon, contains the following:

* Three double gatefold LPs
* 48-page booklet
* BATHORY "Goat" poster (70x100cm)
* Picture-disc recreation of the original BATHORY "yellow goat" 1984 pressing of the band's debut album.

All packaged together in a deluxe box.

On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered by rock fans around the world, these two albums created a template for hard rock in the 1980s and beyond as they were marked by the ground-breaking and historic union of Ozzy and the late guitar hero Randy Rhoads. These definitive versions of 1980's "Blizzard Of Ozz" (with previously unreleased bonus tracks) and 1981's "Diary Of A Madman" are available individually on vinyl or CD, or together in a deluxe collector's box. All versions were restored and remastered from the original analog sources by George Marino.

The 30th-anniversary edition of "Blizzard Of Ozz" CD includes the original album in its entirety, restored and remastered for this edition, with bonus tracks, while the new legacy edition of "Diary Of A Madman" includes the original album in its entirety, restored and remastered for this edition, with a bonus second CD of previously unreleased live performances featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads with rhythm section Rudy Sarzo (bass) and Tommy Aldridge (drums). A single-disc version of the remastered "Diary Of A Madman" will also be available.

For serious fans and collectors, the limited edition 30th-anniversary deluxe boxed set houses the restored and remastered vinyl and CD editions of "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman", the "Ozzy Live" compact disc. Beyond the music, the box set is highlighted by a variety of exclusives including an expansive 100-page coffee table book, a two-sided wall-size poster, a precise and detailed full-size replica of Ozzy's iconic gold cross that he has worn for 30 years, and "Thirty Years After The Blizzard" DVD.

This new "Thirty Years After The Blizzard" DVD chronicles Ozzy's years with Randy Rhoads features previously unseen footage of Ozzy and Randy filmed in 1981 and 1982; it incorporates rare archival photos and films; along with new and revelatory interviews with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD), Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx, Rob Halford, Zakk Wylde, Bill Ward and more. The DVD also contains over 70 minutes of additional rare live performances and interviews; included is the premiere of more than 30 minutes of newly-discovered never-bootlegged footage of Ozzy and Randy from the "Blizzard Of Ozz" tour shot from the front of the stage at New York's fabled Palladium on May 2, 1981. This new feature is a must-see for aficionados of Ozzy's epic release "Blizzard Of Ozz" and its pivotal effect on rock and roll history.

"Blizzard Of Ozz" (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)

01. I Don't Know (5:13)
02. Crazy Train (4:51)
03. Goodbye To Romance (5:33)
04. Dee (0:49)
05. Suicide Solution (4:17)
06. Mr. Crowley (5:02)
07. No Bone Movies (3:52)
08. Revelation (Mother Earth) (6:08)
09. Steal Away (The Night) (3:28)

Bonus tracks

10. You Looking At Me, Looking At You (Non-LP B-Side, Previously Unreleased in the U.S.) (4:15)
11. Goodbye To Romance (2010 Guitar & Vocal Mix, Previously Unreleased) (5:42)
12. RR (Previously Unreleased – Randy Rhoads guitar solo) (1:13)

"Diary Of A Madman" (Legacy Edition)

Disc 1:

01. Over The Mountain (4:31)
02. Flying High Again (4:44)
03. You Can't Kill Rock And Roll (6:59)
04. Believer (5:15)
05. Little Dolls (5:39)
06. Tonight (5:50)
07. S.A.T.O. (4:07)
08. Diary Of A Madman (6:14)

Disc 2:

Ozzy Live (recorded on the "Blizzard of Ozz" tour)

01. I Don't Know
02. Crazy Train
03. Believer
04. Mr. Crowley
05. Flying High Again
06. Revelation (Mother Earth)
07. Steal Away (The Night)
08. Suicide Solution
09. Iron Man
10. Children Of The Grave
11. Paranoid

"Diary Of A Madman"/"Blizzard Of Ozz" 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set

Box Set Includes:

* "Blizzard Of Ozz" (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
* "Diary Of A Madman" (Legacy Edition)
* "Blizzard Of Ozz" (180-gram LP — original album only)
* "Diary Of A Madman" (180-gram LP — original album only)

DVD — contains "Thirty Years After The Blizzard" documentary — and additional rare and unreleased performances and interviews.

A clip from the "Thirty Years After The Blizzard" documentary featuring a performance of "Crazy Train" can be seen below.

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13's special remix CD, "Re-animated", is being released today (Tuesday, May 10).

"Re-animated" features:

* "Gimmie Gimmie Bloodshed" remixed by Koichi Fukuda (STATIC-X)
* "No Rabbit In The Hat" remixed by Ross Smith
* "Put Your Death Mask On" remixed by Koichi Fukuda (STATIC-X)
* "Scream Baby Scream" remixed by Ross Smith
* "All American Massacre" remixed by Ross Smith

The track "Scream Baby Scream" is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below.

KATATONIA's May 6, 2011 concert at Koko in London, England was professionally filmed/recorded for a future DVD release. The show, which was part of the 20th-anniversary "Last Fair Day Gone Night Tour 2011", saw the band perform two sets. The first set consisted of a performance of the entire "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" album front to back. The second set was a mixture of carefully picked songs from the band's extensive catalogue.

The group's complete setlist was as follows:

Set 1

01. Dispossession
02. Chrome
03. We Must Bury You
04. Teargas
05. I Transpire
06. Tonight's Music
07. Clean Today
08. The Future Of Speech
09. Passing Bird
10. Sweet Nurse
11. Don't Tell a Soul

Set 2

12. Brave
13. Nephilim
14. My Twin
15. I Break
16. Right Into the Bliss
17. The Promise of Deceit
18. Wait Outside
19. The Longest Year
20. July
21. New Night

Encore:

22. Dissolving Bonds
23. Forsaker

illboard.com has issued the following report from Phil Gallo:

Film composer and former YES guitarist TREVOR RABIN is mixing his first solo album since 1989, a collection of instrumentals that Voiceprint Records will release in September.

Rabin, whose credits include Race to Witch Mountain, Armageddon and the NCAA basketball tournament theme, recorded all the instruments himself except for the drums. For percussion he brought in Vinnie Colaiuta, Louis Molino and his son Ryan Rabin of the band GROUPLOVE.

"It's time to let this baby go," he says. "In every project I have done, there has been (a deadline and a goal). With (my first band) RABBIT, it was a single and then albums; with Yes you had to make a strong, viable album, and with film you've got a schedule to keep. Here, I was able to do what I wanted. It's not necessarily easy on the ears."