The claymation video for Killswitch Engage’s latest song off their self-titled album finds the band in an alien encounter! Directed by Jim Starace, the video for “Save Me” is guitarist Adam D.’s “favorite video shoot EVER!”  

ENDER has released a new track “Fakes And Thieves”, off their upcoming Eulogy Recordings release “This Is Revenge” which will be available July 20th.  

On January 9 and 10, 2010, Dir En Grey took flight into the Nippon Budokan and played to thousands of their fans from all over the world. Capturing every angle from this sold out, two night event, UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living… – AT NIPPON BUDOKAN (available today digitally, in stores on June 22 on The End Records),  

Metalhit.com has launched a music service to support qualified bands that want to go the independent route. Metalhit seeks to launch new emerging talent as well as established artists that desire more control over their music and income as a band.  

  Lordi will release their highly anticipated fifth studio album on September 14, 2010 in the US on The End Records. The new album is titled Babez For Breakfast and will be released simultaneously in Europe, Japan and the USA. The first single, “This Is Heavy Metal,” will be released on August 6, 2010.  

The Sacto, CA rockers release their 6th studio album and maintain their beautifully violent style.  

Legendary death metal act DIABOLIC will release its first full-length album since 2003’s Infinity Through Purification on June 8, 2010 through Deathgasm Records. Entitled Excisions of Exorcisms, the new album is a nuclear explosion of Satanic death metal performed at reckless speeds and inclusive of the band’s most dynamic songwriting to date.  

  The “Big Four”, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are bringing their historic European tour to the global stage by beaming the event via satellite to movie theaters around the world in a special HD cinematic event. These four legendary acts broke out of the underground thrash movement in the 1980’s to dominate the metal world, selling millions of records and packing arenas across the globe.  

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker has announced he will offer VIP Ticket Packages for his 30th Anniversary North American Tour. The packages offer concert attendees an opportunity to hang out with two of rock’s legendary icons – Michael Schenker and Carmine Appice. VIP Packages also include admission to the show and soundcheck prior to the show; photo opportunities at soundcheck; tour bus send-off after the show; autographed posters; and each VIP Package recipient’s name will be automatically entered in a contest/drawing for a Michael Schenker Dean Guitar; a Carmine Appice Aquarian Drumhead; and a Carmine Appice Signature Snare Drum. The VIP Ticket packages are limited to 10 per show, are sponsored... 

On June 8th, Chicago’s Cardiac Arrest will release their Ibex Moon Records debut, Haven For The Insane. The band’s third full-length, Haven For The Insane promises to deliver the kind of aural pummeling that only the most extreme brand of death metal can provide. Here’s what the critics have to say:  

AS I LAY DYING–whose last four albums count combines sales in excess of one million copies–have entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10 with over 38,000 copies sold of their much anticipated THE POWERLESS RISE album. THE POWERLESS RISE also reached #2 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums Chart.  

In honor of WHITECHAPEL’s June 8th release, A New Era of Corruption, Metal Blade and AOL’s Noisecreep have teamed up to bring you the exclusive premier of the new track ‘Breeding Violence.’ The brand new song off the upcoming release will stream exclusively on Noisecreep for the next 24 hours so be sure to head over to the site (HERE), check it out, and leave a comment.