Linkin Park - "The Catalyst"

Linkin Park will exclusively preview the first single from their upcoming album, "A Thousand Suns" which is out Sept. 14, via a trailer for the upcoming videogame "Medal of Honor."

The preview will be offered one day before the single, "The Catalyst," is scheduled to hit radio and other outlets. Linkin Park's Joe Hahn also directed the video clip, which includes a mix of gameplay footage and live-action footage of actors playing as soldiers. The full trailer goes live Aug. 1 at medalofhonor.com/linkinpark. In the meantime, watch a sneak peek gameplay trailer below.

Opeth announces new live DVD.

As part of the ongoing celebration of their 20th anniversary, Sweden's OPETH is releasing live footage and audio from the band's recent performance at London's famed Royal Albert Hall. Live in convert at the Royal Albert Hall, due out 9/21/10, is a fierce testament to Opeth's continued success in the progressive metal community.

Twenty years and nine records into their legendary career, Opeth’s progressively creative spirit remains unwavering, propelling the band through the “Evolution XX: An Opeth Anthology” tour, which brought the Swedish titans to six of the world’s most unique venues, and now, with the release of In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, into the homes of their fans.

The performance at the Royal Albert Hall (recorded on the 5th of April, 2010) includes two sets, the first consisting of the band performing 2000’s now-classic, breakthrough epic, Blackwater Park in its entirety, and the second, a chronologically arranged selection of material from the rest of Opeth's extensive catalogue, totaling almost three hours of madness. The front cover artwork concept pays tribute to Deep Purple's Concerto for Group and Orchestra, underlining the band's longstanding love for their prog-rock roots.

Tarja Turunun (Ex- Nightwish) - What Lies Beneath

Tarja Turunen’s sophomore effort, What Lies Beneath, will be out on August 31, 2010. The first single, “Falling Awake” (featuring Jason Hook from Five Finger Death Punch) will be released August 17 as a limited edition and available August 24 at all digital outlets . The track is backed with “The Good Die Young”, a song from The Scorpions most recent album that features Tarja's vocals. The video for “Falling Awake” was just released and can be viewed below.

Special guests on What Lies Beneath include Phil Labonte (All That Remains), Joe Satriani, Jason Hook (5 Finger Death Punch), Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Slovak National Symphony Orchestra and Choir and more.

Chimaira - Coming Alive

Coming Alive the new live DVD/CD of Chimaira is now streaming online. Check it out at the AOL listening party.

The package features a live DVD/CD featuring 17 tracks recorded at Chimaira's December 30th Christmas show (at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio). Bonus features on the DVD include a 45 minute Resurrection: "Making of" documentary and a 40 minute home-video footage documentary of never before seen moments.

Coming Alive was released on July 13 in Europe, and July 20 in the rest of the world.

Cradle of Filth signs to Nuclear Blast

One of the most infamous and notorious names in metal, CRADLE OF FILTH, continue to shock, excite, disgust and inspire in equal measures. The band just signed on to Nuclear Blast records and on November 9, 2010 in North America, the latest chapter of the band’s dark history will be released through Nuclear Blast USA.

Frederick Jude, Managing Director of Peaceville Records, comments on this upcoming cooperative effort: "Football aside, we’re pleased to be teaming up with Nuclear Blast on this very important release. Given their resources, interest in the band, and track record in the U.S., we believe CRADLE OF FILTH will be best positioned to better the sales of their last album in North America."

Dimmu Borgir new album artwork.

The artwork created for the new DIMMU BORGIR album Abrahadabra by German artist / painter / graphic designer Joachim Luetke (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Sopor Aeternus) can be viewed below.The word "Abrahadabra" roughly translates into "I will create as I speak".

Abrahadabra will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th.

Lamb Of God: Hourglass Super Deluxe Set \m/

Lamb Of God: Hourglass Super Deluxe Set - Packed with all sorts of goodies, this is a dream for any hardcore LOG fan. The $999 price tag seems outrageous but it comes with a Mark Morton signature Jackson Dominion D2 guitar. Still, it seems a bit expensive for the typical metal fan’s budget.Anyways here's the official promotion video for this super deluxe set by Chris Adler.