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Murder League All-Stars, a new rap/metal crossover act featuring former members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, M.O.D. and Hades, are currently in the studio.

Very sadly, UK 80s metal legends Saxon will no longer be appearing on the bill for the upcoming Soundwave Festival.  

Demonaz Doom Occulta, current lyricist and former vocalist for iconic Norwegian black metal outfit Immortal is gearing up to release his debut solo album.

Prominent Canadian musician Devin Townsend is wasting no time rallying fellow musical identities to contribute to forthcoming twelfth studio album, 'Deconstrcution'.

Alabama based southern metallers Maylene and the Sons of Disaster have uploaded a brief studio video, chronicling the early stages of recording.

The unbelievably good looking Canadian hard rock band Propagandhi have no time-line for withdrawal from their extremely unpopular mission in Australia.Propagandhi have warned against handing over responsibility for security in Australia to any of the completely self-serving total assholes that tend to get involved in federal politics in the first place, insisting the transition must be tailored to the conditions on the ground.Quoted in the heavily-redacted documents is Propagandhi's Minister of Agriculture, Jordan D. Samolesky, who states that "Propagandhi will not abandon Australia. Propagandhi will not allow Australia to become a haven for terrorists. Propagandhi will remain engaged in Australia until everyone is either dead, maimed or incarcerated. Only then can democracy and freedom prevail. Now let us blaze!

Gold Coast based pop punk band Skyway played a new song off their upcoming album "Finders Keepers", at their show last week in Brisbane. The band will be working once again with long time producer/manager, Dan Field, and with US producer, Steve Evetts (Saves the Day, Lifetime, Every Time I Die) recording between Capital studio in Adelaide and Studio 454 in Brisbane, and mixing in Los Angeles, USA. Release of the album is planned for May 2011, and will feature some special guest performances from past and present Australian artists.

Having toured together on the 2010 Warped Tour, Parkway Drive and UK's You Me At Six clicked from the word go. It may have been a case of World Cup fever from watching many a game together or the friendly games of soccer the bands played themselves that bonded them, but one thing is for sure it was a shared outlook and attitude that brought the two groups together from the opposite sides of the globe and genre spectrum."I think the name of the tour says it all" says Parkway Drive vocalist Winston McCall. "When we first started going to shows we we're stoked to be able to see a bunch of bands that we liked, but also that may not sound exactly the same. These days it seems every tour has become so stream lined to one particular sound you may as well be watching the same band play four or five times in a row". "This tour has a bit of everything for anyone who like's their music a little faster, a little more energetic, something local, something punk, something heavy, something rock, a...

Once one of Australia's most heavy and aggressive acts, Melbourne hardcore outfit, Samsara have recently announced their disbanding.  The group offered the following statements towards the event: After many ups and downs in the last few years, Samsara has decided to call it a day. It is with sadness that we come to this decision after recording Instinct, which we are all proud of, but due to circumstances it is impossible to carry on. Thanks to everyone who has come to shows, bought merch or spent cash on a CD, it is appreciated. Samsara will play one final in late April at the Arthouse, dates to be confirmed. Thanks....... http://www.myspace.com/samsarahc

Parkway Drive have posted the video of them performing their track "Sleepwalker" live on the Fuel TV program The Daily Habit. The band stopped in to record the video while in America for their current headlining tour with Set Your Goals, The Ghost Inside and The Warriors. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Deep Blue", which was released last year through Resist Records, and came in at number 4 overall on the 2010 Killyourstereo Album of the Year poll.