The Quietus — Date set for World Painted Blood more info

411 Mania — Lots of new details on World Painted Blood... more info

Live Daily — Speed-metal legends Slayer [ tickets ] have set a Nov. 3 North American release date for their 10th studio album, dubbed "War Painted Blood." In a press release, the band's Dave Lombardo said the album took a bit longer to finish than expected. "A... more info

411 Mania — This week, we take a look at Jay-Z’s upcoming third installment in his Blueprint series, the next release by death metal titans Slayer, MTVs 2009 Hottest MCs List, and more! more info

411 Mania — Slipknot reveal all the details to their self-titled re-release. Track listings for Breaking Benjamin, Creed, Three Days Grace, Slayer, more. Weezer announce new album title (hint: it's not self-titled or a color). Billy Corgan robs the cradle for ta... more info

411 Mania — Slayer's horror show gets old, Porcupine Tree writes a 55 minute song after passing a road sign, and take a look at the scorecard of this year's best reviewed songs so far. These heavily biased reviews are brought to you by the sometimes humorous, al... more info

Guardian Music — Whether the music itself is literally boiling over, or brutality is lurking in the lyrics, the urge keeps on returning to musiciansThe thirst for violence in music begins in adolescence. The excuse is raging hormones. The solution? Heavy metal, of co... more info

Live Daily — Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela [ tickets ] have extended their US excursion this fall in support of their forthcoming second studio album, "11:11." The pair--Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero--will follow up a previously announced sla... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — For all his band's purported fascinations with life's uglier aspects, Slayer frontman Tom Araya sure is a cheerful guy. Calling from a moving bus in rural Washington state, Araya laughs seemingly every couple of minutes. Surely, though, it's this sen... more info

Pop Candy — While I'm in Chicago for Lollapalooza this weekend, several fans of Serenity, Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will gather near Nashville to celebrate one man's magical, fictional universe. more info