I find myself curiously intrigued by playoff baseball. Detroit fandom is a hell of a drug.

• I’ve been listening to a lot of Soilwork lately, so that seems like a good place to start. Check out the new single “Spirit Of No Return”, a track that arrives just before their European tour with In Flames and Arch Enemy.
• German symphonic metal? Sure! That sounds fun. Xandria are releasing a new EP on November 22 through Napalm Records titled Universal Tales. A video for the first single, “No Time To Live Forever”, can be seen here. They’ve also got North American tour dates early next year.
• Like Moths to Flames dropped a new song titled “Soul Exchange”. That’s a standalone single that falls a few weeks ahead of their tour with The Devil Wears Prada (…and others of course).
• Death rock/punk crew Deathrite revealed the third track, the title track, from Flames Licking Fever. That album is out on October 18 through Into Endless Chaos Records.
• We’ll close out with Lacuna Coil. We’ve got a new album from the Italians on the way. Sleepless Empire arrives on February 14 through Century Media, and a video for the new single “Oxygen” is below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb