STAIND recently preformed on the Jimmy Kimmel show on the US and rather cool it was too! We thought you may want to check out what you could expect if you are heading to one of the upcoming NICKELBACK shows, which will see Staind as main support!

The track performed is available NOW as a digital single and can be picked up from all the usual spots. The new album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS will hit stores on the 8th SEPTEMBER and can be pre-ordered from HERE.

The dates you can catch the guys on are as follows:
Fri 12th Sep – Belfast Odyssey
Sat 13th Sep – Dublin RDS Simmonscourt
Mon 15th Sep – Manchester MEN
Tue 16th Sep – Sheffield Arena
Thu 18th Sep – Birmingham NEC
Fri 19th Sep – London O2 Arena
Sun 21st Sep – Wembley Arena

When SLIPKNOT shot their recent video PSYCHOSOCIAL it was, as ever, an eventful occasion! Thankfully, there was a videographer there catching all the action and speaking to the guys and so here we will be presenting a 3 part documentary series on the making of the video!

Log on on SEPTEMBER 3RD, 4TH and 5TH to check out what went on behind the scenes of the video, and for interviews with the videos director and members of the band, unmasked!

PSYCHOSOCIAL was the first single from new album ALL HOPE IS GONE which entered the UK album charts at number 2!! you can pick it up online NOW at THIS loacation.

You ever had one of those days when you have had too much time on your hands and you have smoked a liiiiiiiitle more than you should have done? Aaron from STAIND deffo has, as you can see in this, the latest in the series of updates that were recorded with the band when they were in the studio recording their upcoming album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS.

In this snippet, he talks about trackin’ vox in a studio being battered by high winds…

THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS will land in a store near you on the 8th SEPTEMBER and you can pre-order it online HERE.

When them BLACK STONE CHERRY guys were in New York recently, they caught up with the folks in our US office to shoot a series of interview and so here we present part 1 in a 3 part series catching up with the guys.

In this installment, they chat about touring…

Black Stone Cherry are currently on the road in the US in support of their new album FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION. The album is in stores NOW, after entering the UK album charts at number 23 in it’s week of release.

The guys tour the UK this coming Decmeber. Tickets are already on sale and the dates are as follows:
Fri 5th Dec – Manchester Academy
Sat 6th Dec – Newcastle Academy
Sun 7th Dec – Glasgow Barrowlands
Tue 9th Dec – Sheffield Octagon
Wed 10th Dec – Birmingham Academy
Thu 11th Dec – Bristol Academy
Sat 13th Dec – Oxford Academy
Sun 14th Dec – London Brixton Academy

Pick up your copy of FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION online RIGHT HERE.

A new album release, as ever, comes with some new band shots and CRADLE OF FILTH are no exception!!

Below is a brand new shot of the guys who this coming October (the 27th, to be precise) will bring you GODSPEED ON THE DEVIL’S THUNDER!!!

Dave, Dani, Martin and Paul will be joined on stage by performance members Charles (guitar) Sarah (backing vocals) and Rosie (keys) at London’s Forum for a one off UK date on the 1st December.

PRE-ORDER GOD SPEED ON THE DEVILS THINDER HERE.

TRIVIUM have released their second single from upcoming album SHOGUN! The track, DOWN FROM THE SKY, is available digitally NOW from all the usual spots!

You can pick it up online from 7Digital, for example, right HERE, right now!!

The guys will premiere the video for the track on their OFFICIAL MYSPACE from SEPTEMBER 3rd! Make sure you head on over to check it out!!!

PRE ORDER SHOGUN HERE.

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will be shooting their new video for upcoming single FISTICUFFS this coming Saturday (SEPTEMBER 6TH) and would like YOU, their fans, to come along and get involved! Vocalist Aled has posted the following blog on their MySpace with full instructions on how to get in on the action:

calling all local talent (and travelling international talent)

we’re filming a video for ‘FISTICUFFS’, THIS SATURDAY! that’s september the 6th to those with calendars. it’s being filmed at a secret location in our native south wales. there’s no big production or big concept. there’ll be no exchanging of numbers, girls in my bed, time travelling, precarious 1980s genital exposure or fancy dress parties. phil will still be dressed as george michael, but that has nothing to do with anything except his own personal style and preference and i urge you to accept and love it. it’s just going to be us kicking off. you kicking off. general kicking of the ‘off’ variety.

the venue is small so the number of people allowed in will be limited. thus, our cunning record label have brainstormed and, with SAS like organisation and foresight, they’ve orchestrated the following 2 point plan. read slowly, it’s a toughie.

STEP 1:>br> compose email to rrguest@roadrunnerrecords.co.uk.
STEP 2:
include your full name, age and myspace address in the email and click ‘send’

pheeeew. now wipe your brow, marine. mission objective complete. you’ll receive the location and further details in the response email along with a new identity and a victoria cross for services to us.

please don’t apply if you can’t get to wales or have no intention of going. you’ll only prevent some budding star of stage and screen from getting their foot on the ladder and having the best saturday afternoon since roy walker’s catchphrase was cancelled. it’s good, but it’s not right.

ok. are we all good with this plan?

the basic premise is that we’ll be running through the song to a backing track (as per video) a few times and you’ll be required to run around relentlessly until you bleed or die. after the formality of miming and backing tracks are done (provided you’re still alive), we’ll play a bit of a live set and have some fun. yay. fun! all we ask is that you’re free between 11am and 5pm on the day. c’est simple.

this is our diy, sweatbox video, friends. we’re relying on YOU. we don’t need people to stand and look pretty and cool and collected. we need you to look desparate, confused and hysterical and have a visibly good time as if you were all the girl katy perry kissed and liked.

it’s pretty easy. see you saturday!

aled xxx

ps. the reason it’s in wales is because we’re welsh. we live here. we’ve never had the chance to film a video here before now.
pps. by secret location…i mean ‘major city’ with accessible train station 2 minute walk from secret location 😉

FISTICUFFS is taken from the guys’ debut album SMART CASUAL which is in sotes NOW! You can pick it up online by pointing your mouse HERE

Due to CRAZY demand for tickets for their headline tour (with support from label-mates MACHINE HEAD), SLIPKNOT have added a THIRD Hammersmith Apollo show in London on their upcoming UK tour.

The full dates for the tour are now as follows and we can highly recomend that if you have not already booked your ticket, you get yo ass into gear because hot cakes have NOTHING on these bad boys!!!!

Mon 1st Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo
Tue 2nd Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo
Wed 3rd Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo
Fri 5th Dec – Cardiff International Arena
Sun 7th Dec – Birmingham NIA
Mon 8th Dec – Glasgow SECC
Tue 9th Dec – Manchester MEN Arena
Thu 11th Dec – Newcastle Metro Arena
Fri 12th Dec – Sheffield Arena

New album ALL HOPE IS GONE is in stores NOW and you can pick it up at the ROADRUNNER ONLINE STORE.

The first single from STAIND’S upcoming album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS is available digitally now at all the usual outlets!

You can check out the video for the track, titled BELIEVE right here (below)!!

Pick up the single online NOW right HERE.

Here’s the latest studio report from those boys in STAIND! The updates were recorded during their sessions for their upcoming album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS, which hits stores on the 8th SEPTEMBER here in the UK.

In this update, Aaron talks about trackin’ vocals and writing lyrics and