Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album with side-project West End Motel. Due October 30 on Warner Bros Records, Only Time Can Tell is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Hinds’ acclaimed 2011 debut Don’t Shiver, You’re A Winner which SPIN dubbed “a welcome departure from Mastodon’s thrashy, progged-out fare…sounds like Tom Waits and Tim Burton co-hosting the creepiest vaudeville show ever,” and Pitchfork lauded for its “playfulness and off-the-cuff amiability.”  

In 1979, punk was over… but by 1981, hardcore was born. As teenagers in 1981, David Markey and his best friend Jordan Schwartz founded We Got Power, a fanzine dedicated to the first-generation hardcore punk music community in their native Los Angeles. Their text and cameras captured the early punk spirit of Black Flag, the Minutemen, Social Distortion, Red Cross/Redd Kross, Suicidal Tendencies, the Descendents, White Flag, the Last, the Gun Club, Saccharine Trust, Sin 34, Nip Drivers, Circle One, M.D.C., Big Boys, Youth Brigade, D.R.I., the Butthole Surfers, Firehose, and many others at the height of their precocious punk powers.  

Five Finger Death Punch’s American Capitalist (Prospect Park) has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 copies in the U.S. This milestone marks the third consecutive release from the band to achieve gold certification, with The Way of The Fist (2007) and War Is The Answer (2009) achieving this feat prior. American Capitalist debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts on October 11, 2011. In a challenging retail environment, Five Finger Death Punch is one of the few amongst any genre to consistently see significant success both digitally and physically. The band’s album sales are complemented with steady single sales that cumulatively have surpassed 3.6 million songs sold.  

Hard rockers Nonpoint made a stop in NYC last night on their latest tour. The band is currently promoting their up coming self titiled “Nonpoint” CD dropping October 9th on Razor and Tie www.nonpoint.com Metalmachine.net caught up with vocalist and frontman Elias Soriano for a one on one in depth interview about the depature of bassist Nate Macmillan and guitarist Zach Broaderick, the new CD and how the new members of Nonpoint are handling the road. This is one of the first interviews about all the above and is an exclusive…  

Heavy metal’s most infamous act, Cradle of Filth, has launched a lyric video for the new track, “For Your Vulgar Delectation,” on YouTube.  

Southern California’s KYNG will join Megadeth on their 4-week Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour kicking off November 9 in Providence, RI. The dates comes on the heels of KYNG’s current outing on the Triple Threat Tour with Seether and Sick Puppies and wraps up a busy year on the road for the trio that saw them hit the road with Danzig, Hell Yeah, Clutch, 10 Years, The Sword and more.  

You’ve heard “it’s coming,” experienced  “no more Avengers,”  saw Cyclops take up the reigns as the “one” with the Phoenix Force and now it all comes to an explosive end in Avengers VS. X-Men #12! Following the harrowing events of the last issue, the blockbuster creative team of Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert, pit the combined might of the Avengers and the X-Men against the Dark Phoenix! But is it enough? And what role do the Scarlet Witch and Hope play in the final battle? Find out this October in Avengers VS X-Men #12!  

Metal queen DORO PESCH will be returning to North America in 2013 to rock the masses in support of her twelfth solo album, Raise Your Fist! The tour is set to commence on February 1st in Tampa, Florida with support provided by Sweden’s Sister Sin. Exclusive pre-sale tickets can be purchased at EnterTheVault.com through October 5; afterwards, tickets will be available through all normal ticketing outlets.  

Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, NY was packed full on Tuesday night for Seether’s Triple Threat Tour. The alternative rock trio scouted out other three-piece rock acts to fill the opening slots. Australia’s Sick Puppies, London’s Young Guns, and our home country US boys in Kyng were all recruited.  

Milwaukee-based wrecking crew ENABLER have just announced a new string of North American live assaults set to run from mid-October through the first week of November. With shows booked as part of the annual CMJ conference in New York City, this year’s installment of the massive Fest, Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, the eleventh annual incarnation of The Fest in Gainesville, Florida and more, ENABLER will share the stage with the likes of Yakuza, Former Thieves, Converge, Kvelertak, Brutal Truth and a range of other potent acts along the way.  

This is the just the thing for the Circle Jerks fan in your life. It contains the brand new Circle Jerk documentary DVD, a limited edition Keith Morris Throbblehead, and a Circle Jerks “Skanker” soft pvc keychain…  

In what has become an annual tradition, CLUTCH have announced a string of Holiday tour dates for this December.  The dates kick December 26th in Washington, DC and conclude with a special New Year’s Eve performance in Worcester, MA at The Palladium.  Tickets for fan club members will go on sale Wednesday September 19th and to the general public on Thursday September 20th and Friday September 21st.  Support on these shows will come from Mondo Generator, Saviours and Wino.  Fan Club tickets are available at http://tixx1.artistarena.com/clutch/