Blabbermouth reports that According to AOL Music , percussionist, Shawn “Clown” Crahan from Slipknot recently gave the following piece of advice to fans who are planning on dressing up as a member of the masked metal band for Halloween: “If you’re gonna go as us, be careful,” he told AOL Music . “We can be a hard pill to swallow. If you’re wearing something that’s Slipknot and you go to a house, you’re gonna get a different reaction than if you’re going as Bela Lugosi. We deal with reality a little bit more than Bela Lugosi does, or a werewolf or some mummy character.” Clown himself is partial to liquid latex, which he uses to create a face that looks like it’s been blown up. There’s a practical inspiration for the costume, he said: “I used to weld for Slipknot .” Slipknot ‘s new DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine , is scheduled for release soon. Go check out some new Slipknot pictures by clicking HERE . Official Slipknot ringtones are also available CLICK HERE

It’s with great excitement that we’re launching the official ECARD for Killswitch Engage ‘s As Daylight Dies album today! In it you will find awesome graphics designed for the new album by bassist Mike D. , in stores November 20th, a complete list of KSE ‘s upcoming tour dates, 3 different AIM icons, and, best of all, two of the album’s incredible songs! You may have already sampled “Daylight Dies” on RR.co.uk, but the ECARD contains the online debut of first single “My Curse.” You can also download a free track “For You” Download it out now by CLICKING HERE

To celebrate the release of OPETH – GHOST REVERIVES (special edition) out today, The Radio 1 Rock Show is giving away a pair of tickets to every UK date on the bands forthcoming European tour. DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 05/11 – Pyramid Centre – Portsmouth 06/11 – ABC – Glasgow 07/11 – Rock City – Nottingham 08/11 – Academy – Birmingham 09/11 – Roundhouse – London 10/11 – Academy – Manchester 11/11 – Grand Hall – Exeter Details: RADIO 1- ROCK SHOW – Monday Night Midnight – 2am

Tonight (27.10.06) on the XFM Rock Show (104.9FM/Sky Ch. 0111) Ian Camfield will once again be playing the hardest and fastest metal tunes from 22:00pm í¢ä‰åäóì 1:00am. This week he’ll be giving away tickets to the UK Hatebreed tour this Nov. Tune in early, have your dialling fingers poised on those digits and don’t miss this great competition! For more details check out XFM’s Rock Show page. HATEBREED UK tour dates are as follows: Tue 21st Nov – Manchester Academy 2 Wed 22nd Nov – London Astoria Thu 23rd Nov – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Fri 24th Nov – Glasgow Garage Sat 25th Nov – Sheffield Corporation Support from Unearth, Twelve Tribes Tickets are on sale now, from box offices and all usual agents, priced 퉌£12.50 regionally and 퉌£15 in London. Click here for tickets

Video Static recently hooked up Tony Petrossian, director of the wonderful video for Stone Sour&#39s &quotThrough Glass&quot to create a special version of the video with director&#39s commentary and a look at how the special effects were done. This is a rare peek inside the mind of a music video director. Petrossian gives great advice about what it takes to be one and how to deal with various aspects of the job, both on the job and off. Watch the director&#39s commentary version of &quotThrough Glass&quot exclusively on the official Roadrunner YOUTUBE page.

This Friday 27th October at midnight, be sure to tune into Channel 4’s ‘The Album Chart Show’ to see the mighty New York Dolls Headline the show with a blistering set and interview. After a headline tour of the UK which ends tonight in Glasgow, the bands single ‘Dance Like A Monkey’ is released as a digital single on Monday (30th Oct) – currently playlisted on BBC 6 Music Playlist í¢ä‰åäóì A List, Music Choice, Total Rock Radio and picking up spins across BBC Radio 2, Virgin Radio, XFM etc. The band will be special guests on BBC 6 Music’s Phil Jupitus Breakfast Show on Monday 30th For those of you that like it old school, tune into BBC Radio 2’s Mark Lamarr show at midnight on Friday 11th November to hear the band perform 6 live tracks recorded at BBC Maida Vale and chat with Mark & spin some of their favorite tracks. The band recently came into the UK in advance of their European Tour to perform single ‘Dance Like A Monkey’ and be interviewed on the Jonathan Ross TV show (which pulled over 4.5 million viewers). THE NEW YORK DOLLS: One Day it Will Please Us to Remember Even This – Out Now

Slipknot will be releasing a ltd edition double CD version of ‘Vol 3’ with 8 bonus tracks on Dec 4th: The tracklisting includes: 1.Don’t Get Close 2.Scream 3.Vermilion (alternate mix) 4.Danger, Keep Away (Full-length version) 5.The Blister Exists (Live) 6.Three-Nil (Live) 7.Disasterpiece (Live In London) 8.People=Shit (Live)

STONE SOUR will be releasing the anthemic ‘Through Glass’ single release on Nov 6th. Tracklisting: 1. Through Glass (edit)* 2. Fruitcake* 3. Suffer* Plus ‘Through Glass’ video * All tracks previously unreleased. Available from HMV, Virgin and all good Indies for 퉌£1.99 or digitally from I-Tunes, Napster, HMV, Virgin.

“The FORCE is strong in you Metal Hammer.” Make sure you pick up a copy of this month Metal Hammer for a 7 PAGE FEATURE on the worlds favourite power metal band.

The Roadrunner UK office is currently wetting itself over the forthcoming Killswitch album ‘As Daylight Dies’. The album got spun no less than 5 times last friday and we are confident you’ll love it as much as us. The album will be available from selected stores with a limited edition numbered ‘First Day Cover’ (lovingly created by Mike D’Antonio) with the chance to win One of 100 signed CD inlays and a chance to see and meet the band on their forthcoming UK tour. For full details of where you can get these First Day Covers CLICK HERE For more info check out the ECARD