SOULDFLY entered Edge Of The Earth studios in Hollywood, California on November 6 with producer Logan Mader to begin recording the folow-up to 2008’s CONQUER. To be titled OMEN, this is pencilled for release in 2010 and will feature guest appearances by The Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato and Prong mainman Tommy Victor, amongst others.

Working songtitles so far include:

* Bloodbath And Beyond
* Soulfly VII
* Off With Their Heads
* Omen
* Rise Of The Fallen
* Great Depression
* Apocalyptic Clash
* Vulture Culture
* Lethal Injection
* 7 Daggerz

More news on this as and when it comes in 2010!

MADINA LAKE, who hit Japan next week for a couple of shows, have updated their blog to fill in their fans about what the guys have been up too since the completion of their last tour, which concluded in the USA about 3 weeks ago, and what they have coming up.

“…It’s also a time when bands have to churn out records every year instead of every 2 years to accommodate attention spans. Accordingly we’ve decided to take the next 2 months to write our 3rd record. It’s a down time for touring in general and the fact that we’re already itching to write again makes it the perfect time to do so…We’re also routing a UK and European tour to begin toward the end of March 2010. We will announce dates and support as soon as we confirm them!”

You can read the full blog HERE.

As soon as there is news on those UK dates, we will post that up right here.

Current album ATTICS TO EDEN is in stores NOW. Pick it up online HERE or as Christmas is almost upon us, add it to your Amazon wishlist HERE!

Charleston, South Carolina young guns MADAM ADAM are the newest addition to the Roadrunner family. Boasting catchy rock n’ roll influenced by bands like The Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, The Police and Nirvana amongst others, Madam Adam’s high energy live show is a must see!!

The band – vocalist/ guitarist Scott Gould, bassist Kenny Varner, guitarist Drew Reindollar and drummer Matthew Reindollar — is currently finishing up recording in Nashville with producer/ mixer Skid Mills (Saving Able, Sick Puppies, 12 Stones, Saliva, Skillet). Check out the bands myspace for some studio updates, webisodes and more information on the RR up-and-comers!

Harmonix and MTV Games announced last week there were to be three SLIPKNOT songs made available for download in the Rock Band Music Store and for your gaming pleasure these are now in the store and available for download NOW for For Xbox 360

DRAGONFORCE have launched their official mobile blogs channel via Nokia’s Royal Artist Club. Check out the bands mobile blogs now at their OFFICIAL NOKIA CHANNEL for exclusive, instant behind the scenes photos and videos updates from their current tour, which is winding it’s way around the UK!

Click the player below for an intro!

And if that wasn’t enough, when the band were in Glasgow recently, they sat down with STV to tell them how things have been on the ULTRA BEATDOWN album & tour cycles and also what 2010 will bring for The ‘Force! You can check that out by clicking HERE.

ABOUT.COM recently sat down and had a chat with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn about touring The Blackening and what the future holds for the band, including their impending Euro shows.

When you’re done touring early next year, are you going to take some time off, or jump right back in and start the next album?
“We’re going to jump right into it. We just had three months off, which was the first big break we’ve had for this album. We have a month off after this before the Europe stuff. We’re ready to get into it. We took those three months off and started writing a little bit at the end. I totally got the bug. The Blackening cycle has been such an amazing moment for the band, and it was cool to say we’re moving on from this. When we started writing it was on to bigger and better things. As much as this moment meant, it’s cool to see what we can accomplish next. I’m super excited about writing this new record…We’re doing a DVD. We’ve been filming this whole four year period. It will come out next year, probably at the end of the summer. It’s going to be the four year journey of the band, from writing the record to recording to touring to all the ups and downs and everything in between.”

You can read the full interview HERE.

The full list of UK for Machine Head lines up as follows. Tickets can be picked up online HERE.

Tue 16th Feb – PLYMOUTH Pavilions
Wed 17th Feb – NEWPORT Centre
Thu 18th Feb – LONDON Brixton Academy
Sun 21st Feb – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Mon 22nd Feb – LEEDS Academy
Tue 23rd Feb – GLASGOW Academy
Fri 26th Feb – MANCHESTER Apollo
Sun 28th Feb – DUBLIN Olympia
Mon 1st Mar – BELFAST Georges Market

Last weeks winner did not meet the deadline for claiming their prize in the Roadrunner UK mailing list METALOTTERY so you know what that means…

**IT’S A METALOTTERY ROLLOVER!!**

We will pick another winner imminently, at random, from the Roadrunner UK mailing list and that person will now win a SIGNED Down poster, a rare CD/DVD single of Theory Of A Deadman’s Hate My Life and one other prize to be announced!

In the latest of our Top albums of 2009 series, the latest Roadrunner UK reader to get their 15 Minutes of Fame with a review for their fave 2009 Roadrunner UK release is Hayley Jackson, with her review of MADINA LAKE’S current album Attics To Eden.

Once again Madina Lake didn’t disappoint with this superb album that captured the hearts of many fans as well as those new ones. The album is great to blare out as the music and lyrics are captivating yet entertaining. The album impresses both live and recorded.

One song that really gets me going is ‘Not For This World’. I think this song is awesome on so many different levels- there really aren’t enough words in the English dictionary to explain it. Overall, I think this album is totally original and separates Madina Lake from all those copy cat artists out there. They have completely out-shone any artists with this album and it may be different to ‘From Them, Through us, To You’ but the guys have maintained their high standard and from upon hearing the album you know its Madina Lake.

I believe this album will turn all the heads of those ML haters out there and make the realise Madina Lake are here to stay with ‘Atticus To Eden’.

If you missed the previous reviews, then start making your way back by clicking here for part 3 and Tom’s review of ‘Wrath’.

Attics To Eden is in stores NOW and you can pick it up online HERE.

Head on over to MUZU TV now to see the first video from SONIC BOOM– the new offering from rock legends KISS.

If you CLICK HERE you will be able to not only see the new video for the track ‘Modern Day Delilah’ but also all the details of how you can be in with a chance of wining a copy of the new album, a T shirt and for one lucky winner a SIGNED copy of the single!

Kiss will be in the UK for a run of shows in May 2010. POINT YOUR MOUSE HERE for the full list of dates and also to but tickets online.

Sonic Boom can be picked up online HERE.

MUTINY WITHIN have posted a Track By Track on their Kyte player. Check the player below to see the guys supping on some Sailor Jerry and running through each of the tracks on their forthcoming self titled debut.

The album will see a UK release in March 2010.