Richmond, VA's Municipal Waste have signed to Nuclear Blast. Frontman, Tony Foresta, had this to say:

"We wanted to work with a label that were not only fans of the band and our music, but were willing to get behind any ridiculous idea that we could think of. Once we realized this, Nuclear Blast was the obvious choice. The Blast has been friends with the band long before doing a record was even a possibility. I feel like we're starting off with a clean slate and decade of experience to start back up on the right track. Expect some great things in the near future from the WASTE. This is only the beginning!" Municipal Waste will enter the studio this summer to record their 5th full-length to date and are expected to release the new album in 2012.