FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have just released an audio stream for the song “Walk Away.” The song is featured on the band’s sophomore album, War is the Answer, which is in-stores everywhere now. With the new album Five Finger Death Punch has fine-tuned their songs more than ever, and their sound has progressed immensely.

Guitarist Zoltan Bathory puts it best: “We’ve matured but we’re still the same band. Maybe we’ve gotten closer to traditional metal on War Is the Answer.” The band produced the album alongside world renowned producer Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne), and attracted legendary mixer Randy Staub (Metallica) to the project as well. Also, the band had grown together as people, performers and songwriters. Singer Ivan Moody relates, “We tried to keep the basic ingredients but expand the sound at the same time. We spent two and a half years on the road together, and these guys have become closer to me than my biological family.”

5FDP are just wrapping up their Shock and Raw tour with Shadows Fall and Otep, and are preparing for European domination throughout November.

Check out “Walk Away” here.

Check MUDVAYNE’s full stream of their debut single “Scream With Me” below. The track is off their forthcoming S/T release, out December 22:

SEVENDUST are doing a select number of tour dates to round out the year with. Catch them on tour at the following places:

December 3 – Gainesville, FL @ The Venue
December 4 – Estero, FL @ Germain Arena
December 5 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Bues
December 6 – Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
December 31 – Jackson, MS @ Club Fire
January 1 – Birmingham, AL @ Five Points Music Hall
January 2 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

In response to the leak of THEM CROOKED VULTURES’ album, the band has made the unprecedented decision to stream the record in its entirety beginning with first track “No One Loves Me & Neither Do I”. You can watch it below then click into it to hear every other tune on the album.

THEM CROOKED VULTURES’ self-titled debut album is due out November 17 in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records.

THEM CROOKED VULTURES recently announced its first ever shows in California and the Pacific Northwest:  November 17 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, November 19 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, November 21 at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, and November 22 at the Roseland Theater in Portland.The dates expand an itinerary that already includes a December tour of the UK and Europe and January dates in Australia and New Zealand.

EVILE will embark on a UK tour in January 2010, marking the first tour since the tragic passing of the band’s bassist, Mike Alexander, on October 5, 2009.

The confirmed tour dates are as follows:

January 14 – Cardiff, UK – Barfly
January 15 – Wrexham, UK – Central Station
January 16 – York, UK – Fibbers
January 17 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
January 18 – Newcastle, UK – University
January 20 – Manchester, UK – Academy 3
January 21 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
January 22 – Leeds, UK – Rio’s
January 23 – Bristol, UK – Thekia
January 24 – London, UK – The Underworld
January 25 – Wolverhampton, UK – Civic Hall

Mexico’s Search & Destroy has photos from last night concert of MOONSPELL and TIAMAT at Circo Volador. Check the link here.

Setlists for both bands were as follows:

Moonspell

Intro
At Tragic Heights
Night Eternal
Finisterra
The Southern Deathstyle
Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade)
Opium
Blood Tells
Scorpion Flower
Nocturna
Luna
Vampiria
Mephisto
Alma Mater
Encore
Everything Invaded
Ruin And Misery
Full Moon Madness

Tiamat

Intro
Will They Come?
Whatever That Hurts
Children Of The Underworld
Cain
Divided
In A Dream
Do You Dream of Me?
Cold Seed
Until the Hellhounds Sleep Again
Brighter Than the Sun
The Sleeping Beauty conFernando Ribeiro
Gaia

Montreal’s juggernauts AUGURY sadly report the departure of their drummer Antoine Baril. Aussie skinsman ‘Frog’ of THE AMENTA will be filling in on the upcoming tour with VADER:

“I’m very sad to have to announce my departure from AUGURY.  Some personal and professional reasons have made multiple tours impossible for me at the moment. I wish all the best for AUGURY because those wonderful guys are making incredibly good music.  I will never forget those memorable shows and I would like to thank everyone for their support on the road everywhere we’ve been on tour.”

States the band:

“AUGURY thanks Antoine for all the good times and excellent music,  and we wish him well in all aspects of his life.  He will remain a close friend for all of us.  For the upcoming tour with VADER [in support of their new album Fragmentary Evidence], drummer Robin ‘Frog’ Stone from Australian industrial metal mad scientists The Amenta will take over the drum throne.  He is a very tight and skilled drummer, having learned our set in a matter of hours.  Click here to see a video of Robin in action.  We have a new drummer ready in Montreal for the upcoming tours. Videos and name will be revealed soon.”

5FDP (Five Finger Death Punch) have just released an audio stream for the song “Walk Away.” The song is featured on the band’s sophomore album, War is the Answer, which is in-stores everywhere. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, of course, are the band who fail at cheap publicity: Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist Is Just A Stupid Drunk.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH- Hard To See

You can now hear the first single from the forthcoming SHAPES STARS MAKE album These Mountains Are Safe. “Le Dodici” is the first song to be released from the album and you can hear it here.

SHAPES STARS MAKE is full on ambience, post-rock outfit who will be releasing their debut full length with Dreamt Music in January 2010.

Celebrated Oakland, CA metal band SAVIOURS have been bestowed a “Goldie Award” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian as part of the alt-weekly’s 21^st annual “Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery” Awards.  The Guardian gives the “Goldie Award” annually “to honor outstanding talent in the performing and visual arts saluting promising artists early in their careers as well as established artists deserving special recognition.”  SAVIOURS were presented with the award at a private ceremony in San Francisco last evening.  A special SFBG spotlight on the band can be viewed at this location. SAVIOURS just released its long awaited new album Accelerated Living.