You can now stream the forthcoming Stone Sour single ‘Do Me A Favor’. All you have to do is hit the

Aussie hardcore rippers The Amity Affliction recently released

Do you and your friends want the chance to win some cool stuff in return for helping promote the UK’s best metal festival?! Sure you do! Bloodstock Open Air is pleased to announce the launch of their
2013 e-team!

With a hugely successful army of teamers driving the festival forward in 2012, this year sees the gang return bigger and better than ever before. It gives YOU the opportunity to bring metal to the masses by helping spread news, announcements and stoking the fire of the hottest festival of the year, via social networks, online forums and street promo. Bloodstock HQ will set tasks, and in return, offer a whole host of exclusive rewards for the teamers that produce the best results. Points will be rewarded for unique clicks generated from the teamers, as well as brucey-bonus points for those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. To join the family and get more information on how it works, head to http://www.fanteamz.com/bloodstock. Up for grabs on the rewards table this year are:

• VIP Weekend Camping tickets
• Hospitality passes to the Serpents Lair VIP area
• Standard Weekend Camping tickets
• 2013 event t-shirts to collect at the festival
• Goody bags including historic Bloodstock merchandise

Bloodstock takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire on 8-11th Aug 2013 with three heavyweight headliners confirmed in the shape of King Diamond, Lamb of God and Slayer. Joining them over the weekend include the likes of DevilDriver, Anthrax, Fozzy, Municipal Waste and Hell, plus many more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Bloodstock tickets are on sale now, priced at

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach has written a new article for Gun Shy Assassin. Following

You can now pre-order Killswitch Engage’s forthcoming album ‘Disarm The Descent’ on iTunes. As well as the standard 12 track version you can also

Kvelertak have

Metalholic caught up with Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier after the bands show in Dallas, Texas at the end of January. Duplantier discusses Roadrunner, touring, recording ‘L’Enfant Sauvage in the USA with Josh Wilbur & his art on the road. Watch the video here!

You can watch the brand new Killswitch Engage lyric video for ‘In Due Time’ exclusively at Front magazine. CLICK HERE TO WATCH NOW!

‘In Due Time’ is the first single to be taken from Killswitch Engage’s forthcoming album ‘Disarm The Descent.’ The new album see’s the return of Jesse Leach on vocals for the first time since the break through success of 2002’s ‘Alive Or Just Breathing.’

Killswitch Engage – ‘Disarm The Descent’ is out on April 1st.

The latest addition to the Roadrunner Records Family, Norwegian rock & roll

Grammy-nominated rock band Stone Sour will release House of Gold & Bones Pt. 2, the second part of their two album series, House of Gold & Bones, on Roadrunner Records , April 8, 2013. Recorded at Sound Farm Studios just outside of the band’s native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse) at the helm, House of Gold & Bones Pt. 1 of the album has met with early rave reviews worldwide: “…by far the most accomplished album of Stone Sour’s career. Depth, emotion and spirit seem to infuse everything. 2013 has ‘Stone Sour’ written all over it.” – 4Ks – KERRANG!.

The first single from House of Gold & Bones Pt. 2, “Do Me A Favor” will be available digitally on February 12, 2013; the video for “Do Me A Favor” will be directed by Phil Mucci whose video for “High On Fire” was named best video of 2012 by Revolver Magazine. The first single from House of Gold & Bones Pt. 1, “Absolute Zero”, raced up the charts in America to number one at Active and Mainstream Rock radio in just weeks. Billboard Magazine called it “A ruthless hard rocker, the track pummels the listener in the gut…”

Stone Sour will be performing at the 2013 Revolver Magazine Golden Gods Awards May 2, 2013 in Los Angeles. They are nominated for three awards – “Best Vocalist,” “Album of the Year” for House of Gold & Bones Pt. 1 and “Best Drummer” for Roy Mayorga. Additionally Slipknot, lead singer Corey Taylor’s other band, was also nominated in two categories – “Best Live Band” and “Most Dedicated Fans.”

Taylor recently performed at Sundance as part of the Sound City Players, Dave Grohl’s band of musicians assembled to play the original music they created in his directorial debut documentary, Sound City. Sound City recounts the history of the Van Nuys, CA recording studio where Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Neil Young and of course Nirvana and Slipknot recorded so many of their classic works. The film also explores the human element of playing and recording music, as Grohl invites Sound City veterans to create new, original songs using the hallowed Neve 8028 recording console that Grohl purchases from the decommissioned studio in 2011.

Music is just one of the mediums used to tell the House of Gold & Bones story, and Taylor recently revealed details of the new project with Dark Horse Comics of the same name which follows, and expands on, the story contained within the albums. With stunning covers from Jason Shawn Alexander (Empty Zone, Batman, Abe Sapien), this limited four-issue series marks Taylor’s debut in the comics genre. The first of the series will be out on April 17, 2013.

Stone Sour – ‘House Of Gold & Bones Part 1’ is out now on Roadrunner Records. Click here to get your copy!