It’s not just the lads that are into metal, over at FEMALEFIRST.CO.UK they like a slab of metal as much as anyone, and there they are running the latest ROADRUNNER UNITED DVD snippet which features Ripper Owens tackling ‘Abigail’ and Killswitch Engage’s Adam D doing some KILLER impressions, with band mate Howard Jones royally wetting himself with laughter!

Check it out at THIS LOCATION

In other Roadrunner United related news, if you buy your copy of the DVD from PLAY.COM, you will recieve

I case you were missing them as much as us as they trundle around the world in support of their new album ULTRA BEATDOWN, here is a snippet of footage taken from the DRAGONFORCE Astoria show when they were here on tour back in September.

You can keep up to date with DragonForce developments at THE DF NEWS PAGE

BUY ULTRA BEATDOWN ONLINE HERE.

See Nathan, Matthew, Mateo and Dan on their first day in the studio recording new album ATTICS TO EDEN- from cooking breakfast to getting used to their new surroundings, Dan takes the camera and takes YOU through it all!

Don’t forget that if you would like to get these updates before they go live here, then you should sign up for the MADINA LAKE mailing list over at their official website MADINALAKE.COM.

FOR OTHER MADINA LAKE NEWS HEAD HERE.

ATTICS TO EDEN is scheduled for a release March 2009.

Although this is less of a rant and more of a big up to some of his fave new bands of the moment from back home! Here we kick off a series of mini rants with Robb Flynn of MACHINE HEAD fame. The first of 6, we will be updating the site with these every few days in the run up to their impending UK tour with Slipknot in December.

Some of the shows are sold out, but there are still some tickets available. Check out the dates / venues below. Buy online links are available at the TOURS PAGE…

Mon 1st Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo **SOLD OUT**
Tue 2nd Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo **SOLD OUT**
Wed 3rd Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo **SOLD OUT**
Fri 5th Dec – Cardiff International Arena **SOLD OUT**
Sun 7th Dec – Birmingham NIA
Mon 8th Dec – Glasgow SECC
Tue 9th Dec – Manchester MEN Arena
Thu 11th Dec – Newcastle Metro Arena
Fri 12th Dec – Sheffield Arena

FOR MORE MACHINE HEAD NEWS CLICK HERE

And dont forget you can now pick up a LIMITED 2 CD / 1 DVD set of current album THE BLACKENING. FULL TRACKLISTING AND BUY ONLINE LINK HERE.

ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE are giving you the opportunity to win KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES coming ’round to your house and playing there for you and all of your chums!!

Head HERE for full details on how you can enter!

The band will be playing tracks from their current album SMART CASUAL, which you can buy online NOW from THIS LOCATION.

For more news on Kids In Glass Houses, head to their newspage HERE.

Latest video Fisticuffs:

The new issue of METAL HAMMER features our fellas Joel, Ryan, Streety and Roadsy AKA AIRBOURNE on their cover and has within its pages the biggest (and most hilarious) Airbourne fature yet. It also contains (much to Joel’s delight) a number of tattooed hotties…

Check out this video of Joel

Last night (20/11) saw Sweden’s OPETH play London’s Shepherds Bush Empire (fans will remember they played this venue once before- it was where the Lamantation’s DVD was shot).

To say the show was incredible would be doing it a disservice, and whilst some would say we could be biased here, if you don’t believe us, check out the latest blog at METALHAMMER.CO.UK…

Tape up the building with a sign saying ‘property of Opeth’ because this was one of the shows of the year…

Head HERE to read the full blog.

Opeth have the following dates left to play in the UK:

Fri 21st Nov – Bristol Academy
Sat 22nd Nov – Nottingham Rock City
Sun 23rd Nov – Manchester Academy

The tour has been in support of their current album WATERSHED, which is in stores NOW. You can order this online HERE.

For more news on Opeth, check out their NEWS PAGE and check out new video BURDEN below…

Check THIS out!!! Shot at the Roadrunner United 25th anniversary concert back in December 2005, the video below is TRIVIUM’S ‘Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr’ preformed live with MACHINE HEAD’S Robb Flynn on vocals!!

This is just a wee taster of what you can expect from the upcoming DVD release ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT, which will be released on the 8th DECEMBER.

The DVD will be a 2 disc set which will feature the full concert and interviews with some of the key players on the night. Head to the link below to check out some of the teasers of the interview and live footage you will be able to expect from the DVD… CLICKITY CLICK…

For more news on the release, head to it’s NEWS PAGE.

PRE-ORDER THE DVD ONLINE.

It is getting ever closer to the time you wille be able to get you mitts on the double DVD metal extravaganza that is ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT, but until it’s release on the 8th, let us continue to tease you with the latest snippet from the DVD- this time for SEPULTURA’S classic ROOTS, BLOODY ROOTS!!!!

You can check it out NOW at the TOTAL ROCK RADIO HOMEPAGE, and whilst you are there, tune in using the TR player!!

Below is a RR UK exclusive, where some of our band members comment on the aftershow and maybe about the conduct of some of the ‘Roadrunners’ (us lot basically) on the evening…

If you have missed the previous snipperts, you can play catch up right HERE.

PRE-ORDER ONLINE HERE.

NICKELBACK released their new album DARK HORSE this week, and those folks over at KERRANG RADIO are loving it!! So much so, they have decided to play another track from the album in addition to the single- a track that is deemed ‘unsuitable’ for radio in the UK due to it being a lil…erm…racey??!!

The track, SOMETHING IN YOUR MOUTH, opens the album and in the clip below, you can not only hear the track but learn a lil more about the track and the album.

For more news on Nickelback HEAD HERE.

PICK UP DARK HORSE ONLINE HERE.