Stone Sour, the re-formed band of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Jim Root, are set to play their first UK tour in early 2003. The band’s eponymous album is in stores now and you can catch the band at the following shows: 19th Feb – GLASGOW Barrowlands (08700-600100) 20th Feb – NEWCASTLE University (0191-261-2606) 21st Feb – BIRMINGHAM Academy (0870-771-2000) 22nd Feb – MANCHESTER Academy (0161-832-1111) 24th Feb – NOTTINGHAM Rock City (0115-941-2544) 25th Feb – BRISTOL Academy (0870-771-2000) 26th Feb – LONDON Astoria (0207-434-9592) Tickets are on sale now, priced 퉌£12.50 regionally and 퉌£13.50 in London, from box offices and all usual agents. A single, ‘Bother’ will be released to coincide. Watch this space for details…

The Roadrage tour kicks off in less than a week.. Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, and Five Pointe O ripping up the UK. Mike, KsE, sends this message: “the band is all set to take over the UK… we are ready to tear you a new asshole!” Check out the brand new awesome ROADRAGE E-CARD… complete with bio, tunes, pics, bits from the band and more. And if you’re wondering what the bands are like live… check out some cool live shots on www.morphus.com and www.prophecy21.com. Shred.

Took a few moments to catch up with Cliff, Dry Kill Logic’s vocalist. Here’s what he had to say for himself. “We’ve locked our asses in the studio all year working on the new stuff, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s an evolution of the band in every aspect. For those of you that appreciated the melody in songs like ‘Feel the Break’, ‘Track 13’ and ‘Goodnight’, you will have plenty to choose from. And for all the maniacs that loved the heaviness of ‘Pain’, ‘A Better Man Than Me’ and ‘Rot’, we have taken it to a new level of aggression. It’s been a wacky year for DKL for sure if you thought we were pissed on TDSON, then you better duck and cover when you hear this one.
We’re out like Martha Stewart. See you all on tour.” Always a pleasure getting to chat to Cliff… thanks for the update dude.

The first 200 people who buy the Murderdolls ‘Dead In Hollywood’ limited edition single at each instore will get a free rare promotional Murderdolls guitar plectrum. The following instores will kick off at 1pm: Nov 3rd – Virgin Megastore, 52-56 Market St, Manchester M1 1PW Nov 4th – Virgin Megastore, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin22. Nov 6th – Virgin Megastore, 98 Corporation St, Birmingham B4 6SX Nov 7th – Virgin Megastore, 225-229 Piccadilly, London W1

Yep, as if giving you a free DVD and crazy prices on CD’s isn’t enough you can now get an exclusive ‘Roadrage’ enhanced sampler CD from selected Indie stores from Oct 7th when you buy the album by Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists or Five Pointe O for only 퉌£9.99. The limited edtion FREE CD includes the following tracks: 1. Killswitch Engage – My Last Serenade 2. Killswitch Engage – In The Unblind* 3. 36 Crazyfists – Slit Wrist Theory 4. 36 Crazyfists – Crutch* 5. Five Pointe O – Double X Minus 6. Five Pointe O – Feelin’ It (demo)* + the videos: Killswitch Engage – My Last Serenade 36 Crazyfists – Slit Wrist Theory Five Pointe O – Double X Minus * rare track You can see the full list of stores in Kerrang! magazine.

The Murderdolls are releasing a special ‘Dead In Hollywood’ single to coincide with their UK tour dates (supporting Papa Roach) in November. The single will be limited to 3000 copies and is only available in the UK. The tracklisting is: 1. Dead In Hollywood 2. Crash Crash 3. Let’s Fuck 4. Dead In Hollywood (Directors Cut) video Dead In Hollywood is released November 4th.

The main body of the forthcoming Slipknot DVD is the band’s incredible live performance at their sold-out London Docklands show in February this year. Filmed with over 35 cameras (many attached to the band’s masks) it is, arguably, the most devastating concert committed to film. This amazing DVD perfectly captures the Iowan’s full pyro-enhanced U.S. stage show playing all the Slipknot classics to date í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Wait & Bleed’, ‘Left Behind’, ‘Heretic Anthem’, ‘Spit It Out’, ‘Surfacing’ í¢ä‰åäóì they’re all here. Also included are several multi-camera tracks, backstage peaks, interviews and all the band’s promo videos to date, including the rare unseen í¢ä‰åñpuppetí¢ä‰åŒ video for ‘Wait & Bleed’. Other features include: – Photo gallery. – Backstage footage. – Behind-the-scenes footage. – Multi-angle camera views on some tracks í¢ä‰åäóì pick your fave band member. – Stereo – Dolby 5.1 – Double CD – 1 is a 5, the other is a 9. And here’s the tracklisting: The live set list: “People = Shit”, “Liberate”, “Left Behind”, “Eeyore”, “Get This”, “Disasterpiece”, “Purity”, “Gently”, “Eyeless”, “My Plague”, “The Heretic Anthem”, “Spit It Out”, “Wait And Bleed”, “Surfacing”. The band: Take a Slipknot view into the world of the band as they prepare for the show. Travel with the band as they meet the maggots face-to-face. The videos: “My Plague”, “Left Behind (Director’s Cut)”, “Wait And Bleed” (animated), “Wait And Bleed”, “Spit It Out” The music: Includes the rare bonus track “Purity” DISASTERPIECES DBL DVD/VHS IN STORES NOV 25TH.

Ill Nino kicked off the weekend in style performing at the Kerrang! Weekender held in Camber Sands. Arriving late afternoon the band were more than happy to squeeze in a quick signing session which, according to Kerrang! staff at the event, drew the biggest crowd of all the bands participating over the weekend. An explosive set included a guest appearance by Benji of Skindred on Soulfly cover Eye For An Eye, dedicated to late Drowning Pool singer Dave Williams, some classic Ill Nino tracks inc new single Unreal, and a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday to Jardel! With a late bus call of 4am, there was plenty of time for aftershow japes and Jagermeister. The band ended the weekend playing Sunday night at the Waterfront in Norwich, to a rapturous reception – resulting in hoards of gig goers hovering around the tour bus and dressing room exits in the hope of getting a few autographs for a couple of hours after the show ended. Their patience paid off, for showers and fresh clothes later, marker pens were duly produced and scribbles given. The band play Sheffield tonight, and then return Oct 26th for a further 7 dates before returning to the US to write the next album. Keep your ears out for new songs being played this tour… including album closer ‘With You’.

Chad Kroeger’s Hero has been nominated in the catagory ‘Favourite Song Or Soundtrack From A Film’ in the National Music Awards 2002. The Awards will be held in Hammersmith on October 28th, being broadcast in the UK on TV by ITV on October 31st. And it’s voted for by the public, so don’t forget to cast a vote. Plus Nickelback have been nominated for 2 awards in the MTV Awards this year – namely, Best Song and Best Rock Act. Best of luck.

So, what’s happening in the world of Chimaira? In this month’s U.S. issue of Guitar World magazine, Slayer guitarist Kerry King speaks out on his ‘favourite new band’ Chimaira. And it goes exactly like this: “They are my favorite new band, they’re entertaining, which a lot of bands aren’t. To me there’s more than just standing on stage and playing your instrument. That’s boring – you’ve gotta sell it. And these kids love what they do and you can tell. I guess I’d call their sound a takeoff of us and Slipknot because they do have a programmer and that’s obviously something we’ve never used. He fits in the mix, he sings some backup and he’s entertaining. They’ve got some good stuff going down – it’s heavy and it’s got energy. I don’t think they’re writing the best songs they’re ever gonna write yet, but if they continue down the road that I think they’re potentially going down, they will be a force to be reckoned with.” Now that’s a fuckin’ endorsement… Speaking of writing songs, Chimaira has around a dozen new tracks in the bag. They are currently on a four-night/week rehearsal schedule putting on the final touches and getting the goods down…perhaps their best songs yet? Perhaps. Chimaira will be driving down to Louisville, Kentucky later this month for a show at Tek World on Oct 19th…a break from the writing & rehearsing, a chance to play some new material live and see how it feels. Rock. And if you have yet to see the band, check out their self produced video for “Sp lit” off Pass Out Of Existence in the band’s VIDEO section.