HIM, the iconic rockers from Finland, are preparing to release their seventh full length record, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. The band is celebrating the release of their new album by giving away the first single, “Heartkiller,” for free! All you have to do is right click and save as on this link for your free Heartkiller mp3.  

Eulogy Recordings is very proud to announce the signing of New York’s THE SMASHUP. Their Eulogy debut album “The Sea And The Serpents Beneath” is all set for a March 16th release. The album was produced by Andrew Schneider (Cave In, Pelican, Unsane). A new song “Weigh The Anchored Cross” has been posted on the bands Myspace page here. They recently shot a music video for the track “Set Loose Black Sail” by David Brodsky (Suicide Silence, Unearth, Gwar). Tour plans are currently in the works to support “The Sea And The Serpents Beneath”. Pre-order deals are currently available here. Vocalist Sean Cuthbert commented “We are very pleased to announce that we... 

Super 8-bit Brothers, the video game obsessed duo consisting of Rob Kleiner and Kevin Gibson of Tub Ring are thrilled to announce the release of their synth-heavy debut entitled Brawl, which was inspired by both the sounds and games of Atari 2600 and Nintendo.  

Image’s series of guest variants for IMAGE UNITED continues this February with a cover by Pitt creator Dale Keown. The all-new image will adorn the third issue of the six-issue miniseries by Image’s founders and will be available both in color and in black and white.  

On March 16th, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional front men, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo album Elect the Dead. The dynamic one-off performance was recorded and filmed in HD by six cameras, and the dramatic result has been captured in Elect the Dead Symphony — a CD/DVD that will be released by Serjical Strike/Reprise Records on March 9, 2010.  

Rise Records is pleased to announce plans to re-issue PIEBALD’s out-of-print catalog. Piebald: First Ten Years will be a three volume set, each volume containing two discs; the set will compile the band’s first three full-lengths (When Life Hands You Lemons, If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All and We Are The Only Friends We Have), all of their EPs, b-sides and live tracks.  

Yup, were still pumping out video interviews from the Planet Hulk DVD premiere in NYC. Here is Matt Striker, who was the host and master of ceremonies for the event.  

In our on going coverage of the world premiere of Planet Hulk the DVD in NYC, Metalmachine.net spoke to writer Greg Pak.  

KITTIE ANNOUNCES US TOUR ALONGSIDE GOD FORBID (New York, NY) — KITTIE will be premiering their new music video for “Sorrow I Know” on Noisecreep.com today, January 14th at 11am est. Directed by David Brodsky (HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS, SUICIDE SILENCE), this is the bands second video to be released from their latest album “In The Black” released on E1 back in September 2009. Here’s what front woman Morgan Landers had to say.  

So the big green guy had his bi-coastal premiere today. Metalmachine.net was at The Paley Center in NYC for the premiere of The Planet Hulk DVD coming February 2nd from Marvel and Lionsgate.  

HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 14, 2010) – LIZZY BORDEN announces three exclusive California dates to start off 2010. These first of the New Year shows will be a best of LIZZY BORDEN, incorporating songs from the entire catalog including the latest record Appointment With Death. “These will be the first headlining shows on the west coast that we’ve done in a long while,” explains Lizzy. “We are hyped and can’t wait to see our friends and fans. And yes, there will be blood!”  

Virginian crossover leaders MUNICIPAL WASTE finished the North American leg of their “Waste the World” headlining tour in December, and are now preparing for the start of their European leg.