METHODS OF MAYHEM have made another stem track available on ThePublicRecord.com for folks to track to and send their submissions over for.

Head to THIS LOCATION to download the track NOW. This will only be available until November 1st.

For those of you who may not be aware, Methods Of Mayhem are inviting fans and musicians to submit demos of them playing their instrument of choice on that track, and openly encouraging them to come forward with their own take on the skeleton of the track available. The best submissions will be included on the record. Full details can be found here.

Tommy continues to update the website with daily updates on submissions and progress on the record. Check out the latest in the player below and be sure to head to www.thepublicrecord.com to keep up with the updates and progress in a daily basis.

Legendary hard rock icons RATT have announced that the title of their forthcoming album will be INFESTATION. The record is currently scheduled for release March 2010 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. Infestation is the band’s first studio album since 1999’s self titled offering.

The band- consisting of longtime members Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini and Bobby Blotzer, new guitarist Carlos Cavazo (formerly of Quiet Riot) and Robbie Crane on bass- worked with producer Elvis Baskette (Chevelle, Incubus, Limp Bizkit) on the new offering, living in Elvis’ Virginia studio during the whole process. This was the very first time in their storied career that Ratt have recorded outside of Los Angeles.

Ratt have enjoyed a rich, impressive and certainly long-lasting legacy through the years, having made their mark in the 1980s with 5 consecutive multi-platinum albums, including Out of the Cellar, Invasion of Your Privacy and Dancing Undercover. With 1984’s mega-platinum debut Out of the Cellar celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the band is looking forward to starting a new chapter.

The band will hit the UK this coming December for a spattering of shows. The dates are as follows. Tickets can be purchased online HERE:

Tue 1st Dec – London Islington O2 Academy
Thu 3rd Dec – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Fri 4th Dec – Prestatyn Hard Rock Hell III

Australian rockers AIRBOURNE are pleased to announce NO GUTS, NO GLORY as the title of their upcoming second album.

The album is set for release in early 2010 and was recorded in Chicago with noted producer Johnny K (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind). The band relocated from their shared home in Warrnambool, which is on the south-eastern coast of Australia, and moved into K’s spacious studio to record the album.

Frontman Joel O’Keefe says,

“Working with Johnny was great, he’s one of the boys. We basically just set up all the gear, chucked a few mics around and went for it! Good times!” Brother and drummer Ryan confirms the precarious microphone placement, “With this album we threw the mics all over the building, left the doors and windows open and pressed record!”

If you click on the player below, you will be able to see the latest of our updates from the band.

Today sees the US release of the new album from ATREYU’S new album Congregation Of The Damned and to mark the occasion, the band are broadcasting live on and off all day as they visit record stores to see their album hit the shelves, do radio interviews, sound check for their Richmond show AND they will also broadcast the FULL set tonight as well!!

You should head to the bands official MySpace to tune in. Whilst you are there, you will also be able to check out another track from the album- GALLOWS- which has been loaded to the bands player there.

The album was released in the UK yesterday, so if you head into your local store, you should be all good to pick up a copy. or, it it’s all a little too autumnal for you outside, shop online and get it for a bargainatious 7.99 HERE.

Due to some technical glitches, the premier of the crushing Fate Stepped In video from brusiers DEVILDRIVER did not take place on Friday over at DevilDriver.com. Apologies for that.

You wil be happy to hear that all is now looking good for this to load onto the site tomorrow (Wednesday 28th October) at 4pm UK time. Good times. Head to the DevilDriver Website then to check it out.

Fate Stepped In is taken from the album PRAY FOR VILLAINS which is in stores NOW. You can buy it online HERE.

Last week MADINA LAKE premiered their new video- WELCOME TO OBLIVION- exclusively on MYSPACE. If you missed it, dont worry: we have it right here for you, right now. Check it out in the player below!!

The video is the third from the bands current album ATTICS TO EDEN, which is in stores now, and the track will be released as a digital single on the 15th NOVEMBER. You will be able to pick that up at all the usual places, such as iTunes!

Pick up ATTICS TO EDEN online HERE

Today sees the release of the long awaited 5th studio album from OC metal heros ATREYU. The album, titled CONGREGATION OF THE DAMNED, is now available in all the usual spots as well as online from THIS LOCATION for only 7.99!!

In the player below, you will be able to get a taste of what the new album has to offer. We sat down with Dan and Alex and chatted about the new album recently and they took us through it track by track. This is part one of that rundown. You can check out part two on Wednesday (October 28th).

If you head over to Kerrang! will be able to check out a cool podcast with Mateo and Dan from MADINA LAKE! You can check it out / download it from this location or check it out in the player below.

Something else that kicked off this week was the MamStore competition to win some cool ML merch. Head on over to THIS ERE PLACE and check out how you can get your mits on some gear…

The guys release new single Welcome to Oblivion on the 15th November (check out the video HERE). Album Attics To Eden is in stores now. Pick it up online at THIS location.

At download this year, Metal Hammer chatted to a load of bands, including the likes of DEVILDRIVER, TRIVIUM and SLIPKNOT about their guilty pleasures. The mags site is running this feature over there now. Click on the link below to check it out:

CLICKETY CLICK!.

The site are also celebrating their 200th edition with a poll of their readers’ fave covers. Head to the Metal Hammer homepage to place your vote. 10 if the 50 shortlisted are Roadrunner covers. Hope the one you like the most is one of ours- if it is please vote!! You can see the covers HERE.

Kerrang recently took some time with James- vocalist from DREAM THEATER- to chat about the PN09 tour and also what prog albums he would recommend. You can check out what he had to say in the clip below.

The band were in the UK supporting their new album Black Clouds & Silver Linings which you can pick up in stores now or pick up online HERE.

Check out other articles on Dream Theater and RR UK’s own interview with James at the Dream Theater Artists Page.