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SLAYER: Limited-Edition 'Cult' Single Due This Month

Amazon.com is currently taking pre-orders for a limited-editon (5,000 copies) SLAYER "Cult" single featuring the following track listing: 01. Cult 02. Cult (Live Video) 03. Rare Fan Footage (Video) According to Amazon.com, the single is being released on June 15. In other news, Sam Ash has launched...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN To Guest On WAAF's 'Harder, Faster'

New England's purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN are set to appear on the nightly extreme metal radio show "Harder, Faster" on Boston radio station WAAF on June 6. The program airs Monday–Friday from 11 p.m. until midnight, and fans outside of the station's range can listen online at ww...

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IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD Rumored For European UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR

The rumored lineup for the European edition of the Unholy Alliance Tour, set to take place this fall, is as follows: SLAYER IN FLAMES CHILDREN OF BODOM LAMB OF GOD THINE EYES BLEED At this time, there has been **no confirmation** on the billing from any of the acts that are rumored to be involved .....

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SLAYER: New Song Snippet Posted Online

A snippet of a new SLAYER track, entitled "Cult", is available at the band's official web site, www.slayer.net. SLAYER's still-untitled follow-up to "God Hates Us All", which was released on Sept. 11, 2001, is due this summer via American Recordings. The group's first new album with their four origi...

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EYES OF FIRE Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Orange County ambient-metal quintet EYES OF FIRE have parted ways with keyboardist Pete Truax. "He was released of all his duties within the band and will no longer be representing the band in any way, shape, or form," the group write on their web site. "Unfortunately, Pete's disrespect for fellow b...

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SLAYER: Warm-Up Dates Will Not Be Rescheduled After All

SLAYER's previously announced sold-out "warm-up" dates — June 2 at New Oasis in Sparks, NV and June 3 at Senator Theatre in Chico, CA — will **NOT** be rescheduled to take place following the Denver date at the end of July, despite a previous announcement to the contrary. Scheduling conflicts are be...

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AMERICAN HERITAGE Sign To TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Heralded Chicago, IL trio AMERICAN HERITAGE has signed to Philadelphia independent record label Translation Loss. The band will issue their new album, "Millenarian", this September. AMERICAN HERITAGE deliver uncompromising and unconventional heavy music that seamlessly blends crushing, punishing rif...

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THINE EYES BLEED Added To KITTIE Tour

Canadian technical thrash act THINE EYES BLEED — who have been on several successful tours this spring, including jaunts with SIX FEET UNDER and the successful SOULFLY tour — has been added to the final dates of KITTIE's headlining tour in the U.S. The details are as follows: May 23 - Center Stage -...

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EYES OF FIRE: 'It All Dies Today' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE are currently annihilating crowds on the "One Nation Undivided" tour with ILL NINO, GOD FORBID, SILENT CIVILIAN and BLEED THE SKY. The Jagermeister-sponsored, 28-city major market assault, which kicked off on May 10 and runs through early June, is the group's...

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SLAYER's 'Unholy Alliance Tour' Will Kick Off June 15 In Camden

The SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" has confirmed that the trek will kick off on June 15 in Camden, NJ and not in Peoria, IL on June 10 as had been previously announced. The rescheduling is due to SLAYER's bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's minor gallbladder surgery whi...

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LAMB OF GOD In The Studio Working On New Album: Video Available

"Metal Injection", the Internet streaming video show, was recently granted exclusive access to LAMB OF GOD's recording studios where the band are currently working on their new album, "Sacrament", for a tentative August 22 release via Epic Records. In the episode, which is currently airing at this l...

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DON CABALLERO Release First Album In Five Years; Announce Tour Plans

Seminal instrumental band DON CABALLERO saw the North American release of "World Class Listening Problem", its newest record and first in almost five years, yesterday (Tuesday, May 16). "World Class Listening Problem" marks the first recorded work by the band's new incarnation (founder and drummer e...

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SLAYER Frontman Undergoes Gallbladder Surgery, Band Reschedule Early 'Unholy Alliance' Dates

The SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted", featuring LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON, and THINE EYES BLEED, and originally slated to launch on June 6 (06/06/06) in San Diego, CA will now kick off on June 10 at the East Peoria Convention Center in Peoria, IL. Po...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN Gear Up For Touring, Video Shoot

New England's purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN have tacked on a three-week run with SOILENT GREEN and DEMIRICOUS to the band's itinerary to support the June 13 release of "The Dead Walk". Prior to that, the band will provide support for THE RED CHORD on a handful of dates in select ma...

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SLAYER To Release New Song Via Exclusive HOT TOPIC EP

Wes Orshoki of Billboard.com is reporting that SLAYER will preview their first album in five years with an EP exclusively available at Hot Topic stores. The album will include "Cult", the lone new song the band plans to play live on the upcoming Unholy Alliance tour. "People are probably going to th...