Swedish hard rock band ALL ENDS will release its sophomore album, "A Road To Depression", on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD marks the recording debut of the group's new singer, Jonna Sailon, who replaced Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) in March 2009.

"A Road To Depression" track listing:

01. Obvious
02. Generation Disgrace
03. I Know Who I Am
04. I'm A Monster
05. Hear Me Now
06. Area 1 (Hope And Fear)
07. Don't Be Scared
08. Nobody's Story
09. Stupid People
10. Wretch
11. Road To Depression

The album's first single, "Generation Disgrace", is now available for purchase via iTunes.

BON JOVI are releasing a career-spanning greatest hits compilation November 9th on Island Records.

Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits will transport listeners back in time through Bon Jovi’s worldwide monster hits of the past and offer a bridge to the future with the debut of four brand new tracks.

“Music marks milestones in all our lives,” notes frontman Jon Bon Jovi. “These songs have stood the test of time and they remind us all where we came from, even as we keep our eyes towards the future.”




Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits will be a 16-song single disc chock full of the band’s biggest chart-toppers including 'Livin’ On A Prayer', 'Always', 'It’s My Life', 'Wanted Dead Or Alive' and 'Who Says You Can’t Go Home'. Two new songs, including lead single 'What Do You Got', round out the tracklisting. 'What Do You Got?' will hit radio airwaves globally at the end of August.




Bon Jovi Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection will be a 28-song two disc edition made up of the Greatest Hits CD from the standard edition and a second disc featuring beloved fan favorites including 'Bed Of Roses', 'Blood On Blood', 'These Days' and 'Keep The Faith' plus the third and fourth new tracks created for this project.

The four new songs ('The More Things Change', 'No Apologies', 'This Is Love, This Is Life' and the first single, 'What Do You Got?') were written specifically for inclusion in this compilation.

The complete tracklistings for Bon Jovi Greatest Hits and Bon Jovi Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection will be unveiled shortly.

FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following update:

"After finishing the eight reunion shows, twenty flights and thirty thousand miles for FATES WARNING that included shows in California, Texas, Connecticut, couple shows in Greece, Bang Your Head!!! festival in Germany and Sweden Rock Festival, I have been doing a lot of recording for other artists. Some of these include:

* Brian Futch: Cross between pop and rock with great storyteller style songs and vocals.

* Richard West of THRESHOLD doing a more mainstream project with great vocals and again great songs. Very melodic.

* A band with former DREAMZFATE vocalist Ripper X, Dan Pocengal (former guitarist of DREAMZFATE / MIDNIGHT PROJECT), Chris Strayer (former keyboardist of ELI ALSO / SISTERS OF MERCY and had a stint touring with TYPE O NEGATIVE). Heavier stuff with good song structure verging on the metal-prog style. Very solid.

* Dan Pocengal solo project, which is instrumental and a bit more free form, which lets me wander a bit more.

* SPEAKING TO STONES: Finished up the album over the past year. Complete classic metal-prog with tempo and time signature changes all over the place. Really good playing and serious lead guitar playing. If you are into prog-mteal, this is for you. Should be coming out in the beginning of 2011.

* TEN, the English band featuring Gary Hughes. Great songs, great hard rock vocals and tight, tight guitar playing. Very proud of this as it was not your classic Mark Zonder-style playing. I approached this differently and was sort of surprised myself on how well it came out. Something about letting the drums and cymbals really breathe, excited me and gave me great inspiration. Great songs, great playing, really excited and curious how this comes out as it is being mixed by Dennis Ward and will be released on Frontiers in 2011. Could and should be a big record. Hopefully live playing will follow the release.

"Just continuing to record, having a great time."

Craig Mclean from Billboard.com spoke with GENESIS icon PHIL COLLINS recently about a number of topics including the future Genesis.

"I think Genesis are no longer," Collins responded. "I don't foresee me doing any more Genesis shows. Not because I don't like it or don't want to. But it doesn't fit in with my life and wanting to be with the boys, and taking onboard [my other interests like] the Alamo and writing a book about that. And the other stuff that I'd like to do-and that includes doing nothing as well. But also, I can't physically play the drums. I don't want to sound like a spoiled kid, like I've had my stuff and I don't want to do it anymore. But I have done it all my life, and now I'm enjoying another side of life."

On November, 23 all die-hard knuckleheads can rejoice: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's debut album, "The Way Of The Fist", will be reissued as a deluxe box set. "The Way Of The Fist: Iron Fist Edition" celebrates the landmark album for the metal genre that has sold over 425,000 copies and continues to scan over 1,000 copies a week three years after its original release.

The "Iron Fist Edition" box set features the original 13 album tracks with all-new artwork, a brand new in-depth documentary DVD, "The Legend of The Fist Vol. 1", (featuring never-before seen footage and interviews spanning FIVE FINGER's career), a bonus CD with 11 B-sides and rarities, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH trading cards, and an exclusive poster and calendar.

Meanwhile, this October FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH continues its hard rock dominance on a massive tour with GODSMACK. "The Oracle 2010" tour is easily one of the most exciting events to come along this year as these two rock titans unite for the first time. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH tour dates kick off Friday, October 1, and will run through November 5.

In addition to a new tour and new deluxe version of their first album, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has a new single at radio. After the success of "Bad Company" — which peaked at #2 on the Active Rock charts and has been a Top 5 track for over two months — FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH just released their newest single from "War Is The Answer": "Far From Home". As a track that has special meaning to the band, "Far From Home" has already gotten an incredibly positive reaction at radio, and will be sure to ride the charts all fall. "Far From Home" is the fourth single off the hit album "War Is The Answer", which has sold over 325,000 copies to date and debuted at #7 on the Billboard chart.

"Weaponized", a brand new song from Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "Contagion", which will be released on November 9 via Earache Records. Unmerciful in its utter viciousness, "Contagion" takes the band's signature sound to new levels of backbreaking heaviness. However, underneath the chunky breakdowns and terrifying growls lies a story about absolute power, absolute corruption and the evil that exists when everything is put together.

Die Kult grind “mince core'ler” aus Belgien haben ein neues 27 Song Werk eingeholzt. Das nennt sich " This is Not a Threat, It’s a Promise" und wird im Oktober 2010 bei Selfmadegod Records erscheinen.

Agathocles frontman Jan AG comments, “This album contains all elements which AG uses to create their brand of mince core. Going from raw punk to d-beat to old school straight forward grind, backed up with three different vocal styles. This time the lyrics deal with topics like losing your job and waiting for the repo man, scenesters, elections, the worldwide economic crisis, modern technology and the rise of Big Brother, and more. Get ready for another old-school, raw, mince core blast!”

Indie Recordings werden das neue SOLEFALD Album "'Norrøn Livskunst" am 15. November 2010 veröffentlichen. Anbei Coverartwork und Trackliste:

1. Song Til Stormen
2. Norrøn Livskunst
3. Tittentattenteksti
4. Stridsljod (Blackabilly)
5. Eukalyptustreet
6. Raudedauden
7. Vitets Vidd I Verdi
8. Hugferdi
9. Waves Over Vallhalla (An Icelandic Odyssey Part 3)
10. Til Heimen Yver Havet

Für das kommende MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE-Album "Danger Days: True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys", welches am 22. November 2010 erscheinen wird, wurde nun auch die Trackliste bekannt gegeben:

1. Look Alive, Sunshine
2. Na Na Na
3. Sing
4. Planetary (Go!)
5. The Only Hope For Me Is You
6. Jet-Star And The Kobra Kid / Traffic Report
7. Party Poison
8. Save Yourself, Ill Hold Them Back
9. The Scarecrow Blues
10. Anytime You Want
11. Destroyah
12. The Kids From Yesterday
13. Goodnite Dr Death
14. Vampire Money

wedish/Danish power/melodic death metal band AMARANTHE have issued the following update:

"First of all, thanks to all the people coming out to our show in Gothenburg last weekend and made the night truly special for us, especially those of you who traveled very long distances to see us, you know who you are!

We're set to enter Hansen Studios in Denmark, Ribe in just one week, on October 6th, and from that day onwards we will post video diaries, pictures, studio blogs and all kinds of stuff, so keep checking back to this site!

More coming soon!"

Amaranthe will be spending two months recording, until December, with Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE) of Hansen Studio in Ribe, Denmark. The as-of-yet untitled album is scheduled for a spring 2011 release.

With only a few weeks until the release of their new album, Empires, adventurous metal newcomers WHERE THE OCEAN MEETS THE SKY are premiering a brand new track, 'The Mettle Of A Man', exclusively at this location.

Empires is set to drop in stores and online everywhere October 12th from CI Records, the label that helped launch the careers of genre related acts like AUGUST BURNS RED and TEXAS IN JULY.

"This is actually one of the oldest songs on the record," explains vocalist Blake Martin. "We had been playing the earliest incarnations of it live for about 6 months prior to hitting the studio. 'Mettle' is definitely us at some of our catchier moments and it's always been a fan favorite live. Personally, I've always loved it because of the pacing."

In preparation of the pending release, the South Jersey six-piece are also streaming the track 'We Are But Instruments' here.

"Recording ['We Are But Instruments'] was a lot of fun because the vocals have a very intense pattern, and there are a lot of little intricacies in the music itself," explains vocalist Blake Martin. "It's a very a dynamic song and it shows our roots, but also showcases where we are taking our sound over the course of Empires."

Empires is a sensationally strong debut from a band that refuses to have their music fit snugly in a single tiny box. Tempering full-throttle heaviness with driving melody and haunting atmospherics, it's the sound of an album which is just as smart as it is heavy - an unfortunately rare combination in today's current alt music scene.

Leading up to the release of Empires, Where The Ocean Meets The Sky will join TEXAS IN JULY (Equal Vision) and THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE (Good Fight) on the road.

Atlanta's blackened doom heathens, WITHERED have launched 'Extinguished With The Misery', the lead track from their upcoming album, Dualitas, due October 26th, as part of the new Metal Swim collection, presented by Scion A/V and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. The track is available exclusively as a free download on AdultSwim.com/metal starting today.

Dualitas was recorded by KYLESA's Phillip Cope at the Jam Room in Columbia, SC. The CD and vinyl versions of the album have different covers, both of which were created by Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM, THE ACACIA STRAIN), who also did the cover for its critically acclaimed predecessor, Folie Circulaire. Prosthetic has launched the pre-order for the album at their official webstore. The vinyl version of Dualitas, will be a 500 piece limited edition gatefold double LP set on 150-gram wax, which contains the exclusive 33 minute instrumental track, Dwell.

Guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson commented on the track: "We chose 'Extinguished With The Weary', because this song really showcases some of the newer styling to be experienced on Dualitas. It is actually the last song we wrote for the album and we always have a tendency to gravitate towards our newest music when given a choice. We are always looking ahead. This song in particular deals with this same concept. It is about letting go of your emotional and moral foundation. Casting away all the conditioning forced upon you by society, family, friends, etc. so you can redevelop your own reality and approach to life. It's about finding the freedom to, and eliminating any fear of, establishing a pure existence for yourself without repercussion. Also, it's really heavy and nasty; a really good listen."

The track listing for Dualitas is as follows:

'Extinguished With The Weary'
'Residue In The Void'
'Seek the Shrouded'
'Interlude'
'From Shadows'
'The Progenitor's Grasp'
'Aethereal Breath'
'Outro'

Withered will be supporting DANZIG on this fall's installment of his Blackest Of The Black Tour and then joining up with label mates SKELETONWITCH and LANDMINE MARATHON for the North American Skullsplitter 2010 Tour. Confirmed dates can be found on Withered's MySpace page.

ALICE COOPER and BON JOVI are among the 15 artists nominated for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011. Other acts who were nominated are BEASTIE BOYS, CHIC, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, J GEILS BAND, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, Joe Tex, Tom Waits and Chuck Willis.

The inductees will be announced in December, and the 26th annual induction ceremony will be held on March 14, 2011 at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan.

Canadian power metal act ICEWIND has inked a deal with Metalodic Records, who will release the band's second album, Again Came The Storm, on November 15th worldwide.

Again Came The Storm (artwork at left) will feature the following tracklisting:

'Signs of Temptation'
'Blood Stained History'
'My Glorious Burden'
'My Own Tragedy'
'The Last March'
'The Happening'
'Hymn For a Brighter Dawn'
'As Fool We Dance'
'Oh Winter Morning'
'Again Came The Storm'

New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO will release its new album, "Dead New World", on October 26 via Victory Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Enigma" was self-produced, with co-production coming from Clint Lowery (SEVENDUST) and Sahaj Ticotin (RA), and mixed by Eddie Wohl (36 CRAZYFISTS, ANTHRAX, SMILE EMPTY SOUL). The album artwork was created by Tim Butler of XIII Designs (DISTURBED, SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, SLAYER, MICHAEL JACKSON).

"It was our pleasure to work with Tim Butler, who designed ILL NIÑO's 'Dead New World' CD cover," states drummer Dave Chavarri. "We wanted to have a tribal, ethnic-looking cover, and Tim's recreation design of a picture of three South American shrunken heads was everything we wanted. The 'Dead New World' cover definitely touches on our ethnic roots and history."

Regarding the new album's musical direction, Chavarri previously said, "Our new CD is everything you expect from ILL NIÑO's original Latin metal sounds; it's heavy as fuck, full of Cristian growling vocals, melodic choruses, tribal Latin rhythms, sick guitars, as well as also being the most progressive record we've ever recorded!!!"

As previously reported, SPV/Steamhammer will be releasing SODOM's new album, In War And Pieces on the following dates:

Germany: November 19th, 2010
Europe: November 22nd, 2010
USA/Canada: January 11th, 2011

The album will be released in four formats:
- Limited Edition Digipak with Bonus Live CD including ten tracks (Wacken, 25th Anniversary show 2007)
- Double Gatefold LP in bloodred vinyl with one bonus track ('Murder One')
- Standard Version
- Download

In War And Pieces tracklisting:
'In War And Pieces'
'Hellfire'
'Through Toxic Veins'
'Nothing Counts More Than Blood'
'Storm Raging Up'
'Feigned Death Throes'
'Soul Contraband'
'God Bless You'
'The Art Of Killing Poetry'
'Knarrenheinz'
'Styptic Parasite'