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.  

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.  

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.  

British thrashers EVILE are set to take time out of their European tour to appear at select PULP stores in the UK, where the band will be chatting with fans and signing merchandise.  

GUITAR LEGEND STEVE VAI STRIKES GOLD WITH HIS LATEST CONCERT FILM “LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE” LOS ANGELES, CA, January 8, 2010: Grammy® Award winning guitarist Steve Vai struck gold twice recently as his latest concert film, “Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are,” went Gold in both the USA and Canada.  

So, in our attempt here at metalmachine.net to revamp the website, we have been digging up some archive video interviews. Thought we would share it with the fans. Here is a video of Rex from Pantera in 2000 on the tour bus at that years Ozzfest, in New Jersey. If you want to leave a comment, do so below.  

CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN CONFIRM TOUR DATES WITH ALICE IN CHAINS Fresh off a European tour with The Dead Weather, Creature With The Atom Brain are gearing up for yet another exciting adventure. The band is thrilled to announce that they have just been invited by the recently reunited Alice In Chains to support them on a big part of their upcoming and practically sold out North American tour. The tour will coincide with the US album release of TRANSYLVANIA, their North American debut, out February 2nd.  

On January 13th, 2010, Ibex Moon Record’s INCANTATION and DIVINE EVE will hit the road in Europe as part of the Vengeful Scapegoat tour with HATE, NOCTUM and NERVE. The tour will provide INCANTATION an opportunity to promote their new, limited edition 7″ picture EP, Scapegoat.  

Ventura, CA death metal band FATALIST is searching for a vocalist. The following statement is from guitarist/vocalist Neil Burkdoll.  

Swedish avant-rockers CULT OF LUNA are set to have their first two albums released on vinyl LP for the first time ever. Earache Records will be releasing CULT OF LUNA’s self-titled debut album and its follow-up, THE BEYOND, on January 25th on limited edition, double gatefold, coloured vinyl LP, marking the first time these album have ever been pressed on vinyl.  

No not really, but the band has cancelled 2 shows, Baltimore and NYC this coming week, but the reason is because the Canadian heavy metal band whose “Cinderella” story, “Anvil! The Story of Anvil,” is nominated for a Critics Choice Movie Award in the category of Best Documentary, will travel to Los Angeles to attend the awards presentation that will be held at the Hollywood Palladium this Friday, January 15.