It’s an exciting time here, with many great new releases creeping up on the horizon. First up, Trivium have just begun mixing their long-awaited new album ‘The Crusade‘ with Colin Richardson. Set for release on 9th October, this promises to be one of the best albums not only of this year, but of this whole goddamn decade! The brutal Hatebreed have confirmed that their brand new slab of violence Supremacy will hit stores on August 28th. Also one to look out for, Black Label Society’s new album, Shot To Hell has now moved forward to September 18th.

Live tomorrow during Catbird’s Phantasmagoria (9am – 12noon) on Totalrock, they’ll be giving away a couple of pairs of tickets to Khoma’s headline gig up in Glasgow at the King Tut’s! The winners will also get posters and albums – how cool’s that? Tune in to Totalrock here for your chance to win!

The magnificent Opeth have just announced a string of live dates for November, including a date at the newly refurbished Roundhouse in Camden! Definitely not to be missed! Sun 5th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Portsmouth Pyramid Mon 6th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Glasgow ABC Tue 7th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Nottingham Rock City Wed 8th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Birmingham Academy Thu 9th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì London Roundhouse Fri 10th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Manchester Academy Sat 11th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Exeter Great Hall Get your tickets for this not-to-be-missed tour here

We are pround to announce that Killswitch Engage and Bleeding Through have been confirmed for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals! Bleeding Through will play the Radio 1 Lock-Up stage (curated personally by Rock Show host Mike Davies) in Reading 25th August/Leeds 26th, while Killswitch Engage play the Main Stage at Reading 27th/Leeds 25th. For more details head over to the official Carling Weekend website.

Roadrunner are riding high in the Video-C Top Ten again, with Nickelback’s Savin’ Me‘ residing in the top spot! And that’s not the only Nickelback there, as ‘Far Away‘ is sitting pretty at number 4! Trivium and DragonForce are looking good too, resting at numbers 4 and 7 respectively. Head over to Video-C to vote and keep your favourite Roadrunner band where they belong – at the top!

We’ve been busy here in Roadrunner Towers, and we have just upload TWO new videos for you to feat your eyes upon. The fist one is the new Stone Sour video for ‘30/30-150‘, the lead single (released next Monday) from their eagerly anticipated new album COME WHAT(EVER) MAY (Released July 31st). We have also added the hilarious new video from Chimaira, for the track ‘Save Ourselves‘, taken from their stunning self-titled opus. Head over here to watch them both. And that’s not all click here to listen to a stream of the new Stone Sour single ‘30/30-150‘. You can’t accuse us of not looking after you!

MTV.com has just posted a series of interview clips with the New York Dolls.

Here’s the treasure map to navigating the MTV website and watching it:
1. Go to: www.mtv.ca
2. Go to TV SHOWS
3. Go to BROWSE SHOWS
4. Scroll down to find MTV LIVE
5. Click on MTV LIVE: NEW YORK DOLLS AND MAGNETA LANE

Enjoy!

The New York Dolls‘ first new studio album in 32 years, One Day it Will please Us To Remember Even This, is due in stores late July – visit www.nydolls.org for more info.

Here it is the ULTIMATE BLOKE SHOW DOWN – THE DEFENCE. This is a competition until the end of the year, when we find out who is Roadrunners biggest bloke! This week we have Freddy Vs Keith. After his victory last week, can Freddy hold of the challenge from Every Time I Die’s Keith Buckley? IS KEITH MANLY ENOUGH? If you ever ran over a badger whilst in your car, would you go back to finish it off? Finish it off like bring it to orgasm? Absolutely. It’s the polite thing to do. 8/10 Towel dry or hair dryer? Towel Dry on the rare occasion I actually wash my hair. 8/10 Have you ever nicked anything from a hotel? In Japan I took a robe and slippers 5/10 Have you ever made a small child cry? Yes. Because to me there is nothing funnier than a child screaming 8/10 If you dropped a raw steak while cooking for friends, would you serve it anyway? For sure. They’re getting a free steak. Fuck em. 8/10 Did you ever have a crush on a friend’s mother? No, none of them were hot. 7/10 Did you ever lose your trunks in a swimming pool? Yes, all the time on purpose. 8/10 Have you ever used an ice-skate as a makeshift weapon? More times than I can remember. 8/10 Do you refer to your muscles as í¢ä‰åñgunsí¢ä‰åŒ? Constantly. 8/10 Have you ever had an erection in church? I’ve never had an erection anywhere I heard they’re fun. 4/10 Have you ever worn a condom alone? See Above. 4/10 Ever pretend a stick was a gun in adult life? No. 4/10 Ever done a wheelie on a motorbike? I am doing one currently! 8/10 Have you ever fallen asleep during sex? Haha. Yes. I have. I’m the worst. 7/10 TOTAL (out of 140): 95 MAN POINTS – ARRRRGGGGGGGG AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!! KEITH IS THE NEW MAN OF THE ROADRUNNER HOUSE!

You lucky, lucky people! Now up in the Roadrunner store we have a slew of rare and exclusive promo CDs for sale! These are not available in the stores and are never normally for sale! Stocks are limited, so hurry before you miss out! Caliban í¢ä‰åäóì ‘The Beloved And The Hatred’ promo 1 track DevilDriver/The Agony Scene split promo CD Nickelback í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Far Away’ 1 track promo ‘New Shit Vol. 11′ promo sampler Fear Factory ’15 years Of Fear Factory’ 4-track promo Open Hand ‘Tough Girl’ 1 track promo Roadrunner United ‘ The End’ 1 track promo Slipknot í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Duality’ 1 track promo Slipknot í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Before I Forget’ 1 track promo Slipknot í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Vermillion’ 2 track promo Ferret Records ‘ Under The Gun’ Promo sampler All CDs are priced 퉌£3 including postage to the UK (rates vary for the rest of the world).

Hatebreed are so very pround to announce that they have once again become a 5-piece band. Over to Jamey for an explanation… “Hey everyone! Jamey here, we have a pretty big announcement to make. We’ve decided to become a five piece again. Mainly because of the new album having a lot of parts that involve second guitar but also because me & Beattie started this band as a 5 piece and feel like it’s an integral part of our sound and vision. We’d like to welcome Cleveland native, Hardcore legend and all around great guy Frank “3 Gun” Novinec to the band. Some of you may know him from his past bands Ringworm and Integrity and more recently, Terror. He’s one of my oldest best friends, so he fits in perfect! We’ll be making another big announcement in a day or two so stay tuned! We are in the studio now making the best album of our career. Be ready to hear the most charged, in your face, crushing Hatebreed album ever. It’s pure adrenaline. Here’s what the fellas had to say about Frank joining. “I’m psyched to be playing with this guy. I’ve known him for several years, playing in bands and being at shows, etc. He brings another dynamic to the fold that can only make us a tighter, heavier and stronger element in the metal/hardcore scene. All that……plus, now I have a new drinking partner. Keep It Metal!!!” – Matt Byrne “Frank has always played in bands that have inspired me throughout the years and the decision to ask Frank to play with us was a no brainer! I look forward to sharing the stage with this maniac! Now we’ll be able to play our songs with 2 guitarists the way they were written! I hope the world is ready for it!” – Beattie “Frank “3 Gun” Novinec has been an influential guitar player in the hardcore scene since the release of “The Promise,” by Ringworm in 1993. His guitar playing/writing with Ringworm, as well as everything he did with Integrity helped to define the Cleveland sound. That sound had a direct impact on me as a guitar player, and as a fan, it got me through a lot of hard times and helped to define my playing today. I was lucky enough to meet 3 Gun while we were on tour with Motorhead, and playing a show in Cleveland. Since then, He’s become one of my best friends, and it will be an honor to be sharing the stage with him. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” – Sean Martin”