Soundgarden have just released their first new music video in over 10 years for the song “Black Rain,” which is available on the upcoming career retrospective album Telephantasm, in-stores 9/28. The sci-fi leaning animated video was directed by Brendan Small, creator of the animated metal show, Metalocalypse.  

  POWERGLOVE are pleased to announce their participation in a short run of tour dates with power metal titans FIREWIND led by the young guitar sensation Gus G (OZZY OSBOURNE) and THE ABSENCE. Dates are scattered through out the northeast and Canada.  

Philly-based rockers STYGIAN are set to kick off their first full-blown US tour in support of MUSHROOMHEAD. The tour, which also features FINAL TRIGGER and KOHELETH, gets underway tomorrow (9/17/2010) at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI. Tour dates are as follows:  

A Perfect Circle, who announced their return from hiatus last week, have announced a five-city, multi-night tour for this fall with ticket on-sales slated for this week.   Phoenix, Los Angeles and Seattle tickets go on-sale on Sept. 24 at 10 am pst.  Las Vegas tickets are on-sale the same day, Sept. 24, at 12 noon pst.   

There’s not really that many bands around that you could call original. Sure, once in a while you encounter something that sounds incredibly fresh but for most of the times, it’s just the same ideas played over and over again. But then you stumble upon a band like Tapping The Vein. At first you think to yourself: “I’ve heard it all before” but after a while you realize that you’re listening to something completely new.  

  Metal group Black Tide have just unveiled a new song on their Official Site called “Bury Me” which will be released as a split digital single with another new song, “Honest Eyes”, on 9/21.  

The masters of musical mayhem have paired up yet again to embark on a three week tour of debauchery. Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper have returned to destroy a city near you on The Halloween Hootenanny Tour with special guests Murderdolls.   

Liquido are undoubtedly best known for their smash hit from 1999 – „Narcotic”. The song became a huge mainstream success and is to this day played by numerous European radios. But not all music lovers know that Liquido’s career has since evolved and after their 1999 self-titled debut LP, the band released four more albums.  

California-based Stockholm-styled death metallers, FATALIST are pleased to announce the return of drummer Tyler Castro to their ranks. Tyler returns to a recently revamped lineup featuring Matt Drexler on lead guitar and Mike Deity (CARNAL DEITY) on vocals. Guitarist/vocalist Neil Burkdoll made the following statement.  

  Metal God Records and Rob Halford are pleased to confirm Halford North American concert dates November and December with Ozzy Osbourne!  

  Sept. 14, Los Angeles — The track listing for Queens of the Stone Age, a reissue of Queens of the Stone Age’s critically-lauded  1998 self-titled debut, reflects the band’s original vision for the album with three tracks that were initially cut from the record reinstated.   

After the tragic passing of co-founding Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow in 2007, many figured that the band was over. But while going through the vaults of vintage video material for an upcoming documentary of the band’s history, the spark was reignited once more for drummer Frankie Banali to kick QR back in gear. The easy part was filling the guitar and bass slots – as former members Chuck Wright (bass) and Alex Grossi (guitar) promptly signed on. However, having to fill DuBrow’s large shoes was no small task.