A little something for the weekend for you. Most Precious Blood have done a couple of remixes of their track ‘The Great Red Shift’. So, we’ve added them up into the MUSIC page for you to download… free MP3s of course. Enjoy.

The last 2 nights have marked Obituary’s first UK shows since ‘World Demise’ was released and toured… which means we’re talking around 1995. That was a long fuckin’ time ago. With just 2 UK shows to mark their reunion, we hope you managed to make one. First show, Bradford Rios 2 nights ago. Second, London’s Electric Ballroom, just last night. So, what’s changed? Can they still cut it? Does John Tardy still have vocals from the bowels of Hell? HELL YES! Obituary delivered an amazingly tight set… our highlights being ‘Kill For Me’, ‘Slowly We Rot’, and ‘Final Thoughts’. What did you think? E-mail us! The Electric Ballroom looked sold out and we reckon people had travelled from all over the UK to be there… we learnt of one chap who spent 7 hours on a coach from Cornwall to see them! Still, a 7 hour trip is mere drop in the bucket if you’ve been waiting nearly 10 years… A few choice comments from this office: “John Tardy still has vocals from the bowels of Hell, and his hair was even longer than I remember (and is almost a stageshow on it’s own).” “Frank Watkins í¢ä‰åäóì his nonchalant attitude on stage reminds me of Nicky Wire of the Manics (believe it or not). Still reckon he should be in a Hardcore band though.” “Trevor Peres (a.k.a. The Skull) í¢ä‰åäóì almost as much hair as John. Totally Metal. Flicked more Devil Horns than Ronnie Dio. Riff-meister.” “Donald Tardy í¢ä‰åäóì the í¢ä‰åñanchorí¢ä‰åŒ of the Obie-sound. Seemed to enjoy it the most, but then you would if your last gig was with Andrew WK.” “Amazed they didn’t play ‘Don’t Care’.” Judging how drunk a large proportion of the crowd were, we’d say you all had a damn fine time! We certainly did… Live photos now up in the Obituary PHOTO GALLERY… somewhere under all that hair, there are faces, honest (we’re talking band, and front row of the pit). new Obituary album coming next year…

About time there was a bunch of new photos up on this site for you to look over, doncha think? With all the recent tours, in stores, and photo shoots going on, we’ve spent more time this last week uploading photos than we have sleeping! So, in respect of our sleep-deprived state, go forth and browse some photo galleries… new photos posted for all the below… just click the band name to be taken straight there (almost as though you clicked your heels like Dorothy). 3 INCHES OF BLOOD CALIBAN SLIPKNOT HATEBREED 36 CRAZYFISTS EIGHTEEN VISIONS HOPESFALL WEDNESDAY 13 OBITUARY TRIVIUM CRADLE OF FILTH

Sadly, the 36CF tour has come to an end, and our boys have flown home to Alaska. What an awesome time though, and judging from our mailbox it looks as though you had as cool a time as we did. Plus, the guys were stoked to meet so many of you at the instores at the MVCs! Have you checked out the few pics we posted up yet in case you’re in them? Live shots too… do take a look, all in the 36CF PHOTO GALLERY. Before they left though, Brock wanted to record a little video message for you guys to download after the tour was done. So, we took along the ol’ camera to the very last show, in Portsmouth, and we’ve just uploaded it for you in the VIDEO section. If you missed the shows, or want a recap of what they were like you simply have to download THIS VIDEO CLIP from the Manchester show… everyone thought it was SO cool, we sent it over to our US office too. The response? Monte Conner, A&R: “That’s fuckin’ awesome!!!”

Just how much do you know about Most Precious Blood?? Hmmm? We bet you didn’t know all of the following… * Rachel left her job doing autopsies to tour in MPB full time * Justin does voice overs for commercials and used to work for Howard Stern * Matty has the word “hairy” tattooed on him and collects old vintage skateboards * Rob left his job as a chess instructor to tour in MPB full tme * The MPB dogs (Budgie & Basil) have their own band called Caninus In other MPB goodness, do stop by and check out these awesome photos from their recent Euro tour… some nice UK ones in there too. Props to Cindy Frey for the pics.

Fear not, for now if you can’t make a Machine Head show, you might still be able to catch Caliban at one of the newly announced ‘off’ dates! God Forbid will headline, with Caliban supporting. Machine Head will NOT appear. Dates are as follows: 23rd October – Rock It, Aalen, Germany 21st November – Lintfabriek, Konitich, Belgium 25th November – Fibbers, York 28th November – The Venue, Edinburgh 2nd December – The Underworld, London

Hardcore troopers WALLS OF JERICHO have preserved the brutality of their live show for future generations of moshing masses in their new video for “There’s No I In Fuck You!” The video was directed by Kevin Leonard who also shot videos for TERROR, HIMSA and NEVERMORE. The video visualizes the idolatry of rock stars and goes on to refute this idea of glamour and stardom. “It’s not about being rock stars it’s about being real people,” said lead singer Candace Kusculain. The video’s narrative is also interspersed with footage of the band’s live show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim. Normally, Monday nights are a bare-bones scene for concerts, but on the night of this show, WALLS OF JERICHO managed to pack the house to capacity, selling 500 tickets pre-sale for the 275-person venue and selling several thousand dollars worth of merchandise that night. Despite the fact that the band had to play “There’s No I in Fuck You!” three times in the set for different shots in the video, the crowd was just as excited for the second and third renditions as they were for the first. “The show was awesome. The kids were crazy,” says Kusculain. “One kid grabbed me and gave me a kiss on the cheek.” Unfortunately, kisses weren?t the only thing being distributed that night. During one song, an overzealous mosher took to the stage for a dive and somehow got his leg tangled in lead singer Candace Kusculain’s mic wire. Unfortunately, the wire was also wrapped around Candace’s wrist, resulting in a blow to her head. Luckily, Candace is no stranger to this kind of “on-the-job” injury. Having already sustained black eyes and a broken nose in previous shows, the most tenacious lead singer in all of hardcore, male or female, merely shrugged off the injury and soldiered on for the kids like she always does. “I didn’t even realize there was blood on my head. I didn’t even realize it was mine. It happens all the time. I’m sure people in the crowd got hit way harder than me.” And in true hardcore style, Kusculain continues good-naturedly, “I got a black eye last night. I woke up this morning, got a little shiner. I swear I’m gonna get something broken during this tour.” The frenzy of the live show only follows from where the music leads. Candace, along with guitarists Mike Hasty and Chris Rawson, bassist Aaron Ruby and drummer Alexei Rodriguez set the tone for a relentlessly chaotic show with their speedy metal guitars and crushingly dense breakdowns. In the past, WALLS OF JERICHO have played with the likes of GOD FORBID, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, MARTYR AD, 36 CRAZYFISTS, TERROR, THROWDOWN and MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. More recently, the band has joined forces with BLEEDING THROUGH and IT DIES TODAY for a cross-country tour and will embark on a European tour with UNEARTH and SICK OF IT ALL in November. blabbermouth.net

SLIPKNOT KERRANG! – Big lead news story on ‘Vermilion,’ deathmasks and gold discs í¢ä‰åäóì out today ROCKSOUND í¢ä‰åäóì ‘If I Ruled The World’ piece with Corey Taylor CHIMAIRA KERRANG! – 4K DVD review with Q&A from Mark TOTAL GUITAR í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Guest lesson’ on metal riffing with Rob and Matt (also on covermounted CD) CRADLE OF FILTH ROCKSOUND í¢ä‰åäóì 3-page feature

“Hello everyone, weve been home for a couple of weeks now hanging with our families and friends, writing new material, finalizing the DVD, and getting ready to hit the road once again. The We Salute You Tour 2004 featuring ILL NINO, DROWNING POOL, FLAW, 40 BELOW SUMMER and CANDIRIA starts on Nov. 9th and goes until Thanksgiving. Additionally, were booking 2 weeks of dates in Mexico, Central America and South America for the end of November into the first half of December. We’ll soon post all the new dates in the Tour Section, so don’t forget to come back and check them out. See you at the shows.” Ill Nino

Before the Unholy Alliance tour kicked off, we offered our street team, the chance to interview Hatebreed. The teamer who sent in the best questions, would be able to ask the band their questions, and have the answers posted here. The winner was chosen, and here is PART TWO of his interview with Sean Martin, Hatebreed’s guitarist. Teamer: With success over the recent years and a high-profile record deal, how do you respond to the older fans not willing to accommodate such change? Sean: It’s all good. We’re still here making heavy music. It’s not as if we’ve put out a rap record, not that I’ve got anything against hip-hop, but we’re not trying to change anything. Just because we’re on a bigger label and just because things are going well doesn’t mean we’re a lesser band, you know. We’re heavier now than we’ve ever been and we’re going to keep getting heavier. Teamer: Over the past few years, hardcore has risen greatly in popularity worldwide. Do you feel this has had a positive or negative effect on the state of the scene? Sean: I think it’s positive. I mean, how can it be negative? A lot of kids get bummed out when newer kids come into the scene or anything like that. God forbid a kid isn’t born with an Agnostic Front or Hatebreed shirt on. I know I wasn’t! I think it’s good because it opens up the minds of a lot of kids who may never have known the scene existed and it may give them a reason to do something positive like starting a band or a record label. Teamer: What bands would you say have been Hatebreed’s major influence? Sean: I’d have to say Hatebreed’s major influence musically would be Entombed, Sheer Terror, Carcass, Slayer, Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front. We love all music but those are the bands that make me want to write a riff and play the guitar. Teamer: It’s quite hard to compare you to those bands though. Yeah, well, we don’t try and be them but their aggression, their music and their lyrics give us the feeling to create – it’s inspiration! It doesn’t mean we’re going to take it note-for-note, which we may have here and there in the past (laughter). For the most part, those bands mashed together and squashed down to 2 minutes ends up as a Hatebreed song (more laughter). more to come…