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Last night saw the ‘Fresh Meat’ play off on Zane Lowe’s radio 1 show. And we are proud to say DragonForce Beat The Meat We would say that the competition was stiff, but this would raise further grim connotations. To hear the full show, CLICK HERE to go to Zane Lowes Radio One hompage DON’T FORGET the mighty force are currently on tour, CLICK HERE for a full list of dates.

Great news! Within Temptation has been awarded with the Dutch Export Prize. The band have released the following statement on their official site: “At this moment, we are busy working on new songs for a new album, which is due to be released in the fall of 2006. Starting in April, we will be playing at many festivals throughout the summer, with an international tour to follow in the end of 2006. In other words: see you soon!” This is the 3rd time in a row, which means that Within Temptation is still the best selling Dutch artist outside The Netherlands.

Welcome to part 1 of an indepth Q&A with Caliban regarding their forthcoming album The Undying Darkness. Name? Dennis Schmidt Instrument? Guitar How were the recording sessions for the new album? Pleasant. The sessions weren’t far from home and located in a nice area. The vocal parts were strenuous at times but other than that I had a lot of fun. Word associations: Caliban í¢ä‰åäóì music. Music í¢ä‰åäóì Caliban. Simpsons í¢ä‰åäóì Not really into it. Andi í¢ä‰åäóì hair dryer. Denis í¢ä‰åäóì nice name. Marc í¢ä‰åäóì li la launeb퀌_r (German kids TV character) Marco í¢ä‰åäóì chaos. Patrick í¢ä‰åäóì cheers. Anders Friden í¢ä‰åäóì he is calmness itself. Roadrunner í¢ä‰åäóì cartoon and small record label. Cheese í¢ä‰åäóì tasty Juice í¢ä‰åäóì beer. Internet í¢ä‰åäóì great, lots of adding í¢ä‰å_The Undying Darknessí¢ä‰åñ í¢ä‰åäóì title of a CD. Scooter í¢ä‰åäóì music played at fairs. Sport í¢ä‰åäóì don’t do it too much any more. Deutsche Bahn (German Railway Company) í¢ä‰åäóì stupid. Angela Merkel í¢ä‰åäóì owl in human form. Videogames í¢ä‰åäóì start them all but never finish. Beer í¢ä‰åäóì dizzy, sick, fainting. Robbie Williams í¢ä‰åäóì great singer and entertainer. Hardcore í¢ä‰åäóì back then. Metal í¢ä‰åäóì back then and still today. Tokio Hotel í¢ä‰åäóì Andy’s second band. Live-Shows í¢ä‰åäóì fun. Spongebob í¢ä‰åäóì I’m ready, I’m ready! Has your life changed since you have become a German rock star? Totally. I can’t leave my mansion. So many paparazzi and girls wanting to have my baby. What is your biggest youthful folly? Other than a few little murders I was a good boy. What’s the first thing you do after waking up in the morning? Open my eyes. Your favorite joke? What is big, red and eats stones? A big red stone-eater. Your favorite website other than calibanmetal.com and roadrunnerrecords.co.uk? www.I-do-not-understand.de Best 2005 album? Bolt Thrower – Those Once Loyal. Best 2005 live show? Helge Schneider @ Gelsenkirchen Best 2005 movie? War of the Worlds. Best 2005 TV show? Stromberg. What got on your nerves the most in 2005? Bird flu, elections. Your favorite animal? Pug (dog). Your favorite plant? Sunflower. Favorite home appliance? Cleaning lady (naked). Your last grade point average in school? 3,8624384356244367 Worst catchy tune you ever had? Hazel Eyes – The Darkness Longest time you have ever been awake nonstop? Why? New Year’s Eve because I had to wait until midnight. If you had to live on a secluded island for 5 years, which 3 things would you bring along? And why? Brewery, guitar, TV. Why? Better that way. Complete the following sentences: Caliban rocks because í¢ä‰åŒ_ they make very rhythmical music. If I ever had to go to jail, I’d have to sit in because í¢ä‰åŒ_ I did something wrong. By the wayí¢ä‰åŒ_ if there was a í¢ä‰åñuí¢ä‰åŒ in the word í¢ä‰åñbyí¢ä‰åŒ somebody would buy the way. If the word í¢ä‰å_ifí¢ä‰åñdidn’t exist then í¢ä‰åŒ_ stupid to complete this sentence. Back in the day everything was better because í¢ä‰åŒ_ not true. I watched í¢ä‰å_Titanicí¢ä‰åñ in the theater because í¢ä‰åŒ_ I didn’t. Singers are allí¢ä‰åŒ_ necessary. Guitarists are allí¢ä‰åŒ_ very smart. Drummers are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ useful for taking the bass player to band practice, to wash and dress him and then to play louder than him so you can’t hear the bass. Bassists are all í¢ä‰åŒ_ playing 6 strings is too much for them. If you were to participate in a casting for í¢ä‰åñPop Idolí¢ä‰åŒ, which song would you perform? Something by Sinatra. Coffee or tea? Tea. Coffee is gross.. Are you superstitious? No. Why did you get into music? So I never have to kill people on the street again. When you were 16 did you expect to be what you are now at 31? Yes, although I have become a little more quiet. What does a day in your life without Caliban look like? I am a secret agent doing secret things. Construct a sentence containing the following words: Caliban, hell, Saturday, tiger claw & tasty. When Caliban played at the tiger claw club last Saturday, all hell was loose and there was tasty beer. Have you ever cancelled band practice because you didn’t feel like it? What was your excuse? I don’t think so. And if so, probably because of some sickness after too much drinking. Which song from your new record do you like best? í¢ä‰åñIt’s our burden to bleedí¢ä‰åŒ because I’ve heard it so many times by now. Ask yourself a question and answer it: Q: How are you? A: Great, thanks. Do you believe in conspiracy? I don’t think so. Are you a neat freak? Not really. Maybe 50%. Which CD is currently playing in your CD-player? The new Clutch album. Can you cook? Do you enjoy it? I make pizza and pasta. Tastes okay. On which things do you like to spend your money on? DVDs Is there anything you always wanted to do but never dared to? Fly to the moon. Is there anything you are ashamed of but are afraid of telling anyone? Can’t think of anything right now. Last words: All the best. REMEMBER: Caliban – The Undying Darkness – OUT 27th Feb

An exclusive KHOMA digital bundle containing MEDEA and JUST ANOTHER HOST is now available from: + KARMA DOWNLOAD + WIPPIT + I-TUNES These tracks offer a great oppotunity to get Khoma tracks upfront of the release of the album THE SECOND WAVE

The University of Hertfordshire plays host to a rock, metal, punk, and alternative music event every two weeks, with their next night dedicated to Roadrunner artists past and present with loads of giveaways and 5hrs of great music! The events are run by the University’s Alternative Music Society and regularly bring in between 500 – 800 punters! The nights are open to anyone with a valid NUS card (and their guests) but if anyone else wants to attend this Tuesday then drop an email to the society president and event promoter Ian Pearson and he’ll sort you out. Entry will set you back 퉌£4 (doors 8pm) and its student prices at the bar so come down and rock out with us!!! Strictly over 18’d ONLY (non-NUS card holders will need to bring photo ID and email Ian before the event so he can put your names on the door) DETAILS: Tuesday 31st January (8pm – 1am) University of Hertfordshire Students Union College Lane (Hatfield, Herts) AlT MUSIC SOCIETY

Terror are compiling footage for their DVD due out this Spring. Included in the footage is the bands london show last Thursday: The show was, for want of another world, “intense”, the crowd and the band played of each other until both were built up into a hardcore frenzy. Despite tthe venue being a rammed sweatbox, everyone seemed oblivious as the music and atmosphere was soo intense. The band will hit the studio with producer Zeuss (Throwdown, Shadows Fall) this February for a summer release.

Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta spoke to www.lambgoat.com about their forthcoming album. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Lambgoat: You mentioned getting out and playing some new songs. Can you tell me about the next HATEBREED record and if there’s anyone you’re looking at for production/engineering and what sort of changes people can expect? The typical new album questions. Jamey: “Well, there’s not going to be a ton of changes. Obviously we do want to challenge ourselves, but we are what we are at this point. If you hate us, you’re definitely going to hate the new album. If you love us, I think you’re going to love it. It kind of is what it is. We want to speed it up on some parts, slow it down on other parts – I mean, we’re going to…I think, add more of Sean as backing vocals and stuff, which he’s been doing live now for four years, but we never really did it on the album. I think we’re definitely going in almost a more metal route. If people enjoy songs like ‘Doomsayer’ and ‘A Call For Blood’, the ones that are pretty fast and brutal, I think that’s the direction that we’re going. At least the two songs that we’re going to be playing on the tour are pretty fast and in your face. They’re called ‘Spitting Venom’ and ‘Defeatist’.” Lambgoat: While I know you’ve done a lot of guest work recently or in the past, I’m curious if you have any guest musicians slated for the new album? Jamey: “No, you know, I don’t think we probably will have any guests on this record. We talked about having Freddy from MADBALL and Roger from AGNOSTIC FRONT being on one song together, because they’ve never been on a song together, but we ended up making it happen for the last AGNOSTIC FRONT record. It never made the record but we got a remix done where Freddy was on the song and ended up being in the video. But no, I don’t know. It’d be killer to get Zakk Wylde or someone to do a solo on it, but we’ll see what happens. It’s going to be a totally and completely bombastic album. I think we want the focus just to stay sort of on us. I think so many people are so used to seeing the big stickers like, ‘Featuring this and that…'” Lambgoat: I don’t really know how I feel about those stickers. Usually I might actually be steered away as I figure it might be a gimmick to rope fans of bands that wouldn’t normally check it out. I think that might exactly be what it is. Jamey: “Like on ‘Perseverence’, even though we had Kerry King [SLAYER] singing and playing guitar on it, it was never in the deal that we were going to have it on a sticker. We just didn’t want it to even be a mention, but for people who read the liner notes, they’d say, ‘Oh wow, that’s Kerry King playing that solo on that song.'” For the complete interview Check out Hatebreed’s MySpace page for an exclusive new track entitled ‘Bound To Violence’

Nickelback and Bon Jovi have added a second date at London’s Wembley Stadium for this summer. The band were already confirmed to be the first group to play the home of English football on June 11, but will now play an extra date at the new stadium, the largest football arena in the world, a day eariler on June 10. CLICK HERE to buy tickets online REMEMBER: Nickelback – Far away – OUT 13/2/06 CLICK HERE to view the ecard

Our buddies at 4Q RADIO have put together a phenomenal interview with Dez from DevilDriver and Mike from The Agony Scene. But wait, there’s more… In addition to this awesome combo, 4Q have got their US corrospondent Randy from Lamb Of God to lead the interview. So click here for some “rib-tickling action” REMEMBER: DevilDriver – The Fury Of Our Makers Hand The Agony Scene – The Darkest Red Are both instores now!