According to Metal Hammer, Soulfly have chosen their new track “Rise Of The Fallen” to serve as the first single from their new album “Omen“. A video for the track is also in the works. “Rise Of the Fallen” features guest vocals from Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan.

“Omen” is scheduled to see a May 04th release date through Roadrunner.

Soulfly have set a May 04th release date for their new album “Omen” through Roadrunner Records. The track listing for the outing runs as follows:

01 – “Bloodbath & Beyond”
02 – “Rise Of The Fallen” (feat. Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan)
03 – “Counter Sabotage”
04 – “Jeffrey Dahmer”
05 – “Lethal Injection” (feat. Tommy Victor of Prong)
06 – “Great Depression”
07 – “Mega-Doom”
09 – “Kingdom”
10 – “Off With Their Heads”
11 – “Vulture Culture”
12 – “Soulfly 7”

As previously mentioned, band frontman Max Cavalera’s sons Igor and Zyon handled the drums on some covers during the sessions which will be used as b-sides, those include:

“Four Sticks” (Led Zeppelin cover)
“Refuse/Resist” (Sepultura cover) (feat. Zyon Cavalera on drums)
“Your Life, My Life” (Excel cover) (feat. Igor Cavalera on drums)

The third webisode in Soulfly’s ongoing series documenting the recording of their new album “Omen” has been made available online and can be seen below. The latest to be posted features footage of Prong frontman Tommy Victor recording guest vocals for a track titled “Lethal Injection“.

Footage of Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan in the studio recording his guest vocals on an unspecified track is also included in the episode. Furthermore, band frontman Max Cavalera reveals that Soulfly plan to hit the road with Prong in February.

“Omen” is expected out early next year through Roadrunner. Tentative track titles from it are as follows:

“Bloodbath And Beyond”
“Soulfly VII”
“Off With Their Heads”
“Omen”
“Rise Of The Fallen”
“Great Depression”
“Apocalyptic Clash”
“Vulture Culture”
“Lethal Injection”
“7 Daggerz”

B-side tracks:

“Four Sticks” (Led Zeppelin cover)
“Refuse/Resist” (Sepultura cover) (feat. Zyon Cavalera on drums)
“Your Life, My Life” (Excel cover) (feat. Igor Cavalera on drums)

As previously reported, both of the aforementioned b-sides feature drumming done by band frontman Max Cavalera’s sons (not to be confused with his brother Iggor Cavalera.)

The Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato recently posted on Twitter that he has been writing and recording a duet with Max Cavalera of Soulfly/Sepultura fame as of late. Further details were not offered. Puciato had the following to say on the matter:

“Writing/recording a duet with Max Cavalera, very Chaos AD era. Fuck yeah! Great experience with a living legend.”

Soulfly have been in the studio this month recording their new album. The Dillinger Escape Plan on the other hand are nearly done mixing their new effort, “Option Paralysis“, and will release it on March 23rd, 2010 through their own Party Smasher Inc. label in association with Season Of Mist.

In addition to that, Puciato also recently addressed his live performances with the Deftones at the bands two benefit shows for their bassist Chi Cheng which took place this past weekend in Hollywood, CA. You can find out what he had to say about the shows here.

The Deftones were once again joined on stage by a number of their peers for the second of their two benefit concerts thrown for band bassist Chi Cheng at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA yesterday, November 20th.

Confirmed guests include members of Suicidal Tendencies, Children Of Bodom, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Metallica, while the group also were joined by System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian and Daron Malakian for collaborative covers of the latters “Toxicity” and “Aerials“.

A cover of Metallica’s “Battery” was also performed. For now, a picture of what is said to have been the set list for the second benefit show (November 20th) can be seen online here. While the latest fan-filmed footage to surface online from both nights performances can be seen below:

“Aerials” (System Of A Down cover) (with members of System Of A Down):

“Battery” (Metallica cover) (with members of System Of A Down, Children Of Bodom, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Metallica):

“War Inside My Head” (Suicidal Tendencies cover) (with Robert Trujillo and members of Suicidal Tendencies:

“Engine No. 9” (feat. Robert Trujillo of Metallica):

“No Ordinary Love” (Sade cover) (with members of Far):

“Head Up” (with Richie Cavelera of Incite):

“Street Carp” (with Ben Kenney of Incubus):

“Knife Party” (with Rodleen Getsic):

“Jailbreak” (Thin Lizzy cover) (with Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray):

“My Own Summer (Shove It)“:

“Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)“:

“Xerces“:

“Minerva“:

The Dillinger Escape Plan, Linkin Park, Far, Motley Crue, Cypress Hill and more joined the band for the first (November 19th) benefit show. The concerts took place to raise money for the mounting medical costs incurred by Deftones bassist Chi Cheng’s car accident in November of 2008.

Those interested in helping out with Chi Cheng’s ongoing recovery can find more information at www.oneloveforchi.com. Furthermore an auction featuring a number of unique items and experiences to benefit Cheng is also underway here. The Deftones will release their new album in February.

The Dillinger Escape Plan are teasing a special guest for their upcoming new album, “Option Paralysis“. Band frontman Greg Puciato recently made the following post on Twitter:

“The “special guest” we had in the studio today was unbelievable. We are now in the last days of tracking before mixing.”

“Option Paralysis” is expected to see a release early next year through the groups own Party Smasher Inc. label in association with Season Of Mist.