KISS– a band world renowned for their highly entertaining arena shows, complete with not only their stellar performances but fantastic lighting, video, pyro and all the things that come with a multi million dollar tour production.

So when the band announced recently that they would perform at London’s Islington Academy- an 800 capacity venue housed within a shopping centre- the tickets sold out in under 60 seconds as dedicated Kiss fans flocked to get the opportunity to see the band in a venue the size of which the band have not seen since their very early days.

The show was electric, and the band proved that they don’t need all the bells and whistles to put on a great show!

It’s time for part 4 of the current series of intro videos about newcomers MUTINY WITHIN!

In this snippet (which can be found in the dandy player below), we are introduced to keyboardist Drew who is also, seemingly, the comedian of the band. If you missed any of the previous snippets, head to the bands ARTIST PAGE

BLEEDING THROUGH have revealed another track from their forthcoming self titled album, which hits stores April 12th.

If you head to the band’s OFFICIAL MYSPACE

If you’re not a member of the TRIVIUM fan club Trivium World you would have missed last weeks premier for the video for the track the band recorded for the GOD OF WAR SOUNDTRACK, which hits a digital store near you on Monday.

Not wanting to miss out, we have this here for you now. Click on the player below to check it out!

The full tracklisting of the 6 track heavy metal

Tomorrow night (March 4th) BBC2’s The Culture Show will be chatting to SLASH about his forthcoming Self Titled album.

With the record featuring the likes of Fergie, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy and many more, Slash should have plenty of interesting things to say. Tune in to the show at 7pm, BBC2.

Pre-order the album HERE.

Some people may find it surprising to learn that LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy is a bit of a bookworm but with all those travel hours to kill on tour, what better way to pass the time?

When KERRANG caught up with Randy for their podcast recently, it was books that they decided to chat about, with Randy running down his top 5 reads.

You can check out the video podcast HERE, now.

You should also check out the COMPETITIONS PAGE where we are giving away the list Randy scribbled in preparation for the podcast as he tried to narrow down his vast reading list to 5!

Lamb of God’s current album Wrath is in stores now. Order online HERE.

Monday 8th March sees AIRBOURNE release their brand new opus NO GUTS. NO GLORY and over at CLASSIC ROCK and METAL HAMMER they are giving you British punters a chance to have a try before you buy!

If you head on over to their respective websites, you will be able to hear the album IN FULL before it’s release on Monday. ‘No Guts, No Glory’ will be available in all the usual spots, and you can even pre-order now THIS LOCATION.

ALEXISONFIRE have revealed their new iPhone app to fans worldwide! If you are a fan of the band and have an iPhone, head to the Ap Store now to pick up the ap for FREE!

Features of the Ap include:

Last night, SPINNER premi

MADINA LAKE will follow up their March / April headline tour with a second UK visit in August, hitting the stage at this years SONISPHERE festival.

Bassist Matthew is pretty excited to say the least:

“Meeting the cast of “Revenge of the Nerds”, and playing Sonisphere are the last two things on my bucket list. Come August 2nd, I’ll be that much closer to calling it a life with no regrets.”

Check the Official Sonisphere website for ticket info.

The bands aforementioned headline run kicks off on the 25th March in Oxford. Full dates are as follows and the tickets can be picked up HERE.

Thu 25th Mar – OXFORD O2 Academy
Fri 26th Mar – YEOVIL Westlands
Sat 27th Mar – NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Sun 28th Mar – NORWICH Waterfront
Mon 29th Mar – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy 2
Tue 30th Mar – MANCHESTER O2 Academy 2
Thu 1st Apr – GLASGOW Garage
Fri 2nd Apr – MIDDLESBROUGH Empire
Sat 3rd Apr – LEEDS Cockpit
Sun 4th Apr – SHEFFIELD Corporation
Tue 6th Apr – PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
Wed 7th Apr – CARDIFF Millennium Music Hall
Thu 8th Apr – LONDON HMV Forum

The band are touring in support of current album ATTICS TO EDEN which is in stores NOW. you can pick it up online HERE.