U.S. death metal pioneers NECROPHAGIA have set "Death Trip 69" as the title of their long-awaited new album, tentatively due before the summer via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The band is also planning a major tour with its international lineup, which includes Mirai Kawashima of SIGH, Italy's Titta Tanni, former IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah, Undead Torment, Fug and, of course, founding member Killjoy.

"Death Trip 69" will feature several guest appearances, including lead guitar parts by SLIPKNOT's Mick Thomson.

The Loc Dog Show bids farewell to Joey Jordison, and the Bitch we got a problem tour. A very special 3 part edition of the Loc Dog Show documenting the past six months of Joey's life on tour with Korn.

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DJ Starscream (a.k.a. SLIPKNOT's Sid Wilson) will perform at the Bang Face 50 - Golden Anniversary & Xmas Party on December 14 at Electrowerkz in London, England. More shows and appearances will be added soon.

Detroit's WALLS OF JERICHO is wrapping up work on its new EP, to be released in March 2008 on Trustkill. Produced by SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor at his Iowa home studio, the CD will be included with WALLS OF JERICHO's "Live in South America" DVD, which was filmed this past August. In addition to frontwoman Candace Kucsulain's singing voice, heretofore only glimpsed in rare moments on WALLS OF JERICHO's albums, the upcoming release will feature acoustic instruments, fleshed out arrangements, and Taylor's voice on several songs.

According to HardDrive Radio, SLIPKNOT will tour this summer with DISTURBED and MUDVAYNE. No further details are currently available.

SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison recently offered up a tentative timeline for the recording of the band's fourth major label album, saying that the group would begin this fall and get into the studio by January of 2008, with the CD likely to arrive in the spring. Jordison then told Launch that SLIPKNOT will most likely return to the road even before the disc is out. "We'll probably start touring a month or so before the album comes out, kind of the same way we did the Jagermeister Tour before 'Vol. 3' came out," he said. "So we'll do something like that as well and we're looking at right now doing some European festivals next year, but nothing's in stone yet. You know, there's still some things to be worked out, but the main thing is, you know, the fans should know that there will be another SLIPKNOT record."

Jordison told the U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that SLIPKNOT's follow-up to 2004's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" will be "heavy as fuck," adding that it will also be "just as weird and as experimental" as that album.

Professionally filmed video footage of STONE SOUR performing the song "Made of Scars" live at Rolling Stone in Milan, Italy can be viewed below (courtesy of Rock TV):

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor's "goofy cover band" THE DÜMFÜX is scheduled to perform at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa on December 31, 2007. Also scheduled to appear are ON A PALE HORSE and SCRUE. Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 at the door and are available from Ticketmaster.

Taylor previously told the Des Moines Register about THE DÜMFÜX, "It's a cover thing, all about fun. Seventies punk and '80s hair metal. Just good songs, just have-fun songs with attitude."

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/thedumfux.

The Pulse of Radio reports: Guitar Hero III grossed more than $100 million in its first seven days on sale in North America, according to Variety.com. Activision revealed the figures on Monday (November 5), making the music-based video game the second biggest title of the year after Halo 3, which hauled in $170 million in its first day alone. The sales of Guitar Hero could be either a positive or negative sign for the upcoming Rock Band, depending on how much money players have left to spend when the latter game arrives at the end of the month.

The third entry in the massively popular Guitar Hero series, which has been promoted by commercials featuring VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, features songs from SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, THE KILLERS, AEROSMITH, A.F.I., GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA, MUSE, PEARL JAM, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SMASHING PUMPKINS and dozens more.