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(Classic Rock) Megadeth are to make a major announcement at 2pm UK time on Wednesday, September 7. The nature of this announcement is currently a mystery, but the band are doing a countdown on their website. more

(Loudwire) Korn reportedly have scheduled a Nov. 15 release date for their next album, which has been titled �The Path to Totality.� The disc, the band�s 10th full-length studio effort, originally was due to drop Oct. 11. more

(FMQB) Portishead have announced a North American tour. The group does not have a new album to promote, and will focus setlists on tracks from 2008�s Third, Dummy (1994) and Portishead (1997). more

(The 1st Five) After releasing a cryptic website to herald the coming of their new album The Black Mass This Is Hell�s latest effort will finally see release on October 11th, 2011 via Rise Records. You can check out the track listing here

(MU) Sony Legacy has announced the release of a new, two disc Danzig compilation album on October 25th as part of the 'Essential' series more

(Loudwire) Slayer and drugs don�t always mix, but when it comes to sex and rock �n� roll, the thrash-metal masters have you covered � literally. In the grand tradition of Kiss and U2 prophylactics, Slayer have released their very own line of custom-branded condoms. more

(Classic Rock) Clive John, keyboard player with Welsh band Man, died on August 24. Regarded as a crucial part of Man�s style and sound, John had fought a lengthy battle against emphysema. more

(Lambgoat) After being out of action for an extended period of time, Massachusetts metal band Killswitch Engage has reconvened and is preparing to commence work on their next album. more

F**ked Up and Wavves will co-headline a brief fall tour late next month. more

(MU) Gorgoroth has announced that the re-recorded edition of their 1996 album, 'Under The Sign Of Hell,' which is simply entitled, 'Under The Sign Of Hell 2011,' has had to have been delayed once again to financial problems. The record was initially scheduled to be released on August 29th but now faces an uncertain future more

(Loudwire) Throat issues were the root cause of Jane�s Addiction being forced to bow out of the Reading Festival in the UK on Saturday, Aug. 27. Apparently, colorful and flamboyant frontman Perry Farrell had such a serious sore throat that he could barely make a sound. more

(BMN) Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson will join Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson and Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues on Saturday, December 10 for what is being billed as "Canterbury Rocks At Christmas" in the nave at the famed Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England in support of The Canterbury Gift, which raises money for renovation work on the cathedral. more

(MU) Pro-Pain will soon be releasing a CD/DVD collection titled '20 Years Of Hardcore,' and the band has now announced new tour dates in support of the release. Support on the European trek will come from Undivided, Soulline, and Morrigu. more

(Lambgoat) Every Time I Die, The Acacia Strain, and The Word Alive will team up for some Australian shows this fall. more