The infamous Intrepid Fox in London’s West End will be holding a charity gig on Friday 11th July to raise money for sufferers of Colitis and Crohns Disease. As well as local bands and DJ’s performing, there will be a ‘Rock N Roll Auction’, featuring lots of rock n metal goodies, including some from Roadrunner artists past and present.

DRAGONFORCE are set to release their first single

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will be playing a matinee show at London’s BARFLY on AUGUST 16TH as part of the KERRANG! magazine’s ‘K! AWARDS WEEK OF ROCK’. The show will be a 14+ show, and tickets will be on sale from 9am July 11th. Pick them up from BARFLYCLUB.COM or ALOUD.COM. There’s also ops to win tickets at KERRANG.COM. KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES release single SATURDAY on August 11th. You can see the video exclusively on KERRANG.COM.

If you were not one of the lucky folks who saw KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES as part of the iTunes festival last weekend (or perhaps you were there and you would love to re-live the experience!) then have we got good news for YOU!

The folks over at iTunes recorded the set, and they will be making 6 tracks available to buy on iTunes for the bargainatious price of

In the next few months a club near you could well be having a big ole shebang in celebration of an upcoming ROADRUNNER release. They will spin new tunes, give away freebies and run exclusive comps! Already in the diary are night for BLACK STONE CHERRY, SOULFLY, DRAGONFORCE, and SLIPKNOT!

Check out the lists below and see if there is one near you!

SOULFLY (Release ‘Conquer’ – July 28th)
18th July, Fri – Rigger, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
18th July, Fri – Bierkeller, Bristol
19th July, Sat – Krazyhouse, Liverpool
19th July, Sat – “Hardside” – Corporation, Sheffield
19th July, Sat – “Rock City” – Newcastle Academy, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
19th July, Sat – Metropolis, Middelsborough
22nd July, Tue – Alternative Music Night, Hertfordshire University
22nd July, Tue – Satan’s Hollow, Manchester
23rd July, Wed – Spiders Nightclub, Hull
23rd July, Wed – Rhino Club, Southampton
25th July, Fri – “Generation X” – Carling Academy, Bristol
25th July, Fri – “Generation” – Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton
25th July, Fri – The Cathouse, Glasgow
25th July, Fri – The Corn Exchange, Newquay
25th July, Fri – C103, Plymouth
25th July, Fri – “Faceoff” – Sincity, Swansea
26th July, Sat – Waterfront, Norwich
26th July, Sat -The Cathouse, Glasgow
28th July, Mon – Zest, Ipswich

BLACK STONE CHERRY (Release ‘Folklore And Superstition’ – August 18th)
11th August, Mon – Zest, Ipswich
12th August, Tue – Alternative Music Night, Hertfordshire University
12th August, Tue – Satan’s Hollow, Manchester
13th August, Wed – Rhino Club, Southampton
13th August, Wed – Spiders Nightclub, Hull
15th August, Fri – The Cathouse, Glasgow
15th August, Fri – Bierkeller, Bristol
15th August, Fri – Generation X, Academy, Bristol
15th August, Fri – “Faceoff” – Sincity, Swansea
15th August, Fri – “Generation” – Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton
15th August, Fri – The Corn Exchange, Newquay
15th August, Fri – C103, Plymouth
15th August, Fri – Generation X, Carling Academy Bristol
16th August. Sat – The Cathouse, Glasgow
16th August, Sat – Rigger, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
16th August, Sat – The Krazyhouse, Liverpool
16th August, Sat – “Reservoir Rocks” – Corporation, Sheffield
16th August, Sat – Waterfront, Norwich
16th August, Sat – Metropolis, Middelsborough

DRAGONFORCE (Release ‘Ultra Beatdown’ – August 25th)
22nd August, Fri – The Cathouse, Glasgow
22nd August, Fri – Bierkeller, Bristol
23rd August, Sat – “Generation” – Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton
25th August, Mon – Zest, Ipswich
26th August, Tue – Alternative Music Night, Hertfordshire University
26th August, Tue – Satan’s Hollow, Manchester
27th August, Wed – Rhino Club, Southampton
29th August, Fri – The Corn Exchange, Newquay
29th August, Fri – C103, Plymouth
29th August, Fri – “Faceoff” – Sincity, Swansea
30th August, Sat – “Reservoir Rocks” – Corporation, Sheffield
30th August, Sat – Waterfront, Norwich
30th August, Sat – The Cathouse, Glasgow
30th August, Sat – Metropolis, Middelsborough
6th September, Sat – Krazyhouse, Liverpool

SLIPKNOT (Release ‘All Hope Is Gone’ – August 25th)
18th August, Mon – Zest, Ipswich
19th August, Tue – Alternative Music Night, Hertfordshire University
19th August, Tue – Satan’s Hollow, Manchester
20th August, Wed – Rhino Club, Southampton
20th August, Wed – Discord, Bath
22nd August, Fri – The Corn Exchange, Newquay
22nd August, Fri – C103, Plymouth
22nd August, Fri – Rigger, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
22nd August, Fri – “Faceoff” – Sincity, Swansea
22nd August, Fri – “Generation” – Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton
22nd August, Fri – Generation X, Academy, Bristol
23rd August, Sat – Metropolis, Middelsborough
23rd August, Sat – The Cathouse, Glasgow
23rd August, Sat – Rock City, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
23rd August, Sat – Krazyhouse, Liverpool
23rd August, Sat – Waterfront, Norwich
29th August, Fri – Bierkeller, Bristol
29th August, Fri – “Drop” – Corporation, Sheffield

SLIPKNOT will reveal the cover to their forthcoming album ALL HOPE IS GONE tomorrow, WEDNESDAY JULY 9TH, at 5AM UK time right here at www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk.

The album, due for release on the 25TH AUGUST, will be released as a digital download, a CD and CD/DVD special edition. The track listing will be as follows:

Execute
Gematria (The Killing Name)
Sulfur
Psychosocial
Dead Memories
Vendetta
Butcher’s Hook
Gehenna
This Cold Black
Wherein Lies Continue
Snuff
All Hope Is Gone

with the special edition of the album also containing three bonus tracks:

Child Of Burning Time
Vermillion Pt 2. (Bloodstone Mix)
Till We Die

plus the DVD. News on the content of that lil gem coming soon…

‘Psychosocial’, the 2nd track from SLIPKNOT‘s upcoming album ALL HOPE IS GONE is now available from all digital platforms!

ALL HOPE IS GONE, the band’s fourth studio release, is set to hit stores on 25TH AUGUST. The album was recorded this spring in Slipknot’s home state of Iowa and is co-produced by the band with Dave Fortman.

Over 170,000 people heralded the return of the Iowa 9 when they downloaded the title track of their forthcoming album 2 weeks ago from the Roadrunner Records website. Man the servers suffered that day! Especially when you bear in mind the track was only available for 24 hrs!! Aaaand 8 MILLION people logged on to SPINNER.COM

TRIVIUM have confirmed the track listing for the upcoming album SHOGUN. The album, which was recorded in Tennessee, will see a release in the UK on SEPTEMBER 29th. The full trackliting will be as follows:

01. Kirisute Gomen
02. Torn Between Scylla And Charybdis
03. Down From The Sky
04. Insurrection
05. Into The Mouth Of Hell We March
06. Throes Of Perdition
07. He Who Spawned the Furies
08. Of Prometheus And The Crucifix
09. The Calamity
10. Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven
11. Shogun

Watch this space for more studio updates and also news on when you will finally be able to hear new music from the guys…

DRAGONFORCE have released a brand new track on their OFFICIAL MYSPACE. HEROES OF OUR TIME will be the first single off upcoming album ULTRA BEATDOWN, and will be available digitally from the 14th JULY.

The full tracklisting for the album has been confirmed as follows:

01. Heroes of Our Time (7:14)
02. The Fire Still Burns (7:50)
03. Reasons to Live (6:26)
04. Heartbreak Armageddon (7:41)
05. The Last Journey Home (8:12)
06. A Flame for Freedom (5:20)
07. Inside the Winter Storm (8:12)
08. The Warrior Inside (7:15)

and will hit the stores on the 25th AUGUST.

Also worthy of mention is the KERRANG! podcast with Herman and Sam!! Check it out below!

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will release their 3rd single SATURDAY on August 11th. Available as on CD or digitally, the track listings are as follows:

CD
Saturday (radio mix)
Town Called Malice

DIGITAL BUNDLE
Saturday (radio mix)
No Better

The guys recently shot the video for this track in London and you can see this online EXCLUSIVLEY at KERRANG.COM from July 4th. The costume changes are legendary!

The guys are also hoping to be nominated for this years Kerrang! Awards. Should you wish to show your support, vocalist Aled recently left some handy voting instructions on their MySpace blog. We highly recommend you check them out- CLICK HERE. Prepare to be amused!