Every week we update the ‘Ultimate Metal & Punk Playlist’ on Spotify, with our favourite bands, not just Roadrunner Records acts…obviously there are a whole bunch in there too! Latest additions have included, tracks from Down, Paramore, Killswitch Engage, Twisted Sister, Windhand, & Baroness!

Southampton Goth-Punks Creeper have today announced details of the February / March headline tour. They will be joined on the road by Grader. Grab your tickets right here! The band released their Roadrunner Records debut ‘The Callous Heart’ in September.

February

20 Weymouth Finns
21 Newport Le Pub
22 Wrexham Rewind
23 Edinburgh Mash House
24 Dundee Beat Generator Live
25 Huddersfield Parish
26 Peterborough Met Lounge
27 Coventry Kasbah
29 Worcester Marrs Bar

March

1 Guildford Boileroom
2 Bath Moles
4 Tunbridge Wells Forum

As well as touring with Slayer & Anthrax this month, Kvelertak are also playing some very special headline shows – this is going to be awesome!

20 Nov Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
23 Nov Guildhall, Gloucester
26 Nov Academy 2, Liverpool
29 Nov Oslo, Hackney, London

Ticket info right here!

Stone Sour have released another brand new song from their forthcoming covers EP ‘Straight Outta Burbank’. Check out Stone Sour’s cover of the Bad Brains classic “Sailin’ On” below! P.M.A.!

French metal titans Gojira have been announced for Bloodstock Festival 2016! The band join an already impressive line-up which features Mastodon, Twisted Sister, Behemoth, Paradise Lost, Satyricon, Venom & more! More details & early bird tickets are now available over at the Bloodstock official website.

The year is quickly drawing to a close which means it is time for the end of year round ups and polls! Music Radar have announced the nominations for their end of year polls which includes We Are Harlot’s Bruno Agra in the ‘Best New Drummer’ category, Opeth’s Martin Axenrot in the ‘Best Prog Drummer’ category and Slipknot’s Jay Weinberg in the ‘Best Metal Drummer’ category. Voting is open now, make it count people!

We have started a brand new playlist that features all of our most beloved bands even if they aren’t on Roadrunner!

As well as loads of your favourite Roadrunner bands, past & presents, the playlist includes the likes of Deftones, Mastodon, Pantera, Every Time I Die, Bad Religion, Defeater, Faith No More, Descendents, Plague Vendor, Iron Maiden, Refused & loads more!

Listen to the Ultimate Metal & Punk Playlist right here!

Following a triumphant sold out tour of the UK, The Amity Affliction have released a brand new song! ‘Shine On’ is now available to buy on iTunes & streaming on Spotify!

The mighty Slipknot are returning to the UK, and to celebrate we are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to a UK show of your choice!

Entering is easy. All you need to do is click here and put together a 15 song playlist of what would be your ultimate set list for a Slipknot gig! The most popular playlist wins the gig tickets- simple as that!

Tour dates to choose from : Feb 8 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Feb 10 London Alexandra Palace, Feb 12 Birmingham Genting Arena & Feb 13 Leeds First Direct Arena.

Roadrunner recording group Stone Sour will celebrate Record Store Day Black Friday 2015 with an all-new EP collecting five unprecedented cover versions. “STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK” will be available at select record stores as a colored vinyl-only exclusive on Friday, November 27^th.

“STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK” sees Stone Sour taking on five immortal songs originally performed by such iconic artists as Bad Brains, Iron Maiden, The Rolling Stones, Mötley Crüe, and Slayer (see attached tracklisting). Highlights include a stunning rendition of The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” featuring distinctive guest vocals from Lzzy Hale of Atlantic recording group Halestorm.

Front man Corey Taylor commented on the EP, “I love ‘Straight Outta Burbank’ because it’s a little bit further out there than ‘Meanwhile In Burbank… .’ The first EP was a little closer together style-wise. This one hits a few different corners: got Bad Brains on one end and the Stones on the other, with Crüe, Slayer and Maiden in between… and the crazy thing is it all WORKS. I think that’s a reflection of us as a band- we do what we want, style-wise and it WORKS. I hope people enjoy the spirit, music and fun that went into this.

“To stay true to the original recordings of these songs, we tried to recreate the sounds and tones that the original artist used,” added Guitarist Josh Rand. “This was both fun and challenging, but the end result was worth all the hard work everyone put into achieving it. I feel that with the diversity of the songs that the band has covered it will definitely impact us on the next Stone Sour release, but until then we hope you enjoy ‘Straight Outta Burbank.’”

“STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK” marks the second installment of Stone Sour’s covers EPs. The vinyl-only release arrives on the heels of the band’s Record Store Day exclusive EP from earlier this year, “MEANWHILE IN BURBANK…” which collected covers of legendary artists including Black Sabbath, Metallica, KISS, Judas Priest, and Alice In Chains.

Stone Sour’s most recent all-original releases, the monumental “HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES – PART 1” and “HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES – PART 2,” both made top 10 debuts on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon their 2012 and 2013 arrivals – the band’s third and fourth consecutive top 10 chart entries. The two-part concept album yielded a string of multi-format rock radio hits, including the top 5 favorites “Absolute Zero,” “Do Me A Favor,” and “Tired,” the latter of which ascended to #1 at Mainstream Rock outlets nationwide.

“HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES” drew widespread critical applause with ArtistDirect hailing “PART 1” as “a milestone for Stone Sour and for modern rock music. It’s on par with Alice In Chains’ ‘DIRT,’ Metallica’s ‘MASTER OF PUPPETS,” Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘SONGS FOR THE DEAF,’ Soundgarden’s ‘SUPERUNKNOWN,’ and any other game-changing albums you can think of.” “HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES – PART 2” earned even great acclaim, including high placement on Revolver’s “Top 20 Albums of 2013” and Noisecreep’s “Top 10 Rock + Metal Albums of 2013” ranking. The Guardian, in its four-out-of-five starred rave, praised Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor’s “remarkable transformation into heavy music’s premier polymath and renaissance man” while further hailing the album’s “towering melodies and moments of radio-friendly majesty, the band’s trademark straddling of the divide between metal and commercial rock sounding increasingly adroit.”

Stone Sour unleashed their eponymous debut album in 2002 and was immediately confirmed as one of the most popular and significant hard rock outfits of the 21^st century. “STONE SOUR” earned RIAA gold certification while singles “Get Inside” and “Inhale” each received GRAMMY® Award nominations for “Best Metal Performance.”

“COME WHAT(EVER) MAY” followed in 2006 and proved an even greater accomplishment with a top 5 debut on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 and a #1 entry onto Billboard’s “Rock Albums” chart. The acclaimed album spawned still another GRAMMY®-nominated single in “30/30-150” on its way to RIAA gold certification.

“AUDIO SECRECY” exploded onto the top 10 on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its 2010 release while also making top 10 chart debuts in such countries as Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Known far and wide as a truly incendiary live act, Stone Sour has built an international fan following through countless headline tours, multi-artist caravans, and performances at such famed festivals as Rock In Rio and the UK’s Download Festival.