‘Threads Of Life’ is the forthcoming release

Mick Thomson is a busy man, not just content with playing guitars with Slipknot, he has produced a ‘ripping’ guitar solo for for the song “Deliver My Enemy”, which appears on Malevolent Creation’s tenth studio album.

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Blabbermouth reports that guitarist Nick Catanese of Black Label Society has left the band’s current radio promotional acoustic tour due to “personal reasons”. Zakk Wylde is still going forward with the tour as well as the scheduled Hard Rock Caf

Blabbermouth reports that vocalist of Shadows Fall, Brain Fair has issued the following update:

“Lots of stuff going on in the world of SHADOWS FALL these days. We are eagerly awaiting the release of [the new SHADOWS FALL album] 'Threads of Life' on April 3rd and are currently gearing up for the J

Dark metallers Cradle Of Filth have posted on their website exclusive interviews with:

Drummer Martin Skaroupka
Keyboardist Rosie Smith

Check out the Cradle Of Filth website here

We are pleased to announce that French band Gojira & new Roadrunner signing Sanctity will be joining special guest Annihilator as support on Trivium's upcoming tour, sponsored by Metal Hammer & Total Guitar. The headline tour will see Trivium play 44 shows in two months in 17 countries across Europe.

Please note the following:

* Gojira will appear on all Irish and UK dates (no mainland European dates)
* Sanctity will appear on all UK and mainland European dates (no Irish dates, due to US commitments)

Tickets are on sale now from all usual box offices and ticket agents including www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.livenation.co.uk .With tickets selling like hot cakes, the tour is set to be the band’s third consecutively sold out headline tour here. UK dates are as follows:

Sun 8th Apr – Dublin Ambassador LAST FEW TICKETS
Mon 9th Apr – Dublin Ambassador
Wed 11th Apr – Bradford St Georges Hall
Thu 12th Apr – Manchester Apollo
Fri 13th Apr – Glasgow Academy LAST FEW TICKETS
Sat 14th Apr – Newcastle City Hall
Sun 15th Apr – Liverpool University
Tue 17th Apr – Nottingham Rock City LAST FEW TICKETS
Wed 18th Apr – Cambridge Corn Exchange LAST FEW TICKETS
Thu 19th Apr – Portsmouth Guild Hall LAST FEW TICKETS
Fri 20th Apr – Plymouth Pavilions LAST FEW TICKETS
Sun 22nd Apr – Newport Centre
Mon 23rd Apr – Wolves Civic Hall
Tue 24th Apr – Ipswich Regent
Wed 25th Apr – London Hammersmith Apollo
Trivium shortly embark on a 6-week US tour with Lamb Of God, Machine Head, and Gojira, following their recent headline dates & the Big Day Out tour in Japan & Australia. Next single The Rising is set for digital release on April 2, for which the band are planning to film a video shortly.

New label mates Sanctity release debut album Road To Bloodshed on April 9. The North Carolina metal band have already been featured as a hot band to watch out for this year in Metal Hammer, Rocksound, and Total Guitar magazines. Check out their video for demo track Zeppo shot in an abandoned 1930’s prison at: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/artists/sanctity/video.aspx.

36Crazyfists are set to release their next single ‘Midnight Swim’ and are giving film makers and fans the chance to make a video for your favourite rock band. Not only will your video have the chance of being used worldwide, you will also win:

– An Ibanez guitar, signed by the band

– Signed original artwork from ‘Rest Inside The Flames’ album

– Signed 36Crazyfists back catalogue

For More info CLICK HERE

Singer TJ Miller reveals, 'I could never be your lover'

From a posting at the Still Remains MySpace page, the guys have been hard at work for the last 9 months writing and preparing for their 2nd studio album tentatively titled “The Serpent.” On January 21st the band entered an LA studio w/ acclaimed producer, Steve Evets (Story of the Year, He Is Legend, Saves the Day), to begin the recording process.

“It's been a long wait for us,” said TJ. “It's such a refreshing feeling to finally be in the studio again, working on all the material we have been writing for the past year. But our patience is now, finally paying off. We have been in LA now for the past 2 weeks working on pre-production, and the drums are almost finished. 'The Serpent' is faster, darker, heavier and more melodic than anything we have ever written as a band.”

The tentative song titles for The Serpent (in no particular order):

*Anemia in your sheets
*Stay Captive
*Dancing with the enemy
*Avalanche
*Maria
*Dropped from the Cherry Tree
*The Wax Walls of an empty room
*An undesired Reunion
*The Serpent
*I could never be your lover
*Eye of the Storm
*Float like a feather
*What is love?
*The River Song
*Sleepless Nights Alone

'The Serpent' is slated for a mid year release.

The Still Remains MySpace Page

Blabbermouth reports that posted on the Cradle Of Filth website, there

Blabbermouth reports that a Pearl drum kit used by former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and the band's current drummer Shawn Drover is being auctioned via MEGADETH's eBay store. The eight piece kit which belonged to frontman Dave Mustaine, and “were used by Nick Menza at the beginning of 'The System Has Failed' pre-production prior to Shawn Drover joining the band and touring the world on the drums.” The auction ends on February 9 at 6:00 p.m. PST

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