In anticipation of

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has issued the following update:

“Greetings, my caped metal minions!

“As some of you may already know, I will not be joining my bros in KILLSWITCH ENGAGE for the current 'No Fear' tour due to a wicked bunk back injury I sustained last tour. The quick deal is…I severely herniated another disc in my back, and if I didn't get emergency surgery, I was risking the possibility of paralysis below the waist. I opted to get surgery instead of crapping my pants for all eternity. I think it was a sweet move.

“I would like to personally thank the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE fans for all of the signs, chants, blogs, and love…it means a lot to a fat crippled retard like myself. Hopefully, I won't be gone for too long. But, until my return, I will need all of your beef jerky for strength. Please send me all of your jerky to my 'Jerky Across The World' campaign, and together we will rally for good health through dried meet products. Please send donations to:

The Adam D. Jerky Across The World Campaign
c/o Mike Gitter
Roadrunner Records
902 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10010

“God bless you guys. See you soon.”

Killswitch Engage's latest album, album 'As Daylight Dies' is available here, and the band are one of the first confirmations for this year's Download Festival in June!

After tons of fan feedback, Dream Theater has launched their official MySpace page! With some hard work from friends, and a kickass design, www.myspace.com/dreamtheater is now alive and kicking. Make this YOUR space for all things Dream Theater.

http://www.dreamtheater.net

Featured this week on Kerrang!’s audio podcast, Shadows Fall give the lowdown on their upcoming album ‘Threads Of Life’. The podcast can be downloaded here.

The ‘Threads Of Life’ artwork can be viewed here and you can stream the new single ‘Redemption’ here.

SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

Nick Catanese of Black Label Society features in Talkingmetal.com’s video podcasts; Talkingmetal.com who have posted the third and fourth episodes of the four video podcasts.

The podcasts document Black Label Society’s ‘Shot to Hell’ listening party and Black Label Society denim vest, which has been introduced to the Hard Rock Caf

‘The Arms of Sorrow’ is the new single from Killswitch Engage, the video is due to be shot in March, Blabbermouth reports.

Filling in for guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz on their North American tour, is ex-Damage Plan vocalist Patrick Lachman.

Blabbermouth reports Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater drummer has ‘slammed the BLABBERMOUTH.NET “idiots” ‘ who have claimed the band were forced to swap its headlining slot at Italy’s Gods of Metal festival with Heaven and Hell.

A statement issued by Dream Theater states they: “respectfully offered to swap positions on the bill for Italy's Gods of Metal festival and offer our closing slot to HEAVEN AND HELL. We will both play equal set lengths, but out of our respect for the BLACK SABBATH legacy, we thought it was appropriate that HEAVEN AND HELL close the show.”

Due to the reactions of the above statement, Portnoy gave the following message via his official forum: “It's funny (well actually, not really) that all of the idiots at Blabbermouth are insisting that we were forced into doing this swap…when it couldn't be further from the truth!! What happened is *EXACTLY* as I stated….I picked up the phone and called our manager and asked for him to respectfully offer the swap to HEAVEN AND HELL… and of course, they accepted.

“It's so annoying how some of these people twist the truth….

“These Blabbermouth idiots are the same people who insist that we were 'dropped' by Elektra/Atlantic/Warner — which also couldn't be further from the truth, as THEY kept US all these years when we would've been VERY HAPPY to have been dropped and cut free…”

We are good to you guys, below is a list of stores of where you can buy the new Within Temptation album with signed numbered CD inserts.

Aylesbury Record House
Banbury Chalkys
Banbury Record Savings
Bangor Cobb
Barnstaple Solo
Billericay Slipped Disc
Birmingham Tempest
Blackburn Reidys
Bognor Regis The Woods
Bolton X Records
Bridgend Jungle
Brighton Rounder Records
Broadstairs Soundhouse
Bude Upbeat
Bury Vibes
Camberley www.rockbox.co.uk
Cardiff Spillers
Carterton Rapture
Chelmsford Slipped Disc
Chesham Track Records
Chesterfield Hudsons
Deal Soundhouse
Derby Reveal
Downham Market Lewks
Dudley ST Records
Durham DAM
East Grinstead Jingles
East Sussex Jingles
Eastbourne Powerplay
Eastbourne www.powerplaydirect.com
Evesham Rapture
Exeter Solo
Faversham Gatefield Sounds
Great Yarmouth Better Leisure
Gt Harwood Townsend
Guersey Number 19
Hailsham Alices
Hereford Powerplay
Hitchin CD Heaven
Launceston Rhythm & Rhyme
Leeds Crash
Leicester Rockaboom
Leigh On Sea Fives
Letchworth Davids
Lichfield Tudor Tunes
London Sister Ray
Loughborough Left Legged Pineapple
Loughborough Castles Market
Harborough Pendulum
Matlock 100% Music
Melton Mowbray Pendulum
Newcastle J/G Windows
Newcastle Reflex
Newcastle RPM
Newcastle Beat Down
Newton Abbot Phoenix Sound
Norwich Revolution
Nottingham Selectadisc
Ormskirk Quirks
Plymouth Different Class
Preston Action
Retford Pendulum
Scunthorpe Record Village
Skegness Herrick & Watson
Southsea Reflex Records
St Neots Barneys
Stamford Pendulum
Sudbury Compact Music
Swansea Derricks
Trowbridge HJ Knees
Truro Solo
Wallingford Astley's
Waterlooville Focus Sounds
Watton Adcocks
Whitstable Gatefield Sounds
Wickford Adrians
Wimborne Square Records
Witney Rapture
Worchester Face The Music
Yeovil Acorn
York Track Records
FOPP All Stores http://www.fopp.co.uk/stores.php

To give you guys a sneaky preview, we have posted online a sampler of the tracks on Porcupine Tree’s forthcoming album ‘Fear Of A Blank Planet’, you can listen to it here!

As you may have noticed, Ian Camfield has been providing you guys with a weekly update of what’s going on in his shows, and here is this weeks instalment:

Official VH1 Rock Chart (Sat @ 12.00, Sun @ 01.00)
Check out this week's show late on Friday or Saturday night for an interview with Madina Lake, plus videos from Sepultura, Black Stone Cherry, Aerosmith, Avenged Sevenfold and more. By entering an online competition you can win the new Ozzfest and Korn DVDs.
www.vh1.co.uk

XFM Rock Show (Sun 22.00, 104.9FM London, 97.7FM Manchester, nationally on DAB, Sky & Cable TV)
Gallows are guest in the studio this week.
Machine Head Vs Flood Of Red on the Face-Off.
Music includes new Nine Inch Nails and Type O Negative, From Autumn To Ashes, Deftones, Korn, Buck Cherry, Metallica, Poison The Well.
http://www.xfm.co.uk