Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive rock/cutting-edge metal band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will release its new album, "The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues", on April 12 via Metal Blade Records. The three-song, 30-minute tour de force was recorded at Canada's Metalworks Studios and Rattlebox Studios and helmed by the Grammy award–winning producer David Bottrill (TOOL, MUSE, KING CRIMSON, DREAM THEATER).

A special first listen of a portion of the new BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME track "Specular Reflection" is available for streaming using the audio player below (courtesy of Alternative Press).

"Middleville", a brand new track from German instrumental rockers LONG DISTANCE CALLING, can be streamed using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The song, which features a guest appearance by legendary frontman John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX), comes off the band's new self-titled album, which will be released in North America on March 8.

When asked what made him decide to collaborate with LONG DISTANCE CALLING, Bush said, "Music. That is the sole reason that I did this song.

"When I was approached by LONG DISTANCE CALLING, instead of seeking information about them, I just listened to the music. I didn't look at a web site or a social network. I didn't inquire about their history. I didn't even look at a picture. I just listened to them. That was all I needed. It inspired me and allowed me to be part of an amazing song. Ambience, power, mood, melody, it has it all. Crank it!! Preferably in headphones."

"Eilinen On Kuollut", the fourth album from VERENPISARA, the Finnish band featuring AMORPHIS members Tomi Koivusaari and Santeri Kallio, can be streamed in its entirety at the Record Shop X web site. (Note: The stream will only be available until March 1.) The group started working on material for the CD five years ago, but record company problems and AMORPHIS commitments delayed the process, with the bulk of the recording sessions taking place over the last two summers.

Formed in the late 1990s, VERENPISARA (the Finnish name of the plant Fuchsia and Finnish for "drop of blood") released three previous albums: "Aamunodottaja" (2002), "Happosadetta" (2003) and "Irtileikattu" (2005).

"Eilinen On Kuollut" track listing:

01. Tie
02. Suunta
03. Kohtalon Määräämä
04. Tietämättömyyden Torit
05. Kohti Toukkien Metropolia
06. Hylätyn Aseman Tuulessa
07. Kuinka Usein
08. Turhamaisuuden Kolonna
09. Lyhyitä Hetkiä
10. Eilinen On Kuollut

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the new band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"), as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "River Runs Again", "Broken Valley") — on guitar and vocals, made its live debut on February 20, 2011 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey as the support act for MONSTER MAGNET and SEVENTH VOID.

South Australian thrashers TRUTH CORRODED will perform in Thailand and Singapore in April as part of the "Touring The Bled" tour. The Southeast Asia dates will follow the band's tour of Australia and Japan with French band HYPNO5E.

TRUTH CORRODED's new album, "Worship The Bled", will be released in Australia in mid-April through Truth Inc Records, with other territories to follow. The CD, which features Kevin Talley (DAATH, MISERY INDEX, DYING FETUS) on session drums, was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) at Black Lounge Studio in Sweden.

"Alleya Stalina" (English translation: The Alley Of Stalin), the new video from KYPCK ("Kursk" in the western alphabet) — the Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band featuring former SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka (a.k.a. S.S. Lopakka) — can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, which is named after the Russian word for "lower" (pronounced "nizhe"), released on February 9 via Yellow House Recordings.

"Lower" track listing (English translations; all original titles are in Russian):

01. Gifarus
02. After
03. The Alley Of Stalin
04. Stranger
05. Felitsa
06. Rupture
07. Burlaks On The Volga
08. Brothel
09. Comrades
10. Death Waltz

"Wolfskult", the new album from German Viking metallers VARG, is available for streaming in its entirety at Varg-Shop.de. Due on March 4 via NoiseArt Records, the CD's artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard and can be seen below. A limited-edition two-CD digipak version of the album will be made available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The track listing is as follows:

CD 1:

01. Jagd
02. Wir Sind Die Wölfe
03. Schwertzeit
04. Wolfskult
05. Naglfar
06. Glorreiche Tage
07. Phönix
08. Blutdienst III
09. Sehnsucht
10. Glutsturm

CD 2 (digipak)

01. Rotkäppchen (feat. Anna Murphy of ELUVEITIE)
02. Aus Der Asche Ins Licht
03. Helden Der Nacht
04. Nichts Zu Fürchten
05. Urd (acoustic version)
06. Verdandi (Wolfszeit acoustic version feat. Masha of ARKONA)
07. Skuld (Skal acoustic version)
08. [Hidden Track]

"Wolfskult" was once again produced by Andy Classen (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, BELPHEGOR, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER) at Stage One Studios in Kassel, Germany.

Commented the band: "We are still blown away by the killer production which Andy Classen did for the album. The sound is outstandingly amazing, and the main riff of 'Wolfskult' will tear your spine in pieces. A choir of 50 real and true VARG fans and maniacs from Germany and Austria can be heard on 'Wir Sind Die Wölfe' and with the 10-minute epic 'Sehnsucht' we've accomplished the biggest and best piece in music of our history so far!"

SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison has told Kerrang! magazine that fans will get an unforgettable show when the band returns to the stage this summer to play its first concerts since the passing of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray.

"[These shows] will be the ultimate triumph," he promised. "I have fucking piss and venom in my fucking veins right now. I'm already just thinking about... when we step onto that fucking stage, the eight of us... I don't even know if we're gonna make it through one song. We might destroy everything.

"It's going to be bizarre. I think, honestly, Paul's with us in spirit... It's going to be a really, really explosive show. It's gonna be good for all of us... I think Sonisphere [festival in the U.K.] is going to be an exorcism.

"I think the best thing is to put Paul finally to rest, he wants to see us fucking rock. Once we do that, we'll be at peace and everything can continue from there."

Das neue SHADOWMAN Album mit dem Titel "Watching Over You" kommt am 22. April 2011 via Escape Music in den Handel. Das Label hat jetzt HIER den neuen Song "Suzanne" zum probehören und Free Download (rechts klick, speichern unter) online gestellt. Auch die Track Lost und das Cover Artwork wurden von Escape Music enthüllt!

"Watching Over You" Track List:

01. Across The Universe
02. Renegades
03. Cry
04. Watching Over You
05. Are You Ready
06. Suzanne
07. Waiting For A Miracle
08. Stop Breaking This Heart Of Mine
09. Heaven Waits
10. Whatever It Takes
11. Justify
12. The Party Is Over

Das kommende OBSCURA Album mit dem Titel "Omnivium" kommt am 29. März 2011 in den USA, am 1 April 2011 in Deutschland und am 4. April 2011 im Rest von Europa via Relapse Records in den Handel. Aufgenommen wurde das Album mit V. Santura (TRIPTYKON, DARK FORTRESS) in den Woodshed Studios in Süddeutschland. Heute wurde der neue Song "Vortex Omnivium " hier zum probehören online gestellt.

Die schwedischen Blues Rocker GRAVEYARD werden ihr kommendes Nuclear Blast Debüt Album "Hisingen Blues" am 25. März 2011 veröffentlichen! Die strikt limitierte 7“ Picture Single "Hisingen Blues" (beinhaltet einen exklusiven Non-Album-Track) erscheint vorab heute am 25. Februar 2011! Jetzt wurde vom Label der erste Trailer zum neuen Video des Titel Track "Hisingen Blues" online gestellt.

Guitarist Robby Rockbag of Swedish metallers STEELWING has released the following statement regarding the passing of former THIN LIZZY guitarist, noted session player, and blues rock icon Gary Moore:

"Gary Moore was undoubtedly the greatest guitar player who ever lived.

"I would like to take a moment and say a few words.

"I was first introduced to Gary Moore's playing when I was about fifteen years old. I had just started playing guitar when I discovered his 'Wild Frontier' album. I was immediately hooked on his style of playing and, without knowing it, I had discovered my most important guitar hero and a source of inspiration for years to come.

"What separated Gary from countless other great guitarists was something which can only be referred to as 'fire.' Often emulated but never truly copied, many have tried and even more have failed to match his ferocity. Of course, Gary was incredibly diverse. He could make his guitar sing, cry and scream, all depending on what the particular song needed.

"Each solo would be a journey. A melodic start (he had a superb sense of melody), followed by a fast passage building up to a beautiful climax.

"Diversity is what truly separates good from great. Incredibly delicate, beautiful melodic playing, coupled with blinding technique is part of what makes Gary Moore not only great but outright legendary.

"He left a massive imprint in rock history and will be missed by millions.

"I can find some relief in the fact that I was lucky enough to see Gary perform some of his most beloved songs last year at Sweden Rock Festival. He played a few new Celtic rock songs which made me incredibly excited about the new rock album we was working on. We can only hope that the album will see the light of day.

"Gary, may you rest in peace. You and Phil [Lynott] must be having one hell of a jam right now..."

Guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE makes a guest appearance on vocals on the song "Shunq (To The Despaired…King Of Darkness)" from Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death/thrash metallers NERVECELL. The track will appear on NERVECELL's new album, "Psychogenocide", which is scheduled for release on March 31 in the Middle East via Spellbind Records; on April 29 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland; and on May 2 in the rest of Europe through Lifeforce Records.

Commented NERVECELL: "This particular song is special to the band as it will mark the first extreme metal track ever to include both Arabic lyrics mixed in with English lyrics, and who better else to have come on board and collaborate on this theme with us than the legendary Karl Sanders!

"The word 'Shunq' in Arabic has two meanings: to choke or to be hung by the neck. The song consists mainly of ideas and knowledge gathered from sources that speak about Lucifer and the demons that serve him. The song 'Shunq (To The Despaired…King Of Darkness)' speaks about the battle of us humans and these demons in reality, in the end Satan himself brought forth to justice."

The "Psychogenocide" cover artwork was designed by Björn Goosses of Killustrations (ABORTED, SEVERE TORTURE, ZYKLON) and is a concept which NERVECELL has been working on for quite a while. The band is said to be "extremely proud of how it has turned out" as it "perfectly matches the aggression and musical direction of the new album."

"Psychogenocide" track listing:

01. Anemic Assurgency
02. Upon An Epidemic Scheme
03. All Eyes On Them
04. Amok Doctrine
05. Psychogenocide
06. Imprint
07. Shunq (To The Despaired… King Of Darkness)
08. The Taste Of Betrayal
09. Driven By Nescience
10. Nation's Plague

Released in April 2008 in the Middle East (via Spellbind Records), "Preaching Venom" featured PSYCROPTIC's David Haley (also of THE AMENTA, RUINS) on drums. The CD was mixed at Hertz Studio (VADER, DECAPITATED, HATE) in Poland by Wieslawscy Bros. and was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (SEPULTURA, SUFFOCATION, UNEARTH) in New Windsor, New York.

Norwegian progressive metallers SPIRAL ARCHITECT are preparing to resume work on the material for the long-awaited follow-up to the band's 1999 debut CD, "A Sceptic's Universe". Drummer SPIRAL ARCHITECT writes on the band's official forum, "We've been working on the next album — obviously more off than on — since 1999 (?) and have maybe an hour's worth of music (bits and pieces). The good news is that it looks like there will be continuous work on this album from March this year. Time will tell…"

Die Power Metaller von SYMFONIA haben die Aufnahmen zum neuen Album mit dem Titel "In Paradisum" so gut wie abgeschlossen. Die Band hat jetzt einen Weltweiten Vertrag beim Label Edel Germany GmbH, in cooperation mit dem Hamburger International Marketing Office IAM - International Artist Marketing unterschrieben. Das neue 12 Track SYMFONIA Debut Album mit dem Titel "In Paradisum" soll am 1. April 2011 in den Handel kommen. Jetzt wurde HIER auf der Band WebSeite ein 2 Minuten Audio Sample vom neuen Song "Pilgrim Road" online gestellt.

The 2011 Revolver Golden Gods will take place on Wednesday, April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. The Golden God Award will be given to legendary rocker Alice Cooper, while the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award will go to MÖTLEY CRÜE. FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling champion Chris Jericho will return this year to host the show, the highlights and performances from which will air at a later date on VH1 Classic. In addition to receiving the Golden God Award, Alice Cooper will play with the original ALICE COOPER band at the ceremony. Also slated to perform are DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, DEVILDRIVER, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, VOLBEAT and FOZZY.

The official press conference to announce the details of this year's award show will be held today (Thursday, February 24) at 1:00 p.m. PT at Club Nokia (VIP Lounge, 4th Floor) in Los Angeles. Among those expected to attend are Chris Jericho (FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling champion), Alice Cooper, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE, Sebastian Bach, Wendy Dio (wife of Ronnie James Dio) and pro skateboarder Mike Vallely.

Revolver, the world's leading hard-rock and metal magazine, is bringing the Revolver Golden Gods award show — the only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show in America — back for its third installment in 2011

2011 Revolver Golden Gods nominees:

Epiphone Best Guitarist(s)

* John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE)
* Dan Donegan (DISTURBED)
* Gus G. (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIREWIND)
* Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance (AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
* Janick Gers, Dave Murray, and Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN)
* Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)

Drum Workshop Best Drummer

* Tommy Clufetos (OZZY OSBOURNE)
* Abe Cunningham (DEFTONES)
* Joey Jordison (ROB ZOMBIE)
* Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR)
* Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN)
* Mike Portnoy (Ex-DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD)

Best Vocalist

* Glenn Danzig (DANZIG)
* Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN)
* Chino Moreno (DEFTONES)
* Ozzy Osbourne (OZZY OSBOURNE)
* M. Shadows (AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
* Corey Taylor (STONE SOUR)

Affliction Album of the Year

* AVENGED SEVENFOLD, "Nightmare"
* BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, "Order of the Black"
* DEFTONES, "Diamond Eyes"
* OZZY OSBOURNE, "Scream"
* STONE SOUR, "Audio Secrecy"
* VOLBEAT, "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven"

Samson Zoom Best Live Band

* AVENGED SEVENFOLD
* GWAR
* IRON MAIDEN
* MEGADETH
* RAMMSTEIN
* SEVENDUST

Most Metal Athlete

* Chris Cole (pro skateboarding)
* Dan Hardy (MMA fighting)
* Toni Lydman (NHL)
* The Miz (WWE wrestling)
* Jeremy Shockey (NFL football)
* Mike Vallely (pro skateboarding)

Best New Band

* ASKING ALEXANDRIA
* BLACK VEIL BRIDES
* THE DAMNED THINGS
* THE PRETTY RECKLESS
* TIMES OF GRACE
* WE ARE THE FALLEN

Eagle Rock Comeback of the Year

* ACCEPT
* FAITH NO MORE
* MURDERDOLLS
* A PERFECT CIRCLE
* SOUNDGARDEN
* SYSTEM OF A DOWN

Finnish power metallers KIUAS have issued the following update:

"As our loyal followers (that's you!) are well aware, Ilja [Jalkanen, vocals] left the band to pursue other interests. However, it is not only Ilja who has been pondering the balance between KIUAS and other areas in their lives.

"Markku's [Näreneva, drums] duties as a parent and medical doctor have grown to the point where it is impossible for him to continue giving his total dedication to the band.

"Atte [Tanskanen, keyboards] has found his passion with flying and after graduating from the Finnish Aviation Academy he has spent most of his time in the mile-high club (and steering the aircraft as well every now and then).

"Both guys made the choice to move on themselves and although this stirred up some emotion at first, these changes were inevitable and neccessary for the band to evolve and...well, to excel and ascend.

"Atte and Markku send their thanks to everyone who's been with KIUAS throughout the years and will continue to act in the background following the band's career and helping out in some ways.

"As for the new members...they are passionate musicians first and foremost and people with whom I've already shared the road more or less in the past with great joy and the obsessive urge to ROCK...just as I have with the old members of KIUAS.

"Our new official keyboard player Jari has already played over 30 gigs with KIUAS and has practically been a sixth member of the band since the 'New Dark Age Tour' in 2008, standing in for Atte when he was busy soaring the skies. Jari is a virtuoso player with a history of professional musicianship behind him and his knowledge and expertise is so extensive that he has been used as a consultant in the studio for the likes of LORDI.

"The new vocalist Asim Searah is a young gem luckily discovered by a certain bald guitar player and has already displayed his talents with KIUAS on four gigs. Asim's clean and powerful vocal range can easily cover the world's metal and hard rock repertoire and he can shift convincingly from classic Dio-esque melodies to brutal death growls. He is also a competent guitar player and thus future shows will partly feature some serious twin guitar bombardment!

"The new drummer, Rainer 'Raikku'Tuomikanto is a well known figure in the finnish metal scene, an artist and a technical phenomenon in the highest league. He has performed on dozens of records and toured with many finnish bands and has now finally found his right place with KIUAS.

"So, what's GONNA happen?

"The new KIUAS will throw a mini-tour starting in May to get the feel of the sweat, the booze and the decibels. The dates are as follows:

May 19 - On The Rocks, Helsinki, FIN
May 20 - Puijonsarvi, Kuopio, FIN
May 21 - Nuclear Nightclub, Oulu, FIN
May 28 - Kolhorock, Mänttä, FIN
June 19 - Myötätuulirock, Vantaa, FIN

Danish folk metal band SVARTSOT has issued the following update:

"After spending the past year or so on writing new tracks, we will be heading back into the studio from the second week of March to record our third album. The recording will once again take place at Lasse Lammert's LSD Tonstudio in Lübeck, Germany, and will include around 10 tracks of the strongest material we've written so far. The theme of the album is based on the plague epidemic that swept through Europe during the middle of the 14th century, and that would later become known as the Black Death. We feel that this lyrical concept aptly fits the way the music has turned out for this album — so more medieval flavours and intricacies can be expected this time round. A July release for the album is expected, and we will post updates over the next few weeks as work on the album progresses. So stay tuned for more news."

SVARTSOT last year parted ways with rhythm guitarist Cliff Nemanim.

Californian rockers WARRANT have set "Rockaholic" as the tentative title of their new album, due in May via Frontiers Records. The CD was produced by Keith Olsen, who has previously worked with OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE and SCORPIONS, among others.

Commented bassist Jerry Dixon, "The last few years has been like holding in a big 'secret' from the world and now we get to share it.

"I really think we captured a perfect mix of the past and present on this record. Each song has its own vibe that's going to take people on a kick-ass WARRANT roller coaster ride.

"To help achieve an old-school sound mixed with the flair of today, we called on the legendary Keith Olsen to do the production.

"There's enough '80s influence on songs like 'Tears In The City' and 'Sex Ain't Love' to keep the die-hard WARRANT fans rocking while introducing them to new material."

California extreme metallers DEEDS OF FLESH will enter the studio in May/June to begin recording their ninth album, "Portal to Canaan", for a late 2011 release via Unique Leader Records. According to a press release, fans should expect "amazing artwork and numerous conceptual pieces" by Raymond Swanland.

DEEDS OF FLESH's last CD, "Of What's to Come", came out in November 2008 via Unique Leader. The label previously described the follow-up to 2005's "Crown Of Souls" as "nothing short of a masterpiece, combining the usual DEEDS OF FLESH sound with many added new elements, twisted and memorable guitar riffs and lead work, blistering drums, powerful vocals and mind-blowing bass lines."

Bullet Tooth has announced the signing of NIGHTSHADE. The label's first-ever band from France will release its new album, "Lost In Motion", this spring, followed by a lengthy U.S. tour.

Although NIGHTSHADE is located in France, the group's singer, Wayne Hudspath, is actually from Ohio. The band's CD, featuring the songs "Rebellion", "Through The Memory", and "A Dream, A Choice, A War", is crushingly heavy but with a spellbinding melodic structure.

NIGHTSHADE's new material has been compared to AT THE GATES and CHILDREN OF BODOM with a contemporary twist.

Fans can listen to a two-minute teaser of the new album at the NIGHTSHADE Facebook page.

Commented NIGHTSHADE guitarist and songwriter Bastien Deleule: "Everyone in NIGHTSHADE is excited to be working with our new label, Bullet Tooth, and its owner, Josh Grabelle. We've come to know him well the last few months and his track record with many successful metal acts like IT DIES TODAY, FIRST BLOOD, BLEEDING THROUGH and more, speaks volumes. We feel confident in the new album and we hope everyone will enjoy listening to them, because we had a great time making them. See you on the road!"