British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have announced the release of their first live album.

Titled "Twilight Dementia" and produced by longstanding DRAGONFORCE collaborator Karl Groom, along with band guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, this double live set is now confirmed for a September 13 release on Spinefarm Records (Europe) and Roadrunner Records (U.S., Canada).

Featuring 13 tracks, including such pivotal numbers as "Fury Of The Storm", "Operation Ground And Pound", "My Spirit Will Go On", "Valley Of The Damned", "Heroes Of Our Time" and "Through The Fire And Flames", this exercise in soaring vocals and advanced guitar pyrotechnics was recorded across 19 U.K. shows, with the very best takes lovingly compiled and mixed by Groom, Totman and Li.

Says Herman: "For years, fans have been asking us to record a live album, but honestly, we never really had the time due to our worldwide touring commitments and studio album recording. However, due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from fans on the 'Ultra Beatdown World Tour', we decided to finally put some real thought into it…

"The idea was to record every single show from the last leg of the tour, so we could pick the best take of each song without needing to do any overdubs in the studio; keeping the whole thing 'live,' like all the classic live metal albums.

"These recordings really capture the raw sonic energy of a DRAGONFORCE show in fine detail. It is so real that you can hear the noise of the crowd and experience the show as it was that night — you can even hear the guitar pedals being stepped on!"

Formed in 1999, DRAGONFORCE – a multi-national amalgam of players at the very top of their game — has spent the past decade proving that virtuoso musicianship and strong songwriting values can appeal to rock fans right across the board; it's a journey that has seen the band playing sold-out headline shows around the world, including in markets as far afield as China, Hawaii, New Zealand, Russia and Colombia, forging a telling relationship with the "Guitar Hero" franchise, and tucking four strong studio albums under its collective belt, with sales currently topping the two-million mark worldwide.

And now, whilst seeking a replacement for recently departed singer ZP Theart, the band has delivered a set of recordings that successfully highlight the non-stop energy and entertainment-or-bust ethos of the DRAGONFORCE musicians in full live flow.

"Twilight Dementia" (обложка) track listing:

Disc 1:

01. Heroes of Our Time
02. Operation Ground and Pound
03. Reasons to Live
04. Fury of the Storm
05. Fields of Despair
06. Starfire
07. Soldiers of the Wasteland

Disc 2:

01. My Spirit Will Go On
02. Where Dragons Rule
03. The Last Journey Home
04. Valley of the Damned
05. Strike of the Ninja
06. Through the Fire and Flames

Massachusetts' metal mammoths THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed the appearance of three guest vocalists on "Wormwood", their new album, due July 20 on Prosthetic Records. HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS' Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW all lend their vocal stylings to the CD, which was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts with Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL) handling producing, mixing and mastering.

The track listing is as follows:

01. The Beast (feat. Jamey Jasta)
02. The Hills Have Eyes
03. BTM FDR
04. Ramirez
05. Terminated
06. Nightman (feat. Bruce LePage)
07. The Impaler
08. Jonestown (feat. Kyle Chard on iTunes and vinyl version only)
09. Bay Of Pigs
10. The Carpathian
11. Unabomber
12. Tactical Nuke

Jasta commented on the album's opening track, "The Beast", which he appears on: "The song is brutal; kids will lose their minds."

THE ACACIA STRAIN has also just released the first installment in a new series of videos documenting the mysteries surrounding the band since the completion of "Wormwood". Check out the first video featuring the band's longtime friend and tour manager Swis below.

KICKHUNTER, the German rock band featuring HELLOWEEN bassist Markus Grosskopf, will release its new album, "All In", on July 23 via AFM Records.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Mine All Mine
02. Revolution
03. Another Tear
04. Feels Like Home
05. All In
06. Shy Shy Shy
07. Check's In The Mail
08. Boogie Town
09. Deep In My Heart
10. Call Me
11. Ocean

A video for the song "Revolution" was recently shot and will make its online debut soon. Check out an audio excerpt by clicking on the player below.

Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION will release their new album, "Sitra Ahra", in September via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at the legendary Polar Studios in Stockholm by Lennart Östlund (LED ZEPPELIN, ABBA), who commented, "What you have made here is truly unique." will end up on the final record.

"Sitra Ahra" was mastered in New York and it features the following track listing:

01. Sitra Ahra
02. Kings Of Edom
03. Unguentum Sabbati
04. Land Of Canaan
05. Hellequin
06. 2012
07. Cu Chulain
08. Kali Yoga III
09. The Shells Are Open
10. Din
11. After The Inquisition: Children

"Debt That All Men Pay", a brand new song from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN), Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE), Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — is available for streaming at Ultimate-Guitar.com. The track comes off the band's second album, "Stampede", which will be released in North America on July 13. The "super deluxe" edition of the CD will feature the album itself, a bonus DVD, a limited-edition lenticular 3D cover with an expanded booklet, a HELLYEAH bull skull, instant downloads of the album tracks "Cowboy Way" and "Hell Of A Time" and an MP3 download of the full album on June 29, two weeks prior to its official release date. The standard "deluxe edition" will contain the album, a bonus DVD, instant downloads of the album tracks "Cowboy Way" and "Hell Of A Time" and an MP3 download of the full album on June 29.

"Stampede" track listing:

01. Cowboy Way
02. Debt That All Men Pay
03. Hell Of A Time
04. Stampede
05. Better Man
06. It's On!
07. Pole Rider
08. Cold As A Stone
09. Stand Or Walk Away
10. Alive And Well
11. Order The Sun

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will re-release their latest studio album, "Hordes Of Chaos", as a high-quality box set via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates:

Germany: July 9
Rest Of Europe: July 12
USA: July 13

Entitled "Hordes Of Chaos - Ultra Riot", the box set includes the "Hordes Of Chaos" album as a digipak with a new cover, a new booklet (including new liner notes by Joel McIver) and two enhanced videos. The bonus CD comes in a cardboard sleeve and contains two cover versions (of songs by the German band SLIME and BAD RELIGION) and five previously unreleased demo songs. On top of that, the box set contains a high-quality 12 pages photobook by famous photographer Harald Hoffmann, a full-color poster of the album cover, a full-color photocard, a full-color sticker and a voucher for the KREATOR merchandise shop at www.kreator-terrorzone.de. All this comes for a very reasonable price.

Track listing and additional content info follows below.

Digipak (incl. new cover, new booklet with liner notes from Joel McIver)

01. Hordes of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite)
02. Warcurse
03. Escalation
04. Amok Run
05. Destroy What Destroys You
06. Radical Resistance
07. Absolute Misanthropy
08. To The Afterborn
09. Corpses Of Liberty
10. Demon Prince
Enhanced videos:

11. Hordes Of Chaos
12. Destroy What Destroys You

Bonus CD (cardboard sleeve):

01. Hordes Of Chaos (Demo Version)
02. Radical Resistance (Demo Version)
03. To The Afterborn (Demo Version)
04. World Without Religion (Demo Version of "Escalation" - different arrangement)
05. Amok Run (Demo Version)
06. Alle Gegen Alle (Demo Version) (SLIME cover featuring Nagel and Thees Ulmann)
07. You Are The Government (Demo Version) (BAD RELIGION cover)

plus:

* High-quality 12 pages photobook with unseen photos from the recordings
* Full-color poster
* Full-color photo card
* Full-color sticker
* Voucher for the KREATOR merchandise shop at www.kreator-terrorzone.de

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, the group featuring former VOIVOD/current E-FORCE bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) and Tim Gutierrez (instruments), has posted three new songs — "Count Back From Ten", "White Light Response" and "Patient Zero" — on the band's MySpace page. The tracks come off PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's third LP, titled "Count Back From Ten", which will be released later in the year.

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH previously stated about its plans for the band's new CD, "Our friends at our last label Burning Star Records [which released the last PROJECT: FAILING FLESHCD] have run out of money (not shocking, considering the times) and sadly had to close down the label.

"We are still deciding what method to take to release 'Count Back From Ten'. Whether we want to take the somewhat time consuming method of dealing with a new label.. or just do a self-release and possibly license it... or even make it available via download.. or some combination of all these options. No matter the method, some promos will be printed up and close friends and fans will hopefully be able to hear this thing very soon!

"It's been a long process but we are completely happy with the result and that is the only important thing...not timetables, labels, etc."

"Count Back From Ten" projected track listing:

01. Count Back From Ten
02. White Light Response
03. Inanimate Objects
04. The Potential To…
05. Patient Zero
06. The Void Between Skin and Bone
07. Percussion Fracture
08. Irrelevant Thoughts (PRONG cover)
09. Lose Lose Situation
10. Cadence

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's second album, "The Conjoined", was released in March 2007 via Greece's Burning Star Records. The CD was issued as a digipack, featuring artwork by Martin Saavedra and Spina Studios.

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's debut CD, "A Beautiful Sickness", came out in the U.S. in early 2005 via Candlelight Records USA.

"Crest Of Black", a masterpiece of Japanese heavy metal by SACRIFICE, will finally be available on CD for the first time in July.

"Crest Of Black" was originally released in 1987 on Explosion Records, then home for bands like SABBRABELLS, DOOM and JURASSIC JADE, in a limited quantity of 1,000 copies. Since then, it's been a highly sought-after item for metalheads all over the world.

This long-awaited official reissue will also feature two bonus tracks, taken from the band's self-released demo from 1986.

SACRIFICE's singer and founding member Akira Sugiuchi is still in the singing business, fronting SOLITUDE, which released a new album, "Brave the Storm", earlier this year.

Formed by Akira Sugiuchi following the demise of BLOODLUST around the middle of 80's, SACRIFICE was one of the forerunners of Japanese thrash metal scene. Their NWOBHM-inspired fast and ultra-heavy songs, along with the character that represented the band, won the group a lot of fans throughout its career.

SACRIFICE's latter-day lineup included current SOLITUDE bass player Toru Nishida, and Shinji "Samm" Tachi of SABBAT, METALUCIFER, MAGNESIUM etc. on drums.

The band shared the stage with SODOM and NUCLEAR ASSAULT, among others.

Pictured below - SACRIFICE '87 left to right: Akira Sugiuchi (vocals), Kazuo Nonaka (guitar), Takashi Yazaki (bass), Masanori Kawakami (drums)

According to Metal Insider, Maryland rockers CLUTCH will enter Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore with J. Robbins around July 4 to record approximately half a dozen songs for an acoustic EP, to be released before the end of the year. Some of the titles being considered for the effort include a song called "Fixin' To Die" (which CLUTCH performed this past Saturday at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown, Pennsylvania), as well as stripped-down takes of "Abraham Lincoln", "Electric Worry", "Regulator" and "Tight Like That".

In other news, Weathermaker Records will reissue "Electric Worry" in conjunction with the July 20 re-release of 2007's "From Beale Street To Oblivion". A modest hit upon its release, the song has since gained newfound popularity. It has been featured in previews for the upcoming TBS series "Memphis Beat", which were heavily played during the NBA finals, as well as a commercial for the video game "Left 4 Dead 2". Weathermaker Records' Jon Nardachone told Metal Insider that if the acoustic version of "Electric Worry" makes the cut on the EP, it will be included as a B-side for the radio single.

CLUTCH issued a brand new epic DVD set called "Live at the 9:30" in mid-May. This 200-minute double-disc concert film is being sold at the fan-friendly price of $19.98. Disc one features a 90-minute full length concert filmed with seven high-definition cameras last December at Washington, D.C.'s legendary 9:30 Club. In addition to newer fan favorites like "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" and "Let a Poor Man Be", the concert film's first disc includes an electifying version of the 1995 "Clutch" self-titled release in its entirety. An audio version of the full 19-song concert was made exclusively available through iTunes on May 11. Disc two is the 110-minute feature film "Fortune Tellers Make a Killing Nowadays", which takes a behind-the-scenes look at CLUTCH "on tour" city by city in 2009. This "bonus disc" is not limited to recent CLUTCH happenings, however, as it includes rare band interviews as well as vintage never-before-seen footage documenting much of CLUTCH's history from 1991 to the present. Both discs were directed and produced by Agent Ogden, who first worked with the band on 2007's "Full Fathom Five, Video Field Recordings".

"True Sound Of The Underground", the sophomore album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, is available for streaming in its entirety at VictoryMetal.com. The CD was released in North America on June 22 via Victory Records and will be issued in Europe on July 23 through Metal Heaven Records. It was produced by Henrik Edenhed (DEAD BY APRIL, ROBYN, LAMBRETTA, TEDDYBEARS, CHRISTIAN WALTZ, THE SOUNDS) in Stockholm at Studio 301 and Cosmos Studios.

"True Sound Of The Underground" track listing:

01. Sound Of The Underground
02. Nailbiter
03. The Devil I Know
04. 24/7
05. Built To Last
06. Heading For Hell
07. Outrage
08. I Stand Alone
09. Better Than Them
10. Times Aren't A-Changing
11. Beat 'Em Down

Southern California's ANTAGONIST has announced the track listing of its new full-length album, "World In Decline", to be released on Prosthetic Records. The CD was recorded at Buzzbomb Studios in Orange, California with producer Paul Miner (TERROR, THRICE, THROWDOWN) and it features guest vocal appearances by ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS' Jared Monette and John Strachan of THE FUNERAL PYRE.

"World In Decline" track listing:

01. The Bane of Existence
02. Sasha Grey
03. Disguised In White
04. God On Fire
05. Wake Up And Smell The Lies
06. New Human
07. A Voice Unspoken
08. Already Dead (feat. John Strachan)
09. Darkest Darkness (feat. Jared Monette)
10. World In Decline (feat. Jared Monette)

Commented singer/guitarist Carlos Garcia: "We're super-stoked on the finished product, and we hope everyone will feel the same!

"Paul was amazing to work with; he was very encouraging and super-patient with us, and we're eternally grateful for that. And, of course, he knows his way around the console.

"This is honestly the first album we've done that is an accurate representation of ANTAGONIST's live sound, and it definitely showcases a more refined, aggressive sound. We're taking it back to the old school!"

Regarding the lyrical themes covered on "World In Decline", Garcia said, "'Exist' had a hopeful message of working together as humans towards a better future. The new album is about the realization that things will always be fucked up, people will always be selfish, and this world is going to end at any minute, and we have nobody to blame but ourselves.

"People grow older and figure out that life doesn't get any easier and that our own selfishness, carelessness, and ignorance are at the core of our demise. So right now, that's where our heads are at, which will in turn no doubt lead to a much more aggressive and angry album."

You can check out footage of ANTAGONIST performing one of the new songs, entitled, "The Bane of Existence", below.

ANTAGONIST's Prosthetic debut, "Exist", came out in 2008.

The band will announce a late summer tour shortly.

Montreal extreme metal purists ION DISSONANCE will release their new album, "Cursed", for an August 24 North American release via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at .357 Productions with ION DISSONANCE guitar player Antoine Lussier at the production helm.

A trailer for the album can be viewed below.

Commented vocalist Kevin: "Since 'Cursed' is now recorded, mixed and mastered, we want to take a moment to clarify a few points.

"We have been getting asked a lot of questions and we want to make sure that we are all on the same level and answer these questions once and for all.

"The official release date in the U.S and Canada is scheduled for August 24th.

"A few release dates have been getting thrown around and we wanted to put the questions to rest. Also, our new friends at Basick Records will be releasing 'Cursed' in Europe. The record will be out there on August 23rd and finally, Doom Patrol in Japan will be releasing the record there on August 24th as well. Both the European and the Japanese versions will have their own exclusive tracks, but more info on that later.

"To fill you in on this situation, we were originally planning on an earlier release date, but unfortunately we encountered a few obstacles along the way, mainly mastering the disc. This made an earlier release date impossible. Another perfect example is the artwork. We wanted to work with Paul Romano but he is obviously very busy and we felt that waiting for his services was a better option than looking elsewhere. We love Paul's work and are insistent on having him follow up his work on 'Minus The Herd'. So now that we have the artwork in hand we can definitely say that the wait was worth it.

"All this to say that when ION DISSONANCE decided to get together over a year ago to come out with our best work to date, we wanted to take every little detail into consideration to make sure this record was everything we ever wanted an ION DISSONANCE record to be.

"With that being said, we'll move on to another situation which needs to be addressed. After three long years of winging it as a four piece, we are now back to five members. Yannick Desgroseillers (formerly from TEARS FROM THE SKY) has now joined the ranks and will be playing bass, a role Sebastien has been filling in on since Xavier left the band. This switch will allow us to play some new songs on our upcoming shows, which to us is an unbelievable excitement.

"We can't wait to get out on the road this summer and see some familiar faces. It's been too long."

Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION have recruited Christian Vidal from Argentina as the band's new guitarist.

Vidal made his live debut with THERION on June 4, 2010 in Mexico City.

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below.

Christian Vidal was born in Zarate, Buenos Aires and he first started playing guitar at the early age of eight. In 2007 he became part of THE ROAD VULTURES, a band that was formed with the purpose of backing former MR. BIG vocalist Eric Martin.

In 2001, Vidal formed the heavy metal act CUERO along with former KAMIKAZE vocalist Enrique Gomez Yafal. CUERO completed several tours of Argentina and participated in a METALLICA tribute album.

Christian released a solo album, "El Viaje", in 2005. The CD featured a mix of instrumental rock with different native Argentinian styles like folklore and tango.

THERION recently completed work on its new album, "Sitra Ahra". The CD was mixed at the legendary Polar Studios in Stockholm by Lennart Östlund (LED ZEPPELIN, ABBA), who commented, "What you have made here is truly unique." 13 songs were recorded for the CD, although it is presently unclear if all of the tracks will end up on the final record.

"Sitra Ahra" was mastered in New York for a September 2010 release.

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson previously stated about the upcoming CD, "Expect something spectacular, even by THERION's standards!"

Christofer Johnsson announced in May 2009 that vocalist Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS) had become a permanent member of THERION.

THERION's new rhythm section is comprised of Johan Koleberg (ANIMAL, ZAN CLAN, LION'S SHARE) on drums and Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson (TREAT, ZAN CLAN, VINDICTIV) on bass guitar.

THERION's latest CD/DVD, "The Miskolc Experience", was released in June 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Members of SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX joined METALLICA on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, June 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria to perform the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" METALLICA's James Hetfield, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna all took turns singing, with various other bandmembers playing guitar, bass and pounding on snare drums.

"After 29 years of doing this to reach this apex is just so fucking cool," tweeted ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian moments after the performance. "It was a monumental moment of epic proportions. I'm so high from the experience I can't sleep."

The last time Mustaine performed with METALLICA was on April 9, 1983 at the legendary Brooklyn, New York club L'Amour. He was unceremoniously fired by the band just weeks before they entered the studio to record their debut album, "Kill 'Em All", and was replaced by former EXODUS axeman Kirk Hammett.

NOTE: All photos below courtesy of MetOnTour.com

METALLICA's setlist was as follows:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade To Black
06. That Was Just Your Life
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Am I Evil? (w/ Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy

Today's "Big Four" show, as part of the Sonisphere festival, will be beamed to more than 450 movie theatres in more than 140 markets in the U.S., along with cities in Europe, Canada and Latin America. In addition, it is being recorded for a forthcoming "Big Four" DVD.

The concert will be broadcast to theatres in high definition. Delayed screenings are planned for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history last Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland.

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have inked a deal with Germany's AFM Records. The band is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2007's "Killing Peace"for a tentative late 2010 release.

Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "We're so very stoked to be joining the AFM Records roster.

"Our deal with Candlelight had expired, and as always, ONSLAUGHT were looking for a new challenge. There were several labels interested in signing the band, but AFM said all the right things and made all the right moves, so it wasn't a hard choice. Also seeing what the label did with the latest FEAR FACTORY album backed up our decision.

"It kinda feels like when we were signed to Music For Nations — very personal and very friendly on every level, right up to the label owner.

"We have a real good feeling about the new album release and a very distinctive vision.

"AFM are right behind this 110%. We're gonna make a great team and together we're gonna deliver some kick-ass new tunes."

The cover artwork for "Invidious Dominion", the forthcoming eleventh album from Florida-based death metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION, can be viewed below. The art was created by renowned artist Pär Olofsson (THE FACELESS, IMMORTAL, ABYSMAL DAWN).

"Pär Olofsson was recommended to us by our label manager, Gerardo Martinez, and after checking out some of his work we knew he was our guy," commented the band. "Our initial thought was to have a world in chaos and destruction, or an Invidious Dominion, which then led us to remember the 'Ten Commandments' album cover, and how cool it would be to have the demon make a return appearance but from a frontal view!

"Pär's totally brutal interpretation couldn't have exceeded our expectations any more! We are stoked with his work and can't wait to see it on a bunch of cool merch and more than likely everyone in the band's skin!"

"Invidious Dominion" will be released on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records (three days later in Europe through Massacre). The effort will made available in various territories as a regular CD; digipack with bonus material; and vinyl LP.

MALEVOLENT CREATION's new album was recorded at Mana Recording Studios (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, GOATWHORE) in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL, CANNIBAL CORPSE). The band has also just signed a management deal with Extreme Management Group (SUFFOCATION, ORIGIN).

Commented guitarist Phil Fasciana: "MALEVOLENT CREATION have found a winning combination working with Erik Rutan, putting together an album filled with every bit of hatred, speed and aggression the band has ever recorded. 'Invidious Dominion' contains 10 full-throttle songs from start to finish and will be embarking on a massive world tour upon the album's release in August 2010."

"Invidious Dominion" track listing:

01. United Hate
02. Conflict Finalized
03. Slaughterhouse
04. Compulsive Face Breaker
05. Lead Spitter
06. Target Rich Environment
07. Antagonized
08. Born Again Hard
09. Corruptor
10. Invidious Dominion

MALEVOLENT CREATION was recently rejoined by original bassist Jason Blachowicz. Blachowicz initially left on good terms to further his tattoo career, but the death metal sickness still runs deep in his veins!

"Been in hiding, working in tattoo shops for quite some time now but my gut has been aching to do one of the things that I do best... spreading malevolence across the globe with my brothers in metal," Blachowicz said in a statement. "The evil in my blood has motivated me to dust the cobwebs off of my bass and commit to performing blasphemy and anger upon mine and everyone else's ears once again. This is also for one of my inspirations, Peter Steele, and for all of the loyal MALEVOLENT CREATION fans who have been supporting us for 23 fucking years!

Former BLAZE BAYLEY drummer Larry Paterson has joined the Northern Ireland-based metal band SINOCENCE. The group is currently working on material for a new CD, tentatively due in 2011. Paterson states, "Expect a lot of touring — particularly once the album is out — bringing the noise to everywhere that we can."

SINOCENCE's latest album, "Scar Obscura", is described in a press release as "a veritable tour-de-force in vicious, hook-laden, melodic metal. Featuring 10 songs of raging metal anthems, 'Scar Obscura' is a must for anybody with even a passing interest in heavy music. With many bands taking on an abrasive screaming approach SINOCENCE continue to focus on their solid songwriting skills and intense rhythm section. What sets the band apart from their contemporaries however are the soaring and emotional vocals encompassed onto the tracks. On 'Scar Obscura' the band have stepped up to reinvigorate the dynamic energetic sound the public have come to expect from SINOCENCE. If ever there was a coming-of-age release, this is most definitely it!"

Resurrected melodic rockers UNRULY CHILD — featuring former KING KOBRA/SIGNAL vocalist Marcie Free (known before her sex-change operation as Mark Free) — have set "When Worlds Collide" as the title of their new album, due in October via Frontiers Records. All of the band's original members — Bruce Gowdy (guitar), Jay Schellen (drums), Guy Allison (keyboards) an Free — have come together to record the CD which is being tracked in Los Angeles under the direction of Gowdy.

According to a press release, "When Worlds Collide" will include eleven newly written songs which will bring back the glorious sound of the band's debut album with a "21st century flavor." It will be the first LP to feature the vocals of Free in more than a decade.

Quality fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' June 19, 2010 performance at the Sonisphere festival at Milovice Airport, Czech Republic can be viewed below.

ALICE IN CHAINS has chosen "Lesson Learned" as the next single from its latest album, "Black Gives Way To Blue" (Virgin/EMI), which was recently certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies.

The gold certification is the latest in a long line of success stories surrounding the band and "Black Gives Way To Blue" dating back to last October, when the record entered The Billboard 200 at No. 5 with first-week sales exceeding 125,000 copies.