New York City experimental doom metal act BLOODY PANDA has completed work on its new album, "Summon", for an August 11, 2009 North American release via Profound Lore Records.

Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH performing the song "Ignorance" at this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting — which was held on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium — can be viewed below.

A vintage 1984 three-page photo-comic depicting the epic battle between Thor and Cronos of VENOM (fought over Thor's wife Pantera) has been posted online at the Bazillion Points Blog.

"The Rockin' '80s" radio show will celebrate 30 years of JUDAS PRIEST's "British Steel" album by airing brand new interviews with vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist K.K.

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have posted a brand new track, "Amphetamine Gods", on their MySpace page.

The cover artwork for "Here Waits Thy Doom", the new album from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, can be viewed below.

Shred master Michael Angelo Batio (NITRO), guitar virtuoso Vinnie Moore (UFO), drumming legend Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT) and Dean Guitars/Ddrum owner Elliot Rubinson, along with members of EDEN'S CURSE, POWER QUEST, QUIREBOYS, INTENSE and VOODOO SIX, will take part in the "Dean Owners Of America" 2009 party, set to take place August 8 at The Alba

Italian progressive rock/metal band KINGCROW has set "Phlegethon" as the title of its fifth album, tentatively due in the fall.

BLUTVIAL — the band featuring Aort of renowned U.K.

DEVILDRIVER and U.K.'s Scuzz TV are on the search for the "ultimate DEVILDRIVER fan." This is a nationwide search from corner to corner of the U.K.

METALLICA's July 5, 2009 concert at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium will be available for listening and/or viewing via live radio and webcasts.

"I Like It", the new video from the Italian rock/metal outfit LACUNA COIL, can be viewed below.

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's July 2, 2009 performance at the Milwaukee Summerfest can be viewed below.

William Croyle of Kentucky Enquirer reports: Critter Smith flew on an airplane for the first time June 27.

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have issued the following update:

"Unfortunately, the promoter canceled our show in Kosice (Slovakia) on July 2, stating that he was unable to pay us.