System of a Down Singer Partners With Rapper + More News

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian lends his voice to St. Louis rapper Tech N9ne's new album Something Else, which is due out on June 25.

"I had not heard of Tech N9ne when we were sent the track," Serj admitted. "I checked out a bunch of his songs and really got into his flow, intensity and dynamics, and I agreed to sing on it. Originality in hip-hop and rock are hard to come by."

Tech N9ne has worked with a wide range of artists in the past including Linkin Park, Yelawolf and Deftones. [Rolling Stone]

Want to indulge in six minutes of Dillinger Escape Plan's new album One of Us Is the Killer? You can check out a preview of the album below. The record drops May 14. Our take? If you like DEP, Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton and general metallic chaos, you'll love this.

Brendon Small of Dethklok fame has teamed up with Epiphone to create the Limited-Edition Brendon Small "Thunderhorse" Explorer Outfit. The result is the ultimate six-string guitar on a classic Explorer profile with a striking gloss Silverburst finish and packed with exclusive features only found on an Epiphone instrument. See the picture below to get a real idea of how amazing this axe is. Prepare to drool, guitar nerds! Grab napkins.

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Kataklysm have revealed the title of their new album, due out later this year, and it's Waiting for the End to Come. The long-standing Canadian death metal band will release the album via longtime label Nuclear Blast.