Sweden’s Blood Mortized is currently in the studio recording the band’s new album The Key To A Black Heart. The band has also checked in to make the following announcement:  

Scottsdale, AZ brutalists Reign Of Vengeance have just unleashed one of the most vicious and violent slabs of death metal 2011 has experienced thus far. Entitled Disemboweling Swine, ROV’s debut is the sonic equivalent to taking a rusty to a pack of baby seals (and just as fun too).  

Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. are set to hit the road on the band’s first headlining tour with the band taking on local support at each stop. The No Prisoners No Mercy Tour takes the band through NYC, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, and more on this 14 date run kicking off in Rochester, NY on July 22. The band’s July 24th stop in Montreal at the Heavy MTL Festival sees the band playing with the likes of KISS, Motörhead, Anthrax, and Children of Bodom just to name a few.  

Recently, Detroit, MI’s BATTLECROSS were shooting a video for Push Pull Destroy -the first single off of their debut album Pursuit of Honor- shot by Roy Warner Creative & Videography on location at the Yankee Air Museum, located on the grounds of the historic Willow Run Airport. It was at Willow Run where Henry Ford mobilized his manufacturing base to contribute to the war efforts by mass producing the B-24 Liberators that provided American Air Power to win WWII for the Allies.  

Behemoth hasn’t rehearsed as a band since Nergal was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2010. Since then, Nergal has undergone chemo therapy and a bone marrow transplant. Now, for the first time in over a year, Behemoth is back in the rehearsal space working on old and new songs.  

Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH have scheduled a special in-store autograph signing in Lubbock, Texas next month. The signing will take place at Hastings Books Music & Videos on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, the same day the band’s long awaited new full-length, Darkness In The Light, drops in North America.  

Alternative Rock pioneers JANE’S ADDICTION are preparing the release of their first studio album in eight years. The new album titled, The Great Escape Artist (Capitol Records) is slated for a late Summer release. The iconic trio of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, and Stephen Perkins tapped Rich Costey (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol) to produce the new record, and also brought TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek into the mix as of the album’s creative team.  

OSLO, Norway – Mortiis will make “Perfectly Defect” available for just one month in a Digital Audio Extended Version. The release will be available from July 13 through August 13 only.  The extended version comes with three bonus songs, new and extended artwork, and web content.   

U.S. Heavy Metal powerhouse BENEDICTUM continues to kick the shit out of the North American summer festival circuit as the band travels down to Tijuana for EXPO ROCK TIJUANA 2011, which runs July 1st – 3rd.  

From the moment the speakers begin to sound, it is evident that Sixx: A.M. has done it again. Yeah, they’ve managed to reveal another eleven songs that offer a menagerie of amazing tunes and soothing beats that will leave you close and familiar to that repeat button. Sixx: A.M. brings out a hard rock essence that is unmatched in their new album, This is Gonna Hurt.  

From the very first note in the album, Wretched pushes a force of energy and rapid adrenaline-based rush upon you…and in their album, Beyond the Gate, the head splitting foundation of instrumental and vocal domination is only furthered.  

The recording of the follow-up to OCTOBER FALLS ‘ critically-acclaimed A Collapse Of Faith will start in August. The Plague Of A Coming Age will contain 9 hymns and will represent a step forward from the previous material. Once again, M. Tarvonen, of MOONSORROW fame, will handle the drums on this new album.