Reunited U.K. rockers WOLFSBANE — featuring former IRON MAIDEN frontman Blaze Bayley — recently finished recording their new CD for an early 2012 release. According to guitarist Jase Edwards, "[The CD] will be available from Wolfsbanehms.com before the tour and sold on the tour at the merch stand alongside some brand new t-shirt designs. The record will hit the music stores in January. Watch for the official announcement of the exact date of release along with the name of the album."

WOLFSBANE — which features Bayley, Jase Edwards, bassist

The president of Poland's public TV broadcaster TVP has asked the producer of the Polish version of the hit singing competition "The Voice Of Poland" to provide a detailed explanation for the "provocative behavior" of one of the show's judges, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski.

According to reports in the Polish media, Nergal made a special guest appearance during the October 1 performance by the Polish band TIMES NEW ROMAN at the Hydrozagadka club in Warsaw (see video below). A couple of the TIMES NEW ROMAN members turned up on stage in wheelchairs, wearing hospital pajamas and accompanied by nurses. A stage announcer proceeded to inform the audience that the musicians were physically unable to play the show unless they were "healed." At that point, Nergal appeared on stage dressed as a clergyman, wearing a sash around his neck resembling a stole (a liturgical vestment of various Christian denominations, particularly within the Catholic Church and among the various Protestant communions of Anglicanism and Lutheranism). He then laid his hands on the heads of the musicians and "healed" them, making it possible for them to continue the concert.

In his statement, Braun wrote that Nergal's "provocative behavior" showed a lack of respect not only for others' religious beliefs but also for the sick and the disabled. Braun said that he considered such actions to be unacceptable and asked Darski for clarification on the matter. The TVP president also said that the current season of "The Voice Of Poland" will wrap in the coming weeks.

When asked why TVP only now decided to make a public statement about Darski's "reprehensible behavior" while the current season of "The Voice Of Poland" is still in production, the station spokeswoman Joanna Stempien-Rogalinska explained that the Programming Council Of TVP in late September refused to condemn Darski's employement as a juror on the show after determining that it did not break any existing laws. In addition, the makers of the program, Rochstar, have defended Darski's participation in "The Voice Of Poland", calling him "a warm and friendly man with a great sense of humor."

Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (officially known in English as the National Broadcasting Council and also commonly referred to by its Polish acronym KRRiT) — the Polish broadcasting regulator, which issues radio and television broadcast licenses, ensures compliance with the law by public broadcasters, and indirectly controls state-owned media — last month reviewed a number of "The Voice Of Poland" episodes featuring Nergal and stated that there is no basis for intervention. According to Radio ZET, KRRiT released a statement underscoring that apart from his controversial pro-satanic activity at the concerts, Nergal is an honorable activist supporting the fight against cancer and promoting hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

His participation in the TV show divided Catholic Church. More liberal priests like, father Adam Boniecki, editor-in-chief of the Tygodnik Powszechny Catholic weekly defended the right of the musician to stay in the show arguing that he plays an entirely different role on TV.

This attitude was slammed by conservative bishop Wieslaw Mering who said that the Catholic journalist "needed his eyes testing."

Reunited U.K. rockers WOLFSBANE — featuring former IRON MAIDEN frontman Blaze Bayley — recently finished recording their new CD for a tentative late 2011/early 2012 release.

Commented guitarist Jase Edwards: "You can never really tell what a record is gonna be like 'til it's all recorded and you have some decent mixes to listen to. So you can hear what the record will actually sound like and how well (or not) ya've done!!

"Happy to report my mood on doing just that with the new WOLFSBANE record is one of ecstasy and excitement!! It's also being a little darling to mix!

"If ya have the right parts and sounds tracked, then it's just a balance and sonic power injection job!! And rest assured WOLFSBANE will be pushing the limiters to the maxxx!"

WOLFSBANE — which features Bayley, Jase Edwards, bassist Jeff Hateley and drummer Steve Danger — released its first record in 17 years in April. Entitled "Did It For The Money", it contained the brand new title track along with re-recordings of four old WOLFSBANE numbers.

Commenting on the reunion, Blaze said, "Although we have done other things over the years, we always had WOLFSBANE in our hearts and following our tour with THE QUIREBOYS last year, we had so much fun and have had so much interest that we decided to get back in the studio."

Razor & Tie has announced the signing of the Christian hard rockers P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH) to an exclusive, multi-album, worldwide deal. The band's as-yet-untitled new album will see the band reunited with longtime producer Howard Benson who also produced the group's massive "Satellite" CD and has worked on major hit releases for such artists as 3 DOORS DOWN, KELLY CLARKSON, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, DAUGHTRY, ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. A spring 2012 release is expected.

"We are really excited to be starting a new chapter of our career with Razor & Tie," says P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval. "We just can’t wait to put out the new album and show everyone what we’ve worked so hard on."

Add Razor & Tie co-owners Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam in a statement: "P.O.D. is a relevant, legendary, iconic band and we are very excited that they have decided to work with us. We have made a real commitment to releasing quality music from the best rock bands and signing P.O.D. is a serious statement about how serious and passionate we are."

A new P.O.D. song, "On Fire", was made available for free download in July and can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

Rite Of Passage/Mediaskare Records has announced the signing of the Bradenton, Florida-based band ADALIAH. The group entered The Brick Hithouse today with producer Shane Frisby (BURY YOUR DEAD, THE GHOST INSIDE) to begin recording its debut album for an early 2012 release.
"Rite Of Passage / Mediaskare has a reputation of supporting a band to create success with them, all while maintaining a trusting and non-intrusive relationship with the bands creative output," stated ADALIAH drummer Mark Abbacchi. "They actually care about the music."

Formed in 2008, ADALIAH has been amassing a loyal fan base on the East Coast through constant touring in support of its indepdently released EP.

"Our goal is to get listeners to feel emotion," said the band. "We put our own hearts into every song we write, and every song is about something that has impacted our lives in a certain way. We want our listeners to relate to our songs and feel something, whether it be anger, happiness, or regret."

MOTÖRHEAD will release "The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 1 - Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else" on November 14 via Motörhead Music / UDR / EMI.

"Around The Wörld Vol. 1" is a blistering DVD containing live footage, interviews and some of the finest moments from the band's 2011 world tour.

Mixed by the band's long-time producer Cameron Webb, "Around The Wörld Vol. 1" is stuffed with the classics Motörfans demand, from "Overkill" to "Ace Of Spades" to "Killed By Death" as well as some old gems like "Over The Top" and new favorites such as "I Know How To Die".

"Around The Wörld Vol. 1" gives you the complete set from the band's supreme performance in Chile at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago on April 9, 2011, shot by Banger Films and Sam Dunn ("Iron Maiden Flight 666", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage"). The DVD continues with some tasty morsels from New York's Best Buy Theater and the Manchester Apollo.

"Around The Wörld Vol. 1" is a pure testament to the power, glory and sheer voltage of the finest rock 'n' roll played by real legends. Accept NO substitute! And yes, as you guessed, the DVD documentation will be continued next year…

"Around The Wörld Vol. 1" track listing:

Santiago, Chile (90-minute concert) + interview (9 minutes)

01. We Are Motörhead
02. Stay Clean
03. Get Back In Line
04. Metropolis
05. Over the Top
06. One Night Stand
07. Rock Out
08. The Thousand Names of God
09. I Got Mine
10. I Know How to Die
11. The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
12. In the Name of Tragedy
13. Just 'Cos You Got the Power
14. Going to Brazil
15. Killed by Death
16. Ace of Spades
17. Overkill

New York (20 minutes) + interview (23 minutes)

01. Rock Out
02. TheThousand Names of God
03. Killed By Death (feat. Doro and Todd Youth)

Manchester (25 minutes) + interview (12 min)

01. We Are Motörhead
02. Stay Clean
03. Be My Baby
04. Get Back In Line
05. I Know How to Die
06. Born to Raise Hell (feat. Michael Monroe)

"Around The Wörld Vol. 1" will be available in the following formats:

1. DVD + double audio CD (3-disc set)

* Digipack 8 panel / 24 page booklet / CD format for CD racking

* The DVD contains the full track listing as above plus 2 bonus audio CDs containing
the Santiago concert in full and the selected tracks from New York and Manchester

2. Blu-ray - Amaray box (single disc)

The Blu-ray contains the full track listing as above plus the following bonus
Material: "Get Back In Line" video clip (3:45), "I Know How To Die" video clip (4:00), "The Wörld Is Yours" EPK (23 minutes)

3. DVD - Amaray box (single disc)

The DVD contains the full track listing as above

4. Vinyl LP - Gatefold sleeve (double disc)

The vinyl album contains the full 90-minutes concert in Santiago, Chile at Teatro
Caupolican

5. Digital audio

The digital package contains full 90-minute concert in Santiago, Chile plus selected songs from the New York and Manchester concerts

"Mental Funeral", the classic album from California death metal pioneers AUTOPSY, will be re-released as a special 20th-anniversary edition on October 17 via Peaceville Records. The effort be released as a CD/DVD package with a bonus DVD containing two previously unseen shows — filmed in Rotterdam, Holland in 1990 and in San Pedro, California in 1991 — as well as new extensive liner notes written by the band and a track-by-track breakdown.

A live recording of the song "Roswell 47" from Swedish extreme metallers HYPOCRISY is available for free download at this location (e-mail sign-up required). The track comes off the band's new DVD/CD, "Hell Over Sofia - 20 Years Of Chaos And Confusion", which will be released on October 21 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will contain footage of the band's February 27, 2010 concert at the Blue Box club in Sofia, Bulgaria. Guitarist Mikael Hedlund states, "It was a show that had everything! The crowd was helping us doing one of our best shows ever in our history and it was recorded with several cameras. The DVD will also contain a one-and-a-half-hour documentary that will show you our 20 years of chaos and confusion."

Italian dark metal outfit GRAVEWORM will release its new album, "Fragments Of Death", on October 21 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Diabolical Figures" was recorded in July at the Dream Sound Studios in Munich, Germany and was mastered by Jan Vacik. According to a press release, "The songs are about the death in its thousand faces, which is also reflected in the album title and cover art. Musically, the album can be seen as a mixture of the best of the last four records, with some old-school roots and definitive darker than its predecessors."

"Fragments Of Death" track listing:

01. Insomnia
02. Only Death In Our Wake
03. Absence Of Faith
04. Living Nightmare
05. The World Will Die In Flames
06. Anxiety
07. See No Future
08. The Prophecy
09. Remembrance
10. Old Forgotten Song
11. Where Angels Do Not Fly

Bonus track:

12. Awake

The song "See No Future" is now available for free download at this location (e-mail sign-up required).

"Leave The Light On", a brand new song from FASTWAY — the brainchild of ex-MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke — is available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's first studio album since 1990, "Eat Dog Eat", which will be released on November 14 (three days earlier in Germany) via Steamhammer/SPV. The CD, which features new vocalist Toby Jepson (ex-LITTLE ANGELS), is described by Clarke as "by far the best thing I have done since the first FASTWAY album. This is classic rock at its best!"

Dutch death metallers TOXOCARA will release their third studio album, "AtmosFear", on October 14 via Twilight-Vertrieb.

According to a press release, "TOXOCARA is a five-headed technical death metal machine from The Netherlands. Bombastic, ultra low-tuned industrial influences characterize the new TOXOCARA sound! This new TOXOCARA album emphasizes the quality and growth of TOXOCARA's music. A perfect combination of slow and fast guitars, excellent overclocked click-track drumming liquored in thick sample sounds."

"AtmosFear" track listing:

01. Black Widow
02. Annihilation By The Ankar (Marionettes of War)
03. Confessions Of The Black Regiment
04. Moryty Holodom (Holodomor)
05. Bravo Two Zero
06. Flashlight Shadows
07. Towards The Perpetual Labyrinth
08. The Kempeitai Hordes Of Hirohito
09. The Red House Report

Two songs from the album — "Black Widow" and "Confessions Of The Black Regiment" — are available for streaming on the TOXOCARA MySpace page.

TOXOCARA's second full-length album, "The Great

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS will release a new single, "Metal", on October 14 via iTunes.

"Metal" is one of two new songs which will be featured on the group's upcoming best-of compilation, "The Greatest Hits On Earth", which will be released physically and digitally on November 4 via Nuclear Blast. Both new songs showcase the musical direction of the next DEATHSTARS CD.

"The Greatest Hits On Earth" track listing:

01. Death Is Wasted On The Dead (previously unreleased)
02. Metal (previously unreleased)
03. Death Dies Hard
04. Blitzkrieg
05. Motherzone
06. Synthetic Generation
07. Tongues
08. Blood Stains Blondes
09. Cyanide
10. New Dead Nation
11. The Mark Of The Gun
12. Chertograd
13. Semi-Automatic
14. Syndrome
15. Play God
16. Opium

The song "Providence" from from Yonkers, New York-based death metal veterans IMMOLATION can be streamed below. The track is the title cut of the band's new five-track digital EP, which will be available as a free download via Scion A/V's web site, www.scionav.com. The EP will also be distributed for free in CD and vinyl formats at shows during the IMMOLATION North American tour 2011 and at select Scion partner retail locations.

"The Hunter", the new album from Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON, sold 39,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Crack The Skye", opened with 41,000 units back in April 2009 to debut at No. 11. MASTODON's 2006 effort, "Blood Mountain", came in with just over 24,000 units — significantly more than the 8,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, 2004's "Leviathan" — which put it at No. 32.

CHICKENFOOT's sophomore album, "III", sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's self-titled debut opened with 49,000 units back in June 2009 to debut at No. 6.

"Kicking & Screaming", the new album from former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, sold 6,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 73 on The Billboard 200 chart. The singer's previous CD, "Angel Down", opened with 6,400 units back in November 2007 to debut at No. 190.

"Worlds Torn Asunder", the third album from Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 11 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.

Members of GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON, L.A. GUNS and LIMP BIZKIT have reacted on Twitter to the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who revolutionized music industry by introducing the iPod and iTunes.

Jobs died earlier today (Wednesday, October 5) at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

According to Billboard, Jobs' involvement in the music industry was a labor of love. He was personally involved in not only creating the iTunes digital retail system itself, but also in acquiring the music catalog he himself wanted to hear and make available on it.

GUNS N' ROSES: "When people say it's not about the possessions but how you're remembered — they are talking about people like Steve Jobs. RIP."

Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW): "RIP, Steve Jobs. Thanks for allowing me to put my whole CD collection in my pocket. You have made air travel a lot more fun, among other things."

D.J. Ashba (SIXX: A.M., GUNS N' ROSES): "RIP - Steve Jobs was not only a visionary but a true genius. He was one of my biggest inspirations and always will be. God bless him, his family and friends and everyone at Apple computers. You will truly be missed."

Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE): "RIP Steve Jobs. Steve was of his era what Thomas Edison was to the beginning of the 20th century. You made all our lives a better place."

Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE): "RIP Mr. Jobs! Excuse me… Mr. Incredible!"

Bret Michaels (POISON): "First, I must express my deepest condolences to Steve's wife, Laurene, his family and friends. He showed great strength and perseverance through his illness and continued to be an innovator all the while remaining positive while fighting his battle with cancer. I can only thank Steve for his innovation, inspiration and creativity while touching all of our lives in some way shape or form. Again, my condolences. He will be missed."

Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT): "R.I.P. Steve Jobs. I bet you're busy right now revolutionizing and redesigning the afterlife for all of us to enjoy when our time comes."

Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER): "Thank you, Steve Jobs. You rocked our world… and you never played a note."

Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES): "Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. The visionary master."

Billy Graziadei (BIOHAZARD): "RIP, Steve Jobs, he was an inspiration to all of us who dropped out of school and made something of ourselves! He single-handedly changed the world with his vision! When you leave your mark on the world, you live forever! Kings never die!"

Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS): "Steve Jobs, rest in peace. You really did change the world. Thank you for so much cool stuff that keeps me from getting bored on long trips and making computers that are virus-free . Even my almost-3-year-old can operate an iPod and iPad . I think the world lost a real innovator today."

Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT): "RIP Steve Jobs! True visionary."

Wes Borland (LIMP BIZKIT): "I feel stupid, but I have to say it: What an impact Steve Jobs has had on my life. My iPhone may just be the most useful tool I own. Bummer."

PAPA ROACH: "R.I.P. to Steve Jobs — one of the greatest innovators and visionaries, ever."

LAMB OF GOD: "RIP Steve Jobs."

DANKO JONES: "Damn, Steve Jobs died? Oh man. This is truly a bummer. R.I.P. Steve Jobs."

Asgeir Mickelson (SARKE, SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR, TESTAMENT): "RIP Steve Jobs! I've used Mac since 1990. They've served me well!"