All You Cannot Live Without 04.30.07: It’s Kind of Magic

Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 04.30.2007

Details on System of Down frontman’s solo release. Every Time I Die, Isis, Himsa updates. Track listings for Cauterize, Submersed. Alice In Chains demoing new material. Bands added to the Sounds of the Underground extravaganza! Tour dates for Incubus, Chevelle, Chris Cornell. Download a new song from Korn! And listen to others by Manson, Ill Nino, The Actual, and more.

For Every Foolish Word That You Spit…

Well, folks. I did it. I made it through my senior year of college. One more week of finals left before it's all over. Even if I bomb them, I'll still pass. So, no worries there. I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel…

Almost because I'm coming back to school for a fifth year. Actually, I won't even be leaving school since I'll be staying here to work and hate my life even more. But, I'll get to drink, and who doesn't love that?!

Kind of a slow week in the world of rock and metal. It's that lull feeling you get between Easter and Memorial Day. Not too much going on, unless you're in school. Bands finishing their recordings and preparing for a summer tour. Ah…bliss.

These Are The Bros and My Hos That Make Us A Family

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Dan Marsicano Porcupine Tree's Fear of a Blank Planet Review
Dan Marsicano Dark Tranquility's Fiction Review.

This week in: Columns

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2007 Coachella Festival Preview

This week in: News Reports

Ian Wright's mainstay with Dancing About Architecture.
Loop Diggin' Thursdays…Not sure why it's in here…

Rock/Metal/Alternative CD Release Dates
**Bold denotes a new or updated listing**
Out Now
Deathkiller – New England Is Sinking
Dimmu Borgir – In Sorte Diaboli
The Nightwatchmen – One Man Revolution
Arch Enemy - Black Earth (Reissue)
Champion - Different Directions: The Last Show (DVD/CD)
Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
Deicide - Doomsday Live in L.A. (DVD)
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
Rosetta/Balboa - Project Mercury
Out This Week
The Fall Of Troy – Manipulator
May 8
The Exies – A Modern Way of Living With the Truth
Dolores O'Riordan – Are You Listening
Megadeth – United Abominations
Becoming The Archetype – The Physics Of Fire
Neurosis – Give To The Rising
H.I.M. – And Love Said No: Greatest Hits 1997-2004
40 Below Summer – Rain (Reissue)
Various Artists – Punk Goes Acoustic 2
Radiohead - Com Lag (2+2=5a) EP
May 15
Satellite Party – The Ultra Payload
Job For A Cowboy – Genesis
Linkin Park – Minutes To Midnight
Funeral For a Friend – Tales Don't Tell Themselves
Pain Principle – Waiting for the Flies
Cinder Road – Superhuman
Hopesfall – Magnetic North
Framing Hanley – The Moment
May 22
Emerson Hart – Cigarettes and Gasoline
The Used – Lies For The Liars
Maroon 5 – It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Point One – Unlucky Stars
Ozzy Osbourne – Black Rain
May 29
The Actual – In Stitches
Les Claypool – Fancy (DVD)
June 5
Black Light Burns – Cruel Melodies
Chris Cornell – Carry On
Onesidezero – Onesidezero
Marilyn Manson – Eat Me, Drink Me
Dream Theater – Systematic Chaos
O.A.R. - Live From Madison Square Garden (CD/DVD)
Sister Hazel - BAM! Volume 1
Stroke 9 – Last of the International Playboys
June 12
A Perfect Murder – War Of Aggression
Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
Fair To Midland – Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
Various Artists – Amnesty International Compilation
Cauterize – Disguises
June 19
The Dreaming – Etched in Blood
The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Mongrel
August Burns Red – Messengers
Project 86 – Rival Factions
Will Haven – The Hierophant
June 26
HORSE The Band – A Natural Death
3 Inches of Blood – Fire Up The Blades
(hed)p.e. – Insomnia
July 3
Operator – Soulcrusher
Velvet Revolver – Libertad
July 7
Smashing Pumpkins – Zeitgeist
July 10
Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell
H.I.M. – Venus Doom
Stereoside – Stereoside
Still Remains – The Serpent
July 17
Korn – TBA
AM Conspiracy – AM Conspiracy
Strata – Strata Presents: The End Of The World
Ill Nino – Enigma
July 24
Drowning Pool – Full Circle
Evan's Blue – The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends
Evergreen Terrace – Wolfbiker
July 31
3 - End Is Begun
Devildriver – The Last Kind Words
August 7
Throwdown – Venom And Tears
September 18
Ministry – The Last Sucker
PENDING RELEASES (NEW SECTION)
10 Years – TBA
36 Crazyfists – TBA
Adema – TBA
The Agony Scene – Get Damned
A Life Once Lost – Iron Gag
All That Remains – TBA (DVD)
Alter Bridge – TBA
Arch Enemy – TBA
As I Lay Dying – TBA
Atreyu – TBA
Avenged Sevenfold – TBA (DVD)
Avenged Sevenfold – TBA
Ben Moody – Can't Regret What You Can't Remember
The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal
The Bled – TBA
bloodsimple – Red Harvest'
BOYSETSFIRE – TBA (DVD)
Byzantine – TBA
Caliban – The Awakening
Candiria – Kiss the Lie'
Candlebox – TBA
City Sleeps – Sleep With Me
CKY – TBA
Cursed – III
Dark new Day – TBA
Zack De La Rocha – TBA
The Dillinger Escape Plan – TBA
The Dillinger Escape Plan – TBA (DVD)
Down – Down III
Eagles Of Death Metal – TBA
Every Time I Die – The Big Dirty
Fair To Midland – TBA
Far–Less – A Toast To Bad Taste
Fear Before The March Of Flames – TBA (DVD)
Flyleaf – TBA
The Foo Fighters – TBA
Fuel – TBA
Genghis Tron – TBA
Hatebreed – TBA (DVD)
High On Fire – Death Is This Communion
Himsa – TBA
Ill Nino – Enigma
Kayo Dot – TBA
Lostprophets – TBA
Mindless Self Indulgence – TBA (DVD)
Ministry – Rio Grande Dub
Mudvayne – TBA
nine inch nails – Closure (DVD)
Nonpoint – TBA
P.O.D. – TBA
Puscifier – TBA
The Red Chord – Bird Bath
Rob Zombie – Live, TBA
Rondo Brothers - Seven Minutes To Midnight
Seether – TBA
Serj Tankian – Elect The Dead
Silverchair – Young Modern
Something To Burn – TBA
Soilwork – TBA
Submersed – Immortal Verses
Suicide Silence – TBA
System Of A Down – TBA (DVD)
Through The Eyes Of The Dead – Malice
Tool – Vicarious (DVD)
Underoath – TBA (DVD)
Chris Volz – TBA
When November Falls – TBA
Yakuza – Transmutations
Yellocard – Paper Walls

Modern Rock Radio Available For Airplay

April 30
A Change Of Pace – "Shoot From The Hip"
Anberlin – "Godspeed" (Tooth & Nail/Caroline)
Arctic Monkeys – "Brianstorm"
Riverboat Gamblers – "Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead"
Stone Sour – "Made Of Scars"
New Years Day – "I Was Right"
Marilyn Manson – "Heart Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)"
My Chemical Romance – "Teenagers"
Modest Mouse – "Missed The Boat"
Stereoside – "Sinner"
The White Stripes – "Icky Thump"
Saosin – "You're Not Alone"

May 7
Bloc Party – "The Prayer"
Green Day – "Working Class Hero"
Hopesfall – "Magnetic North"
Queens Of The Stone Age – "Sick Sick Sick"
The Vincent Black Shadow – "Control"
Three Days Grace – "Never Too Late"
Interpol – "Heinrich Maneuver"

May 14
The Automatic Automatic – "Monster"
Nine Inch Nails – "Capital G"
Onesidezero – "My Confessions"
Sum 41 – "The Underclass Hero"

May 14
Blue October – "She's My Ride Home"
Evans Blue – "The Pursuit"
Funeral For A Friend – "Into Oblivion (Reunion)"
Paramore – "Misery Business"
The Smashing Pumpkins TBD
Velvet Revolver – "She Builds Quick Machines"
Killswitch Engage – "The Arms Of Sorrow"

Modern Rock Top 10

According to the Billboard top rock tracks, here's the top 10 of what you care most about:

01. Linkin Park – What I've Done
02. Papa Roach – Forever
03. Breaking Benjamin - Breath
04. Incubus – Dig
05. Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye
06. Plain White T's – Hey There Delilah
07. Nine Inch Nails – Survivalism
08. Rise Against – Prayer of the Refugee
09. Modest Mouse – Dashboard
10. The Killers – Read My Mind

The "Ben Czajkowski Stamp of Approval" Top Five Of The Week

5. Incubus – Light Grenades
4. Black Light Burns – Cruel Melody
3. Haste The Day – Pressure The Hinges
2. Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero Chevelle – Vena Sera
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The Low Down on the Underground

System Of A Down (former?) frontman Serj Tankian is eyeing Elect The Dead as the title to his new solo album. The effort, which is expected out this fall, will feature performances from SOAD drummer John Dolmayan as well as Brian "Brain" Mantia (Primus/Guns N' Roses). Other musicians include Dan Monti and Ani Maldjian. Tankian recently said what to expect from the project:

The record is a rock record, very kind of epic sounding with a lot of different instruments, a lot of different layers and definitely interesting…I don't know how to talk about my own music really well, I kind of just like having other people draw conclusions. But it's been exciting working on it. I've had the same energy as the first System record.

System Of A Down have been on a hiatus since last Summer. Some of us hope that it's permanent…

Cauterize have announced they will release their upcoming new album Disguises on June 12. The album follows-up their self-released 2005 album Paper Wings' and their release from 2003, So Far From Real. The album will be made up of re-recorded tracks from Paper Wings and new tracks recorded in the interim:

1. "Love In The Attic"
2. "Closer"
3. "Don't Stop Now"
4. "Minor Key Symphony"
5. "Dare You To Scream"
6. "The Devil In Lace"
7. "Porcelain"
8. "Wake To The Sun"
9. "Slivers"
10. "Tremble"
11. "Miracles Or Medicine"
12. "Paper Wings"

Alter Bridge's sophomore album is being produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Chevelle, Three Days Grace). The band is currently in Virginia Beach wrapping up the recording process with a fall release expected.

Stroke 9 will release their new album Last of the International Playboys'on June 5. Three tracks from the album are available on MySpace.

Lifehouse's new album Who We Are is set to drop on June 26. Front-man Jason Wade recently discussed the album and said,

I wanted to get back to our roots and make a rock record again. I feel like our (self-titled) last recorded, leading off with "You and Me", the ballad, it kinda softened us up a little. I think people forgot that we started off as an alternative band, then we kinda got immersed in that Adult Top 40 and Top 40 world. This time it was really refreshing just to plug our guitars back in and crank it up and play some uptemo rock music.

A tour with The Goo Goo Dolls will kick off on June 15

Submersed announced the title of their upcoming new album as Immortal Verses. They also said that the tracks have all been recorded and they are currently in the mixing stage. No release date has been set. The track listing is as follows:

1. "Better Think Again"
2. "Feel the Change"
3. "Rewind"
4. "Answers"
5. "Over Now"
6. "Wonder"
7. "The Rescue Instrumental"
8. "Sarah & Johnny"
9. "Everything"
10. "We All Make Mistakes"
11. "At First Sight"
12. "Life Without You"

B-sides:
1. "An Artist's Prayer"
2. "Lonely Road"

Himsa entered the studio to begin recording their new album with Steve Carter handling the instrumental production, Devin Townsend (Lamb Of God, Darkest Hour) handling the vocal production and Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity) doing the mixes. A late August release date is expected. In the meantime, band bassist Derek Harn had the following to say on the outing:

The new album draws from the strengths of our last two records, Courting Tragedy and Disaster and Hail Horror, but this is an entirely new chapter for HIMSA and our fans. Sammi Curr (guitars) wrote a lot of the music for Courting, and Kirby Johnson (guitars) wrote most of the tracks on Hail Horror (when Sammi wasn't in the band), so the two of them have joined forces to craft a whole new level of rage. We're looking at about 10 or 11 songs right now, and are extremely proud of them. We are stoked to be collaborating with the aural assault team of Steve Carter, Devin Townsend and Tue Madsen. These are guys we trust and respect. We worked with Steve on Courting. We did Hail Horror with Tue. Devin is the new factor in all of this. He's doing the vocal tracking, and we're looking forward to his searing, manic, vocal skills giving new dimension to Pettibone's throaty mayhem. This album will be an evolution of everything people have grown to expect and respect from our enduring and grumpy metal band, with a few new twists. We're older, but we're wiser and faster than ever. We can't wait to see our fans around the globe this fall. Till then, stay true and keep the horns raised high.

Isis have posted an extensive update on their touring and release plans, including word of a possible DVD release of their performance at "All Tomorrows Parties" awhile back, during which they played their "Oceanic" album in its entirety. You can read that update here.

Every Time I Die will be releasing their new album The Big Dirty in August. The band have been recording the album in California with producer Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura) as of late and had the following to say about it:

Unless you're a sorority girl, you're probably not accustomed to dudes telling you that something called "the big dirty" is about to invade your personal space. Well we here at Every Time I Die are doing just that, so open your holes wide. Your EAR holes. This August, Ferret Music will release what can only be described as "Every Time I Die's newest album" known as "The Big Dirty". Chock-a-block with riffs that only 4 months of a Buffalo, New York winter could spawn, this new record will undoubtedly satisfy those that have followed the band since their first full length release "Last Night In Town" all the way through "Gutter Phenomenon". And if you were one of the 38 confused men who strayed somewhere along that interim, we welcome you back with open arms. You want ironically distasteful rock and roll pretenses? You got em. You want riffs so filthy they should have a moustache and wear elastic work out pants when they go out to eat at the Olive Garden? Right here, boys. You want mosh parts so brutal it could star opposite Charles Bronson in ANY of the Death Wish movies? Come get some. Produced by Steve Evetts, The Big Dirty is the CD you would compile if asked to make a mix of the BEST Every Time I Die songs you haven't heard yet. Ten plus tracks that tore from our filthy hands like the creature that jumped out of that dudes stomach in Alien. If this ain't your favorite heavy release of the year, I'll eat my damn hat. Look for us on Sounds Of The Underground this summer with Chimaira and GWAR. And if you're in Australia, firstly "G'day Mate!" and secondly get your ass ready for us and Norma Jean in early June. Who's buyin?

According to a recent update over at the bands official website, Alice In Chains have been demoing some new material as of late. The band's traveling publicist made the following online post:

I've been (in Los Angeles) for five days, sat through three rehearsals and one demo recording session, listened to several other demos, and I can happily report that the new stuff is kicking my ass right out of my pants. Remember that these songs are still only in the early stages of being written too. Just in the time I've been here, the guys have taken a riff and worked on it and expanded it and added layers to it, and now it's practically a full-fledged song.

The band will be performing at the VH1 Rock Honors on Thursday, May 24 at 8PM CT.

As a result of his other commitments, Static-X have parted ways with drummer Will Hunt, who was temporarily brought onboard to fill-in for Nick Oshiro. In turn, Bevan Davies of Danzig fame has now been recruited and will be handling the live drumming duties for the band until Oshiro's recently broken hand heals.

Warning: Side Effects of the Touring Updates May Cause Moshing

Madina Lake have dropped off this years Warped Tour to take part in another tour, which has yet to be announced.

Incubus have mapped out their North American tour stops for the summer:

July 10th Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
July 11th Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
July 12th Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl
July 14th Berkley, CA - Greek Theater
July 15th Lake Tahoe, NV - Harvey's
July 17th Salt Lake City, UT - Usana
July 18th Denver, CO - Red Rocks
July 20th Kansas City - City Mart
July 21st Omaha, NE - Westfair Radio Show
July 22nd St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless
July 24th Minneapolis, MN - Target
July 25th Chicago, IL - Northerly Island
July 26th Detroit, MI - DTE
July 28th Indianapolis, IN - The Lawns
July 29th Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend
July 31st Columbus, OH - Promowest Amp
August 01st Cleveland, OH - Tower City
August 02nd Toronto CAN - Molson Amp
August 05th Guilford, NH - Meadowbrook
August 06th Atlantic City, NJ - Tropicana
August 08th Philadelphia, PA - Penns Landing
August 09th New York, NY - Jones Beach
August 10th Holmdel, NJ - PNC
August 12th Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
August 13th Saratoga, NY - SPAC
August 20th Victoria, BC - Victoria Arena
August 22nd Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
August 23rd Calgary, AB - Calgary Stampede Corral
August 25th Seattle, WA - Gorge Download Fest
August 26th Portland, OR - KUFO Festival
August 28th Atlanta, GA - Hi Fi Buys
August 29th West Palm, FL - Sound Advice Amp
August 30th Tampa, FL - Ford Amp
September 01st Houston, TX - Woodlands
September 02nd Dallas, TX - Nokia Amp
September 03rd Austin, TX - Backyard
September 05th Phoenix, AZ - Mesa
September 07th Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless
September 08th San Diego, CA - Coors Amp

Taproot have announced their first tour date of 2007:

June 15 in Chicago, IL at Charter One Pavilion

Far-Less have begun to announce dates for their upcoming run with Moros Eros:

May 12th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
May 16th Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall Casbah
May 17th Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
May 18th Wilmington, DE - Harmony Grange
May 19th Boston, MA - Middle East
May 21st Brooklyn, NY - Europa Night Club
May 22nd Philadelphia, PA - Troc Balcony

Far-Less plan to release their new album A Toast To Bad Taste this summer.

Fear Before The March Of Flames have booked the following headlining run with 65 Days Of Static, Hot Cross and This Will Destroy You in tow:

July 18th Allston, MA - ICC Performance Hall
July 19th Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel
July 20th Brooklyn, NY - Europa Club
July 21st Richmond, VA - Alley Katz
July 22nd Greensboro, NC - Greene Street
July 23rd Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
July 24th Orlando, FL - The Social
July 26th Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room
July 27th Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock
July 28th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
July 29th Dallas, TX - The Door
July 31st Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
August 01st West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
August 02nd San Diego, CA - Soma
August 04th San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
August 05th Portland, OR - Satyricon
August 06th Seattle, WA - El Corazon
August 07th Boise, ID - The Venue
August 08th Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theater

Chris Cornell has added a few new US and European tour dates which include:

April 29th in Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
May 1st in Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
May 2nd in Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon
May 4th in Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
May 5th in Tucson, AZ @ Pima County Fairground
May 11th in Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Music Box
May 15th in Paris, FRA @ Showcase
May 16th in London, UK @ Astoria
May 20th in Berlin, GER @ Kesselhaus
May 22nd in Amsterdam, NET @ Melkweb
May 24th in Milan, ITA @ Alcatraz
May 26th in Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 28th in St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
May 31st in Nashville, TN @ City Hall
June 2nd in Atlanta, GA @ Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
June 9th in Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 22nd in Dessel, BEL @ Graspop Festival
June 24th in London, UK @ Hyde Park

Cornell's second solo album Carry On is due out on June 5.

Chevelle has announced the following tour dates with Finger Eleven and Strata:

May 24th in Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy's Rock & Roll Sports Bar
May 25th in Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
May 26th in Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Ctr
May 28th in Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center
May 29th in Knoxville, TN @ Blue Cat's
May 31st in Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
June 1st in Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
June 2nd in Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
June 4th in Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
June 5th in Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
June 6th in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
June 7th in Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's
June 9th in Kansas City, MO @ Liberty Memorial Park
June 10th in Sioux Falls, SD @ Ramkota Exhibit Hall
June 11th in Fargo, ND @ Playmaker's
June 13th in St. Paul, MN @ Myth

Funeral For A Friend, Emanuel, Fightstar and Alexisonfire have booked a North American run together in June:

June 12th New York City, NY - The Knitting Factory
June 15th St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
June 16th Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
June 18th Milvale, PA - Mr.Smalls
June 19th Boise, ID - The Venue
June 20th Seattle, WA - El Corazon
June 21st Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
June 22nd Orangeville, CA - The Boardwalk
June 24th San Diego, CA - Soma
June 26th West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

Funeral For A Friend will release their new album Tales Don't Tell Themselves on May 15.

The Warriors, First Blood and Too Pure To Die have booked the following run together:

June 08th Lancaster, CA - Cedar Centre
June 09th Las Vegas, NV - Leatherneck's
June 10th Tucson, AZ - The Rock
June 12th Odessa, TX - Lonestar Event Center
June 13th Lewisville, TX - Fat Daddy's
June 14th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
June 15th Houston, TX - Walter�s On Washington
June 16th Baton Rouge, LA - The Darkroom
June 17th Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
June 18th Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
June 19th W. Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
June 20th Kernersville, NC - Creation Skatepark
June 21st Wilmington, NC - Soapbox Lounge

A number of guests have been added to select dates of this years "Sounds Of The Underground Tour", which already features Gwar, Chimaira, Every Time I Die, Darkest Hour and more. Details on the new additions are as follows:

Testament will play direct support to Gwar on the July 14th New Jersey stop of the tour.
Mushroomhead will close out the July 21st Cleveland, OH date and will also appear on the bill from July 22nd through to July 24th.

Suicidal Tendencies will close out the tour from August 03rd through to August 05th.
Lamb Of God, Hatebreed and Behemoth will all join the tour for the August 11th Louisville, KY stop.

As previously reported, the tour will also feature:

Necro
Darkest Hour
Amon Amarth
Job For A Cowboy
The Acacia Strain
The Devil Wears Prada
Heavy Heavy Low Low
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Goatwhore
This Is Hell
2 Cents

While not yet officially announced, Shadows Fall are also expected to join the bill when it kicks off on July 6.

Listeners' Lounge

Becoming The Archetype's new track "Construct And Collapse" has hit the internets and can be found here. The band's new album, The Physics Of Fire. will see a May 8 release date.

Ministry have posted a sneak preview of the Rio Grande Dubya Mix of their track "Rio Grande Blood" online here. The song is taken from the group's forthcoming "Rio Grande Blood" remix album, Rio Grande Dub, which will see a July 10 release date. Ministry also plan to release their final album The Last Sucker later this year with a September 18 release date being planned.

Dream Theater have made their new track "Constant Motion" available for free at this location. The song is taken from the band's upcoming new album Systematic Chaos due out June 5.

The Actual have made their first single "This is the Worst Day of My Life" available for download on their MySpace page. Their album In Stitches is due out on May 29.

Will Haven's new track "Helena" has been posted online here. It is taken from the band's new album The Hierophant, which is set for a June 19 release date.

Ill Nino have made their new single "Alibi Of Tyrants" available online here. The song is taken from the bands new album Enigma, which is now scheduled for a July 17 release date.

Marilyn Manson's new single "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)" has been made available online here. The song is taken from the bands upcoming new album Eat Me, Drink Me, which will see a June 5 release date.

Korn's new track "I Will Protect You" has been made available online. You can download it here. The song is said to be taken from the group's forthcoming, as-yet untitled, new album that is due out in stores on July 24.

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Thoughts of the Week

Sum 41 Front-man Deryck Whibley recently discussed the band's upcoming new album Underclass Hero, due out July 24. This is what he had to say:

I started asking myself all these questions that I would ask a band I was producing, like, 'What have I done in music already?' 'What do I want to say?' and 'How do I want this record to be perceived?' " he recently told MTV News. "I had all these questions and I started answering them by writing songs. I wanted to write about something that had significance, I wanted to make an album that was important and I wanted to make something that was 100 percent original. So I thought, 'Well, what is original?' and I realized that the only thing that can be 100 percent original is if I write completely about myself, and all the things that are going on in my head and in my life. This record is really important to me, and I want everything that I put into it to come across to everybody who hears it.

Of course, some have already balked at "March Of The Dogs," a song that features an intro in which Whibley declares, "Ladies and gentlemen of the underclass, the president of the United States of America is dead," and then goes on to talk about the president's head being blown off in the third verse. The band received some varied response to those lyrics via comments posted on its MySpace page, but Whibley says the harsh line is just a metaphor.

"That line is a metaphor for how Bush is so ineffectual and incompetent as a president," Whibley told MTV, in reference to the opening line. "It's the worst way I could think of to describe how bad he is as a leader."

Close This Piece of Shit Out, Motherfucker

Until next time: peace, love, and a little pessimism.–BC