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Popular Atlanta prog-rockers Mastodon have given a very brief update, informing fans that the band is currently writing new material.

Los Angeles progressive metal outfit The Human Abstract have made available a second new track, which is set to feature on the band's forthcoming album.

Californian based metal band Suicide Silence have announced that they will be entering the studio shortly with producer Steve Evetts to record their new album - to be released in mid 2011 through Century Media Records. Official press release can be read below: "Suicide Silence has dominated the metal world since arriving on the scene back in 2005. Almost immediately, the Riverside natives caught fire and have been a five-piece force of destruction, bludgeoning fans across the world with the strength of their two full-length records. It's now 2011 and the band is gearing up for its biggest campaign yet. Suicide Silence will soon be entering the studio with heavyweight producer Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Hatebreed) to create their most substantial piece of work to date. This summer, the yet-to-be-titled record aims to redefine heavy and further the band's dominating force within the extreme metal community. Following a long list of achievements, includin...

3 Inches Of Blood made a huge splash on the heavy metal community with the release of their last epic 'Here Waits Thy Doom,' now the band is preparing for an exciting tour as direct support to Eluveitie, but before that gets started they will be making a quick pit stop into Shostroud Productions in Vancouver to record a couple of their new cuts with Sho Murray (City of Fire) and Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory). One of the songs will be played live on the upcoming tour and will be making its way online soon

Dallas Green the man behind solo project City and Colour has announced he will begin recording his new album starting this week.

American punk rockers Bayside have just launched a video trailer contest for their upcoming album titled "Killing Time".

Blink 182 drummer and soloist Travis Barker has just announced the release date for his solo album titled "Give The Drummer Some".

Bury Your Dead front man Myke Terry has announced that he is no longer a part of the band, and that the band's new label Mediaskare Records has replaced him in the band with former vocalist Mat Bruso.The official press release can be read below:"Myke Terry continues recording new music as an independent artist in the wake of his unplanned departure as frontman of Bury Your Dead in late-2010. The band, on hiatus since April of 2010, recently began work on a new album to be released on Mediaskare Records. This sudden exit is the outcome of stalled contract negotiations between Bury Your Dead founder, Slim, and Mediaskare Records, which after careful review by Terry's management team, were not in his best interest. Mediaskare, unwilling to renegotiate with Terry, instead made a decision they arguably were not in a position to make, and hired Mat Bruso (Bury Your Dead's previous vocalist) to complete the record.His exit from the band leaves Myke free to focus on his forthcoming solo mat...

Rise Against have posted the first single from their forthcoming sixth studio album "Endgame". The song "Help Is On The Way" is about front man Tim McIlrath's time in New Orleans where he witnessed the massive amounts of destructio in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after both Hurricane Katrine and the BP oil disaster, according to KROQ.

Yellowcard have posted the first single from their forthcoming album onto the Absolutepunk website. The song "For You And Your Denial" is taken from the band's new album "When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes", which will be released on March 22 through Hopeless Records.

Doylestown, PA’s Balance and Composure start production on their debut full length at Salad Day’s Studio with producer Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Texas Is The Reason, Hot Water Music, Thrice) today (1/17). The album is expected to be released this Spring on No Sleep Records. Balance and Composure spent the last year releasing a handful of widely praised records including a split release with Tigers Jaw and the “Only Boundaries” EP, both on No Sleep, as well as touring the US alongside the likes of Bayside, Senses Fail and Title Fight. More information and full album details coming soon!

Mayday Parade have announced that they will soon begin pre-production for their new album. The band posted the following blog: "Hey guys, I tried to make a video blog for this but for some reason my audio wouldn’t work but the video part would. Being that I don’t know any sign language, I’m resorting to writing what I was going to tell you in a blog. Things are great where we are. The weather could be better but I can’t complain. We’re down at the beach near Panacea, Florida writing for our new record which is currently untitled. We’ve got 9 songs that the band currently knows how to play and more in the the vault that still need to be learned. We head into the studio to start Pre-production on February 1st in Atlanta, Georgia with Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount. They are the guys who produced our first release, A Lesson In Romantics. For those of you who don’t know what Pre-pro is, it’s where we sit down with our producers Zack and Ken and we rework the songs until they are perfect...