HOURCAST have just released a video for the single “Freakshow”, which features the band rocking out under a Carnival tent, and follows each band member as they encounter various reality TV “freaks”.  

As anti-religious as Exodus’ “The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A” was, “Exhibit B: The Human Condition” is virulently anti-human. Gary, Rob, Jack, Lee and Tom have outdone “Exhibit B”’s predecessor with their newest offering.  

Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR proudly announce their collaboration with Norwegian composer and Berklee College of Music summa cum laude alumnus Gaute Storaas in addition to the 51 members of KORK (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra) and the 38-member Schola Cantorum Choir for their as-yet-untitled new album.  

  THE MELVINS’ NEW ALBUM, THE BRIDE SCREAMED MURDER, AVAILABLE NOW; TOUR UNDERWAY  

    Multi-platinum band EXTREME’s newly released live concert DVD ‘Take Us Alive,’ will premiere on the HDNet Concert Series, June 6th at 8:30 PM ET.   The band performed and recorded this “in your face” live concert in their hometown of Boston at the House of Blues.  

Album Re-imagines the History of Chicago Organized Crime   Brooklyn, NY – (June 1, 2010) – Chicago’s THESE ARE THEY are set to release their sophomore full-length, Disposing of Betrayers, on September 14, 2010 on Unruly Sounds/The End Records.  The album was recorded at Belle City Sound in Milwaukee, WI with producer Chris Wisco (Michael Angelo Batio, Dirge Within, Jungle Rot) and mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (Hail of Bullets, Edge of Sanity, Nightingale) at Unisound in Örebro, Sweden.  

This Sunday, June 6, heavy metal fans from around the world will unite to celebrate the fourth International Day of Slayer (IDoS), and demand the official recognition of June 6 as a public holiday. Those who observe the holiday are encouraged to stage “Slay-outs:” “Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car, in your home, at your place of employment, and in any public place you prefer.” Headphones are considered an offense to the movement.  

Kiss, will conduct an exclusive 30 min. live webchat backstage from Koenig Pilsner Arena in Oberhausen, Germany on Tuesday, June 1st at 1:45pm EDT/12:45pm CDT/11:45am PDT. The band will be answering fan questions and a unique concert ticket pre-sale code will be revealed to fans during the chat!  

Feel The Pain was formed in June of 2006 with the intention of creating an aggressive and dark sound inspired by hatred and anger. The band’s intense and driving music comes from the desire to express the inner violence that exists in each member’s soul. These are feelings that dwell inside all of us, yet few possess the ability to recognize or harness those emotions.  

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Papa Roach have announced plans for their new album, Time For Annihilation…On the Road and On the Record on August 31st and their move to Top Independent Rock label, Eleven Seven Music.    

Between extensive tours of Europe, Kylesa will enter the studio on May 31 to begin recording the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed album “Static Tensions.” The new album is the band’s debut for Season of Mist Records.  

Virgin Records will release Saving Abel’s MISS AMERICA on June 8, 2010. The follow-up to the band’s breakthrough debut has reached critical mass via strong support at radio, adds at key video channels, widespread positioning at retail, and a world tour that has been underway for three months.