Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will release a new live album, "Another Night In The Sun", in Europe and Japan on September 22.

Joost de Graaf, vocalist for the veteran Dutch hardcore band DISCIPLINE, was reportedly arrested on Saturday (July 24) on suspicion of murdering his 30-year-old wife and burning down their house.

Buffalo, New York's EVERY TIME I DIE have posted a second weekly episode of "Shit Happens: The Series?" at www.vans.com/ETID.

The recently concluded Moondance Jam 19 set attendance records in 2010 with a daily sellout of over 18,000 fans jamming the festival grounds in Walker.

Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER will debut a brand new song during the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival on August 6 in Wacken, Germany.

Norwegian psychedelic post-black metal band ENSLAVED will release its new album, "Axioma Ethica Odini", in Europe on September 27 and in North America on September 28.

Video footage of ILL NINO guitarists Ahrue Luster and guitarist Diego Verduzco laying down tracks for the band's new album, "Dead New World", at Illustrious Productions in Denver, Colorado can be viewed below.

Tampa, Florida melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE will release their third album, "Enemy Unbound", on September 14 via Metal Blade Records.

On July 28, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with Y&T guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti.

MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD when the band played at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, which was held July 24-25, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Cleveland, Ohio art-metal collective MUSHROOMHEAD will release its long-awaited seventh studio album, "Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children", on September 28 via Megaforce Records.

Fan-filmed video footage of SEPULTURA's July 22, 2010 performance at Scala in London, England can be found at this location.

Dennis Jernberg of CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster of Maryland rockers CLUTCH.

Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice played a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, this past Saturday (July 24) at the High Voltage festival at Victoria Park in London, England.

French decadent metallers WORMFOOD have announced the addition of keyboardist Pierre Le Pape (EMBRYONIC CELLS, KIM'S OVER SILENCE) to the group's ranks.