Somewhere in New York there's a walk sign that promotes moshing in the street, traffic be damned.

Of course, careful investigation of the light -- which appears to be missing bulbs in just the right places -- reveals that the rock-worthy sign is really the "don't walk" part of the traffic control equation. If memory serves, the other symbol is a little white poser who appears to be walking.

Then again, considering the moshpits we've seen over the years, we're guessing that the headbangers who flail, lunge and storm through this intersection are intimidating enough to stop traffic. Either that or they have no fear of winding up roadkill.

Mosh on, my fellow pedestrians.

Since we're so proud of the Lamb of God photos we shot in New York, and since Lamb of God kick so much frickin' ass, we thought we'd take a moment to post a new batch of pix of the band tearing it up onstage, as they always do.

And click here for an article on Blabbermouth.net that includes a link to an audio interview with Lamb of God bassist John Campbell.

Now, here's the pics:

The correct answer to yesterday's Indecipherable Logo of the Day is:

f) Lesbian

Why would four dudes from Seattle call themselves Lesbian? "Because its name evokes pure, sexually charged freedom -- and that's what rock is all about." That comes from the band's own press release, not us, so you know it's got to be true.

The group's debut album, Power Hor, is an amalgam of various incendiary styles, including psychedelic, doom, thrash, black, progressive and classic metal, and the four lengthy songs on the disc stomp and lumber like a brontosaurus leveling a lesbian gym.

"Fans of bands like Neurosis, Emperor, Skullflower, Boris, Pelican, Sleep and Isis now have a band that amazingly sounds like a hybrid of all of those legendary groups." Again, that's the publicist's words, not ours. We simply cannot find words to describe this synapse-frazzling, genre-defying thunderstorm of broken glass, bile and beer.

Stream the whole record here and judge for yourself.

Discovered by Trivium, nurtured by Megadeth, Sanctity have had some pretty strong role models to support their rise through the ranks. And now, they're ready to leave the nest and cause trouble on their own.

The band's debut album, Road to Bloodshed, comes out April 24 and the new video from the disc, "Beneath the Machine," will debut this weekend on Headbangers Ball.

The video was filmed last month with director Ramon B., who also shot the band's clip for "Zeppo."

"Beneath the Machine," "Zeppo" and a demo for "Seconds" can be heard on Sanctity's MySpace page.

Sanctity formed in 2000 and features singer and rhythm guitarist Jared MacEachern, lead guitarist Zeff Childress, bassist Derek Anderson and drummer Jeremy London. Last year, the band took part in Gigantour, the technical metal extravaganza organized by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.

Now, here's Sanctity's video for "Zeppo":
Sanctity " Zeppo "

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Now, this ought to be interesting.

We've got nothing against Marilyn Manson, and we're actually big fans of his industrial metal album, 1996's Antichrist Superstar, and the 1998 David Bowie-flavored extravaganza, Mechanical Animals. However, we've never equated Manson's metallic goth rock with the cantankerous thrash metal clamor of the almighty Slayer. And, in the past we've actually seen dudes in Slayer attire beating the living crap out of pale, skinny kids in Marilyn Manson t-shirts. If such vicious bullying is still in fashion, Slayer's legions will have plenty of fresh kill to hunt this summer when the two artists co-headline a North American tour.

The pilgrimage will launch on July 25 somewhere on the East Coast and will last for around 25 shows before wrapping up in early September on the West Coast. The full itinerary will be announced soon.

While the tour has the potential to unite two strong but separate audiences, it could just as easily turn into an ugly hatefest of ravenous Slayer fans intolerant of pretty much anyone but their favorite band. In other words, if you buy tickets for any of the last half of dates, you've got betting odds that Manson will have dropped off the bill by then. But one thing's for sure. When the smoke clears, the irascible Slayer will still be on fire.

For now, check out Slayer's "War Ensemble":
Slayer - War Ensemble

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It's that time again.

This trippy piece of art comes from a Seattle-based band that plays dark, droning music and considers itself part of the new wave of American psychedelic metal movement.

Here are your choices:

a) Legion b) Rajido c) Def Leppard d) Blaston e) Kisfar f) Lesbian

Answer coming tomorrow.

Ex-Pantera and Damageplan drummer, Vinnie Paul, will tour this summer for the first time since December 2004, when his brother, Dimebag Darrell, was killed onstage in Columbus, Ohio.

Paul will be playing with his new band, Hellyeah, on the Family Values tour, which also features headliners Korn, Evanescence, Atreyu, Flyleaf and Trivium. Other bands will be announced shortly.

The tour launches on July 20 in St. Louis -- three days after the upcoming Korn record is supposed to come out -- and hits 30 cities before ending in Washington, D.C. on a yet-unscheduled date.

Hellyeah's self-titled debut album comes out April 10. The band features Mudvayne singer Chad Gray, Mudvayne guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell and Nothingface bassist Jerry Montano. The first video from the disc, "You Wouldn't Know," premieres on Headbangers Ball this week.

Now here's a blast from the past -- Pantera with "Walk."

The idea of every woman on the planet becoming infertile seems great for dudes who hate worrying about birth control, but the scenario presents a major disadvantage -- namely, the end of civilization.

In "Children of Men" (Universal), the youngest person on earth is 18, and society is in a state of upheaval. The inability of women to conceive has caused the population to become unruly and despondent and major cities have fallen into complete disarray. One of the only "civilized" regions left, it seems, is London, and the British government has become a fascist regime intent on maintaining a high standard of life for the wealthy and casting the masses into the street. Those who question authority are disposed of, and illegal immigrants are rounded up in fenced pens and shot like animals.

Then one day, Julian (Julianne Moore), one of the leaders of a protest movement, discovers that an illegal alien named Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey) has miraculously become pregnant, so she recruits her former boyfriend Theo (Clive Owen) to help her escort Kee out of the country before the government takes away the baby and uses it to propagandize the State.

What follows is a bleak, tense and violent pilgrimage filled with deceit, despair and a solid sliver of hope. The acting in "Children of Men" is exceptional, however the cinematography is just as important to the film's success. Instead of shooting on high-tech sets or in slick, vivid colors, director Alfonso Cuaron keeps the environments dilapidated, the lighting grim and the camera work gritty. Combat scenes resemble shaky home movies and even the few humorous moments in the movie are cast in rubble and grime.

Bonus features on the DVD include deleted scenes, a documentary by Cuaron on how the revolutionary themes of the film relate to modern-day society and behind the scenes footage and interviews.

In the '90s, cartoon antiheroes Beavis and Butt-head trashed Overkill's 1988 video for "Hello From the Gutter" in what has got to be one of cruelist and most unfair critiques from two supposed headbangers.

The song, a melodic thrash gem, holds up today as well as it did when it was first recorded, and the animation of the band's winged skull logo soaring across the land, is equal parts absurdly cheesy and totally cool.

For those of you who thought Avenged Sevenfold's winged bat logo is original, consider this: The Overkill logo was storming the skies since the mid-'80s, which is back when the Avenged boys were still listening to Barney.

Without further ado, here's Overkill's "Hello From the Gutter":
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The Chondrin Enigma

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In this video for "The Chondrin Enigma" by Belgian grindcore band, Aborted, an unfortunate homeless man is led away by government agents, who sedate him, shave his head, strip him, hose him down and push him into a machine that liquifies his body. His remains drip into a jar, and are then fed to other homeless people.The clip was shot in Paris over two days by director Michaël Bernadat."It pretty much sums up the lyrics of the song — we're turning some guy into Jello," Aborted singer Sven de Caluwé told MTVnews Metal File. "Chondrin is a substance you get from boiling or crushing bones, and the whole idea is that in a future situation, you've got way too many people on this planet, and governments decide that the best way to take care of it is to create these facilities to process the undesirable elements, and turn these people into food for the others."

The full interview with Bernadat and the rest of this week's metal news can be read here