Oh my Buddha! This has got to be the biggest giveaway in Metal Injection history. In celebration of the release of MUDVAYNE's new CD, The New Game, we have teamed up with them to give away one hell of a prize, the above Washburn WI-14 guitar autographed by all the members of Mudvayne! Yes, its friggen true.

How do you enter? Tis simple… all you have to do is leave a comment on this post letting me know the name of the singer of Mudvayne. Can this be any simpler? I think not. Contest ends next Wednesday, November 26th.

Also, all you Mudvayne fans, check out the press release after the jump for full tour dates from the band as well as another sweet contest the band is doing… (more…)

This is your last chance! We will start picking winners tomorrow. Click here for details on how you could win free tickets to see one of our favorite bands evaaaar.

Metal Injection is teaming up with the fine people at Sick Drummer Magazine for a new ongoing contest called the Digital Blast Off , the world's first recurring online drumming competition for metal drummers, judged by metal drummers.

This first digital drumming contest will be judged by: Adam Jarvis (MISERY INDEX), Dave Culross (MALEVOLENT CREATION) & Elliot Hoffman (CAR_BOMB). The contest will be split in two divisions: Signed or Unsigned. This means that anyone can enter! We have a brand new set of Axis Double A Longboards for the winner of each division. Please wipe the drool of your face, thank you.

Full details of the contest will be announced in the November 1st issue of Sick Drummer Magazine, which you can subscribe to for free at sickdrummermagazine.com.

This competition is brought to you by Sick Drummer Magazine , MetalInjection.net , Axis Percussion & Hudson Music.

It's that time again! Metal Injection is teaming up with Relapse Records for a sweet ticket giveaway. We are HUGE fans of BARONESS, so huge in fact that we really really want you to experience them live. Which is why we are giving away a free pair of tickets to every stop on the tour. All you have to do is just leave a comment with the tour stop you'd like to attend, and a week or two before the shows we will randomly pick some winners.

And, if you're still not convinced at the awesomeness that is BARONESS, check out our collection of live footage of the band and be prepared to be blown away.

Here are the tour dates. Leave a comment with the date you would like to enter to win tickets for:

BARONESS with COLISEUM and MINSK
November 13 Columbus, OH Ravari Room
November 14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
November 15 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club
November 16 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
November 18 Rochester, NY Club @ Water Street
November 19 Albany, NY Valentines
November 20 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
November 21 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
November 22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
November 23 Cambridge, MA Middle East – Downstairs

As if the thought of Origin, Misery Index and Fuck the Facts touring was not enough, Metal Injection is sweeting the deal by giving away a pair of tickets to each show on this MI co-sponsored tour. BUT WAIT…There's more ::Cue infomercial voice:: One GRAND PRIZE winner will not only get a pair of tickets, but also the newest discs by Origin, Misery Index and Fuck the Facts, as well as an embroidered Origin work shirt and Origin beanie. So you'll be all decked out in ORIGIN-wear as you destroy the pit to their amazing music. How do you enter? All you have to do is leave a comment in this post with the tour date you'd like to attend. Here is the itinerary:

Sep 28 2008 - The Church of Boston Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 29 - Rebel (formerly Downtime) New York, New York
Sep 30 - Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 1 - Doug’s Rockhouse Aurora, Illinois
Oct 2 - Vnuks Milwaukee, Wisconsin*
Oct 3 - The Riot Room KC, Missouri*
*without Misery Index, Fuck the Facts.

So pick a date, leave a comment…win FREE tickets!

After a short hiatus, the GUESSING GAME is back! The way the game goes is we will photoshop a musician and award prizes to a select few users who answer properly. The correct answer to last time's Guessing Game is Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth as seen below:

Congratulations to MI Junkies: Masterchef, germetalmania, Discreeto, and deathdealer666 on winning last week!

This week, we have made things way more difficult. First off, we've hidden everybody else's comments, so NO CHEATING, and we've really amped up the Photoshopping on this one! So, check out this image, if you think you know who it is, leave a comment and next week, we will randomly choose 4 people who answered correctly to win a free copy of the Summer Slaughter DVD. Guess away:

Last week was the beginning of a new feature here at METAL Injection called the Guessing Game. Every week, we will photoshop a musician and award prizes to a select few users who answer properly. We started off with an easy one, as the answer to last week's Guessing Game was KILLSWITCH ENGAGE:

Many of you answered correctly, so we had to pick randomly. Congratulations to METAL Injection junkies DeathLeprechaun, BobSGI, element22ag, and METALFREEDOMas they have won a FREE copy of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's Inflikted.

This week's is a little bit tougher (I hope). We will be awarding 4 junkies who answer properly a free copy of the recent BEST OF SUFFOCATION release put out by Roadrunner Records. The hint is "Vocalist":

Welcome to the newest feature on Metal Injection, the Guessing Game! Every week, we will present you with a photoshopped photo of a band and if you guess the right answer, you could win a prize!

This week's prize comes from the fine people over at Roadrunner Records, and we will give away 4 copies of the new CAVALERA CONSPIRACY CD Inflikted. All you gotta do is figure out what band that is up there and post the correct answer in the comments. We will pick four right answers at random and send you a FREE copy of the CD. So start guessing…

Metal Injection is teaming up with MetalSucks.net and Metal Blade Records for one epic contest…the AMON AMARTH Viking Video Contest! Upload your best Viking video and win big! We will be giving away an awesome Amon Amarth prize package, in celebration of their upcoming release Twilight of the Thunder God, set to be released September 30th, 2008.

Click here for all the rules at get crackin! Those villages wont pillage themselves.

Also, make sure to catch AMON AMARTH on tour this Fall with ENSIFERUM, BELPHEGOR, and THE ABSENCE. Here are the announced dates:

October 1 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
October 4 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
October 9 - Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
October 15 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
October 18 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
October 20 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
October 21 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx

We have just launched an official Rockstar Energy MAYHEM FEST channel with videos from each of the tour’s acts, including Slipknot, Disturbed, Dragonforce, Mastodon, and many more. The channel can be viewed here.

To celebrate the launch of the channel, we have teamed up with Rockstar Mayhem Fest and Roadrunner Records to give fans the opportunity to win free tickets to the show. We will be giving away a pair of tickets to every stop on the tour.

UPDATE: All the ticket winners have been chosen. Congratulations! We will be doing more giveaways such as this very soon.

How do you enter to win a pair of tickets?
It's quite simple. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with the tour stop you would like to attend. In order to comment, you have to be a registered Junkie of Metal Injection. Not a registered junkie yet? No sweat. Click here to register, it's absolutely free!

Note that winners have already been chosen for the crossed out dates

7/9 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
7/11 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/12 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
7/13 - San Bernardino, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion
7/15 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
7/16 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
7/18 - Phoenix, Az - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
7/19 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
7/20 - Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler's Green
7/22 - Kansas City, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/23 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/25 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
7/26 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/27 - Houston, TX - Sam Houston Race Park
7/29 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
7/30 - West Palm Beach - Cruzan Amphitheater
8/1 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
8/2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
8/3 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
8/5 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
8/6 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
8/8 - Toronto, ON - Downsview Park
8/9 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/10 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/12 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
8/13 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
8/15 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
8/16 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
8/17 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
8/19 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center.

Check out the above exclusive clip from the new Vice documentary, Heavy Metal in Baghdad. The documentary follows the only metal band in the war state, Acrassicauda. Here is a brief writeup from the press release:

Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a feature film documentary that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to the present day. Playing heavy metal in a Muslim country has always been a difficult (if not impossible) proposition but after Saddam’s regime was toppled, there was a brief moment for the band in which real freedom seemed possible. That hope was quickly dashed as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. From 2003-2006, Iraq disintegrated around them while Acrassicauda struggled to stay together and stay alive, always refusing to let their heavy metal dreams die. Their story echoes the unspoken hopes of an entire generation of young Iraqis. The Collector's Edition of the DVD, featuring over 90 minutes of bonus material, will be released June 10th

Its a pretty awesome documentary. So awesome, in fact…that we are giving away a free autographed copy of the DVD as well as a poster. You don't have to wait until June 10th! All you have to do is leave a comment stating who the terrible leader who was just overthrown in Iraq was (hint: the answer is totally one paragraph up). We will pick a random winner in the next few days.