SIGH To Release SCENES FROM HELL on January 19, 2010 New Song “L’art de Mourir” Now Streaming On MySpace New York, NY – Japanese quintet, Sigh, are excited to announce the release of their eighth studio album, Scenes From Hell, out January 19, 2010 in the U.S, available on CD and LP. International release dates will be announced shortly. “L’art de Mourir” is now available on the band’s MySpace page for fans and critics alike to check out.  

YES, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE: SLAYER, MEGADETH TEAM UP FOR “AMERICAN CARNAGE” Co-Headliners to Tour the U.S. Together For the First Time in Nearly Two Decades Testament to be Special Guest Recession-Proof $10.00 Tickets Available in All U.S. Markets  

SLAYER SHARES THE UPPER ECHELON OF THE BILLBOARD CHART WITH UNDERWOOD, JACKSON, SWIFT AND “GLEE” “World Painted Blood” Debuts at #12, #1 at Indie Retail Los Angeles, CA – November 11, 2009 — Satan, the Apocalypse, serial killers, and war are alive and well and thriving on the upper deck of the Billboard Top 200 Albums charts, thanks to Slayer’s 10th studio album, World Painted Blood, which debuts at #12 next week.  

TRENTON, N.J. – All fans interested in hearing the whole new Lynch Mob record, “Smoke & Mirrors” can stop by and have a listen by participating in the listening party that will go on for the entire week of November 9-16 on the band’s MySpace site (myspace.com/lynchmobrocks). All of the album’s tracks will be in the player.  

This just in from Acheron vocalist/bassist Vincent Crowley: “Acheron has just returned from a long weekend with three shows in the Midwest. This was the first time Acheron has ever played Chicago, Madison and Milwaukee (with the exception of Milwaukee Metal Fest).  

We were just informed of the following news about Hod bassist Derrick Rivers leaving the band to focus his efforts on battling cancer. Vocalist Beer Reebs shares the following information about Rivers, as well as other Hod happenings.  

CAPCOM’s DARKSTALKERS RETURN TO COMICS UDON Launches New Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors Comic Series Toronto, ON – Nov 11, 2009 – After the hugely positive response to the Darkstalkers™ Tribute art book, fan outcry for more Darkstalkers™ stories became clear. Now, the ghoulish monsters and sexy seductresses of Darkstalkers are coming back to comics! This January, UDON bring fans more tales featuring creatures of the night with an all-new 3 issue miniseries titled ‘Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors’.  

Jose “Aladdin” Barrales, frontman of Pomona, CA thrashers, BONDED BY BLOOD, wrote an expansive blog on the band’s MySpace page that looks back at an eventful 2009 and presents a rough sketch for their plans in 2010. Read on for more on the release of the followup album to 2008’s FEED THE BEAST and how you can play a part in their touring plans next year.  

ROB HALFORD GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH A SALE OF CLASSIC METAL RECORDINGS! So you’ve been saving up your hard-earned cash, waiting to complete your collection of Rob Halford’s recorded works. The wait is now over. The Meal God’s Holiday Sale runs November 2nd through December 31st featuring US$7.99 & US8.99 digital downloads from Fight and Halford at: www.HalfordMusic.com.  

strong>RENOWNED ROCK DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF GUITAR ZEUS CONQUERING HEROES WITH PERFORMANCE & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT J&R MUSIC AND COMPUTER WORLD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, at 6:00PM Rock and roll icon Carmine Appice will make a special appearance at J&R Music and Computer World on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00PM to celebrate the release of his latest Guitar Zeus album “Conquering Heroes” with a short performance, followed by an autograph signing session. Fuel Records released the Guitar Zeus project by legendary drummer Carmine Appice, featuring a compilation of 24 of the best Guitar Zeus songs. Conquering Heroes hit the streets on August 25th. The double-disc set showcases... 

HATEBREED SETS OUT ON SECOND LEG OF “DECIMATION OF THE NATION TOUR” BAND CONFIRMS TWO U.S. IN-STORES (New York, NY) — HATEBREED is celebrating their new self-titled album with a second North American run aptly named the “Decimation of the Nation 2” tour. The official kick off is November 6th in Cleveland’s House of Blues. The tour spreads across the continent, hitting venues in 41 cities, including parts of Canada. Cannibal Corpse and Unearth will handle the outing’s supporting responsibilities. The tour supports HATEBREED’s latest release, a self-titled album that hit stores on September 29th. The first single from the new effort, “In Ashes They Shall Reap,” is currently... 

CAULDRON SETS OFF ON THE “WASTE THE WORLD” TOUR THIS FRIDAY Toronto traditional metal trio, CAULDRON are anticipating this Friday’s kickoff of the Waste The World tour with headliners, MUNICIPAL WASTE alongside GOATWHORE (11/6-11/16), OFF WITH THEIR HEADS (11/18-12/2), BRUTAL TRUTH (12/4-12/11) and PHOBIA. Here are the dates: