Shadows Fall Cancels Holiday Concert

Shadows Fall’s Holiday Concert, which was scheduled to take place at the Pearl Street in Northampton, MA on December 26, has been canceled due to unforeseen family commitments.

Prong Frontman Making Guest Appearance On Soulfly’s New Album

Prong frontman Tommy Victor will be featured on Soulfly’s new album Omen, sharing vocal duties on the song “Lethal Injection”.

Metallica Announces New Live DVD/CD Details

Metallica has released details regarding their new DVD/CD Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico, available in the official Metallica.com store starting the week of December 7.

Clutch To Release ‘Cousins’ Vinyl, Re-release DRT Material

One of the best things about owning your own label is that you can do whatever you want with it. For Clutch, that’s going to involve releasing a vinyl edition of this year’s Strange Cousins From the West on their own Weathermaker Music label. The double-LP version will be released on December 15, and will include two non-album tracks. One song, “Metroliner Special,” was recorded during the Strange Cousins sessions, and there will also be an extended version of “50,000 Unstoppable Watts”  included. The first 4,000 copies of the album will have a code for a digital download of the album as well.

And it took a while, but the band finally has possession of their three albums from their last label, DRT Records. While Weathermaker will be putting out re-releases of Blast Tyrant, Robot Hive/Exodus and From Beale Street To Oblivion in 2010, their first order of business will be giving them a digital release, something the albums have never had before. Beale Street has already been made available digitally, based on the demand for “Electric Worry,” which is featured in ads for Left 4 Dead 2.

Lastly, the band will be ending the year with five headlining shows, listed after the jump. We highly suggest getting to the New Year’s Eve show early in order to catch opener Murder 1. Read more »

Come All Ye Industry Wannabes: Spring 2010 Internships Available At Metal Insider And More!

Metal Insider, as well as its parent company, The Syndicate, is hiring interns for the upcoming spring semesters in its media and radio promotion departments. This opportunity is a perfect fit for any college student interested in learning about the world of online publishing and advertising, radio and the music industry as a whole.

The Syndicate is an independent marketing firm based in Weehawken, NJ (with extremely easy public transportation access to New York City, just 5 minutes from Times Square), offering a vast range of services to the music and entertainment industries, as well as operating successful blog properties and advertising networks.

Internships are available with Metal Insider’s editorial and advertising departments, The Syndicate’s Metal Radio Promotion and College Alternative Radio Departments, and Black Freighter Media, a new advertising network of comic book and geek culture sites. The position’s responsibilities could be exclusive to each department or any combination thereof, depending on the applicant’s experience and interests.

All applicants must be able to earn college credit. A strong interest in music, entertainment, lifestyle trends and pop culture is a must, as well as experience or interest in the business of radio and/or digital media.

The internship is unpaid, but interns will receive college credit and a $15 per day reimbursement to cover travel and other expenses. Each position is required to be in the office for at least 2-3 days per week, from 10 AM – 6 PM. We can be flexible if necessary to work around class schedules.

Interested applicants should send resumes and, if available, writing samples to tips [at] metal insider [dot] net. Click read more for additional details.

Read more »

Deftones Perform With Special Guests During Two Benefit Shows.

On the first night of their benefit shows for bassist Chi Cheng (November 19), the Deftones performed with Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan), Mike Shinodo (Linkin Park) and Cypress Hill. The second night (November 20) featured appearances from Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Shavo Odadjian (System Of A Down), Daron Malakian (System Of A Down), Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) and members of Suicidal Tendencies.

Dillinger Escape Plan Vocalist To Guest On New Soulfly Album

The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato has revealed via Twitter that he has recorded a duet with Max Cavalera, presumably for Soulfly’s new album.

Win Autographed Coheed and Cambria and Metal Insider Music Skins!

If you missed our CMJ Listening Party, you also missed a chance to take home some sleek-ass Insider-branded device skins courtesy of Music Skins. Thankfully, we’ve got leftovers and more!

We’re giving away a few Coheed and Cambria autographed skins for Guitar Hero and Rock Band guitar controllers, plus Metal Insider skins for iPhone, iPod touch and Blackberry Curve 8830!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment letting us know what you’d really like to skin, but no one makes. For example, I’d really like to skin my toilet seat lid with Lady GaGa’s face. One winner will receive their pick of a Coheed and Insider skin, while 5 runners-up will receive their pick of Insider skins.

Contest Rules:
- One winner will receive an autographed Coheed and Cambria Music Skin for Guitar Hero Wii or Rock Band Stratocaster and one Metal Insider Music Skin for iPhone, iPod Touch or Blackberry 8330.
- Five runners-up will receive one Metal Insider Music Skin for iPhone, iPod Touch or Blackberry 8330.
- All winners will be selected at random and contacted via e-mail.
- One entry per person. Multiple entries WILL be disqualified.
- Entries must be in by 6 PM EST on Monday, November 30 2009.
- Open to US Residents only.

HIM Announces New Album Details

HIM will release their new album, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice, on February 9, 2010. The band has also released the cover artwork and track listing to the new album.

The Human Abstract Parts Ways With Singer

The Human Abstract has parted ways with singer Nathan Ells and is currently looking for a replacement.