JUDAS PRIEST‘s classic track “Breaking the Law” is among the songs appearing on Vivendi Games’ Sierra Entertainment division’s “Scarface: The World Is Yours“, due in October for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC platforms. Other songs chosen to enliven the 190s setting include DEBBIE HARRY‘s “Rush Rush” and BETH ANDERSON‘s “Dance Dance Dance” from the film […]

San Francisco Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD have set “The Blackening” as the title of their sixth studio album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Roadrunner Records. The group will enter Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA on Monday, August 21 to begin tracking the effort, with vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn returning to the producer’s chair, […]

SEPULTURA‘s video for “Convicted in Life” has been nominated in four categories at MTV’s Video Music Awards Brazil 2006: “Best Editing”, “Best Direction”, “Best Photography” and “Best Art Direction”. The awards show takes place in SГЈo Paulo on September 28.The “Convicted in Life” clip was shot over a two-day period in February in SГЈo Paulo, […]

Brothers and former SEPULTURA bandmates Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) were reunited for the first time in 10 years at the 10th annual D-Low Memorial Festival Thursday night (August 17) at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ. Igor came out and joined headliners SOULFLY (featuring Max on guitar/vocals) for renditions of the SEPULTURA […]

A video clip of DREAM THEATER performing the track “I Walk Beside You“, taken from the band’s upcoming “Score” DVD, has been made available for streaming at Rhino.com. DREAM THEATER‘s upcoming “Score” CD can be streamed in its entirety at MP3.com.

SMASHING PUMPKINS have entered a studio with producer Roy Thomas Baker to record their first album since 1999, according to a new post on the band’s web site. Baker produced QUEEN‘s “A Night at the Opera“, which included their classic “Bohemian Rhapsody“, and also has THE CARS, JOURNEY and CHEAP TRICK on his lengthy rГ©sumГ©.In […]

The cover artwork for NAPALM DEATH‘s new album, “Smear Campaign“, has been revealed. Due on September 19 via Century Media Records (one day earlier inernationally), the follow-up to last year’s “The Code Is Red…Long Live the Code” was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, England and features a guest appearance by THE GATHERING frontwoman Anneke […]

Danish death metal band KOLDBORN has signed a deal with France’s Listenable Records.The band’s new album, “The Uncanny Valley“, is scheduled for release on October 16. The follow-up to 2002’s “First Enslavement“, “The Uncanny Valley” was recorded in August 2005 and mixed in January 2006 at Smart ‘n’ Hard studios with producer Jacob Bredahl and […]

A video clip of METALLICA performing a second new song — tentatively dubbed “The Other New Song” — during their headlining appearance Tuesday night (August 15) at SeoulOlympic Main Stadium in Seoul, South Korea has been posted online at YouTube.com.

Two full tracks from TOTAL DEVASTATION‘s upcoming third album, “Wreck” — “Aware” and “Collision Course” — are available for streaming at the band’s official MySpace page. A video for the song “Aware” can be viewed on the group’s official web site.“Wreck” is scheduled for release on August 23.