METALLICA: Soundboard Audio Recordings From Wiltern Concert Available Soundboard audio recordings of several songs from METALLICA's May 14, 2008 benefit concert at the 2,200-seat Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles can be heard below.

VAINGLORY Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement American power metal band VAINGLORY, fronted by vocalist Kate French (CHASTAIN) and featuring lead guitar virtuoso Corbin King, has parted ways with recently acquired drummer Mike Oliviero.

DREAM THEATER / OPETH One-Off Acoustic Collaborative Performance Scrapped DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update from the Progressive Nation 2008 Tour, which also features OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3:"We were asked by Roadrunner [Records, DREAM THEATER and OPETH's record label] to do a special unique one-off performance for a few limited fans on one of our days off (in between Albany [May 18] and Boston [May 20], to be precise

FIREHOUSE Guitarist To Perform At Benefit Concert For Connecticut Children's Medical Center FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty will perform at a show to raise money for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

SWEET Leader To Guest On 'Electric Ballroom' Tune in to the "Electric Ballroom" radio show with hosts Aimee Kristi and Keith Roth on WRAT this Sunday, May 18 at 10:00 p.m.

IN THIS MOMENT Defends OZZY And SHARON Against Criticism From OZZFEST Bashers Southern California-based female-fronted band IN THIS MOMENT has issued the following update:"We have received a ton of messages in response to our Ozzfest 2008 announcement.

DESCENT: New Demo Song Posted Online UK death/thrash band DESCENT has uploaded a demo version of the new song "The Cleansing" on its MySpace page.

'Behind The Suit And Tie' Documentary Creator Interviewed; Audio Available Radioactivemetal podcast recently conducted an interview with Robert Bolger Jr., creator and director of the upcoming heavy metal documentary "Behind The Suit And Tie".

THE ORDHER Announces Lineup Changes THE ORDHER ? the Brazilian band featuring former members of NEPHASTH and REBAELLION ? has issued the following update:"THE ORDHER have lineup changes: drummer Cássio Canto joins the band to replace Maurício Weimar.

JUNGLE ROT: Dates Announced Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT have scheduled the following dates:May 17 - Skip'er Inn - Sheboygan, WisconsinJul.

HATE MACHINE Reunion Show Announced Late 1990s Rochester, New York-based metal band HATE MACHINE will reunite for one show this summer.

KATAKLYSM: Entire New Album Available For Streaming "Prevail", the new album from Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM, is available for streaming in its entirety on the group's MySpace page.

SCORPIONS: More Tour Dates Announced German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have scheduled the following dates:May 17 - Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland - Stadion MiejskiMay 22 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai Festival CityMay 30 - Greifswald, Germany - VolksstadionJun.

BLINDED BY FAITH Guitarist Quits Guitarist Daniel Gingras from Québec City, Québec-based metallers BLINDED BY FAITH has issued the following update:"The BLINDED BY FAITH show this Friday, on May 16th, at the Stage café in Trois-Rivières will be the last one ever for me with the band which I helped to form 13 years ago.

NIGHTWISH: Fall 2008 VIP Tickets Going Fast VIP tickets for NIGHTWISH's fall 2008 concerts in Philadelphia, PA (Aug.