To celebrate TRIVIUMs sell out UK Tour and re-release of ‘Ascendancy’ Special Edition, we have joined forces with the some of the elite clubs throughout the land to bring you TRIVIUM club nights. The following venues will be giving away promo goodies and playing some tracks and showing live footage from the band’s last UK tour, so get your collective asses down to one of these nights – like Trivium, they’re gonna be HUGE !!!! 08th March @ Newcastle Academy 09th March @ Edwards No. 8 Birmingham 10th March @ Jillys Rock World, Manchester 11th March @ Rock City, Nottingham 14th March @ Hertford SU 15th March @ Southampton Rhino Club 16th March @ Oxford Zodiac 16th March @ Ku Klub, Sunderland 16th March @ Quay Club, Plymouth 17th March @ Face/off, Swansea 17th March @ Cardiff Barfly 17th March @ SUMO, Middlesborough 18th March @ Whiplash, Leeds 18th March @ Krazyhouse Liverpool 21st March @ Teenspirit, TJs Newport 21st March @ Ziggys, York REMEMBER:Trivium – ‘Ascendancy’ Special Edition, out now.

Trivium riff-master Corey Beaulieu has checked in for a tour update: “Hey everyone! So far the tour has been great, everyone who has come out has been super fucken supportive and has made this tour so amazing for us! Matts voice went out the other day but he is recovering! as Matt said we dont cancel shows so we keep on keeping on! God Forbid and Mendeed having been rocking the place everynight and its great to have them on the tour.. we go way back with God Forbid so its great to finally tour with our boys again! Look forward to meeting as many people at the upcoming shows as i can! and thanks for the support Take care! Corey” REMEMBER: Trivium – Ascendancy (special edition) is out now

GOD FORBID are currently supporting TRIVIUM on their huge sold-out UK tour.The band’s guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle has checked in with the following update: “Right now, we’re five days into our U.K./Ireland tour with TRIVIUM, MENDEED, with BLOODSIMPLE joining us in about a week. I have to say that so far, this is the best U.K. tour we’ve ever done, if not the best tour we have ever done. For those who don’t know, EVERY SINGLE SHOW ON THIS TOUR IS PRE SOLD OUT! TRIVIUM are massive over here, and fortunately for us, their good fortune seems to be rubbing off on us a bit. It’s a very young crowd, so all of the fans are so open-minded. Every night, from our first note these kids are going fucking mental! Between every song, ‘GOD FORBID’ chants ring through the venue. It’s overwhelming. We are having a blast, to say the least. “We took TRIVIUM on their first tour less than two years ago because we liked their music, and it’s great that they appreciated that, and brought us back out in the midst of their incredible success. A big thanks goes to those guys. “We got to play Ireland for the first time since we toured there with KILLSWITCH [ENGAGE] and CHIMAIRA back in ’04. We have definitely gained popularity in the last couple years. We did a signing at Tower Records in Dublin for 2 hours. Definitely the best in-store we’ve ever done. Just to give you an idea of how crazy these kids are, we got off the tour bus to a crowd of kids chanting our names as we each got off the bus. Not ‘GOD FORBID’, but ‘Byron’, ‘Corey’, ‘Doc!’ Nuts, I tell you. These kids are at the venue from like noon, screaming ‘TRIVIUM’ until the doors open, and then they stay until 2 in the morning in the cold with usually no more than a T-shirt until bands come out to sign and take pictures. The dedication is mind-boggling. I wish metal was exposed more to younger kids in the U.S. I’m happy bands like AVENGED SEVENFOLD are getting on MTV and radio, because it will get more American kids to get into metal, and I think that’s what we need. “This is only four days into the tour mind you. We’ve still got 2 and 퉌_ weeks left, and with massive gigs left in Glasgow, Manchester, and London, it’s only going to crazier.” Sources: blabbermouth.net & www.godforbid1.com

Are you a Trivium fan, and can you play guitar and get yourself to Birmingham this coming Thursday (9th March)?? If so… read on. We are running a competition in conjunction with Kerrang!… We are looking for one person to get up and play with Trivium on stage at the Birmingham show on Thursday night. Here are the rules: YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PLAY GUITAR (you will be on stage with the guys that night playing some or all of Master Of Puppets, Seek And Destroy, or The Trooper. If you can’t play, you’ll look a RIGHT idiot!!). You’ll be joining the band to play part of a covers medley mid-set. YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE ALL DAY ON THURSDAY FROM LUNCHTIME IN BIRMINGHAM (you will meet the band and do part of the sound check with them to practice & you will be photographed and interviewed!) YOU MUST BE ABLE TO GET BIRMINGHAM WITH YOUR GUITAR IT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO HAVE A TICKET FOR THE SHOW ALREADY (please tell me if you don’t though) If you meet all the above criteria, then you must email us ASAP (rrguest@roadrunnerrecords.co.uk) with an email entitled SHRED WITH TRIVIUM confirming your full name, your age, where you are traveling from and that you fulfill all of the above (include details of how you will be getting to Birmingham, what time you can get there and how long you have been playing, what of those 3 songs you can play etc). Also include a phone number to contact you on! MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE ALL THIS INFO. DO NOT EMAIL UNLESS YOU ARE 100% SURE YOU CAN DO THIS. This is a great opportunity if you love Trivium and can play guitar, so have a think about it and get emailing!

TRIVIUM TO SUPPORT IRON MAIDEN IN EUROPEAN TOUR, UK DATES INCLUDED!! Words directly from http://www.ironmaiden.com “IRON MAIDEN have confirmed the full European Leg of their World Tour for this coming Winter 2006. The World Tour will start in Scandinavia on Nov 9 and response to the shows on sale there last week was phenomenal with ticket sales already exceeding 95,000 across the Scandinavian dates. All three of the Swedish shows sold out in just over an hour and a third date was immediately added at the Stockholm Globen which also sold out in hours making it 48,000 sold out in Sweden alone. The 8000 tickets in Bergen Norway went in just 30 minutes, Tempere sold all 6,600 tickets out in a couple of hours while Helsinki registered first day sales of over 17,000 tickets over their two shows. The new live show will include new album material which the band are now recording and which will be released prior to the tour. They are currently considering album artwork and the Production for the tour, which of course will be in true Maiden tradition with spectacular stage production and massive sound and lights … and, of course, Eddie!! Says Steve Harris, ‘We’ve finished most of the writing of the album and have just started recording with Kevin Shirley so we’re all very charged up at the moment to make a great record. Reaction to the tour so far has been brilliant and we’re looking forward to putting a great show together for the fans and getting back out on the road towards the end of the year and playing new material live ‘ Maiden have invited the critically acclaimed American band TRIVIUM to be their Special Guests throughout the tour. Trivium have enjoyed ever increasing recognition these last few months and Maiden are sure that their fans will give them a great reception. This European leg of the World Tour will be followed in early 2007 with selected dates in other parts of the World. For the dates in the UK there is an exclusive 5 day special advance ticket ordering access for fan club members. There will be a special link in the Tour date area of the website and advance tickets for fan club go on sale on Friday 10th March at 9am in the UK and 9am Wednesday 22nd March for Dublin. After that tickets to the General Public for the UK shows will go on sale Friday 17th March at 9am, and on sale 9am Saturday 25th March for Dublin. For more information on exclusive advance ticket purchase access go to http://www.ironmaidenonlineclub.com The full European list of tour dates is – NOVEMBER Thu 9 DENMARK, Aalborg Gigantium Fri 10 DENMARK, Copenhagen Valby Sun 12 FINLAND, Tampere Icehall SOLD OUT Tue 14 FINLAND, Helsinki Hartwall Arena Wed 15 FINLAND, Helsinki Hartwall Arena Fri 17 SWEDEN, Stockholm The Globe SOLD OUT Sat 18 SWEDEN, Stockholm The Globe SOLD OUT Mon 20 SWEDEN, Gothenburg Scandinavium SOLD OUT Tue 21 NORWAY, Oslo Valhall Thu 23 NORWAY, Bergen Vestlandshallen SOLD OUT Sat 25 SWEDEN, Stockholm The Globe SOLD OUT Mon 27 HOLLAND, Den Bosch Brabenthallen Tue 28 FRANCE, Paris Palais Omnisport de Bercy Thu 30 SPAIN, Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi DECEMBER Sat 2 ITALY, Milan DatchForum Tue 5 SWITZERLAND, Zurich Hallenstadion Thu 7 GERMANY, Stuttgart Schleyerhalle Fri 8 GERMANY, Dortmund Westfallenhalle Mon 11 WALES, Cardiff NIA Tue 12 ENGLAND, Birmingham NEC Thu 14 ENGLAND, Manchester Arena Fri 15 SCOTLAND, Glasgow SECC Sun 17 ENGLAND, Newcastle Arena Mon 18 ENGLAND, Sheffield Arena Wed 20 IRELAND, Dublin The Point Fri 22 ENGLAND, London Earls Court Keep watching the site for on-sale dates and information.”

Last week saw the release of Calibans latest album The Undying Darkness. To find out more about the release why not check out the ECARD. In the meanwhile we have part 5 of an indepth Q&A with the band. Name? Marc G퀌_rtz Instrument? Guitar How were the recording sessions for the new album? It was exhausting yet exciting to hear what the songs sound like when recorded. Word associations: Caliban í¢ä‰åäóì Has a lot of things to do, such as filling out this survey. Music í¢ä‰åäóì Life Simpsons í¢ä‰åäóì Family Guy (in english only) and Futurama the best cartoon. Denis – Chaotic (frequently used phrase: í¢ä‰å_I feel sickí¢ä‰åñ). Marc í¢ä‰åäóì Too much of a perfectionist. Marco í¢ä‰åäóì Even more chaotic (frequently used phrase í¢ä‰å_Ultra binge eatingí¢ä‰åñ) Patrick í¢ä‰åäóì Oh no, I am not gonna say anything í¢ä‰åŒ_ haha. Anders Friden í¢ä‰åäóì Great voice. Roadrunner í¢ä‰åäóì Miep miep! Cheese – Can’t live without it í¢ä‰åŒ_ Juice – Passion fruit. Internet – Destroys relationships. “The Undying Darkness” í¢ä‰åäóì Extreeeeeeeeeeemely cool! 🙂 Sport í¢ä‰åäóì What? Don’t know what that is í¢ä‰åŒ_ Videogames í¢ä‰åäóì Who’s gonna give me the new PS3? Beer í¢ä‰åäóì Gross! Robbie Williams – Great entertainer Hardcore í¢ä‰åäóì Porn or music? Tokyo Hotel í¢ä‰åäóì Been to a hotel in Tokyo. Very expensive. Live-Shows í¢ä‰åäóì Absolutely Spongebob – Whenever I see this creature I have to puke! It reminds me of the the guys at fairs who sell lots and yell í¢ä‰å_Great prizes, winí¢ä‰åŒ. Has your life changed since you have become a German rock star? It’s a lot of work for not as much money as people think I might be making. I don’t have a house yet í¢ä‰åŒ_ hehe. What’s the first thing you do after waking up in the morning? Take a leak. Your favorite joke? I don’t like jokes in general. Only one and I am not gonna tell it. 🙂 Your favorite website other than calibanmetal.com and roadrunnerrecords.co.uk? Onlinebrothel Myspace. Best 2005 Album? Arch Enemy í¢ä‰åäóì Doomsday Machine. Best 2005 movie? Saw and Star Wars Episode 3. Best 2005 TV show? I rarely watch TV, so none í¢ä‰åŒ_ What got on your nerves the most in 2005? A lot of things í¢ä‰åŒ_ I can’t decide. Your favorite animal? Cats Your favorite plant? Rubber plants í¢ä‰åŒ_ my cats always destroy the other ones. Longest time you have ever been awake nonstop? No clue í¢ä‰åŒ_ quite long. We had a í¢ä‰åñLord of the Ringsí¢ä‰åŒ special edition night and started at night, so naturally it was pretty long. If you had to live on a secluded island for 5 years, which 3 things would you bring along? And why? I only need one: A gun! Haha! Complete the following sentences: Caliban rocks because í¢ä‰åŒ_ this is a stupid question. I watched “Titanic” in the theater because í¢ä‰åŒ_ women… Singers are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ not musicians, ahhahahahaha. Guitarists are allí¢ä‰åŒ_ too ambitious (most of them anyways). Drummers are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ totally crazyí¢ä‰åŒ_ALL OF THEM!!! You can ask any of the other bandmembers í¢ä‰åŒ_ any band will confirm that! Hehe Bassists are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ chaotic (the ones’ I know at least). Coffee or tea? Iced coffee. Are you superstitious? Nope. Why did you get into music? Metallica. When you were 16 did you expect to be what you are now at 28? Never thought about it back then. What does a day in your life without Caliban look like? Doesn’t exist right now. Too much to do. Normally, I meet up with friends, go to the movies and grab some food. The usual í¢ä‰åŒ_ Construct a sentence containing the following words: Caliban, hell, Saturday, tiger claw & tasty. Hehe, I am no good at these things í¢ä‰åŒ_ who comes up with stuff like this? B퀌_r, that was you, wasn’t it? Have you ever cancelled band practice because you didn’t feel like it? What was your excuse? Of course í¢ä‰åŒ_ the easiest one was/is í¢ä‰åŒ_í¢ä‰åŒnot in the mood/don’t feel like ití¢ä‰åŒí¢ä‰åŒ_ 🙂 Which song from your new record do you like best? Tough to say but one of them would definitely be í¢ä‰å_Together Aloneí¢ä‰åñ. Do you believe in conspiracy? No Are you a neat freak? Now I am í¢ä‰åŒ_ used to be different. Which CD is currently playing in your CD-player? Bleeding Through í¢ä‰åäóì The Truth. Can you cook? Do you enjoy it? Yes and yes. My favorites are Indian and Thai. On which things do you like to spend your money on? DVD퉌Çs!!!!!! Although í¢ä‰åŒ_ I’ve already done that. Is there anything you always wanted to do but never dared to? Not that I know of í¢ä‰åŒ_ Is there anything you are ashamed of but are afraid of telling anyone? Not really í¢ä‰åŒ_ REMEMBER: Caliban – The Undying Darkness – OUT NOW

On friday night Trivium unleashed havok on Ireland, as they played their first show on the Emerald Isle as part of their storming SOLD-OUT UK tour. “Last nights show in Dublin will be a piece of Trivium history, great set and the kids were amazing.” CLICK HERE for some truely amazing live shots courtesy of Bob Rose

If you missed STILL REMAINS in January on the sold out Bullet For My Valentine tour, you’re about to get a second chance. We are pleased to announce that the Michigan moshers have just confirmed their first UK headline tour for May. With 12 shows scheduled, including a special appearance at Brighton’s ‘Great Escape’ event*, the best is yet to come! Get your tickets for: Mon 15th May – Oxford Zodiac Tue 16th May – Sheffield Corporation Wed 17th May – Newport TJ’S Thu 18th May – London Mean Fiddler Fri 19th May – Brighton Concorde 2 (The Great Escape)* Sat 20th May – Liverpool Academy 2 Sun 21st May – Nottingham Rock City Mon 22nd May – Glasgow King Tuts Tue 23rd May – Manchester Academy 3 Wed 24th May – Birmingham Academy 2 Thu 25th May – Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms Fri 26th May – Exeter Lemon Grove Support comes from Sinai Beach and Demiricous. Tickets are on sale now for 퉌£9 regionally or 퉌£11 London from all good box offices or direct from the venues. * The Great Escape is a 3-day international live music event by day, a series of interviews with leading figures from the music industry by night, a festival of artists from across the globe performing at 10 walk-able venues. Taking place in Brighton from 18-20 May 2006, you can find more information at www.escapegreat.com. “Q is proud to involved with the Great Escape. As the Essential Music Guide, our remit is í¢ä‰åäóì and always has been í¢ä‰åäóì to point people in the direction of the best in music of all kinds. The Great Escape is an extension of that policy, and means that Q is actively involved in bringing music to people. As such, it is going to be an essential date in the music calendar.” í¢ä‰åäóì Paul Rees, Editor of Q Magazine. Still Remains are currently touring the USA with Shadows Fall in support of their album ‘Of Love And Lunacy’. The band are also featured on the upcoming ‘Headbanger’s Ball: The Revenge’ double-CD set for release in April.

US rockers Sanctity have announced the following information on their myspace profile” “That’s right, Sanctity is hitting the road with Roadrunner UK sensation Dragonforce on our first U.S. tour ever! Also joining the frenzy will be Ontario’s own Protest the Hero! So come and rock out with us in a town near you! “

On Thursday March 23rd KHOMA are playing an intimate showcase for a very select audience at the London barfly. Although this show isn’t availble to the general public, the bands official website KHOMA.NET are giving out 5 pairs of tickets for the show. To find out more about the event and how you could win tickets CLICK HERE