Jeff Scott Soto has a new solo record on the way, commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the vocalist’s partnership with Frontiers Music Srl. Retribution is set to be released this fall, but “Breakout”, the first single off the Howie Simon co-written and produced album, is already available to sample via the Frontiers Music srl YouTube Channel.

On the newly released single, Jeff Scott Soto comments, “I was beyond excited and ready to make this album upon reviewing some of the songs Howie had in mind for it. I knew it would be a great follow up to the killer albums I’ve made thus far with Frontiers. ‘Breakout’ is a great lead in as to what you can look forward to!”

You can head to http://jeffscottsoto.com/news/ for more details on the upcoming full length, as well as other projects, including the recently formed Sons of Apollo. November 10th marks the release date of Retribution, which is available for preorder in digital form via iTunes (affiliate link) and in physical form via the Frontiers Music Official Shop.

Jinjer has revealed a new video, featuring a dynamic live performance by the Ukrainian metallers for a track off their 2014 record Cloud Factory. Metal Injection has the exclusive premiere of the live clip of “Who Is Gonna Be The One“. Here’s what the band has to say about the clip:

“We’ve spent the better part of two years touring our butts off but it’s always something special for us when we play the Ukraine. The spirit and intensity of our fans and friends there are a much welcomed reminder of what Jinjer is about and where we come from. We were lucky enough to catch one of those moments at the Atlas Weekend Festival 2017. This live video of ‘Who Is Gonna Be The One’ is a revamped version with a different arrangement. Consider this is our way of saying thank you to our supporters back home as well as abroad!”

As the band themselves said, Atlas Weekend Festival 2017 marked the spot and setting for this video, and the touring isn’t stopping anytime soon for Jinjer, as they’re set to support Arch Enemy on the Will To Power Tour in the UK starting this month. That tour will be followed by a headlining run from Jinjer,, then they’ll head out with Arch Enemy once again in early 2018. Visit: https://facebook.com/JinjerOfficial for more details, and the band’s latest record King of Everything is available on iTunes (affiliate link) and the Napalm Records shop,

Whitechapel’s A Decade of Defilement tour has some new additions in the form of two special guests that have been brought on board this week – San Diego Death Metallers Carnifex, and Rings of Saturn, the Bay Area Californians whose brand of technical metal has been dubbed “Aliencore”. Entheos and So This Is Suffering will both hold opening slots, rounding out this large scale North American tour that starts off on November 10th in Atlanta, GA and run through mid-December.

Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex says, “Teaming up with our good friends in Whitechapel is always great. We plan on bringing a new stage set up so those that came to our headline tour are in for another night of huge production and a line up of crushing bands.” while Rings of Saturn’s Lucas Mann states, “We are excited to tour with such an influential band as Whitechapel is, as well as play “Ultu Ulla” for more of our fans.”

You can find all the tour dates listed in the photo above and at the official sites of Carnifex, Rings of Saturn, and Whitechapel.

Epica has officially unleashed their new EP The Solace System. The album features six never-before-heard songs straight from the studio during the recording of their latest full-length, The Holographic Principle. This is far from the only news from Epica this week, as the Symphonic Metallers just premiered an animated music video for their “Immortal Melancholy” track via Billboard, released an unboxing video for The Holographic Principle – The Ultimate Edition! and kicked off The Ultimate Principle tour in Boston last night. For more on all the latest releases, and the full listing of upcoming North American tour dates alongside Lacuna Coil, Insomnium and Elantris, check out: http://www.epica.nl.

Bloodstrike are “creeping” out of Denver to reveal a new single by the name of “Creeper”, streaming via their official Bandcamp page here. The track comes from the band’s sophomore Death Metal full-length, Execution of Violence. Produced by Bloodstrike themselves, and recorded by guitarist Jeff Alexis, this follow-up to 2015’s In Death We Rot is set for an October 13th release on Redefining Darkness Records. For more on the upcoming record, Bloodstrike, and the Redefining Darkness label, head to the label’s official Bandcamp page.

Unleash The Archers premiered their fourth full-length Apex earlier this summer, and now the track “Awakening” has an official playthrough video featuring not just one instrument, but the entire band. You can see it via the official Napalm Records YouTube Channel. This is the third Apex-related clip, as videos for the tracks “Cleanse the Bloodlines” and “The Matriach” have already been released. Unleash The Archers is headed out on an extensive European and UK tour this fall, and all the dates are available at: https://facebook.com/UnleashTheArchers.

Early 2017 saw the arrival of Hammerfall in North America, returning for the first time in quite a long while for a tour alongside Delain. Now, it’s already guaranteed that the US and Canada will get to see the Swedish Heavy Metallers again in the not-too-far-off future, as an extensive run of dates has been set for 2018. Hammerfall hold the headline slot, but taking the ride along with them as special guests will be the classic thrashers Flotsam & Jetsam. The band has expressed their excitement on the upcoming tour, and here’s a bit of what they have to say: “We’ll do everything in our power to make this tour even better than last time, but we need your help to do it. Together, we can prove once and for all that heavy metal really is stronger than all!”

More on Hammerfall: https://facebook.com/hammerfall.

The Haunted’s latest record is their ninth studio full-length, and Strength In Numbers is officially out on Century Media Records today. Produced by Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir), the album’s first single “Brute Force” was released in music video form a few months back, and can be found on the label’s official YouTube channel here. The Swedish thrashers also have another video, for the track “Spark” and the most recent of clips is for the track “Preachers Of Death”. The Haunted is headed out on a European tour at the end of the month, with further dates for the fall yet to be announced. For more on Strength In Numbers and to keep up with the latest on The Haunted, head to: http://the-haunted.com.