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.  

The sophomore album by BURN HALO, UP FROM THE ASHES, was released today on Rawkhead Rekords (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group) and can be heard in its entirety on AOL (http://aol.it/eQCe0l) and Rockaccess.net (http://bit.ly/j4CaMd).  

The Ever-Burning Torch, the debut full-length from Italy’s Swede-worshiping death metal purists UNDEAD CREEP is now available through Dark Descent Records. The CD, which contains ten new tracks as well as the band’s 2009 demo, is a mandatory purchase for fans of true death metal. Visit the Dark Descent Records webstore for ordering info.     

Heavy rock innovators Mastodon have revealed the title of their new album plus six new song titles that will appear on their next full-length studio album to be released on Reprise Records later this year. The new LP, THE HUNTER, will include the tracks: “Curl Of The Burl,” “Dry Bone Valley,” “Blasteroids,” “The Octopus Has No Friends,” “All The Heavy Lifting,” and “Stargasm.” Complete details to be announced soon.   

Within the Ruins delivers a smashing eleven song album that will blow your mind. The new album, Invade, is the perfect standard of heavy metal and does just what any heavy metal album should: leaves you headbanging and playing some extremely sick air drums.