Chaos Records will release the debut album from Heavens Decay, The Great Void Of Mystery, on December 12th. Led by Julio Viterbo (Tormentor, Shub Niggurath, Cenotaph, The Chasm), the music is primarily NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal infused with the range of influences from Viterbo's impressive career as a musician.

After a long and illustrious career in death metal as a guitarist in the aforementioned bands, Viterbo decided to reconnect with the heavy metal that enveloped him as a youth and gave meaning to his life. The groundwork was laid in August 2013 when Viterbo participated in the recording of Acerus debut album The Unreachable Salvation, a heavy metal album for which he composed half the songs. The work was a turning point in his career as a guitarist, allowing Viterbo to explore new sounds and expand his compositional scope.

The result was the launch of Heavens Decay in 2015. After composing several songs, Viterbo invited Oscar Clorio (Damned Cross, Cenotaph, Shub Niggurath, Denial) to join him on the journey as drummer, The pair then recruited Nick Hernandez (Stone Magnum) as vocalist. The songs were completed via the Internet, as Oscar lives in Mexico City, while Julio and Nick call Chicago home.

Finally in July 2016 Heavens Decay recorded The Great Void Of Mystery in Chicago's Minbal studios. The album was engineered by Matt Russell and mastered by Dan Swanö in Unisound studios in Sweden. Chaos Records will release the album on CD and digital formats. The band is already working on new material for the next instalment of heavy metal fury.

Tracklisting:

“Intro”
“Born In Fire”
“Where The Ravens Fly Free”
“Thunder Of The Guns”
“Ritual Site”
“Witches Pray”
“Reaper In Wait”
“The Exile”
“Endless Fire”

“The Exile”:

In 2016, Brutal Unrest hit the Soundlodge Studio again to record their new album, entitled Trinitas. With this record Brutal Unrest received a great response from Hammerheart Records so an agreement for a January 2017 release was reached. Brutal Unrest enriched its brutal sound with a more atmospheric approach of death metal, while the brutality and intensity is still present.

Trinitas, simply said, is a killer death metal album that sounds top notch, with killer songs, an all out great performance by a band that knows how to create memorable songs that make you want to push the repeat button.

The artwork for Trinitas was created by Jochen Schilling. A fitting composition for a great album that will nestle itself in the heart of any brutal death metal fan worldwide.

Check out the new song, "Pandemic Wings":

The first official photo of the new lineup of Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED can be be seen above. Joining original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid (guitar), Uffe Cederlund (guitar) and Nicke Andersson (drums) are Robert Andersson (vocals) and Nicke's half brother Edvin Aftonfalk (bass), both formerly of the Swedish death metal band MORBUS CHRON.

ENTOMBED will perform on the now-sold-out Close-Up Båten cruise, leaving Stockholm on board M/S Silija Galaxy on October 27. They will then play ENTOMBED's groundbreaking 1991 album, "Clandestine", in its entirety at Malmö Live in Malmö, Sweden on November 12. Also appearing with the band at the in Malmö gig will be Orvar Säfström, who sang on ENTOMBED's 1990 EP "Crawl".

Sitting in first with conductor Josef Rhedin and the 100-plus member Malmö Symphony Orchestra for Thomas Von Wachenfeldt's arrangement of "Clandestine", the band will perform "Clandestine" from front to back for the very first time. Hellid said: "'Clandestine' is a complex beast. Revisiting it 25 years later is definitely something special."

Decibel magazine inducted the album into its Hall Of Fame series in their December issue. Editor Albert Mudrian said "Clandestine" is "one of the greatest death metal records — Swedish or otherwise — of all time."

BLABBERMOUTH.NET first announced the trio's assemblage earlier this year. Since then, fans have questioned the possibility of new material from the death metal pioneers. Cederlund asserts: "We're not going to do big world tours. Right now we have these two shows booked and we're taking it from there. We have been re-recording old stuff to see how we sound today — and we like it. Time is flying faster as I get older and I would love to be part of a new ENTOMBED album. I'm open for it." Andersson noted: "We realized it's been 25 years since 'Clandestine' first came out and we never properly performed it live. It's about damn time! I wanted to be part of the earlier orchestra shows but schedules clashed. This time the stars aligned such that we can do both the eerie cinematic Christopher Young-style ('Hellraiser') set, where we sit in with the orchestra, and then the full-on original performance as a band. It's an awesome way to celebrate." "Just getting into a room with Nicke and Uffe is exciting," noted Hellid. "Getting back on stage will be amazing. We find profound joy in looking for, creating, and shaping ENTOMBED. It is an immense rush making all the bumps along the way well worth it. Fans can view the PledgeMusic campaign here.

The ENTOMBED band that will perform on the Close-Up Båten cruise and in Malmö is not to be confused with ENTOMBED A.D., which features ENTOMBED vocalist Lars Göran Petrov alongside Olle Dahlstedt (drums), Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Victor Brandt (bass).

Hellid and Petrov have been embroiled in a legal battle over the ENTOMBED name for several years. In 2014, Petrov was awarded the right to use the band name in connection with future recording and touring activities, a decision which Hellid appealed without success. The guitarist then went on to register a trademark for beverage production under the "Entombed" name. This move did not sit well with Hellid's former bandmate, who filed a letter of protest against Alex's registration of the name, claiming that it could be confused with band activities. He also said that Hellid acted in "bad faith" when he registered name and that there was a desire to "deceive the public." Petrov's protest, however, found no favor with the Swedish Patent And Registration Office, which rejected his claims on the issue in a March 8 ruling.

ENTOMBED A.D.'s second album, "Dead Dawn", was released on February 26 via Century Media.

Pictured left to right in photo: Robert Andersson (vocals), Uffe Cederlund (guitar), Edvin Aftonfalk (bass), Nicke Andersson (drums), Alex Hellid (guitar)

“Edge Of The Universe”, the new video from FM singer Steve Overland, can be seen below. The track is featured on Overland’s new album ,Contagious, which was released on October 21st via UK label Escape Music Ltd.

Steve Overland has a history that goes way back into the late '70s. His first major recording was with the band Wildlife in 1980. After the demise of Wildlife, Steve went on to form cult British melodic rock band FM, a band that released numerous albums throughout the '80s and '90s, and more recently in 2013.

Steve originally teamed up with Escape Music to provide lead vocals for the Boston Tribute album, singing "Amanda". Steve also joined forces with Steve Morris of Heartland to record the Shadowman albums: Land Of The Living, Different Angles, Ghost In The Mirror, and Watching Over You. Steve has also fronted two releases by The Ladder: Future Miracles, and Sacred.

Contagious tracklisting:

"Doctor My Heart"
"Easy On Me"
"Edge Of The Universe"
"Every Lonely Night"
"Wildest Dreams"
"Intoxicated"
"Define Our Love"
"Pocketful Of Dreams"
"Making Miracles"
"Back Where I Belong"
"Unforgiving World"
"Shame On You" (bonus track)

"Edge Of The Universe" video:

Video footage of AMARANTHE guitarist Olof Mörck and vocalist Elize Ryd performing an acoustic version of their new single, "That Song", on October 20 at the Bengans record store in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's epic and gloriously over-the-top new album, "Maximalism", which was released on October 21 via Spinefarm Records.

"Maximalism" was produced once again by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, EPICA, DELAIN) and mastered by Svante Forsback (RAMMSTEIN, APOCALYPTICA, DRAGONFORCE). Refusing to be pinned down by genre or convention, AMARANTHE have consistently pursued the less travelled path, blending different sounds and styles to create a signature hybrid approach, and "Maximalism" sees their collective wide-angle vision laid out with greater skill and conviction than ever before. From the locomotive power of "Faster" and "Fury" through to the more measured drama of "Limitless" and "Endlessly" (a solo tour de force for singer Elize Ryd), this is AMARANTHE ramping up both the energy and the emotion, and generally pushing everything to the max.

The album is full of songs so catchy that they embed themselves in your brain for hours, and "That Song" is easily one of the most memorable AMARANTHE numbers to date.

The official video for "That Song" was directed by longstanding collaborator Patric Ullaeus and it mixes a gripping narrative with performance footage, finding the members of the band playing a variety of roles, as musicians in blue-collar gigs at the crossroads in their respective lives.

Said Mörck: "What song? 'THAT song'! Our very first single and video from our brand new album, 'Maximalism', is out now! Representing a fresh take on the AMARANTHE approach, it is part of the wide spectrum of sounds that is 'Maximalism'.

"The video represents the struggle that comes from following your dreams no matter what the cost. Even if you are on the downside of life, one day there will be a turning point when it all becomes clear — to the sound of 'That Song'."

In support of "Maximalism", AMARANTHE has just embarked on a headline European tour with SONIC SYNDICATE and SMASH INTO PIECES guesting on all shows.

Video footage of THE PRETTY RECKLESS performing an acoustic version of the band's new single "Take Me Down" at the studios of the Arizona radio station 98 KUPD can be seen below. The track is taken from the group's third studio album, "Who You Selling For", which was released on October 21 via Razor & Tie.

"Take Me Down" recently landed No. 1 on the Rock Radio chart, marking the band's fourth consecutive No. 1 single. Frontwoman Taylor Momsen told Kerrang! magazine about the song: "It's a classic rock 'n' roll tune, which was inspired by the Robert Johnson story of going to the crossroads and selling his soul for rock 'n' roll — which I kind of did in one way. [Laughs] I gave my life to the music; I gave everything else up for it. And it's a simple story about giving your life to something you love so much and you need it so bad that you're willing to sell your soul for it."

"Who You Selling For" was produced by THE PRETTY RECKLESS's longtime collaborator Kato Khandwala. The songs were written by Momsen and guitarist Ben Phillips.

Asked if "Who You Selling For" is autobiographical, Momsen told the Baltimore radio station 98 Rock: "Well, I think all of our records, in one sense, are autobiographical. I mean, I write them, so I'm writing about my experiences and my life and what I have observed and what I know. So I think this coming record is the next evolution of the band, so we're really excited for everyone to hear it. It's very diverse and eclectic, I guess is a good word to describe it. But, of course, it's personal. I mean, I write it."

The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions will auction a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder owned by rock and roll legend Steven Tyler at its 46th annual Scottsdale Auction in January 2017. The supercar will also be on display at the 2016 SEMA Show in Barrett-Jackson's booth, November 1-4.

This rare supercar is the fifth of only 12 Hennessey Venom GTs ever created and first of the Spyder convertibles. It will cross the auction block at No Reserve, with 100 percent of the hammer price benefiting Janie's Fund, an initiative created in partnership with Tyler and Youth Villages to bring hope and healing for many of the country's most vulnerable girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect.

"Charity car sales create some of the most memorable moments from our Scottsdale auctions," said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. "This past January, we had the VIN #001 Acura NSX, benefiting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and Camp Southern Ground, and last year we sold the VIN #001 Ford GT350R with the entire hammer price going to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A world-renowned celebrity like Steven Tyler donating a car as rare and desirable as the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder will undoubtedly be the next great moment for charity cars in Scottsdale, and I'm proud that Barrett-Jackson can be a platform to support a wonderful cause like Janie's Fund."

Tyler's Venom GT Spyder is the convertible version of the record-setting Venom GT that recorded a top speed of 270.49 mph at Kennedy Space Center in 2014. This specific vehicle belonging to Tyler is the first of the six Spyder convertibles produced. The 7.0-liter V8 engine produces 1,244 horsepower that muscles the 2,743-pound convertible from 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds and 0-200 mph in 14.5 seconds. This car also has a custom JL Audio stereo system befitting a rock and roll superstar.

Barrett-Jackson's 46th Annual Scottsdale Auction will take place January 14-22 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, Arizona.

For more information on becoming a bidder, click here.

Airbourne's high-octane "Breakin' Outta Hell”, which is the title track from their new album, is an official theme song for the WWE's "Hell In A Cell" event, which airs globally on Sunday, October 30th at 8 PM/5 PM, PT on the WWE Network.

WWE SVP and GM, WWE Music Group Neil Lawi says, "Music is a critical and emotional component of WWE, and I am proud to expand our relationship with Airbourne. They continue to deliver rock anthems that suit our brand, as we deliver our content on multiple platforms for our fans."

The Aussie rockers just enjoyed the best chart positions of their career with their fourth album, which also serves as their Spinefarm Records debut.

Airbourne just wrapped a successful headline tour in support of Breakin' Outta Hell. During the trek, frontman Joel O'Keeffe suffered some minor injuries in a stage fall, yet didn't miss a beat or a show, jumping back on stage and continuing to play mere seconds after he took the tumble.

Airbourne will next head to Europe to embark on a tour with Volbeat.

Video footage of psychedelic octet Knifeworld performing their song “I Must Set Fire To Your Portrait” live at London’s Bush Hall on May 20th, 2016 can be seen below. The track is featured on the band’s third studio album, Bottled Out Of Eden, out now via InsideOut Music.

Bottled Out Of Eden album details follow…

Tracklisting:

“High/Aflame”
“The Germ Inside”
“I Am Lost”
“The Deathless”
“Foul Temple”
“Vision Of The Bent Path”
“I Must Set Fire To Your Portrait”
“Lowered Into Necromancy”
“A Dream About A Dream”
“Secret Words”
“Feel The Sorcery”

“High/Aflame” video:

Teaser:

Details are sketchy for the moment, but Jim Dunlop Guitar Products will unveil the Casualties Of Cool Dunlop Sessions featuring Ché Aimee Dorval and Devin Townsend on Halloween 2016 (October 31st). More information will be revealed soon. Check out the trailer below.

Following its original release in 2014, Devin Townsend's debut as Casualties Of Cool saw a full worldwide release on the January 15th, 2016 with the two CDs joined by a brand new bonus live DVD featuring a full set filmed at London's beautiful Union Chapel during the short run of shows that took place around the albums launch.

Casualties Of Cool recently launched a video taken from the DVD; you can watch the live version of “Daddy” below.

Devin had this to say: "Casualties Of Cool is a project that means a great deal to me, and also one that we have only had the chance to play live with three (3) times (!). This DVD we made was the second show we ever played and the first with Morgan on drums, so there's an element of 'warts and all' involved that I take into consideration. However, Casualties is very refreshing for me. No click tracks, no backing tracks, no talking and a hefty dose of live improvisation make this a situation that I believe with some exposure could hold an absolute ton of potential. The idea is to take a typical folky aesthetic and wrap it in a moody, kind of haunted David Lynch type aura. It's great fun and Che is brilliant.

I have always said that having played metal and then trying to do something different is akin to having had done porn and then trying to be a 'legitimate' actor. I love metal and will always play it, but damn... I think given half a chance Casualties Of Cool could be really awesome as a live entity. So anyways, I'm not holding my breath but we took some time and 3 cameras to our second gig ever at the Union Chapel last year in London, and here is a song. I hope some of you enjoy it.” :)

The expanded album tracklisting is as follows:

CD 1
"Daddy"
"Mountaintop"
"Flight"
"The Code"
"Moon"
"Pier" (Instrumental)
"Ether"
"Hejda"
"Forgive Me"
"Broken"
"Bones"
"Deathscope"
"The Field"
"The Bridge"
"Pure" (intrumental)

CD 2 - Ghost B-Sides
"Ghost Wives"
"Drained"
"Dig for Gold"
"Dead Eyes"
"Drench"
"Mend" (instrumental)
"Where You’ve Been"
"Gone is Gone"
"Fight"
"Glass World"
"Aquarius"
"Perspective"
"Moonshine"

DVD - Live At Union Chapel, London
"Daddy"
"The Code"
"Mountaintop"
"Flight"
"Ether"
"Moon / Pier"
"Bones"
"Forgive Me"
"Jam"
"The Field"
"Deathscope"
"Gone Is Gone"
"The Bridge"

Bonus features:
Interview
"Mountaintop" (video)
"Flight" (video)

For Townsend, Casualties Of Cool is an escape - from over 20 years of relentless productivity, of the pre-conceptions of him that come with being one of the biggest names in his sphere. A project over four years in the making, largely at night when home from turning the dial up for the day job in the studio, Casualties Of Cool has seen Townsend look at himself in order to go forward. Digging out a battered old Fender amp and telecaster, he revisited the rootsy country and North American folk music of his youth. It provides the backbone of the album that's eventually come to fruition, opening with “Daddy’s” shuffling percussion and bluesy finger-picked motif, resurfacing during “The Code” and it’s sultry twilight atmospherics and “Forgive Me” with it’s hushed ambience. It's a subtly applied but vital part of this record, providing the bones for the flesh to hang from.

"My childhood was full of that type of music," says Townsend. "At Christmas my grandfather would insist on the whole family sitting around singing uncomfortably along to Johnny Cash songs and Irish stuff like the Clancy Brothers. It was a big part of my childhood, it's not like I'm putting on a new hat here."  

The luxuriant vocals of Ché Aimee Dorval have draped themselves over a previous Townsend release - 2009's Ki - and so it was perhaps no surprise that the two would find their way back to each other. Recorded by Aimee herself on her laptop, her voice is as important as the shuffling folk that permeates the record, in acting as a glue for the whole thing - her wistful tones hold together constructs so free-form at times they might disintegrate.

Check out the video for the track “Mountaintop”:

Directed by Jessica Cope (Steven Wilson, Storm Corrosion), Devin had the following to say about it: “Uere is the video for “Mountaintop”, from Casualties Of Cool. I have been a fan of Jessica Copes' work for a while now, and the opportunity to work with her rose for this album and we are thrilled with the result.  Although the concept of the video is loosely based on the concept of the record, we found it worked better as a standalone piece. Ché Aimee Dorval and I therefore decided not to have the characters in the video portray us personally. I hope you enjoy this, I'm so happy to have an opportunity to work with brilliant artists in the career. I'm very proud of this album and video!"

For Townsend, the themes of the record surround what he believes to be a bridge in his career; an acceptance of the artist he is today and embracing the fear of leaving behind what people know of him.

In a new episode of Talking Metal, BulletBoys vocalist Marq Torien said he would “love to sing for the Stone Temple Pilots.”

“I’m a huge Stone Temple Pilots fan”, said Torien. “I’ll just say it right now, I would love to be the singer for the Stone Temple Pilots. I would love the opportunity for it and love those guys to death.”

Listen to "TM 633 Bullet Boys" on Spreaker.

Hollywood rockers, Bulletboys, will release a new studio album in 2017. 

Bulletboys formed in 1988 at the very peak of the Los Angeles hard rock movement. With record companies constantly searching for new talent, they possessed a pedigree that most bands would kill for. Unlike the other rockers of the day, the Bulletboys were more hard rock and blues fusion than pure hair metal. Using their credentials, they were able to quickly capture the attention of music fans around the world while frontman Marq Torien emerged as one of the most underrated vocalists of the era. Thanks to comparisons to the likes of Aerosmith and especially Van Halen, talent scouts came running and the band quickly received their first major label contract.

With a debut album, produced by none other than Ted Templeman (Van Halen, Montrose) which sported the the smash hit single "Smooth Up in Ya”, Bulletboys officially established themselves as the leaders of the then LA rock scene. Constant tours and the support of MTV soon brought the album to platinum status. Two more albums soon followed, Freakshow and Za-Za.

The band continued to tour and release albums surviving throughout the grunge era and outlasting the nu-metal craze. With eight more studio albums under their belt, Bulletboys are ready to start again with a new label, feeling stronger than ever!

“We could not be more ecstatic about signing with Frontiers” says Marq Torien. “Thank you to the Executives at the label and Artists Worldwide for believing in our music. We have worked diligently over the past years musically, touring, writing and performing. We are excited to embark on this new venture with Frontiers as our support and really looking forward to releasing our new music with your amazing label. Our new joint is going into a completely new direction musically that has not been heard from us ever. We promise not to disappoint!”

Bulletboys lineup:

Marq Torien - vocals/lead guitar
Nick Rozz - rhythm & lead guitar
Chad MacDonald - bass
Shawn Duncan - drums & percussion

Irish doomsters Mourning Beloveth will perform a special set in the Netherlands on Saturday 29th October when they make what will be their third appearance at Dutch Doom Days at the Baroeg, Rotterdam.  And their reasons for doing so?  Quite simple really - not only does Mourning Beloveth have a considerable following in the Netherlands, but they are also huge fans of the Rotterdam venue. Plus the football of course!  As the band explains:

"This will be our third Dutch Doom Days appearance and one we are really looking forward to. We first played Baroeg in 2003 when on the Doomination of Europe Tour with Morgion and The Prophecy, and this is what started  our love affair with the place.   So much so that even if we are not playing at Dutch Doom Days or making a stop there during a tour,  we have also become die-hard Rotterdam Hooligans - the Irish Branch.
 
"We have had many legendary nights at Baroeg, mainly when the gigs were over; from 4am doom sing-along to Feyenoord Gabba songs.  We were even asked by our Dutch friends at Baroeg to contribute to the letter from the venue to the Dutch Government for funding assistance, something that was a real honour for us.  And naturally with Feyenoord 5 points clear at the top of the Eredivise, and a home game next weekend we might even get some good football on Sunday morning."

 
So what exactly does Mourning Beloveth have in store for the fans and the venue on Saturday?
 
"The most important thing of course is the music, and we are due to headline the Saturday night and we have decided to do something special.  We will play Nick Cave's ‘The Weeping Song’ and this will be only third time that we perform it live.  We know this is a favourite amongst our Dutch friends, and the last time we played it on stage also happened to be at the Baroeg.   Unfortunately due to the gremlins that had taken up residence in our equipment, or maybe it was in our heads, we were not satisfied with the performance that time.   We're happy to say that rehearsals are going well, and if anyone knows the words they are more than welcome to help us out and sing along with us.
 
"We will also be playing an acoustic version of ‘A Terrible Beauty Is Born’, with the original video playing behind us.   It will be the first time we have played anything acoustically outside of rehearsals or the recording studio, and we hope everyone will enjoy it.  For those who don't know the song, the lyrics are taken from WB Yeats poem Easter 1916 which is about Ireland's fight for freedom and the changing attitudes of many people who witnessed the ultimate sacrifice made by so many men and women who laid down their lives for a free Ireland.  But the words of the poem could resonate in any country in the world where people have fought for freedom since the beginning of time, and the video reflects this.
 
"See ye in the dark corners...."

The video of "A Terrible Beauty Is Born" that will be used at Dutch Doom Days was created by the band and John Mulvaney and originally released on April 24th - the day that marked the Centenary of the Easter  Uprising.  Since its release there have been more than a few who have questioned what Yeats would have thought of his words being interpreted by a metal band, and some who questioned what the band's motivation was for writing the song.   So, earlier this year the band released an unscripted video where they explained what lies behind the track, the recording process, how such a different sound came about, and what it might lead to in the future.  Titled "A Terrible Interview Is Born", the video can be seen below:

The official music video for KORN's new song "Take Me" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "The Serenity Of Suffering", which was released on October 21. The follow-up to 2013's "The Paradigm Shift" was helmed by Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has previously worked with FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON and RUSH, among others. The CD features a guest appearance by SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor on the song "A Different World".

"The Serenity Of Suffering" marks the band's return to Roadrunner, which previously released 2010's "Korn III - Remember Who You Are" and 2011's "The Path Of Totality".

"The Serenity Of Suffering" track listing:

01. Insane02. Rotting In Vain03. Black Is The Soul04. The Hating05. A Different World (feat. Corey Taylor)06. Take Me07. Everything Falls Apart08. Die Yet Another Night09. When You're Not There10. Next In Line11. Please Come For Me

KORN guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch told Live Nation TV in a new interview what they felt singer Jonathan Davis meant by "The Serenity Of Suffering" title. Shaffer said: "The way I see it is it's his take on the record . . . I felt that he was kind of suffering — he was battling inside of himself to get to that creative place that he felt comfortable to start writing for the album, but it made a great record. This time for him, though, it felt a lot more difficult."

Welch added: "I mean, he's not perfect — obviously, none of us are — he's just a sweet guy, and, unfortunately, he lets people hurt him a lot and he lives with it. He feels like normal when he's suffering because he has suffered so much."

Davis has a somewhat different view, telling The Pulse Of Radio that the title reflects a strange comfort he finds in feeling bad. "I feel like sometimes I'm in that place so much, I feel serenity when I'm there," he said. "That's where I feel comfortable, when I'm down. And I think people who have ever battled depression and stuff like that, it's not enjoyable, but that kind of feeling you can relate to."

Band photo credit: Dean Karr

"No Limits Music Show" has uploaded a "virtual tour" of "A Vulgar Display Of Pantera", the first-ever authorized visual history of PANTERA. Check out the footage below. The book was released on September 13 via Lesser Gods.

A breathtaking, behind-the-scenes, comprehensive look at one of the world's most legendary metal bands, the voluminous coffee table book features rare and never-before-seen images of PANTERA in the studio, at home, on the road, and kicking ass on stage, from their humble beginnings to their grand finish. "A Vulgar Display Of Pantera" also includes contributions and recollections from various band members.

The images in the 384-page book were provided by Joe Giron, one of PANTERA's longtime photographers and earliest supporters. The foreword was penned by former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown, who also provided anecdotes in the book along with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott.

Check out photo samples from "A Vulgar Display Of Pantera" at LesserGodsBooks.com.

PANTERA was one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time—and arguably the most important metal band of the 1990s. PANTERA's 1994 album, "Far Beyond Driven", debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. PANTERA has sold over twenty-five million albums worldwide. In the United States alone, four PANTERA albums were certified platinum (one million sold) and two more went gold (five hundred thousand sold).

Asked by Songfacts in a 2015 interview what his greatest contribution to a PANTERA song was as far as songwriting, Rex said: "We were the three-piece kind of thing. You know, that kind of VAN HALEN stuff. So pretty much all the stuff that was underneath the solos, and any time there was a key change, that was me. And our arrangements a lot of the time, just depending, Phil [Anselmo, vocals] and I would work on those. But any time we changed into a key pattern, changes or stuff like that, was me. And me and Dime [guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott] worked on a lot of those riffs hand in hand — mine with his. He'd have this little part and I would come in with a different little section at the end of it; that's what made the riff. But any guitar player in the band is going to come up with the majority of the shit a lot of the time. We had four very different individuals in the band, and it took all of us to make what I called the "magic in a box." You'd put those four individuals together, and that was magic. Once you opened that box up, there were so many influences between all of us, and we would just pour them all into it."

Brown also talked about PANTERA's enduring influence. He said: "Every band out there wants to be PANTERA, I'll just put it that way. I'm not patting myself on the back when I say that; it's just fact. They're trying to get the riffs and they'll never have it. They'll never get it. It takes the four of us. Special. I mean, you can't just throw three of the original guys out of SLAYER and expect to sound like SLAYER, it's just not going to work. Just one of them things, man. You run across that once in a lifetime and you just fight for it, and that's what we did with the band. But it was all about the song. It was all about that melody, that "catch" that could suck people in."

Giron shot photographs of PANTERA since 1983 and throughout the rest of the band's career. He also photographed many other artists, including AC/DC, David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, VAN HALEN, and U2, just to name a handful, for many of the world's leading rock magazines. Today, his niche is in the gaming industry as the photographer for the World Poker Tour and head of the official photography team at the World Series Of Poker. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on camera to produce "Memories In Rock - Live In Germany", which will be released via Eagle Rock Entertainment on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2CD, and digital formats on November 18. A deluxe version (DVD, Blu-ray and 2CD in a 48-page hardback photobook), along with a 3LP version (180-gram vinyl), will be available as an import on December 2.

This film captures the long-awaited return to rock music for Ritchie Blackmore. The setlist, combining classic tracks from both DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW, was exactly what the fans had wished for. Filmed in high definition, this jaw-dropping set includes "Catch The Rainbow", "Mistreated", "Since You Been Gone", "Black Night", "Spotlight Kid", "Smoke On The Water", "Stargazer", "Perfect Strangers", and more! As a bonus all formats (barring the 3LP) also boast a quartet of tracks recorded on an alternative night: "Spotlight Kid", "Man On The Silver Mountain", "Long Live Rock ‘N' Roll", and "Stargazer".

The band line-up for this incredible show featured Ritchie Blackmore (guitar); Ronnie Romero (vocals); David Keith (drums); Bob Nouveau (bass); Jens Johansson (keyboards); Candice Night (backing vocals); Lady Lynn (backing vocals).

"Memories In Rock - Live In Germany" track listing:

CD Disc 1

01. Highway Star02. Spotlight Kid 03. Mistreated 04. 16th Century Greensleeves 05. Since You Been Gone 06. Man On The Silver Mountain 07. Catch The Rainbow 08. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth) 09. Perfect Strangers 10. Stargazer

CD Disc 2

11. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 12. Child In Time / Woman From Tokyo 13. Black Night 14. Smoke On The Water

A performance clip of "Perfect Strangers", taken from "Memories In Rock - Live In Germany", can be seen below.

Blackmore spoke to the Dutch radio station Radio Veronica about what made him decide to play the recent RAINBOW comeback shows. He said: "Besides money, I heard the [new RAINBOW] singer, Ronnie [Romero, who is originally from Chile but now settled in Madrid, Spain], singing on YouTube. Candy [Ritchie's wife, Candice Night] had played it to me. She said, 'What to do you think of this guy?' And I don't go on the computer very much; I'm too old for that stuff. And Candy is often going on YouTube or whatever, and she said, 'He's singing some of your old songs, the RAINBOW songs.' And I heard them, and I went, 'Wow! This guy is really good. He's exciting.' And there had been some talk about reforming RAINBOW with David Coverdale and a few others — Glenn Hughes… Although they are friends of mine, I wasn't urgently involved in it. I was hesitating for probably a good part of a year before I kind of decided I wasn't gonna do it — until I heard this singer. As soon as I heard the singer, he had such a good voice, so much vitality, and that excited me. I thought, 'Wow! He's singing all the old songs, but he's doing it so well — old hard rock.' It was exciting to hear."

Asked if he enjoyed the three RAINBOW comeback shows so far, Ritchie said: "I enjoyed especially the last one in England. The first two were a little bit intense, because we hadn't played together… we hadn't done a lot of rehearsing, so the first two shows were a bit hectic and chaotic. But the last one in Birmingham was… obviously, we'd played two shows at that point, and that seemed to work, to me. And it was great to see all the old people… I mean, it was so weird how… I think it was twenty thousand people… It sold out in fifteen minutes. And I kind of wondered who they thought was playing, 'cause when I got to the auditorium, it was so vast that I thought, 'Maybe somebody else is playing this show tonight.'"

Regarding whether it was difficult for him to put together a setlist for the first three RAINBOW comeback shows, Ritchie said: "No. [It was] very easy, in a way. We had about fifteen songs that were very obvious songs to play, like 'Catch The Rainbow'. And we incorporated a few DEEP PURPLE songs — 'Black Night', 'Smoke [On The Water]', 'Highway Star' — of which some of the fans said, 'Why did you do those DEEP PURPLE songs?' And I would say, 'Why not?' And they said, 'Well, we thought it was just gonna be RAINBOW. We would prefer to hear [more] RAINBOW songs.' Which I thought was kind of ironic again. I'm thinking, 'Wow! We just threw three songs in by DEEP PURPLE when they wanted more [RAINBOW].' And I noticed when they clapped, they weren't clapping so hard for DEEP PURPLE [songs]. They said, 'We hear that every year,' 'cause [the current lineup of] PURPLE goes around [on tour]. So the next time, if we go out and we do anything, I would do probably ninety-five percent RAINBOW songs; that's what they seem to want to hear. And it didn't occur to me. I just naturally assumed they wanted to hear everything."

Dario Mollo’s Crossbones will release their new album, Rock The Cradle, on December 2nd. The album’s lead track, “Red”, is available for streaming below.

Best known for his partnerships in the The Cage with Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath) and Voodoo Hill with Glenn Hughes (Black Country Communion, Deep Purple, California Breed), Italian guitarist Dario Mollo began his career in 1981 with the band Crossbones. With them, he released his first studio album in 1989, which was produced by Kit Woolven (Thin Lizzy Official, Magnum and UFO, among others) before getting involved in the production side of things himself.

For this new Crossbones album, the Italian axeman brought back original drummer, Ezio Secomandi with the lineup completed by his regular collaborator Dario Patti on bass and keyboards. The choice for the singer was Carl Sentance (Nazareth, Don Airey Band, Persian Risk, Krokus), who came at the suggestion of Don Airey of Deep Purple, during a recent visit to Dario’s home.

“I think this record has a strong identity and character,” says Dario. “It is a mature production and the songs range on many styles of hard rock and classic heavy metal, but every song has a catchy chorus. I also think this album shows how much I liked working with Carl. He is easily one of the best singers I have ever worked with. I am certain our cooperation will not end with this CD!”

Rock The Cradle tracklisting:

“Red”
“Take Me High”
“Navigation”
“Rock The Cradle”
“Gates Of Time”
“I Got This Feeling”
“In My Blood”
“Running From The Shadow”
“Speed”
“Fright”

“Red”:

"Rock The Cradle" video:

Austin rock band Funeralizer will release its self-titled debut album on October 28th via Crayo KC. The group, a trio featuring drummer Trivett Wingo (ex-The Sword), guitarist David DiDonato (Ultimate Dragons) and bassist Clarke Wilson (Bangaar, Those Peabodys), play music that is at once, eclectic, electric and loud. “Rotting On The Vine” is streaming below.

“'Rotting On The Vine' is sort of our nod to Devo,” comments Wingo in a statement. “Obviously we borrowed a little bit of inspiration from 'My Sharona'."

Recorded by Bryan Richie (The Sword) at The Berry, Funeralizer delivers 12 terse tracks that swell with Sturm und Drang, discordance and dissonance. The album's arresting cover art was created by Joby Ford, guitarist for The Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx.

"The idea behind Funeralizer is that everything is super concentrated. No fluff," Wingo continues. "It seems like the best parts of most songs can be summed up in about a minute and a half. The goal is to keep things dense. Boredom is the enemy."  He adds, "I'm excited to get this record out 'cuz I feel like, for the most part, it doesn't sound like anything anyone else is doing."

Tracklisting:

“RIC”
“Single Entendre (The Cigar Song)”
“Vexed And Perplexed”
“Koo Stark’s Big Break (Pt. III)”
“Kallista”
“The Real Tragedy Would Have Been If Romeo And Juliet Had Lived”
“The Monster That Lives In My Garage”
“Rotting On The Vine”
“One-Dimensional Chess”
“Gary’s Lament”
“Huck Fin”
“Game Over Man, Game Over”

"Rotting On The Vine":

“RIC”:

"Apache Skies", the new video from TRINITY FALLEN, the band featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian alongside members of SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY and NUCLEAR RABBIT, can be seen below. The performance footage in the clip was filmed by Bay Area Backstage on October 24 at the Broken Spoke Western Saloon in San Jose, California.

"Apache Skies" is taken from TRINITY FALLEN's debut three-song EP, which was released in August. The effort was recorded with producer Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS) at Trident Studios in Martinez, California.

Says Greg: "[Juan] did a kick-ass job on it and I think it needs to be heard."

EP track listing:

01. 21st Century (5:52)02. Apache Skies (5:42)03. Ashes (5:16)

TRINITY FALLEN made its live debut on August 5 at Slim's in San Francisco, California.

TRINITY FALLEN is:

Judd Mason (SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY) - VocalsJason Branyan (NUCLEAR RABBIT) - GuitarGreg Christian (TESTAMENT) - BassTimothy Bailey (NUCLEAR RABBIT) - Drums

Christian recently stated about his new band: "[I am] a little disappointed my new bandmates' histories have mostly been ignored [by the press] and every mention of TRINITY FALLEN seems to only focus on me.

"It wasn't my cup of tea, but NUCLEAR RABBIT has serious high-level (bad-ass) musicianship. (If you doubt that — listen to 'Intestinal Fortitude' and tell me how easy those songs would be to play, hahaha)

"TRINITY FALLEN is 'a band,' not 'my project,' and though all the songs (so far) started off as my arrangements, they've evolved past anything I could've came up with on my own. Tim, Jason and Judd have made huge contributions to all of it, and together we've crafted a sound that, in my opinion, is unique. Especially in this day and age.

"We're not a thrash band, more like a heavy metal / hard rock band.

"There are no stylistic 'rules' or preconceptions. We never sat down and said, 'Let's write 'this kind' of song.' We wrote what came out.

"And since this isn't straight thrash, I know I'll get some haters, but I think a lot lot more folks will be pleasantly surprised by the variety and depth of the TRINITY FALLEN material. It's all about the songs.

"And don't misunderstand, some of it is brutally heavy but some is really melodic, and it pretty much all grooves and bounces — and is full of hooks. More like a modern-day version of old BLACK SABBATH or LED ZEPPELIN than any contemporary bands I can think of.

"To me, a lot of today's heavy music (at least on recording) is cut, pasted, quantized and sound replaced into sterility. TRINITY FALLEN isn't that. It's modern-day / old-school rock 'n' roll."

He added: "TRINITY FALLEN isn't TESTAMENT. It's its own thing. It's complex and varied and I can see elements of it turning some folks off at first, but with only hearing a short sample, it's kinda like the old story of five blind men went to 'see' an elephant .. (presents a misleading picture) but whatever… Not everyone's gonna get it at first. No way. The rabbit hole's way too deep."

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA released a special EP titled "Under My Skin" last year. The EP's cover was created around images of different tattoos that the band's fans sent in.

To show the band's fan base more about the creation of this release, the third part of the documentary "Sepultura Under My Skin - The Mediator UK Tour 2015", edited and directed by D.O. Blackley (Her Name Is Murder Productions), has been launched. Check it out below.

SEPULTURA played a new song called "I Am The Enemy" during their July 2 appearance at the Rock Al Parque festival at Parque Simón Bolívar in Bogota, Colombia. The track will be featured on the band's new album, due in the coming months via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart" was recorded at at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with Swedish producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with OPETH, KREATOR, PARADISE LOST, SOILWORK and AMON AMARTH, among others.

Regarding how SEPULTURA ended up working with Jens Bogren on the new CD, guitarist Anderas Kisser told SVT.se: "We did like a small research on different producers that we didn't work [with] before; we wanted to work with somebody new. And the Swedish music and scene and the bands like MESHUGGAH, OPETH and many others inspired us to come here and to work with him. He also worked with KREATOR, a band from Germany, and ANGRA, another band from Brazil, friends of ours, and I was really impressed with the way he worked [with] both bands."

According to SEPULTURA singer Derrick Green, the band's next record will see him and his bandmates continuing to take their sound in new, previously unexplored directions, something that has become somewhat of a SEPULTURA trademark.

"This album, it's exciting, because I think a lot of fans don't have any idea what to expect, but they know that a SEPULTURA album is always different from the last," Derrick said. "I think that makes us better musicians, and I think that's what our fans expect."

"Bring Me Home", the new video from Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sixth full-length album, "Mark Of The Blade", which was released on June 24 via Metal Blade Records.

WHITECHAPEL singer Phil Bozeman stated about the "Bring Me Home" clip: "This video means more to me than any video we've ever done. It portrays my struggle through dealing with my dad's death at the age of 10. The shots of me show me at my darkest moments. Suicidal thoughts, suicide note and feeling alone. The atmosphere of the room we shot this is nailed exactly how I was feeling at the time. Dark, depressed and suicidal. The shots of the man and young boy portray my bond I had with my dad and how devastated I was when he left. They are presented to be in a dream-like state of me remembering him. The last shot is from my dad and mom's actual gravesite. It's really awesome to have that authenticity to the video. The final scene is showing that I came out of it alive but no matter what, I will push forward and not give up."

Reunited with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CANNIBAL CORPSE), WHITECHAPEL has redefined who they are and what they are capable of with "Mark Of The Blade". Kicking off with "The Void" — which has a SLAYER-esque ferocity that is perfectly suited to the band's three-guitar attack — the songs that follow all leave a distinct impression, and by the time the rich, dark melodies on "Decennium" bring the record to a close, it's impossible to deny the emotional weight brought to bear. "It's the most dynamic record we've done, in the sense that one song can be very aggressive while the next one will be softer and sentimental," WHITECHAPEL guitarist Alex Wade asserts. "At this point in our career and as we grow older, we are taking a more open-minded approach to creating our music, allowing what we think sounds good to evolve naturally, rather than to just write what is expected of us."

"Mark Of The Blade" track listing:

01. The Void02. Mark Of The Blade03. Elitist Ones04. Bring Me Home05. Tremors06. A Killing Industry07. Tormented08. Brotherhood09. Dwell In The Shadows10. Venomous11. Decennium

WHITECHAPEL is preparing to fly over to Europe to launch the "Impericon Never Say Die! Tour 2016", a three-week-plus run through 13 countries.

Swedish death metallers Feral have released the first take from their new EP From The Mortuary, which will be released on December 2nd through Cyclone Empire. A lyric video for “Reborn In The Morgue” is streaming below with art done by Costin Chioreanu.

The EP features a total of six new tracks including a cover of the Pentagram classic "Relentless" and a re-recorded and re-arranged version of "Necrofilthiac".
 
Vocalist David Nilsson comments on the release: "From The Mortuary picks up where our latest album Where Dead Dreams Dwell left off, and we are thrilled to present this new track. ‘Reborn In The Morgue" is a real deadbanger and great example of Feral-material to come."

Tracklisting:

“The Hand Of The Devil”
“Reborn In The Morgue”
“The Cult Of The Head”
“The Rite”
“Necrofilthiac” (2016)
“Relentless” (Pentagram cover)

“Reborn In The Morgue” lyric video:

Arjen Lucassen is officially working on a new Ayreon album, scheduled for release in 2017 via Mascot Label Group. He has confirmed guitar legend Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X) will make a guest appearance on the record.

Lucassen: "Undoubtedly one of the most influential guitar players in the world, so you can imagine how honored I am to have him on this album." 

Vocalists confirmed for the new Ayreon album include:

- James LaBrie (Dream Theater) as The Historian
- Tommy Rogers (Between The Buried And Me) as The Chemist
- Simone Simons (Epica) as The Counselor

Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward’s historic Los Angeles art exhibit print is now available to the public for the first time. Only 100 were made to commemorate the historic showing of Ward’s Absence Of Corners Los Angeles exhibit at Fathom Gallery.

Print notes:
-Numbered and individually signed by Ward
-Giclee on canvas
-Complete with SceneFour Authenticity Certificate
-Ships worldwide

Visit this location for ordering details.

Italian progressive rock/metal band Heretic’s Dream has premiered a new video for the song “My Epiphany”, taken from their album Floating State Of Mind, which was released earlier this year. The video was directed by Adriano Giotti and can be viewed below.

"The song is about the consciousness of a woman that strength she has been always looking for within the others must be found inside herself; that she needs to go on her own following her way."

The band just confirmed to play as support for Delain, two shows on January 20th in St. Petersburg and January 21st, 2017 in Moscow, Russia.

Heretic’s Dream are:

Francesca Di Ventura – lead vocals
Andrej Surace – guitars
Alex Alberti – keyboards
Alfonso Mocerino – drums
Emiliano Baccini – bass

ASKING ALEXANDRIA played its first show with singer Danny Worsnop back in the band last night (October 25) at Seattle, Washington's Showbox SoDo. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below.

The reunion was confirmed this past weekend, following weeks of rumors and speculation regarding the status of his replacement, Denis Shaforostov, who had joined the band in 2015.

ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce said in a video message that Shaforostov had "just stopped talking to us." But the singer later tweeted: "I left AA because I can't be in a touring band at this point in my life. There's no drama and I don't want to be a part of it."

Worsnop said about his decision to reunite with his old band: "It was a long week pondering the decision and figuring out what the right thing to do was. After all, my solo album, 'The Long Road Home', is about to release, which is, of course, my primary focus. I'm also working on the new WE ARE HARLOT record, and trying to book in as much acting work as possible."

"I’m now in a place mentally where this is something I can embrace again, with the men I started this crazy journey with. It's a beautiful nostalgia that feels like nothing ever changed.

"All I can speak to is my excitement to be working with my old and dear friends, playing music we made for a decade that we are here to celebrate."

10 Years in the Black setlist! pic.twitter.com/dDB6kaFDQR

— Asking Alexandria (@AfuckingANews) October 26, 2016

ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums) and Joey Belladonna (vocals) were interviewed at the Alcatraz hard rock and metal festival, which was held August 13-14 in Kortrijk, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below.

Speaking about TWISTED SISTER's announcement that it was calling it quits after a career-ending round of dates, dubbed "Forty And Fuck It - The Final Tour", Ian said: "I believe that it's the last [TWISTED SISTER] tour and the last show, but who knows? You know, look, if, two years from now, they have some big offers to come play at festivals somewhere, and they're all not doing anything, odds are maybe they'll play again. But it would be nice to see a band say that and then actually not come back."

According to Ian, there is one very simple reason why classic bands reunite, even after initially insisting they would never do so. "You know, money talks," he explained. "I mean, that's really… If you really wanna be honest about it, that's the reason why any band is gonna get back together. Especially on the level where they're a stadium act… And, actually, the only other [band besides THE BEATLES that has not reunited for a tour], and they only did it for the one show, was LED ZEPPELIN. They did the one show at the O2, and they've had offers. I mean, I've heard of offers out there… insame amounts of money, as you could imagine. And they haven't done it. Somehow I don't think Jimmy [Page] and Robert [Plant] are too worried about their finances."

Ultimately, Ian believes, reunion tours should not be so complicated to arrange, especially when the paycheck is large enough. "If you could go out and sell stadiums out around the world, and it'll take a year out of your life, why not?" he said. "Go do it. How's that not gonna be fun?"

Scott added that there are still a few bands that he would love to see reunite in their classic incarnations. "If ZEPPELIN announced tomorrow that they were coming around and touring, we would all go to that; in a second, we would all go to that show. So, as a fan, I would love to see [PINK FLOYD's] David Gilmour and Roger Waters get back together and do it one more time. There's so many bands that I would love to see. I never thought FAITH NO MORE was gonna come back. FAITH NO MORE came back. Steve Perry back in JOURNEY. Why not? One more time. Do it. [I would like to] see Peter [Criss] back in KISS. There, I said it. One more time."

ANTHRAX is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "For All Kings", which came out on February 26 via Nuclear Blast.

BRING ME THE HORIZON singer Oli Sykes has said in a new interview that he hopes to "push it a bit weirder" on the band's next album.

Even though he belives BRING ME THE HORIZON took a different direction on its latest release, "That's The Spirit", the frontman admits the group didn't venture too far outside its comfort zone while making the record. He told NME: "People thought 'That's The Spirit' was a very polished pop rock album. It's not. I think it’s inventive and unique, but it's still safe in a way. We knew the songs were going to connect well with people. Next time I think we want to push it a bit weirder. Who knows?"

Sykes said BRING ME THE HORIZON might experiment with "a darker, dance-y kind of sound" on its next album, namechecking LINKIN PARK and MASSIVE ATTACK as influences. He added: "That's my favorite part — it's something we do that comes across really well live you know when the song to us has a breakdown or like a heavy dance kind of vibe to it. You know, there's not many acts like that. If there was some bridge between what we're doing, somewhere between artists like PRODIGY or MASSIVE ATTACK and stuff like that."

He continued: "I don't know especially if we're thinking like festivals and stuff, then I like that idea like a darker dance-y kind of sound, but I'm literally just… I'm thinking out loud here, 'cause we could go completely opposite to that, you know."

Oli said that BRING ME THE HORIZON will probably take "at least a good month" off before they begin writing again. He explained: "It's been an intense year for us, and not just in professional terms but, like, personal too. Some of the band have had a lot on their plates and stuff. We do enjoy writing organically and letting something happen, but we've been working pretty relentlessly for the last album.

"We need to maybe take a break. [Keyboardist] Jordan's [Fish] got a kid now, people have got families and stuff. We need to take a bit of time to chill out and then really get hungry to write again.

"It's going to be a tough one, because we never want to write the same album again. I don't even know what it's going to sound like, but it's going to sound different."

Former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) spoke to Capital Chaos TV about the "Return To Roots" North American tour during which they are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of SEPULTURA's classic album "Roots" by performing the LP in its entirety. The chat — which was conducted at this past weekend's Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California — can be seen below.

Asked if CAVALERA CONSPIRACY has begun work on material for the follow-up to 2014's "Pandemonium" album, Max said: "[There hasn't been] a whole lot of writing. But just feeling… feeling about what should we do next. And we talked a little bit about it."

Added Igor: "There's some inspiration from [the 'Return To Roots'] tour that's really cool also. Because the approach we have with CAVALERA is something very minimal, very direct, and by going back to 'Roots', I think we might try to experiment a little more with CAVALERA, something that we haven't done. But by doing this in a fresh way, it was very inspirational. For me, that was, like, 'Yeah, we can do some crazy, new tribal stuff — different than what we did in the past: heavier or whatever. So I think a lot of cool stuff will be coming in the future."

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's third album, "Pandemonium", was released in November 2014 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by John Gray, who has previously worked with SOULFLY.

Max and Igor first played all of "Roots" at this year's edition of the Amnesia Rockfest on June 24.

"Roots", along with 1993's "Chaos A.D.", is considered SEPULTURA's most commercially successful release, having been certified gold in 2005 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. shipments in excess of 500,000 copies.

In 1996, Max exited SEPULTURA after the rest of the band fired Max's wife Gloria as their manager.

Igor left SEPULTURA in June 2006 due to "artistic differences." His departure from the band came five months after he announced that he was taking a break from SEPULTURA's touring activities to spend time with his second wife and their new son (who was born in January 2006).