Uprising OC metallers BLEEDING THROUGH are appearing on Radio 1’s Rock Show tonight. Mike Davies will be catching up with them, to catch up on things, including their sensational new album ‘THE TRUTH’ and the band’s blistering UK tour this Jan. So tune in from 1am on Wednesday morning to catch this exclusive interview with Brandan & co. And you can listen to it again and again (and againí¢ä‰åŒ_) all week thanks to the BBC’s Listen Again function. BLEEDING THROUGH’S latest laser-ripper ‘THE TRUTH’ is in stores now. BBC RADIO 1 – LISTEN AGAIN

German metal-core maestros CALIBAN are set to release their hotly anticipated new album ‘The Undying Darkness’ on Feb 27th. But as you foam at the mouth for your chance to hear the band’s awesome return to form, fear not, because we at Roadrunner have teamed up with some of the baddest clubs in the land to bring you an exclusive listen to the album before it hits the streets! So what are you waiting for? Get you and your metal-loving mateys to jog on down to one of the exclusive Roadrunner nights below: Wednesday 22nd @ Po Na Na, Lincoln Thursday 23rd @ Jillys, Manchester Thursday 23rd @ Red Square, Newquay Friday 24th @ Spiders, Hull Saturday 25th @ Metros, Cardiff Saturday 25th @ Cathouse, Glasgow Saturday 25th @ Krazyhouse Liverpool Saturday 25th @ WolvesSoundhaus, Northampton Saturday 25th @ Mission, Edinburgh Saturday 25th @ Rock City, Nottingham

Following their last visit with My Chemical Romance, everyone’s favourite partycore heroes EVERY TIME I DIE will return to devastate UK towns in May. Support on the tour will come from It Dies Today and Protest The Hero. Tickets are on sale for 퉌£12.50 regionally and 퉌£13.50 in London. Witness the gutter phenomenons at: Sun 14th May í¢ä‰åäóì Nottingham Rock City Mon 15th May í¢ä‰åäóì Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall Tue 16th May í¢ä‰åäóì Manchester Academy 2 Wed 17th May í¢ä‰åäóì Glasgow Garage Thu 18th May í¢ä‰åäóì Stoke Sugarmill Fri 19th May í¢ä‰åäóì London Mean Fiddler Sat 20th May í¢ä‰åäóì Newport TJs Mon 22nd May í¢ä‰åäóì Oxford Zodiac Tue 23rd May í¢ä‰åäóì Brighton Concorde 2 Wed 24th May í¢ä‰åäóì Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms Thu 25th May í¢ä‰åäóì Exeter Lemon Grove Currently rolling across the US (literally, having recently suffered their SECOND van flipping accident of the year) with labelmates Bleeding Through, Every Time I Die plan to shoot a video for ‘The New Black’ in early April. As their last video featured whips and lions, we can’t wait to see what they come up with.

STONE SOUR’s guitarist Josh Rand has supplied us with the following update. —— “As we roll into week four of the recording process for the new record, a lot has happened. Starting off with a week of pre-production as Nick pushed us to the brink and back, we fine tuned the songs for the record. Now with eighteen tracks slated to be recorded we were ready to begin recording the drum tracks. Two weeks into the recording of the drums Joel would have to leave the project and return home to his family. His nine-year-old son is very sick. He was diagnosed with Brain Stem Glioma (brain cancer) last fall. With the fate of the record now up in the air a decision had to be made- postpone the record or bring in someone to finish the drum tracks. So with Joel’s blessing, Roy Mayorga will finish the drum tracks as we move forward. On behalf of myself and the rest of Stone Sour our prayers go out to the Ekmans.” God Bless, Josh Stone Sour”

We managed to catch up with SOULFLY’s – MARC RIZZO on their recent UK tour, to have a general catch up with him in this short interview. How has the tour gone, and have there been any particular high points? Yes, playing the Astoria was awesome. How does it feel to be performing Sepultura tracks with Max? It’s so cool because I’ve been playing those tracks for years, so now to play them with Max is a real trip. How have you found the crowd response to the material from í¢ä‰åñDark Agesí¢ä‰åŒ? Amazing, they know all the words already. You were previously in Ill Nino, how does Soulfly compare? Being in Soulfly feels more like a band. Max is totally cool to work with. I get more freedom in Soulfly and I get encouraged by Max to play my best, where as in Ill Nino I was being held back. Dark Ages is a far more progressive and brutal album than Soulfly’s earlier stuff. What are you feelings about the album and its sound as a whole? I think Dark Ages is the best of all the eras of music Max has been involved in. Dark Ages is my favourite Soulfly record. The guitar work on this album seems to have a greater sense of complexity, how did you go about writing these parts with Max? Max is a fan of thrash metal guitar and so am I. Like I said before Max gives me a lot of freedom to experiment with complex parts and I know he has always been into and when he writes riffs I think he keeps in mind that I could put a lead in top of a riff. What do you think has created the Marc Rizzo guitar sound? I.e. what are your influences musically, and specifically on the guitar? Between my solo CD í¢ä‰åñCollapse Myopiaí¢ä‰åŒ and í¢ä‰åñProphecyí¢ä‰åŒ and í¢ä‰åñDark Agesí¢ä‰åŒ I’ve really gotten to develop a style which would be a mixture of flamenco guitar and shred metal. What is next for you and the band? Tour and record more records.

The video for the Nickelback track “Savin’ Me” will be premiered on AOL tomorrow 21/2. The vid will be featured in AOL’s First View area: http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstview REMEMBER: Nickelback – Far Away is out now

ICONIC DARK METALLERS SATYRION have posted up the artwork complete with audio snippets from their forthcoming album ‘Now, Diabolical’. CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT ON THEIR OFFICIAL SITE SATYRICON’s previous album, the acclaimed ‘Volcano’ (2002), received the Norwegian Grammy for “Best Metal Album”, the Alarm Award for “Song Of The Year” (for track “Fuel For Hatred”) plus “Metal Album Of The Year”, and also the Oslo Award for “Best Overall Album”. “Volcano” debuted at #4 on the Norwegian national album chart.

Welcome to part 3 of an indepth Q&A with Caliban regarding their forthcoming album The Undying Darkness.

Name?
Patrick Gr퀌_n Instrument?
Drums How were the recording sessions for the new album?
The recording sessions of í¢ä‰åñThe Undying Darknessí¢ä‰åŒ, or as Marco likes to spell it í¢ä‰åñUndying Darknessí¢ä‰åŒ were quite funny yet very exhausting at times. Nevertheless, we made it fun and delivered a great new album. We were so anxious to hear the mastered version, so it was tough for us to have to wait for several weeks until we got to hear it because it was with Sneap in England. When Marc finally came back we could listen to the album and I think Andy Sneap did a great job once again. This time around we also had some guest appearances on the album, which made the time in the studio that much more enjoyable. As for myself, I am very proud to have had Mille of Kreator sing on our record. I’ve known him since a few years now and I know that he only does guest vocals if he really likes the songs. Plus I have been listening to Kreator since the start of their career and once have been a huge fan. I kinda still am but don’t tell Mille. Word associations: Caliban í¢ä‰åäóì One of the best decisions of my life. Music í¢ä‰åäóì I couldn’t live without it. It’s my life. Simpsons í¢ä‰åäóì Always funny even when we have to watch it on every tour, thanks to Marc. Andi í¢ä‰åäóì A very sweet person that I wouldn’t wanna miss. Denis – the menace! I think no other title would suit him more. Marc í¢ä‰åäóì A true perfectionist who knows which way he has to go. Marco í¢ä‰åäóì My problem child. Sometimes I don’t know what he’d do without me. Probaly still be in jail in Serbia. Patrick í¢ä‰åäóì Well, I like me. 🙂 Anders Friden í¢ä‰åäóì A great person and an awesome producer, musician, and singer. Roadrunner í¢ä‰åäóì Couldn’t have imagined to be on a better label. Only crazy people but the best! Cheese – “Hello Mr. Cheese”. Nice to be hier in the Cheese cafe! Juice – A lot of things come to mind but I don’t wanna say them on here. But I do like drinking it on occassion. Internet – I never knew what all the hype was about until I got into it as well. Now I find myself in front of it for hours. “The Undying Darkness” í¢ä‰åäóì Best album Caliban ever made. Scooter í¢ä‰åäóì A few years ago I had to give a comment on them and my opinion hasn’t changed. They suck! Sport í¢ä‰åäóì Been active for years but over the last 10 years I have been a bit sloppy. Deutsche Bahn (German Railway Company) í¢ä‰åäóì I don’t know but I think I have a train phobia. I’ve only been on a trainride a few times but I have always been so tense that I can’t really say whether it was good or bad. Videogames í¢ä‰åäóì I have never been into it. Beer í¢ä‰åäóì I have always been into it. Robbie Williams – Cool! Most of his songs are great. Hardcore í¢ä‰åäóì Underestimated in the beginning. Metal í¢ä‰åäóì I grew up on it. Tokyo Hotel í¢ä‰åäóì I think they suck! They are really arrogant little kids. But come the end of next year no one will care about them any more. Live-Shows í¢ä‰åäóì The reason I am making music. Spongebob – Hahahahaha, no comment. Has your life changed since you have become a German rock star?
Yes, I have less money than before. What’s the first thing you do after waking up in the morning?
Turn off the alarm.

Your favorite joke?
I actually have one. But it would take to long to write it down. So if you are interested in hearing it just ask me when you see me in person and I’d be glad to tell you.

Your favorite website other than calibanmetal.com and roadrunnerrecords.co.uk?
I don’t surf websites. That’s boring. But I’m a bad example. You should continue to surf the Roadrunner and Caliban homepages.

Best 2005 Album?
None in particular but the new DevilDriver album is pretty kick ass.

Best 2005 movie?
There were quite a few good ones this year but since I rent movies from the video rental place almost on a daily basis I can’t really remember them all. Saw was a good one though. That was this year, right?

Best 2005 TV show?
The German Idol. I have been waiting for such a looooooooooong time.

What got on your nerves the most in 2005?
My mom not doing to well health-wise. That really got to me and threw me off.

Your favorite animal?
My cat Berlios!

Your favorite plant?
Stinging nettles! While watching TV and plucking the hair from my nostrils I shove it up my nose to make the pain even sweeter!

Favorite home appliance?
Coffee Maker.

Your last grade point average in school?
I’ve been to a lot of schools but I think it has always been around a 3 = C.

Worst catchy tune you ever had?
Gosh, I’ve had so many bad ones that I almost had to commit suicide.

Longest time you have ever been awake nonstop?
Occasionally I can be awake for up to 4 days, when going out drinking with my buddies for example. And why? Because we are drinkingí¢ä‰åŒ_

If you had to live on a secluded island for 5 years, which 3 things would you bring along? And why?
My flip flops because the sand is always so hot. A lounger because I hate lying in the sand. A hat because I hate having to do my hair on vacation. Complete the following sentences: Caliban rocks because í¢ä‰åŒ_ Caliban simply rocks! If I ever had to go to jail, I’d have to sit in because í¢ä‰åŒ_I am way too impulsive. Did you know that í¢ä‰åŒ_ I am bored If the word “if” didn’t exist then í¢ä‰åŒ_I’d have a rifle. Back in the day everything was better because í¢ä‰åŒ_ everyone says it. I watched “Titanic” in the theater because í¢ä‰åŒ_ I didn’t see it in the theaterí¢ä‰åŒ_uhmí¢ä‰åŒ_ Singers are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ boasters Guitarists are allí¢ä‰åŒ_ crazy Drummers are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ awesome Bassists are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ problem children. If you were to participate in a casting for í¢ä‰åñPop Idolí¢ä‰åŒ, which song would you perform?
Angel of Death Coffee or tea? Coffee Are you superstitious?
No, not really. Why did you get into music? Because I was basically born with it. And I don’t know anything else. When you were 16 did you expect to be what you are now at 30? Yes. I’ve always been looking forward to being 30 because at that age you are not too young to be respectable but not too old to be crazy either. What does a day in your life without Caliban look like? Couch, DVD, eating, meting buddies, having a few beer and just chilling. Construct a sentence containing the following words: Caliban, hell, Saturday, tiger claw & tasty. Couch, DVD, eating, meting buddies, having a few beer and just chilling. Have you ever cancelled band practice because you didn’t feel like it? What was your excuse? I am not gonna tell because if I did it wouldn’t work the next time, right? Which song from your new record do you like best? Song about killing, Nothing is forever Ask yourself a question and answer it: Q: Want a beer? A: Yes!!!! Do you believe in conspiracy? No Are you a neat freak? Absolutely Which CD is currently playing in your CD-player? Clueso: good music. Can you cook? Do you enjoy it? I love cooking. According to people I am doing a good job at it. On which things do you like to spend your money on? Vacation Is there anything you always wanted to do but never dared to? Probably yes but I have no clue right now. Is there anything you are ashamed of but are afraid of telling anyone? Parachuting REMEMBER: Caliban – The Undying Darkness – OUT 27th Feb

DragonForce are currently “ROCKIN’ THE MAINSTAGE IN EUROPE”. And although we are dearly missing them, we’re glad to say that their video for “Through The Fire And Flames” is now up on Yahoo. To check ou this AMAZING VIDEO CLICK HERE Remember Whilst the band are on tour, you can check out their tour diary. CLICK HERE

Nickelback have received six nominations, including Album Of The Year and Single Of The Year, at this years Juno (Canadian Music Industries main annual event) The nominees are compiled using sales data as well as votes from the Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences. GOOD LUCK CHAPS! Remember NICKELBACKs second single from “Far Away” is out now!