Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has shared his tour diary from their recent European tour with the good dudes at Metal Hammer. Check out Matt’s views on experiencing local cuisine and head over to Metal Hammer to read the full piece. “It’s no secret that the Trivium crew and band are all food-obsessed. Our favourite thing to do on this Earth is to enjoy the local food and drinks of every country and culture we find ourselves in. I can’t count the number of (usually American) bands that I meet who are so closed-minded to trying anything cultural outside of their typical broiled chicken breast at ‘Crapplebee’s’ or less-than-dog-food- quality hamburger-product you find from so many American fast food chains. We, on the other hand, have seen the light; it requires a bit of research, but the results are incredible if you’re willing to open the door of trying what the world has to offer. Ratinger Brauhaus is our usual haunt when in pre-production. We had our full band, crew, and some of our friends from around town join our feast.”

Respected French heavy metal group Gojira have announced details of their much anticipated new album, ‘Magma’. The follow up to 2012’s widely acclaimed ‘L’enfant Sauvage’, ‘Magma’ is heralded by new single ‘Stranded’ which is streaming now, accompanied by the official music video at www.Gojira-Music.com. Watch the video directed by Vincent Caldoni below.

Pre-order ‘Magma’ today! All orders receive an instant grat download of ‘Stranded’. Exclusive bundles are also available, which include merchandise and a limited edition 52-page hardcover book with exclusive photos, sketches, and artwork from the creation of ‘Magma’. Additionally, all bundles also include a DVD and HD digital download of Gojira’s 2015 Rock In Rio performance featuring newly mixed audio done by the band themselves. ‘Magma’ arrives everywhere June 17th, via Roadrunner Records.

To pre-order visit:

CD via Amazon

Digital via iTunes

CD, various bundles, and exclusive gold vinyl via Roadrunner Records UK webstore.

Frontman Joe Duplantier comments, “We are very excited to release our new album ‘Magma’. We put everything we had into these songs. This album is our flesh and blood.”

Recorded at the band’s own Silver Cord Studio in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, ‘Magma’ is produced, mixed and engineered by Gojira. It is the first of Gojira’s albums to be recorded at Silver Cord, their new NYC headquarters which brothers Joe and Mario Duplantier began building out by hand in 2014.

Gojira  – brothers Joe Duplantier [vocals, guitar] and Mario Duplantier [drums], Christian Andreu [guitar], and Jean-Michel Labadie [bass] – are set to perform in the UK this Summer, at the Download Festival in June and Bloodstock Open Air Festival in August. For a full list of worldwide tour dates, please visit the band’s official website.

GOJIRA – ‘MAGMA’ – TRACKLISTING  

1. The Shooting Star
2. Silvera
3. The Cell
4. Stranded
5. Yellow Stone
6. Magma
7. Pray
8. Only Pain
9. Low Lands
10. Liberation

Gojira ‘Stranded’ April 22. This will be the first song reveal from the forthcoming album ‘Magma’!

Killswitch Engage guitarists Adam and Joel visited the Guitar World studios to bust out a playthrough of the song ‘Numbered Days’ from their debut album ‘Alive Or Just Breathing’. Check it below!

Killswitch Engage and Revolver have teamed up to premiere the new song “Define Love.” Listen to the song here.

“Define Love” is an unreleased track from the Incarnate sessions. The limited edition 7″ is being released as a Record Store Day exclusive on Saturday, April 16, including in very limited numbers in the U.K.

The 7″ includes “Define Love” on Side A, while Side B is silkscreened with “Define Love” artwork created by KsE bassist Mike D. The 7″ also includes a Killswitch Engage stencil.

About the song, singer Jesse Leach said, “‘Define Love’ was written as my critique on our attempts as humans to limit love or restrict love. Whether it be political or religious agendas, love seems to be used as a way to manipulate people to think or act a certain way. Love is deeper than simple emotion or desire. It is an unexplainable spirit that defies our attempts to harness and understand it. True love, in my mind, is far greater than our feeble comprehension of it. We need not try to set any limitations on what defines love.”

KsE released their seventh album Incarnate via Roadrunner Records on March 11. The band commemorated the album release with an intimate, fully sold-out, five-shows-in-six-nights New York City residency. Watch the video recap here.

The band perform at the U.K.’s Download Festival in June!

French metal masters Gojira have released a new teaser video previewing new music as well as revealing the album title and release date of their brand new album. Watch below for all the info!

“Clown asked me, do you know any Slipknot songs? And I was like yeah, how about we start with these? And we started with ‘Before I Forget’ and ‘Duality’, those were the first songs we ever played together, and when we played those the whole vibe of the room started to change, and they were like, ‘Well, that sounded f**king awesome, do you know anything else?’”

Check out Jay Weinberg’s incredible interview with Rhythm Magazine about joining Slipknot and more right here!

Last night on the Radio 1 Rock Show, Dan P Carter premiered a brand new song from Kvelertak’s new album ‘Nattesferd’. You can now listen back to the show to hear the exclusive play of ‘Berserkr’ and an interview. Check out the new video for ‘1985’ below too! ‘Nattesferd’ is released on May 13 and you can pre-order it now on coloured vinyl and iTunes!

April 8, 2016 – Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak have debuted their official music video for “1985,” the first track to be released off their anticipated new LP NATTESFERD. Directed, written and edited by longtime collaborator Fredrik S. Hana, the video for “1985” follows the tracks narrative of a cold dystopian future.

Hana commented on the video stating, “In my third collaboration with Kvelertak, I wanted to make a music video where the story and characters took the center stage. The video revolves around a micro-community, a four man cult, where a deep and twisted friendship lies beneath it all. They don’t see themselves as a part of the normal society and decide to honor their differences in a unique fellowship. We follow the character’s growing addiction to push limits, and in the end, their incompetence to see any real consequences with their actions. I wanted to get across the fantastic feeling of being a part of something, but also the dangers of not daring to take a stand, to just swim along with the current.”

The follow up album to 2013’s widely acclaimed MEIR, NATTESFERD is heralded by “1985” which debuted last month via NPR who exclaimed, “’1985’ does a lot of what Kvelertak does best — big guitars with huge, grinning riffs out of the Thin Lizzy songbook.”   Pre-orders for NATTESFERD are available today at www.Kvelertak.com with all orders receiving an instant grat download of “1985.” NATTESFERD arrives everywhere May 13^TH (album art below).

Recorded live in Oslo, Norway’s Amper Tone Studio, NATTESFERD is produced by Kvelertak and mixed / engineered by Nick Terry (Lindstrøm, Turbonegro, The Libertines). It is the first of Kvelertak’s albums to be recorded in their home country of Norway.  NATTESFERD is already garnering “Most Anticipated” accolades from the press with Rolling Stone featuring it in their ‘25 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2016’ round-up.   Additionally, Stereogum placed the new LP at #36 on their ‘101 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2016’ while Consequence of Sound included it in their ‘20 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2016’ preview.

Next week Kvelertak will embark on their North American headline tour with special guests Torche and label mates Wild Throne.  The dates kick-off April 12^th at Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall and will see the band traversing west through early May (tour itinerary below).  Tickets for all dates are currently on sale. For more information visit, www.kvelertak.com.

Kvelertak made a stunning international impact with the release of their 2013 album MEIR, earning the six-piece numerous “Best of 2013” honors.  Both Rolling Stone and SPIN placed “MEIR” at #2 on their ‘Best Metal Albums of 2013’ recaps, while The New York Times’ Ben Ratliff picked standout track “Spring Fra Livet” as one of his ‘Top Songs of 2013’.  Additionally, MEIR landed at #15 on Stereogum’s ‘50 Best Albums of 2013,’ and came in at #4 on Revolver’s ‘20 Best Albums of 2013’ list.

Last week Rollinstone.com gave us an exclusive look and listen at the new Gojira album. Read the article in full, which features interviews with Mario and Joe Duplantier and spin the video below!