The release date of Rob Zombie's fourth solo studio album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool", has been pushed back one week — to November 17. "Hellbilly Deluxe" was the name of Zombie's first and most successful solo outing, issued back in 1998.

"Hellbilly Deluxe 2" track listing:

01. Jesus Frankenstein
02. Sick Bubble-Gun
03. What?
04. Mars Needs Women
05. Werewolf, Baby
06. Virgin Witch
07. Dream Factory
08. Burn
09. Cease to Exist
10. Werewolf Women of the SS
11. The Man Who Laughs

Check out the cover artwork below.

Rob Zombie will kick off his upcoming North American tour on October 29 in Phoenix, Arizona, according to a press release. he will hit the road with the same band that toured behind his 2006 CD, "Educated Horses", consisting of guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D. and drummer Tommy Clufetos. Although Zombie is also busy these days directing movies, he told The Pulse of Radio he can always count on his current bandmates to return. "Whenever I'm making a movie they go off and do whatever they want, but they're all part of this band," he said. "We just did all of our photos for the tour and stuff. It's the same band, it's just that I know those guys get itchy to play."

Support on the tour will come from NEKROMANTIX and CAPTAIN CLEGG & THE NIGHT CREATURES. The latter band appeared in Zombie's latest film, "Halloween II".

The trek will include a very special Halloween event on October 31 in Hollywood, California hosted by Uncle Seymour Coffins, also seen in "Halloween II".

The "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" tour will mark Zombie's return to the road after moderate box office success as the writer and director of "Halloween II" (Dimension). His R-rated, animated feature, "The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto", was made available everywhere on DVD and Blu-ray September 22.

Zombie will return to the stage on October 18, when he co-headlines Loud Park festival in Japan with SLAYER that will also feature PAPA ROACH.

"Halloween II", the follow-up to Zombie's successful 2007 remake of the original 1978 horror classic, came in at No. 3 in its opening weekend, earning $17 million at the box office. That's far less than the $31 million his first "Halloween" flick did two years ago.

Zombie's next film will be a remake of "The Blob", which he is slated to begin shooting in the spring of 2010.

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser interviewed 73-year-old rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis for a Brazilian TV program called "Altas Horas" when Jerry played Porto Alegre, Brazil on September 16, 2009. Watch the chat below.

An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 24 on their list of the "100 greatest artists of all time." In 2003, his box set "All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology" made it to No. 242 on the magazine's list of "500 greatest albums of all time."

Kisser's solo debut, "Hubris I & II", was released on June 15 via Holland's Mascot Records. A two-disc set, the self-produced effort was recorded in part at A Voz do Brasil studio in São Paulo, Brazil.

Kisser previously stated about the album, "I'm very pleased with the result and I'm excited to hear it all done. It was a long process, a learning process and a great experience. It's a musical journey through the influences I had for last 15 years of my life and at the same time it's very different from everything I did so far."

"Hubris" comes from Greek word "hybris," which means "excessive pride, wanton violence."



(Thanks: Tadeu Salgado)

Video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum and MOTÖRHEAD's Mikkey Dee hanging out on MOTÖRHEAD's tour bus prior to Sorum filling in for Dee on the Lemmy-fronted band's current North American tour can be viewed below.

Sorum played about two-and-a-half-weeks' worth of shows with MOTÖRHEAD so that Dee could take part in "Kändisdjungeln", the Swedish version of the popular U.K. and U.S. reality-TV show "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!".

"I was absolutely blown away and was very honored to get the call," Sorum told U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. "I got a text from [MOTÖRHEAD bassist/vocalist] Lemmy and called him back right away and said, 'Why are you calling me?' [laughs] I was at home by the pool, rubbing lotion on my lovely girlfriend, and now here I am. I manned up!"

"Matt was right up for it immediately," Lemmy told Classic Rock. "That's really rare; a lot of guys wouldn't do it on short notice."

"It's been one of the most challenging things I've ever done," added Sorum. "It's the best tour I've ever done: I've lost a few pounds and got about 25 blisters, which is great!"

Read more from Classic Rock magazine.

Sorum made his first appearance with MOTÖRHEAD in Washington D.C. on September 8, after only one rehearsal.

WatchMojo.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. Watch the chat below.

As previously reported, Broderick will take part in a live phone interview with Metal Assault Radio on Monday, September 28, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. PST).

You can listen to the chat online at www.metalassaultradio.com.

MEGADETH and SLAYER will team up for the Canadian Carnage East five-date tour in November. The trek kicks off on November 8 in Moncton, NB and wraps up in Toronto on November 13. The tour will feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will see MEGADETH and SLAYER alternating the closing spot. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

MEGADETH and SLAYER laid waste to four Canadian cities earlier in June when they joined up for the first Canadian Carnage, marking the first time the bands had shared a stage anywhere in 18 years.

MEGADETH's new album, "Endgame", sold 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD shifted 8,200 units in Canada to land at No. 4 on the country's official chart.

MEGADETH's previous CD, "United Abominations", opened with around 54,000 copies in the U.S. to debut at No. 8. This was more than the 46,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The System Has Failed" (which landed at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart), and was a bit less than the 61,000 opening number of 2001's "The World Needs A Hero" (No. 16).

Tim Virgin of Chicago's Q101 radio station conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS when the band played an acoustic set at the city's Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday, September 19. During the chat, the ALICE IN CHAINS members were asked for their thoughts on their new album, "Black Gives Way To Blue", being leaked on the Internet two weeks prior to the CD's official release date. "You know it's gonna happen 'cause it's part of [how the industry works nowadays], but you just hope it doesn't happen too far in advance," drummer Sean Kinney replied.

"It's nothing unique [to this band]," he continued. "[But] we hadn't been through it [before], 'cause we hadn't made a record in 14 years, so I think that's the initial shock. It's like, 'What?'"

He added, "We were talking about it earlier... It's like going to prison — you're know you're gonna get raped, but you're not ready for it. You think you're all prepared for it, but you're not really prepared for how violent that rape is. It's like, 'Wow! He's really giving it to me.'"

Tim Virgin's interview with ALICE IN CHAINS can be viewed below.

ALICE IN CHAINS recorded "Black Gives Way to Blue" with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH) at the Northridge, California studio of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl.

In their first late-night network performance in more than 10 years, ALICE IN CHAINS will appear on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for two consecutive nights on Tuesday, September 29 and Wednesday, September 30 at 12:05 a.m. ET/PT. The appearances follow ALICE IN CHAINS' sold-out national tour and coincide with the highly anticipated September 29 release of "Black Gives Way to Blue" (Virgin/EMI).

The much-buzzed-about event kicks off on Tuesday, September 29 on the Bud Light Outdoor Stage — the largest outdoor stage among the late night talk shows — with an electrifying performance in the middle of Hollywood. On Wednesday, September 30, ALICE IN CHAINS will perform a special intimate acoustic set on the late night's indoor lobby stage. Each performance will include one song from new album "Black Gives Way to Blue" and one classic hit. The September 29 show will see the group performing their brand-new, chart-topping lead single "Check My Brain" — hailed by Spin as "one of the catchiest songs of ALICE IN CHAINS' history" — and the show on the 30th will spotlight new acoustic track, "Your Decision".

BIBLEBLACK, the new Swedish band featuring members of KING DIAMOND and MEMORY GARDEN, has parted ways with drummer Tobhias Ljung and has replaced him with Staffan Lundholm (CIRCLE OF CHAOS). The group is currently rehearsing for upcoming shows in Finland and Sweden.

BIBLEBLACK's debut album, "The Black Swan Epilogue", was released in May via Vic Records. The LP was made available in two different versions — a jewel-case double-disc containing a bonus DVD and a digipack featuring additional artwork.

BIBLEBLACK's video for the song "Bleed" can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Owe Lingvall of Village Road Film.

BIBLEBLACK is:

Kacper Rozanski - The Voice
Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) - Lead Guitar
Simon Johansson (MEMORY GARDEN, ABSTRAKT ALGEBRA) - Rhythm Guitar
Jonaz Bülund - Electric Bass Guitar
Staffan Lundholm (CIRCLE OF CHAOS) - Drums

Upcoming BIBLEBLACK shows:

Nov. 11 - Henry's Pub - Kuopio, FIN
Nov. 12 - Dante's Highlight - Helsinki, FIN
Nov. 21 - The Cave Rock Club - Sundbyberg, SWE
Nov. 27 - Henriksberg - Gothenburg, SWE
Nov. 28 - Backstage Rockbar - Trollhättan, SWE

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/bibleblackofficial.

U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST have announced their new lineup. It is as follows:

Pete Morten - Vocals
Andy Midgley - Gutar
Ben Randall - Guitar
Paul Finnie - Bass
Steve Williams - Keyboards
Rich Smith - Drums

According to a press release, "First addition to the now [entirely] U.K.-based six-piece is vocalist Pete Morten, who is also known from his guitar job in THRESHOLD. Pete is an extremely talented vocalist and brings his own style to the unique POWER QUEST sound."

"To recruit a singer similar to Alessio's [Garavello; former POWER QUEST singer] style was never an option, when we were looking for a strongly skilled singer with his own personality. Pete is just the man for it!" comments Steve.

The first of our new guitarists is 21-year-old Andy Midgley. He will take care of the rhythm parts but will also be blasting out some solos too!

Behind the drum kit is Derby-based sticksman Rich Smith, an extremely talented drummer, Rich has been a part of the U.K. metal scene for more than ten years.

Replacing Andrea was never going to be an easy task, but Ben Randall will show the fans, together with his twin shredder Andy, that the new team is ready to strike in the POWER QUEST tradition.

At the tender age of 16, Ben made it to the final of International Guitar Idol in 2008 where he was voted "most promising young guitarist" from over 750 contenders.

Completing the lineup on bass guitar is Paul Finnie, a close member of the POWER QUEST family for many years, who's now taking the chance to step into the spotlight.

The all-new POWER QUEST will be back on the road next month. You'll be able to catch the group at the following shows:

Oct. 17 - Derby, The Vic Inn
Oct. 18 - Southampton Firehouse
Oct. 19 - London Islington Academy (main support for TARJA)

POWER QUEST's latest album, "Master of Illusion", was released last year via Napalm Records/Avalon Marquee (Japan). Guest musicians on the CD include keyboardist Richard West from the U.K. progressive metal band THRESHOLD, Jorn Viggo Lofstad from the Norwegian power metal act PAGAN'S MIND and FOURWAYKILL singer Chris Neighbour.

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Back when you were playing with WHITE LION, could you have connected the dots to see yourself ultimately playing in a band like MEGADETH?

Lomenzo: At the time I joined WHITE LION, I couldn't see myself doing that. Truly. Because before that I was playing with Bobby Rondinelli's brother and had actually gone in and replaced Felix Pappalardi. OK? Now that's where I was coming from; that kind of vibe. Back then, I was a big '60s, '70s muso.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: A Felix Pappalardi and Jack Bruce kind of guy?

Lomenzo: That kind exactly. Turn up the amp and make it bark. That's where I came from so you have to understand that going into WHITE LION — I loved pop music too, I really love all kinds of music and I used to play French horn in high school and college — I had a really well rounded outlook on music totally. So it just seemed like every time something came up like the WHITE LION thing, I understood pop music; I kind of understood '80s metal although it was just beginning. It was kind of just doing what it was doing there. Not my favorite music because of the simplicity and because of oftentimes the invisibility of the bass guitar in that music. After we made that first record, I was floored 'cause I was like, "I can't hear my bass; what happened?" But nonetheless the record did very well, the band did very well, and it set me on the next course. I wouldn't have chosen MEGADETH especially back then because in my mind's eye, the bass — and I have all respect for David Ellefson 'cause he's actually created a signature sound for and with MEGADETH — wasn't my style. Again, I was more into the blues thing and I was never into following the guitars quite as much. I always liked the bass pulling against and making its own space which is why I love three-piece bands. To bring this full circle, yeah, I have no problems at all playing music with MEGADETH. As a matter of fact, I thought it was a really cool challenge. When I first met Dave Mustaine, I said, "I might not be the right guy for this band 'cause really at heart I'm a blues basher." And he said, "MEGADETH is a blues band, its. It's just a lot faster!" So it was a little tough for me to get behind it stylistically although I rap it out and I could play all the parts. But after a couple weeks of sittin' there and watchin' Dave and seeing how his hands moved and listening to the records and stuff like that, it makes a lot of sense; a lot more sense than I ever thought it would.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: You did go back and listen to some of the earlier MEGADETH records with Dave Ellefson and stuff?

Lomenzo: Well, I didn't listen to it album by album which took me years to get to that point. It's embarrassing because fans know so much more about the band than I do. You have to understand that I had three-and-a-half weeks counting rehearsals to do a show with the band. They were doing 20+ songs and if I tell you I knew two of the songs! Thank God I used to hang out at that club L'Amour in Brooklyn (notorious East Coast rock club) otherwise I wouldn't have known any of them; they used to play them on the sound system. I'd go, "Oh, that's MEGADETH; I love that song." What I did was I made up a learning tape of just those songs and then later on as we started moving about and interviews and started coming, I started learning about the history of the band and which song this album is actually on.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: What were your feelings about "United Abominations"?

Lomenzo: It turned out, you know, it wasn't as organic as other bands I've been in; it was definitely a very delineated way of doing things. Dave's mind seems to work that way which is kind of cool. I think if you listen to his guitar style, it almost shows itself and everything is kind of compartmentalized. So, that was good, and it brought me more away from the blues and more into pattern-oriented music which is actually a great brain exercise. It keeps you from atrophying because you have to remember what you played three or four parts ago and then throw it away and play something completely different.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Did you learn anything from that process that you brought to the recording of "Endgame"?

Lomenzo: "Endgame" was a completely different animal. At that point, we had played some of the riffs live; some of them, not too many. So I kinda knew where we were going. Dave made this staunch announcement before we proceeded with it and told me, "I just want you to do the British metal thing." And I said, "Well, that's basically holdin' it down." He goes, "Yeah, that's what I want."

Ultimate-Guitar.com: That does seem like a bit of a departure for Dave.

Lomenzo: And I didn't mind it; I thought those were cool marching orders 'cause we had just come off with JUDAS PRIEST and I'm such a fan of Ian's [Hill, bassist] because he really lets loose that great big attention. And I said, "The only caveat I would make on that is I've got to have that great suffering bass amp sound" because that kind of sells the attitude. And he goes, "You'll have that; you'll have that." So, yeah, we went in and did it that way. Dave started going through this organizational process for weeks. Just finding old riffs that were on tapes and I was helping him in the studio pulling out old tapes of old rehearsals and finding these little gemmy things that he hadn't touched or thought about for years. And so we started bringing that in and running to the practice room and throw one riff over the next. Again, less organic but certainly a good methodology especially for MEGADETH's kind of music.
Ultimate-Guitar.com: You've kind of talked all around it but how much freedom does Dave allow you in terms of coming in with bass parts and different sections?

Lomenzo: On this one, he kept saying, "Go ahead, man, go for it. Try it; go for it." And we just kept coming back to what was there and not because for lack of ideas. I think it just had to do with the space for measure-by-measure. I mean there's so much guitar riffing on this record, that there isn't too much pulling away that I can do. The drums seem to sit in a certain spot, too, and so most players will tell you, "You're the bridge between the rhythm and the chordal fusion of the thing" and you're trying to find that bridge between the two. There's not a lot of space here even for some of the more half-tempo songs. And so half the time I'd be there with Andy [Sneap, producer] and Dave would be around and we'd try and stretch things out and Andy would go, "What do you think?" And I'd have to agree with him. "It just sounds good, lay it in." It's one of those records.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: At the end of the day, how demanding was Dave as a bandleader? If you were 15 minutes late to a band rehearsal, would you be fined $10?

Lomenzo: No, no $10. Actually he's pretty easy; he's no different than any of the other guys I've played with in that he's a perfectionist. And it's interesting how many of these people arrive at where they are and drive their bands being this way. I could go down a list of them that I've actually played with. As far as it goes, Dave is a real sensible guy, he's a real smart guy, and he knows exactly what he wants. And I usually respond really well to that because it's much easier to know what somebody wants than to sit around and fidget all the time. But the cool thing is he's so passionate about what he does that it's a great deal for the audience. The truth of the matter is, if you've got a guy sitting out there during soundcheck and listening to the balance of the instruments on stage, it's not because he wants it to sound a certain way; he wants it to sound a certain way for the first five rows.

Read the entire interview from Ultimate-Guitar.com.

Canadian hard rockers HELIX have completed recording their new album, "Vagabond Bones", tentatively due before the end of the year. Singer Brian Vollmer has been collaborating with Sean Kelly (CRASH KELLY) on material for the CD, which is being mixed by engineer Aaron Murray.

Commented Vollmer: "We had recorded the last three tracks in Toronto at Pocket Studios the week before we left, and so there was just the mix to take care of and then off to the pressing plant.

"We usually get out of the studio and let [engineer] Aaron 'do his thing' when it comes to the mixing. It usually takes a day to mix one song and then Aaron sends the mix to Sean and I by e-mail."

"Vagabond Bones" tentative track listing (not final sequence):

01. The Animal Inside (Won't Be Denied)
02. Go Hard or Go Home
03. Vagabond Bones
04. Monday Morning Meltdown
05. When The Bitter's Got The Better Of You
06. Hung Over But Still Hanging In
07. Best Mistake I Never Made
08. Make 'Em Dance
09. Jack It Up

Vollmer's track-by-track description of "Vagabond Bones" can be found on the band's official web site.

The classic '80s lineup of Canadian hard rockers HELIX — Brent "The Doctor" Doerner on lead guitar, Greg "Fritz" Hinz on drums, Daryl Gray on bass, and Brian Vollmer on vocals — recently reunited and is planning to hit the road throughout western Canada in October.

Regarding his collaboration with Kelly, Vollmer previously said, "We hit it off as writers right from the start, and the tunes we've produced so far have been getting great feedback. I've been playing them not only for industry people but to fans as well. One thing for sure — whether you love or hate this CD, you'll find it very different from anything we've done in the past. In particular, 'Monday Morning Meltdown' is a real stretch for us. It's BEATLES/CHEAP TRICK-influenced, which led Rudy Blair of 680 News to comment to me that '…if he hadn't known who it was us, he would have thought it was a young band.'"

"Writing with Sean Kelly has really brought out some of my other musical influences, like DAVID BOWIE, T. REX, and ALICE COOPER. You can hear traces of them in different songs we've put together."

HELIX has been active in the past several years with several releases. The band's most recent collection of original material, "The Power of Rock and Roll", came out in 2007. Their latest CD, "A Heavy Mental Christmas", was made available in all Canadian Wal-Mart stores last November and received airplay worldwide. The CD also received great reviews from the critics.

HELIX was interviewed by "Wyldside Radio" on July 10, 2009 prior to the band's performance at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. Watch the question-and-answer session below.

LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page will discuss the 40th anniversary of the band's landmark second album, "Led Zeppelin II", on the October 12 edition of "In The Studio" with professional radio broadcaster and rock musician interviewer Redbeard.

An audio preview of the program can be heard at this location (scroll down on the left-hand side).

"In The Studio" is a weekly hour-long "rockumentary" featuring in-depth exclusive interviews with the superstar musicians who have created the greatest albums in rock and roll history. Now in its 21st year, "In The Studio" is syndicated each week to over 85 U.S. cities and distributed by Radio K&G of New York City.

"Led Zeppelin II" was released on October 22, 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. Production was entirely credited to Page, while it also served as LED ZEPPELIN's first album to utilize the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer.

"Led Zeppelin II" earned a considerable amount of sales and was LED ZEPPELIN's first album to reach number one in the United Kingdom and United States.

WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp will release a new solo album, "Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz", on October 5. The CD "promises to be the most profound musical statement" released to date by Tramp, according to a press release. "With this album no stone has been left unturned, no compromises made, this album is complete in every way," he says.

"Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz" will first be only released in Denmark via Kick Music/Sony Music, but will also made available via MikeTramp.com.

Co-produced in Copenhagen, Denmark with guitar player Søren Andersen, "Rock 'N' Roll Circuz" — which Tramp calls "my best ever, my masterpiece" — refers to the atmosphere created by Tramp around the band in the studio when recording the album. "It made us visualize this old fallen apart circus," he says. "From there we built certain things into the songs and into the album."

He adds, "[This LP] is even deeper and more personal than ever before. People should get ready for 'All Of My Life', a song that lyrically speaks for itself, with many describing it as 'classic Tramp."

"Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz"

01. Enter The Circuz (1:02)
02. All Of My Life (6:45)
03. Back To You (3:45)
04. Come On (3:55)
05. Anymore (4:50)
06. Highway (5:16)
07. No Tomorrow (4:42)
08. The Road (4:42)
09. Sunshine (4:02)
10. Between Good 'N' Bad (4:02)
11. Wiseman (3:52)
12. When She Cries (4:45)
13. Lay Down Your Guns (6:12)
14. The Road (Acoustic Version)

Check out audio samples at this location.

Having now returned home to Copenhagen, the road that Tramp has traveled in his 32 years of rock and roll is uniquely his own. First rising to stardom over 30 years ago with MABEL, Tramp earlier this year re-emerged as a public figure in Denmark via his appearance on the TV show "All Stars". "It was a great chance to show and tell an entire country my life story of 32 years in rock and roll," he says.

In October 2009, Tramp will embark on his first-ever big tour of Denmark and early next year will venture out into the rest of the world.

As someone who has gambled his life and given his heart and soul to rock and roll, Tramp is philosophical when pondering what the music has given him in return. "To me, it is my lifestyle, a pair of glasses that I view life through, a pair of boots that take me to where I want to go and a religion that allows you freedom to follow your heart and do what you want," he says.

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/miketramp.

Mike Tramp Danish tour dates:

Oct. 03 - Skraaen - Aalborg
Oct. 17 - Vershuset - Næstved
Oct. 23 - Arkaden - Odense
Oct. 29 - Rockstjernen - Herning
Oct. 30 - Tante Olga - Randers
Oct. 31 - Kielgasten - Holstebro

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring lesson videos with guitarist Shane Clark of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD.

At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by Shane:

* "Battles and Brotherhood"
* "Silent Killer"
* "Call of the Hammer"
* "Demons Blade"
* "Goatrider's Hoard"
* "Deadly Sinners"
* "Shane's 6 Licks"
* "Picking Exercises"

A sample to the first lesson video for the single "Battles and Brotherhood" can be viewed below.

The printable tabs are available at this location.

"Here Waits Thy Doom", the new album from 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 8 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

3 INCHES OF BLOOD's previous album, "Fire Up The Blades", opened with 5,300 copies to enter The Billboard 200 chart at No. 147.

"Here Waits Thy Doom" was released on September 8 via Century Media Records (August 31 in Europe). The CD was recorded at Seattle's London Bridge Studios with renowned producer Jack Endino (HIGH ON FIRE).

3 INCHES OF BLOOD recently shot a video for the song "Battles and Brotherhood" with producer/director Rick Podd, who has worked on such movies as "The Watcher" and "Hellraiser". The band also performed a very special headlining, one-off CD-release show at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles on September 9.

PlayThisRiff.com is owned and operated by Bob Balch of FU MANCHU.

KGMB9 News reports: Tickets for the October 18 AEROSMITH concert at Neil S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii went on sale Saturday at 9:00 a.m. An hour later, almost all of the tickets under $100 were sold. So, if you want to go to the concert with a friend, date, or spouse, the only way you'll be able to sit together is to buy two tickets at $197 each. With service charges on Ticketmaster, that would come out to a total of $420.80.

"They still got seats downstairs, but it's a limit of 8 and if you can't afford to spend $200, you know you ain't gonna be able to sit downstairs," one ticket buyer said.

AEROSMITH will give two concerts in Hawaii — one at the Blaisdell Arena and the other at Maui War Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, October 20. That's a makeup concert for the show they cancelled there two years ago. Singer Steven Tyler told promoter Tom Moffatt that the group has wanted to come to Hawaii since 1976.

ALICE IN CHAINS drummer Sean Kinney has admitted that he continued dabbling in substance abuse even after the death of the band's lead singer, Layne Staley, who had struggled for a decade with drug addiction before he finally passed away in 2002.

According to Kinney, the band was firing on all cylinders during the making of 1992's "Dirt", which spawned five singles — "Would?", "Them Bones", "Angry Chair", "Rooster", and "Down in a Hole" — and has since been certified four times platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), making it the group's highest-selling album to date. "Whatever we were doing and all the things we were doing [referring to the band's substance abuse — Ed.] were working at that point," he told Holland's FaceCulture in a recent interview. "And then they quit working. Well, they didn't quit working," he quickly corrected himself, "but they'd start working against you. Some things opened some doors, some things closed some doors."

He continued, "[During the making of 'Dirt'] we were all on the same page about where we were at in life. And then it kinda started spinning out of control a little bit. It was pretty much during that record [that the bandmembers started doing heavy drugs] — it was full-on and then it kind of stayed that way."

Kinney, who grew up in Renton, Washington, claims that he quit using drugs "a few years ago," explaining that "to do this [the ALICE IN CHAINS reunion], for me, I couldn't be toxic. It wouldn't make sense. Half the reason I'm doing it is to take [Layne's] legacy and what we created together forward and move forward with this band with [new ALICE IN CHAINS singer] William [DuVall] and to move on in life. We've all grown, so that's important to me.

"So I had to make a choice. . . I didn't want to be out here and be disingenuine [sic] and be false — be out here bringing our legacy and Layne's legacy forward and be fucked up. That doesn't do anybody any good — it doesn't do me any good and I wouldn't be happy with myself doing that. So I made a choice. What's more important? Music's more important."

He added, "The same thing that saved us... When we started the band, I was a homeless guy. I had nowhere to live. So music kind of became my life [and] saved my life at that point. And I guess in some way it did again."

Video footage of Sean Kinney talking to FaceCulture about his drug use can be viewed below.

The first all-new ALICE IN CHAINS album in 14 years, "Black Gives Way To Blue", arrives in stores on September 29. The disc features the recording debut with the group of singer and guitarist William DuVall.

Los Angeles, California-based metallers ODUM have announced the addition of bassist Liz B. to the group's ranks. The band is currently rehearsing and holding auditions for a new guitar player in time for ODUM's upcoming showcase in the Los Angeles area, to be followed by a North American tour.

ODUM released its self-titled second EP in June. German musician and producer Ralf Krashkarma helmed the project, which was recorded at Ralf's studio in Hollywood.

ODUM's current lineup is as follows:

Rob Z. - Vocals, guitars
Gus Conde - Drums
Liz B. - Bass

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/odummusic.

"A Cry In The Night", a brand new song from German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "Hundred Days", which is scheduled for release on October 23 via Dockyard 1. The CD is said to be "a concept album about the return of Napoleon (after his first exile) until his complete defeat in the battle of Waterloo."

"Hundred Days" track listing:

01. Cloak And Dagger
02. The Sleeping Giant
03. A Cry In The Night
04. Sole Survivors In Ligny
05. Nations Falling
06. Hougoumont
07. Under Heavy Fire
08. We Stand Aligned
09. Hundred Days
10. The Bravest Of The Brave

CRYSTALLION's second album, "Hattin", was released in the U.S. on August 12, 2008 via Dockyard 1/Locomotive. The CD was issued in Europe on May 16, 2008.

CRYSTALLION's first CD, "A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night", came out in 2006 and was well received by fans and media. Germany's Rock Hard magazine gave it 8/10 points and stated: "From songs to production to the cover, everything fits here. A very well-done debut for a young and promising band!"

CRYSTALLION's bombastic metal is said to be influenced by RHAPSODY, STRATOVARIUS, HELLOWEEN and SONATA ARCTICA. Their most significant asset is singer Thomas Strübler's multi-octave range, which separates the band from their counterparts.

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed on the August 14, 2009 edition of the "Uncensored Net Noise" Internet radio show. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

JUDAS PRIEST's "A Touch of Evil: Live" live album sold around 5,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 87 on The Billboard 200 chart.

PRIEST chose 10 songs not previously released in live album form for "A Touch of Evil: Live", which was released on July 14, in the midst of the band's U.S. summer tour.

"A Touch of Evil" includes live renderings of longtime fan favorites such as "Painkiller", "Dissident Aggressor", "Riding on the Wind", "Between the Hammer & the Anvil" and "Eat Me Alive", as well as "Hellrider" from "Angel of Retribution", the group's 2004 reunion album with frontman Rob Halford, and two tracks — "Death" and "Prophecy" — from last year's rock opera "Nostradamus".

Recorded by Martin Walker and Brian Thorene during JUDAS PRIEST's mammoth 2005 and 2008 world tours, "A Touch Of Evil: Live" marks the first PRIEST album that producer Tom Allom has worked on since 1988 (co-producing along with the band). It was such Allom-produced albums as the aforementioned "Unleashed In The East", as well as "British Steel" and "Screaming For Vengeance" (among others) that made PRIEST not only one of the premier metal acts, but one of the leading global rock acts.

K.K. Downing interviewed on "Uncensored Net Noise" (click on player below to launch audio):

THE HI-NOBLES, a new outfit featuring former MORDRED vocalist Scott Holderby alongside guitarist Greg Ingraham of the underground punk legends THE AVENGERS, is about to release its debut album via Zaentz Records. The CD, titled "Shake", is described as "a retro-style record, recalling the 1960s garage/soul era with a new millennium twist." Music Connection magazine noted it was "perfect for 'Little Steven's Underground Garage'" while giving the CD a solid thumbs up in its latest issue.

THE HI-NOBLES has scheduled a series of shows to kick off the release of the album, including a CD-release party at Annie's Social Club in San Francisco on Friday, October 2.

Upcoming THE HI-NOBLES shows:

Oct. 02 - Annie's Social Club - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 10 - Southern Fried Chicken Fest @ Mission Rock Cafe - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 20 - Dragonfly - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 30 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA

For information, visit www.myspace.com/thehinobles.

Photo credit: Shannon Corr

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was the in-studio guest this past Friday (September 25) on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM.

The interview has now been posted on YouTube and is available for streaming in eight parts below.

Frehley's new solo album, "Anomaly", sold around 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart.

In addition to the standard CD release, unique "Anomaly" packages were made available at Wal-Mart and Best Buy locations. The Wal-Mart version includes an Ace autographed tattoo while the Best Buy edition is printed on silver stock, like the KISS "Double Platinum" album.

Released on September 15 via Ace's own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science providing a full label service platform in the U.S., "Anomaly" was produced and recorded in Westchester County, New York between 2007 and 2009 and was mixed in Los Angeles.

Frehley last year spent time on the road fronting a band that featured second guitarist Derrek Hawkins, drummer Scot Coogan (ex-BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION) and bassist Anthony Esposito (ex-LYNCH MOB).

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U.K. label Voiceprint will release legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) first two solo albums — "Graham Bonnet" and "No Bad Habits" — on CD in October and November, respectively.

"Graham Bonnet" was released on CD in 1987, coupled with "Line Up", in Japan, but it has been an out-of-print, rare collector's item for many years. "No Bad Habits" has never been officially released on CD.

Voiceprint has also issued the J21 album "Yellow Mind -Blue Mind", featuring Graham on two tracks, "The Truth Behind The Veil" and "The Edge of Now".

For the Bonnet collectors, RAINBOW's "Anthology 1975-1983" CD has been released in the U.K., featuring the live version of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" from the legendary Monsters of Rock festival 1980. In the past, recordings of "All Night Long" and "Stargazer" from this same concert were released on vinyl LP, and "Since You've Been Gone" was also featured in the "Final Vinyl" LP/CD.

For the collectors in Australia, a DVD titled "Nightmoves" has been released, featuring an extremely rare footage of Graham's early song "Danny" from his first solo album and interview. The DVD is in PAL format and available exclusively in Australia.

Fan-filmed video footage of Graham Bonnet performing the RAINBOW classic "Stargazer" on July 2, 2009 at SESC in Santos, Brazil can be viewed below (courtesy of "kajibrino").

(Thanks: Fullshred)

U.K.'s THE QUIREBOYS will release a new acoustic/Americana style album this November. Entitled "Halfpenny Dancer", the CD features new versions of "King Of New York", "There She Goes Again", "Roses And Rings" and more. Also included are some surprise cover versions.

"Halfpenny Dancer" was recorded at Moor Hall studios with producer Chris Corney and will be made available November 1 exclusively via www.quireboys.com.

In other news, THE QUIREBOYS, in conjunction with EMI Records, will release a remastered (at Abbey Road studios) 20th-anniversary edition of "A Bit Of What You Fancy" in November. This reissue will include bonus demo tracks and new photos and liner notes. It will initially only be available at THE QUIREBOYS shows in December and from the band's web site from November.

Released in 1990, "A Bit Of What You Fancy" reached No. 2 on the U.K. chart. Four of the tracks from this LP ("7 O'Clock", "Hey You", "I Don't Love You Anymore" and "There She Goes Again") were released as singles, with promotional videos to go along with them. "Hey You" was the most successful, as it reached No. 14 on the U.K. single chart.

A new New Hampshire Lottery scratch ticket game featuring the rock band AEROSMITH was launched yesterday (Saturday, September 26) when the lottery also held a live public drawing for $1 million. The game has cash prizes of up to $50,000, along with AEROSMITH CDs and Dirico motorcycles autographed by AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler.

The AEROSMITH "Dream On" scratch tickets will be available in retail stores on September 28.

Check out the YouTube clip below to view the AEROSMITH TV commercial for the Rhode Island state lottery with AEROSMITH-branded scratch tickets.

GTECH Corporation announced in March 2009 that it had signed a multi-year licensing agreement, brokered by Primary Wave Music, with AEROSMITH, giving GTECH the exclusive rights for the lottery business to utilize one of the most powerful brands in the music industry.

GTECH plans to develop innovative lottery games across all channels that will include, in addition to cash prizes, exclusive AEROSMITH merchandise, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences including "VIP All Access" passes to AEROSMITH's tour. "Knowing that AEROSMITH's music has a huge multi-generational demographic fan base, we are confident that the brand, the music, and the value-added merchandise, and experiential prizes will provide our customers an opportunity to drive revenue with innovative and fun lottery games," said Ross Dalton, GTECH's Senior Vice President, Printed Products and Licensed Content.

GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company. With 6,200 people in over 50 countries, GTECH provides innovative technology, creative content, and superior service delivery to effectively manage and grow today's evolving gaming markets. GTECH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lottomatica, one of the world's largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming industry.

Vocalist Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth) of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL was interviewed by Metal Storm at the first show of the band's U.K. tour, which kicked off this past Friday (September 25) in Nottingham. Watch the chat below.

A review of the concert (including pictures) can be found at this location.

Music-Photocalypse.net attended a listening session for the upcoming FINNTROLL album on September 1, 2009 at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. Several songs from the band's long-awaited new CD (which has a working title of "Mot Skoggornas Värld") were played back to the media, including "Solsagan", "Den Frusna Muhnen", "Dråp" and "Under Bergets Rot".

Check out a studio report, along with pictures of the event, at this location.

FINNTROLL recently inked a three-album, worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki in late July to begin recording the new CD for an early 2010 release.

Keyboardist Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali previously stated about the follow-up to 2007's "Ur Jordens Djup". "I personally think this will be our best album ever. Overall I can sense there's a lot 'punk' on it, lots of weirdness, a load of *riffs* instead of chord progressions, quite a bit of folkish parts and a lurking, evil atmosphere. In the terms of 'heaviness,' it's probably the heaviest album we've done, at least judging from the song material. I could pretty much safely say this sounds like a meaner and more wicked version of 'Ur Jordens Djup' with an occasional hint of the first album."

FINNTROLL's fifth album, "Ur Jordens Djup", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 91. The CD, which was recorded by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, is the group's first release with Mathias Lillmåns following the departure of Tapio Wilska (SETHIAN, ex-WIZZARD, former session vocalist for NIGHTWISH) in January 2006.

Capital Chaos conducted an interview with vocalist Vincent Bennett of Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN on September 23, 2009 at Club Retro in Orangevale, California. Watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Orangevale concert. Also on the bill were IMPENDING DOOM, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE and AUGUST BURNS RED.

THE ACACIA STRAIN filmed its December 28, 2008 concert at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts for a forthcoming DVD. The footage was shot by longtime THE ACACIA STRAIN friends and cohorts MyGoodEye, headed up by director David Brodsky, the man responsible for both the "Angry Mob Justice" video from the 2006 album "The Dead Walk" as well as the video for "Skynet", the lead track off THE ACACIA STRAIN's fourth full-length effort "Continent" (Prosthetic Records).

THE ACACIA STRAIN sold almost 5,600 copies of its new album, "Continent", in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 107 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Something's Dripping", the second full-length album from Sweden's self-proclaimed masters of "genuine, dirty, in-your-face cock rock" BONAFIDE, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 16.

"Something's Dripping" was released in Sweden on September 18. The CD, which will be released in the rest of the world in October, was recorded at Musicamatic studios (SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES, D-A-D) in Gothenburg, Sweden with acclaimed producer Chips Kiesbye (THE HELLACOPTERS, THE NOMADS, MILLENCOLLIN).

According to a press release, "BONAFIDE delivers blues and R&B-based full-throttle rock 'n' roll, no holds barred. Chips Kiesbye has added his brilliant production skills to the formula, and you seldom hear guitars this beefy or vocals with this much pure attitude and bravado. Main songwriter and frontman extraordinarie, Pontus Snibb, shares writing credits with fellow guitarist Mikael Fässberg on two of the album's 11 tracks. This, plus the fact that the whole group nowadays contributes to the creative process, has added a new dimension and a slightly different angle to BONAFIDE's simplistic, yet innovative and fresh take on classic hard rock. Mia Coldheart of Swedish metal queens CRUCIFIED BARBARA also appear on the album, in the duet 'Straight Shooters'."

"Something's Dripping" track listing:

01. Dirt Bound
02. Hard Livin' Man
03. No Doubt About It
04. Straight Shooters
05. Elvis Chapel Blues
06. Fill Your Head With Rock
07. Dog
08. Shot Of You
09. Butter You Up
10. Swan Song
11. Sicker Than I Think

"Dirt Bound", the new single from BONAFIDE, is available for streaming at this location.

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER performed live for the first time in 16 years this past Friday (September 25) at Sterling Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

"The first gig went pretty well with only a few tech glitches," guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "It was great playing live again!"

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below.

Upcoming BELIEVER shows:

Oct. 03 - Mojo 13 - Wilmington, Delaware
Oct. 30 - The Note - West Chester, Pennsylvania (6:00 p.m.; all ages) *
Oct. 30 - The Note - West Chester, Pennsylvania (10:00 p.m.; 21+) *

* With CKY

BELIEVER's fourth album, "Gabriel", was released in March through KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Howard Jones's new imprint label Cesspool Records via Metal Blade. The CD features guest appearances by Jones, Joe Rico (SACRIFICE), CKY/WORLD UNDER BLOOD guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller and Rocky Gray (EVANESCENCE, SOUL EMBRACED, LIVING SACRIFICE).

Regarding the musical direction of the album, Bachman told Decibel magazine, "We think that fans will hear some of each record but the writing is a bit different. It's still BELIEVER but we wanted to offer something new as we have in the past. Some people would like us to put out another 'Sanity Obscure' or 'Dimensions' but we didn't want to rehash the past. Those close to us have said that the new material sounds like a natural progression from 'Dimensions'. We wanted to have fun with this and get back to our emotional metal roots. Getting together to write and record was exciting. It's when the creativity and insanity was let loose."

Singer/guitarist Rob Thorne of Connecticut metallers SACRED OATH will guest on Annie Christ's "Metal Monday" Internet radio show on Monday, September 28, 2009 between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. CST. Rob will call in during the last half hour of the show to discuss the band's new album that hit store shelves this month, tour plans for 2010, and a possible new studio CD next year.

You can listen to the program live at this location.

"Counting Zeros", the latest video from SACRED OATH, can be viewed below. The track comes off SACRED OATH's new self-titled album, which enjoyed a digital pre-release through iTunes on April 7 as Discovery Download of the Week.

Boston metalcore band DIECAST has scheduled the following dates:

Oct. 02 - Gil's - Virginia Beach, VA
Oct. 03 - Jesters Pub - Fayetteville, NC
Oct. 24 - Palladium - Worcester, MA (Halloween Bash)
Nov. 07 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
Nov. 20 - Jerky's - Providence, RI

DIECAST last year parted ways with Century Media Records. According to the group, "This was a mutual decision by both of us, and is going to be 100% better in the long run for both parties."

The band self-financed the recording of a new four-song demo with longtime producer Paul Trust and has spent the last few months shopping it to labels as well as writing new material.

Two DIECAST tracks from the above-mentioned four-song demo — "Sanctified" and "Disconnect" — are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

DIECAST has yet to announce a new label home.

Guitarist Geoff Thorpe of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS was interviewed on the September 20, 2009 edition of Pirate Cat Radio 87.9 FM's "Hard Candy" show. You can listen to the program using the audio player below. (Note: The Geoff Thorpe interview begins around the 35-minute mark.)

VICIOUS RUMORS is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its new album for an early 2010 release.

The band last year announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) and guitarist Kiyoshi Morgan to the group's ranks.

Ronnie was born in Los Angeles and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He has made a name for himself in the metal world with a vocal style that is melodic and aggressive. Ronnie's main influences are such great vocalist as Carl Albert (VICIOUS RUMORS), Tony Harnell (TNT) and Ronnie James Dio.

VICIOUS RUMORS current lineup is as follows:

Geoff Thorpe: guitar/vocals
Larry Howe: drums/vocals
Stephen Goodwin: bass/vocals
Ronnie Stixx: lead vocals
Kiyoshi Morgan: guitar

Geoff Thorpe interviewed on Pirate Cat Radio 87.9 FM's "Hard Candy" (click on player below to launch audio): (Note: The Geoff Thorpe interview begins around the 35-minute mark.)

Video footage of KISS' September 26, 2009 concert at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan can be viewed below.

KISS kicked off its Alive 35 North American tour Friday night (September 25) at the Cobo Arena. The band played its classic album "Alive!" in its entirety, and introduced a new stage set, pyro effects that only the "hottest band in the world" could deliver, and all-new costumes. Fans were treated to a two-and-a-half-hour set of some of rock's greatest hits, including "Rock and Roll All Night" and "Detroit Rock City", as well "Modern Day Delilah", the first single from the band's new album, "Sonic Boom".

The band's setlist was as follows (Sept. 25, 2009):

01. Deuce
02. Strutter
03. Got to Choose
04. Hotter Than Hell
05. Nothin' to Lose
06. C'mon and Love Me
07. Parasite
08. She
09. Watchin' You
10. 100,000 Years
11. Cold Gin
12. Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
13. Black Diamond
14. Rock and Roll All Night

Encore:

15. Shout It Out Loud
16. Lick It Up
17. I Love it Loud
18. Modern Day Delilah
19. Love Gun
20. Detroit Rock City

Check out a review from Billboard.com.

KISS filmed footage for the "Modern Day Delilah" video during the band's private warm-up show at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday (September 24). Over 1,500 lucky fans attended the event, where the group also previewed its new stage and taped two songs for an upcoming episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

KISS' appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will be broadcast on the Wednesday, October 7 episode (which will actually air the morning of Thursday, October 8).

KISS's new album, "Sonic Boom", will be released in Europe on October 5 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. The CD will be made available in the U.S. and Canada on October 6 exclusively via Wal-Mart, Walmart.com and Sam's Club retail locations.