COHEED AND CAMBRIA have released another teaser video for their forthcoming album YEAR OF THE BLACK RAINBOW, which will hit stores April 12.

This latest snippet sees main man Claudio talking about the book that accompanies the release, and the band have made this available via their Twitter. To see the clip, you simply need to HEAD TO THIS LOCATION and enter your Twitter log in to re-tweet the video (just as we have done over at the Roadrunner UK Twitter). Not only do you then get to see the video, but you will have helped highlight the video to your followers and spread the word about your fave band. Nifty.

The band have also revealed the artwork for the album over at their website- check it out HERE.

If you missed the last teaser from the band, you can check that out HERE.

March 8th sees the release of the 6 track EP GOD OF WAR which is the soundtrack to the highly anticipated third part of the award winning God Of War video game.

The EP features blistering new tracks from a number of Roadrunner faves including TRIVIUM. Below is the full tracklist for the EP, which will be available digitally from all the usual digital retailers. In the player, you can hear Trivim’s track ‘ Shattering The Skies Above’ as a taster of what’s to come from the EP…

1. Killswitch Engage – My Obsession
2. Trivium – Shattering The Skies Above
3. Dream Theater – Raw Dog
4. Taking Dawn – This Is Madness
5. Opeth – The Throat Of Winter
6. Mutiny Within – The End

MELISSA AUF DER MAUR has confirmed she will be playing a show in London this coming April at Cargo. The gig will showcase some tracks of her forthcoming album/book/film extravaganza OUT OF OUR MINDS, which hits UK stores on the 3rd May.

The show takes place on April 17th. Tickets are priced at

Yesterday we posted the first part of a 2 part interview with those Aussie rockers AIRBOURNE.

March 1st sees newcomers MUTINY WITHIN release their self titled debut digitally here in the UK, with the CD being available from the 26th April. With this in mind, we thought we would introduce you to the band, and so here we present the 3rd part in our video series about the band.

In this snippet, as well as getting a chunk of killer footage of lead track ‘Awake’ live, you also get to hear about guitarist Dan Bage- his introduction to the band, his contribution in the studio and what makes the dude tick. We also hear from Dan himself about his joinging of the band and his first impressions on the USA, where the band are currently touring. Click on the player below to check out the snippet.

If you missed the 1st two updates, check the links below:

Part 1- introducing Mutiny Within
Part 2- Introducing Brandon Jacobs- Guitars

You can stream the album online NOW and get a taster RIGHT HERE! If you like what you hear, Click here to pre-order…

DOMMIN frontman Kris Domin has checked in from the road again to fill us in on the shows the band played recently in Hamburg & Aschaffenburg! It seems he’s been battling with his health out there, but the show must go on, as they say…

We arrive in Hamburg and it is noticeably colder than it was in Berlin, where we didn’t need so many layers and the sun shone on our faces for the first time since the beginning of the tour. Now we were back in the snow. And what do you know, I’m sick again. But this time it’s a bit more serious.

We play the show and I notice that I’m pretty exhausted after the 1st minute. But we all get through the set somehow. I walk offstage and literally feel like I’m dying. The other bands and crew can definitely see it on my face. But we make it out to the merch area and greet some people. One couple told us that they had never heard of us but that we were the highlight of their night. How does a compliment like that not make you feel good. We load our gear out in the snow and it feels much more dangerous to my health than usual. I fear that I may have to cancel Aschaffenburg.

We wake up the next morning with a 6 hour drive ahead of us. And I immediately hear what my body is telling me. I ache from head to toe. I feel it in my bones. I’ve got an infection. Its turned into full blown bronchitis.

I tell George, our tour manager, and the next thing I know, he’s got me an appointment with a local doctor. I get my finger pricked for a blood sample and hit it off with the doc as he shows me his very extensive album collection in his office. I can definitely appreciate it as I have some of the very same albums: a Louie Armstrong collection and Billie Holiday boxset are among the many. I sit in a waiting room awaiting the results amidst children coughing and German banter. I feel very foreign. But the doc comes back to tell me that its a good thing I came in because I was only a couple days away from full blown pneumonia. However, I should be okay to do tonight’s show. I feel a bit vindicated having something seriously wrong with me and not feeling like I was coming across like a sensitive nancy. 🙂

I manage to play through the set without sounding like a 12 year old boy going through voice changes. But the highlight of my night and I think the entire band agrees, we met some U.S. Soldiers stationed in Germany who were out to catch Lacuna Coil. One of the guys was from the Los Angeles area. There is something so nice about finding familiarity so far away from home. Not to mention how much respect I have for the military. It was certainly a great night. I’m just hoping the medication I got today starts to kick in. I really feel like I’m not doing myself, the band or the fans any justice with not being at 100%.

Here is to a better tomorrow

The band are touring in support of their debut album Love Is Gone, which is in stores now. Order online HERE.

MELISSA AUF DER MAUR (MAdM) is set to unveil the first chapter of her multimedia solo project Out of Our Minds (OOOM) with a new album set for release on May 3rd. Dynamic, multilayered and independently produced, OOOM is a 21st century concept project that includes a solo album, short film, comic book, live performances and gallery presentations.

The album consists of 12 powerful tracks produced and mixed by top-flight creative collaborators including Jordon Zadorozny (Sam Roberts), Chris Goss (QOTSA, UNKLE), Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins), and Mike Frazer (Franz Ferdinand, ACDC). The album features a notable special duet with legendary Goth rocker Glenn Danzig on “Father’s Grave.” Other standout tracks are “Meet Me On The Dark Side” and “22 Below,” which highlights MAdM’s ability to fuse her bass rifts with captivating melodies.

An essential component of OOOM is the 28-minute, HD film starring and conceived by MAdM under the direction of Tony Stone (Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America) . The film was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as at World Con’s 67th Annual Sci-Fi Convention, garnering widespread critical praise. Last October, the OOOM film was added as an installation piece and contemporary interpretation to an international showcase of pre-Raphaelite painter, J.W. Waterhouse’s work at the Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts.

The OOOM film will continue to do festival and gallery runs, and will be released as part of a deluxe box set exclusively at xmadmx.com. The limited edition OOOM Comic Book – 12 pages illustrated by Brooklyn artist Jack Forbes – and matching Picture Disc Vinyl are also currently available via xmadmx.com.

Auf der Maur says of the project, “OOOM began as a song. It was mid first decade of the 21st Century and technology had just begun to dismantle the music business towers. It was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. The landscape changed and I began to morph my roots in visual arts with the music. The many portals of OOOM invite listeners and viewers to discover on their own, at their own pace and in their own space. If you’re listening, Come in…”

This time last week, we were sat in the vault of London’s HARD ROCK CAFE chatting to hard rockers AIRBOURNE about what they have been up to since they left these shores after Sonisphere last August and a little about new album No Guts, No Glory, which hits UK stores on the 8th March.

You can watch our chat with the guys in the player below, and if you can head back tomorrow you will be able to see pt2 where we talk about the bands forthcoming UK tour and their love of Greg’s steak bakes…

You can pre-order the new album online now AT THIS LOCATION.

Revolver Magazine, the sister publication of the UK’s Metal Hammer Magazine, has announced the nominees for it’s annual Golden Gods Awards and a few familiar names were in the roll-call!

ROB ZOMBIE received a nomination in the Best Live Band Category and will perform at the ceremony in what is being billed as a ‘must see’ performance. Competition in this category comes from LAMB OF GOD, whos drummer Chris Adler also gains a nomination in the Best Drummer category.

Next up is SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor, who garners a nomination for the Best Vocalist category.

In the Album of the Year category, MEGADETH gain a nomination for the critically acclaimed ENDGAME. Fellow Roadrunner artists HEAVEN & HELL also gain a nomination in this category for their current album The Devil You Know

Megadeth main-man Dave also receives a nomination in the Best Guitarist category alongside BLACK LABEL SOCIETY’S mainman Zakk Wylde, HEAVEN & HELL’S Tony Iommi and the man, the legend SLASH. In fact, Tom Morello and Kirk Hammet are the only non-RR shredders in the running for this particular award!

And if all that wasn’t enough, HEAVEN & HELL’S and KISS pick up nods in the Don’t Call It A Comeback category!!

Winners will be determined by public online voting at HERE. Voting is open until March 30, with winners being announced live at the 2010 Golden Gods Awards Show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on April 8. The show will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on May 22.

JULIETTE LEWIS has been confirmed to play this years Isle of Wight Festival as part of the Friday night’s ‘Ladies of the Wight’ night.

The fest, which takes part at Seaclose Park, Friday June 11- Sunday June 13, has a stellar line-up of some of the worlds biggest female artists along with some of the worlds hottest female newcomers for the first night of festivities in true ladies night style. Juliette will join Suzi Quatro, Marina And The Diamonds and Shakespears Sister amongst others.

Tickets and further information on the festival can be found HERE.

Juliette’s current album Terra Incognita is in stores now. Pick it up online HERE @ PLAY.COM.