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By Ben Apatoff The God of War III soundtrack is a Roadrunner showcase featuring six new songs from some of the label's biggest names (OPETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DREAM THEATER, TRIVIUM) and new bands getting that infamous Roadrunner push (TAKING DAWN, MUTINY WITHIN.) Anyone who buys the game gets a voucher code to download the EP online, ...

Remember to contact us at msrcast@gmail.com, and follow us over on Twitter. Come and join Evil C. and Papa Josh over on Facebook, and while you are there, join our facebook fan page, and of course on Myspace. We now have a brand new permanent phone number at (832) 429-6669.. Here is our playlist: Katatonia – ...

This Week's Behind The Scenes – Shot Before the show On this edition of the Livecast, we have a return visitor, Jenny aka JTussy. She came by to promote her new blog about cooking with weed, Bong Appetit. She even brought over some weed-laced guacamole and bean-tuna salad. It was pretty great. Also, she reveals how ...

By: Shannon Joy IRON MAIDEN just posted the following teaser on their official website, hinting at a North American tour announcement later this week.  Stay tuned!

Are you ready for some gear porn? We have just posted our epic gigantic enormous (more adjectives) coverage of NAMM 2010. It's an hour long special and definitely the biggest project we have ever produced. We have a ton of coverage of all the latest gear from all the big metal instrumentation companies including Dean, ...

One of our videographers, Sean Gresens aka Spleen Latifa goes to a lot of shows! And most of them are usually in basements! So, we decided since Sean takes his camera with him wherever he goes, we might as well give him a channel to throw up all these killer videos he shoots, called Belly ...

We are incredibly honored to be sponsoring (along with our hebros at MetalSucks) HYPOCRISY's long awaited return to the United States. The visas have been cleared and they are heading out with a killer lineup of support acts, SCAR SYMMETRY, HATE, BLACKGUARD & SWASHBUKCLE. That should be interesting! Based on his recent Facts of Touring blog ...

Curb Your Enthusiasm may just be my favorite TV comedy of all time. A few months ago, I watched a marathon of episodes from the first few seasons and couldn't believe how much I can relate to the 60-year old creator of Seinfeld. The show pokes fun at awkward everyday situations, except instead of moving ...

Revelations of Doom returns! As always, this column’s aim is to drag you deeper into the underground, below the lights and where the slime live, and introduce you to some of the most badass bands you’ve never heard. This time around we’re venturing way South of the Mason-Dixon, rolling through rebel territory and heading straight ...

By: Navjot Kaur "By Demons, Be Driven." PANTERA was a band that fed upon and bred, with full Southern vigor, the same fury and ruthlessness with which they forged the lyrics and riffage to this 1992 track, straight off of their incendiary Vulgar Display of Power. Formed within the fire of four Arlington, TX-bred psyches, if there ...

By: Shannon Joy Pennsylvania natives THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE have tapped LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler and mega-producer Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Hatebreed) to produce their forthcoming release.  The effort will be Adler's first production work outside of LAMB OF GOD, and the drummer had the following to say about his new-found role: "I've ...

Frank hosts this edition of The FiX, and he made sure that most of the videos he picked were ones you guys have never seen before. On this edition, we see videos from GRIP INC, ATROPHIA RED SUN, THE RED CHORD, ICON IN ME, ARKONA and a double shot of BEECHER. Watch the podcast right now ...

We already know Google's thoughts on metal, so today we check in to see what Yahoo! Answers has to say about metalcore: [via Yahoo Answers Fail]

By: Shannon Joy The New York Post has reported that Johnny Depp will be appearing on CBS’s 48 Hours Mystery on Sunday as a plea to reopen the murder case against Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley, and Damien Echols; most notoriously known as The West Memphis Three. Depp argues that the teenagers, who were convicted of murdering three ...

TRIPTYKON is of course the new project from HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST vocalist and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior. This project is clearly a big deal and Gabriel has friends in high places. Legendary Swiss artist H.R. Giger has officially authorized the use of his painting, Vlad Tapes (upper left) for the cover of the new record, ...

The first set of dates for FEAR FACTORY's first U.S. tour since reforming have been announced. As previously reported, the band will be heading out with WINDS OF PLAGUE, DIRGE WITHIN, PERIPHERY and, on select shows, Dino's other band, DIVINE HERESY. Here is the first string of dates… Mar. 22 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Mar. ...

The seasons are about to change and you're going to need a sexy new pair of kicks to go to all the metal shows. That's why we've teamed up with Vice Records and Etnies to give one lucky Metal Injection junkie the chance to win this swanky pair of LULLABYE ARKESTRA sneakers (in your preferred ...

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD are heading back on the road! And, they're bringing along some really loud bands with them. Just announced is the Road to Metalfest tour, featuring the afformentioned TTEOD, IMPENDING DOOM, ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA and Livecast favorites CHELSEA GRIN. The tour begins in ...

By: Shannon Joy According to KNAC.com, Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow is none too pleased to have been included in Revolver Magazine’s 2010 Hottest Chicks in Metal calendar. “I hate the Hottest Chicks in Metal!…It’s just all about highlighting the crap that’s going on backstage, highlighting a pair of tits, and all the crazy stories on tour.” Gossow, ...

Now this is a tour that makes sense. ROB ZOMBIE and ALICE COOPER have announced they are heading on the road together. It's a match made in heaven hell! That's the good news. The bad news is due to Zombie's commitments to Mayhem Fest (and the fact that they have rules preventing you from hitting ...

By: Shannon Joy Since releasing a statement earlier this month confirming the departure of drummer Craig Nunenmacher, Zakk Wylde has officially welcomed Evanescence drummer Will Hunt to Black Label Society. According to Wylde, Hunt will maintain his duties between the two bands, juggling twofold the album and touring responsibilities (in addition to his apparent Method’s of Mayhem ...

By Navjot Kaur Months after hearing rumors about the new HOUR OF PENANCE release (and indulging the hell out of The Vile Conception to get through this abominable wait), I am beyond stoked to reveal that Unique Leader Records hath mercy on us all – they recently loaded two tracks for fans to preview: “Paradogma,” and ...

by: Shannon Joy Pantera/Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul announced at the Revolver Golden Gods nominations that he will be releasing a cookbook entitled Drumming Up an Appetite with Vinnie Paul.  While no specific publishing date has been confirmed, the drummer cites a hopeful release towards the end of 2010. "It's got a picture of me sitting behind a ...

While we were at NAMM, Eyal Levi, guitarist of DAATH gave me and Frank a sneak peak and his upcoming instrumental album with fellow DAATH guitarist Emil Werstler, with Sean Reinert of CYNIC on drums. To say we were impressed is an understatement. The 20 or so minutes we heard were fucking incredible. (It also ...

A few weeks ago, during an email exchange, my good bud Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks linked me to SON OF AURELIUS's MySpace page. I was blown away by the technicality. This is awesome death metal. I didn't understand how a band of this much talent could go unsigned. Well, looks like I didn't have to ...