For the first time in his 40-plus year career, rock legend OZZY OSBOURNE has stormed onto on a non-music chart with his I AM OZZY (Grand Central Publishing) autobiography which has landed at #2 and #3 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal’s non-fiction charts, respectively.  

British thrashers EVILE have released the following message: “EVILE are forced to cancel their show at Talschock in Chemnitz, Germany this Saturday, February 13th, 2010 due to technical problems beyond their control. The band apologise to their fans and hope to return to the Saxonia area as soon as possible.”  

Five Finger Death Punch are spending Valentines Day in a very unique way. 5FDP, recently announced as main stage artists on this year’s Rockstar Energy MAYHEM Festival, host the syndicated radio special “Love Songs for Tough Guys.” The program features hard rock songs that are appropriate for Valentine’s Day- hit tracks that even guys can admit they like on Valentine’s, the sappiest of holidays.  

Hey all: Metalmachine.net is looking for some good, solid fans to blog, review and interview people of Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Anime, Comic Books and related genres for the metalmachine.net website.  

  Currently touring the US with Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada, Swedish melodic death metal masters DARK TRANQUILLITY now present you their stunning new promo video for the song “Shadow In Our Blood”, which was created by Vasara Films (Turisas, Dragonforce). Vocalist Mikael Stanne reports in from tour:  

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES ALL-NEW STAR WARS™ SERIES, KNIGHT ERRANT! AS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC DRAWS TO A CLOSE, WRITER JOHN JACKSON MILLER MOVES TO AN UNCHARTED CORNER OF THE GALAXY!  

Fort Collins, CO’s Allegaeon are currently recording their Metal Blade debut album, Fragments Of Form And Functions, with Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Martriden, Incinerate) at Flatline Audio in Denver. The band will be posting updates to their myspace throughout the recording process with videos to follow, so keep an eye out for more to come!  

Flower Mound, TX – February 10, 2010 – FUNimation Entertainment today announced the signing of multi-year, national licensing agreements with toy manufacturer Shocker Toys LLP, now a toy licensee for several high-profile action-adventure anime properties including Soul Eater, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Dragon Ball Z and One Piece.  

Swedish rock magazine CLOSE-UP is offering fans of melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES the chance to get tickets to special screenings of the band’s brand new documentary movie, “Under a Serpent Sun – The Story of At The Gates”.  

Having just completed a highly successful run in the UK/Europe, Richmond, VA crossover leaders, MUNICIPAL WASTE are headed straight back onto the road this March for a number of dates in South America. “South America has always been on our list of places to spread the Waste;” says guitarist, Ryan Waste. “I know how passionate the crowds are about heavy music down there and we’re going to deliver. I’m prepared for some wild shows to ensue.”  

Get ready to rock, Marvel fans, because two-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal superstars Lamb of God are creating an exclusive song for the upcoming blockbuster title, “Iron Man 2: The Video Game.” The all-new song serves as the perfect complement to the non-stop super-powered action of the game on the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PlayStationPortable and Wii video game systems. “Iron Man 2: The Video Game” will be in- stores across North America on May 4, 2010.  

Extreme metal at its very best, plain and simple, is what the Atlanta based quintet DAATH delivered on their highly acclaimed latest album, The Concealers. Currently the group is more determined, energized, and focused than ever before to continue expanding upon their unique, uncompromising and dynamic sound. For those previously uninitiated, feel free to head over to http://www.myspace.com/daath to see what they are all about.