US metal monoliths TRIVIUM are delighted to announce eleven new headline shows in the UK, kicking off in March. The dates will mark the first UK shows for the group with their new drummer, Paul Wandtke, in support of their latest album ‘Silence In The Snow’.

Two of the most common questions the band sees from fans, via their social media, are “but when are you playing my [smaller] town?” and “why do most bands only play the big cities?” For this tour therefore, Trivium have purposely eschewed the usual places like Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and London, and will instead be bringing the metal to the following locations:

Sun 20th Mar – NORWICH UEA
Mon 21st Mar – IPSWICH Corn Exchange
Tue 22nd Mar – PORTSMOUTH Pyramids
Wed 23rd Mar – BRISTOL O2 Academy
Fri 25th Mar – OXFORD O2 Academy
Sat 26th Mar – LINCOLN Engine Shed
Sun 27th Mar – LEICESTER O2 Academy
Tue 29th Mar – YORK Barbican
Wed 30th Mar – MIDDLESBROUGH Empire
Thu 31st Mar – KILMARNOCK Grand Hall
Fri 1st Apr – ABERDEEN Beach Ballroom
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday, January 15 from all good ticket agents, venues, and online via ticketmaster.co.uk and gigsinscotland.co.uk. Fan-club members can snap up tickets sooner via a Triviumworld.org pre-sale from 9am on Thursday, January 14. Special guests are to be announced.

Frontman Matt Heafy comments, “The UK was the first place to ever truly embrace Trivium and make us feel at home. I feel now – at this very moment in time – Trivium is a better live band than we have ever been. For us to pay true homage to the place who took us in first, we can now give them the Trivium they have always deserved.”

Curious about new drummer Paul Wandtke? Watch some drum cam footage of him at his very first show with the band, at Mexico’s Knotfest on December 5, 2015. To hear the record and learn more about ‘Silence In The Snow’ via a three part track-by-track, visit Trivium’s YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/trivium/videos.

After premiering on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with Dan P Carter who played the song, not once but twice, Creeper’s new single is out now! ‘Black Mass’ is the first single to be taken from the bands forthcoming EP ‘The Stranger’ which is released on Feb 19 on ltd edition white 12″ vinyl & digitally.

Creeper have also announced a London headline show at Barfly on March 3.

Listen to ‘Black Mass’ right here!

Tune into the Radio 1 Rock Show on Sunday night to hear a brand new Creeper song from their forthcoming EP ‘The Stranger’. You can now pre-order the EP on limited edition white vinyl along with an exclusive pre-order t-shirt in our merch store. ‪

The brand new issue of Metal Hammer is out now with not 1 but 3 insanely cool Slipknot covers! Pick up your favourite or pick up all 3! More info on the issue & online orders right here.

In case you missed it the first time round, the awesome guys over at the Radio 1 Rock Show have given you another chance to listen to their incredible Slipknot documentary ‘Hellbound’. The documentary goes behind the scenes at a Slipknot show as well as interviewing other artists about the impact of Slipknot. LISTEN RIGHT HERE!

Slipknot return to the UK in February for a run of arena shows in support of their latest album ‘.5: The Gray Chapter’.

New music from Gojira coming in 2016!

Christmas is traditionally the season for being nice & giving people cool stuff so we are giving you the chance to win a Gibson Les Paul signed by the one & only Slash! If that wasn’t enough you will also get 10 Roadrunner Records albums on CD. CLICK HERE TO ENTER!
The competition will run until January 4 2016, so you have plenty of time to enter. Good luck & Merry Christmosh! We will contact the winner via email.

Fast rising goth punks Creeper have today announced that their new EP ‘The Stranger’ will be released on Feb 19. You can now pre-order the limited edition white 12″ vinyl + exclusive pre-order only t-shirt right here or digitally on iTunes. Frontman Will Gould explains that “The Stranger is to The Callous Heart, what The Crocodile (Tick Tock) is to The Lost Boys.” ‘The Callous Heart’ EP sold out so don’t sleep on this! Creeper will be hitting the road in February with Neck Deep before embarking on their own headline tour.

If you missed it last night you can listen back to Creeper’s mind blowing BBC Radio 1 Rock Show session right here! The session features a very special cover of Roxy Music ‘Love Is The Drug’. Daniel P Carter also speaks to front man Will Ghould about their next release!

Stone Sour‘s latest release ‘Straight Outta Burbank’ is now available digitally! The EP features covers of classic tunes from Bad Brains, The Rolling Stones, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, & Iron Maiden!

Grab a copy now on iTunes or spin it on Spotify