Are you sick of pulling out some of your favorite albums, only to find that the cd isn’t in the case or it’s soo scratched that your reflection in it is a hybrid of Quasimodo and Shrek? Well help is here! I-Tunes have added some great Roadrunner classic albums to their arsenal including Fear Factory ‘Demanufacture’, Machine Head ‘Burn My Eyes’, Killswitch Engage ‘Alive Or Just Breathing’ & Type O Negative ‘Bloody Kisses’. So now you never have to worry about losing those cds. remember: it’s not just geeks that backup there computers.

Recording is now complete and we are tentatively waiting in the Roadrunner UK office for a copy of Calibans forth coming album The Undying Darkness. In the meanwhile we are all going to have to satisfy our hunger with the tracklisting. 1 Intro (1:05) 2 I Rape Myself (3:24) 3 Song About Killing (3:19) 4 It퉌Çs Our Burden To Bleed (3:49) 5 Nothing Is Forever (3:54) 6 Together Alone (3:10) 7 My Fiction Beauty (4:41) 8 No More 2nd Chances [Explicit] (4:04) 9 I Refuse To Keep On Living… (5:01) 10 Sick Of Running Away (3:48) 11 Moment Of Clarity (2:40) 12 Army Of Me (3:33) 13 Room Of Nowhere (3:44) REMEMBER: The album is due for release on the 27th February, however come back soon for a sneak preview mp3 track from the album.

The awards and accolades keep coming in for TRIVIUM, who have just been named Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next?” winner for the month of December. Accumulating 37% of the votes, TRIVIUM have won an exclusive performance and interview that will available at Yahoo.com for the month of December. The band will be stopping by Yahoo!’s L.A. studios on November 28 to perform two songs from “Ascendancy”, along with taping an interview. “This is absolutely amazing,” says TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy. “Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would win this thing. We are honored and humbled by it.”

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is producing the latest album from Des Moines metalheads Facecage. To be titled ‘Facecage III’, the record will be out next Summer.

Tonight on Mike Davies Lock-Up show on Radio 1, don’t miss your chance to enter an exclusive comp for tickets to see HATEBREED in London. The band are set to headline the ‘Persistence Tour’ at the London Forum this Friday 2nd December, as part of an all-day show also featuring Agnostic Front, Napalm Death, A Perfect Murder, Born From Pain, Bleed The Sky and Sworn Enemy. So be sure to tune in from 9pm tonight for your chance to get you and a mate to what on paper is the most brutal show the UK has ever seen! HATEBREED’s current album, ‘The Rise of Brutality’ is in stores now. Expect a new album in 2006.

CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth has offered the following studio update via the band’s official web site:

“Dear loyal readership, friends and would-be English metal journalists,
The time has come once again to update your good selves on the activities and nocturnal emissions of the band as we approach our fourth week here at The Chapel studios in the pounding verdant heart of Lincolnshire.

“Well, firstly, before I continue with matters of the band, my girlfriend of fourteen years, Toni, and I were married on Hallowe’en in our hometown of Ipswich with a few close friends and our daughter Luna present. My mother, having left for India that very same day, obviously couldn’t be there, so we felt it best that our vastly extended families should be told about it after the fact and in the better interests of sibling harmony. The day itself was supplemented with copious amounts of champagne, a posh lunch and a three-hour limo ride to a pre-planned Hallowe’en party that carried on right through to the next day somewhere in the bonfire-lit depths of Norfolk. Our celebrations will then have to abate until the 28th (which is Toni’s birthday and fortuitously also the last date of the studio before the tour) and then until we get to our house in India for the Xmas break (I’d like to see Santa get down that fucking chimney!). So that’s that, we’re officially Mr and Mrs Filth until death do us prat, sorry, part.

“Right, back onto the bloody album then.

“Thus far the drums have been recorded, along with the bass, for the entirety of the record and are sounding great, although a small problem did arise at one point when Adrian [Erlandsson, drums] noticed that he’d been recording with a cracked cymbal. This was no small problem to correct as it meant having to re-record several tracks again, but record them he did and probably more to his and our satisfaction. Vocals are well underway by a few weeks and are going well despite having to slot them around drum editing, but at least they’re underway. Our first mission was to finish our version of SAMHAIN‘s ‘Hallowe’en II’ for the forthcoming ‘Underworld 2’ soundtrack, a song that originally was to feature original vocalist Glenn Danzig way back on the ‘Nymphetamine’ session but fortunately stayed its ground unfinished. It may surprise a few people to know that this song is probably the first CRADLE song to feature clean vocals from myself, albeit just the chorus parts, but don’t expect an emo ballad by any means, this is still a C.O.F. rendition after all!

“Other news is that a local plebian small town journalist looking to further his mundane existence chose to try and pursue a story about our studio being a hotbed of drugs and vice recently, which, despite the odd wife coming up for the weekends, is hardly that, well certainly not outside of the bedroom. Since last time I wrote, matters on the drugs front diminished immediately after it was revealed that the studio owner runs a totally dry ship when it comes to anything other than booze and even makes people stand outside for cigarettes, which as you can imagine doesn’t go down too well with certain binge-skagging members at all. But in order to keep things on an even keel, people have kept to the rules albeit with some hardship, especially when Miss Moss popped in to say hello on her way back from working abroad last week, without the plum. Bless her.

“Live-wise the forthcoming tour British tour is being rehearsed for in-between sessions and our replacement keyboardist Rosie is filling in Martin‘s shoes with aplomb. Most dates are heading for sell-out, the first warm-up show in Colchester having gone at the back end of last week, with London, Manchester and possibly Glasgow going in the very near future. So grab your tickets soon folks, they’re going fast and furiously. Honest!

“There definitely is an air of trepidation building in the studio as the tour creeps up on the band, everybody being eager to flip the coin onto the other side in regards to getting out there and fucking things up live (as opposed to fucking things up in the studio and flipping each other the finger!). The sudden, radical change in surroundings should certainly get the adrenaline pumping, especially with a new stage show and set list at hand and playing places that we’ve never ventured to up until now, like Newcastle, Southampton and Cardiff.

“Of the other two covers, there is news. We have decided to undertake the following tracks…. ‘Stay’ by SHAKESPEARE’S SISTER, which will be see Liv Kristine again sharing vocal duties and ‘Temptation’ by Eighties new wavers HEAVEN 17, which will also see Harry (formerly of ‘DIRTY HARRY’) guest. These songs were chosen mainly for their challenge rather than their gay icon status and the need to tackle other more predictable cover versions… these things breaking up the studio session like a breath of foetid air when they’re attacked with a certain flair of creativity. Well, that’s the band fucked then!

“As for the rest of the album it is hard to say how songs like ‘Libertina Grimm’, ‘Tonight In Flames’ or ‘Cemetery And Sundown’ will fan out, this being the culmination of the first studio session, with only the bare bones in place at the moment. On our eventual return, with more vocals being addressed and the guitars underway, we should start seeing the light behind the darkness and the songs finally rising into some distinguishable, though rancid life.

“As for other things, the food is still impeccable and the weather freezing, the pub down the road still being our only real vice (we won the pub quiz there last weekend though… ) bar a few visits mid-mornings to local towns for random shopping trips. Rob [Caggiano] the producer is slowly recovering from his illness, i think the parasite has snaked out of his arse and slipped along the corridor to someone else’s room much like a scene from the first ‘Alien’ movie. He still is unable to drink alcohol at the moment though, a sorry state of affairs that finds him clawing at the woodwork like a rabid hamster when the booze is broken out and the moon risen full.

“There have been the usual strange happenings here in true C.O.F. fashion, as in possessions disappearing for days on end and some more freak guitar stuff happening (yes, the bass cab caught on fire once again!) but for the most of it the gremlins have let us be. Engineer Dan Turner (aka ‘Hot Lips’, ‘Nun Trader’ and ‘Dan Syndrome’) has yet to complete his studio challenge this time around, which involves donning a builder’s hard hat, tight leather hot pants, shaving his legs, wearing an over-stretched skinny girl’s C.O.F. shirt and then proceeding to ask the builders working on studio three whether they have any cracks that desperately need filling. So a shovel through his head then it is for the next DVD!

“Incidentally the current DVD, ‘Peace Through Superior Firepower’, is now in stores and the track from the live show, ‘From The Cradle To Enslave’, is hitting the airwaves to coincide in time with its release. A small film crew is coming out on these British dates with us in order to capture the event for a possible forthcoming documentary and there is also the possibility of teaming up with the porn director Michael Ninn and everybody’s favourite troublemaker Bam ‘The Patron Saint Of Finnish Metal’ Magera. A live set from the British tour will also be recorded for one side of a forthcoming double live album entitled ‘Trouble And Their Double Lives’, which should see the light of day at some point late next year. Be varned!

“So much for a quiet time around the studio then. Hope this keeps you up to date for the time being, another slowgress report should reach you by the Xmas period, if not we’re either dead or just sitting around hoping to be…”

As of next week CHIMAIRA are taking over the UK, dates are as follows: Mon 28th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Cardiff Coal Exchange Tue 29th Nov í¢ä‰åäóì Exeter Lemon Grove Thu 1st Dec í¢ä‰åäóì London Astoria Fri 2nd Dec í¢ä‰åäóì Manchester Academy 2 Sat 3rd Dec í¢ä‰åäóì Glasgow QMU Sun 4th Dec í¢ä‰åäóì Birmingham Academy 2 Mon 5th Dec í¢ä‰åäóì Sheffield Corporation Reviews for ‘Chimaira’ have been stellar. 퉌æCheck out what people have been saying about the new album: í¢ä‰åñIt’s the album they needed to make and now you need to hear it. 퉌æLike yesterday.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì KERRANG! – 4Ks í¢ä‰åñAwesome is the only way to describe Chimaira’s third album.퉌æ Do not be surprised if this masterpiece nets a Grammy Award nomination for ‘Best Metal Album’í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì BILLBOARD (US) í¢ä‰åñChimaira have delivered their most focused, ferocious and mature record yetí¢ä‰åŒ_..it could be the most important record yet for the genreí¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì CLASSIC ROCK í¢ä‰åäóì 8/10 í¢ä‰åñI’m not exaggerating when I say that this is one of the album’s of the year. 퉌æThis is a monster release from a band that just goes from strength to strength.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì POWERPLAY í¢ä‰åäóì 9/10 í¢ä‰åñChimaira have completely ramped up the quality with their new albumí¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì ZERO TOLERANCE CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Roadrunner Records is proud to announce the signing of ‘extreme power metal’ icons DRAGONFORCE, for the UK, France, Australia and New Zealand. The truly multi-national London-based outfit is fronted by South African-born frontman ZP Theart and completed by drummer David Mackintosh, Ukrainian keyboardsman Vadim Pruzhanov and the twin-guitar assault of Herman Li and New Zealander Sam Totman. Hong Kong-born Li was the recent winner of 2005’s Metal Hammer Awards’ Dimebag Darrell Award for Best Guitarist. “We are very excited about signing to Roadrunner and look forward to working with one of the most respected rock labels in the world” said Li. “This will give us the opportunity to take the band to the next level and beyond!” 2005 was a stellar year for DRAGONFORCE in their mission to take on the world and establish themselves as one of the UK’s most successful and notorious metal bands. They shared festival stages with Iron Maiden and played a sell-out headlining tour of the UK, generating scenes of utter pandemonium. Bouts of intensive touring to accompany the band’s two albums to date – ‘Valley Of The Damned’ in January 2003 and 2004’s ‘Sonic Firestorm’ – saw their fan-base escalate dramatically and the word spread like kerosene-fuelled wildfire across the press. The band have been swamped with accolades from all the respected metal titles with many journalists falling under the band’s spell í¢ä‰åñDragonForce are getting bigger. Prepare for the onslaught!í¢ä‰åŒ – KERRANG! “DragonForce are as metal as f**kí¢ä‰åŒ_.they’ll be enormousí¢ä‰åŒ – METAL HAMMER. í¢ä‰åñDragonForce could become the first British metal band in ages to reap respect from all over the worldí¢ä‰åŒ – ROCK HARD (Germany). Against all the odds, DRAGONFORCE have single-handedly revitalised power metal in their UK homeland, awarding credibility to a genre that ’til their arrival was regarded was little more than a joke. Their third and most accomplished album the faster, bolder, heavier ‘Inhuman Rampage’ (to be released on 9th January) will be accompanied by a UK headlining tour, for which tickets are already selling fast. The album CD also includes an enhanced section that features exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ footage shot in Japan and at 2005’s European festivals, plus a Windows theme package that includes screensavers, mouse icons, wallpaper, etc. Album tracklisting: Through The Fire And Flames / Revolution Deathsquad / Storming The Burning Fields / Operation Ground And Pound / Body Breakdown / Cry For Eternity / The Flame Of Youth / Trail Of Broken Hearts. DRAGONFORCE’s UK headline tour runs as follows: 27th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì MANCHESTER Academy 2 29th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì NOTTINGHAM Rock City 30th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì LEEDS Metropolitan University 31st Jan í¢ä‰åäóì GLASGOW Carling Academy 1st Feb í¢ä‰åäóì NEWCASTLE University 3rd Feb í¢ä‰åäóì LONDON Astoria Tickets are on sale now, priced 퉌£12 regionally and 퉌£13.50 for London. The scene is set for the unleashing of DRAGONFORCE in 2006. They’re already bigger than you think and they’ve not even started yetí¢ä‰åŒ_.

The hottest new band in metal have just upgraded two venues on their upcoming March 2006 UK tour due to overwhelming public demand for tickets. 퉌æ TRIVIUM will now perform at the Manchester APOLLO and the Glasgow ACADEMY. All previously bought tickets remain valid for the new venues. 퉌æ Tickets for the 16-date tour are flyingí¢ä‰åŒ_ in less than four weeks of tickets being available over 50% have been sold í¢ä‰åäóì and there is still more than 3 months before the tour begins! 퉌æ The full list of shows is now as follows: Thu 2nd Mar í¢ä‰åäóì LEEDS University Fri 3rd Mar í¢ä‰åäóì DUBLIN Ambassador Theatre Sat 4th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì DUBLIN Ambassador Theatre Sun 5th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì BELFAST Ulster Hall Mon 6th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì GLASGOW Academy Wed 8th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì NEWCASTLE Academy Thu 9th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì BIRMINGHAM Academy Fri 10th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì MANCHESTER Apollo Sat 11th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì NOTTINGHAM Rock City Sun 12th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì STOKE Victoria Hall Wed 15th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì LONDON Astoria Thu 16th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì LONDON Astoria Fri 17th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì CARDIFF University Sat 18th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì EXETER Grand Hall Mon 20th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall Tue 21st Mar í¢ä‰åäóì FOLKSTONE Leas Cliffe Hall 퉌æ Support comes from God Forbid and Bloodsimple. Tickets are on sale now for 퉌£13 regionally, 퉌£15 London

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