New Music Tuesday! (Jan. 31): Leonard Cohen, Metallica and more

With lots of audio and video.

January closes with new records by a range of artists. I've included info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may never have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months ...

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Out Of Frequency (B.A.R. Music)
The Danish alt pop band featuring flaxen-haired vocalist Mette Lindberg and producer Lars Iversen present their second full-length. Check out the video for first single “Heart Attack” below.

Astral Doors, Jerusalem (Metalville Records)

Authority Zero, Less Rhythm More Booze CD/DVD (Suburban Noize/Viking Funeral)
Authority Zero’s second live acoustic album and DVD continues in the same vein as 2006’s Rhythm and Booze, but features one full show — July 2, 2010 in their hometown of Mesa, Az. — and the tracks that are given the acoustic treatment are off their latest two albums (2007’s 12:34 and 2010’s Stories of Survival).

Black Bananas, Rad Times Xpress IV (Drag City)

Bleeding Through, The Great Fire (Rise)

BT, Laptop Symphony (Black Hole Records)

Buxton, Nothing Here Seems Strange (New West)
Houston-based folk rock quintet Buxton present their third record overall and first for nationally distributed indie label New West. Check out "Boy of Nine" after the jump, along with the rest of this week's new releases...