Just when you thought you had everything in the Deftones world figured out, you see something a little left of center. Norma Jean, christian metalcore princes, were recently joined by Chino of the Deftones in the studio to help work on their latest album. Normally things like this just kind of fade away and people pass it off as rumors or something, but here’s video evidence of Chino in the studio helping Norma Jean with their latest studio effort. Looks like someone’s got a soft spot for christian metalcore.

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Zao’s album “Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest” is a classic example of metalcore innovation. At the time, 1998, no one really was playing innovative metalcore in the Christian music scene. Branded as a Christian band, thanks in large part to their first record featuring a different vocalist, and the moniker of Tooth and Nail Records being the only label who was pushing only Christian music at the time, Zao didn’t really want to be pigeon holed, but had to just deal with it.

The timers were just different, and while many youth group’s did not embrace the vocals of …

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August Burns Red will be going on a headlining tour with Sky Eats Airplane, A Skylit Drive, Greeley Estates and This or the Apocalypse in August. So get ready for the metalcore onslaught to pull through your town, and make sure you don’t miss this one.

August 29 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania @ Champion Ship
August 31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ First Unitarian Church
September 1 Baltimore, Maryland @ Otto Bar
September 3 Richmond, Virginia @ Canal Club
September 4 Wilmington, North Carolina @ Soapbox Laundro-Loung
September 5 Charlotte North Carolina @ Amo’s Southend
September 8 Nashville, Tennessee @ Rocketown
September 9 Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
September 10 Jacksonville, Florida @ …

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If you’re a fan of Korn, you’ll know exactly what happened with Brian “Head” Welch. He quit the band, got saved, turned his life around and wrote a tell all book about it. Well, he’s back in the music world, and his first single is circulating through rock radio, and is now on the official Head myspace page. There is one track you can listen to, and it’s not really that great. It sounds like a Korn wannabe, but it’s essentially Korn…because it’s Head, it’s weird.

The song’s lyrics focus on drinking, and the consequences of over using Alcohol, and …

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Underoath has come a long way from playing small basement shows and playing pure death metal to a nearly mainstream crossover. They have a live album out now entitled, “Survive, Kaleidoscope” which is coupled with a live dvd filmed in stunning multi-angle format, and isn’t half bad. Now I’m not the biggest Undieoath…er…I mean Underoath fan, but these guys keep proving the naysayers wrong every single tour, and this is going to be no different.

For those of you itching for some insider knowledge, you can be happy at knowing that Underoath’s new album will be titled, “Lost in the …

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Norma Jean’s new album cover artwork is here, it prominently features the title Anti-Mother, and looks really gorey. Not half-bad for the guys that have made a living with stop, go, stop, go metalcore with a christian message. (I’m a fan) If you’re not familiar with Norma Jean’s body of work, you might want to educate yourself to the metalcore stylings of one of the biggest bands in the independent circuit right now. They will be playing the warped tour main stage all summer, so you can check them out there. Here are the full list of Norma Jean tourdates, …

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Living Sacrifice recently embarked on a full U.S. Tour with none other than Demon Hunter, and have been causing quite a commotion around the Metal music circuit. If a reunion tour wasn’t enough to satiate your hunger for more metal mayhem, then you’re going to be glad to read this. Living Sacrifice have unleashed some new music via the official Living Sacrifice Myspace page. That’s right, new music from Living Sacrifice has been unleashed to the masses for free!

If that’s not enough, and I know it probably will be, the guys are working on a new album and will …

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