Nickelback’s second single from All The Right Reasons is due for release on the 30th January. The tracklisting for the album is as follows: 1.Far Away (edit)* 2.Mistake (live)* 3.Photograph (acoustic)* * exclusive track

Come December 14th, Trivium will shoot their third video from the ‘Ascendancy’ album. ‘Dying in Your Arms’ is the chosen track and it will be recorded at New York City’s Webster Hall on December 14th. The band are currently touring across the US with Children Of Bodom. Bass player Paolo Gregoletto said,“We are having the ride of our lives. This tour is going so well. The bands are awesome and the crowds have been insane.”

New York hardcore heroes MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD are set to batter the UK with 3 club shows to promote their new album ‘Merciless’ in January 2006. They will be supported by Turmoil. 퉌æ Find them at: JANUARY 30- 퉌æLondon Underworld 31 – Manchester Phoenix FEBRUARY 1 – Yeovil Ski Lodge 퉌æ Check out the brand new video from MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD for their song ‘Shark Ethic’ HERE .퉌æMPB are currently on the road as direct support to Hatebreed on the ’10 Years Of Brutality’ Tour across the US 퉌æ What the UK critics are saying about ‘Merciless’: 퉌æ * “Shouting, shredding, stomping and screaming, track after track is a passionate exploration of fusing aggressive hardcore with stonky metal riffing and serious lyrical content” – Metal Hammer 8/10 퉌æ * “A hardcore album that grows on you with each listen” í¢ä‰åäóì Kerrang! KKKK 퉌æ * í¢ä‰åñMost Precious Blood are at their most furious and rightly soí¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Rocksound 8/10 퉌æ * í¢ä‰åñOne of the most vital bands out there flying the flag for traditional hardcoreí¢ä‰åŒ_ whilst there are bands like this prepared to follow their hearts instead of their royalty statements, hardcore truly does liveí¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Terrorizer 9/10 퉌æ And the US criticsí¢ä‰åŒ_ 퉌æ * “Merciless is the real deal, one of the only a handful of truly captivating and original hardcore records released over the past few years” – Outburn Magazine 퉌æ * “A bristly, brooding, bass-heavy record that sounds just as gnarled as the world it reflects” – Revolver Magazine 퉌æ * “Hardcore workhorses Most Precious Blood have a fanbase that would die for them, and a DIY work ethic that makes Black Flag look lazy” – Alternative Press 퉌æ * “Merciless is the album for you. Easily one of the year’s best hardcore releases” í¢ä‰åäóì Blabbermouth

Feelin’ the winter chill? Hot on the heels of new album ‘The Truth’ (out Jan 2006), Trustkill hardcore stars BLEEDING THROUGH will return to the UK for an explosive week-long tour in January. 퉌æ Watch the steam rise at: Fri 20th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì LONDON Islington Academy Sat 21st Jan í¢ä‰åäóì BIRMINGHAM Academy Sun 22nd Jan í¢ä‰åäóì MANCHESTER Academy 3 Mon 23rd Jan í¢ä‰åäóì PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms Tue 24th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì NEWPORT TJs Wed 25th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì GLASGOW King Tuts Thu 26th Jan í¢ä‰åäóì OXFORD Zodiac 퉌æ Tickets are 퉌£8.50 regionally, 퉌£10 London í¢ä‰åäóì available from all usual box offices and agents. í‰Œæ ‘The Truth’ í¢ä‰åäóì Bleeding Through’s most important album ever – is set to be at the top of the metal game. Produced by Rob Caggiano (Cradle of Filth) this album is 12 tracks of pure devastation and emotion.

ROCKTASTIC MONTHLY – METAL HAMMER are conducting their infamous readers poll. So CLICK HERE and show some love/support for our acts. The categories are as follows (get comfortable): Hottest Band Of 2005 Best British Band Of 2005 Best New Band Of 2005 – they rhyme with privium Best Album Of 2005 Best Album Cover Of 2005 Best Single Of 2005 Best Music Video Of 2005 Best Frontperson Of 2005 Best Guitarist Of 2005 Best Bassist Of 2005 Best Drummer Of 2005 Best Film Of 2005 Best TV Show Of 2005 Man Of The Year Woman Of The Year – I don’t think your mum counts Band You Hated And Now Love Band You Loved And Now Hate Worst Band Of 2005 Worst Album Of 2005 Best Club, Pub Or Bar Of 2005 Best Film Of 2005 Best TV Show Of 2005 Best Website Of 2005 – surely this is a no brainer?

Tonight (18.11.05) on the XFM Rock Show (104.9FM) metal maestro Ian Camfield will be chatting exclusively to the mouth of Killswitch Engage, Howard Jones, between 22.00pm and 01.00am. Hot off the heels of their phenomenal Taste Of Chaos tour alongside The Used and Welsh favourites Funeral For A Friend. It has been a busy time for Howard and co, not just with crazy nights on tour but also with the production of their debut DVD (Set This) World Ablaze out this Monday (21.11.05) í¢ä‰åäóì a lot to discuss with metal’s most unassuming front-man! 퉌æ For more details check out XFM’s Rock Show page.

A couple of weeks ago we thought we were DELIVERYING THE TRUTH when we gave you the final tracklisting for Bleeding Through’s forth coming album, erm… THE TRUTH. However, the tracklisting for the January 9th release has now changed to the following: 1. FOR LOVE AND FAILING 2. CONFESSION 3. LOVE IN SLOW MOTION 4. THE PAINKILLER 5. KILL TO BELIEVE 6. DEARLY DEMENTED 7. LINE IN THE SAND 8. SHE’S GONE 9. TRAGEDY OF EMPTY STREETS 10. RETURN TO SENDER 11. HOLLYWOOD PRISON 12. THE TRUTH

Forefathers of New York Hardcore Madball have recorded at the legendary BBC Maida Vale studios for BBC Radio 1’s Lock-Up Show with Mike Davies. The band have joined the long list of distinguished guests that have been invited to record live sessions for the BBC and will be going out on Mike’s Lock-Up show this Tuesday night (22.11.05) between 9pm-11pm on 98.8-99.5 FM. If for some completely stupid reason you miss NYC’s finest old school bruisers going out live, you can listen to the show again all week via the BBC’s website HERE

Cradle Of Filth are currently recording their seventh LP at Lincolnshire, England’s Chapel Studios for an early June 2006 release. The group’s frontman Dani Filth told MTV.com that when the group’s new disc arrives in stores, fans will hear two very interesting covers the FILTH’s been perfecting: U.K. techno-pop trio HEAVEN 17’s “Temptation” and “Stay” by SHAKESPEAR’S SISTER. “We picked those because they are interesting,” Filth said. “It’s going to be a challenge, and that’s the whole point. If you’re going to do something, don’t just do it for the sake of doing it. It has to be something you can make your own.” The band’s reunited with Rob Caggiano (BLEEDING THROUGH, ANTHRAX), who produced 2004’s “Nymphetamine” and 2003’s “Damnation and a Day”, and at this point in the process, Filth said “all the drum and bass tracks are pretty much done, and I’ve already started recording vocals.” The FILTH will work on the album until the end of the month before breaking for a two-week U.K. tour they’ll reconvene on the sessions in mid-January. The album, he said, will end up containing about 10 tracks, including “Libertina Grim”, “Lovesick for Mina”, “The Byronic Man” and “Cemetery and Sundown”. “This record heightens our rhythm, and there are lots of cool off-beats. It’s just as meandering as much of our stuff, but there are also some really catchy tracks there,” Filth told MTV.com. “I’ve introduced more sing-y type parts. It’s a bigger, better-sounding CRADLE OF FILTH, and more direct and to the point.”

WANT WEDNESDAY 13 TICKETS??? í¢ä‰åŒ_then listen to XFM’s Rock Show with Ian Camfield starting this Friday (18.11.05) at 22:00 and rocking through till 01:00 on Saturday morning! Tune in to 104.9FM for your chance to get your filthy hands on the hottest tickets in town for everyone’s favourite goth rock shocker Wednesday 13, who is playing London’s Mean Fiddler Tuesday 22nd November. For more details check out XFM’s Rock Show page. CLICK HERE for further Wednesday 13 tour details.