News Briefs

• Update Regarding the new Driver album (from vocalist Rob Rock's Facebook page - February 17, 2012): "Final tweaks for the new Driver CD called Countdown going on this week. We also have contributions from singer Mark Boals, bassist Ray Burke, and Daniel Cordova. The CD is coming out great! Vintage style production and killer songs, and Maor Appelbaum mastering."

• R-Existence, the new album from Boarders, will be released on February 29, 2012. Look for it to be available as a free download at the group's website: www.boarders.it. R-Existence track-listing: "The Agony of Lying", "Sings of Resistance", Vengeance is Yours", "4th Reich", "Pure Gold", "Lightbringer", "Sixth Out of Five", "Cause of Life", "Meet, my Heart", "To My Father".

• David Benson will be re-issuing his 1994 debut album Holy Psychotherapy on March 30, 2012 (from the artists Facebook page - February 18, 2012): "Just thought you might like to know that the official release of Holy Psychotherapy Extended Re-Master will be March 30, 2012. This will include 3 new songs as bonus tracks! With each order of this album you will receive a free Holy Psychotherapy 11 x 17 poster! This will be a limited offer only. So be sure to get ready to pick up your copy of this re-master that started it all!" Please note that
  Premonition of Doom, the artist's third album from 1997, will be re-issued on Retroactive Records later in the year.