Two weeks ago we put seven new tracks on the site, but not content with that you wanted more. Well this week you’ve got it. 14 tracks, and not Mp3 downloads, because you too good for them. 14 new Roadrunner Tracks across four free CD’s. DETAILS: METAL HAMMER (2 free CDs, 10 Tracks) NEW SHIT CD Trivium – Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr Openhand – Tough Girl Wednesday 13 – I Walked With A Zombie The Agony Scene – Scapegoat Still Remains – White Walls Blood Has Been Shed – She Speaks To Me RAZOR CD Devildriver – Hold Back The Day Throwdown – Burn Betzefer – Fuckin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll A Life Once Lost – Vulture ROCK SOUND (2 Tracks) Devildriver – End Of The Line Throwdown – We Will Rise Kerrang! (2 tracks) Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache Trivium – Blinding Tears Will Break The Skies (previously unreleased)

Beneath Heaven Lies Hell, Beneath Hell Lies… The Cave!! A few months ago we posted a news story about this film. Due out on the 26th August it basically follows a team into the dark depths of a CAVE!! O.k. so in principle it doesn’t sound very scary or that good. And on watching the preview I was not impressed, that was until the last 5 secs, when all the monsters came out!! However, more important than the film, is the soundtrack (OUT Aug 22nd), 19 tracks of metal-core beauty: 1.Killswitch Engage ‘Irreversal’ 2.Nightwish ‘Nemo’ 3.Atreyu ‘You Eclipsed Me’ 4.Ill Nino ‘I’ll Find A Way’* 5.Shadow’s Fall ‘Inspiration On Demand’ 6.Trivium ‘Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr (Edit)’* 7.Lacuna Coil ‘Daylight Dancer’ 8.Open Hand ‘Hard Night’ 9.Bleeding Through ‘Love Lost In A Hail Of Gunfire’ 10.Diecast ‘Medieval’ 11.Strapping Young Lad ‘Love ?’ 12. Bury Your Dead ‘Magnolia’ 13.It Dies Today ‘A Threnody For Modern Romance’ 14.Mastodon ‘Blood & Thunder’ 15.Vext ‘Prescription’ 16.Burning Bridges ‘King Of The Demimonde’ 17.Egypt Central ‘Taking You Down’ 18.Devilinside ‘Conflicted, Conditioned’ 19.Candiria ‘Bring The Pain/Multiple Incisions’ Also so on the preview page is a game, however unless your on a 1mb + connection don’t even go there. Anyway CLICK HERE and enjoy.

Many of you may still be mourning for the loss of ROADRAGE, since Trivium, Still Remains, And 3 Inches Of Blood left our shores it just hasn’t been the same. If your lucky you may have tickets to DOWNLOAD where the infamous 3 will be playing. However, there is one more saving grace. THE FABCHANNEL !!!. Yes you heard me right, there is actually a channel called this, and as you may have guessed it’s european :). The site will be airing a live webcast of ROADRAGE tonight from 7pm. Also on Mon 13th the site will be doing a live webcast of Openhand in Melkweg at the slightly later time of 7:30. However, many of you will be off to the furious METAL HAMMER AWARDS, featuring a live performance from Trivium. For those who entered to win tickets on the site, if you don’t hear from us today then better luck next time. For those who did get a call ROCK ON. And remember to show your support for the mighty TRIVIUM. CLICK HERE TO GO TO CHANNEL FAB

What’s new / upcoming in the world of videos? As follows: Chimaira – will be shooting a video for “Nothing Remains” later this month, should be complete and in-house come mid-July. Chimaira – Chimaira in stores August 8th DevilDriver – delivered just today, the completed “Hold Back The Day” video. Should be coming online in the next week. DevilDriver – The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand in stores June 27th Obituary – will be shooting a video for “Insane” come June 18th, should be completed and in-house come first week of July. Obituary – Frozen In Time in stores July 18th Trivium – will be shooting the video for “A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation” later this month, should be in-house come mid-July. Trivium – Ascendancy in stores now, motherfuckers

So here it is, OBITUARY’s own perception of their music. A track by track of their entire new album (pt2). If you haven’t heard the band CLICK HERE and check out INSANE track 3 from their forth coming album Frozen In Time. Go to the bands ARTIST PAGE to view the album artwork. This track-by-track is featured in the latest issue of ZERO TOLERANCE, as part of an awesome 4 page feature by Chris Alo. TRACK-BY-TRACK pt 2 6. MINDSET This track is slower in delivery as it plods along. Very brooding and evil sounding, yet not as catchy as some of the others. í¢ä‰åñThat’s a good one, but I can’t remember if I wrote it or if Trevor did,í¢ä‰åŒ laughs Allen West 7. STAND ALONE A quick lead takes off in the beginning of this very fast song. This one has an old school vibe to it. í¢ä‰åñThe second I wrote that riff I thought it sounded like Celtic Frost. An Mot퀌_rhead too maybe a little bit,í¢ä‰åŒ admits Trevor. 8. SLOW DEATH Not as slow as you would expect in the beginning, but the vocals kick in and then the pace backs off. The main riff reminds me of Sepultura’s ‘Slave New World’ and the riffs become longer and slower as it progresses. í¢ä‰åñThe working title for that one was ‘Slipknot’, because of the drumming.í¢ä‰åŒ Big Al comments, í¢ä‰åñReally because it has a sort of tribal beat to it, it’s not like we were trying to sound like them.í¢ä‰åŒ 9. DENIED This sounds like it could have been on Slowly We Rot. Tardy has some great phrasing on this one, but I have no idea what he is saying. í¢ä‰åñThat was the first song I wrote for the new albumí¢ä‰åŒ says Trevor. í¢ä‰åñI wrote it at home by myself with a drum machine.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åñTrevor sent me the song over e-mailí¢ä‰åŒ Frank remembers. í¢ä‰åñI heard it and I thought it was like we were really going back to our roots with that one.í¢ä‰åŒ 10. LOCK JAW Starts out with a lead as part of a slower-paced intro. The song kicks into high gear and gets chaotically faster until it slows down for the breakdown in the middle. í¢ä‰åñI started writing the song when I was listening a lot to Hell Awaitsí¢ä‰åŒ confesses Trevor. í¢ä‰åñBut I’ve compared ‘Lock Jaw’ to ‘Hell Awaits’,í¢ä‰åŒ says Frank, í¢ä‰åñand it sounds nothing like that song, it’s just got that kind of vibe to it.í¢ä‰åŒ REMEMBER: OBITUARY – FROZEN IN TIME – OUT JULY 18th

Check out this great Interview with Devildrivers frontman Dez Fafara. EXTRACTS… Blasting-Zone.com: What can you tell us about your latest disc? Dez: “We made a better record, man. It’s got more melody, that’s for sure. We made a faster record – it’s got more hooks, more grooves, more everything. I think this record is going to define who we are from here. Hopefully we’ll continue to progress as a band and continue to grow.” Blasting-Zone.com: Do you feel the lineup changes the group has undergone since the release of the first disc have affected your overall sound? Dez: “Since the beginning of DevilDriver there has been many, many member changes. there are only two members of the group left from when we were called DEATHRIDE. I think the addition of (guitarist) Mike Spreitzer and our previous guitarist (Evan Pitts) leaving, as well as having more than one guy writing the whole album really made the difference. All of my guys can play guitar. Much of the new album was tracked by my bass player and drummer. But at the same time, there’s no hard feelings toward that – they just pass off the baton to each other when it comes to writing and recording. I think that’s such a cool thing for a band to do.” Blasting-Zone.com: What do you hope to accomplish with this album? Dez: “I make no bones about it. I want us to be one of the biggest heavy metal bands out there – no bones about it, man. I think we’re a great live band. I want this band to absolutely get the recognition it deserves. We’re one of the very best live bands you can go see. Anyone that has come out to see us can tell you that. And I say that with zero degrees of cockiness – it’s more of a ‘bring it on’ type of thing, ya know? It comes from a complete heart of gold.” Blasting-Zone.com: Do you feel your work with DevilDriver officially closes the chapter on you time with Coal Chamber? Dez: “I don’t know. I was a member of Coal Chamber for ten years. I look upon that period of time with a great deal of fondness. I got the opportunity to travel the world, I got gold albums out of it. Plus, I got to tour with Black Sabbath and Pantera. I got to do a song with Ozzy and Nikki Sixx. Am I trying to put it behind me? Yes, I’d really like it if people would take a look what I’m doing now. At the same time, I still want people to look at what I did with Coal Chamber, too. It’s all good. I stand behind everything that I’ve ever done, ya know? Life is a growing process. I’ve been in the public eye for ten years – people have watched me grow. I can definitely say that I’m at the top of my game. I think I’m doing my best work. As long as I can still honestly say that, I’ll keep in the game. As long as the fans are still into what I do.” Blasting-Zone.com: Is there any chance there will ever be a Coal Chamber reunion? Dez: “There will never be a Coal Chamber reunion (laughs). I look upon it with fondness, but it’s like asking someone if they would ever want to go back and repeat the third and fourth grades after they’re already done with high school, ya know? I appreciate people growing with me and understanding what I’m going through, ya know? The only reason I am here is because I have surrounded myself with good players and I’m having a good time.” Read the entire interview at this location. The Blasting Zone site REMEMBER: DEVILDRIVER – THE FURY OF OUR MAKER’S HAND – OUT JUNE 27th

The last time we visited the track listing for Soulfly’s upcoming release Dark Ages, we had 13 tracks…this time, and word has it this will be the final track listing, we have 15 tracks (a couple new tracks, a couple re-titled). The final track listing for the upcoming Dark Ages release (coming this September) is as follows: The Dark Ages Babylon I And I Carved Inside Arise Again Frontlines Inner Spirit Corrosion Creeps Molotov Riot Starter Bleak (The) March Fuel The Hate Stay Strong Soulfly V

We managed to quickly catch up with OPENHAND before there underworld gig last saturday. CLICK HERE for a quick video clip. REMAINING TOUR DATES Tuesday 7 June – Glasgow Cathouse Wednesday 8 June – Nottingham Rock City Thursday 9 June – Leeds Cockpit Saturday 11 June – Download Festival

As many of you are aware, the explosive Ferret/Roadrunner trio Every Time I Die, Twelve Tribes, and A Life Once Lost are playing the Under The Gun tour. Here’s what A Life Once Lost drummer Justin had to say about the forth coming event: “A Life Once Lost is is beyond excited to a part of the Under the Gun tour! This will be our first European run, and its a pleasure to be touring with Ferret/Roadrunner label mates Twelve Tribes and Every Time I Die. France, Germany, UK, Belgium..get ready for A Life Once Lost…NO ONE IS SAFE. “HUNTER” hits the streets June 27th on Ferret Music/Roadrunner!! We hope you like it!” TOUR DATES: AUGUST 5 í¢ä‰åäóì BIRMINGHAM Academy 3 6 í¢ä‰åäóì OXFORD Zodiac 7 í¢ä‰åäóì PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms 8 í¢ä‰åäóì CARDIFF Barfly 9 í¢ä‰åäóì LEEDS Cockpit 10 í¢ä‰åäóì GLASGOW King Tuts 11- MANCHESTER Academy 3 12 í¢ä‰åäóì SHEFFIELD Corporation 13 í¢ä‰åäóì STOKE Sugarmill 14 í¢ä‰åäóì LONDON Garage

Opeth – journalists coming back from Sweden, sounds of the new release… By now, a handful of journalists from various metal publications in the US are heading back stateside from spending the weekend in Sweden with Opeth (hearing the new album, conducting interviews). Speaking of the band’s upcoming debut on Roadrunner Records, their A&R Rep here – Mike Gitter – was in the studio with the band early last week, and has the following to say about what he’s heard: “Heard four songs and was blown away….basically, they encompass all things Opeth with a confidence and aggressiveness that smells like a band’s best record. Mikael Akerfeldt told the truth when he talked about a return to the heaviness Opeth is known for. The album’s opener, “Ghost of Perdition” explodes into a god-like riff (replete with his unholy roar) before clobbering you with riffs and musical moves that stretch and break the limits of what can be done within the same song. You can hear a band so self-assured it’s frightening. Keyboardist Per Wiberg — now a fulltime member of Opeth — adds hugely to the band’s sound without overwhelming or softening the intensity of things. Akerfeldt possesses a much stronger vocal range. And drummer Martin Lopez throws in a lot freer range of rhythms and percussion than you’ve ever heard in Opeth’s sound in the past. As strong as the sound and mix of the record was with Steven Wilson on the past three record, the sound of this record is crushing. The band, along with engineer/mixer Jens Borgen have crafted a sound that is totally intricate and in your face. I can’t wait til the world hears this record.”