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So Metallica is about to make an announcement next week, February 5th. Wonder what it can be? Seems the band is hinting at some sort of festival tour or special show. Here’s a message from the bands website…  

Legendary Czech death metal legion MASTER have completed work on their eleventh studio offering. Entitled The New Elite, the 11-track work of deviance was again recorded at Shaark Studios and features cover art by German graphic designer Mark Bridgeman, viewable at THIS LOCATION.  

So, with news of Bill Ward speaking out to the public yesterday about him possibly not being a part of the up coming Black Sabbath reunion tour and recording, it is suffice to say now HE WILL NOT be a part of the reunion. This spat seems to be all about money and royalty percentages. Guess we know who’s pulling the strings on this gig (hint, hint: She’s a red head and I believe she really sucks the blood of bats).  

California’s BONDED BY BLOOD are due to enter the studio this weekend to begin recording their as-yet untitled new album.  

Wretched has entered the studio to record their third full-length album, Son of Perdition. The forthcoming effort is set for a March 27 release and will be produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend, For Today) at The Basement Studio in Winston Salem, North Carolina.  

Mexican metal powerhouse Chaos Records has set a date of February 27th for the worldwide release of FUNERAL WHORE’s Step into Damnation. The highly anticipated debut from the Dutch bruisers is as real as old school death metal gets; as terrifyingly crushing as it is 100 percent uncompromising.  

Metal Mind Productions presents the exclusive re-issue of the third studio album by Crack Up – “Heads Will Roll”. This German band represents the rare genre of death’n’roll – a fascinating combination of death metal brutality with the melodic rock’n’roll approach. Over the years, the band managed to release four full-length albums, with each making a huge step in their musical evolution. “Heads Will Roll” is considered as their strongest effort, bringing out the best of Crack Up’s significant style….  

Anathema will return in April with Weather Systems, their brand new studio album. Weather Systems is the follow-up to 2010’s We’re Here Because We’re Here, which has been featured prominently in numerous end-of-year polls and the producer, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), has described it as ”definitely among the best albums I’ve ever had the pleasure to work on.”  

Elias Soriano, lead vocalist of the band Nonpoint spoke to metalmachine.net last August in NYC. Metalmachine.net and the band go way back, to the MCA days. Elias spoke about some future projects that were coming up. Now this interview of course was before the band signed with Razor & Tie and members Zach Broderick and founding bassist Ken MacMillan left the band.  

Word on the street is that the famed rock club CBGB’s will be making a return to NYC. The clubs name rights and memorabilia have been purchased by a group that will be making an official announcement soon. The rights were purchased from Lisa Kristal, daughter of famed owner Hilly Kristal.  

Deathgasm Records, in conjunction with Orchestrated Misery Recordings, is proud to announce the release of the debut full-length recording from Indiana’s NOCTURNAL TORMENT on February 9th. They Come at Night is a nine track-exercise in old school death metal that isn’t afraid to show its thrash roots.  

Portland, Oregon punk metal miscreants TOXIC HOLOCAUST are pleased to announce an additional run of dates with New York street punks The Casualties. The tour will serve as an extension to an already bludgeoning stretch of shows alongside English Dogs, The Casualties and Havok, set to commence on February 10 in Baltimore.  

KING GIANT’s new LP, Dismal Hollow, is officially available today, now available for purchase worldwide via deluxe digital download, on digipak CD and on 180-gram gatefold LP, the latter available in swamp green with bone swirl, and bone with gold haze color schemes.  

Arizona rockers Man Made Machine are hitting the road with Pop Evil as support. The tour will kick off on February 17th in Muncie, IN and will make stops throughout the Midwest and Southern United States before concluding in Broussard, LA on March 3rd (tour dates below). Their debut album, Become, is available in stores and via all digital service providers. The album was produced by Chad Grey and Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne and HELLYEAH and was mixed by Jeremy Parker (Godsmack/Evanescence).