A brand new Unearth song, “Hail the Shrine“, is available for streaming on myspace.com/unearth. The track comes off the Massachusetts metallers’ new album, “The March“, which is scheduled for release on October 14 via Metal Blade Records. Unearth – “Sanctity of Brothers“

Former Blind Guardian and Savage Circus drummer Thomas “Thomen” Stauch has joined the German “industrial/gothic rock” band Seelenzorn. The guys are hard at work on new songs. For more information, check out seelenzorn.com and the video below: Seelenzorn – “Mein Schmerz“

Norwaty’s industrial metal beasts Red Harvest announced they’ve started working on their next full-length studio album.The follow-up to “A Greater Darkness” (2007) should be ready by the spring of 2009. Red Harvest – “AEP (live)

“The Chosen Legacy“, the new video from Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir, can be viewed below. Directed by Tod Junker, produced by Ramzi Abed, along with the visual image filtering of Joachim Luetke, the clip is the third video made in support of the band’s latest album, “In Sorte Diaboli”. It is also included […]

Ozzy Osbourne is currently recording a new album. The as-yet-untitled effort is being produced by Kevin Churko, who worked with the prince of darkness on his former CD, last year’s “Black Rain”, too. Ozzy Osbourne – “Dreamer“

Swedish extreme metallers Arch Enemy are to release a concert CD/DVD package on November 7. It shall be called “Tyrants of the Rising Sun: Live in Japan“, so we guess the title says it all. Arch Enemy – “We Will Rise” (live)

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent is ready to unleash a new book he has written. Due on October 6, the edition, entitled “Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto“, features 10 chapters on how to fix America… Here’s it’s front cover:

Slipknot have recently filmed a video for the track “Dead Memories” off their current album “All Hope Is Gone” with director P.R. Brown, known for his work with a.o. Motley Crue, Marilyn Manson and Chimaria. The clip is expected to begin airing shortly. Slipknot – “Psychosocial“

TheВ Paiste Drumset Competition 2008 is now on. To find out more, go to pro-technica.com/drumset/.

Download, Bloodstock Open Air and Hard Rock Hell are among Britain’s metal festivals which have been nominated for the “Best Toilets” Award in this year’s UK Festival Awards. The winners will be determined by public vote at festivalawards.com until October 20, and the ceremony will take place on October 30 at the IndigO2 in London.