Misery Index’s new album “Heirs To Thievery” has been scheduled for May 11th release date through Relapse. Tentative track titles from the effort include:

“The Carrion Call”
“The Spectator”
“Plague Of Objects”
“Heirs To Thievery”
“Fed To The Wolves”
“Sleeping Giants”
“Embracing Extinction”

The album was tracked earlier this year at Baltimore, MD’s Wright Way Studios.

Of Mice & Men will be debuting their new video for their track “Second And Sebring” this coming Monday, March 15th. The group will first premiere the clip via www.hottopic.com, with a broadcast premiere on “MTV2’s Headbangers Ball” to follow later that night.

Yakuza have set a June 08th release date through Profound Lore for their new album “Of Seismic Consequence“. In addition, the band have booked the following mini tour in support of it and will soon be announcing a European run as well.

March 16th St. Louis, MO – Fubar
March 17th Memphis, TN – Black Lodge
March 18th Fayetteville, AR – Happy Hollow House (feat. Deadbird)
March 19th Austin, TX – Headhungers (“Profound Lore SXSW Showcase“)
March 20th Austin, TX – The Metropolis (“Ear/Splitters Showcase“)

Meanwhile, European dates announced for the band thus far run as follows:

April 17th Tilburg, NET – Roadburn Festival
May 02nd Worclaw, POL – Asymmetry Festival

As I Lay Dying will hit the road late next month for a headlining run with Demon Hunter, Blessthefall and War Of Ages in tow. Dates for the trek can be found below, while As I Lay Dying’s new album “The Powerless Rise” will hit stores on May 11th via Metal Blade.

April 29th Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
April 30th Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
May 01st Lubbock, TX – Cactus Courtyard
May 02nd Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
May 03rd Des Moines, IA – Peoples Court
May 04th Springfield, MO – Remington´s Downtown
May 05th Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
May 06th Richmond, VA – The National
May 07th Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
May 08th Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
May 09th Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
May 10th Nashville, TN – Rocketown
May 11th Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
May 12th Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
May 13th Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
May 14th Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
May 15th Magna, UT – The Great Salt Air
May 16th Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
May 17th Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
May 18th Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
May 20th Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
May 21st San Diego, CA – SOMA
May 22nd Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues

Queens Of The Stone Age will return to the stage for this summer with the following overseas shows announced thus far:

August 24th Berlin, GER – Zitadelle Spandau
August 25th Hamburg, GER – Stadtpark

All That Remains are planning to enter the studio next month to begin recording new material for their next album. More details are expected in the coming weeks.

Continuance have made their two new tracks “Over The Years” and “As You Break” available online here. Both songs are taken from the groups new album “Carry Ourselves“, which will see an April 27th release date through Rise Records.

Kataklysm have completed writing new material for their next album, “Heaven’s Venom“. The band will oversee the production duties for the album themselves, while Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Suicide Silence) has been tapped to mix. A fall release date through Nuclear Blast is expected while the following tentative track titles have been revealed:

Soul Made Of Shrapnel”
“Blind Savior”
“Hail The Renegade”
“Push The Venom”

In the meantime, band frontman Maurizio Iacono had the following to say about the effort:

“It’s done after two years of hard work! We really made sure we had every element covered, going over all the riffs and arrangements hundreds of times to make it the best it could be. Our fans have given us so much over the years and it was time for us, without any label pressure or time limit, to give back with the album they have been waiting for. We think we’ve accomplished something special, but we are not going to say this is the heaviest or best KATAKLYSM and all that stuff. The fans will decide that. I just know the mission is accomplished when all of us have big cheesy smiles on our faces!

We’re going to take a little break now and hit the road with KREATOR, which should be a lot of fun! Come party with us and hang out. As soon as we are back we will give the album one last check up and then start recording this beast. Should be warped up and mixed by this summer. Next year it will be the bands 20th anniversary so you can bet that we will deliver the goods. We promise! Lots of cool surprises ahead. See ya!”