Rock Music Report

Four people, including the gunman, were killed and 16 others injured in a shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas Wednesday evening.  Fort Hood officials said the gunman was a soldier who had been receiving mental health treatment and that he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Ohio-based quintet Skeletonwitch -- whose new album, "Serpents Unleashed," will be released by Prosthetic Records this fall -- will perform alongside Swedish occult rockers Ghost on select tour dates this summer. All of the group's upcoming concerts are listed below.

Just in time for the holiday weekend, California's Warbringer will play four select 'War Without End 5th Anniversary' west coast dates starting tonight in Stockton, California at Plea for Peace with special guests Vektor and Hatchet. Following these not to be missed shows, the band will head to Anaheim, California where they will begin recording newly penned material with producer Steve Evetts. Re

Things are heating up for Atlanta's favorite party moshers Attila. In advance of the June 25th release of their new album About That Life (Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie), the band has partnered with Spotify and Revolver to exclusively stream the album's title track today, May 24th, through Tuesday, May 28th. Hear “About That Life” here.

Metal heathens Skeletonwitch recently began recording their fifth album with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Kvelertak, Black Breath) at GodCity Studio in Salem, Mass.

Scranton raised, Philadelphia based punk rock outfit The Menzingers have announced plans to take their rousing live show on the road for a series of headlining dates with four-piece American rock band Fake Problems, fellow Philadelphia outfit Restorations, and Captain, We’re Sinking.

Born Of Osiris are mature well beyond their years, and this progressive juggernaut has now perfectly honed all of their collective talents to create what will soon be a pinnacle release for the metal genre.

Arizona grind masters Landmine Marathon have announced plans for a week-long West Coast tour en route to the Obscene Extreme Festival in Mexico alongside Napalm Death, Phobia, Dying Fetus and many more. The tour will kick off on March 19 in Las Vegas and continue until the band reaches Mexico City on March 28.

During The Acacia Strain's tenure with Prosthetic Records, the band released four acclaimed studio albums -- two of which, 2008's "Continent" and 2010's "Wormwood," cracked the Billboard charts -- as well as a Top 10 live DVD.

Scottish metal act Bleed From Within has just revealed the cover art and track listing for their new album, 'Uprising.' Due out via Century Media Records on April 2, 2013 in North America and March 25, 2103 in Europe, this will be the group's third full-length album.