Crossover veterans PRO-PAIN have issued the following update:

"It is with great sadness that we bring to you (the fans) the following news: Due to unexpected circumstances regarding some potentially serious health issues, our longtime lead guitarist and dear friend Tom Klimchuck will unfortunately have to put his musical endeavors on hold for at least the foreseeable future.

"Although we all wanted so much for Tom to be able to participate in the 20-year anniversary tours, we collectively decided that it was too risky and that his health and family should take precedence. Thankfully, (with Tom's blessing), we have found a replacement in Adam Phillips (INDORPHINE) and so the tours will move forward as planned. The fans can expect a great show, as we have quite an ambitious set list lined up for them.

"We welcome Adam aboard and we wish Tom a speedy and full recovery.

"Thank you all for your support during this difficult time and transition, and special thanks to Tom for his many years of flawless commitment to our beloved band (this tour's for you). We hope to see you all at the gigs!!"

Klimchuck has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group:

"Although thoroughly saddened by the realization that my time in PRO-PAIN is at its end, I look back with an overwhelming sense of gratitude and pride. The band has been an absolute blessing to me. It has provided a platform with which to fight the good fight, and bring inspiration through commonality to people all around the world. All the while offering countless, magical experiences that most can only dream of.

"I owe a massive 'thank you!' to Gary, Marshall, Ricky, and Adam, as well as all previous members, and crew past and present; my brothers. It has been a privilege sharing the stage, and sharing so many incredible times with you all. These are the fabric of our souls, and you are all irreversibly woven into mine. A very special 'thank you' goes out to all the PRO-PAIN fans. It is a powerful thing to watch a large group of people, seemingly strangers to one another, find common ground, and even inspiration in something I have put my heart and soul into. This is the show you have given me as I've looked out from the stage to all of you, and the gift you have given me that I will have forever. I am eternally grateful."

"Ju Ju Bone", the new video from DANZIG, can be viewed below (courtesy of ARTISTdirect.com). The eerie, visually stunning clip, full of red and black tones, was co-directed by Glenn Danzig and Jonathan Lewis, who is also the director of the horror cult classic "Black Devil Doll".

Glenn Danzig recently entered the studio to begin recording his long-talked-about "covers" album. At least five songs have been laid down so far, including as-yet-undisclosed tributes to ELVIS PRESLEY and BLACK SABBATH. More details will be made available soon.

On November 9, 2010, DANZIG released a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl version of "Deth Red Sabaoth" with a color lyric sleeve. It was limited to 2,000 copies on black vinyl and 1,000 copies on red vinyl.

The first new DANZIG studio album in six years, "Deth Red Sabaoth", sold 11,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Some stories are left unfinished. Sometimes the best part is what happens after the tale's end. Nearly a decade ago, Neal Morse released his landmark autobiographical progressive rock epic, "Testimony". Now, he returns with an extraordinary cast of musicians to tell the rest of the story in "Testimony 2" (due on May 23 via Radiant Records). And he's saved the best for last.

Picking up where he left off on "Testimony", the sequel begins with Neal in the mid-'90s when his band, SPOCK'S BEARD, begins to experience unexpected success. Neal sings about their glory days in "Time Changer" and the original band members join in. It's a vocal extravaganza in their classic style and an extraordinary moment.

The album goes on to tell of Morse's daughter, Jayda, being born with a heart defect. Her miraculous healing has an unexpected impact on Neal, with repercussions that reverberate throughout the album.

Morse goes on into later years, quitting his regular gig in the Eric Burdon band, and continuing with SPOCK'S BEARD. Along the way, he discovers something beyond his imagination. The album concludes with "Crossing Over", which describes his ultimate departure from SPOCK'S BEARD in 2002.

Neal Morse launched his solo career, the next year, with "Testimony". With the sequel, "Testimony 2", he dives deeper into unchartered musical and lyrical territory. Incorporating legendary drummer Mike Portnoy and brilliant bassist Randy George, this breathtaking album is a prog epic with breadth that dazzles and melodies that reach into the soul.

The story ends here (for now), but the music goes on. On the second CD, the songs include a 25-minute progressive rock epic featuring Steve Morse. In addition, the "Testimony 2" Special Edition includes a behind-the-scenes DVD documentary about the making of the album.

Neal's largest tour, ever, will bring "Testimony 2" to audiences throughout Europe and the United States. Coinciding with the album and tour will be the release of his autobiography, appropriately entitled "Testimony". Together, all three occasions make for a unique artistic achievement, and Neal's greatest undertaking, to date.

Personnel

* Neal Morse: Lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
* Mike Portnoy: Drums, vocals
* Randy George: Bass

* Matthew Ward: Vocals
* Paul Bielatowicz: Guitar
* Steve Morse: Guitar
* Nick D'Virgilio, Alan Morse, Dave Meros: Spock's Beard vocals
* Eric Brenton: Violin
* Mark Leniger: Saxophone

"Substratum", the debut album from ANATOMY OF I — the project featuring vocalist/guitarist Michael Dorrian, drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SCARVE, SOILWORK) and bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT) — is tentatively due on July 1.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Organic Machine
02. Harvest The Fallen
03. Drowning
04. Dimensions
05. Washed Away
06. Fluid River
07. Banished Messiah
08. Substratum
09. As Eternity Ends…
10. Bound In Flesh

Guitarist Angus Young of Australian hard rockers AC/DC has told U.K.'s The Sun that the band is already planning its next tour and is hoping to top its last world trek. "Now we're thinking, 'How can we ever better the 'Black Ice' world tour?' But we will," he claimed.

On the topic of the success of AC/DC's 2008 album "Black Ice", Young said, "We have such diehard fans, old and new. We've survived many changing fashions of music – we've outlived the lot of them."

All five members of AC/DC will attend the exclusive world premiere of AC/DC "Live At River Plate" today (Friday, May 6). The premiere will be held at London's legendary HMV Hammersmith Apollo — the U.K's largest movie screen

"Live At River Plate" is a live concert DVD documenting AC/DC's "Black Ice" world tour.

The film marks AC/DC's return to Buenos Aires.

Nearly 200,000 fans — over three sold-out shows, welcomed the band after a 13-year absence.

AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson said the band was delighted with the DVD, claiming it accurately captured their live show. "I fucking love this film" he said. "It was like I'd never seen our show before. I've seen other films [of AC/DC in concert], but not one as good as this."

Im September 2011 ist es soweit: Mit EDGUY wird eine der international erfolgreichsten Bands, die die europäische Rockszene in den Neunzigern hervorbrachte, mit ihrem neuen Album „Age Of The Joker“ im Gepäck (weltweite VÖ im August 2011) im schwedischen Malmö zu einer Welttournee aufbrechen. EDGUYs neuntes Studioalbum stellt gleichzeitig auch das erste echte Album in fast drei Jahren dar, während denen die Band neben Konzertreisen auf dem heimischen Kontinent auch ausgiebig durch Asien, Australien, Nord-, Mittel- und Südamerika tourte.

Und die zahllosen Aktivitäten in besagtem Zeitraum waren jetzt auch mitentscheidend, als es um die Planung der kommenden Touraktivitäten ging. Nach dem sensationellen weltweiten Erfolg der Zusammenarbeit zwischen EDGUY-Sänger Tobias Sammet und SCORPIONS-Frontmann Klaus Meine im Rahmen des letzten AVANTASIA-Albums (u.a. Platz zwei der deutschen Albumcharts), sowie der erfolgreichen 2010er Arena-Tour der SCORPIONS mit EDGUY als Special Guest, ist nun der Zeitpunkt für eine weitere ,familieninterne‘ Kollaboration gekommen: „KOTTAK“, die Band mit dem legendären SCORPIONS-Schlagzeuger James Kottak als Frontmann, wird EDGUY auf dem europäischen Teil der Tour begleiten.

DYING FETUS will release a limited-edition mini-LP this summer. Entitled "History Repeats…", it marks the band's 20th anniversary and sees the group covering tracks from artists who have influenced them (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWER, CANNIBAL CORPSE, PESTILENCE). "History Repeats…" also includes a brand new DYING FETUS track exclusive to this release. The mini-LP is limited to 5,000 copies worldwide and set for a July 19 North American release through FYE stores and Relapse mailorder exclusively. Additional information and pre-orders are available here.

"History Repeats…" track listing:

01. Fade Into Obscurity (DEHUMANIZED cover)
02. Unchallenged Hate (NAPALM DEATH cover)
03. Gorehog (BROKEN HOPE cover)
04. Rohypnol (DYING FETUS original exclusive to this release)
05. Unleashed Upon Mankind (BOLT THROWER cover)
06. Twisted Truth (PESTILENCE cover)
07. Born In A Casket (CANNIBAL CORPSE cover)

EMI has set a June 6 release date for "From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010". A double-CD set spanning twenty years this follows the huge success of 2010's studio album "The Final Frontier" which hit the number one spot in 28 countries around the world. It also became the band's highest-charting album in the USA where IRON MAIDEN have just been awarded their first Grammy for "Best Metal Performance", for the song "El Dorado", taken from "The Final Frontier" album, and which is included in this selection.

A special two-track promo-only CD single is being made available featuring "The Wicker Man", which originally appeared on the album "Brave New World", released in 2000, and was a U.K. Top Ten hit, and "The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg", which was the lead track from 2006's "A Matter Of Life And Death" album.

UNEARTH haben ihr neues Album "Darkness in the Light" mit KiILLSWITCH ENGAGE Gitarrist Adam Dutkiewicz aufgenommen und gemischt wurde der 11-Tracker von Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, TRIVIUM) in den Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida.

Wir haben für Euch das Coverartwork und die Trackliste parat, "Darkness in the Light" erscheint am 4. Juli 2011 via Metal Blade Records

"Darkness In The Light" Tracklisting:

01. Watch It Burn 4:06
02. Ruination Of The Lost 3:35
03. Shadows Of The Light 3:45
04. Eyes Of Black 3:53
05. Last Wish 3:06
06. Arise The War Cry 3:55
07. Equinox 2:58
08. Coming Of The Dark 3:07
09. The Fallen 3:35
10. Overcome 3:11
11. Disillusion 3:37

MASTIPHAL, one of the most important Polish black metal bands of the '90s, will release its new album, "Parvzya", on May 15 via Witching Hour Productions. The CD was mixed and mastered with producer Sverker "Widda" Widgren at his Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, UNANIMATED, DESTRÖYER 666) in Alvik, Sweden. 10 songs were recorded for the album, with only nine appearing on the CD version. In addition to the exclusive digibook CD, there will be a limited LP version on 180-gram black grey vinyl with the "Reclaiming The Throne" song as a bonus.

"Parvzya" track listing:

01. Intro
02. The Wall Of Phantom
03. Under The Sign Of The Morning Star
04. May He Rot In Hell
05. Sovereign's Return
06. Man Strikes God Falls
07. Nihil Esse
08. Parvzya
09. Chosen Obituaries
10. Reclaiming The Throne *
11. Triumph Of Destruction

* only on vinyl edition

"The Wall Of Phantom" audio stre

Montreal's rambunctious and unique classical/black metal ensemble UNEXPECT has set a May 31 release date for its sophomore album, "Fables Of The Sleepless Empire". The CD was recorded at Badass Studio with producer Jef Fortin and the cover artwork was created by Spanish artist Mario Sanchez Nevado. All inside graphic work was handled by Eric Charron while the photography was taken care of by Elaine Phaneuf.

"Fables Of The Sleepless Empire" track listing:

01. Unsolved Ideas Of A Distorted Guest
02. Words
03. Orange Vigilantes
04. Mechanical Phoenix
05. The Quantum Symphony
06. Unfed Pendulum
07. In The Mind Of The Last Whale
08. Silence This Parasite
09. A Fading Stance
10. When The Joyful Dead Are Dancing
11. Until Yet A Few More Deaths Do Us Part

Regarding the new album release, the group previously said, "After some deep and profound thinking, we finally decided to take back the reins of our destiny and go independent for the release of the next album! We gave this option a lot of attention/thinking time and the conclusion was that we think it's all positive and for the best! And the fact of removing intermediaries will let us be even closer to our public!"

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have launched an online pre-order for their forthcoming ninth studio album, "Khaos Legions". In addition to ensuring a prompt delivery of the highly anticipated album on release day, all North American pre-orders will receive an autographed ARCH ENEMY photo, a code for a free bonus download of the live song "Dark Insanity" (recorded at the Metal Female Voices Fest 2010) via email when the album drops, and be entered to win weekly prizes from Altec Lansing's line of award-winning audio products. Head over to this location for full details on the pre-order contest, exclusive download, and all the available "Khaos Legions" pre-order packages.

ECHOTERRA — the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS), keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE), guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN), bassist Brian Hollenbeck and drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY) — will release its new album, "Land Of The Midnight Sun", this summer.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. After The Rain
02. The Best Is Yet To Come
03. All The Lies
04. Midnight Sun
05. The Ghost Within My Heart
06. Welcome My Friend Of Misery
07. Memories Of Another Time
08. A Different Story
09. From The Gutter To The Throne
10. Unleash The Flood
11. Genes Of Isis

Check out the cover artwork below.

"After The Rain" audio stream:

German metalcore act CALIBAN recently entered the studio to record a new EP, "Coverfield", which will contain a variety of cover songs from bands which have been an influence to CALIBAN or are among their personal favorites.

"Coverfield" track listing:

01. My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (TYPE O NEGATIVE)
02. Sonne (RAMMSTEIN)
03. Blinded By Fear (AT THE GATES)
04. Helter Skelter (THE BEATLES)

An audio sample of "Helter Skelter" can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below.