"Godhead", a brand new song from British thrashers ONSLAUGHT, is available for streaming on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off the group's fifth album, "Sounds Of Violence", which will be released via AFM Records on the following dates:

Japan: January 12
Europe: January 28
USA: February 8

The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Into The Abyss (intro)
02. Born For War
03. The Sound Of Violence
04. Code Black
05. Rest In Pieces
06. Godhead
07. Hatebox
08. Antiheist
09. Suicideology
10. End Of The Storm (outro)
11. Bomber (MOTÖRHEAD cover)

Season of Mist haben im Dezember 2010 die französischen Brutal Death Metallers von BENIGHTED unter ihre Fittiche genommen. Das neue Album mit dem Tiel "Asylum Cave" kommt am 21. März bei uns und am 29. März 2011 in den USA in den Handel. Das Cover Artwork und die Track List wurden jetzt vom Label enthüllt.

"Asylum Cave" Track list:

01. Asylum Cave
02. Let the Blood Spill between my Broken Teeth
03. Prey
04. Hostile
05. Fritzl
06. Unborn Infected Children
07. The Cold Remains
08. A Quiet Day
09. Shadows Descend
10. Swallow
11. Lethal Merycism
12. Drowning

Die französischen Dark Metaller OMMATIDIA rund um die beiden ex-THE OLD DEAD TREE Mitglieder Nicolas Chevrollier (Guitar) und Vincent Danhier (Bass) werden ihr Debut Album "In this Life, or the Next" am 21. März 2011 in France, Benelux und Switzerland über ihr neues Label Seasons of Mist veröffentlichen.

"In this Life, or the Next" Track List:

01. Only Found by Those who Seek
02. Starspeed God
03. Serendipity
04. Senses Commotion
05. Disclosure
06. Shy Away
07. Leaning on Complete Affinity
08. Unaffected by Loss
09. Naked Truth

"Septuagint", a brand new song from the progressive death metal act OBSCURA, can be streamed on the band's MySpace and Facebook pages. The track comes off the band's new album, "Omnivium", which will be released in North America on March 29 on CD, double LP, and digitally via Relapse. Two versions of the "Omnivium" CD are available for pre-order now — the standard and limited deluxe version that comes in a digipak with exclusive bonus track, embroidered OBSCURA patch, guitar pick, and an "Omnivium" album cover sticker.

The "Omnivium" artwork was designed and laid out by Orion Landau (ORIGIN, DYING FETUS, ZEKE, DISFEAR) and can be viewed below.

"Omnivium" track listing:

01. Septuagint
02. Vortex Omnivium
03. Ocean Gateways
04. Euclidean Elements
05. Prismal Dawn
06. Celestial Spheres
07. Velocity
08. A Transcendental Serenade
09. Aevum

METALLICA have checked in with the following update:

"It's certainly no secret that we have always been hugely inspired and influenced by MOTÖRHEAD and have had the honor of sharing the stage with Lemmy on several occasions. Well now you can catch the spirit of Lemmy and Motörhead in a recently released film, Lemmy (full title Lemmy: 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son of A Bitch). The film is currently playing at select theaters (visit LemmyMovie.com for locations), and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download in the U.S. on February 15th.

In addition to interviews with the four of us, the film also has footage of us playing with Lemmy in Nashville when he was kind enough to come hang at our show in 2009 . . . you can see a portion of 'Damage Case'. The DVD and Blu-ray have more than 4.5 hours of extras, including rehearsals of both 'Damage Case' and 'Too Late Too Late' and the full performances of both songs at the aforementioned show in Nashville. Those extras are mixed in 5.1 surround sound as is some of the Motorhead footage. That's not all . . . there are additional outtakes of us hanging with Lemmy and never before released footage from the infamous night in 1995 when we performed as The Lemmy's at Lem's 50th birthday in L.A.

The length of the extras and the release dates on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download does vary by where you live in the world. Here's what we know so far:

Germany: January 23
UK: January 24
Finland: February 4
Sweden: February 23
Norway: March 2
Canada, Japan and Australia: March

Dubai-based death/thrashers NERVECELL have issued the following update:

"Hey everyone!

It is with great pleasure to announce that we have set Psychogenocide as the title of our long-awaited new album, due for release late March 2011 in Europe through Lifeforce Records and Spellbind Records for the Middle East. The artwork has been a concept, which we have been working on for quite a while within the band and we are extremely proud of how it has turned out, perfectly matching the aggression and musical direction of the new album.




The artwork was designed by Killustrations (ABORTED, SEVERE TORTURE, ZYKLON).

Psychogenocide is scheduled to be mixed and mastered at Hertz Studios (BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, VADER) in Warsaw, Poland by the Wieslawscy Bros. This will mark the follow-up to our first full-length Preaching Venom, which was released on October 26th 2009 on Lifeforce Records.

The new songs are sounding aggressive, fast and dark! The fans can expect a heavy dosage of old-school death metal, modern thrash metal, intertwined with our touch of Eastern melodies and brutality. Stay tuned for the album track list and more details to be announced very soon."

Los Angeles traditional heavy metallers WHITE WIZZARD have gone into the studio to start recording their new album.

Drummer Giovanni Durst, along with bassist and founding member Jon Leon, are the first members to lay down their parts for the follow-up to White Wizzard's 2010 debut full-length, Over The Top. The band is once again working with producer Ralph Patlan (MEGADETH, UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER, BONDED BY BLOOD).

Jon Leon posts from the studio: "Jon from the studio here... Gio kicked ass and laid down five drum tracks yesterday. The band expects to finish drums today and start bass tomorrow. In case you're interested in the album title, I wrote a song called 'Flying Tigers' as a tribute to the P-40 fighters of World War II. Everyone has seen those planes with the tiger shark painted on the side... It is a bit of a metal tribute to some old heroes... More news soon!!"

The new album from White Wizzard is set to be released in mid-2011 on Earache Records.

White Wizzard recently released a new single, 'Shooting Star', which also includes a cover of DIO's legendary anthem, 'We Rock'. All profits from the single go to the Children Of The Night charity.

Get the 'Shooting Star' single now via iTunes.

Watch a video of White Wizzard in the studio during the making of SHOOTING STAR below. Further updates to follow.

Swedish progressive death metal band DESCEND have issued the following update from vocalist Nima Farhadian L:

"It's been a while since... but it's called winter break for a reason, huh?

I think we've pretty much fulfilled our part of the deal now. Recorded the album and fixed the booklet and sent everything to the Supernova. I hope that next time I write, I will give you guys a sneak peak from the booklet and even better - a release date! But no promises though.

We're soon there!

Well, friends, watch out for manatees and I'll come back to you as soon as possible!"

Die Finnen von OMNIUM GATHERUM werden Ihr neues und fünftes Album mit dem Titel "New World Shadows" am 4. Februar 2011 in (D/ AT/ CH) veröffentlichen. Aufgenommen wird "New World Shadows" in den Astia Studio in Lappeenranta, Finnland von Teemu Aalto, und den Mix bzw. das Mastering wird im legendären Unisound Studio in Örebro, Schweden vom noch legendäreren Dan Swanö vollzogen! Jetzt wurden HIER Audio Samples vom kompletten Album online gestellt.

David Haley, drummer for Australian technical death metal act PSYCROPTIC, has checked in with the following post-tour update:

"Well, 2010 was a pretty busy year for Psycroptic, we released our first ever DVD (available from www.psycroptic.com) in early 2010 and toured Australia with DECAPITATED to promote the release. We played China and Inner Mongolia; we were the first Western band to play the city of HoHot in Inner Mongolia, crazy stuff! We toured Europe with our close friends CEPHALIC CARNAGE and rounded out the year with a US tour with NILE.

In between all of this we were hard at work writing our new album, which we're happy to say is fully written. It's as yet untitled, but we are throwing a few names around. We start tracking the drums on February 14th at Red Planet Studios, and once completed we will be moving to Joe's (Haley - Psycroptic guitarist) studio to complete all the rest of the recording. We'll be taking our time on this one, as we have felt a little rushed in the past...the material is great so we want to ensure the recording matches. We'll post studio progress reports to keep everyone updated.

Look out for the new album later this year!!"

BLACK STONE CHERRY has issued the following update:

"Well folks... we've finished recording our new album! Yall are gonna LOVE it! It's very exciting, raw, and very BSC! More album news to follow... so stay tuned... as for now, we're packin' our bags...gettin' ready for the Simple Man Cruise!"

The title, tracklisting and release date of Black Stone Cherry's new album have not yet been announced.

Die Schweizer Deather von REQUIEM haben neuerilch beim Twilight Vertrieb Germany unterschrieben und das Release Datum für ihr neues Album “Within Darkened Disorder” wurde auf den 6. Mai 2011 festgelegt.

The final tracklist on “Within Darkened Disorder” will be the following:

1. I Am Legion
2. Vicious Deception
3. Purified In Flames
4. Omnivore
5. The Plague Without A Face
6. Echoes Of War
7. Symbol Of Nine
8. Feed The Greed
9. Solemn Sacrifice
10. Within Darkened Disorder

Fresh of their recent tour with BLIND GUARDIAN and HOLY GRAIL, Floridian power metallers SEVEN KINGDOMS have announced that they have just started the writing process for their follow-up to their self titled record.

This will be the third installment in the band's CD collection.

Commented guitarist Camden Cruz, “We learned a lot on our tour with the guys in Blind Guardian and Holy Grail. We’re ready to show the world what we are really capable of with this new material. We will be going back to Morrisound Studios in Tampa to record towards the end of the year and we already have a few special things up our sleeves”.

The self-titled Seven Kingdoms album was released via Nightmare Records in 2010, which was then followed by their most recent US and Canadian tour with Blind Guardian.

Check out some live footage of Seven Kingdoms on the Atlanta date of the Blind Guardian USA/Canadian tour below:

Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA have issued the following update:

"The new band MAYAN, with many Epica members involved, will release their debut album, Quarterpast, on May 20th. The seven singers on this album will be: Mark Jansen (Epica), Arien van Weesenbeek (Epica), Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER), Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-After Forever), Simone Simons (E), Henning Basse (SONS OF SEASONS), and the revelation and one of the biggest Italian opera talents, Laura Macrì."

MaYaN will upload a new movie about the vocal recording sessions every day. Check out the first installment, featuring Floor Jansen, below:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based traditional metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are preparing for an exciting tour as direct support to ELUVEITIE, but before that gets started, they will be making a quick pit stop into Shostroud Productions in Vancouver to record a couple of new cuts with Sho Murray (CITY OF FIRE) and Byron Stroud (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY). One of the songs will be played live on the upcoming tour and will be making its way online soon.

Commented the band: "It's a great time for us to be touring North America again. We haven't slugged it out in the U.S. since Mayhem fest in summer 2010 and we're always happy to play to our loyal Canadian brethren. Everyone in the 3 INCHES OF BLOOD camp has been eagerly anticipating this tour.

"We've never toured with a band like ELUVEITIE before. Their fan base is probably more similar to ours than most other bands we've toured with in the past.

"The HOLY GRAIL guys are always fun to hang out with and we're curious to check out SYSTEM DIVIDE.

"We're extra pumped for this tour because it will give us the opportunity to road-test a new song or two. Hope everyone digs the new jams."

Ungarns erfolgreichste Folk Metal Band, DALRIADA, hat vor Kurzem einen Vertrag mit AFM Records unterschrieben. Am 11. Februar 2011 erfolgt die erste Veröffentlichung dieser neuen Kooperation in Form des neuen Albums "Ígéret". In ihrer Heimat sind DALRIADA bereits Stars und belegen vorderste Plätze der Album-Charts. Jetzt wurde das neue Video zum Song 'Hajdútánc' auf You Tube online gestellt.

Die Australischen Heavy Metaller PEGAZUS werden ihr neues Album "In Metal We Trust" am 15. April 2011 via Black Leather Records (Distribution TWILIGHT VERTRIEB) veröffentlichen. Jetzt wurden das Cover Artwork und die Track List enthüllt. Die Band hat vor kurzem auch eine MySpace Seite hochgeladen und ein Audio Sample vom neuen Song "Metal Messiah" online gestellt.

"In Metal We Trust" Track List:

01. Metal Messiah
02. Road Warrior
03. Old Skool Metal Dayz
04. We Live To Rock
05. Haunting Me
06. Eye For An Eye
07. Ghost
08. Metal Gods
09. End Of The World
10. Death Or Glory11. Old Skool Metal Dayz

According to KTNV.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil will plead guilty to a drunken driving charge on January 26 and spend two weeks in a Las Vegas jail. He will surrender on February 15 and will serve 15 days in the Clark County Detention Center, followed by another 15 days of house arrest.

"I have recognized that you can't drink and drive at all," Neil said in a statement released Tuesday. "I take full responsibility for my actions and will learn from this experience."

Neil failed three field sobriety tests and had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit during his June 27, 2010 Las Vegas arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH has confirmed the final track listing for its upcoming debut album, "Ever Since We Were Children", which will now feature the song "I Am Lost".

The brainchild of percussionist and co-founding member of SLIPKNOT, M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan, THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH will release "Ever Since We Were Children" on March 1 on Sopra Evil/Rocket Science Ventures.

"THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH are unlike anything out there right now," says marketing director Matt Larsen of Rocket Science. "The album was made with the intention to knock you out with something completely original. We're excited to unleash this beast to the masses."

Clown says, "THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH, for me, is a rebirth, a midlife second coming."

The album is available to pre-order now at this location. Every CD pre-ordered through the band's web site will include a limited-edition set of unique and uncanny photos and an official THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH patch. In the days to come, additional THE BLACK DOTS OF DEATH merchandise will be available with pre-orders of the CD, including t-shirts, hoodies and other collectable memorabilia.

Get a free download of "Standing Alone" at this location.

"Ever Since We Were Children" track listing:

01. S.A.T.A.N
02. Destroy Anything
03. Standing Alone
04. Lower Than Dirt
05. Everyone Can Kill
06. I Am Lost
07. The Hunt Is Over
08. Uncertainty
09. Been Gone So Long

Bonus tracks:

10. Let's Get Fucked Upon Absinthe (k.s. Remix)
11. Standing Alone - Stay Puft (Big Chocolate Remix)
12. Uncertainty – Through With It (EDGEY Remix)

Dean Guitars has introduced the new 2011 Dave Mustaine Signature Series guitar. Included in this new series is a gorgeous DCR Dave Mustaine VMNT Floyd Trans Red (limited run only 50 of each color produced) with Flame Maple Top, the Dave Mustaine VMNT Fear with a dazzling new "Fear" custom graphic, the eye-popping Dave Mustaine VMNT Double Neck finished in Classic Black, and the Dave Mustaine Zero Angel Of Deth II with a spectacular new "Angel Of Deth II" custom graphic.

"The New Hell", a brand new track from the North Texas death metal outfit THE FAMINE, can heard below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Architects Of Guilt", which will be released on February 15 via Solid State Records. The follow-up to 2008's "The Raven And The Reaping" was produced by D. Braxton Henry (ex-DEVOURMENT) and was mixed by Jason Suecof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER).

"The Architects Of Guilt" track listing:

01. The New Hell
02. Ad Mortem
03. We Are The Wolves
04. Turner Classic Diaries
05. Bigger Cages, Longer Chains!
06. The Crown and The Holy See
07. VII The Fraudulent
08. A Pavement Of Good Intentions
09. A Fragile Peace
10. Pyrithion House
11. To The Teeth