Thursday 21st August. The day of the Kerrang! Awards in London. Murderdolls are nominated for two awardz, and in honour of the occasion, Acey & Wednesday will be flying in to attend the presentations and, of course, the party afterwards. Best of luck.

Where, when, and what…. 1. The Hits from Friday 15/08, and also in “New 4 U” programming package (request it on 09012 931 234, #607) 2. The Box from Friday 15/08, and also in “Box Fresh” (request it on 09012 930 100, #607) 3. Q TV from Saturday 16/08, and also in “On Q” programme package 4. Kerrang TV – from Friday 15/08 (selection number #609) 5. MTV – from Friday 15/08 6. VH1 UK – from Friday 15/08 7. BBC1 The Saturday Show / TOTP’s on Saturday – are running a 4 miunte feature on Nickelback (filmed in Vancouver) on Saturday 16/08. Plus, they will also launch a competition for the chance to win an electric guitar signed by the band! 8. BBC1 The Saturday Show / TOTP’s on Saturday – running the second part of the Nickelback Signed Guitar comp on 23/08. 9. ‘Someday’ is on Flaunt – request it by calling 09014 900353.

Hitting a store near you on September 1st, the orginal soundtrack to the ‘Underworld’ movie. The tracklisting is as follows: 01. The Damning Well “Awakening” featuring Wes Borland, Richard Patrick, Josh Freese, Danny Lohner 02. Puscifer “REV 22:20” featuring Maynard James Keenan, Danny Lohner 03. Page Hamilton “Throwing Punches” 04. Milla “Rocket Collecting” 05. Renholder “Now I Know” 06. David Bowie “Bring Me The Disco King” (Loner Mix) featuring Maynard James Keenan & John Frusciante 07. Skinny Puppy “Optimissed” 08. Renholder “Down In The Lab” 09. A Perfect Circle “Judith” (Renholder Mix) 10. Dillinger Escape Plan “Baby’s First Coffin” 11. Johnette Napolitano “Suicide Note” 12. Trust Company “Hover” (Quiet Mix) 13. Renholder “Falling Through The Sky” 14. A Perfect Circle “Weak and Powerless” (Tilling My Grave Mix) 15. Finch “Worms of the Earth” 16. Lisa Germano “From A Shell” 17. Renholder “Death Dealer Descent” 18. The Icarus Line “On The Lash” 19. Sarah Bettens “All Of This Past” For more info on the movie & soundtrack check out our Underworld LINKS page.

Late last week, somewhere out in LA, all nine members of Slipknot reunited. It’s time. It’s time to start work on their third studio CD. This time, producer Rick Rubin will be leading the charge. The band is currently in the initial stages of pre-production, and should actually start recording come early September. This is but the beginning…

Machine Head’s new album (due out Oct 13th) will be available as a special limited double CD edition with a slipcase. However, this version of the CD will only be available on initial store orders of the album… so once their stock is gone, that’s it, no more double CD slipcase version. The 2nd CD will contain 5 demos (that were done for this record), the live video for ‘The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears’, the new video for ‘Imperium’ (tentatively planned to be shot Aug 25th) and footage that was filmed during the recording of ‘Through The Ashes Of Empires’. In other Machine Head news, last night was the first official hearing of the new MH tunes. From 7pm in central London, a special listening party (with air con & free bar) was hosted with selected radio, TV, and print media folks in attendance. Not to mention some Roadrunner street & e-teamers, and a couple of lucky competition winners. The special guest was of course the man himself, Robert Flynn. Several new tracks were played… and let us tell you.. they have been worth the wait. You want drums, you want guitars, you want riffs… they are here. Check out a couple of photos from the night HERE. We’ll leave you with words from a teamer & competition winner…. “What a truly great night, apart from the searing heat outside, that only added to our anticipation of the free bar we were going to meet Robb fucking Flynn and hear the new album!!!! My word. The new stuff is absolutely awesome, heavy as fuck, the guitars are baaaaaaack! 😀 Robb was such a cool guy, even stopping us from chatting so he could break into vocals hahaahah. All in all an amazing night, amazing band. Bring it on!” “I just got back from the listening party! …..Man… The record sounds fuckin’ great…. heavy as shit! It reminds me of a mix between Burn My Eyes and The Burning Red. The first track they played started with massive drums!!!!! and guitars!!!!! …the songs they played all flow together as one huge chunk of metal and there are some cool trippy guitars throughout. I can’t wait till Oct 13th when I can get it for real. Met Robb too…he was cool and signed all my stuff like a true champ (there was alot…Cheers m8) and he seemed really excited about the new record…it’s easy to see why.”

the latest from the world of DevilDriver, as told by Dez: “OK…how is everybody in DevilDriver land? Let’s see…what can I tell you that’s new??? Well, first off, we gotta lose the album title Straight To Hell, for so many reasons that I can’t even go into. So, our debut album will simply be self titled, DevilDriver. As we speak, there are mixes being done. The first three songs are “I Could Care Less,” “Nothing’s Wrong?” and “Die (And Die Now).” We will be receiving these mixes by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. And, of course, “Swinging The Dead” has been remixed. Wait till you hear how thumpin’ the new mixes are. “Besides that, all of us have been getting together and rehearsing daily…and basically just hanging out and getting ready for tour. “I’ll get back to you mid-next week. Until then, later.” -Dez

Friday Chimaira played Irving Plaza in NYC, just a few short blocks away from the RR NY office. With the band being so close, a few members stopped by RR NY. They shook down vocalist Mark Hunter for an update, and then he was nice enough to answer a few questions they had: Mark Hunter – What’s up people? Mark from Chimaira here checking in. We started Ozzfest last week and all I can say is that it has been the best time of our lives. We are loving every minute of it. The crowds have been insane, and the Jager has been flowing. It’s pretty strange, you play early as fuck, sign autographs, then get wasted while signing autographs, then by the time the main stage starts you are passed out. We have also been making a lot of new friends, especially with Cradle of Filth and Sworn Enemy, who we are playing with tonight at a sold out show in good ole NYC. Roadrunner Records – now, a couple of questions. First, best band live on Ozzfest you’ve seen so far? Mark – believe it or not, Korn. I know I’m gonna get a lot of shit for that, but I speak the truth. RR – what makes them so good? Mark – the sound. Great sound. And good song selection, mostly old stuff. RR – do you like cars? Mark – I like cars. I wish I had one. RR – do you like dogs? Mark – yes. I own two. RR – who is the funniest guy on Ozzfest? Mark – Adam from Killswitch Engage. He wore a shirt the other day that had a cougar on it, and that’s ALL he wore. He gave a shout out to cougars and all large cats of prey. He wears some crazy stuff. note from RR UK: this morning, logged into my inbox find an email from Adam, the man himself… enclosing a photo of himself clad in skin-tight hot pink trousers.. with the note “check out my new pants for stage…they already got stolen though, so I’m searching for a replacement.” RR – who is biggest nerd on Ozzfest? And I mean that in the nicest possible way. Mark – Fieldy. No explanation needed. RR – any band you have yet to speak to? Mark – I refuse to speak to Twisted Method. RR – all the bands ever get together for anything? Mark – Catering. RR – what is the catering situation? Mark – you have a barcode on a laminate to get scanned. You get two meals a day, one plate of food. You walk down a line and they scoop it on your plate. Lunch is 11-3, dinner is 4-8. RR – what’s the shower situation? Mark – yesterday I walk in to talk a shower, a room that says ‘male shower’ at the venue. I walk in, there’s 2 shower stalls, one with curtain, one without one. Oh, it’s a bathroom as well. RR – what’s the shower situation today? Mark – there is none. RR – earliest wake up call? Mark – I’ve been up at 8am every day. When we play the 9:30 slot, I’m up at 5am so my voice is warmed up. And that’s where all the best chicks are…catering at 5am. RR – the crowd at 9:30 am? Mark – usually around 3-5,000. Not bad. Luckily, we’ve basically been playing to 8-12,000 each day. RR – best thing to look at on Ozzfest? Mark – the women that are 5’1″, shirtless, 345 pounds, and have OZZY painted on their tits. Every days there’s at least 40-50. RR – one thing on Ozzfest you’ve done that you’ve always wanted to do? Mark – play in the rain. RR – one thing left to do that you’ve always wanted to do on Ozzfest? Mark – meet Ozzy. He was working out on a punching bag yesterday. That was my first sighting of him outside of the stage. We thank Mark for his time, and wish Chimaira all the best tonight, and on all touring to come…

NICKELBACK SET TO PERFORM ON MTV’s “HARD ROCK LIVE” & VH-1’S “VH-1 CONCERT SERIES” Nickelback’s New Single “Someday” #1 Most Added Across All Rock Formats Band’s Forthcoming Third Album The Long Road Set to Hit Stores on September 22nd “Expect instant saturation at rock and pop radio, followed by what is likely destined to be the biggest non-rap record of the year. A perfect ear-scorching 10.” – Billboard (Aug 9′ 03) New York, NY- August 7, 2003- Nickelback has announced that they will perform on MTV’s “Hard Rock Live,” which will tape on August 19th in Orlando, Florida. The show will air during prime time on MTV US later this year. Nickelback has also confirmed to appear on VH1’s upcoming “VH-1 Concert Series.” Taping will take place on August 26th at the EMP Sky Church Theater in Seattle, Washington and will air in the US on September 23rd in conjunction with the release of their highly-anticipated album The Long Road, which hits stores that same day in the US, one day earlier in Europe. Nickelback’s new album The Long Road is already on track to becoming another massive hit for the band. In the US, their new single “Someday” was the #1 greatest gainer at all rock formats (Modern, Active, Mainstream and Heritage) this week, with airplay at nearly 200 stations across America. The single is logging an incredible 3000 spins per week nationwide in only its second week at radio. The Long Road follows hot on the heels of the band’s multi-platinum sophomore release Silver Side Up, which featured three #1 rock hits, “Too Bad”, “Never Again” and “How You Remind Me”, the US #1 Most Played Song of 2002. The combined airplay of these songs led to Nickelback’s earning the title the #1 Most Played Rock Artist of 2002 Across All US Radio Formats (Billboard Monitor). The video for “Someday” was recently shot in Vancouver by video director Nigel Dick. It will be hitting television screens across the country from the end of next week! Nickelback’s new album The Long Road hits stores on Monday, September 22nd, 2003. Available for limited time only, the first pressing of The Long Road will be a deluxe digipak, featuring exclusive band photos and three bonus tracks, including Nickelback’s version of “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”. Look for Nickelback touring the UK later this year.

Fasten your seatbelts!! Roadrunner Records are proud to announce the imminent departure of the RoadRage 2003 tour! Following in the footsteps of last year’s hugely successful package, featuring Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists and Five Pointe 0, this year’s bundle is bigger, better and just as bargainous, with a ticket costing just 퉌£9 regionally and 퉌£10 in London. Strapping themselves in this year will be SPINESHANK, ILL NINO and CHIMAIRA. The tour begins here on 3rd October, then heads off around Europe before returning for a second bite of the UK at the end of the month. SPINESHANK, have just released their third album, ‘Self-Destructive Pattern’. These dates will compensate for the August shows the guys had to cancel following a family bereavement. Their appearance on the main stage at this year’s Download Festival was a reminder of why their last album romped to over 50,000 sales in the UK. With a healthy start, this new album (KKKK í¢ä‰åäóì Kerrang! and 10/10 Powerplay) looks to emulate that success. Watch out for the video for first single, ‘Smothered’, (release date tbc) on a music channel near you. ILL NINO are readying themselves for the release of their second album, ‘Confession’ on 29th September. The first single, ‘How Can I Live’ is also the lead track from the ‘Freddy Vs Jason’ movie soundtrack and is currently blowing up all over US radio. Look out for the video for ‘How Can I Live’, coming to Kerrang TV and Scuzz soon. This is the band’s first trip back to the UK since the ‘Revolution Revolucion’ tour helped propel their debut album to sales of over 40,000 units. CHIMAIRA, champions of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, complete the bill in true metal style. Currently laying waste to crowds on the US Ozzfest, these guys are live favourites as illustrated by their incendiary set at this year’s Download Festival – 5,000 kids all singing along to ‘Pure Hatred’. Their album, ‘The Impossibility of Reason’ (KKKK í¢ä‰åäóì Kerrang, 8/10 Metal Hammer, 9/10 Rocksound) is in stores now. These guys come recommended by Slayer’s Kerry King, so who are you to argue. Tickets are on sale from box offices and all usual agents, or online at www.gigsandtours.com. 3rd Oct – PORTSMOUTH Pyramid Centre (02392-358608) 4th Oct – NOTTINGHAM Rock City (0115-941-2544) 30th Oct – MANCHESTER Academy 2 (0161-832-1111) 31st Oct – GLASGOW Garage (0141-339-8383/0870-220-1116) 2nd Nov – NEWCASTLE University (0191-261-2606) 3rd Nov – WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall (01902-552121) 4th Nov – CARDIFF University (02920-781458) 5th Nov – LONDON Astoria (0207-287-0932/0207-734-8932)

“We’ve pushed things further in every way possible. We’re very proud of this album”, frontman Chad Kroeger says of the release. “Fans of real rock music are in for a surprise.” Read more in the brand new Nickelback BIOGRAPHY just posted. Did You Know? A little Nickelback news from the continent for once…. the new Nickelback single ‘Someday’ has been made ‘Smaakmaker’ at Radio Donna (by far the biggest radio in Belgium). ‘Smaakmaker’ means that they will play the song 4 times a day! To give you an indication, our Belgian promo person, David, has only had three ‘smaakmakers’ in his entire career with us. And speaking of Someday… we’ve just added it to the MUSIC section. Check it out and turn it up.