The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm and Necrophagist are a few of the obvious highlights from this year's Summer Slaughter tour, but there are a bunch of other bands that are tearing faces and taking names as well, and one of the most lethal is Hobart, Tasmania's Psycroptic.

The band plays extreme technical death metal that's both intensely mathematical and absolutely captivating. With drums that pummel at, like, 8,000 BPM and guitars that shave flesh faster than a vegetable skinner, yet still leave something tangible in their slippery wake, Psycroptic could challenge Arsis and Meshuggah for the Nobel Noise Prize of Science. And they're every bit as brutal live, nailing each impossible rhythm shift and speed flurry with hunger and precision. Don't believe us? Click "more" and check out Metal Injection's excellent footage of "Isle of Disenchantment." Read more...

On Wednesday we presented a preview of the new Terror video for "Never Alone." Today, we've got the full video premiere. It's just one of two new videos the band shot in a day near the end of its tour with Earth Crisis. The other is for the song "Betrayer"; both tracks on on the band's new album, The Damned, the Shamed.

"The storylines are connected and I guess you need to see both to get the full picture," says frontman Scott Vogel. "They were done by our friends at Space Monkey who did the last video, 'Lost,' and also our [2006] DVD ["The Living Proof"]."

Many scenes in the video were shot in a run down Philadelphia-area prison that still houses some inmates. "The building was eerie and really set the tone for the long day," Vogel says. "I guess, overall, the videos deal with truth, trust, knowing who the enemy is, greed, lust, revenge and death and the way all of these forces interlock in this ugly world. The clip also shows the results of these inner battles. It’s always kind of odd for me when we are shooting these things, but the end result is great."

Click "More" to watch the video for Terror's "Never Alone." And catch it on the big screen Saturday night at midnight on MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Read more...

On Tuesday, we premiered behind the scenes footage from the making of The Devil Wears Prada's new video for "HTML Rulez Dood." Now, we offer you the whole enchilada. The video was produced by Endeavor Media, which did the band’s previous video for "Hey John, What’s Your Name Again?"

Now that we got that over with, click "more" to watch the video for "HTML Rulez Dood," then catch it again on Saturday at Midnight on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball." Read more...

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has filmed parts of a recent rehearsal for his band's upcoming tour, Lights in the Sky Over North America 2008, and posted the tracks online. Click "more" to watch the group play "1,000,000," "Letting You" and "Echoplex." Read more...

photo by Jon Wiederhorn

Last week, Dillinger Escape Plan posted a message on their MySpace for their fans to vote for their "Black Bubblegum" video in our Your Vote Counts challenge. Their fans commented in droves, but not in time. While the band registered more votes than The Black Dahlia Murder, many of those votes came in after our 2 p.m. deadline and were ineligible. Hence, Black Dahlia took the crown and earned an encore airing on last weekend's "Headbangers Ball." So, without stacking the deck for Dillinger, we're extending an open invitation to the band's fans to start voting now.

Of course, Dillinger aren't the only band in the running. This week, we've also got debut videos by Straight Line Stitch ("Black Veil") and Boris ("Statement"), as well as new clips by Judas Priest, Cryptopsy, Disturbed, Machine Head and Emmure.

Remember, once an artist wins Your Vote Counts, it is no longer eligible for your vote. That means no bringing back The Black Dahlia Murder, Dead Child, Opeth, Shai Hulud or Pelican. Voting runs between now and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Anyone who votes more than once will be disqualified. Comments included with your vote may be published along with your name on Wednesday’s post announcing the winner. Click “more” to your this week’s choices: Read more...

Death metal veterans Cannibal Corpse will release the mammoth three DVD set "Centuries of Torment The First 20 Years" on July 8. The set features live and rare footage, interviews with members past and present, and loads of bonus material including all of the band's music videos. Click "more" to watch a clip from the documentary directed and produced by Denise Korycki, in which the band members talk about their first big tour, which took place in Europe in 1991. Read more...

In just two days, one of the heaviest bills of the season, The Summer Slaughter Tour, will launch in Detroit. Headlining the tour will be The Black Dahlia Murder, the Motor City's heaviest and most ferocious band to get some major attention since the Stooges. Tomorrow, we'll preface the kick-off by debuting the band's new video for "Everything Went Black," which was directed by David Brodsky. For now, click "more" to watch a teaser. Read more...

A lot of people have said to me in the last month, “I bet you’re really pissed that your new record isn’t even out and everyone already has it.” I am, but not for the reasons most people think.

Sure, I would like a huge royalty check and top chart positions, but I’m a realist, and playing what we play…that just won’t happen whether downloading existed or not. I’m upset because getting a downloaded version of the new Terror record is not a complete experience. Music, to me, is way more than just the sound coming out of your iPod. The artwork, the lyrics, the photos -- all these things make up an album. And, what if you’re hearing a recording before it is completely mixed and mastered? It’s f---ing sad, man. Read more...

Those dedicated Otep fans -- the same ones who post gushing comments about frontwoman Otep Shamaya's weekly "Might Makes Write" column -- have done it again. This week, Otep's faithful swarmed in and delivered spam-like levels of comments electing the band's "Crooked Spoons" video for a return trip to Headbangers Ball. Read more...

Before you plan your next vacation getaway to Norway, head on over to Metalkult.com to see a black metal travelogue featuring Mayhem's late guitarist Euronymous' former record store Helvete (now a bakery); one of the churches burned down by the Inner Circle in 1992; and the studio where Satyricon are recording their new album. And that's just part one. In the other three segments, members of 1349 take journalists to Oslo's most happening metal bars, Emperor/Zyklon drummer Trym lays down some ink at his tattoo place Imperial Tattoo and ex-Emperor frontman Ihsahn shares recording tips at Symphonique Studios.

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