As previously reported, comedian/Actor Brian Posehn has inked a deal with Relapse Records to release his debut stand-up CD Live In: Nerd Rage internationally. The video for the song 'Metal By Numbers', featuring ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and ex-Anthrax bassist Joey Vera, is now available on Posehn's My Space page (video 1).

The lyrics for the song can be found at this location. The music for 'Metal By Numbers' was writtin by Scott Ian.

The following is Posehn's official Relapse Records press release:

Posehn's Live In: Nerd Rage reveals the hilarious observations of a self-professed nerd and life-long fan of heavy metal. At times personal, nasty, dry, and absurd but always funny, Brian muses on being a teenage heavy metal fan, marriage, his dog Ernie, high-school reunions, body 'parts' and getting revenge on childhood tormentors. Recorded as part of Brian's appearances on the Comedians of Comedy tour, and including a sketch with Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), Live In: Nerd Rage is Brian at his funniest and will have everyone who hears it seeing the world through a totally different set of eyes.

Not just a mere stand-up CD however, Live In: Nerd Rage also incorporates two of Brian's other life-long loves; comic books and heavy metal.

Live In: Nerd Rage features two musical cuts; one by Brian's heavy metal band POSEHN and another by TITANNICA. POSEHN's lineup reads like of a who's who of the hard rock elite; featuring Scott Ian [ANTHRAX, SOD] on guitar, Joey Vera [ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING] on bass, John Tempesta [WHITE ZOMBIE, THE CULT, TESTAMENT] on drums and guest lead solos from Jonathan Donais [SHADOWS FALL] and Russ Parrish (National Lampoon's Metal Skool) with Brian himself on vocals. POSEHN slays with the soon-to-be-legendary original track 'Metal By Numbers' while TITANNICA [the metal band from the beloved Mr. Show sketch] delivers their epic track 'Try Again, Again'.

Additionally, the record features artwork by noted comic artist Mike Avon-Oeming (Powers, Bastard Samurai, Hammer of the Gods) with colors by Peter Pantazis (Powers, Common Grounds). This fact is made all-the-more relevant as Brian launches "Last Christmas", a comic book co-written by Posehn and Gerry Duggan depicting Santa's adventures battling mutants in a post-apocalyptic landscape, through Image Comics on May 24th.

Live In: Nerd Rage will be released on July 11th in North America, with an international release to follow in August.

Prior to the release of Live In: Nerd Rage, Brian will be doing stand-up as part of the fifth leg of the Comedians of Comedy Tour. The tour, named "The Best Thing To Happen To Stand Up Comedy in 2005" by Time Out New York, will be comprised of a week of dates in the Midwest and include appearances by Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, and Eugene Mirman in addition to Brian.