CRYPTOPSY has posted a widget (above) featuring samples of their upcoming album, “The Unspoken King” is set for a June 24 release via Century Media Records. The band recently shot a new video for “Worship Your Demons” with David Brodsky. Look for the clip to make its online debut in the coming weeks.  The band will be on the road all summer with the Summer Slaughter Tour (click here for dates)

“The Unspoken King” track listing:

01. Worship Your Demons
02. The Headsmen
03. Silence The Tyrants
04. Bemoan The Martyr
05. Leach
06. The Plagued
07. Resurgence Of An Empire
08. Anoint The Dead
09. Contemplate Regicide
10. Bound Dead
11. (Exit) The Few

> A teaser for MESHUGGAH’s Bleed video has made its way online, and it looks very awesome. Check it out here with additional stills from the shoot. I had a chance to speak with Mårten Hagström during the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival about the video, and he clued me in that the band had no time to shoot any performance for the video, so its all just narrative (story). The directors of the video, Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland, came to the band with a concept and the band gave them full control to shoot it. Sounds like its going to be awesome! If you haven’t checked out our recent interview with drummer Tomas Haake, you probably should just click here.

> 36 CRAZYFISTS premiere of their new video for the track “We Gave It Hell” can be seen on the Headbanger’s Blog. The clip was directed by Soren (All That Remains, Unearth) and comes from the band’s new album The Tide and Its Takers, which comes out May 27.

> GOD FORBID have posted the cover art from their upcoming DVD, Beneath the Scars of Glory and Progression. The band has also put up two live tracks from the DVD, ‘Broken Promise’ and ‘End of the World’ up at their Myspace page.

> DISTURBED will be holding a free “e-concert” streaming at DeepRockDrive.com

KATAKLYSM has posted the new video for ‘Taking the World By Storm’. The clip was shot and directed by our good friend, David Brodsky and comes off the group’s upcoming album, Prevail, which is set to be released on May 23 (Europe) and May 27 (North America).

The Houston Chronicle reports about a few Macgyver smokers, who swapped out household smoking utensils, for something a bit more br00tal:

Two men and a juvenile are accused of digging up a corpse, decapitating the body and using the head to smoke marijuana, according to court documents.Matthew Gonzalez and Kevin Jones have been charged with the misdemeanor offense of abuse of a corpse, said Scott Durfee, a spokesman for the Harris County District Attorneys Office.

According to documents filed in the case, Gonzalez, Jones and an unnamed juvenile on March 15 went to an Humble cemetery, dug up a man’s grave, left with the head and turned it into a “bong.”

Heavy, man!

A co-worker of mine sent around a link to this awesome Flickr page where a dude “refaced” a bunch of American dollars. Looks good if you ask me.

Back in 1993, the land of Sweden had spawned yet another influential metal band by the name of Dissection. Although not the band’s first recording, Dissection’s 1993 LP “The Somberlain” was the first official release from these black / death metal pioneers. A year before it’s release date, the band originally from Stromstad Sweden, picked up and relocated to Gothenburg where they shared a rehearsal space with other Swedish legends At The Gates. This may, or may not be the influence they needed to create what is known to be the first “Black-Death Metal” LP recorded.

While Dissection’s 1990 demo “The Grief Prophecy” was re-released in memory of Dead, the former vocalist for the notorious Norwegian black metal group Mayhem, “The Somberlain” was dedicated to Euronymous, guitarist of Mayhem who was murdered the same year of it’s release.

This live video of “The Somberlain” is off Dissection’s only DVD release “Rebirth of Dissection” filmed in 2004. This was in fact the first show the band played after vocalist Jon Nodtveidt was release from prison, where he spent 7 years doing time for murdering a homosexual male. 2 Years after this live DVD taping that featured no original Dissection members but himself, Nodtveidt was forbidden to enter the United States because of his incarceration and was unable to finish the band’s final tour. 2 weeks after Dissection’s farewell concert in Stockholm, Jon Nodtveidt was found dead from self inflicted gun shot wounds.

Metal Injection had the distinct pleasure to speak with MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake, during the band’s current run on MINISTRY’s C U LaTour. During this 10 minute video interview, Haake discusses many topics, including when they will be returning to the States (November), the song writing process for the band, drugs and alcohol. Additionally, Haake goes into further detail about the meaning behind the band’s latest release obZen and the controversial cover art.

> DARKEST HOUR guitarist, Mike Schleibaum, has launched a new online advice column, called AsktheDude.net . It will feature Mike giving advice based on his 13 years of experience on the road as well as guest advice givers. Looks like it could be a cool site.

> Prosthetic Records has released a special limited vinyl edition of LAMB OF GOD ’s debut album, New American Gospel , featuring all 10 songs remastered along with “Nippon,” a bonus track previously only available on Japanese pressings of the record, and three early demo tracks across a double LP gatefold with altered artwork and exclusive poster. The LP edition is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide and is now available here .

> CANNIBAL CORPSE announced they will be releasing a three DVD career retrospective entitled "Centuries Of Torment: The First 20 Years " through Metal Blade on July 8th. All the info found here .

CATTLE DECAPITATION front man Travis Ryan recently posted an update on the band’s status:

“The guys have been writing like crazy, we’re already 4 songs in! I’ve got lyrics to a couple and we’ll be playing ‘em at the upcoming shows! All I can say is this new stuff is completely insane. We have reached a new level of intensity that in my opinion completely annihilates anything we’ve ever done. That goes for the first 2 Cattle records as well! Just too damn intense for words… you gotta come check it out for yourself!”

The album is expected later this year via Metal Blade. The band will be playing new tracks at the following shows:

June 18th Santa Barbara, CA - The Jensen Mainstage
June 19th Soledad, CA - The Castle
June 20th San Francisco, CA - Annie’s Social Club
June 21st Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
June 22nd Westlake Village, CA - The Kung Fu Corner
June 23rd Hollywood, CA - The Knitting Factory
June 24th TBA - TBA
June 25th Victorville, CA - Club Karma

Check out some of Cattle Decapitation videos