ALL CHANGE! Ill Nino rearrange dates! Due to scheduling problems, the Ill Nino tour dates have been rearranged. We hope to bring you a few words from the band themselves shortly. Ill Nino will now co-headline dates with Raging Speedhorn. The bands will alternate closing the show but Ill Nino will close in London. Tickets are on sale now for 퉌£11/퉌£12.50 London. If you had bought tickets for the previously announced dates, please contact the agent you bought from. Oct 5 – Camber Sands – Kerrang Weekender Oct 6 – Norwich – Waterfront Oct 7 – Sheffield – Leadmill Oct 26 – Brighton – Concorde 2 Oct 27 – Manchester – MDH Oct 28 – Newcastle – University Oct 29 – Glasgow – Garage Oct 30 – Wolverhampton – Wulfrun Hall Oct 31 – Exeter – University November 1 – London – Astoria

HOW TO SAVE MONEY- New album available on CD for around 퉌£12.99 from the following stores: HMV – 퉌£2 off with ‘Download 2002’ discount card + free sampler CD. Virgin – 퉌£2 off with voucher in Rocksound (issue 21/8). Indies – Free Stone Sour Patch while stocks last at selected stores. Also, V.Shop, MVC, Sanity & Andys. U.S. PRESS RELEASE: New York, NY – Stone Sour has arrived. In it’s first week of sales, the band’s self-titled August 27th release debuted at #46 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, scanning over 25,000 units. The Cleveland Scene declares, “Stone Sour has raised the stakes for everyone, bringing back genuine singing and riffs that could rip through concrete, and it’s refreshing as hell.” This week, the track “Bother” was the #1 Greatest Gainer at R&R Active Rock and the #3 Greatest Gainer at both R&R Alternative and Rock. In addition, it is the #2 Greatest Gainer at Monitor’s Mainstream and Active Rock. The current audience for the track is 19 million nationwide, and that number increases as the track climbs steadily on all rock formats. In addition to the band’s omnipresence on commercial radio, Stone Sour’s “Get Inside” is #1 at R&R’s metal specialty chart for the fifth week in a row. The track also hit #1 Album Network Metal and #3 at CMJ charts. “Get Inside” is a thrashy, angst-ridden piece at the opposite end of the rock spectrum from its melodic sibling “Bother”. On their upcoming headline tour, the band (comprised of vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root [both Slipknot members unmasked for the first time], drummer Joel Ekman, bassist Shawn Economaki, and guitarist Josh Rand) want their biggest fans front and center at the shows. In order to guarantee that, they are giving those fans the chance to buy tickets to the shows before the general public. [these are U.S. shows, not U.K.] Those that consider themselves hardcore enough to hang in the front row should go to roadrunnerrecords.com or stonesour.com for info on how to buy tickets early. The band’s video for “Bother” has been added to MTV2’s Rock Show rotation, with spins beginning next week. The video was recently filmed in Los Angeles, CA under the direction of Gregory Dark of Atlas Pictures who has filmed videos for such artists as Linkin Park, Staind, Limp Bizkit and Outkast. Filmed in complete darkness other than light tracers that illuminate dual, face-to-face images of Taylor (one as he is and one aging before our eyes), the video lays plain the eerie drama of the song and reminds us of our imminent mortality. Turn the radio up – you’re sure to discover the song “Bother”, which can be currently heard on over 150 radio stations across the country that are quickly discovering this unexpected and powerful side of Corey Taylor’s vocal repertoire. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS LAUNCHED: Available NOW to all those on our mailing list is an extra special exclusive audio interview with Joey Jordison all about himself and the Murderdolls via our members only listening lounge. Also available is an exclusive audio interview with Corey Taylor talking about himself and Stone Sour, and an exclusive audio interview with Clown from Slipknot: about himself, Slipknot, the DVD, and even a little on his friends & fellow Roadrunner band downthesun!

Get your mits on our free ‘New Shit Volume 5’ sampler CD featuring 2 unreleased tracks each of Stone Sour, Murderdolls, and downthesun here (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/giveaways). You can now select the video for Get Inside on Kerrang TV – selection #874. While you’re surfing, be sure to check out the band’s new official site – www.stonesour.com Download new track Blotter & Get Inside here (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/mp3.html). Album out August 26th and you can save 퉌£2 off at HMV with your Download 2002 discount card – which you can order free on this site. Did You Know? A little factoid direct from Joel… “Just so all of you know, on the new album (right before the song Blotter) there will be a recording of Shawn and I drunk. When we were in the studio in Cedar Falls, Shawn and I were up all night in our hotel room drinking, we were completely out of it. At about 7:15am Shawn turned to me and said, “LLLLets call Corey” I said aaaallllright!!! (Corey was still in Des Moines and he sleeps till one o’clock everyday) The message is on Corey’s actual cell phone! Everyone will be asking, “What the hell is that!”

Moving along, where do we find Ill Nino today? In Boston. Playing Ozzfest. BK, producer of the Ill Nino Limelight Package (see Downloads section), saw today’s show. “Ill Nino just killed it…just killed…they fuckin’ killed it,” enthused BK during a 45 second phone call after the band’s set. Rock. For those of you going to the US Ozzfest, be sure to check out Ill Nino’s set. And be sure to check out Ill Nino hangin’ at the FYE booth after their set…tell ’em Malibu Lou sent ya…tell Roger you are anxiously awaiting the next installment of Mr.Roger’s Return To The Hood. On another note, if at the Boston show today, you’ll notice that Laz (bass) was not present, that Jardel handled the bass duties, and that Ill Nino’s last song of the day was dedicated to Laz’s recently departed nephew. Our best wishes go out to Laz and his family. God bless.

GET INSIDE VIDEO: So we told you before that the new Stone Sour video for ‘Get Inside’ is entirely live footage – filmed at the recent Stone Sour show in Los Angeles. We also told you that neither Corey or Jim wear their Slipknot masks in the video and that Josh plays the guitar solo. Not only that, that the video has been shot in black and white. It is now time to see the goods for yourself. Make sure you have the quicktime free plugin and watch the video for ‘Get Inside’ in the VIDEO section. Rock. Finalised tracklisting announced: ‘Stone Sour’ will include: Get Inside Orchids Cold Reader Blotter Choose Monolith Inhale Bother (performed solo by Corey Taylor) Blue Study Take A Number Idle Hands Tumult Omega Song ‘Inside A Cynic’ may be used as a future B-side. MORE MUSIC: Wanna ANOTHER new Stone Sour song? Sure ya do! Check out our Stone Sour e-card and check out new song ‘Orchids’ amongst other cool shit!

Mr. Roger’s Return To The Hood, indeed…words from Ill Nino percussionist Roger Vasquez whilst he is in town. And our latest installment goes like this: “What up my people, this is Roger, back again, with a new addition of Mr. Roger’s Return To The Hood. Now I know I’ve been out for a while, but we’re out there tryin’ to make the chedda. We’ve been to Japan and all over Europe, and I gotta tell ya, it’s definitely the shit and a crazy culture shock. Now I don’t mean to get off on a rant here, but driving in Europe is pretty on the proper side. I mean the drivers don’t sniff coke, don’t smoke crack, don’t drink…hell, they don’t even sniff glue…they just proper driving. No doubt. Definitely no rumble strip kings there. I remember being in Ireland one day kickin’ it with Slayer, the gods of metal. And then the next day, in Switzerland hangin’ out with Tool. And much like going to church and hangin’ out with the pope, you can’t go wrong. Did I mention the pope is a pot-head? Good times. Well, here goes the entertainment: Last day on the P.O.D. tour. It’s custom for the headlining band to fuck with the opening bands during the last show by making their lives impossible on stage. All I remember from the beginning to the end of our set was being pounded with ham, cheese, potato chips & salad. Oh, and all our stage water was emptied and filled with vodka. I remember finishing a song, grabbin’ a bottle of water, and much like Bob Marley toking on the ganga, I took a big hearty swig…then realizing it was vodka. I look behind me and the P.O.D. guys are on the floor laughing. After the beatdown on stage, we all go back to our bus and find a little surprise – a bag of live crickets in our back lounge, just like somthin’ straight outta that Bronx Zoo. It was crazy funny, but a crazy clean up at the end. But you know what, Ill Nino has a sense of humor…and payback will be a bitch. Well, at the moment we’re getting ready to break out on Ozzfest. I really can’t wait to hook up with all our friends again such as Drowning Pool, P.O.D., Hatebreed, etc…it’s definitely going to make this tour the shit. So definitely keep in tune, cuz I’m definitely gonna keep you all informed on the knowledge. See ya at Ozzfest. OZZFEST, BABY!!!”

Date: 20/6/02 Time: 11:32am Just checked out the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine. Pick up a copy and turn to page 45 for an awesome article about the ‘Celebrity Sleepover’ with Cristian which we reported previously! (Nice features on Soulfly, and Jerry Cantrell too may we say) Date: 18/6/02 Time: 10:18am Touring Recap: If you look at Ill Nino’s past touring schedule, you can safely say they haven’t had any real time off since, ummm, perhaps since before they went to Japan back in February. This past Saturday (June 15), the band returned home from a European tour which started way back on April 29th. “Fuckin’ awesome over there, they treated us great,” enthuses Ill Nino vocalist Cristian. When asked about the biggest difference between the U.S. and Europe, Cristian quickly replies, “Communication. You lose communication (with those back in the U.S.)”. Immediate plans have the band playing three consecutive shows in the northeast US starting on the 19th. Then it’s two weeks at home before starting Ozzfest 2002 on July 6th. Hectic shit. Tells Cristian, “Hectic shit, I haven’t been home for the past four months. But you know, I’ll probably be here for four days and get sick of it (not being on the road).” Three Tour Notes From Europe: 1) Rock Am Ring Festival – Germany – May 18, 2002. Word has it Ill Nino broke the record for most people watching a band on the side stage at Rock Am Ring, ever. Over 9,000 people. 2) Rock Im Park – Germany – May 19, 2002. Played on the side stage, again. And again, Ill Nino broke the record for most people watching an act on the side stage. This time, over 8,000 people. (by the way, these ‘facts’ come via the festival promoters, not our German dreams) 3) Ozzfest UK – Donnington – May 25, 2002. Guess what? Yep, broke the record for second stage once again…and this time whilst Tool was playing on the main stage. Over 7,000 watching, with another 3,000 trying to get in…in fact, security was telling the band to stop playing so they could get some control. Ill Nino, they kept right on with the show. “We just kept playing, we didn’t give a fuck,” tells Cristian. Third time’s a charm…Next night of the Ozzfest tour in Ireland, Ill Nino was bumped to the main stage, playing directly prior to Slayer. “Absolute chaos. That was the peak of our European tour.” Did you know? The song ‘Fallen’ (included on the recent What Comes Around single) was previously out on Ill Nino’s pre-Roadrunner CD… but if you’re lucky enough to have heard that CD, you’ll note the song sounds very different. That’s because the band completely re-recorded it during the Revolution Revolucion sessions.

Don’t forget, new single What Comes Around is out now. Available on CD only for around 퉌£2.99 from HMV, Virgin, and all good indies. You can see the awesome video on Kerrang! TV – selection no 418! The tracklisting is: 1. What Comes Around (edit) 2. Fallen 3. God Save Us (live) 4. What Comes Around (video) Fallen is a b-side from the album recording sessions, and God Save Us (live) was recorded at Brixton Academy when the band played there Christmas past with Machine Head!

WHAT MORE KAREOKE? Yes indeed. For if you have checked out the mighty E-CARD mentioned above you now want the lyrics for ‘Orchids’ do you not? (You can see lyrics for Blotter & Get Inside further down this page). Yes indeed again. And so we present the lyrics for ‘Orchids’ in full. ORCHIDS You hold me inside your iris like a terminal stain on life You condescend to my primal brain and twist me around like a knife Can’t begin to explain The feelings I have restrained Don’t ask me how I am Because you’re too busy planning your epitaph Let me tell you DON’T – try to be the ONE – person Who has STAYED – just to say They never left me! Aggravated, complicated, someone say it God, I never learní¢ä‰åŒ_ You keep me hidden behind a curtain, an audible human display You feed me orchids to give me courage and keep me in line with disdain Can’t begin to explain The feelings I have restrained Don’t ask me how I am Because you’re too busy planning your epitaph Let me tell you DON’T – try to be the ONE – person Who has STAYED – just to say They never left me! Aggravated, complicated, someone say it God, I never learní¢ä‰åŒ_ I have nothing left for youí¢ä‰åŒ_ you left me with nothing I live at arm’s length and die a little, between your constants by day I want my soul back before it’s over, I can’t even wish you away Can’t begin to explain The feelings I have restrained Don’t ask me how I am Because you’re too busy planning your epitaph Let me tell you DON’T – try to be the ONE – person Who has STAYED – just to say They never left me! Aggravated, complicated, someone say it God, I never learní¢ä‰åŒ_ I NEVER LEARN!! Calling all lyric-a-holics. We present Blotter’s lyrics in full. BLOTTER I only wanted, only wanted just to touch you I couldn’t bear it, couldn’t bear it if you leave It doesn’t matter, doesn’t matter if I scare you I only wanted, only wanted someone else’s skin To feel you there Touch my face Keep me whole Help me see—— my life Give me your life I didn’t wanna, didn’t wanna be the first one I haven’t ever, haven’t ever been discreet It isn’t over, isn’t over by a long shot I didn’t wanna, didn’t wanna be the only one To feel you there Touch your face Keep you whole Help you see—— my life Give me your life INCREDIBLE AND CHEMICAL Before I show you where the secret is I want to turn you into this I want to give you all my nothingness I want to cover you with this See my lifeí¢ä‰åŒ_ give me your life Let me seeí¢ä‰åŒ_ my life Give me – your life INCREDIBLEí¢ä‰åŒ_ AND CHEMICAL

Date: 17/6/02 Time: 10:09am Ill Nino are back in the USA, at home for a mere 3 days before 3 radio shows. After the radio shows, they have 2 weeks off before heading out on the US Ozzfest. No rest for the wicked we say. The band played an awesome show at the hotter-than-hell Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth last Thursday night… “I saw Ill Nino on Thurs @ Wedgewood Rooms and they are the best band Ihave EVER seen and will ever see!! Those dudes kicked some serious butt…..they made the Wedgewood Rooms more lively then a chicken with a firework up it’s ass! They were so good that Ican’t describe it..and if u dont have n e pics or reviews from the show on ya site soon I will be very upset, Ill Nino are not one to miss when they next come down. Peace.” Rest assured, ‘Rprior666’, we’ll have some new photos up here soon! Date: 13/6/02. Time: 4:18pm. Place: Portsmouth. Did you know? Ill Nino have completely sold out every venue on this tour! Back to the updates: Ill Nino have recently finished their last instore signing this tour at HMV in Portsmouth. The band play the Wedgewood Rooms tonight. All are excited to be going home to the US on Friday, for a little time off before their next tour starts! We hear last night’s show in Newport was off the hook. Paul, RR rep extraordinaire, reports it was “Intense. Insane. There were people passing out!” Don’t want to take our word for it? Here’s an email we received today from a dude at last night’s show. “I can’t believe how fucking crazy those guys are! They are the dogs bollocks of today’s music! It’s my second time to see them and they keep on getting better and better. The one thing Ilike the most about Ill Nino is that they are so appreciative of their fans, we were hanging around with them before and after the gig…….awesome 10/10 the music was perfect every song kept everyone at the gig going!!! It was an amazing performance by all the bands at the gig – if only other bands were this appreciative and hung around with us! The beats and riffs these guys create especially the lyrics are excellent and they sound even better live. Thanks guys for giving us such an awesome performance and the best night I’ve had in a long time. I’m still aching today.” Very cool indeed… thanks for the line Gavin! Date: 12/6/02. Time: 7:32pm. Place: Newport. Ill Nino are currently hanging out pre-show at TJ’s having spent the afternoon meeting fans and signing stuff at HMV. The band are pleasantly surprised to discover that tonight’s dressing room is a flat above the venue, instead of the broom cupboard they were expecting. “It’s a whole apartment, it’s got beds, a sofa, a kitchen, a patio!” What are they up to? “Well, right now, we’re just sitting back and watching the Lennox vs Tyson fight. But did you know? Skindred are gonna be main support tonight, although Violent Delight are still playing too, which is cool.” Skindred and Ill Nino spent much time hanging out together on the POD tour, and again at Ozzfest so we’re sure everyone is having fun. Most likely Benji (Skindred singer) will join Ill Nino again for Soulfly cover Eye For An Eye… awesome. What was the show like in Leicester like last night? “Totally amazing! It was packed. That place was so hot the walls were sweating! The ceiling was dripping!” Date: 11/6/02. Time: 1:30pm. Place: HMV, Leicester. Just took a call (make that several calls) from Paul, our RR rep on this road with Ill Nino this week. Paul tells that the queue for the Ill Nino signing (taking place as this is typed) is “the biggest the shop has ever seen.. there are some hundreds of people here.. out the door.. into the foyer.. all around, they’re everywhere!” He reports that even the staff of the shop are queueing up to get their shit signed.. may we congratulate them on their good taste. “The band have been signing babies! Yes, live babies!” he exclaims. “It seems the street team have been out in force, for this little baby came into the store (with parents) covered in stickers.. so the band signed them!” Anything else of note? “Met a cool dude by the name of Mark Barker who brought in a Brazilian football shirt for signing… which was made all the cooler because instead of a player name on the back it says ILL NINO!” Very cool indeed. Mark has promised to send us in a photo of said cool shirt too. And we hear Mark’s brother is part of our roadcrew. Nice. What else? “I’ve found the coolest grandad in the world ever. His grandaughter Mira has exams all day so he came down and queued up to get all her stuff signed for her coz she couldn’t be here!” Sounds like a damn cool grandad to us. More reports to come. 11/6/02 Secret Show Spilled: So, Ill Nino made a secret appearance in London last night opening for Cyclefly at the Camden Underworld. Having spent the day shopping in Camden, we asked Roger what he thought… “Man this place is ghetto! Definitely a Mr. Roger’s Return To The Hood.” As for the show, a good time was had by all… judging by the circle pit and the moshers nearly headbanging the stage, not to mention a couple of stage divers and the grins on the band’s faces! Not only did the crowd get some blistering Ill Nino songs (Liar, What Comes Around, God Save Us, amongst others), with a cry of “We are Motley Crue!” the band burst into a couple of classic Crue intros, and even a little Rob Halford. Cris (vocals) even persuaded to Marc (guitars) to take the mic briefly, telling the crowd with a grin, “he’s gonna sing, and I’m gonna be the mic stand”… what did he sing? Not Ill Nino.. just a little death metal! In true 80’s metal fashion, we even got a guitar solo from Marc. By the end of the set, Dave (drums) and Roger (percussion) joined in the fun, jamming along, their hands a blur! Definitely a top opportunity to see everyone kicking back and having a little fun onstage. “That was a lotta fun”, tells Laz (bass) with a grin from ear to ear, the rest of the band cracking up and agreeing. After the show, with a late 4am bus call, all headed off to the Dublin Castle for a few not-so-quiet jagermeisters. Next stop, Leicester – the band play the Princess Charlotte tonight after an instore signing from lunchtime at HMV. Get down there if you can!! Last year, it was Slipknot leading the charge for the annual ‘Off Fest’ dates…this year, Ill Nino will be partaking in the event. Ill Nino, already confirmed to play this summer’s US Ozzfest, is now confirmed for this year’s ‘Off Fest’ dates with DROWNING POOL, SOIL, and FLAW. These shows will take place on OZZFEST ‘off’ days, with Drowning Pool as the headliner. Soil, Ill Nino and Flaw will all rotate the order in which they play each show. Exact routing forthcoming. London Headline Stormer On May 28th, the band played their very first UK headline show, and sold out the London Mean Fiddler. US friends Drowning Pool even came along to catch the show from the stage side, and Dave, Drowning Pool’s singer, joined Ill Nino for Soulfly encore Eye For An Eye. The setlist was as follows: If You Still Hate Me, God Save Us, What Comes Around, I Am Loco, No Murder, Unreal, Revolution, Rip Out Your Eyes, Nothing’s Clear, Eye For An Eye, and Liar. After the show, band, friends, and RR staff made their way to local drinking establishment the Crobar for a few celebratory beverages. Credit cards were placed behind the bar, and with a shout to the bar from Cris: “who wants Jagermeister? I’m buying!”, all the Jager the bar had was drunk as fast as it was poured. Drowning Pool Dave took over the jukebox to ensure all classic metal tunes on offer were played, instructing the barman to “fuckin’ turn it up!”. Hardcore. With bus call at 12:30am, all Ill Nino and crew were forced to leave for France, leaving the rest of the party partying on til the very early hours. We hear one member of the band had some trouble staying upright on the bus… rock ‘n’ roll. The band return to the UK mid-June for 3 regional headline shows…. new single out June 10th. OZZFEST! Did you catch the band playing as special guests to Hundred Reasons on the Kerrang! stage? Or in the Kerrang! signing tent? If not, you missed an explosive set. We’ll be bringing you live shots of Ill Nino’s set and some fellow acts, together with a selection of “candid backstage moments”, and behind the scenes snaps very soon! A personal highlight of the set had to be the Soulfly ‘Eye For An Eye’ cover, performed by no less than 4 vocalists, as Ill Nino were joined by friends Benji (Skindred), Martin (American Head Charge), and Dave (Drowning Pool)! We hear that 3000 people were turned away from the Kerrang! stage who were queuing to see Ill Nino play – just too many people trying to crowd in to catch their set. A treat then at the Irish Ozzfest as the band were invited to play on the main stage for masses more people when Ozzy pulled out – and they got to play directly before Slayer!! Of course, the guys were thrilled and raved about what an amazing time they had and how off the hook you Irish were. Write in and tell us your favourite moments! rrguest@roadrunnerrecords.co.uk BEHIND THE SCENES: Check out our brand new special feature on the recent Ill Nino UK dates – live photos, band interviews, video footage, behind the scenes, a celebrity sleepover, and more!! Click HERE! You can watch the sleepover footage on MTV2’s Riot on May 31st! Don’t miss it! Teasers for the show have already been running! Be sure to check out our Downloads section for a whole load of super cool Ill Nino desktop wallpapers – thanks going out to the artistic skills of Tommy Allen! MORE WORDS FROM THE ROAD In Dublin, Ireland this past Friday May 3rd, Ill Nino bassist Laz gave a bell. Though we find it hard to believe, Laz relays that it was sunny…which leads us to ask, was he really calling from Ireland? “Caught a sunny day…don’t worry, it will be rainy and windy tomorrow,” he assured us. More importantly, he finished with saying “out here kickin’ ass, makin’ everyone proud.” More to come on Irish exploits and the night before… in Epsom. The point of this story is to point you in the right direction – www.razorart.com. Check out the above link for an interview with Ill Nino’s Roger Vasquez. Learn what a typical Ill Nino day is like…and more, of course. WORDS FROM THE ROAD So, 2 dates have come and gone… and the 3rd UK show is about to start… time for a little catch up with Roger. He’s out window shopping in Birmingham when I call, and reports that despite the band being somewhat tired the first show, in Manchester, that it didn’t stop the band “fucking shit up, you know, how we do it!” “Playing here is cool now.. we get to go places we have friends, like when we tour in the US. It makes it that much more chilled”, he says, telling how the band are recognising fans and Roadrunner street & e-teamers from their last shows here before Christmas with Machine Head. “The Glasgow show was, like you guys say, fucking mad! It was totally awesome, everyone went nuts.. and all the teamers were down the front ‘representin’!” Word about the show from our man in Scotland, Thredz, is, “when I saw them last time with Machine Head they were brilliant, but I felt like I was the only guy in the hall to know the songs, this time was a different story. From the word ‘go’ the crowd were singing along to everything and the floor didn’t stop bouncing until the last note of the last song.” Yes, Ill Nino are having fun this trip. “We’ve been playing What Comes Around, I Am Loco, God Save, Us, Liar, If You Still Hate Me, and a cover of Soulfly’s Eye For An Eye. The first day we also did No Murder, but we swopped it for Revolution the 2nd day, which we don’t always play… tonight we are gonna fit in Nothing’s Clear instead.. and then we’ll see which one of those gets the best reaction.. we are doing a little experiment.. and then we’ll play that one for the rest of the tour.” Tonight, Birmingham Academy.. tomorrow London Astoria… Saturday Dublin Ambassador.. and then off to Europe until they return for Ozzfest. Keep an eye out for the roving RR photographer snapping band & fans in London and Dublin…