The Weekend Roundup: Halford, Immortal and Autopsy

Well it's the weekend once again, and now that the college football season is underway, the days can be full of beers, brats (yeah, that's the German spelling, not brauts), and metal music.

I just watched my own college favorite (Iowa Hawkeyes) pummel Eastern Illinois). But enough about football, you are here for metal. And I'll sum up your end of weekend metal news right here.

Halford announces release date for new album

That's right, good ol' Halford is back at it again, this time making a legitimate metal album and not some Christmas wreck.

We've already been able to check out one embarrassingly cheesy, yet deliciously heavy, track ("The Mower") from the CD titled Made of Metal, in addition to a live version of the Nascar-ode and title track, and now we can hear the rest on September 28 in the USA (a day earlier for all you European fans and Oct 13 in Japan).

Immortal: "All Shall Fall" Streaming on a MySpace near you.

The title track off All Shall Fall is now on Immortal's MySpace. Of course I'm sure someone else uploaded the track on the page, while Abbath and Demonaz hung out in the forest.

I think "All Shall Fall" is a great tune. It's definitely Immortal.

Will Immortal Fall on October 6?

Immortal's new studio album "All Shall Fall" is a little over two months away and people are wondering if the band can pull off a great album in 2009.

I always say Immortal is my favorite black metal band and I think the band will release some blistering music, even if it isn't as epic as "At the Heart of Winter".

Check out the new album cover below, which actually doesn't feature the band members on it (the only album to do this since "At the Heart of Winter"). It looks kind of cheesy, I mean for me seeing Immortal on the cover would be like seeing Kiss on the albums of its covers back in the day.



UPDATE: More details on the release including photos out today. Album will be available October 6 in the US in the following formats.

* Standard jewelcase CD
* Limited-edition digipack
* Limited-edition 180g vinyl
* Limited-edition picture disc
* Limited-edition box, only available through Nuclear Blast webshop.

I take back what I said about the album looking cheesy. The front opening like gates to Immortal pic is pretty rad!

Morbid Angel and Immortal Are Still Kicking Ass!

Saw these two clips of recent live performances from Morbid Angel and Immortal. Make sure to listen to The Metal Show tonight from 8-9 p.m. on KRUI 89.7FM!