Look at the 2006 calendar with this year's release schedule in mind and you might notice something special: June 6th is a Tuesday. In metal terms, that means 6/6/6, is going to be a release date for new albums. Naturally, any self-respecting metal band should be aiming to put out an album on that day.

One album that's going to be out on 6/6/6 is the Island/Def Jam debut by The Bronxx, an album the band's website promises to be "a scorcher." The band's previous album was itself a scorcher and landed on Coolfer's best of 2003 list. For a taste of that self-titled album, The Bronxx website has free downloads of "Heart Attack America," "White Tar" and "Bats!"

Shadows Fall is going to be late by a week -- its new album Fallout From The War will be released on June 13th.