Weekly Music Roundup: March 9, 2012

This week saw new tunes from the Mars Volta and Soulfly, and the long-awaited return of shock rocker Marilyn Manson. While it surfaced over a week ago, Meshuggah posted a lyric video for their new song "Do Not Look Down," so we've included that as well. On top of that, we also got new tracks from Emmure, Cancer Bats and a clip of a new Running Wild track, all of which can be found below.

Earlier this week, we also debuted the brand new album from blues guitarist Lance Lopez, which you can stream here. We're also giving away a free download of a new track from, titled "As I Make My Way," at this location.

The Mars Volta, "Zed and Two Naughts"

Marilyn Manson, "No Reflection"

Meshuggah, "Do Not Look Down"

Cancer Bats, "Road Sick"

Emmure, "Protoman"

Soulfly, "Gladiator"

Running Wild, "Riding on the Tides" (clip)

Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.