"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is out in theaters now, and is already breaking records and attracting all sorts of fervor about the ending, whether it's better than the first film and what the possibilities are for "Eclipse" (which is set to release in June of 2010 but is already being buzzed about in the "Twilight" fan community). The "New Moon" soundtrack has also been tearing up the Billboard album chart, selling half a million copies in only five weeks of release on the back of Death Cab for Cutie's excellent, moody new single "Meet Me on the Equinox." The rock-centric soundtrack also features tunes by Muse, Thom Yorke, the Killers, OK Go, Editors, Band of Skulls and Grizzly Bear. It's an excellent batch of songs that compliments the film about as well as a soundtrack can, making it the perfect companion piece.

But here in the MTV Newsroom, we like things to be just a little bit louder, which is why we've put together a "New Moon" video playlist that packs a little extra adrenaline and gives the werewolf and vampire love story an added bit of punch. AC/DC's "If You Want Blood (You Got It)" provides a little bit of blood-sucking thump, while the squall of Mudhoney's "Suck You Dry" will psych you up for your next vampire baseball game. Ozzy Osbourne is there, of course, because he likes to "Bark at the Moon." And what song better describes the eternal Edward Cullen than Bruce Springsteen's "Dead Man Walkin'"?

Check out the complete video playlist below, starting with Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly," which sums up the spirit of "New Moon" about as well as an '80s metal star could.

Life has not been kind to Canadian metal veterans Anvil. Despite mad respect from their 1980s peers and a brief blip of hair-era popularity (during which they played some massive headbanging shows in Europe and released the then-brutally heavy and influential Metal on Metal), the scrappy rockers have had a rough go of it. But thanks to the hit indie documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" — which, if you haven't seen it, is exactly like "This Is Spinal Tap," except funnier and with real dudes — the band is suddenly flying high.

And things just got a bit better. Hard rock icons AC/DC have tapped Anvil to open a pair of stadium shows for them this summer in Boston (Gillette Stadium, July 28) and New Jersey (Giants Stadium, July 31).

According to a press release about the gig, "Anvil band members Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner will see their dreams come true as they are set to open for one of the greatest hard rock bands in the world, AC/DC, for the two biggest shows on their Black Ice World Tour. This opportunity marks a stellar comeback for the 30 year-old band that continues to reach new heights with the success and continued expansion of their documentary and recent features in Newsweek and Rolling Stone."

Thanks to the success of the movie, Anvil are back on the road and have played more than two dozen "Anvil Experience" dates so far this year, which combine live concerts with screenings of the movie. Multiple big name fans have come out of the woodwork to praise them. One of the more unlikely supporters is Coldplay's Chris Martin, who gave them major props in a recent interview on his band's Web site, in which he called the movie, "brilliant … wonderful."

There aren't many feel good stories in music these days, but this is one of them. If you love music — especially if it's loud — you owe it to yourself to check these guys out.

On Tuesday, AC/DC released Black Ice, the iconic Aussie band's first studio LP in more than eight years, available exclusively through Wal-Mart. On Thursday, the band posted an online clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of their new video, "Rock 'N Roll Train."

Shot on August 15 in London, the video gives fans a first taste of the band's latest album, which, if early sales estimates are accurate, could end up selling 800,000 copies its first week on store shelves.

Directed by David Mallet, the video — filmed largely in front a green screen — was shot with four Red cameras, which have a resolution that exceeds 35 mm film but with the dynamic range of traditional cameras. Several fans were invited to be part of the production, and the video even features a few unintelligible words from frontman Brian Johnson. As one fan put it as he walked into the studio, "The boys are back."

MTV News will be attending this weekend's secret AC/DC show, so check back on Monday for our full report on that experience.

By Todd Brown

When your fans wait eight years for an album, the release certainly calls for an event, or maybe even a celebration — better yet, how about an entire store devoted to the record?

Well, that is exactly the kind of love AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice," is getting. MTV, "Rock Band," Wal-Mart and the band itself teamed up to open two stores — one in Los Angeles and one in New York City — devoted solely to the "Rock Band" and AC/DC experience. AC/DC and "Rock Band" fans alike can come down, buy a deluxe version of the new album, play the yet-to-be-released AC/DC live Track Pack on "Rock Band 2," and buy anything and everything related to "Rock Band," AC/DC or MTV. Read more...

By Christopher "CJ" Smith

Yesterday we ran a story about this fall's slate of superstar releases, but there are plenty more albums due out this leaf-changing season.

October 7

Rise Against's Appeal to Reason: Will these punkers be able to follow up on the success and critical acclaim of 2006's The Sufferer & the Witness?

Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul: The Brit rockers cling to legitimacy on their seventh album, which (surprisingly) has been getting favorable reviews. Can they stage a comeback to relevancy? Read more...

The Teen Choice Awards aired on Monday night and America's reigning teen — Miley Cyrus, duh — was true to her overachieving self by not only hosting the show, but also performing her hit "7 Things" and winning three awards (for Choice TV Actress, Comedy; Choice TV Show, Comedy; and Choice Music Female Artist). Not bad!

Not surprisingly, high school was a pre-eminent theme of the night, as teen soap "Gossip Girl" walked away with six surfboards, including Choice TV Show, Drama and TV Breakout Show.
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· To the delight of "Panama" fans everywhere, Van Halen are back on the road.

· OMG, AC/DC are coming out with a new album.

· Islands, a band we love, are touring ahead of their May release.

· A “Soul Train” movie is in the works, threatens to be "more than slightly sensual." Amazing.

· Vibe mag wants to know if you get turned on having sex with people of other races.