The new Marilyn Manson Album, The High End of Low, comes out today. If you weren't too happy with 2007's Eat Me, Drink Me and you're not sure you wanna continue supporting the Antichrist Superstar, you can hear the new album for free and decide for yourself. Click "more" to stream Manson's new record. Read more...

Deathcore progenitors, Job For a Cowboy, have completed work on their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Ruination, which will be released on July 7.

The disc will be a concept album that branches off the ideas from the band's last record, Genesis. "They're more political," says frontman Jonny Davy, [addressing] "propaganda in the mainstream media and television, humanitarian rights of Northern Korea, the modern genocidal government of Nubia, the use of torture in American military tactics, overruling by world governments and Police states, and Martial law." Read more...

Who's hot, who's not? Well, when it comes to Limp Bizkit, the fans in Lithuania certainly seem to think the rap-metal band still rock. As for us Westerners, the reaction seems to be split, which probably explains why Limp Bizkit opted to play their first reunion shows in rock-starved nations like Latvia and Lithuania. Click "more" to watch professional footage of the band's May 21 show in Vilnius, Lithuania. Wanna place bets of whether or not guitarist Wes Borland will still be with the band when they make it back to the States? Read more...

Metallica have posted professional footage of drummer Lars Ulrich rocking out onstage with The Sword and frontman James Hetfield stepping up to the mike with Machine Head.

The Sword song "Freya" and the Machine Head number "Aesthetics of Hate" were shot on May 16 in Cologne, Germany. Click "more" to watch both clips. Read more...

On Saturday, "Headbangers Ball" will premiere the Sacred Oath video for "Counting Zeros." Click "more" to see an exclusive interview with the band. Read more...

We've loved these guys since we first heard their 2006 EP One by One, the Wicked Fall -- probably because we've always loved thrash and have always dug Warbringer's biggest influences, Exodus and Slayer. Click more to watch the video for "Sever Reality," which comes from their new album, Waking Into Nightmares, which was produced by Exodus guitarist Gary Holt. The clip was shot by Dave Brodsky, who has directed more cool videos than you can shake a B.C. Rich at. Read more...

Producer Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence, Slipknot) began mixing the new Anthrax album, Worship Music, late last week in a New Orleans studio. The album, now set for a Fall release, is the band's first studio effort in six years and marks the recording debut of new lead vocalist Dan Nelson.

Commented Fortman, "In 1986, I saw two shows at Jed's in New Orleans that changed my life, one of those was Anthrax. Not long after, I packed up and headed out to make a career in music. Twenty-three years later, it's an absolute pleasure and an honor to work with these guys. They are and always have been one of the great forces in metal." Read more...

These dudes have been through the ringer since they first hit the airwaves with the single "Bodies" in 2001. The single was crucified after 911, their original singer died, they've been through two other vocalists, struggled through label hassles and endured multiple incidents of theft. But all the while, Drowning Pool have hung in there to rock the rafters. The band has just released their new video "Shame," which is featured on their recent greatest hits collection Lowest Common Denominator and originally appeared on the 2007 album Full Circle. Click "more" if you think you can take the shame. Read more...

Tim Millar’s big day has finally arrived. Millar, guitarist of Canadian metal powerhouse Protest The Hero, has been growing his beard for three years in hopes of competing in the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships. This Saturday, May 23, the Championships will be held in Anchorage, Alaska and Millar will be competing in the “Alaskan Whaler” category.

A film crew will be accompanying Tim as he and Beard Team Canada compete for the first time in this global event. Fans can log on to http://www.beardteamcanada.bigcartel.com/ to support the team and more information about the competition can be found at http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ Read more...

Pirate metal certainly isn't a new phenomenon. We're guessing it dates back to around 1987 when German power metal band decided to cast their Satanic lyrics overboard and embark on a pirate voyage with their third album Under Jolly Rodger. But whatever its origins, it remains one of the silliest subgenre of metal and it seems to be gaining popularity. Alestorm, Blasphemy, Scurvy, Verbal Deception and Battleheart are just a handful of groups willing to walk the plank for a some rum-swilling riffs and lyrics about sailing the seven seas.

But New Jersey's Swashbuckle, whose second album Back to the Noose comes out July 24, just might have the coolest pirate-themed video. Click more to watch "Cruise Ship Terror."
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