Baroness have added three headlining off-dates to their forthcoming Australian run supporting Metallica and Lamb Of God. The solo stops run as follows:

October 17th Brisbane, AUS – The Zoo
November 12th Sydney, AUS – The Annandale
November 19th Melbourne, AUS – Gershwin Room

Between The Buried And Me are planning to record a new EP in December according to a recent interview with band bassist Dan Briggs. Also revealed were plans for band guitarist Paul Waggoner to tour with Lamb Of God later this year. More info is expected in the coming weeks.

Chimaira were joined by onstage by Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe at the recent Nampa, Idaho stop of the “Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival“. They performed the track “Pure Hatred” together, fan filmed footage of which can be found below. Chimaira will release their new live 2 DVD/1 CD outing “Coming Alive” on July 20th through Ferret Music.

Metallica have tapped Lamb Of God and Baroness to support them on their Australian/New Zealand dates later this year. The schedule for the trek runs as follows:

October 13th Auckland, NZ – Vector Arena
October 14th Auckland, NZ – Vector Arena
October 16th Bisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 18th Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 19th Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 22nd Perth, AUS – Burswood Dome
October 23rd Perth, AUS – Burswood Dome
November 10th Sydney, AUS – Acer Arena
November 11th Sydney, AUS – Acer Arena
November 13th Sydney, AUS – Acer Arena
November 15th Adelaide, AUS – Entertainment Centre
November 16th Adelaide, AUS – Entertainment Centre
November 18th Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
November 20th Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
November 21st Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena

This Or The Apocalypse have posted their fourth studio blog online below. The clip features footage from the recording process for the bands new album “Haunt What’s Left“. Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler oversaw the production duties for the effort, which is slated for a June 22nd release date through Good Fight Music.

This Or The Apocalypse have made their third studio webisode documenting the making of their new album “Haunt What’s Left” available online below. The outing is scheduled for a June 22nd release through Good Fight Music. In the meantime, a track from the effort, which features production from Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler, will debut online next Thursday, May 20th.

Lamb Of God have revealed the details for the various configurations of their “Hourglass” 15th anniversary release. Due out on June 01st, the outing will be available in the following configurations:

“Hourglass: The Super Deluxe Set“:

This limited edition definitive collector’s set includes: The 3 CD Anthology
The Vinyl Box Set
The USB Box Set
The Art of Lamb of God Book
Mark Morton Signature Series Jackson Dominion D2 Guitar
4x6 Pure American Metal Flag
An Hourglass Sticker
A signed 8x10 photo

“Hourglass: The Deluxe Set“:

The 3 CD Anthology
The Vinyl Box Set
The USB Box Set
and a linen bound 144 page book of the art of Lamb of God as created by K3n Adams.

“Hourglass: The Vinyl Box Set“:

All 6 Lamb of God studio albums for the first time on 180 gram vinyl in a linen-wrapped collector’s box. Includes:
Burn The Priest, New American Gospel, As The Palaces Burn, Ashes of the Wake, Sacrament, and Wrath

“Hourglass: The USB Box Set“:

All 6 Lamb of God studio albums on individual USB drives in a cigarette box shaped collector’s package. Includes:
Burn The Priest, New American Gospel, As The Palaces Burn, Ashes of the Wake, Sacrament, and Wrath

“Hourglass: The 3 CD Anthology“:

The ultimate Lamb of God retrospective. 44 tracks on 3 CDs. Vol 1 and 2 join Vol 3 containing 18 rare or never heard before songs. Includes:
Japan issue bonus tracks, multiple rehearsal demos, along side the 8 songs released prior to Burn The Priest.

“Hourglass: Vol. 1 -- The Underground Years“:

13 of the most choice Lamb of God songs from their early years. Culled from their fist album Burn The Priest, their debut as Lamb of God, New American Gospel, and the album that launched them to the stratosphere, As The Palaces Burn.

“Hourglass: Vol. 2 -- The Epic Years“:

13 of the most choice Lamb of God songs from their career on Epic Records to this point. Both Grammy nominated songs “Redneck” and “Set To Fail” are surrounded by fan favorite anthems and crushing riffs from Ashes Of The Wake to Sacrament to 2009’s #2 debut Wrath.

Princes range from $999.99 US to $10.99 US with more details available at www.lamb-of-god.com. For now, a video from band drummer Chris Adler detailing the super deluxe edition of the release can be found below, while an early demo of the track “In Your Words” can be heard over at Metal Sucks.

Lamb Of God are moving ahead with a series of anthology releases for a June 01st release date. First up is “Hourglass: The Ultimate Anthology“, a box set that will find 180 gram vinyl editions of the bands six outings (“Wrath“, “Sacrament“, “Ashes Of The Wake“, “As The Palaces Burn“, “New American Gospel” and “Burn The Priest“) released together in special packaging.

Also in the works are the CD and more than likely digital outings, “Hourglass Volume I – The Underground Years” and “Hourglass Volume II – The Epic Years“. Both efforts are due out on June 01st as well and will feature the following track listings:

“Hourglass Volume I – The Underground Years“:

01 – “Black Label”
02 – “Ruin”
03 – “Bloodletting”
04 – “Pariah”
05 – “Resurrection #9”
06 – “11th Hour”
07 – “The Subtle Arts Of Murder And Persuasion”
08 – “As The Palaces Burn”
09 – “Terror And Hubris In The House Of Frank Pollard”
10 – “Lies Of Autumn”
11 – “O.D.H.G.A.B.F.E .”
12 – “Suffering Bastard”
13 – “Vigil”

“Hourglass Volume II – The Epic Years“:

01 – “The Passing”
02 – “In Your Words”
03 – “Hourglass”
04 – “Walk with Me In Hell”
05 – “Contractor”
06 – “Now You’ve Got Something To Die For”
07 – “Descending”
08 – “Set To Fail”
09 – “Blacken The Cursed Sun”
10 – “The Faded Line”
11 – “Dead Seeds”
12 – “Redneck”
13 – “Laid To Rest”

Another release dubbed “Hourglass: The CD Anthology” is also in the works and will reportedly package both of the aforementioned two compilations into a single 2-disc set.