Various members of Gaza are continuing on as Cult Leader. Among those in the group formerly of Gaza are guitarist Mike Mason, bassist Anthony Lucero and drummer Casey Hansen. Sam Richards completes the outfits lineup. They will make their live debut at The Shred Shed in Salt Lake City, UT on June 13th with Full Of Hell and more also on the bill.

Corelia have released a teaser for their upcoming album below. More details on the effort are expected in the coming weeks.
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Bullet For My Valentine have premiered the below music video for their track “P.O.W.“. A digital single for the track is expected to receive a June 17th release date in the bands native UK.
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Periphery and Norma Jean have some shows booked together to lead them into this years ‘Summer Slaughter Tour‘. Dates for that mini-tour include:

07/14 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub (no Norma Jean)
07/15 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
07/16 Amarillo, TX – Wreckroom

Avenged Sevenfold have confirmed their previously rumored European tour with Five Finger Death Punch and Device. Official dates for that run include:

11/08 Stockholm, SWE – Hovet
11/09 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
11/11 Copenhagen, DEN – Falconer
11/12 Hamburg, GER – Sporthalle
11/14 Munich, GER – Zenith
11/15 Frankfurt, GER – Jahrhunderthalle
11/17 Bochum, GER – Ruhrkongress
11/19 Amsterdam, NET – Ziggo Dome
11/20 Paris, FRA – Zenith
11/22 Vienna, AUT – Stadthalle
11/23 Milan, ITA – Forum
11/25 Barcelona, SPA – Pavelo Olimpic
11/26 Madrid, SPA – Palacio Vistalegre
11/27 Lisbon, POR – Campo Pequeno
11/30 Manchester, UK – MEN
12/01 London, UK – Wembley
12/03 Dublin, IRE – O2 Arena
12/05 Birmingham, UK – NIA

Attila have debuted the title track to their new album “About That Life” via Revolvermag.com. You will however need a Spotify account to listen to the song. The track itself will be made available as a digital single on May 28th with the album slated for a June 25th release date on Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie.

In the meantime, below you can find a newly-uploaded pro-shot live video of the band performing “Temper” at this years ‘Impericon Festival‘ below:
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Slayer held their celebration of life for their late guitarist Jeff Hanneman today, May 23rd. The event was open to the public and took place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA. Various friends, family, musicians and fans attended the affair which saw Hanneman‘s Slayer bandmate Kerry King, Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, System Of A Down‘s Shavo Odadjian, Dino Paredes (American Recordings,) Nick Bowcott (Marshall Amplification) and more take to the stage to speak and share stories about Hanneman.

Fan-filmed footage from the memorial has begun to surface online with some clips available below. Hanneman passed away earlier this month at the age of 49. His official cause of death was listed as ‘alcohol related cirrhosis.’
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Intronaut continue to cull from the footage of their in-studio session at EMG Studios. Below you can watch the group perform their track “Sore Sight For Eyes“.
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The Melvins have released a new track titled “Dr. Mule” as part of a new compilation from Scion A/V that celebrates the companies ten years. Below you can find a free download/stream of the track with more details on the compilation available at Scionav.com.
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The Butcher Babies have announced a July 09th release date for their Century Media debut “Goliath“. The group tracked the outing with producer Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira) and it will feature the following track listing:

01 – “I Smell A Massacre”
02 – “Magnolia Blvd.”
03 – “C8H18 (Gasoline)”
04 – “Grim Sleeper”
05 – “Goliath”
06 – “In Denial”
07 – “Give Me Reason”
08 – “The Mirror Never Lies”
09 – “Dead Poet”
10 – “The Deathsurround”
11 – “Axe Wound”

The cover art for the album has also been revealed and can be viewed below. The band will be appearing this summer on the ‘Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival‘.
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Miss May I and The Word Alive will team up for a series of off-dates from their ongoing tour with Killswitch Engage and Darkest Hour. Those off-dates include:

06/05 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
06/10 Hartford, CT – The Webster
06/13 Lemoyne, PA – The Championship
06/19 Des Moines, IA – Wolly’s
06/24 Bakersfield, CA – Elements Venue
06/30 Mandan, ND – O.N.E.

Monsters Scare You have released a lyric video for their new song “Smiling’s My Favorite“. You can check that out after the break with Century Media on course to release the groups new album “Die A Legend” on July 09th through Century Media.
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The official lineup has been unveiled for this years ‘Scream The Prayer Tour‘. As the earlier leak suggested, this years edition of the tour will feature:

Impending Doom
Gideon
Wolves At The Gate
Fit For A King
The Great Commission
The Seeking
Everyone Dies In Utah
The Overseer
Those Who Fear
Silent Planet

Initial dates for the trek have also been announced and include:

06/30 Springfield, VA – Empire
07/01 Charlotte, NC – Amos
07/02 Louisville, KY – Vernon Club
07/03 Nashville, TN – Rocketown
07/05 Jacksonville, FL – Murray Hill Theatre
07/06 Orlando, FL – H20 Live!
07/07 Douglasville, GA – The 7 Venue
07/12 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
07/13 Dallas, TX – The Door
07/14 Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
07/15 Columbus, OH – Alrosa Villa
07/16 Joliet, IL – Mojoes

Dew-Scented have gone behind the scenes of the recording of their new song “Guided By The Dead Light” via the below footage. The track is one of the handful of new songs set to appear on their forthcoming 20th anniversary compilation, “Insurgent“. That set has been given a May 28th North American release through Prosthetic Records.
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Disturbed/Device frontman David Draiman has commented on the bands hiatus and how their side projects are helping keep the band members relationships healthy. Speaking through the bands Facebook, Draiman posted:

“MY DEAR DISTURBED ONES;

WHILE DISTURBED‘S HIATUS IS IN EFFECT (AND NONE OF US TRULY KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST), MYSELF, DAN, MIKE, AND JOHN, WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE GOINGS ON/PROJECTS FROM THE DISTURBED FAMILY. THERE’S NO ONE WE’D RATHER SHARE IT WITH, AS YOU, OUR LIFEBLOOD, HAVE GIVEN US EVERYTHING AND WE WOULD BE NOTHING/ARE NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.

THIS HIATUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROJECTS EACH MEMBER OF DISTURBED IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH. IT HAS TO DO WITH STOPPING THE ASSEMBLY LINE TYPE OF MACHINE THE DISTURBED LEVIATHAN HAD BECOME, GIVING OURSELVES AND THE FANS TIME AWAY FROM IT SO THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY REUNITE, WITH NEW INSPIRATION AND APPRECIATION FROM BOTH THE BAND SIDE, AND THE FAN SIDE.

WHEN WE EVENTUALLY REUNITE, AND WE WILL, IT WILL BE AN EVENT, AND ONE THAT WILL HAVE GREATER MEANING FOR ALL OF US. BITTERNESS AT OUR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IS REALLY QUITE MISPLACED. SO PLEASE SUPPORT DEVICE, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, AND ADRENALINE MOB AS THEY ARE FRUIT BORN OF THIS HIATUS; WERE COUNTING ON ALL OF YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU ALL AS INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE AND UPDATE YOU AS THINGS PROGRESS. ALL MY LOVE AND RESPECT,

-DAVID

P.S. LOL…AS IVE SAID BEFORE THE CAPS ARE A STYLE PREFERENCE, BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS/THERE’S A REAL WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR COMPUTER WHERE BIG LETTERS ARE JUST BIG LETTERS, THEY DO NOT ACTUALLY EMIT SOUND; ITS NOT CHANGING, SO IN THE WORDS OF DAN DONEGAN “BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT.”