Arkansas metalcore crew The Handshake Murders have signed to Goodfellow Records. The five-piece will release their first album for the label in January.

Devildriver are to re-relaese their album, ‘The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand’, on Hallowe’en (October 31). This will come with bonus tracks and DVD footage.

System Of A Down have announced that they’re to take a lengthy break, following their headlining stint on this year’s US Ozzfest tour. The band are not splitting up, but it may be a few years before we see them again.

Soil have now confirmed three club shows in the UK,in addition to their appearance at the Download Festival. These happen at London Camden Underworld June 7 (with Clutch and Blindside), Southend Chinnery’s 8, Edinburgh Studio 24 11.

Firebird are to play 5 shows in the UK in the perdiod 7-28 May. Harry Armstrong, from End Of Level Boss, will be joining the band for this tour, on guitar.

Three of Depeche Mode‘s best-known albums will be reissued May 16 via Rhino in expanded form. The band’s 1981 debut “Speak & Spell,” 1987’s “Music for the Masses” and 1990’s “Violator” will be bolstered with a bonus DVD disc featuring a 5.1 audio mix, B-sides and remixes and new interviews with band members about the […]

Hatebreed have now signed to Roadrunner. Their new album, ‘Supremacy’, is released at the end of August.

Lacuna Coil will be featured guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live next Tuesday (May 9), which will be the band’s first U.S. late night television appearance, as well as their first nationally broadcast performance. Lacuna Coil will be performing a special set on the show’s outdoor stage.

US death metal legends Sadus have posted the following audio clip after their recent European tour with Darkane and Gory Blister: Sadus Says Hi. The End Records issued the new Sadus album, Out For Blood, on May 2nd in North America. The album has beРµn available in Europe since February 27th via Holland’s Mascot Records.

According to the official In Flames website the band will do a short Swedish tour called A Day In Flames in August/September 2006. The dates are as follows:August 26 – Gothenburg, Sweden at RГ¶da Sten 30 – Stockholm, Sweden at GrГ¶na Lund September 2 – MalmГ¶, Sweden at MГ¶lleplatsenIn Flames will begin their North American […]