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At The Drive-In have released "Governed by Contagions," the first single from the band's forthcoming album. The album, for which the title has not yet been revealed, is produced by frontman Omar Rodriquez-Lopez as well as producer Rich Costey.

At The Drive-In have not released an album since 2000's 'Relationship of Command.' A free download of "Governed by Contagions," is available here.

Stream the lyric video for "Governed by Contagions" below and let us know what you think!

Norma Jean have released the full 45-minute clip of their 'Luminæries' documentary, which gives an in-depth look at the making of the band's latest album, 'Polar Similar.' Prior to the release of the documentary stream, the film was only made available to those who pre-ordered the physical album.

The clip can be streamed below.

Today, December 8, marks the 12 year anniversary of the tragic passing of Pantera/Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, who was senselessly gunned down while performing with Damageplan in Columbus, O.H. Throughout the years, fans and musicians alike have honored the late guitarist in various ways, solidifying his status as a legend. One way that Dimebag has been memorialized is through the art of tattoos. Here is a list of 10 Dimebag Darrell tattoos. Tell us which is your favorite and share your Dimebag ink with us in the comments!

Metallica have announced an intimate "fifth members" performance in Los Angeles at the Fonda Theatre on December 15. The band have announced the details via Metallica.com. The full statement regarding ticketing information can be read below.

"Greetings from HQ, a place we've rarely been recently! And we're about to head out once again, this time for a quick trip south to spend some time with our friends in the media in Los Angeles. If you've been following along, by now you've figured out that while interviews and photo shoots are great fun, we can't visit without playing live too! So, we're back to invite you to join us at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood next week on Thursday, December 15th for our second to last show of this year.

If you would like to join us and you're a Fifth Member, click here to enter to win an opportunity to purchase up to two tickets per member in a special presale that begins on Friday, December 9th at 9:00 AM for one hour only. Fifth Member tickets will be specially priced at $25 each and all proceeds from the sale of tickets to this show will be donated to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Winners will be e-mailed a personal code by 5 PM PST on Thursday, December 8th, along with more details about how to purchase tickets to the exclusive one-of-a-kind show. You must be chosen as a winner in the contest to participate in the presale.

If you're not a Fifth Member, you'll still have a chance to purchase up to two tickets per person on Friday, December 9th at 11:00 AM PST at AXS.com for a price of $100 each, again with all proceeds donated to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Collection bins will be also available at the door, so we encourage you to support those less fortunate by bringing canned goods or other non-perishable food items to the show.

Join us in Los Angeles as we continue the celebrate 'Hardwired…' for the Holidays!"  

Issues have released the new music video for "Slow Me Down," which appears on the band's latest album, 'Headspace,' which came out this past spring. The video can be streamed below.

What do you think of the new video from Issues?

New York-based hard rock act Sinaro has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song, "Break the Paradigm," which features All That Remains' Oli Herbert. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

Lead vocalist/guitarist Gus Sinaro said, "It is an honor to have my friend Oli Herbert come onboard on this song and trade off solos with me. All That Remains have influenced me so much as far as modern metal goes and it's a dream come true to have such a talented musician involved in this song."

For more on Sinaro, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

The following is an excerpt from The Dillinger Escape Plan feature in the December issue of Revolver. Here, frontman Greg Puciato talks about the decision to end the band, Dissociation's foundation, how vulnerability is no longer a weakness, and more.

To read the rest, pick up the new issue on newsstands December 13 or get your copy here. Story by Jon Wiederhorn.

REVOLVER With 'Dissociation,' the band is definitely going out on top.
GREG PUCIATO Intent is what makes output valuable, not just blind creation. Once we decided that this would be the last record, it suddenly gave us a deeper purpose. We're already basically perfectionistic, but something happens in your brain when you know there's a clock ticking.

When did you decide this would be band's last album?
I had the album title chosen since mid-2013. Then, three quarters of the way through making the album, we had the conversation about ending the band, and it created a really cool thematic tie-in. I was already addressing a lot of personal loss and separation and the death of the band fit into that concept.

Did something happen to trigger the decision to end Dillinger?
No, to be honest we could much more easily have said, "fuck you" to one another and walked away around the recording of [2013's] 'One of Us Is the Killer.' But the fact that we worked through our bullshit as individuals on that album made us go, "OK, we're in a better place than we've been in a while. We're at the top of our game musically. We're getting along great. I think now might be the best time to pour everything into the final act." There's not one percent of me that believes we would have come out with a record as good as this if we had not have said that because it would have just been another record, another season of a TV show that doesn't know when it's gonna end and runs far past its expiration date. Giving this a definite ending empowered us.

You've always expressed rage and desperation. On this album it seems like you're emphasizing vulnerability as much as anger.
The older I get, the more I see Billie Holiday as being heavier than Meshuggah. So I approached a lot of the songs on the Dillinger record from a position of vulnerability, which, when I was younger I would have perceived as weakness. Taking that approach was a huge artistic triumph because now I feel like I've got a lot more range to go into emotionally than I wouldn't have had when I was 23 or 24. And I can apply that to whatever I do in the future.

For the rest of the story, pick up the December issue.