Dream Theater have been nominated in 3 categories at this years Prog Awards. They have been nominated for Band Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Live Event. Voting is open now!

After destroying the second stage at Download Festival this past weekend, The Amity Affliction have now announced their return to the UK. TAA will return in Dec for their biggest UK tour to date which includes London’s famous Roundhouse! Support on this awesome run of dates comes from Northlane, Stray From The Path and Wage War. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am!

04.12.16 Bristol, O2 Academy
05.12.16 Manchester, O2 Ritz
06.12.16 London, Roundhouse
08.12.16 Glasgow, O2 ABC
09.12.16 Birmingham, Institute
10.12.16 Norwich, Waterfront

You can now listen to Gojira’s majestic new album ‘Magma’ in full exclusively with the Independent. The album is officially released on Friday. You can pre-order the CD from Amazon, MP3 from iTunes which includes instant downloads of ‘Stranded’ and ‘Silvera’, for vinyl and merch bundles head straight to the Roadrunner store!

Pick up the brand new issue of Kerrang! magazine which features a free Iron Maiden tribute CD ‘Maiden Heaven Volume 2’. The CD includes Stone Sour’s cover of ‘Running Free’, Trivium’s cover of ‘For The Greater Good Of God’ and Creeper’s cover of ‘The Evil That Men Do’. More info on the issue right here!

Roadrunner Records is excited to announce the signing of Minneapolis, MN’s Out Came The Wolves. The band – Cameron Burns (Vocals), George Shrouder (Guitar), Austin Brady (Guitar) and Ervin Buljubasic (Bass) – have also released a digital single comprised of tracks “96” and “Queen Mary,” which is available now at all DSPs. “Queen Mary” is accompanied by a new official music video which is streaming now on Out Came The Wolves official YouTube channel. Both tracks will appear on the band’s debut LP due out later this Fall.

Frontman Cameron Burns commented on the band’s signing, “I’ve grown up listening to bands on Roadrunner Records and it’s truly a dream come true to be a part of their family and work with them. I’ve always been that kid in the crowd losing my voice to bands on stage and now I get to show the world what Out Came The Wolves is made of.” Guitarist George Shrouder added, “We have unanimously looked up to Roadrunner bands our entire lives. Having the opportunity partner up with the best label in the world is a dream come true.”

This summer Out Came The Wolves will join Myka Relocate on a U.S. trek which is set to get underway June 15th in Salt Lake City, UT at Billboard Live and continue through mid-July. Out Came The Wolves recently wrapped an extensive U.S. tour supporting The Word Alive and were recently selected for Taco Bell’s “Feed The Beat” program.

Out Came The Wolves began turning heads in 2013, selling out local venues throughout the Midwest which eventually lead to support slots on hometown bills with acts such Asking Alexandria, August Burns Red and We Came As Romans. Praised for their electrifying mix of modern rock and post hardcore, Out Came The Wolves will release their debut LP for Roadrunner Records later this Fall.

First conceived as an indie importer of metal albums in 1980, Roadrunner Records has grown into the most significant and innovative label in heavy music culture. Out Came The Wolves will continue to further the label’s already historic legacy.

It has been announced this morning that Creeper will be taking to the road again in October for a huge UK and Europe tour with LetLive. and Pierce The Veil. Check out the full run down of dates and grab your tickets right here!

Recognized globally as one of the most prolific drummers in metal, Joey Jordison and his new band VIMIC – Kalen Chase [Vocals], Jed Simon [Guitar/Vocals], Kyle Konkiel [Bass/Vocals] and Matt Tarach [Keyboards] – have revealed “My Fate.” The latest track to be released off VIMIC’s forthcoming debut LP OPEN YOUR OMEN, “My Fate” is streaming now accompanied by an official music video directed by Max Moore at VIMICmusic.com and available today at all DSPs.

“My Fate,” which follows VIMIC’s previously released tracks “She Sees Everything” and “Simple Skeletons,” made its official debut yesterday on SiriusXM’s Octane. All three tracks are taken from VIMIC’s debut LP OPEN YOUR OMEN which is set to arrive later this year on Roadrunner Records.

Earlier this month, Jordison spoke with Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal host José Mangin about forming VIMIC and the significance of the band’s forthcoming album. “I decided that I really wanted to start fresh. I did not want to keep rehashing some old ideas, if I’m going to keep going I really want to break loose, wipe the slate clean and start fresh,” Jordison stated.  “We went into the studio with (producer) Kato Khandwala and started hashing it out… kind of old school. We went in and said, ‘let’s just go back to being in the studio, jamming as a band, getting together with our instruments… and just creating from the ground up.  That was one of the coolest things about creating this record.’”

Recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Jamaica, Iowa, OPEN YOUR OMEN was produced, mixed and mastered by Kato Khandwala whose production and engineering credits include My Chemical Romance, Blondie, Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, The Pretty Reckless and more.

The career of Joey Jordison is one that, by any measure, stands among the most creative, and impressive in the history of modern American metal.  It is a career that really has been many careers – musician, songwriter, and producer – from small town beginnings to global prominence.  Jordison’s journey has included an extraordinary string of hits, 11 platinum and 40 gold records, and a Grammy Award as well as numerous industry accolades for his top tier musicianship and, above all, an immeasurable influence on countless fellow artists and passionate fans around the world.

The good dudes at Kerrang! caught up with The Amity Affliction’s Ahren Stringer at Slam Dunk! Check out their chat below to find out about TAA’S writing process, how UK and Aus festivals differ, TAA’s plans for the rest of the year and more! The Amity Affliction release their brand new album This Could Be Heartbreak is out on August 12 and we have a whole bunch of awesome merch + vinyl/CD bundles in our store!

The guys at Total Guitar caught up with Slipknot’s Mick Thomson and Jim Root at Cardiff Arena for an in-depth tour of their touring guitar rigs. You can read the full article over on Music Radar.

This weekend Slam Dunk Festival will be in full swing in Leeds (Saturday), Birmingham (Sunday) and Hatfield (Monday) if you are going make sure you catch Creeper on the Fresh Blood Stage at 7.20pm and The Amity Affliction are on the Atlas Stage at 6.05pm. Leeds and Hatfield are now sold out but there are still tickets available for Birmingham. More info on the Slam Dunk website!