Rise Records is pleased to announce plans to re-issue PIEBALD’s out-of-print catalog. Piebald: First Ten Years will be a three volume set, each volume containing two discs; the set will compile the band’s first three full-lengths (When Life Hands You Lemons, If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All and We Are The Only Friends We Have), all of their EPs, b-sides and live tracks.  

Yup, were still pumping out video interviews from the Planet Hulk DVD premiere in NYC. Here is Matt Striker, who was the host and master of ceremonies for the event.  

In our on going coverage of the world premiere of Planet Hulk the DVD in NYC, Metalmachine.net spoke to writer Greg Pak.  

KITTIE ANNOUNCES US TOUR ALONGSIDE GOD FORBID (New York, NY) — KITTIE will be premiering their new music video for “Sorrow I Know” on Noisecreep.com today, January 14th at 11am est. Directed by David Brodsky (HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS, SUICIDE SILENCE), this is the bands second video to be released from their latest album “In The Black” released on E1 back in September 2009. Here’s what front woman Morgan Landers had to say.  

So the big green guy had his bi-coastal premiere today. Metalmachine.net was at The Paley Center in NYC for the premiere of The Planet Hulk DVD coming February 2nd from Marvel and Lionsgate.  

HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 14, 2010) – LIZZY BORDEN announces three exclusive California dates to start off 2010. These first of the New Year shows will be a best of LIZZY BORDEN, incorporating songs from the entire catalog including the latest record Appointment With Death. “These will be the first headlining shows on the west coast that we’ve done in a long while,” explains Lizzy. “We are hyped and can’t wait to see our friends and fans. And yes, there will be blood!”  

Virginian crossover leaders MUNICIPAL WASTE finished the North American leg of their “Waste the World” headlining tour in December, and are now preparing for the start of their European leg.  

Word out of Hollywood is that Daniel Craig will be taking the lead roll in the movie Cowboys and Aliens. Robert Downey JR. was slated to star in the up coming graphic novel to movie adaptation, but decided to bail for the sequel to Sherlock Holmes.  

Just in time for the ninth annual Free Comic Book Day, Image Comics is releasing Image Firsts: a line of titles re-presenting ten key first issues as an introduction to Image’s most acclaimed titles. Priced at only a dollar, each first issue serves as the perfect primer to their ongoing series and collected editions, including THE WALKING DEAD, SPAWN, CHEW, INVINCIBLE, AGE OF BRONZE and many more.  

British thrashers EVILE are set to take time out of their European tour to appear at select PULP stores in the UK, where the band will be chatting with fans and signing merchandise.  

GUITAR LEGEND STEVE VAI STRIKES GOLD WITH HIS LATEST CONCERT FILM “LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE” LOS ANGELES, CA, January 8, 2010: Grammy® Award winning guitarist Steve Vai struck gold twice recently as his latest concert film, “Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are,” went Gold in both the USA and Canada.  

By The Scarlet Avenger So, while I was watching the pilot episode of the critically acclaimed show Southland, and I thought to myself, what the hell was NBC thinking, canceling this show right before the beginning of its second season? (One thing I will say, is the show has a high level of violence attached to it). Either way, that would be no excuse for this show to go the way of the scrap heap. Thank goodness it was picked up by TNT. The first season of the show is being rebroadcast with the unseen second season airing as well.