ICED EARTH have confirmed 4 North American tour dates for the Fall of 2010. Meant as an “Escape From The Studio”, these exclusive dates will also get fans the chance to see Jon Schaffer’s new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances.  

IBEX MOON Recording Artists GRAVEHILL seeks Guitarist!   Guitarist ZYKLON-A has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons, we wish him the best and must make it clear he leaves as our friend and comrade!  

AT THE GATES – “THE FLAMES OF THE END” 3 DVD SET OUT IN NORTH AMERICA TOMORROW THE FLAMES OF THE END, the new 3-disc DVD set from Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES, is out now in North America.  

There are wide ranging definitions as to what falls into the genre of Heavy Metal and Blood Of The Black Owl’s newest release, “A Banishing Ritual” can be defined as Black/ Doom Funeral Metal.  

The Candles are proud to announce the release of their debut album “Between The Sounds,” which is the first album from singer/songwriter Josh Lattanzi.  The songs are based on the experiences and influences he’s picked up while recording and touring with the likes of Ben Kweller, Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes) and Tinted Windows.  

Slash made an album and enlisted the talents of various musicians across multiple genres.  

The heavy metal world lost an icon on April 14, 2010 in the death of Peter Steele. Unfortunately for Type O Negative fans that vividly recall the hoax of his death in 2005, this time it’s for real.  

Ratt’s highly anticipated new album Infestation can be streamed in its entirety exclusively on therattpack.com. Infestation is Ratt’s first album in 10 years from these kings of the Sunset Strip, the album finds Ratt tapping their early-day sound for a new generation.  

  MVD Visual is pleased to announce the release of “I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store” for North American distribution on April 17 (Record Store Day). It will be offered exclusively to independent record stores for a period of 90 days. Afterwards, it will be available everywhere on July 27.  

  Washington, D.C. heavyweights DARKEST HOUR have signed with E1 Music in North America, joining artists such as Hatebreed, High On Fire, Overkill, among others. The band will enter the studio to record new material to be released early next year. “We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Darkest Hour has found a new home with E1 Music,” says founding guitarist Mike Schleibaum.  

Kylesa, whose 2009 album “Static Tensions” was one of the most critically acclaimed metal albums of last year, has signed with Season of Mist with work already underway on the follow-up to the album Revolver awarded 4 stars and Spin referred to as “Midnight in the garden of drop-tuning and evil.”  

High On Fire stormed into the Gramercy Theatre in New York on April 9th and had a sold out crowd whipping with fury throughout their entire set.