Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT are taking the stage once again in support of their 2008 release, The Formation of Damnation. TESTAMENT will be touring as special guest with fellow thrash legends MEGADETH and SLAYER. The tour will feature the classic lineup of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Paul Bostaph and will mark the 20th anniversary of these major players taking the stage together on the same stage as MEGADETH and SLAYER.  

Detroit, MI death metallers, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH are getting ready to record their EARACHE debut in December by tightening up their sound on tour. Their current trek has been a long and winding one, however after 2 top billing bands suddenly left the tour within days of each other.  

Alice in Chains have just released a trailer for their upcoming video, “Your Decision.” The clip features William DuVall, Mike Inez, Jerry Cantrell, and Sean Kinney dressed in suit and tie. The band teamed up once again with Director Stephen Schuster, who also did the video for the song “A Looking In View.” The video premieres on iTunes December 1st.  

It was announced today that William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has inked an international representation agreement with ex-KoRn guitarist BRIAN “HEAD” WELCH. The initial term of the agreement is for three years. Ember Rigsby Tanksley of WMEE will be principally responsible for spearheading representation duties from WMEE’s Nashville, TN office. The addition of HEAD to its existing powerhouse music division continues to fulfill WMEE’s post-merger goal (with Endeavor) of adding marquee names to its roster. Although based out of Nashville, Tanksley will also work with and take advantage of WMEE’s offices and agents in its Los Angeles, New York, and London offices. Tanksley also handles duties for such... 

Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut album is finally in stores both physical and digital. Having been preceded by first single “New Fang,” iTunes freebie “Mind Eraser, No Chaser,” full album streams, and celebrated by an intimate club show last night at Los Angeles’ Roxy, the self-titled debut arrived 12 midnight Eastern Standard time November 17 in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records.  

British thrashers EVILE have confirmed a full European headlining tour for 2010. EVILE will kick off the “Infecting Nations” tour in January with a string of UK shows, before heading off to mainland Europe for the rest of the tour. The tour will mark the band’s first official shows since the tragic passing of their bassist, MIKE ALEXANDER, on October 5th.  

Cornville, Ariz., Nov. 18 – Arizona Stronghold Vineyard vintners Maynard James Keenan (Caduceus Cellars/Merkin Vineyards owner and front man for Tool and Puscifer) and Eric Glomski (Page Springs Cellars) will host, in conjunction with Whole Foods Market, three bottle signings in the Southwestern U.S. kicking off with a Dec. 6 date at Whole Foods in Tucson.  

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).