As the March 24th release of their debut album ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ edges ever closer, CREEPER can now announce details of their biggest European headline tour to date. The news follows their spectacular rise throughout 2016 which included winning Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards and Best New Band at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. As well as landing a daytime playlist at Radio 1, lead track ‘Suzanne’ has also been championed by Sir Elton John on his Beats 1 show.

Having just completed a tour with Pierce The Veil and letlive., CREEPER’s rise can be demonstrated as each London headline show has increased in scale from The Old Blue Last to The Barfly to The Underworld and now to The Electric Ballroom on March 30th. CREEPER’s immersive and theatrical stage show (previously seen at landmark events including their homecoming Halloween show and their headline gig at The Underworld) will be more elaborate than ever before, and will feature on all tour dates for the first time in the band’s history.

Says vocalist Will Gould:

“These shows are a significant moment in the history of Creeper; not only are they the first time you’ll hear the new songs from ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ live, but they are the biggest headline shows we’ve ever played. They will also be the first to have a full, ambitious production to equal the ambitious character of our debut record.

After two years of touring mainly as a support band, we understand the importance and significance of our support acts on this tour too. We are lucky enough to have the most amazing package to compliment this adventure. I’m still pinching myself at the full line-up we have for this tour. It is very representative of the shifting climate in music right now, and we’re very excited to be representing that new wave.

We couldn’t be more excited about this tour. So please, see this as an invitation to come and step into the world of our records, and an invitation to be a big part of the history of this band at our biggest shows to date.”

The band will announce details of the full line-up in the near future, with one band being revealed each week – exclusively via the tour media partner That’s Not Metal podcast – starting from December 16th.

CREEPER have previously spread their mantra to festivals such as Download, Reading, Leeds, the Vans Warped Tour UK, Slam Dunk, Bestival, Truck, Camden Rocks, 2000 Trees, Y Not and Hevy Fest, and have played shows with Misfits, Twin Atlantic, Andy Black, Funeral For A Friend, Neck Deep, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Moose Blood.

CREEPER are now set to play the following headline shows:

March

25th – Manchester, Academy 2
26th – Glasgow, The Garage
27th – Newcastle, University
28th – Leeds, Stylus
30th – London, Electric Ballroom
31st – Southampton, The 1865

April

1st – Birmingham, Institute 2
2nd – Cardiff, Tramshed
4th – Germany, Hamburg, Hafenklang
5th – Denmark, Copenhagen, Lille VEGA
6th – Norway, Oslo, Krøsset
7th – Sweden, Stockholm, Klubben
9th – Germany, Cologne, MTC
10th – Germany, Munich, Strom
11th – Austria, Vienna, Arena
12th – Germany, Berlin, Cassiopeia
14th – France, Paris, Backstage By The Mill
15th – Netherlands, Amsterdam, Melkweg Oude Zaal

Tickets go on general sale from December 9th and are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk/creeper.

‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ was recently previewed by the lead single ‘Suzanne’, which blends flamboyant teen scream theatrics with an adrenalized shot of punk ‘n’ roll. Produced by the band’s regular collaborator Neil Kennedy at The Ranch and then mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots), the album is available to pre-order from creepercult.com/.

Hail Santa! This Christmas we are giving you the chance to win an Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom guitar signed by all of Trivium. We will also throw in a massive bundle of Roadrunner CDs. Click here to enter! 

1 winner will be picked at random on Dec 16 and we’ll post out the prize in time for Christmas.

To celebrate the re-release of Trivium’s debut album Ember To Inferno: Ab Initio Matt Heafy has spoken about his influences at the time of recording and his current influences. The incredible 5 LP vinyl box set and merch is now available to pre-order in the Roadrunner store.

The good dudes at Team Rock caught up with Killswitch Engages Adam D. In their 5 min catch up they discuss Nu Metal, Bullet For My Valentine and carving your own personality as a band; “We’ve never been good on trends, obviously – you can tell by the way we look! We do what we want and don’t give a shit. I think that’s important for a band. It gives a band personality, you know?”. Read more here.

The band return to the UK tomorrow performing 12 shows with Bullet For My Valentine and Cane Hill. Dates are as follows:

Thu 24th Nov – NEWPORT Centre
Fri 25th Nov – BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy
Sun 27th Nov – NEWCASTLE O2 Academy
Mon 28th Nov – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy
Wed 30th Nov – GLASGOW O2 Academy
Thu 1st Dec – INVERNESS Ironworks
Sat 3rd Dec – MANCHESTER Academy
Sun 4th Dec – MANCHESTER Academy
Tue 6th Dec – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Wed 7th Dec – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Fri 9th Dec – LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat 10th Dec – LONDON O2 Academy Brixton

Killswitch Engage have a brand new music video for ‘Cut Me Loose’, filmed on the salt flats in Utah. Directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn, the video is a new imagining of the song from the band’s latest album Incarnate, which was released in March 2016 via Roadrunner Records.

In addition to the video premiere and in keeping with The Talkhouse spirit, KsE vocalist Jesse Leach, who is known for his thought-provoking lyrics, shared his Top 10 favourite lyrics of all time with The Talkhouse, choosing amongst them Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Bad Brains, and The Clash. KsE fans have a deep connection to the band’s lyrics and recently discussed it with Leach on Instagram. Therefore, it was the perfect time for the singer to share the lyrics of other artists that have deeply impacted him.

The band return to the UK this week, performing 12 shows with Bullet For My Valentine and Cane Hill. Dates are as follows:

Thu 24th Nov – NEWPORT Centre
Fri 25th Nov – BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy
Sun 27th Nov – NEWCASTLE O2 Academy
Mon 28th Nov – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy
Wed 30th Nov – GLASGOW O2 Academy
Thu 1st Dec – INVERNESS Ironworks
Sat 3rd Dec – MANCHESTER Academy
Sun 4th Dec – MANCHESTER Academy
Tue 6th Dec – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Wed 7th Dec – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Fri 9th Dec – LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat 10th Dec – LONDON O2 Academy Brixton

Check out the 10 records that changed Corey Taylor’s life over on Metal Hammer. Can you guess what any of them are?

Gojira drummer Mario spoke to Metallica on French TV! Check out the clip below. Gojira kick off their UK tour with Alter Bridge and Volbeat on Wednesday. Grab your tickets now!

Gojira destroyed the BBC Maida Vale studios when they recorded a live session for the Dan P Carter and the Rock Show. You can listen back to the full session right here and check out this video below of ‘Shooting Star’. Gojira kick off their UK tour with Alter Bridge and Volbeat on Nov 23rd. Grab your tickets here!

Korn’s Jonathan Davis spoke to Jose Mangin about their latest album ‘The Serenity Of Suffering’ moments before the band hit the stage in LA. Make sure you get your tickets for Korn’s UK run with Limp Bizkit and Madball before they are gone!

If only all reading was this interesting, school would have been a much more enjoyable experience!

‘A Brief History of Slipknot’ comes free with the new issue of Metal Hammer.