All this week Roadrunner Records are taking over The Downloader and offering you some tasty FREE MP3’s. That’s right FREE MUSIC, and all you have to do is go to the site and download. It really couldn’t be any easier. Each day there will be a different featured download, so check back each day. CLICK HERE TO GET INVOLVED TODAYS FREE DOWNLOAD IS “SOULFLY – CARVED INSIDE”

Check out this awesome review, courtesy of our friends at Room Thirteen. A segment of the review reads: “The crowd erupts as the band take to the stage and they waste little time before launching into ‘Babylon’. The sound is excellent and it makes a big difference, Soulfly are for the most part hard, heavy and intense, so to be able to pick out each instrument in the mix just maximises the bands overall effect. ‘Prophecy’ follows and already those towards the back of the crowd are getting sucked in by Soulfly, it’s certainly intense but it’s also infectious and considering this is only the fourth date of the tour they are also incredibly tight musically, god knows what they will be like by the 56th date!” CLICK HERE to read the full review

Most Precious Blood have recently finished their short, but very sweet UK tour. Whilst over here we managed to catch up with the band and find out a more about them. Today we are looking at vocalist Rob Fusco. Name: Robert Anthony Fusco Age: (A youngí¢ä‰åŒ_) 30! Instrument: Vocals [most precious blood] All time favourite record: Unfair question. You may as well ask me who my favourite family member is. Greatest experience on tour: Finding an important piece of my life’s puzzle atop Lion Rock at Piha beach, Auckland, New Zealand. Now the challenge remains as to how and when to fit it in with the rest. Most horrible experience on tour: Being away from home when loved ones die or are sick and in need of you. Most embarrassing moment on stage: I’ll never tell. Do you have any sort of ritual before going on stage?: Not really anymore. My RPMs are high enough now to where all I need to do is change my clothes, plug in my mic and hit it will all I’ve got in me. With which band would you love to tour with?: The Melvins If I couldn’t be a musician, I would work as: A teacher (í¢ä‰åŒ_or maybe an advisor to a rich idiot or something.) Best advice you ever heard: My father, Mark Fusco (Mr. Fusco to the rest of you!), often told me: í¢ä‰åñ1. Hard work pays off. 2. Fences make good neighbours. 3. Never measure success monetarily. If your family are cared for, you have love in your home and you are HAPPY, then you are successful.í¢ä‰åŒ I agree. Which famous person (alive or dead) would you love to spend some time and why?: [people] My Dad, Brother, and Leslie, my girl and soul mate. My Aunt Bert too! I don’t care if they’re not famous. (they are to me.) Basically, my closest loved ones. They’re all I need, and I NEVER take them for granted. LIFE IS TOO FUCKING SHORT.

Although Bleeding Through have now left the UK, we managed to catch up with them whilst on their UK tour. And depiste their hectic routine, helping promote their latest album The Truth they insisted that theey recorded a video message thanking the fans. CLICK HERE TO VIEW

SOULFLY have posted the following update on their official website. “Just checkin’ in with you all to let everyone know that the tour has been going really, really great so far, ALL the shows have been sold out and the crowds have been in-fuckin-sane!!! Skindred started their run with us last night (January 30th) and although I didn’t make it to the stage to check out their show, I did manage to make it to their soundcheck and they were tight as hell. cheers! Bobby”

Roadrunner Records are pleased to welcome leading Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON into the fold for all territories, excluding North America & Norway. SATYRICON is centred around the backbone of band members, Satyr and Frost, who formed the band in the early 90s. Their progressive and creative outlook has enabled Satyricon to push the boundaries of the black metal genre, setting a new standard and developing the field beyond it’s traditional parameters. As a result, Satyricon are now one of the most respected and influential bands in black metal. Their last album, the acclaimed ‘Volcano’ (2002), received the Norwegian Grammy for “Best Metal Album”, the Alarm Awards 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 #2 in the Norwegian National Music Chart. Wally van Middendorp, VP International Marketing and Acquisitions at Roadrunner International stated: í¢ä‰åñWe are truly excited to be working with one of the most widely-revered bands in their genre and look forward to assisting Satyricon in their continuing quest to push back the boundaries of Black Metal.í¢ä‰åŒ Satyricon have been in Vancouver, Canada this month mixing their first new studio album since 2002 with Mike Frasier (Metallica, AC/DC). Titled ‘Now, Diabolical’, it is set for release in April 2006. Satyr is looking forward to the release, stating “This project has been a deeper dive in the abyss than ever before and many sacrifices have been made to try to achieve what we where looking for. We are very proud of ‘Now, Diabolical’ and hope the pain of giving birth to this phoenix will prove its worth!í¢ä‰åŒ

As reported by our partners at Blabbermouth, and Launch Radio Networks before that, Slipknot‘s Joey Jordison has been confirmed as the drummer for the touring lineup of Ministry, which will kick off a 60-date North American trek on May 6. It had been rumored that Jordison would take advantage of his time off this year to play with the industrial pioneers. Click HERE to read on…

In other Slipknot news, “Before I Forget,” from their enormous album, Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, has been nominated for Best Heavy Metal Performance at this year’s Grammys, taking place next Wednesday, February 8th.

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Trivium have been confirmed to play alongside Prodigy and Bullet For My Valentine at this years Download Festival set to take place June 9-11. More acts will be announced each week leading up to the event. Trivium and infamously connected with the festival after the were moved to the main stage last year after their stellar performance on the Roadrage Tour. As a result of this main stage dynamic download performance, they received a host of accolades including Kerrangs! 10th best gig of all time. For more info go to the official DOWNLOAD SITE

Broadcasting legends SCUZZ are running an hour documentary on the making of the Roadrunner United album tonight. Remember if you like what you see, you can watch the documentary again, and again as it’s featured on the DVD comes with the Roadrunner United album.

Despite DragonForce being on their stella UK tour, long-haired-legend/guitar god Herman Li caught up with RockSomething for a serious chat about the issues of drinking and soloing on stage. A section of the interview reads as follows… RockSomething: And can you really play that well whilst drunk?! Herman Li: Yeah it doesn’t really make any difference. When you play for one hour and forty-five minutes, you do get thirsty so we fixed beverage-holders and straws to our microphone stands because there wasn’t time between the solos to stop and have a drink. I mean Sam starts three hours before the show and he always plays the same no matter what, but I don’t always drink as a rule. We started doing that in Japan a couple of years ago and we always play pretty much the same anyway! PURE GENIUS! CLICK HERE to read the whole interview. REMEMBER: A few weeks ago the band released their stella debut album on Roadrunner (Inhuman Rampage) CLICK HERE for more information.