ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA's Mr. Blue Sky - The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra, and JEFF LYNNE's Long Wave are out now via Frontiers Records. A trailer highlighting both releases can be seen below:
Long Wave tracklisting:

'She'
'If I Loved You'
'So Sad'
'Mercy, Mercy'
'Running Scared'
'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered'
'Smile'
'At Last'
'Love Is A Many Splendored Thing'
'Let It Rock'
'Beyond The Sea'
Mr. Blue Sky–The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra

'Mr. Blue Sky'
'Evil Woman'
'Strange Magic'
'Don’t Bring Me Down'
'Turn To Stone'
'Showdown'
'Telephone Line'
'Livin’ Thing'
'Do Ya'
'Can’t Get It Out Of My Head'
'10538 Overture'
'The Point Of No Return'
Jeff Lynne will be the featured guest on US nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, November 7th at 8:30 PM, PT/11:30 PM, ET. Fans are encouraged to call to speak with Jeff Lynne toll free at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information on finding a station near you and for information regarding how to log onto the internet broadcast go to Rocklineradio.com. The show will be streamed on the Rockline website for two weeks beginning the afternoon after the live broadcast.

The new video for ELO’s classic song, ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ – featured on Mr. Blue Sky – The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra, has premiered online. An animated trip in Technicolor with Jeff Lynne at the helm, watch the video below:

STATUS QUO will release Hello Quo - a definitive fly on the wall documentary of the band history – on October 29th on DVD, Blu-ray and in Special Edition Collectors DVD.

On Monday, October 22nd, Status Quo will make an appearance at a special one night only screening of Hello Quo, in London’s Leicester Square, followed by an exclusive Q&A session with Director Alan G. Parker and Francis and Rick.
Hello Quo features hours of previously unseen footage and classic live material with interviews from band members, past and present as well as input from a host of the biggest names in rock, including: Brian May, THIN LIZZY, BUZZCOCKS, SLADE and more.

An Amazon preorders for the each type of release can be found here, here and at at this location.

Two preview videos can be seen below:

Bilbao, Spain’s DABELYU will release their debut album, 11, on October 12th via Art Gates Records. The new album artwork can be seen below:
11 tracklisting:

'Amen'
'Por triplicado'
'Decadencia humana'
'11'
'Cara sin cruz'
'Como cristal'
'Mártir...?'
'Ironías'
'Bufón'
'El color de las lágrimas'
'Maté a Cupido'
More on Dabelyu at this location.

French doom mongers MONOLITHE have released a trailer for their upcoming third full-length album Monolithe III. Check it out below:
Monolithe III will be released in a four-panel digipack CD on November 16th (January 8th in North America).

The new album was recorded at Red Reed Studio. It was mixed and mastered by Andrew Guillotin at Hybreed Studio.

Artwork was created by Norwegian artist Robert Høyem and can be seen below:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates both appear on a new song by hip-hop artist Machine Gun Kelly.

"Save Me" (listen below) is the opening song on Machine Gun Kelly's debut album, "Lace Up", which came out today (Tuesday, October 9) via Bad Boy Records. He told MTV's "RapFix Live" about the track, "I actually got one of the greatest metal bands to be featured on it, AVENGED SEVENFOLD. It's definitely an eargasm if you're into cross genre."

Machine Gun Kelly recently revealed that AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 2003 release "Waking The Fallen" was one of his 30 favorite albums of all time.

Deathgasm Records has set an October 31 release date for "The Cleansing", the fifth album from Swedish old-school death metallers NOMINON. The CD was recorded at Studio Hell by Robert Ericsson and was mixed and mastered by Javi Feléz and Perra Karlsson at Moontower Studios in Barcelona, Spain.

The CD digipak version of "The Cleansing" comes with a 12-page booklet. Deathgasm is also making available black and blue vinyl LP versions, as well as several CD/LP/T-shirt bundles, all of which can be pre-ordered now.

"The Cleansing" track listing:

01. Satanical Incubation (intro)
02. In The Name Of Gomorrah
03. Mausoleum
04. Unholy Sacrifice
05. The Cleansing
06. Abhorrent Parasites
07. Hellwitch
08. Slaughter The Imposter (LP bonus track)
09. Obliteration
10. Son Of Doom
11. Infernal Rites

NOMINON's fourth album, "Monumentomb", was released in March 2010 via Deathgasm Records.

Henke Skoog - Vocals
Juha Sulasalmi - Bass, Backing Vocals
Perra Karlsson - Drums
AntiChristian - Guitar
Alex Lyrbo - Guitar, Backing Vocals

The next chapter in Relapse's DEATH reissue campaign is the landmark, genre-defining album "Spiritual Healing".

Originally released in 1990, "Spiritual Healing" marked a new turn in the DEATH discography, one which ushered in cleaner production, a new level of boundary pushing musicianship and songwriting skills that were previously unimaginable from a metal band. "Spiritual Healing" sets the standard for riffs, insane time changes and of course mainman Chuck Schuldiner's masterful guitar solos. Now reissued as a double CD housed in super deluxe packaging featuring brand new liner notes from DEATH players James Murphy and Terry Butler, Chuck's sister Beth Schuldiner and VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen, Disc 1 features a completely new remaster of the original album and Disc 2 contains 16 previously unreleased rehearsal, outtakes and studio instrumentals.

In addition to the 2-disc edition, limited-edition (2000 machine-numbered copies) triple CD digipak will be available exclusively from Relapse.com. The third CD features a never-before-released live set recorded in 1990 featuring the "Spiritual Healing" DEATH lineup. An iTunes deluxe edition will also be released containing five additional previously unreleased pre-"Human" rehearsal tracks not available on either of the CD versions.

"Spiritual Healing" will be released on November 20 in North America, November 23 in Benelux, Germany and Finland, and November 26 in the rest of the world.

"Spiritual Healing" follows the recent Relapse Records reissues of DEATH classics "Individual Thought Patterns", "The Sound of Perseverance", "Human" and the live collection "Vivus!" plus Chuck Schuldiner projects MANTAS and CONTROL DENIED. Like those reissues, this collection will contain extensive liner notes from previous members and never-before-seen photos of the band.

Pre-order options, including a new line of exclusive DEATH merch and a super limited die-hard fan pack containing an exclusive shirt design, poster flag, and patch, pin, guitar pick, sticker set can be found at this location.

"Spiritual Healing" track listing:

Disc 1 - "Spiritual Healing" - Remastered

01. Living Monstrosity
02. Altering The Future
03. Defensive Personalities
04. Within The Mind
05. Spiritual Healing
06. Low Life
07. Genetic Reconstruction
08. Killing Spree

Disc 2 – "Spiritual Healing" – Rehearsals

* Altering The Future
* Defensive Personalities
* Within The Mind
* Within The Mind - Take 2
* Spiritual Healing
* Killing Spree

Spiritual Healing - Studio Instrumentals

* Defensive Personalities
* Spiritual Healing
* Within The Mind

Joke / Jam Tracks

* Satanic Jam
* Primus Jam
* Jon a Qua - Take 2
* Jon a Qua - Take 3
* Jon a Qua - Take 4
* Jon a Qua - Take 5
* Jon a Qua - Take 6

Disc 3 - Live at Streets, New Rochelle, NY March 17, 1990

* Living Monstrosity
* Pull The Plug
* Zombie Ritual
* Spiritual Healing
* Left To Die
* Defensive Personalities
* Genetic Reconstruction
* Open Casket
* Within The Mind
* Leprosy

Unearthed Pre-"Human" Rehearsals

* Suicide Machine
* Together As One
* See Through Dreams

Digital Deluxe ONLY Bonus Tracks:

* Suicide Machine - Unearthed Version 2
* Suicide Machine - Unearthed Version 3
* Suicide Machine - Unearthed Version 4
* Together As One - Unearthed Version 1
* See Through Dreams - Unearthed Version 2

A remastered version of the track "Living Monstrosity" can be heard below.

Steve Asheim, Glen Benton and Jack Owen of DEICIDE joined CANNIBAL CORPSE's Rob Barrett to record a DAYGLO ABORTIONS cover track that will be included on the upcoming DAYGLO ABORTIONS tribute compilation. The song was recorded at DEG Entertainment Studios in St Petersburg, Florida and will be mixed by Rob Shallcross (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, GWAR, MELDRUM, WEST OF HELL). The compilation, presented by Cruzar Media, is being produced by Shallcross for an early 2013 release. Also scheduled to appear on the set are 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and GWAR.

GWAR's contribution comes in the shape of a cover version of the DAYGLO ABORTIONS 1993 anti-censorship anthem "Isn't This Disgusting". The song was recorded by the late GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus) at his Karma Productions studio in Virginia and was mixed by Shallcross.

All proceeds from the "Isn't This Disgusting" single will go to the Smoot Family Fund.

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and model girlfriend Minnie Gupta have broken off their engagement. The couple began dating in 2010, shortly after Bach split up with Maria Bierk, his wife of 18 years with whom he had been coupled since before joining his former band.

In a message on Twitlonger.com, a related Twitter site that allows one to send tweets that require more than 140 characters, Sebastian wrote, "After almost two years together, Minnie Gupta and myself have decided to go our separate ways."

He added, "I will always be grateful for our time together and I will always have love in my heart for Minnie. I cannot thank her enough for her companionship, love, and inspiration... I wish Minnie nothing but the best in life, because that's what she deserves. She is a truly special girl and I am so very lucky to have known her. Until we meet again..."

Bach met Gupta during the making of his latest solo album, 2011's "Kicking & Screaming". He told Noisecreep last year: "If you saw how beautiful she is, it's just unbelievable. I was in love making this record. I was going through breaking up and I fell in love again and a lot of these emotions are on the record. Love. That's the most important thing in life really, as I get older — love."

Sebastian's video for the "Kicking & Screaming" title track, featuring an appearance by Gupta, can be seen below.

Bach and Maria Bierk have three children: sons Paris and London and daughter Sebastiana.

REIGN OF THE ARCHITECT - the new project by AMASEFFER guitarist and producer Yuval Kramer - have announced the addition of new singer Denise Scorofitz.
Says the band: "Denise is a great musician, a wonderful person and a beautiful individual - as she told us... so she will fit perfectly among us on the Olympus.

We want to say a big thank you to Adva for sharing all these moments with us and wish her all the best to her future dreams.
Adva was a part of this journey since day one and will always be a part of the ROTA family.

And as the family is getting bigger, we officially announce Denise's joining as a permanent member of Reign Of The Architect."

DOKKEN singer Don Dokken offerered a short preview of his brand new collaboration with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker, a song called "Faith", during an appearance on today's (Monday, October 8) edition of the "Dropping The Needle" podcast. You can now watch the interview below. (Note: The Dokken/Schenker track can be heard starting at around the 16-minute, 30-second mark.)

According to Don, he has picked a select few cuts from Schenker's three instrumental acoustic albums "Thank You, Vol. 1", "2" and "3" and is currently laying down vocals over them.

In a recent interview with GlideMagazine.com, Don stated about his collaboration with Schenker, "It's going to be fun. He's a great guy and he put out a few acoustic CDs. I saw him last month in Bulgaria and he says, 'Don, we've always been talking about doing an acoustic record.' And I said, 'Yeah.' So he gave me a couple of his albums that are just instrumental and I said, 'Why don't I take them home and see if I can write lyrics and sing over the songs?' And it's coming out really great. It's not rock; it's a kind of chill record."

"Dropping The Needle" is hosted by Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. It is described as "the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass-kissing, just two guys talking about music."

On October 16th, Cleopatra Records will release a live CD/DVD set from Brazilian metallers HIBRIA. Blinded By Tokyo Live In Japan was recorded at the Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball in Tokyo in May 2011, and is the first professionally captured live Hibria concert to be released.



With speed, power, and technicality, Hibria burst onto the scene with their Metal Heart demo in 1996. Hibria has since released three full-length records and toured internationally, supporting OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, and MEGADETH.

Says guitarist and original member Abel Camargo, "Blinded By Tokyo summarizes Hibria's story, showcasing three successful albums, and a killing live performance in Japan. Hibria’s home is the stage!"

Blinded By Tokyo Live In Japan also marks the final release with Hibria founding member, guitarist, and producer Diego Kasper. The current band lineup is: Iuri Sanson (vocals), Abel Camargo (guitars), Renato Osorio (guitars), Benhur Lima (bass), and Eduardo Baldo (drums).

Blinded By Tokyo Live In Japan CD/DVD Tracklist:

'Blind Ride'
'Nonconforming Minds'
'Shoot Me Down'
'Welcome To The Horror Show'
'Living Under Ice'
'Defying The Rules'
'Millennium Quest' *
'Blinded By Faith'
'The Shelter’s On Fire'
'The Anger Inside'
'The Skull Collectors'
'Sea Of Revenge' *
'I Feel No Bliss' *
'Sight Of Blindness'
'Intro (Wings Of Wax)'
'Tiger Punch'
'Steel Lord On Wheels'
'Rotten Souls'

*DVD only

View 'The Shelter’s On Fire' below:

Swedish death metallers DEATHBREED have issued the following update:

"Since there's a lot going on in the Deathbreed camp, we have decided to part ways with singer William Hultqvist. This is because of our different approaches to the band and the music itself. We wish him the best of luck and thank him for the high class performances on stage and in the studio. (Love you bro!). From now on Samuel Englund (ex-guitar) will be the new vocalist in Deathbreed and Olivier "hockeystick" Gustavsson (Kreon) adds up on guitar."

Check out Samuel Englund recording vocals below:

The mesmerizing album artwork (see below) for "Widowmaker", the new album by U.K. extreme metal band DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT, was completed by Norwegian occult artist Sindre Foss, and its imagery creates the perfect foreshadowing of what you can expect to hear on their highly anticipated new release.

"Widowmaker", which is set for a November 6 release on CD and MP3 and a November 13 release on vinyl via Prosthetic Records, consists of three haunting tracks that combine into 40 minutes of pure aural debauchery. The album was produced by Tom Dring in three sesions spanning the past three years and has been described by the band as "complete misery, depression, and isolation" akin to "snapping the bones of the weak and crushing their shrunken skulls."

Much like their first album "Hatred of Mankind" — which Metal Hammer compared to "being smacked in the face with a truck full of demons" — the band has said the new release is "everything heavier and everything louder than everything else."

Sully Erna will release a very special limited-edition "Avalon" box set in November containing "some very cool items" as well as a DVD of the GODSMACK frontman performing songs from his debut solo album, "Avalon", on December 16, 2011 at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Although the box set's official contents have not yet been revealed, it was previously reported that the set would include three DVDs (the show, the "Journey To Avalon" documentary and a behind-the-scenes documentary), two CDs, a book, T-shirt, guitar pick, poster, incense, etc., and a custom metal Sully Erna engraved metal box with a suede lining. Only 5,000 copies will be available.

A preview of the upcoming DVD is available below.

Go to www.sullyernaavalon.com and register today to receive more information on the "Avalon" box set.

The Pulse Of Radio asked Erna how he was able to balance his solo work with the demands of being in a band as big as GODSMACK. "The way I balance GODSMACK and anything I do on the side is just waiting for GODSMACK to have downtime," he said. "You know, I mean, I think as artists are, we constantly write music and just sometimes you recognize that some stuff works for your main band and then other things feel like something that's not gonna quite work for that band, but it's a great song and you may not want to throw it away, so you figure out where its home is."

"Avalon" was released in October 2010 and Erna supported it with a tour featuring an eight-piece musical backing group. The ambient, world music vibe of the record was a far cry from his usual hard-hitting material with GODSMACK.

GODSMACK kicked off the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival tour with SHINEDOWN, STAIND and others on August 17 in Bonner Springs, Kansas, with Erna starting his first major tour since canceling a European run several weeks ago over throat issues.

GODSMACK will also be one of the headliners on the ShipRocked 2012 cruise this year, taking off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida in late November for five days.

GODSMACK's first-ever live album, "Live & Inspired", sold around 16,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"The Vision", the new video from METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jill Lange Nesbitt and features an appearance by Ronny's daughter Tianna.

Musicians featured in the video:

Vocals - Ronny Munroe
Guitar 1 - Rick Van Zandt
Guitar 2 - Dennis Drake
Bass - George Hernandez
Drums - Bobby Nesbitt

Munroe's new solo album, "Lords Of The Edge", came out on October 18, 2011 via Rat Pak Records. The CD features the guitar mastery of Stu Marshall (EMPIRES OF EDEN), Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE), and Michael Wilton (QUEENSRŸCHE) and is described in a press release as "a true metal offering that delivers an onslaught of fist-pumping, guitar-driven heavy metal."

"We wanted to create something that was totally new, but at the same time, true metal fans could hear everything that we were influenced by growing up in the classic metal era," said Ronny. "'Lords Of The Edge' sounds a little bit like what would happen if you put METAL CHURCH's 'Light In The Dark' CD into a blender with QUEENSRŸCHE's first EP and JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller', then mixed it with some present-day themes and a shot of pure adrenaline."

The opening tracks, "Just Breathe" and "Full Circle", offer fast and furious guitar assaults with high-energy vocals, while tracks like "The Vision" and "Touched By A Demon" take on a more haunting melodic approach that set up the listener for the gritty, power-metal influenced tracks like "Let Them Feed" and "Rock And A Hard Place".

"Lords Of The Edge" track listing:

01. Just Breathe
02. Full Circle
03. Pierced By The Maiden
04. The Vision
05. The Fear Of What's To Come
06. Let Them Feed
07. Rock And A Hard Place
08. Blood Red Skies
09. Lords Of The Edge
10. Touched By A Demon
11. Still Alive
12. Goodbye To The Black

The official lyric video for "Ephemera", a brand new song from the extreme metal formation SYSTEM DIVIDE — featuring members of FEAR FACTORY and ABORTED — can be seen below. The track's release coincides with the start of the band's North American tour with EPICA, ALESTORM and INSOMNIUM. The single was mixed by producer Pete Rutcho (THE GHOST INSIDE, REVOCATION, BURY YOUR DEAD) and serves as teaser for SYSTEM DIVIDE's upcoming second full-length album, due out on Metal Blade Records in 2013.

Comments SYSTEM DIVIDE vocalist Sven De Caluwé: "We are extremely excited to get this out, having just completed the mix of the tune, it has been amazing to see Pete transform this into the mastodon it turned out to be. This is, without a doubt, the most epic and challenging material the band has EVER worked on just the tip of the iceberg in regards to what we have in store for the second album. I hope people will be as excited about it as we are, it has been a lot of hard work and we cannot wait to play the song live on our upcoming North American tour with EPICA! See you all out there to crush some skulls in the name of metaaaal!"

SYSTEM DIVIDE's tour with EPICA, ALESTORM and INSOMNIUM is scheduled to kick off on October 23 in Washington, D.C.

SYSTEM DIVIDE is:

Miri Milman: Vocals
Sven De Caluwe: Vocals
Mike Heller: Drums
Mendel Bij De Leij: Guitar
Andrei Aframov: Bass

SYSTEM DIVIDE's full-length debut, "The Conscious Sedation", was released on September 14, 2010 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Conquistador studios in Cleveland, Ohio and was mixed and mastered by James Murphy (OBITUARY, TESTAMENT, DEATH).

Founded in summer 2008, SYSTEM DIVIDE set out to revolutionize the conventions of the over-saturated melodic death metal genre, proving that extreme metal can have more depth than blast beats, while female vocals do not have to conform to the precepts of the "goth" genre.

"Ephemera" lyric video:

Best known for his vocal work with THE SCREAM, MÖTLEY CRÜE and UNION, legendary hard rock vocalist John Corabi serves up a passionate, soulful dose of both new and classic songs on this all new acoustic release. Due on November 13 via Rat Pak Records, "Unplugged" offers five new original tracks, seven re-recorded classic songs and in addition, features an exclusive 2012 behind-the-scenes interview with John. The album features John Corabi on vocals/guitar, Cheney Brannon (formerly of COLLECTIVE SOUL) on percussion/vocals, Topher Nolen on bass/vocals, D.A. Karkos on guitar/vocals, Matt Farley on percussion/vocals and Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) on guitar (on "Hoolgan's Holiday" and "Man In The Moon").

"Unplugged" track listing:

01. Love (I Don't Need It Anymore)
02. If I Never Get To Say Goodbye
03. Are You Waiting?
04. Crash
05. Everything's All Right
06. Father, Mother, Son
07. Hooligan's Holiday
08. If I Had A Dime
09. Loveshine
10. Man In The Moon
11. Open Your Eyes
12. I Never Loved Her Anyway
13. 2012 Interview (bonus track)

"Hooligan's Holiday" is available for streaming below.

For more information, visit www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com.

Video footage of John Corabi and his solo band performing the song "If I Had A Dime" from his "Unplugged" CD on August 18 at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan can be seen below. The clip was shot and edited by Scott Nolen.

Corabi originally joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group's original singer, Vince Neil, who was fired due to personal differences. With Corabi on vocals, MÖTLEY CRÜE released one critically acclaimed full-length CD, which ended up being a commercial failure in the wake of grunge despite a Top-Ten placing on the album chart. When Neil returned to the fold in 1997, Corabi was left on his own and formed the band UNION with ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.

For a list of upcoming John Corabi tour dates, visit www.johncorabi.com.

Fan-filmed video footage of OVERKILL's October 8 performance at Corporation in Sheffield, United Kingdom can be seen below.

OVERKILL's new album, "The Electric Age", sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 77 on The Billboard 200 chart.

OVERKILL's previous CD, "Ironbound", opened with 4,100 units to enter the chart at No. 192. The effort landed at No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"The Electric Age" was recorded and mixed at Gear Recording Studios in New Jersey, owned and operated by OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni.

OVERKILL is Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocals), D.D. Verni (bass, backing vocals), Derek "The Skull" Tailer (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Dave Linsk (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Ron Lipnicki (drums).

"w^w^^w^w", the first full-length offering in five years from New York tech metal exhibitionists CAR BOMB, can be streamed in its entirety below. The independently released 12-track longplayer was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by the band between 2011 and 2012 at their own studios in Long Island and Brooklyn, produced by guitarist Greg Kubacki, and featuring guest vocals by Joseph Duplantier of GOJIRA on the track "Third Revelation".

Comments the band in a statement: "We're beyond excited to once and for all complete and release this thing. Every aspect of this recording — writing, recording, mixing, mastering, artwork, you name it — was done 100% by the band. It took as much time as most people spend going to college, but we think it was worth the wait."

Often referred to as "double-u click double-u" for short, "w^w^^w^w" is clearly CAR BOMB's most ambitious and diverse offering to date. Songs range from the 50 seconds of syncopated chaos that is "Auto-Named", and the catchy, mid-tempo "Lower The Blade", to the speed-metal-infused "The Seconds". Each track displays the typical chaotic timing that is signature CAR BOMB, yet expresses a clear thematic differentiation to make it its own.

Elaborates vocalist Michael Dafferner: "It's really easy when writing technical music to sound like you're just stringing random riffs together. Though we wanted to make a lot of sharp turns in each song, we really strove for each song to have its own distinct sound and mood."

Adds guitarist Greg Kubacki: "Most people will hear just random noise when listening to this record, but to us it's all really simple ideas. We're fascinated by the book 'Godel Escher Bach' by Douglas Hofstadter and we try to make music that is recursive. We try to establish certain themes and then shape and reuse them in different ways to create songs that have common threads within them. Patterns repeat, but not in ways you'd expect." This process creates songs that fans can grasp in one way but maybe can't grasp in another, and all the time they are swallowing you into a hypnotic and infinite vortex. The influence of M.C. Escher's (the "Escher" in Godel, Escher, Bach) is also evident in the "w^w^^w^w" cover artwork, which is simply a nauseating spiral of small repeated patterns.

CAR BOMB released its debut full-length, "Centralia", via Relapse Records in 2007. Called "esoteric and experimental," by About.com, the band followed the release with a gaggle of live performances as well as a split seven-inch single with BURNT BY THE SUN before going on an unofficial hiatus.

The digital release of "w^w^^w^w" (which reached the #2 spot on BandCamp's Top Sellers list this week) follows CAR BOMB's short-but-epic tour with GOJIRA this summer. CD and vinyl release dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

"w^w^^w^w" track listing:

01. The Sentinel
02. Auto-Named
03. Finish It
04. Lower The Blade
05. Garrucha
06. Third Revelation
07. Recursive Patterns
08. Spirit Of Poison
09. Magic Bullet
10. Crud
11. This Will Do The Job
12. The Seconds

CAR BOMB:

Elliot Hoffman - Drums
Greg Kubacki - Guitar
Jon Modell - Bass
Michael Dafferner - Vocals

Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen has commenced work on a new AYREON album for a 2013 release.

A three-minute teaser clip for the forthcoming CD can be seen below.

AYREON's latest album, "01011001" (2008), sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on the the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart (which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200).

AYREON's 3CD + DVD compilation album entitled "Timeline" came out in November 2008. The set followed the thirteen-year evolution of the AYREON sound from the 1995 debut "The Final Experiment" to the release of "01011001". In addition to selecting tracks from the existing AYREON discography, Arjen also wrote and recorded a new AYREON song exclusively for "Timeline". Titled "Epilogue: The Memory Remains", this previously unreleased nine-plus-minute track introduced AYREON fans to the clear, powerful voice of Jasper Steverlinck (ARID).

Rat Pak Records has set an October 31 release date for "Slave To The Empire", the debut album from T&N (formerly TOOTH AND NAIL), the new project featuring current and former members of DOKKEN: George Lynch, Jeff Pilson (bass) and Mick Brown (drums).

"Slave To The Empire" contains eight new original songs and four re-recorded classic DOKKEN songs that feature sensational vocal performances by Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES), Doug Pinnick (KING'S X), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and Robert Mason (WARRANT, LYNCH MOB). The drum tracks on the new, original compositions were laid down by Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE, FOREIGNER).

"Slave To The Empire" track listing:

01. Slave To The Empire
02. Sweet Unknown
03. Tooth And Nail (feat. Doug Pinnick)
04. It's Not Love (feat. Robert Mason)
05. Rhythm Of The Soul
06. When Eagles Die
07. Into The Fire (Jeff Pilson)
08. Alone Again (feat. Sebastian Bach)
09. Mind Control
10. Kiss Of Death (feat. Tim "Ripper" Owens)
11. Jesus Train
12. Access Denied

The song "Slave To The Empire" is now available for streaming below (courtesy of Revolver magazine).

In a recent interview with Guitar International, Lynch stated about T&N, "We actually did two records. The first one, which will be released in September, and then the band will go out on the road at the beginning of October. We'll do a short West Coast tour, then play Loud Park festival in Japan as well as visit a few other Asian cities before heading to Europe for a couple weeks. Then it's back to the States and we will finish up before Christmas."

Earlier in the year, T&N was forced to shorten its name from TOOTH AND NAIL for legal reasons. The band stated, "We cannot keep [the name] as TOOTH AND NAIL as there is a label that has it trademarked. [Fans] can still call us TO$%H AND NA$L... We can't."

Regarding how T&N came together, Pilson said in an August 2011 interview, "The DOKKEN [original lineup] reunion has been scrapped, and I take a lot of the initial responsibility for that because of my schedule and commitment to FOREIGNER. . . Then George asked me about working with him on the next LYNCH MOB record — and I jumped at the chance. He and I started writing, got into a groove and wrote an album's worth of stuff, all with the intention of Oni [Logan, LYNCH MOB singer] writing lyrics and it being their next record. Brian Tichy laid down some incredible drums at his studio (and co-wrote some music on one track) and we had an incredibly strong start. Then Oni just wasn't feeling the music as being LYNCH MOB, so it was shelved. We figured it'd be the start of another LYNCH/PILSON record some day. Then, actually, it was Brian who had the idea that Mick, George and I should do a band, similar to what HEAVEN & HELL was to BLACK SABBATH, and call it TOOTH AND NAIL. Because of everything else we have going, it'll be just a recording project at first, but sure sounds fun. We'd record the classics keeping true to the originals but make them fresh and organic. Then the idea of doing new songs came up, and it grew from there."

He added, "I have absolute belief that the music George and I make together (along with Brian Tichy in this case) is real and inspired, and that's what it's really all about. So out of a mess of a reunion attempt, I think we'll end up with a really fabulous record, and what could be better than that?"

When asked if T&N is basically DOKKEN without Don, Pilson said, "Don is, and will always be, the singer of DOKKEN and an invaluable part of the DOKKEN chemistry. No one ever wants to take that away or dispute it one iota. But the three of us do have time tested amazing chemistry, and because we were writers on these songs, I feel we have a lot to express. If anything I think this will be a show of respect for Don, not some kind of competition. I only hope people enjoy it in the spirit for which it's intended . . . Don't think of this as DOKKEN without Don... that's misleading. Think of it as a band with great chemistry coming up with new music that excites them, and also paying tribute to DOKKEN — music which the members all are heavily invested in emotionally."

For pre-orders and audio samples, visit www.slavetotheempire.com.

"Slave To The Empire" audio stream:

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s October 6 concert at Sparbankshallen in Varberg, Sweden can be seen below.

30 years ago— on September 21, 1982 — W.A.S.P. played its first show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. On September 21, 2012, W.A.S.P. embarked on the "30 Years Of Thunder" anniversary tour starting in the United Kingdom and continuing worldwide. This world tour is the biggest spectacle W.A.S.P. has ever created. The two-hour show consists of three parts: a one-hour set containing songs from the first four albums; a 25-minute shortened version of "The Crimson Idol" complete with the movie accompaniment; and a set of material from the new W.A.S.P. studio album, older material and everything in between. This performance includes multiple video screens, pyrotechnics, and elements from the early W.A.S.P. shows and Blackie Lawless' moving microphone stand "Elvis."

W.A.S.P.'s latest album, "Babylon", was released in Europe on October 12, 2009 through Global Music (via Demolition Records) and was made available in the U.S. on November 17, 2009.

Video footage of the Atlantic recording group HALESTORM performing a short acoustic set at the studios of Kerrang! Radio in Birmingham, England on September 21 can be seen below.

HALESTORM will embark on a late fall headlining U.S. tour sponsored by Jägermeister. The trek gets underway on November 8 in Mobile, Alabama, wrapping up on December 15 in Orlando, Florida. Special guests on the bill will be IN THIS MOMENT and EVE TO ADAM.

"I Miss The Misery", the second single from HALESTORM's current album "The Strange Case Of…" , was a Top Five track at Active Rock radio.

HALESTORM singer Lzzy Hale was named the "Hottest Chick in Hard Rock" in Revolver magazine's annual round-up of the sexiest female rockers, beating out contenders like Lee, IN THIS MOMENT's Maria Brink and LACUNA COIL's Cristina Scabbia.

Video footage of DOWN's entire October 2 concert at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina can be seen at Tyronehood.tv. The set included three songs from the band's recently released "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP": "Witchtripper", "Open Coffins" and "Misfortune Teller", footage of which is also available below.

"Down IV Part I - The Purple EP" sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Down IV Part I - The Purple EP", DOWN's first in a series of four EPs to be released over the next few years (with a year between EPs), each touching on a different aspect of the band's sound, came out on September 18. It will be followed by the second collection of songs early next year, around the time of a planned U.S. tour. EPs three and four are scheduled for later in 2013.

"Down IV Part I - The Purple EP" heralds the sound of DOWN going back to its roots, with influences from BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS and WITCHFINDER GENERAL.

The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Levitation
02. Witchtripper
03. Open Coffins
04. The Curse Is A Lie
05. This Work Is Timeless
06. Misfortune Teller

Lyrically, the EP goes beyond just personal experiences, and explores themes that include the faith of mankind, the imperfection of mankind and cultural belief systems.

"DOWN gives me the platform to be poetic and paint imagery with lyrics," said vocalist Philip Anselmo. "That's the approach I took. They complement the music and create an ominous feeling. Ultimately, when people consume the words, it's always their interpretation that matters. I could be image-conscious though when I wrote. It's not so gut level or street. The darker shit is some of my favorite."

"Baltimore Strangler", a brand new song from Virginia grindcore titans PIG DESTROYER, can be streamed below (courtesy of Revolver magazine). The track comes off the band's fifth-full length and first album in over five years, "Book Burner", which was recorded at guitarist Scott Hull's Visceral Sound Studios. Due on October 22 via Relapse Records, the CD features 19 tracks with a return to the band's raw, misanthropic sound. The effort will be available on multiple formats, including CD, deluxe 2xCD, LP, deluxe 2xLP, cassette, digital and an extremely limited ultimate edition dubbed "The Order Of The Godless Swine."

The deluxe editions will each contain a bonus disc of punk covers and a short story, titled "The Atheist", penned by frontman JR Hayes. "The Atheist" is a post-apocalyptic tale about a decaying world taken over by the violence of religion that showcases the renowned lyricists' unsurpassed style for the first time as prose. The deluxe 2xLP will also contain an etched b-side featuring artwork by WORMROT frontman Arif Rot. The ultimate edition, limited to 100 copies, includes an exclusive t-shirt, autographed deluxe 2xLP on exclusive blood red color vinyl, a PIG DESTROYER flip-top wick style lighter, and an Order Of The Godless Swine membership card, which includes a digital download of the whole collection plus an alternate "dynamic" mastering job of both records done by Scott Hull intended to be played at maximum volume. The membership card will also entitle each card carrying member to a free t-shirt directly from the band at any PIG DESTROYER show.

PIG DESTROYER will make select special appearances at various festivals and shows throughout the year, including the U.K.'s Damnation Festival and Maryland Deathfest 2013.

Straight to you from the headquarters: The new album will feature 13 mostly fast-paced songs – impressively multi-layered due to their different songwriters: Andi, Michael, Markus and Sascha.
Weikath: “STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL is the consequent development of the two albums before. The new songs are a continuation of the “7 Sinners” directives, only less doom-bound and noticeably more positive. These songs will kick even the laziest listener’s ass.” The best example of HELLOWEEN’s ability to think outside the box of metal cliché is the first single from STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL: “Nabataea”. The legendary kingdom and its secret capital Petra – hidden behind cliff scenery and only discovered at the beginning of the 20th century – are the origin of many myths and legends. “Nabataea” is the perfect shape of great music to come and will deliver an epic video clip, yet to be shot. Apart from the standard album, there will be a limited edition featuring premium packaging and two bonus tracks: “Another Shot of Life” and a Hammond version of “Burning Sun” in memory of Deep Purple’s recently deceased organ player Jon Lord.

TRACKLISTING “STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL”

1. Nabataea – 7:03
2. World of War – 4:56
3. Live Now! – 3:10
4. Far from the Stars – 4:41
5. Burning Sun – 5:33
6. Waiting for the Thunder – 3:53
7. Hold me in your Arms – 5:10
8. Wanna be God – 2:02
9. Straight out of Hell – 4:33
10. Asshole – 4:09
11. Years – 4:22
12. Make Fire Catch the Fly – 4:22
13. Church Breaks Down – 6:06

BONUS TRACKS LIMITED EDITION

14. Another Shot of Life
15. Burning Sun (Hammond version) dedicated to Jon Lord