The wait is over! Flyleaf have just released their new studio album Memento Mori, the follow up to their platinum selling self titled debut, today! Check out their online listening party here!
The album features the single “Again” and was produced by Howard Benson (Voivod, Pretty Boy Floyd). On working with the band Benson said,
“For me, I like bands that have something they believe in, regardless of what it is, and the fact that they believe in something so strongly is fairly attractive to me”.
Guitarist Sameer beams about Memento Mori saying,
“We’ve grown a lot as musicians and songwriters…we’ve done a lot …read more

The last week has been kind of crazy being back actually working for a living. I’ve tried to update here when I can, but time has been tight. This will be my last Scrap Metal Report and my last post. However, this isn’t the end of my metal blogging. As I’ve said before, blogging has renewed my faith in metal and I want to keep updated on it and have an outlet for that. For that purpose I started my new, personally owned blog called HookInMouth.net. If you would like to continue to read my metal bloggings, you’re more than …read more

Wow, almost an entire Monday without an update. Well, I assure you I have a very good excuse. The fact is that I started a new/old job today. I went back to work for my old employer in a new position. First day on the job “The Man” had me bustin’ my ass for 10 hours.

With that said, there is also this to say: May 31st will be my last day with Metal Martyr. It’s been a fun [almost] two years of bitching, ranting, misspellings, grammar butchering, hatred, (sometimes senseless) negativity and most important of all interacting with readers …read more

Some days the metal news flows while other days it’s a slow crawl. Yesterday was one of those slow crawl days. Overnight things can change and looking through my RSS this morning there is some news of significance to include band members quitting and being replaced like it’s the cool thing to do.

The Showdown have announced that they are replacing their Drummer and bass player. Drummer AJ Barrette and bassist Eric Koruschak have parted ways and have been replaced with Yogi Watts of Demonhunter fame and Jeremiah Scott. The announcement said that Eirc And AJ wanted to spend more …read more

It’s been another crazy, busy week. I’m still trying to recover from the Suffocation show and my neck is killing me. I have a bunch of stuff from press releases and such I’m going to dump out here all in one and then get on with the normal days work.

Unearth shooting a video for Grave Of Opportunity today. Unearth is set to tour with Testament and Lazarus A.D. starting on May 2nd. The video will premiere sometime after the tour starts.
Daath’s new album is coming on April 21st. You can Preorder it from CM Distro. They’ll be heading out …read more

Here are a few pieces of metal news worth a mention that I don’t feel like writing full articles about.

Bravewords.com reports that The Dong Open Air Festival in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany on July 17th through the 19th, sold in in 4 hours. You can find out what bands are performing at Dong at www.dongopenair.de. I’m sorry, but my juvenile mind chuckles every time I say “Dong Open Air“.
Megadeth will be headlining America’s first Revolver Golden Gods Awards on April 17th in Los Angeles. 
Metal Injection just premiered Rumpelstiltskin Grinder’s new video “Nothing Defeats The Skull” video. Check that out at …read more

A slight case of sleeplessness brings you this early edition of the Scrap Metal Report today. Just a few things to run down in the news.
God Forbid are streaming their entire new record, Earthsblood on their Myspace. Earthsblood sees it’s release on century Media on February 24th.
Hatebreed guitarist Sean Martin has decided to resign from his duties in the Connecticut hardcore band. No details on the circumstances of is decision but there doesn’t seem to be any bad blood. Original guitarist Wayne Lozinak will step back in to the band to fill Sean’s vacant spot.
Tool Guitarist Adam Jones and …read more

A quick run down of some things in the news today. Some are a big deal, others are not so much.
Lamb Of God: Wrath leaked a few days ago. Chances are if you download it, you will probably still buy it when it comes out…unless you absolutely hate it or you’re just a cheap bastard. I kind of have some mixed feelings on it after 3 listens. I’m not saying I downloaded it, I’m just saying.
AC/DC were said to be playing Wrestlmania 25. Now it’s said that they’re not. Either way I could really care less.
Shadows Fall have started …read more

I got things done kind of early yesterday so there was a bunch of fairly relevant news items that I missed.
Dave Mustaine says that he and producer Andy Sneep have decided that they have what they need to start recording the new Megadeth album.
All That Remains front-man Phil Labonte will be on XM Radio’s Liquid Metal (channel 42) tonight between 9 and 10 pm EST. The segment will re-air on the 16th at 11pm and the 17 at 5pm. ATR are heading to the UK to tour with The Haunted on the 17th and then to Europe on …read more

Twice in one week is odd for the report but there are a few things I think are news-worthy but don’t feel like writing extensively about them. Also, I was suppose to go see Mudvayne and Snot tonight and get an interview with Greg Tribbett. Unfortunately some things have come up and I can’t make it. It’s about a three hour drive for me and I would have to leave early and I have something that really needs to get done today. Anyway, here are a few things of interest…

Statix X have announce the title and release date for …read more