WTF America? Looks like one of the members of HYPOCRISY can't get a visa to get into the country in time for the start of their tour, resulting in the whole tour being canceled. In an update issued by frontman Peter Tägtgren, he promises "We will try to come back as soon as possible, as we want to show our U.S. fans that we care for them and we are ready to play the new songs live!" Damn, I was really looking forward to seeing Alexi shred along with the band.

Metal celebrity nerd, Devin Townsend is releasing a new CD today, Addicted and our friends at MetalSucks let him take over the reigns of their blog for the day. Head over there to see just what goes through Devin's mind.

We have just posted a new edition of our music video podcast, The FiX. This edition features videos from BARONESS, CATTLE DECAPITATION, SKELETONWITCH, CONVERGEand GWAR.

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THROWDOWN's new album, Deathless is now streaming in it's entirety on the band's MySpace page.

After taking 10 years between albums, surely COALESCE would have come up with more great music than this year's absolutely sick OX. Proof is offered in OX EP, which features seven previously unrealeased songs and is now streaming at Lambgoat, a week before it hits stores on November 10. If you value your ears, you'll click on this link.

Is it January yet? "Frozen Lakes on Mars," the first taste of IHSAHN's upcoming album, is currently streaming, and as you'd hope, it rules. Remind yourself why EMPEROR rewrote the book on black metal and check it out here. In case you missed it, we've also got the details of Ihsahn's new solo album here.

One of our favorite up-and-comers on the metal scene is the incredibly brutal band known as THE_NETWORK. If you like your metal noisy, you will dig this band. We have posted two new live clips here and here for your viewing pleasures.

As we previously reported, MESHUGGAH will be putting out a live DVD early next year. The show featured will most likely be the show we attended back in February. The live DVD is set to be released almost one year to the day later, currently set for a February 9th release. I know one person who is really pumped.

Chris of PhotosynthesisPhotography has submitted some awesome shots of a recent show in NYC featuring OBITUARY, WARBRINGER and BERZERKER. Check them out here.

Hasta la bye bye, Geffen. ROB ZOMBIE is ditching his label of 18 years and taking his Hellbilly Deluxe sequel to Roadrunner imprint Loud & Proud. Quoth the Zombie, "I love this new record and wanted to surround myself with an excited new group of people who can reignite my enthusiasm for working within a hard rock record label." In short, the album's been pushed back to 2010, so we get to wait a few months to find out if the rest of it is as generic as the single. Looking forward to that tour, though.

REPULSION played the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on July 31st, 2009 performing their entire seminal CD, Horrified. Here are some live videos from that performance:

1) Stench of Burning Death
2) Eaten Alive
3) Acid Bath
4) Slaughter of the Innocent
5) Decomposed

This completes our coverage of the Brooklyn Masonic Temple show, of which we also posted BRUTAL TRUTH live footage and PIG DESTROYER live footage.

The nightspirit hath spake! Former EMPEROR frontman IHSAHN, who's made some pretty great music as of late, has graced us with a name (After) and a U.S. release date (January 26) for his newest solo album. The titles of eight new priest-terrorizers are after the jump. (more…)

One of our favorite up and coming bands, PERIPHERY are heading on the road for a 9-date min-tour on the east coast. Along for the ride will be Roadrunner signees MUTINY WITHIN and THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE. If this tour is coming to your town, I urge you to check these guys out. Full dates after the jump… (more…)

Get a taste of sheer brutality as NILE has posted their new track "Utterances of the Crawling Dead" on Noisecreep.

Ready to get your mind blown? Head over to our to our brostafas Metalsucks who are currently hosting a full album stream of the new THE RED CHORD CD, Fed Through The Teeth Machine. The disc comes out in stores on Tuesday.

From METALLICA's website: "We are deeply concerned about the disappearance of 20 year old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday night." The site also provides full details (right here) and contact info (Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425, UVA Police at (434) 352-3467) for anyone who has any information on Morgan, last seen in a PANTERA t-shirt. Our thoughts are with Morgan and her family, and we hope that she turns up safe quickly.

Yes, the new band with megastars JOSH HOMME (guitar,) JOHN PAUL JONES (bass) and DAVE GROHL (drums) stayed together long enough to record an album. Not only that, but their self-titled release is in stores November 17, with first single "New Fang" scheduled to hit the airwaves October 26. Why should you care? Because if they're anywhere near as amazing on record as they were at Roseland Ballroom last week, this album is going to be a monster. Tracklist after the jump: (more…)

SUFFOCATION’s upcoming live record, The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City, is currently streaming in its entirety at this location: SuffocationLive.info. This recording was from the band's Souls To Deny tour and comes out in CD form next Tuesday.