Dez Fafara, co-founder and vocalist of 90’s alt-metal (or “spooky-core” as coined by devout fans) band COAL CHAMBER and current vocalist for DevilDriver, is announcing an upcoming reformation of the band specifically for SOUNDWAVE shows. COAL CHAMBER is highly-regarded for their countless high-energy performances with several of today’s biggest names and selling millions of albums worldwide. Dez affirms, “COAL CHAMBER is playing SOUNDWAVE Down Under! These reunion shows are for the fans that want to see us again as well as all the people that never got to see COAL CHAMBER. It is and always will be a very special part of my life, so these few shows are for those people and for us. If you’re not from...

Atlanta’s hometown heroes, Mastodon return to Criminal Records in Atlanta to celebrate the release of their new album, The Hunter. The guys will be signing copies of The Hunter on Tuesday, September 27th, at 6:00pm! Beginning Tuesday, September 20th, stop by Criminal Records and pre-order the new album on CD, CD+DVD, or LP to get a ticket into the event to meet Mastodon on 9/27! Stop by or call the store for more details: 1154-A Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 / (404) 215-9511.

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Singer Cristina Scabbia of the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COILspoke to U.K.’s Terrorizer magazine about the band’s forthcoming album,“Dark Adrenaline”, which is scheduled for an early 2012 release viaCentury Media Records. “I can definitely say that it’s heavier and more obscure,” she said of the CD’s overall musical direction. “I think that during the songwriting, we go with the flow and do whatever we like, and we realized that what we enjoy the most when we perform is the heaviness and that melancholic feeling of the darker songs. That’s us, and that’s what came out in this album.” LACUNA COIL‘s new single, “Trip The Darkness”, will be released digitally on October 17. The band will hit the road in late October in support of “Dark Adrenaline”,...

Today (Sunday, September 11) marks the 10th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that brought down the Twin Towers, killed 3,000 people and forever changed both the future of the United States and the course of history. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has posted the following message on his official web site: “So strange. A full decade. I remember my friend and our manager at the time Tom Apostolopoulos calling me and telling me to ‘wake the fuck up now and turn on the television.’ I was supposed to drive up to Ben‘s house that day, so that we could play CMJ festival the next day in New York, in what was going to be my...

Today (Sunday, September 11) marks the 10th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that brought down the Twin Towers, killed 3,000 people and forever changed both the future of the United States and the course of history. Vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GODshared his thoughts on 9/11 via Twitter: “10 years ago today I woke up late as usual, drank some coffee and walked to my cooking job at Avalon restaurant in Richmond, Virginia. I was in a good mood. I came in and saw my buddy Steve (born and raised in New York City) and said, ‘Wassup, man,’ and he said, ‘I guess we’re at war again, man.’ I looked up at...

  If you haven’t listened to Death’s Procession yet, then let this be your wake-up call: you’re fucking up, buddy. Without further bullshit, I think this video makes my point. And this tour is outrageously heavy. I will talk about the time I saw Saviours with Weedeater for years, unless I black it out.  Since I won’t be seeing them in NYC,  I’ll have to find out where they’re drinking. US dates are with WEEDEATER, BISON B.C. and FIGHT AMP. 8/31 Santa Fe NM @ Warehouse 21 (SAVIOURS headline) 9/1 Oklahoma City OK @ Conservatory (SAVIOURS headline) 9/2 Lawrence KS @ Jackpot w/ BISON B.C. only 9/3 St. Louis MO @ FUBAR w/ BISON B.C. only 9/4 Nashville TN...

More video footage of SOILWORK‘s Dirk Verbeuren laying down the drum tracks for the forthcoming solo album from former NEVERMOREguitarist Jeff Loomis at Fastback Studios in Seattle, Washington can be seen below. Loomis entered the studio on August 23 to begin recording the follow-up to 2008′s “Zero Order Phase”, which will feature three or four tracks with vocals. Christine Rhoades, who previously collaborated withNEVERMORE on the “Dreaming Neon Black” CD, will sing on selected tracks and Shane Lentz will handle the bass. Aaron Smith (7 HORNS 7 EYES) is producing the effort. “ has been a friend for a while now and has helped me out with various recording projects over the years,” said Loomis. “We’ve been working on demos and pre-production for the past few weeks and are very happy with the way things are turning out.”...

KITTIE have debuted a brand new music video for the track “Empires (Part 2)”. This video is one of two that the band shot with director David Brodsky. WATCH THE “EMPIRES (PART 2)” VIDEO BELOW: PRE ORDER “I’VE FAILED YOU” on iTunes HERE Front woman Morgan Lander offers her own words, “‘Empires (Part 2)’ is the second half, and more frantic portion of a two part idea. Part 1 is the acoustic calm before the storm while Part 2 is a full on hurricane. The subject matter likens a union or relationship to the idea of a great empire and as history has taught us; even the most mighty and powerful of empires crumble and fall eventually. Nothing is forever.” PURCHASE “EMPIRES...

“BREAK THE SILENCE” AVAILABLE AUGUST 16TH IN NORTH AMERICA ON METALVILLE RECORDS Metal Underground is hosting an exclusive stream of the track “Hollow” from VOICES OF EXTREME‘s new album “Break the Silence”.  This is VOX‘s second album and first for Metalville Records ending the band’s three year hiatus. The album will be released this coming Tuesday August 16th.  Check out “Hollow” at:http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=70799 Check out the title track from “Break the Silence” courtesy of Noisecreep at:http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/07/28/voices-of-extreme-break-the-silence-song/ VOICES OF EXTREME is a New York-based metal/hard rock act that burst onto the scene in 2006.  Their debut CD “Hypocrite” immediately found favor with critics and listeners alike, propelling them to the forefront of metal’s hierarchy. Experts at their craft,V.O.X. has earned song writing credits on Van Halen’s DVD “The Early Years,” as...