Not surprisingly, Stone Sour‘s ‘Come What(ever) May‘ has surpassed 500k shipped in the US making it GOLD!! The official certification notification will follow soon. AND “30/30-150” HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY! The guys have been nominated in the Best Metal Performance category (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances with vocals singles or tracks) The other nominees they are up against are: Lamb of God “Redneck” Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen” Ministry “Lies Lies Lies” Slayer “Eyes of the Insane”

Within Temptation will be filming the video for their upcoming single ‘What Have You Done’ in London next week and are looking for Within Temptation fans to be in the video! If live near or you are able to be in London on WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER and would like to be in the crowd for a performance section of the video, then get down to KOKO in CAMDEN!!!!! You will need to be there from 11am until 6pm, and it is advised you bring yourself a packed lunch (as these things can tend to drag on a lil and stop and start- such is the nature of the ole vid shoot!) and something (non alcoholic!) to drink. When you arrive, you will be asked to sign what is known as a release form- this is just to say you attended voluntarily and you are happy for your mug to be in the vid and on the telly! So, if you are up for it, head on down! Koko is located on Camden High Street, number 1a, London, NW1. Easiest way to get there is to get on the Northern Line on the Underground and get off at Mornington Crescent and Koko is just over the road! Here is a handy map: STREETMAP

For all you Machine Head fans out there, Robert Flynn has been interviewed by Kerrang! and it’s available as an audio podcast here. To keep yourselves going until the new album is released why not download a Roadtone here to satisfy your craving!

Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the worldwide signing of genre-defying rock outfit CKY. Formed in Pennsylvania in 1998 by Deron Miller (vocals/guitars), Chad I Ginsburg (guitars/vocals) and Jess Margera (drums), CKY‘s debut album Vol. 1 surfaced in 1999 on the indie label Volcom Entertainment, and was eventually picked up by Island Def Jam in 2001. The band’s first Island Def Jam album and breakthrough Infiltrate-Destroy-Rebuild came in 2002, followed three years later by An Answer Can Be Found. “CKY is a massively underrated band,” says Roadrunner Senior VP A&R Monte Conner. “Everything about them screams unique, from Deron Miller’s dark, melodic vocals and iconoclastic songwriting, to Chad I Ginsburg’s cutting-edge production and mix techniques, to their one-of-a-kind guitar sound and rampant use of the Moog synthesizer. They simply sound like no other band I have ever heard. I’ve known Deron since he was a teenager and have been dying to work with CKY ever since I heard the stunning Infiltrate-Destroy-Rebuild album. I am honored to finally have the opportunity to do so, with such a forward-thinking band.” Deron Miller shares the enthusiasm: “Roadrunner is one of my all-time favorite labels, so for me this partnership is very inspiring on a personal level and the fans will hear that on our next record.” Adds Jess Margera, “It’s seriously an honor to be working with such a legendary rock/metal label like Roadrunner. CKY has had a great relationship with Roadrunner over the years and our signing with them seems long overdue.” “CKY has never had the rep for being an easy band to work with,” affirms Chad I Ginsburg. “We’ve only been honest and best of all, enterfuckintaining! Believe it. That said, Roadrunner, the label with God-sized balls, has decided to take the CKY challenge! God bless ’em! So, that’s two laser-sighted entities combined. Legendary. The potential is exciting to say the least. The future is purely for our enjoyment. CKY & RR – Let’s do this.” CKY‘s official website, The CKY Alliance, (www.ckyalliance.com) is run by their fans and numbers 250,000 members. The band is extremely involved with the site and hence shares a close relationship with their very dedicated fans. Over the years, they have personally answered 9,500 questions from fans on the “Ask CKY” section of the site. After the addition of new bassist Matt Deis in July 2005, CKY embarked on a rigorous touring cycle which ended this past August following a highly successful European run. After taking a much needed break, CKY has just begun the conception and planning process towards what begs to be a highly labor intensive and collaborative effort. Look for new music sometime in 2007.

If you can’t wait for the magnificent Trivium to grace our shores next week, then this is for you! Not content with producing just one video tour diary of their time in Stockholm with the mighty Iron Maiden, Trivium have produced another one here! Check them out live at these locations: 11/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Cardiff CIA 12/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Birmingham NEC 14/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Manchester Arena 15/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Glasgow SECC 17/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Newcastle Arena 18/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Sheffield Arena 20/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì Dublin, The Point 22/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì London Earls Court 23/12/06 í¢ä‰åäóì London Earls Court

For all you budding power metal guitarists, the current Total Guitar is the must have purchase, as it contains the solo to DragonForce‘s ‘Through The Fire and Flames‘ and if you like power metal you’ll have to learn plucking the strings like that! Don’t forget DragonForce are currently on tour in the UK, CLICK HERE to view dates.

After an awesome year, The Dresden Dolls track ‘Backstabber, has been named one of the tracks of the year by the NMEí¢ä‰åŒ_ If you’ve yet to hear the track, never fear, it’s on their album ‘Yes Virginia‘ and you can buy it here

If you can’t wait to hear more of new signings Madina Lake after their UK tour with Paramore, check out the latest issue of Rocksound their track ‘One Last Kiss‘ is on the cover-mount CD! And don’t forget their debut EP ‘The Disappearance of Adalia‘ is out now! CLICK HERE to buy online from iTunes

Kerrang! radio are giving you the chance, to receive free guestlist passes an exclusive free show, in which the mighty Trivium will be playing, where only a select number of Kerrang! radio listeners and competition winners will be attending! For your chance to win and to find out more CLICK HERE

Nickelback have won yet more awardsí¢ä‰åŒ_ this time at the Billboard Music Awards, the guys won Artist duo/group of the year, Rock Album of the year AND Hot 100 artists duo/or group of the year, well done guys!