Veteran New Jersey thrash band, Overkill, will release its second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007," on February 5.

The 50-minute disc was shot during the band's headline set at the festival in front of an audience of 40,000, and will feature songs that span Overkill's 28 year career, including "Walk Through Fire" from the group's new disc Immortalis (which came out October 9), "Rotten to the Core," "Elimination," "F--- You," "In Union We Stand," "Necroshine," "Skull and Bones" "Old School" and "Wrecking Crew."

The show was previously released as the bonus DVD in the German digipack version of Immortalis. Overkill's last DVD, "Wrecking Everything: Live" came out in 2002 and was re-released October 2.

Now, here's "Walk Through Fire" from "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007":

Overkill Video Blog #2 - Live Footage From Wacken Festival 2007

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Many former bandmates and performers who knew Kevin DuBrow have paused pay tribute to the late Quiet Riot singer:

Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali: "I'm at a loss for words. I've just lost my best friend. Out of respect for both Kevin and his family, I won't comment further. There's going to be a lot of speculation out there, and I won't add to that. I love him too much." (statement to CNN)

Ex-Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi: "I really don't know where to start. Kevin was a beautiful soul and I feel more than fortunate to have known, worked and learned from him. Kevin was always a positive influence in what sometimes can be a very negative business. I am proud to have called him my friend, and always will be. Kevin DuBrow was a true lover of music and was extremely dedicated to his craft. I am honored to have been part of a band that changed the face of hard rock forever and to have been given the opportunity to play, write, and most importantly be part of his life. He will be forever missed. Rest in peace, my friend."

Ex-Quiet Riot bassist Chuck Wright: "I'm completely shocked and devastated. I've truly lost a brother and it's a very sad loss for the world of rock n' roll. I'm so very fortunate to have been a part of his life these past 26 years. I have so many fond memories and it's a blessing that these recent few years have been so great with the band. There is no reason to say 'I wish we could have...' We did! I still can't believe I won't be sharing the stage with his larger-than-life presence ever again. The man left a mark wherever he went and I'm heartbroken that he is no longer with us." (statement to MelodicRock.com)

Ex-Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo: "All of us are in shock trying to deal with this. The last thing you expect when you get up in the morning is something like this. He was somebody who really loved life. He loved to have fun and have a great time. Every day to him was like a party — that's what it was like when I played with him. I think he’ll be remembered for being a hell of a rock singer. He was definitely one of the best singers of the '80s." (statement to Headbangers Ball Blog) Read more...

We're not sure if this will make you hate Fall Out Boy more or like Every Time I Die less -- or vice-versa.

On November 19 in Buffalo, New York, Every Time I Die singer Keith Buckley joined Fall Out Boy onstage for a cover of Pantera's "Walk," reports www.ThePrp.com. This brings new meaning to the line, "You can't be something you're not." What's next, The Killers jamming Slayer's "Angel of Death" with Henry Rollins?

Killswitch Engage may be co-headlining with Lamb of God on their current tour, but when it comes to rocking hard, you've all confirmed out belief that there's no freaking contest between the two. In other words, in our most recent "Who Rocks Harder," Lamb of God obliterated their current touring partners.

To honor the victors, we present the 90-minute documentary "The Making of Sacrament:"

Kevin DuBrow, the lead singer for glam metal band Quiet Riot, was found dead at his Las Vegas home on Sunday, November 25; He was 52. The cause of death is currently unknown.

"All of us are in shock trying to deal with this," former Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo told Headbangers Ball Blog. "The last thing you expect when you get up in the morning is something like this. He was somebody who really loved life. He loved to have fun and have a great time. Every day to him was like a party -- that's what it was like when I played with him."

"I can't even find words to say [anything]," wrote Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali in a statement. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."

DuBrow performed with Quiet Riot on the band's most recent album, the blues-oriented Rehab, which came out October 31, 2006. He was scheduled to play at the Sauk Center in Minnesota on December 13.

In a January interview with Classic Rock Revisited, DuBrow discussed his disenchantment with the music Quiet Riot were known for and his interest in exploring the roots of rock and roll.

"When I did my solo album, In for the Kill [in 2004], I realized that I could do a lot more than 'Bang Your Head,' he said. "In between all of those cover takes we would do things that were more blues based... We wanted to reach way back to those roots, so in that way, it was totally conscious. We wanted to avoid anything that sounded like anthem rock of the early 1980's."

Of course, without that early '80s anthem rock, Quiet Riot probably wouldn't have sold millions of albums and become international celebrities. Not only were they one of the first commercial metal bands from Los Angeles to ignite Sunset Strip, Quiet Riot was also the launching platform for guitar god Randy Rhoads, who formed the band in 1973 with DuBrow, bassist Kelly Garni and drummer Drew Forsyth. Read more...

Anyone that's been down with Otep for a while is fully aware that the band's frontwoman, Otep Shamaya, is a card-carrying lesbian, and that she has done numerous interviews with the gay press since 2005.

But newer fans drawn by her exotic and overt sexuality might be a bit taken aback -- which might be why gay publications continue to ask her about her sexual orientation -- years after they've stopped badgering Rob Halford and Sebastian Bach (oh wait, he's not gay, he just sucks).

Blabbermouth.net reports that in a recent interview with Philadelphia Gay News, the paper asked Shamaya how being a lesbian has impacted her career, to which she replied, "The fact that I like girls doesn't seem to have an effect on anything. The fact that I find women beautiful doesn't have anything to do with the quality of our work or our songs. I think it would be more of an issue if I was a guy. One of the biggest stereotypes of people who are interested in same-gender relationships is that [people think] I can't find men attractive, which is absolutely false. I just don't have a sexual interest in them. The way our culture views the distinction between a gay man and a gay woman — that would be a bigger issue. I don't think it really matters in the end. Most people don't pay attention to the fact that I like girls. Why would they? I'm not trying to convert anyone. I'm not trying to give them 'the gay.' I'm just up here writing songs."

Our condolences go out to all the heartbroken dudes that thought they had a chance with Shamaya. And we're sorry if we've played any role in ruining anyone's masturbatory fantasies. Though, in all likelihood, the idea of Shamaya gettin' down with another chick will spark more libidos than it will extinguish.

Now check out Otep's hot video for "Blood Pigs"

photo by Duncan McCallum

This week, Headbangers Ball Blog features a podcast interview with Motorhead frontman and heavy metal legend Lemmy Kilmister. During our 30-minute interview, Lemmy discussed the current state of metal, chasing women, the band's next studio album, 30-plus years of making eardrums bleed and the stupidest interview questions he's ever heard -- which, thankfully, weren't asked by us.Click here for a direct MP3 download of the Podcast interview with Lemmy Kilmister
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Kudos to Gvoltt for guessing that this week's Indecipherable Logo belongs to Draupnir. Limited editing tools on the primitive laptop we used over the holiday weekend prevented us from cropping the image properly, but we felt it was more important to work with what we had than to not work at all.

Draupnir are a French symphonic black metal band that formed in Paris in 2005. The group features singer and bassist Sade,  guitarists Rees and Vargath and drummer Sinis.

The group's sole release so far is the ominous and imagistic Black And Vicious, which came out in 2006 on Erase Bible Records and was reissued this year on Autoproduction. The eleven-track disc included the controversial songs "In the Pleasure of Incest," "Welcome in Necrophilia" and "Adoration of Satanism."

Before long, it'll be 2008. That means we'll all be one year closer to our inescapable demise. Will we all die together in a nuclear conflagration, meteor strike or massive tidal wave, or will we drop one at a time like mankind has since the beginning of civilization? Only time will tell and only metal can ease the burden.

But before 2007 leaves us behind and before the hammer comes crashing down, it's time to reminiscne over the best headbanging vids we saw this year. Check out the full list at the MTV2 Headbangers Ball site and vote for your favorites.

Here's another one of our top choices, Machine Head's "Now I Lay Thee Down." The clip was shot in February and additional footage was filmed in August. Mike Sloat directed, working in various locations around San Francisco, but mostly in and around the Regency Center, a theater built in 1909.

According to the band, “The video is a play about a past time in which a strange and grotesque man, who is shunned by society and outcast, decides that he wants to know what it’s like to die. He asks his lover, the only person who cares for him, to take his life. Reluctantly, she does. But then she becomes so distraught and miserable about losing her only love that she decides she must take her own life as well to be with him forever. The play ends with the two lovers together again, at last in the afterlife. The curtain drops and the entire cast bows to the audience.”

No, here's the vid:

In celebration of Turkey Day, some kids who call themselves Mend Then Rend cooked up this primitive death metal video for a song called "Thanksgiving."

Before you send enough complains to stuff a bird, we're gonna warn you that these guys are super young, there's no drummer, you can hear the clicks and twangs of their picks on their strings as they play and the song isn't all that funny. But hey, even Metallica started out somewhere.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

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