Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Dallas, TX’s KILL THE CLIENT. KILL THE CLIENT formed in 2004 and has previously released two full-length albums in addition to split releases with AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED and THOUSANDSWILLDIE. The band has also appeared on For The Sick – A Tribute To Eyehategod and 2008’s This Comp Kills Fascists. Audio samples taken from these releases can be heard now via the band’s MySpace page: MySpace.com/KillTheClient.  

Eulogy Recordings are very proud to announce the signing of New Jersey’s ENDER. Their debut album “This Is Revenge” was recently recorded at Treehouse Studios (Jersey City, NJ) and produced by Weston Kleinknecht. “This Is Revenge” will be released on Eulogy Recordings this spring. They are currently planning tours to support the album.  

Megadeth ax master and vocalist Dave Mustaine recently shed some feelings on the Megadeth website about getting back on the road, Dave Ellifson and the possible return of Nick Menza and Marty Friedman….  

Norma Jean is back in the studio this month to record their fifth studio album and debut for new record label, Razor & Tie. The currently untitled album will be released this summer, and is being recorded in Atlanta, GA at Glow in the Dark Studios with producer Jeremy Griffith.  

Ibex Moon Recording artists Hod are proud to announce that they will be part of a mini tour of Texas with Gravehill starting at the end of the month! The band has issued the following statement on the Lone Star State assault:  

It’s a bill that fans of horror and hard rock could only dream of until now: For the first time ever, the “gruesome twosome” — ALICE COOPER and ROB ZOMBIE — will play an exclusive limited run of North American tour dates beginning April 26 at the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  

Las Vegas rockers Taking Dawn have been included on the soundtrack to the highly anticipated Gods of War 3 video game. The soundtrack (available March 2nd) will feature the unreleased Taking Dawn track “This is Madness”, as well as new and unreleased tracks from Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Dream Theater, Opeth, and Mutiny Within.  

Today marks the iTunes release of Serj Tankian’s Elect the Dead Symphony. On March 16th, 2009, the Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional front men, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo album Elect the Dead.  

Finnish progressive rock band Overhead celebrates their 10th anniversary with a European tour. They will hit the road in mid May to play several gigs in five different countries.  

Rocklahoma the 3 day festival eminating from Pryor, Oaklahoma has announced a revamped 2010 line-up. Usually full of “Hair Metal” bands from the 80’s, this year the line up sees a more Hard Rock top 40 type of band. Godsmack, Buckcherry, ZZ Top and more…  

Seattle rockers THE FLOOD are about to join up with Sevendust and Drowning Pool on a tour that starts on Feb. 28th in Englewood, Colorado. THE FLOOD were recently featured on the Saw VI soundtrack and were featured on the Saw tour with Mushroomhead, among others.  

Frontiers Records is very proud to announce the signing of legendary rock band WHITESNAKE. David Coverdale and band are gearing up for their latest endeavour. WHITESNAKE has already started composing new material that promises to deliver one of the finest chapters in WHITESNAKE’S career.