Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Mark Boals will issue a solo album, entitled Edge Of The World, in Japan on October 23rd though Marquee Inc, and in other territories shortly after.

Described in an official press release as "his most diverse and creative solo album yet," Edge Of The World "is very much a melodic hard rock album, whilst utilizing progressive, (some) neo-classical and classic rock influences." The album features keyboardist Erik Norlander (LANA LANE, ROCKET SCIENTISTS), drummers Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) and Virgil Donati (RING OF FIRE, PLANET X), and guitarists Tony MacAlpine, Chris Brooks, Neil Citron and Jeff Kollman. Bass guitar and additional rhythm guitar duties were handled by Boals himself. 13 tracks (including a bonus track for the Japanese pressing) are contained on the CD, which was produced by Boals and engineered by Erik Norlander and Neil Citron.

BLACK SABBATH and BLUE OYSTER CULT's legendary "Black & Blue" concert, filmed at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on October 15th, 1980, will finally be issued on DVD via Classic Pictures. The DVD version of the long out-of-print video will apparently include all 14 tracks (seven by each act) contained in the original film, and is tentatively scheduled for release later this year.

The complete track listing for the DVD is as follows:

BLACK SABBATH
01. War Pigs
02. Neon Knights
03. N.I.B.
04. Iron Man
05. Paranoid
06. Heaven And Hell
07. Die Young

BLUE OYSTER CULT
01. Doctor Music
02. Cities On Flame
03. Divine Wind
04. Godzilla
05. Roadhouse Blues
06. Born To Be Wild
07. Here's Johnny

Look for an official press release soon.

TOOL won a Grammy in the category “Best Metal Performance” for their track "Schism" at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. TOOL beat out BLACK SABBATH ("The Wizard"), SLAYER ("Disciple"), SLIPKNOT ("Left Behind") and SYSTEM OF A DOWN ("Chop Suey!" ) to win the award, which was presented prior to the live telecast via the CBS network (scheduled to start at 8:00 PM EST).