TRIVIUM’s awesome album, ‘Ascendancy’, has been officially certified silver in the U.K. for sales in excess of 60,000 copies, and Kerrang! readers have spoken by voting it THE album of 2005.

Bleeding Through have recently finished a new video with director Zach Merck for the song “Kill To Believe.” Set in the California desert and inspired by horror flicks such as “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” the video will be hitting music channels later this month. Bleeding Through – The Truth – Jan 9th WALLPAPER DOWNLOAD 1024×768 WALLPAPER

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DragonForce are set to release their Roadrunner debut on Jan 9th, but if you can’t wait that long fear not my power metal friends! Because Roadrunner is teaming up with some of the best clubs in the UK to bring you official DragonForce Club nights where you can get an exclusive listen to tracks from the new album before it has even been released! And if that doesn’t whet your metal-loving appetite, there will also be a chance for you to get hold of limited edition items including DragonForce posters and flyers!! 퉌æ So kick 2006 off with a DragonForce party at one of the clubs below! 퉌æ Friday 6th January @ Spiders, Hull 퉌æ Saturday 7th Jan @ Jillys Rock World, Manchester 퉌æ Saturday 7th Jan @ Corporation, Sheffield 퉌æ Monday 9th Jan @ Zest, Ipswich 퉌æ Sunday 8th Jan @ Studio 24, Edinburgh 퉌æ Tuesday 3rd 퉌æJan @ Ziggys, York 퉌æ Wednesday 4th Jan @ Rhino Club, Southampton 퉌æ Wednesday 4th Jan @ Dickens Inn, Middlesborough 퉌æ Friday 6th Jan @ C103, Plymouth

January is shaping up to be one hell of a monthí¢ä‰åŒ_ not only do we have the quite awesome Still Remains coming over to shake us all into shape on the Kerrang Tour, Roadrunner along with Victory Records and Visible Noise are putting on some cracking Club Nights at a venue near you!! A monumental host of goodies from all the bands on the tour (Still Remains, Bullet For My Valentine, Hawthorne Heights and Aiden) will be available at the ultimate warm-up nights for the tour which runs from the 15th-28th Jan. 퉌æ So get all of your metal-mental buddies along to one of the nights below, to get hold of exclusive items and hear great tracks from your favourite bands! 퉌æ Saturday 30th December @ Studio 24, Edinburgh Sunday 31st December @ Purple Turtle, London Sunday 31st December @ Rock City, Nottingham Friday 6th January @ Sin City, London Wednesday 11th January @ Rhino Club, Southampton Friday 13th January @ Face Off, Swansea Friday 13th January @ Bierkeller, Bristol Friday 13th January @ Jillys Rock World, Manchester Friday 13th January @ Subway City, Birmingham Saturday 14th January @ Academy, Newcastle Saturday 14th January @ UEA, Norwich

The New York Latino metallers, ILL NINO, will return to pulverize UK shores in February. Their first visit in some time, they are touring in support of new album ‘One Nation Underground’. 퉌æ Catch them at: Monday 20th Feb – SHEFFIELD Corporation (tickets 퉌£10) Tuesday 21st Feb – MANCHESTER Academy (tickets 퉌£10) Wednesday 22nd Feb – WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun (tickets 퉌£10) Thursday 23rd Feb – GLASGOW Garage (tickets 퉌£12.50) Friday 24th Feb – LONDON Mean Fiddler (tickets 퉌£12.50) 퉌æ Tickets go on sale shortly from all usual box offices and agents. 퉌æ Praise for ‘One Nation Underground’: í¢ä‰åñA huge step up. Underground? Not for much longer.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Big Cheese 4/5 í¢ä‰åñIll Nino are one of those bands that really deserve to be heard, because they are so damn good at what they do.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Zero í¢ä‰åñIll Nino have proven they can step out from the diminishing shadow of nu metal. One Nation Underground is a pointer to possible future glory.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Metal Hammer 7/10 í¢ä‰åñNot only accomplished but defiantly surprising.í¢ä‰åŒ – Classic Rock 7/10 í¢ä‰åñNumerous great songs, neatly aggressive production, and buckets of infectious enthusiasm.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Kerrang! í¢ä‰åñIll Nino has finally made the fine album it’s always been threatening to make.í¢ä‰åŒ – Powerplay 8/10

36 Crazyfists are currently in the studio recording their third album for Roadrunner. A posting from guitarist Steve Holt on the band’s official site reads: “Hey Dudes and Dudettes. Things are rolling right along in the 36CF camp. Mick has finished all of his bass tracking now and did a killer job. All the music is nearly done, with the exception of a few things and is sounding great. Brock is way into the vocal tracking now and I got to say he has never sounded better. His screams are brutal, and his singing voice is the cleanest I’ve heard it. We have a few guests on the record. The first we had in was Tom Gomes (Killswitch Engage, Something of A Silhouette), who laid down some drumming on a tune. He is a great guy and a great drummer, much thanks to Tom. Next we had in the infamous Mr. Jones, yes gang, big Howard came in on the 14th and did some vocals on a track with Brock, something they have been talking about doing for sometime. This track is crushing. Thanks big guy! Saturday we had in the last guest and one that we are very excited about. His bands have been a huge influence to all of us. Jonah Jenkins (Only Living Witness, Miltown, Milligram, Raw Radar War) came in and did vocals on a track with Brock. I tried not to fan boy out too much, but it was tough, as this guy is one of my all time favorite singers, and the song is going be great. In other news on the 15th we attended the Roadrunner 25th anniversary party/show and had a blast meeting up with past tour buddies and meeting new people as well. Congratulations to Roadrunner, Monte and all the staff, past and present, its an honor to be on such a great label. In classic 36CF fashion we had some overly drunk run-ins but I’ll let your minds wander. Alright for now… “

Featuring Slipknot members Corey Taylor and Jim Root, Stone Sour are set to record album no. 2. The band have enlisted the talents of producer Nick Rasculinecz who has recently worked with Foo Fighters and Velvet Revolver among others and the band will record the album at Dave Grohl’s studio in Los Angeles beginning January 25. More than 30 demos were written for the LP, which is due in June.

This past Thursday (15/12), will go down as one of the greatest shows in Roadrunner’s history. Many great artists got together and performed some classic Roadrunner tunes with once in a lifetime dream pairings.

If you missed it, our friends in METAL Injection got you covered. They captured the night in over 200 photos, including photos of members of SLIPKNOT (unmasked), KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DEICIDE, BIOHAZARD, HATEBREED, HIM and many more. The photos are available for viewing by CLICKING HERE.

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Stone Sour, who include Slipknot duo Corey Taylor and Jim Root, are to start recording a new album next month. They’ll be using Foo Fighters mainman Dave Grohl’s home studio in Los Angeles.

Hardcore heroes Terror are on the hunt for a new bassist. This follows the departure of Carl Schwartz, who’s fed up with touring. Interested? Email: terrorhardcore@hotmail.com