Down‘s set at “Rock On The Range” in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend saw the group joined by Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante and Mount Carmel guitarist Matthew Reed for a set closing jam. Fan-filmed footage of that can be found below:

Ladder Devils (ex-The Minor Times) will issue their full-length debut “Nowhere Plans” through Brutal Panda records on June 26th. The outing will be made available digitally and on vinyl with pre-orders at Brutalpandarecords.com. For now a stream of the song “Good Enough Methodology” can be streamed at Brooklynvegan.com.

Details have been made public for The Devil Wears Prada‘s nearing live CD/DVD set “Dead&Alive“. The collection captures the bands December 14th, 2011 Worcester, MA show of their “The Dead Throne Tour“.

Along with audio/video of the concert, it will feature a wealth of behind the scenes footage put together by band guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster. The effort will see a June 26th release through Ferret Music with pre-orders to be launched tomorrow, May 22nd, at Tdwpstore.com.

Bonus items up for grabs include a branded flag, laminate, guitar picks, necklaces and more. The “Dead&Alive” track listing and cover art can be seen below:

01 – “Dead Throne”
02 – “Untidaled”
03 – “Escape”
04 – “Sassafras”
05 – “Born To Lose”
06 – “Mammoth”
07 – “Kansas”
08 – “Hey John, What’s Your Name Again?”
09 – “Vengeance”
10 – “Outnumbered”
11 – “Assistant to the Regional Manager”
12 – “Dez Moines”
13 – “Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over”
14 – “Chicago”
15 – “Constance”
16 – “Danger: Wildman”

click here for the cover art…

A song has arrived online from late Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot‘s upcoming posthumous The Cory Smooth Experiment release, “When Worlds Collide“. You can find a stream of the track “Mutilation” over at Guitarworld.com. Metal Blade will release the aforementioned album on June 05th with all proceeds going towards The Smoot Family Fund.

An animated music video for Primus‘ track “Lee Van Cleef” has premiered online on Teamcoco.com. The clip was animated by the Mixtape Club and you can watch it below:

Sevendust will take to the road in July for the following shows:

07/10 Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues
07/11 Covington, KY – Madison Theater
07/12 Byron, IL – Byron Dragway
07/13 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s
07/14 Chesaning, MI – Showboat Festival Grounds
07/15 Kalamazoo, MI – District Square
07/17 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
07/18 Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino & Hotel
07/19 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue & 7th Street Entry
07/20 Marion, IA – Marion Airport
07/21 Cadott, WI – Chippewa Valley Music Festival
07/22 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s

Papa Roach‘s have confirmed their immediate touring plans for the summer. Those dates can be found below while the band have a new album due out later this year.

06/23 Green River, WY – Flaming Gorge Days
06/25 Minot, ND – City Auditorium (feat. In This Moment & Art Of Dying)
06/26 Aberdeen, SD – Ramkota Exhibit Hall (feat. In This Moment & Art Of Dying)
06/28 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
06/30 Rock Island, IL – Rock The District (feat. In This Moment & Art Of Dying)
07/03 Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theater (feat. Shinedown & Adelita’s Way)
07/05 Bangor, ME – Bangor Waterfront Pavilion (feat. Shinedown & Adelita’s Way)
07/06 Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
07/07 Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues
07/09 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club (feat. Art Of Dying)
07/12 Oshkosh, WI – Rock USA Festival
07/13 N. Lawrence, OH – Rock The Resort
07/15 Sarnia, ON – Bayfest 2012
07/20 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium (feat. Art Of Dying)
07/21 Cadott, WI – Chippewa Valley Rock Fest

Rise To Remain have released a free download of their new track “Heartless” through their official website, Risetoremain.com (signup required.) The song is one of the four additional songs set to appear on the upcoming June 05th U.S. release of the bands latest album, “City Of Vultures“, via Century Media.

Along with the new track comes word that the band have added bassist Connor O’Keefe and drummer Adam Lewin to their roster as full-time members.

A Hero A Fake‘s new album “The Future Again” has been slated for a July 17th release through Victory Records.

Black September have begun recording their new studio album for Prosthetic Records. Sessions are taking place in Chicago, IL with Andy Nelson while “Into The Darkness Into The Void” has been revealed as the title for the effort. Band guitarist C.M. spoke on the album, offering:

“This record enters the depths of our past while retaining the fire from ‘The Forbidden Gates Beyond.’ One step beyond our previous efforts into a realm of untamed energy. Ravenous and pure.”

For Today‘s “Fearless” music video has officially hit the web below. The clip arrives in front of the May 29th release date of the bands forthcoming album “Immortal“.

A July 27th Columbus, OH show at the Alrosa Villa has been newly-announced for this years “Shockwave Festival“. The trek of course features Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation and more.

In addition to the above official show comes word of a July 19th Trenton, NJ off-date. That show will occur at The Backstage at the Championship Bar and feature “Shockwave Festival” acts Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok and Vildhjarta.

A Storm Of Light took part in the ever-intimate Violitionist Sessions this past March. Footage and a free audio download of their performance can now be viewed over at Violitionist.com.

Cradle Of Filth have released some studio footage of the drum tracking sessions for their upcoming new album below. The sessions took place at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, UK.

Baroness and Volbeat have been announced as the “final” two additions to Metallica‘s “Orion Music + More Festival“. The fest will go down at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ on June 23rd-24th and feature sets from Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Sepultura, The Sword and more.

Further details can be found at Orionmusicandmore.com.