Gary Numan is to release a new full length album at the end of October.

The album, entitled ‘Dead Son Rising’ will be Numan’s first album since 2006’s ‘Jagged’. He has also announced plans for another album, ‘Splinter’ as early as 2012.

‘Dead Son Rising’ – released on October 24th – will feature the following tracks:

‘Resurrection’
‘Big Noise Transmission’
‘Dead Sun Rising’
‘When The Sky Bleeds, He Will Come’
‘For The Rest Of My Life’
‘Not The Love We Dream Of’
‘The Fall’
‘We Are The Lost’
‘For The Rest Of My Life (Reprise)’
‘Into Battle’
‘Not The Love We Dream Of (Piano version)’

Controversy courter Marilyn Manson has said that his eighth album, ‘Born Villain’ will tentatively be released before the end of 2011. The album will be the first Manson release via Cooking Vinyl records, after being dropped by Interscope Records.

In an official statement from marilynmanson.com, Manson posted the following message:

“‘Born Villain’ is the title of the new MARILYN MANSON album. While looking to experiment in unlikely collaborations, I met Shia [LaBeouf], and we spent a long night at my studio. After seeing ‘Maniac’, his short film, which is somewhat inspired by ‘Man Bites Dog’, I was astonished by his directing ability. So I shared quite a few of my favorite inspirations in art, literature, and obviously film. I was impressed with how Shia digested my world, and made what I’d like to think, is both an homage and a mockery of the history of cinema. We ended up writing a short film. The score is from my new album, and is, in the words of Macbeth, ‘Full of sound and fury.’”

Watch the Shia LaBeouf directed clip for ‘No Reason’ by clicking here. (PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT SAFE FOR WORK, or for those of a sensitive disposition.)

Cult math metal/djant band Animals As Leaders have set a release date for their second full length album.

‘Weightless’ will be released on Prosthetic Records on November 8th.

Before the album’s release, you can catch the band live in the UK this month, supporting Between The Buried and Me at the following venues:

20th LONDON – Underworld
21st LONDON – Underworld
22nd MANCHESTER – Moho Live
23rd GLASGOW – King Tuts
24th LEEDS – Cockpit
25th BIRMINGHAM – Academy 3
26th BRISTOL – Academy 2
27th CARDIFF – Clwb Ifor Bach

The forthcoming collaboration between metal giants Metallica and Lou Reed may not have it’s complete tracklisting announced yet, but slowly, parts of the puzzle keep being revealed.

Yesterday – September 1st – the proposed cover art for ‘Lulu’ was revealed, which you can see below.

‘Lulu’ is scheduled for release in the US on November 1st, and so far, has the following tracks confirmed: ‘Junior Dad’, ‘Little Dog’, ‘Mistress Dread’ and ‘Pumping Blood’.  Some sources claim these four songs will be placed as tracks 6-9 on a ten song release.

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80s metal band Anvil have a career spanning anthology released on September 27th.

‘Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil’ collects nineteen cuts from across the band’s career, hand picked by the band.

The release follows the band’s fourteenth studio album ‘Juggernaut of Justice’, which was released in June.  It is the band’s second retrospective (the first ‘Anthology’ was released back in 2000); the first career overview since the band gained popularity via Rob Reiner’s 2009 documentary movie ‘Anvil!: The Story of Anvil’.

The band also take to the road this autumn and can be seen at the following US venues:
Oct. 19 – Springfield, VA – Jaxx
Oct. 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
Oct. 21 – Akron, OH – Ripper Owens Tap House
Oct. 22 – Westland, MI – Token Lounge
Oct. 23 – South Bend, IN – Club Landing
Oct. 25 – Denver, CO – Casselman’s Bar
Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA – Red Devil Lounge
Oct. 28 – Redondo Beach, CA – Brixton South Bay
Oct. 29 – Tempe, AZ – Club Red
Oct. 30 – San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach house
Oct. 31 – Las Vegas, NV – Cheyenne Saloon

Nov. 02 – Oklahoma City, OK – Samaurai’s
Nov. 04 – Darien, IL – Q Sports
Nov. 05 – Cleveland, OH- West Side Masonic Temple
Nov. 06 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
Nov. 07 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom