Killswitch Engage are due to take part in this year’s Vans Warped Tour and the guys talked to Artisan News Service about bridging punk and metal. You can watch the video footage at YouTube.

‘The Arms of Sorrow’ is the new single from Killswitch Engage’s breath-taking album ‘As Daylight Dies’ and the video has been posted online at this location.

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Tracey Wiedeman, Megadeth’s assistant tour manager has issued the following update on their recent string of European tour dates:

Hello MegaFans!

I have no idea where to begin with today’s journal entry. The UK/Europe leg overall was a fantastic trek. We feel very luck to have had the opportunity to visit so many beautiful countries such as Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Israel. The promoters, venues, Roadrunner reps and everyone involved were so kind to us along the way.

Every once in a while Dave would ask me what my favorite city had been so far and every time he asked me I couldn’t decide on an answer. Each city was so cool in so many different ways that there was no way to pick just one. However, at the end of the tour Dave asked me again if I had a favorite yet. As we talked about the different cities I made a comment that I wished we had just one more day in Israel. Then I thought…I think I finally found the answer…Israel was my favorite if I had to pick just one!

So then we started to talk about why Israel. Not only is it a beautiful country, the people were very polite and the food was delicious but we also got another very special treat. The day of the show, our host Yuri was our gracious tour guide and took Dave, James, our TM Wade and myself into Jerusalem. We only had a few hours and we all had so much work to do but we knew we just had to make time to make the trip.

I am so glad I did because I will never forget the intense feeling of placing my hand into the hole from the cross, or feeling the slab where Christ’s body was placed after the crucifixion followed by seeing his tomb. No matter what religion you may or may not be, there is nothing else like Jerusalem in the entire world and it’s amazing to see and feel such a dynamic city. One thing that I cannot help notice in all of our International travels is the passion in the fans. It is very obvious how much they appreciate us coming to visit them. I will never forget the comment “It’s like a live karaoke show out there!” that our Manager made when he came visit to visit us in the UK. It is absolutely true! There would be times at some of the festivals when our office/dressing room area would be a fairly good distance from the stage and while prepping for load out I would be able to hear the crowd crystal clear singing each and every word. It is amazing to witness the crowds going crazy and even more amazing for the band to experience on stage!

It is such an honor to be traveling with such a great group of guys. Every member of the band is extremely down to earth, family oriented, low maintenance and they all have a hilarious sense of humor.

One of my favorite dynamics of the band is the Drover brothers. We all are like family with one another but with actual brothers in the band, some of the exchanges are quite funny when you hear them calling each other “fathead” or “stupid” (in a loving manner of course!) or when one of them starts to tease the other and they turn to me and say, “You want a brother? He’s free!” We know with these two we never have to worry about confrontations, ill feelings, etc. Not that we have any of that taking place anyhow. Brotherly love is truly a powerful force! The three of us also get quite the enjoyment out of torturing Dave with blaring Rick James music from the back lounge on Glenn Drover’s iPod! Tee hee! Yes, in the words of Dave, I can be quite the “tart” sometimes! I can hear him saying, “You tart!” now. Ahhh, family!

James LoMenzo also offers a different kind of humor throughout our travels. Most of you are probably not aware of this but he has an alter ego of German decent that will keep you laughing for days upon days. I always think his daughter (who is also extremely talented) must get quite a kick hanging out with daddy when he’s home. James is also a very talented graphic artist and my thanks to James for not only being my Jager Bomb bartender on the bus at the end of the day but also for developing the official “MegaBlonde” logo!

However, if anyone will catch you off guard with funny comment after funny comment out of the blue, it is definitely Dave Mustaine. Everyone will be going along about their business and Dave will say something that catches me so off guard, it takes a minute to realize he just made a joke and I instantly have to stop what I am doing to bust out laughing. Often you will hear me say to him, “That was funny!” and he will say, “You like that one?!” Dave usually engages in such intellectual conversation that one of my favorite things about him is that he will bust out a funny comment at the end of a detailed conversation which instantly lightens the mood. It is also adorable listening to him speak to his family with his sense of humor and loving manner. One thing for sure, is that it is definitely hard to be in a bad mood around the band. They will instantly bring a smile to your face and laughter to your heart. There is nothing fake about them. They are purely genuine in all of their exchanges with everyone on and off the stage. What you see is what you get!

We want to take a moment to say thank you to each and every one of you who hosted us and helped us on this past UK/Europe leg. It is hard enough being away from home in the US but even harder when we conduct our international travels. Thank you to everyone for making us feel at home. We are looking forward to seeing all of our old friends and making more new friends on our killer tours yet to come!

Until then, don’t be surprised if you see me running around on Ozzfest! (And if you haven’t already…buy the new album United Abominations, damn it!)

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You can buy Megadeth’s new album ‘United Abominations’ now!

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Fast-rising Chicago boys Madina Lake have announced a special one-off show next Tuesday, July 17, at the Camden Barfly in London. All tickets will be given away FREE to competition winners over the next seven days.

Not only can you get all of your favourite

20 Kerrang.com competition winners were lucky enough to win a treat from the awesome Still Remains. The were treated to the pleasures of a slice of pizza and an exclusive playback of their new album ‘The Serpent’ at The Fly Club on New Oxford Street, London.

Guitarist Jordon Whelan stated: “We had such an amazing time hanging out with our new friends today,

It's great to know that our UK fans are genuinely excited about our new record.”

Vocalist TJ Miller added “”Amazingly enough, no one we asked could agree on what their favourite songs were – we love that,
“Thanks to everyone for really getting us excited to tour on these new songs. We truly can't wait to come back to the UK and play them for you live.”
You can get your hands on their new album ‘The Serpent’ on 6th August and you can catch them live in the autumn.

Soulfly drummer Joe Nunez has issued the following update:

“This summer I've been working construction and rehearsing with my side project SLAMPEDE. Our new singer/guitar player, Kevin Kowalski, is the latest addition to our band and we've been shredding ever since. We will be looking forward to playing live in the near future and updating our myspace/websites later this year! You can check out some music from our last album, 'The Revolution', at www.myspace.com/slampede. I've also been breaking in my new Gen-X drums by Premier, and I'm loving it. I've really been hitting it hard and practicing for the new SOULFLY record! Hopefully, we'll be out on the road again and then recording soon.”

Soulfly performed the Sepultura tack ‘Refuse/Resist’ at the XII Festival Arte-Nativo / Vi

Megadeth bassist James Lomenzo has been interviewed by VidDREAM. It has been posted in two instalments at YouTube, check them out below:

Part 1: Video
Part 2: Video

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On July 2nd Megadeth played their first show in Tel Aviv, Israel since their last performance was stopped after four songs in June 2005!

You can watch video footage of the show at YouTube:

“In My Darkest Hour”: Video
“Reckoning Day”: Video
“A Tout Le Monde”: Video
Dave Mustaine addressing Israeli fans: Video

Also online is the press conference Megadeth gave before their performance, which you can watch at this location.

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3 Inches Of Blood have been interviewed by Abort Magazine for their Abortcast feature. They talk about Brit Metal, Ozzfest and more, listen online at this location.

‘The Goatrider’s Horde’ is taken from their new album ‘Fire Up The Blades’ and you can watch the video online: High Quality, YouTube.

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The Cult performed at Romania’s Coke Live Festival this year, you can check out their performace at this location. The guys were also interviewed at the festival by Metalhead.no, you can watch the video here.

The guys have been working hard on their new album entitled ‘Born Into This’ and is tentatively due for release in September.

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