Slayer and Megadeth to Co-Headline ‘Canadian Carnage’

Slayer and Megadeth are set to co-headline the ‘Canadian Carnage’ tour this June. For more details and tour dates, head over to smnnews.com.

Poison the Well Post New Track

Poison The Well have posted a track from III/III, the final installment of their recent 7-inch series. Listen at their myspace.

Goatwhore Releases New Album Art

Goatwhore have released artwork for their new studio album, “Carving Out The Eyes of God”, due June 23. See tracklisting, art, and more at BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

Devin Townsend Project to release ‘Ki’

The Devin Townsend Project will be releasing a new album entitled “Ki” which will be out in May/June 2009. Read more about the project at smnnews.com.

Southern Lord’s Greg Anderson On “Old, Bloated” Major Labels

Southern Lord Records was formed a decade ago by Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley to release projects by their bands, Thor’s Hammer and Burning Witch. But what started as a vehicle to release their bands has snowballed into one of the premier labels for underground music, encompassing stoner rock, doom, and the pair’s genre-defying band, Sunn 0))), whose 7th album, Monliths & Dimensions, comes out in May. Metal Insider caught up with Anderson to discuss what encompasses running an indie label.

What do you look for when signing a band?

I look for a band I like, that the music is intense, and oftentimes heavy, that I connect with. We don’t sign bands we don’t like. We don’t sign bands because they might be huge and sell records. Other labels do, and I understand, but that’s not where we’re coming from. It’s about the choices we made, this unspoken credo that people have connected with: It’s on Southern Lord, it’s some real shit, I’m going to check it out. That’s how I want it to be, not marketed and hyped bullshit where it’s forced down their throat.I want people to get into it because it’s real and good and they make a connection with it. Not because they’ve been told they should like it or the band looks cool. I want people to get into it because it’s honest and good music.

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TESTAMENT/UNEARTH to Headline American Waste Festival

Testament, Unearth and Coalesce will headline the American Waste hardcore and metal festival in Kansas City, Missouri. See BLABBERMOUTH.NET for the current line-up and event dates.

DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN… NEW ALBUM?

The Dillinger Escape Plan have begun discussing their next album, tentatively due before the end of the year. See the full interview at Rock Sound.

Nachtmystium Dates Confirmed

Dates have been confirmed for the upcoming Nachtmystium/Pentagram tour. See full tour schedule at smnnews.com.

New Track from The Chariot

The Chariot have posted another track from their upcoming release on their myspace.

AILD DVD debuts #2 on Billboard

As I Lay Dying’s new DVD has debuted on Billboard’s Top Music Videos Chart at #2 in the U.S., and #3 in Canada.