Being at the top of the charts, still doesn’t mean that Trivium are not the victims of loss/theft. Paolo Gregoletto posting the following on Trivium ‘s official web site: “Unfortunately my Mockingbird bass has gone missing/been stolen. I last played it in Salt Lake City and it seems to have been taken after we played our show. It is in a BC Rich hardcase with ‘ Trivium ‘ and ‘B5’ spraypainted on it. The bass has the TRIVIUM ‘T’ logo on the 11-13 fret and has the custom BC Rich ‘R on the headstock. Any info regarding it would be greatly appreciated. Please email trivium@cfl.rr.com with subject line ‘Missing Bass’.” Don’t forget ‘ The Crusade ‘ is in stores now! SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera has indicated a Sepultura union, is not as unlikely as it soundsí¢ä‰åŒ_ The interview, part of which is shown below, was conducted by Cameron Edney, Q: Max , let’s start with news on Bobby Burns [bass]. How is he doing? Max : Ah, he’s getting better, it came on so sudden. It happened just before the tour started and we were all surprised by it, but he’s doin better and hopefully he will be alright soon. He is home recovering right now and we have Dave Ellefson doing the first part of the tour and then Danny Lilker joins us for the other half of the tour. Q: You have got two amazing bassists filling in for Bobby . Both Dave and Dan are great guys and fantastic at what they do, Dave has played with you in the past, tell me what’s Dan ‘s involvement with SOULFLY ? Max : Well, I’ve known Danny for a long time, ya know since the early SEPULTURA days. He’s toured in Brazil with NUCLEAR ASSAULT and we’ve played together. Danny ‘s also a very good friend of Gloria ‘s [ Cavalera , Max’s wife/manager]. He met her a long time ago back in Phoenix and she arranged some NUCLEAR ASSAULT shows and through the years we have kept a friendship. I love S.O.D., I love NUCLEAR ASSAULT and BRUTAL TRUTH and I actually got to jam with Danny a couple of months ago in Serbia. We did a bunch of thrash/death metal songs in a festival in Serbia called the “Access Festival”, it was really fun. When the news of Bobby came we asked Danny if he could fill in some shows for the tour but because of his commitments with BRUTAL TRUTH he could only fill in for half of the tour. So it’s very exciting because I am a big fan of both of these guys and the bands they have played in. I think it will be a nice treat for the crowds as well. Q: Do you know at this stage if Bobby will be returning for the Australian leg of the tour? Max : We don’t know, man. At the moment, I couldn’t say. All I can say is that we hope so, but if not either Danny or Dave will come with us. We’re going to see how Bobby feels and how his recovery is over the next couple of weeks before we make any decisions. We are definitely coming to Australia, we won’t be cancelling. We are really looking forward to it. We have great fans there. Let’s see what happens and who is going to come with us. SOULFLY has very good spirits right now, we had a great show yesterday and it’s been a great touring year for us and we are very happy to see out the year in Australia. Q: You were recently joined onstage with your brother Igor . Tell us about that? Max: That was very cool it was a very emotional night. It was the tenth anniversary of Dana ‘s [ Wells Max ‘s stepson] memorial show and spirits were very high that day. The whole evening was magical from the beginning to end. Even the way the whole thing was set up, we charged just $1.00 for the tickets. It was great, it added to the atmosphere of not playing a business-style show it’s a real show, it’s a real memorial show. It shows that no one was there to make money, it was all for the music, for Dana . On top of that my brother called me and apologized. He came down to Phoenix and I saw him for the first time in ten years and jammed with him for the first time in ten years. You can imagine how great that was for us and for all the fans. Q: I wish I could have seen that mate, can we expect to see Igor doing full shows with SOULFLY in the future or both of you returning to SEPULTURA ? Max : Well, at the moment I am touring with SOULFLY and I want to make it very clear that I love SOULFLY . SEPULTURA and SOULFLY are two different things. People don’t have to be worried. I’m not going to stop SOULFLY [laughs] even if I do a reunion with SEPULTURA it’s two different things. My thing with SOULFLY is on a day to day basis. Every day I am working to make SOULFLY better. If the reunion happens, and I think it will happen, then it will be a great thing for me and the fans. I can’t speak for Igor but it looks like next year will be a good year for heavy music. Q: Tell us your thoughts on Igor ‘s decision to leave SEPULTURA , I mean, everyone thought and or hoped that you would one day return to the band for a reunion tour and now Igor has gone too? Max : Oh I don’t know! I don’t really have an opinion on what he chooses to do. I stay out of it because I wasn’t even there. I don’t know how the camp was when I wasn’t around, I know how it was when I was there but for the last ten years I haven’t been anywhere near them. I can’t really comment. SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

In an interview with Australia’s Time Off magazine, Megadeth ‘s Dave Mustaine talks about coming to Australia to perform, and getting his family thereí¢ä‰åŒ_. To view the interview click here SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

As previously mentioned Soulfly’s guitarist Marc Rizzo will be gracing us in the UK at this years Music Live festival. But wait! Hold back your excitement! Also appearing on the demonstration stage, will be none other than Cradle Of Filth ‘s Adrian Erlandsson ! This, the biggest music making event in the UK, is a must for any metal fan looking for advice. They even have a í¢ä‰åñMusician’s Unioní¢ä‰åŒ panel which includes Roadrunner Records consultant Dante Bonnutto The event this year takes place at Birmingham NEC from 3rd í¢ä‰åäóì 5th November. For more information Click Here SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

Tired of having to sift through pages and pages of YouTube search results to find videos of your favorite Roadrunner bands? Well search no more! The only place you’ll ever need to get your Roadrunner fix on YouTube is right HERE at our OFFICIAL YouTube page. See the latest and greatest videos from your favorite Roadrunner artists and check out some of the finest user-submitted clips that you’ll only be able to see on YouTube . Be sure to check out the great footage taken from Trivium ‘s recent “secret” show in NYC. New songs, old songs and covers, all in great quality, all on our YOUTUBE page If you find a Roadrunner -related clip that you think would be great for our official YouTube page, send us an e-mail to rrguest@roadrunnerrecords.co.uk or to our inbox on YouTube and if we deem it cool, we’ll list it as a favorite.

Black Label Society ‘s Zakk Wylde and DragonForce ‘s Herman Li and Sam Totman are among the nominess in this year’s Guitar World Reader’s Poll. Sam and Herman are nominated for four awards: Best New Talent, Best Metal guitarists, Best Shredders (obviously!) and best riff for their fretboard-melting “Through the Fire and Flames.” Master Zakk is nominated in two categories: Most Valuable Player and…Snappiest Dresser? Anyway, put down your air guitars for a moment and click HERE to cast your votes today. Black Label Society ECARD

Here’s an interview that Lucas Aykroyd of Straight.com recently conducted with Trivium : According to naysayers, Trivium is to Metallica what Good Charlotte is to the Sex Pistols. The Orlando-based thrash-metal quartet has faced its share of criticism since forming in 2000, despite high-profile gigs at Ozzfest , Sounds of the Underground , and Britain’s Download Festival . Perhaps there’s some envy due to its youth: the senior member, at age 24, is drummer Travis Smith . í¢ä‰åñIf we were acting like a bunch of 16-year-olds, I could understand it,í¢ä‰åŒ says vocalist-guitarist Matt Heafy , reached aboard his tour bus in snowy Buffalo. í¢ä‰åñBut we’ve got our shit together live and as people. Age is such a trivial thing.í¢ä‰åŒ The outspoken 20-year-old frontman also claims Trivium should never have been accused of pandering to metalcore teenyboppers: í¢ä‰åñMetalcore is a combination of metal and hardcore, and we’ve never been into hardcore. We don’t draw any influence from that scene. Even our second record, Ascendancy, was a metal record. Sure, it had screaming and heavy/soft parts. But only a small number of people would consider it metalcore.í¢ä‰åŒ Ascendancy won Kerrang! ‘s 2005 album of the year award, and Trivium’s new studio outing, The Crusade , could reap similar accolades. This sweeping 13-track effort conjures up the halcyon days before Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield put on eyeliner, sued Napster, and hired a therapist. í¢ä‰åñWe made exactly the kind of music the four of us wanted, regardless of what anyone else said positively or negatively about it,í¢ä‰åŒ Heafy says. The opener, í¢ä‰åñIgnitioní¢ä‰åŒ, builds from a base of pure ’86 thrash, with frenetic fusillades from Smith and bassist Paolo Gregoletto, and diversifies with clean, hooky vocal melodies and lyrics targeting racism, sexism, and homophobia. í¢ä‰åñEntrance of the Conflagrationí¢ä‰åŒ, featuring lead guitarist Corey Beaulieu’s heavy downpicking, explores the Andrea Yates child-killing case and delivers a dark í¢ä‰åñMaster of Puppetsí¢ä‰åŒ vibe. But the band also isn’t afraid to kick into a razor-edged M퀌_tley Cr퀌_e groove or add Skid Rowí¢ä‰åäóìesque í¢ä‰åñwhoa-ohí¢ä‰åŒ refrains on í¢ä‰åñAnthem (We Are the Fire)í¢ä‰åŒ. Trivium ‘s sound is still developing, but it already boasts plenty of muscle and virtuosity. Heafy, whose gruffer singing recalls Hetfield’s, is glad he’s cut down on screaming. í¢ä‰åñIn the past, we’d do a 45-minute set and I’d lose my voice for a day,í¢ä‰åŒ he says. í¢ä‰åñNow we’re playing for an hour and a half every single night, and I can handle it just fine.í¢ä‰åŒ He’s getting more comfortable with many things, whether it’s exploring his mother’s Japanese heritage in í¢ä‰åñBecoming the Dragoní¢ä‰åŒ or meeting heroes like Iron Maiden, for whom Trivium will open in Europe this winter. As a headliner in North America, Trivium ‘s days of í¢ä‰åñgetting a loading dock for a dressing room and a bottle of water for a riderí¢ä‰åŒ are long gone. í¢ä‰åñAll you have to do each day is play the show and do about two hours of press,í¢ä‰åŒ says Heafy, putting his group’s relentless touring in perspective. í¢ä‰åñOther than that, you can hang out, exercise, and play video games. It’s really not bad.í¢ä‰åŒ Trivium is currently Crusading across the US. They will be playing LIVE as special guests to Iron Maiden . Dates are as follows: 11/12/2006 – CIA (Cardiff) 12/12/2006 – NEC (Birmingham) 14/12/2006 – Arena (Manchester) 15/12/2006 – SECC Glasgow (Glasgow) 17/12/2006 – Arena (Newcastle) 18/12/2006 – Arena (Sheffield) 20/12/2006 – The Point (Dublin) 22/12/2006 – Earls Court (London) 23/12/2006 – Earls Court (London) The Crusade E-CARD.

Hotel rooms are the perfect place for heavy metal wisdom and Dani Filth has wisdom by the bucket load. FaceCulture recently conducted a video interview with the Cradle Of Filth mastermind where he speaks his mind on the band, the new album Thornography , sins, obsessions and what Gary Moore and a toilet have to do with one another. Intrigued? Then go WATCH the video interview. Thornography’s out NOW and you can buy it online CLICK HERE. Can’t make it to there, but still want creepy goodness? You can now get official Cradle Of Filth ringtones! CLICK HERE for all the details.

To see the modern guitar legend that is Marc Rizzo (Soulfly) in action, check some of his solo performances on MySpace CLICK HERE Marc is also showcasing his talent at Birmingham NEC on 4th and 5th November! SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

New York Dolls headline Channel 4’s Album Chart Show . We have pairs of tickets to give away, so why not enter and tell all your friend’s you’ve watched rock royalty in real life! It’s simple CLICK HERE for a chance to win. The New York Dolls new album ‘One day it will please us to remember even this’ is out now.