Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Slipknot - New interview with Paul Gray!

Slipknot - New interview with Paul Gray!

Ibanez spent some time talking to Paul Gray at NAMM this past weekend.

Here’s a part of it…

Ibanez: What originally inspired you to start playing music?

Paul: I've been a music fan as far back as I can remember. I think the band that actually made me pick up an instrument was Slayer. I saw them on the Hell Awaits tour, and I knew I wanted to do that. So I got a guitar. My first guitar ended up getting traded for meth, not by me but by some friends of mine [laughs]. There were other influences, but that show really was what started it all for me.
Ibanez: I know that you write a lot of the music in Slipknot. How does that process usually work for you?

Paul: I write a lot of stuff at home during the time off. I'll have a bunch of riffs, full songs, and partial pieces put together. When it's getting close to time to record, Joey and I will meet and put some basic songs together just to get something started. Everybody can come in and put their input in on all the ideas, too. We write on the spot, too. Somebody might just be noodling around, and we'll start putting something together based off of that idea. There's no real set way of doing it.

Check out the entire interview at:
http://www.ibanez.com/news?ceId=2761&cat=9

For more Slipknot news go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
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Cradle of Filth - Paul'S New PRS SE!

Cradle of Filth - Paul'S New PRS SE!

Paul’s ever popular PRS SE is updated with new pickups and new colors for a filthy new take on his namesake ax. You’ve seen the Emerald Green, now check out the Scarlet Red Burst below.

The double-cutaway mahogany body still has a flame maple veneer and a special arm carve. Additional features include rounded edges on the body, maple neck with ebony fretboard, 24 jumbo frets and the bats in flight inlay. New EMG 89 and 81-TW pickups with coil tapping give the guitar an updated sound, and a tremolo bridge, nickel hardware, push-pull volume, push-pull tone and 3-way toggle switch are also featured.

"More metal than your gran's left hip." Paul Allender



For more news on Cradle of Filth go at:

www.cradleoffilth.com
www.theorderofthedragon.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
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Slipknot – Mick interview at NAMM!

Slipknot – Mick interview at NAMM!

Check out this interview with Mick Thomson about his new pickups done by Seymour Duncan…



For more Slipknot news go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
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Trivium Recording Sepultura Cover!

Trivium Recording Sepultura Cover!

Florida metallers Trivium entered the studio last week to record a new song, entitled "Shattering The Skies Above", as well as a cover version of Sepultura's "Slave New World". According to bassist Paolo Gregoletto, "[guitarist] Corey [Beaulieu] just wrapped up his 'Shattering' solos. Awesome stuff!"

Video footage of Trivium performing the "Slave New World" cover live late last year with Corey Beaulieu handling lead vocals can be viewed below.



For more Trivium news go at:

www.trivium.org
www.triviumworld.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
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Corey Taylor Talks New Stone Sour Album; Video Available!

Corey Taylor Talks New Stone Sour Album; Video Available!

Guitar Edge's Elliott Politte conducted an interview with Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

Watch the chat below.



For more Stone Sour news go at:

http://www.stonesour.com/
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
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Killswitch Engage – New audio interview available!

Killswitch Engage – New audio interview available!

Metal Express Radio's U.K. correspondent Mick Burgess recently conducted an interview with Killswitch Engage members Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar) and Howard Jones (vocals).

Next up for Killswitch will be an eight-week U.S. headline tour, their first in support of their new self-titled album. Joining them for this run will be The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquility. The tour kicks off on February 4 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The 13-minute chat is now available for streaming at:
http://www.metalexpressradio.com/interviews/Killswitch_Engaged_Interview2.m3u

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Slayer, Slipknot, Machine Head, Hellyeah Members Perform KISS Classic At “NAMM Jam”!

Slayer, Slipknot, Machine Head, Hellyeah Members Perform KISS Classic At “NAMM Jam”!

Video footage of members of Slayer, Slipknot, Machine Head and Hellyeah performing a cover version of KISS's classic "Deuce" during the the "Dean Guitars 2010 NAMM Jam" concert on January 15 at The Grove Of Anaheim in Southern California can be viewed below.

The following musicians took part in the "Deuce" performance:

Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) - Vocals
Robb Flynn (Machine Head) - Guitar
Phil Demmel (Machine Head) - Guitar
Nick Bowcott (Grim Reaper) - Guitar
Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (Hellyeah, Damageplan) - Bass
Dave Lombardo (Slayer) - Drums



For more Slipknot and Machine Head news go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.machinehead1.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada
http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

For Slayer go at:
http://www.slayer.net/us/home

And for Hellyeah go at:
www.hellyeahband.com/

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Trivium – Matt Heafy interview!

Trivium – Matt Heafy interview!

In a wide-ranging discussion about the lyrics on all four Trivium studio albums, Heafy tells White Noise Metal’s “That BS Dude” Brian Shields he wants fans to know what he’s thinking about the world.

Here’s just a part of the interview:

From the band’s start with “Ember to Inferno”, Heafy says Trivium has been very clear about where it wants to go.

“Every record we’ve had, the album titles have been directly reflective of what we’ve had going on as a band at that time,” Heafy adds. “The idea was to go from that nothingness to something special. We didn’t know when or how or if but we knew we wanted it. It was our goal. That’s what the song was about. It was about creating that vision of ourselves and to really go for it.”

You can read and watch the interview at:
http://www.whitenoisemetal.com/

For more Trivium news go at:

www.trivium.org
www.triviumworld.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

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Stone Sour Drummer Talks Next Album; Video Available!

Stone Sour Drummer Talks Next Album; Video Available!

Sabian's Paragon Lounge recently conducted an interview with Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga about the songwriting processs for the band's next studio and album and his drum set-up.

Regarding the musical direction of Stone Sour's next CD, Mayorga previously said, "It's sounding very different from the last record in every way now that there are five writers, including myself. Some songs are heavy, dark, melodic and with a lot of color. A very well-rounded record this is going to be."

Watch the chat below.



For more Stone Sour news go at:

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Megadeth Members Perform At 'NAMM Jam'; Video Available!

Megadeth Members Perform At 'NAMM Jam'; Video Available!

Video footage of Megadeth's Dave Mustaine (guitar, vocals), James Lomenzo (bass) and Shawn Drover (drums) performing the song "Symphony Of Destruction" on Friday, January 15 at the Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California as part of the "NAMM Jam" can be viewed below.





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Devildriver: New Video Interview Posted!

Devildriver: New Video Interview Posted!

Christina Rowatt conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers Devildriver before the band's December 12, 2009 concert in Sydney, Australia with Lamb Of God and High On Fire.

Watch the chat below.



For more Devildriver news go at:

www.devildriver.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
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Killswitch Engage: Second Behind-the-scenes clip from south American tour posted online!

Killswitch Engage: Second Behind-the-scenes clip from south American tour posted online!

In late October 2009, Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage embarked on their first-ever tour of South America. With stops in Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia, the quintet played in front of hungry crowds who were eager to get a rare glimpse of the band in these countries. The trip was documented and Roadrunner Records is releasing a new short clip every Monday over a six-week period. The clips range from behind-the-scenes footage on the tour bus and backstage, interacting with fans, exploring new places, experimenting with fine dining and of course some typical Killswitch Engage shenanigans.

The first clip can be viewed below for those who didn’t see it…



And here’s the second clip…

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Airbourne: 'No Guts. No Glory.' Special-Edition Digipack Detailed!

Airbourne: 'No Guts. No Glory.' Special-Edition Digipack Detailed!

Australian hard rockers Airbourne will release their sophomore album, "No Guts. No Glory", on March 8 or 9 (depending where you are in the world) via Roadrunner Records. The special-edition digipack version of the CD will include five bonus tracks and a bottle opener (see image below).



"No Guts. No Glory" special-edition digipack track listing:

01. Born To Kill
02. No Way But The Hard Way
03. Blonde, Bad and Beautiful
04. Raise The Flag
05. Bottom Of The Well
06. White Line Fever
07. It Ain't Over Till It's Over
08. Steel Town
09. Chewin' The Fat
10. Get Busy Livin'
11. Armed And Dangerous
12. Overdrive
13. Back On The Bottle
14. Loaded Gun (bonus track)
15. My Dynamite Will Blow You Sky High (And Get Ya Moanin' After Midnight) (bonus track)
16. Rattle Your Bones (bonus track)
17. Kickin' It Old School (bonus track)
18. Devil's Child (bonus track)

Airbourne recently filmed a video for "No Way But The Hard Way" with director (and SUM 41 drummer) Stephen Martin "Steve" Jocz (Bowling For Soup).

"No Way But The Hard Way" audio stream:



For more news about Airbourne go at:

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Megadeth Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll!

Megadeth Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll!

Megadeth's "Endgame" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. Slayer's "World Painted Blood" and Heaven & Hell's "The Devil You Know" were close runner-ups for the second and third positions, respectively.

This was the 26th year of the poll, which has become an annual tradition in Cleveland and one of "Metal On Metal"'s most listened to programs.

“I received an incredible response to this year's poll”, says “Metal On Metal” host Bill Peters. “When all was said and done, 1,195 votes were registered.”

“My listeners really look forward to this 'best-of' show each year and I enjoy doing it for them. It's their night to program the show.”

“The list they have put together is very diverse with several surprises. There are some albums on the list I do not play on the program and several of my personal favorites did not make it, but that's okay.”

“My listeners are very knowledgeable and passionate when it comes to their love for the music. I always rave to people around the world just how great they are and this is another reason to prove this fact true.”

“This list holds up to and is better than most lists I have seen. I like it because it comes from the fans, not the so-called music industry insiders who are often out of touch with what the true metal fans like. The fans are the ones buying the music and supporting the bands. Their voices need and deserve to be heard!”

WJCU's "Metal On Metal" can be heard every Friday night from 6:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m. (EST) on 88.7 FM in the Cleveland, Ohio area or streamed worldwide at:
www.wjcu.org

"Metal On Metal"'s top albums of 2009:

01. Megadeth - "Endgame" (Roadrunner)
02. Slayer - "World Painted Blood" (American)
03. Heaven & Hell - "The Devil You Know" (Rhino)
04. Wolf - "Ravenous" (Century Media)
05. Kreator - "Hordes Of Chaos" (SPV)
06. Warbringer - "Walking Into Nightmares" (Century Media)
07. Primal Fear - "16.6 (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)" (Frontiers)
08. Saxon - "Into The Labyrinth" (SPV)
09. Satyricon - "The Age Of Nero" (Koch)
10. Anvil - "This Is Thirteen" (VH1 Classic)
11. Lick The Blade - "Graveyard Of Empires" (Auburn)
12. Fu Manchu - "Signs Of Infinite Power" (Century Media)
13. Tim "Ripper" Owens - "Play My Game" (SPV)
14. Amorphis - "Skyforger" (Nuclear Blast)
15. Immortal - "All Shall Fall" (Nuclear Blast)
16. Doro - "Fear No Evil" (AFM)
17. Mastodon - "Crack The Skye" (Reprise)
18. Outloud - "We'll Rock You To Hell And Back Again" (Frontiers)
19. Epica - "Design Your Universe" (Nuclear Blast)
20. Alice In Chains - "Black Gives Way To Blue" (Virgin)
21. Iron Fire - "To The Grave" (SPV)
22. Redemption - "Snowfall On Judgment Day" (Century Media)
23. KISS - "Sonic Boom" (Kiss)
24. Baroness - "Blue Record" (Relapse)
25. Suede Brothers - "Ill Knew You" (Bad Breaker)

For more Megadeth news go at:

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Munity Within: Audio interview with bassist Andrew 'AJ' Jacobs!



Munity Within: Audio interview with bassist Andrew 'AJ' Jacobs!

On January 11, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with bassist Andrew "AJ" Jacobs of the New Jersey-based sextet Munity Within (formerly Munity).

The chat is now available for streaming in five parts below.

Part 1:



Part 2:



Part 3:



Part 4:



Part 5:



Munity Within's video for the song "Awake" can be viewed below.


The clip was directed by Patrick Kendall, who has previously worked with Megadeth, Incubus and Sugarcult.

"Awake" is the first single from Munity Within's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release on February 23 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida with producer Jason Bieler (Sikth, Skindred, Dashboard Confessional, Nonpoint) and was mixed by Jeff Rose and Martin "Ginge" Ford of Nott-In-Pill studios in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.

"Mutiny Within" track listing:

01. Awake
02. Images
03. Falling Forever
04. Year Of Affliction
05. Forsaken
06. Lethean
07. Oblivion
08. Undone
09. Hours
10. Suffocate
11. Reflections

Check out the cover artwork below.



The initial sessions for the CD took place at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof, who has previously worked with All That Remains, God Forbid, Trivium and Devildriver, among many others.

Munity Within recently completed a U.S. tour with Soulfly and Prong and will hit the road with Arch Enemy, Exodus and Arsis as part of the "Tyrants of Evil" North American tour in January/February.

Munity Within is:

Vocals - Chris Clancy
Guitar - Daniel Bage
Guitar - Brandon Jacobs
Bass - Andrew "AJ" Jacobs
Keyboards - Drew Stavola
Drums - Bill Fore

For more information, visit the band's MySpace page at:

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Rob Zombie Says he is “very excited” to be working on CSI: Miami!

Rob Zombie Says he is “very excited” to be working on CSI: Miami!

Filmmaker and musician Rob Zombie will bring his unique style of filmmaking to the streets of Miami on an episode of "CSI: Miami", to be broadcast Monday, March 1 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS television network. The episode begins production today and is Zombie's television directorial debut.

In the episode, the CSI team discovers that a listening device has been covertly planted at a crime scene, capturing a terrifying soundtrack of the murder and, possibly, the voice of the killer. However, when it's revealed the bug was planted by the team's own Jesse Cardoza, the State's Attorney tosses the taped evidence and uncovers accusations of evidence tampering by Jesse on a murder case in Los Angeles. With the integrity of his team at stake, Horatio Caine and Eric Delko travel to Los Angeles to dig into that murder and clear Jesse's name. While in Los Angeles, Horatio find himself face to face with secrets from Jesse's past and a dangerous element within the LAPD.

"As writers, we were really pushing to create an interesting backdrop that could lend to Rob Zombie's visual style," says Marc Dube, co-executive producer. "We thought opening the episode at a macabre party, with Miami attendees all wearing stylized masks (a la 'Eyes Wide Shut') would be a fun kick-off point for Rob do to what he does best — conveying the cruel and creepy underbelly of humanity."

"I am very excited to be working on a show that has such an intense and unique visual angle on the classic crime drama formula and look forward to putting my own bizarre stamp on the world of 'CSI: Miami'," says Zombie.

For more news on Rob Zombie go at:

www.roadrunnerrecordsaboutbands.blogspot.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
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Megadeth's Dave Mustaine interviewed by Harmony Central at NAMM!

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine interviewed by Harmony Central at NAMM!

Harmony Central conducted an interview with Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine at the Marshall booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

Watch the chat below.

Marshall Amplification is introducing the new Dave Mustaine special edition MG microstack guitar amplifier, dubbed the Megastack. The three-piece unit includes a 15-watt compact head with four channels, plus two matching speaker cabinets — one angled and one straight. Each cabinet is loaded with a full-range 10" Celestion speaker. Available in extremely limited quantities in the U.S., the amplifier looks like a compact version of Mustaine's legendary full sized touring rig that he uses with Megadeth.

Mustaine will be signing autographs at the Dean Guitars booth (booth 5466B)
- Friday, January 15 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 16 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more Megadeth news go at:

www.roadrunnerrecordsaboutbands.blogspot.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Slipknot - Mick and Paul Signing At NAMM!

Slipknot - Mick and Paul Signing At NAMM!

If you happen to be among those heading to NAMM this weekend, then you are in luck! You will have the chance to meet both Paul Gray and Mick Thomson. Mick and Paul will both be signing at various booths on both Friday and Saturday.

A complete schedule of signings is below, if you are going to be at NAMM make sure to drop by their booths and say hello!

Friday - 1/15/10
2:00pm - Mick will be at the Seymour Duncan booth
2:30pm - Paul will be at the Peavey booth
4:00pm - Mick will be at the Ovation booth

Saturday - 1/16/10
2:00pm - Mick and Paul will both be at the Dunlop booth
3:00pm - Mick and Paul will both be at the Ibanez booth

And for those who didn't see the video for Snuff, here is your chance...

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Stone Sour enter the studio to record 3rd album!

Stone Sour enter the studio to record 3rd album!

Grammy nominated rock powerhouse Stone Sour have announced the commencement of work on their third album -- the first in four years. The band will record at Blackbird Studios in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Rush, Alice In Chains), who also produced 2006’s Gold certified Come What(ever) May.

Frontman Corey Taylor comments, “I cannot wait to make this Stone Sour album. Everything already feels a million times stronger than anything we've done in the past. Plus getting back together with Nick is going to mean monstrous things. This is the year for Stone Sour.”

Stay tuned for more updates from Stone Sour as they get to work on their new record.



For more Stone Sour news go at:

http://www.stonesour.com/
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
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Tour dates for Killswitch Engage, Devildriver and Munity Within!

- Here are the coming up tour dates -

Killswitch Engage – tour dates:
With --> Dark Tranquillity and The Devil wears Prada

02 – 04 – 2010 à Boston, MA - House of Blues
02 – 05 -2010 à Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
02 – 06 – 2010 à Norfolk, VA – NorVa
02 – 08 – 2010 à Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
02 – 10 – 2010 à Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
02 – 11 – 2010 à Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
02 – 12 – 2010 à Baltimore, MD – Sonar
02 – 13 – 2010 à Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
02 – 14 – 2010 à Chicago, IL - House of Blues
02 – 15 – 2010 à Chicago, IL - House of Blues
02 – 17 – 2010 à Fargo, ND – Venue
02 – 18 – 2010 à Loop Station, MN - First Avenue
02 – 19 – 2010 à Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
02 – 20 – 2010 à Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
02 – 21 – 2010 à Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Murat Center
02 – 23 – 2010 à Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
02 – 24 – 2010 à Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
02 – 25 – 2010 à Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
02 – 26 – 2010 à Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
02 – 27 – 2010 à Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
03 – 01 – 2010 à Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
03 – 03 – 2010 à Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
03 – 05 – 2010 à Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
03 – 06 – 2010 à Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre
03 – 07 – 2010 à San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
03 – 09 – 2010 à Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
03 – 10 – 2010 à Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
03 – 12 – 2010 à Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
03 – 13 – 2010 à Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
03 – 14 – 2010 à Kansas City, MO - The Midland Theatre by AMC
03 – 15 – 2010 à St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
03 – 16 – 2010 à Nashville, TN - Rocket Town
03 – 18 – 2010 à New York, NY - The Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
03 – 19 – 2010 à New York, NY - The Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza
03 – 21- 2010 à Wallingford, CT - The Dome

Devildriver – tour dates:
With --> Suffocartion + Goathore and Thy Will Be Done

01 – 13 – 2010 à Vancouver, Canada - Rickshaw Theatre
01 – 15 – 2010 à Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theatre
01 – 16 – 2010 à Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
01 – 18 – 2010 à Maplewood, MN - The Rock
01 – 19 – 2010 à Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
01 – 20 – 2010 à Chicago, IL - House of Blues
01 – 21 – 2010 à Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls01 – 22 – 2010 à Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
01 – 23 – 2010 à Columbus, OH - Al Rosa
01 – 24 – 2010 à Covington, KY - Mad Hatter Club
01 – 25 – 2010 à Springfield, VA – Jaxx
01 – 26 – 2010 à Norfolk, VA – NorVa
01 – 27 – 2010 à Philadelphia, PA – Polaris
01 – 28 – 2010 à New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
01 – 29 – 2010 à Worcester, MA - The Palladium
01 – 30 – 2010 à Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
01 – 31 – 2010 à Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey
02 – 01 – 2010 à Montreal, Canada - Club Soda
02 – 02 – 2010 à Toronto, Canada - Opera House
02 – 04 – 2010 à Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
02 – 05 – 2010 à Orlando, FL - Club Firestone
02 – 06 – 2010 à Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
02 – 08 – 2010 à Austin, TX - Emo's
02 – 10 – 2010 à Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
02 – 11 – 2010 à Tucson, AZ - The Rock
02 – 12 – 2010 à West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

Mutiny Within – Tour dates:
With --> Arsis + Exodus and Arch Enemy

01 – 20 – 2010 à Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
01 – 21 – 2010 à Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
01 – 22 – 2010 à New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
01 – 23 – 2010 à Worcester, MA - The Palladium
01 – 25 – 2010 à Montreal, Canada – Club Soda (to Le Medley before but the location has been taken down!)
01 – 26 – 2010 à Quebec City, Canada – Imperial
01 – 27 – 2010 à Toronto, Canada - Phoenix Concert Theatre
01 – 29 – 2010 à Chicago, IL - House of Blues
01 – 30 – 2010 à Maplewood, MN - The Rock
01 – 31 – 2010 à Winnipeg, Canada - Garrick Centre
02 – 02 – 2010 à Calgary, Canada - MacEwan Hall
02 – 03 – 2010 à Edmonton, Canada - Edmonton Events Centre
02 – 05 – 2010 à Vancouver, Canada - Commodore Ballroom
02 – 06 – 2010 à Seattle, WA – Showbox
02 – 08 – 2010 à San Francisco, CA - Regency Center @ The Grand Ballroom
02 – 09 – 2010 à West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

For more new on any of those bands go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

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Trivium frontman getting married!

Trivium frontman getting married!

Congratulations are in order for Trivium vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy, who’s been marrying his girlfriend Ashley Howard on January 9th in a ceremony in Orlando, Florida.

Valerie Bastien, a contributing editor to The Voice Connection and RockSource360, conducted an interview with Heafy when Trivium played Toronto, Ontario, Canada in November 2009.

The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player at:

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Killswitch Engage – interview on Uranium!

Killswitch Engage – interview on Uranium!

"Uranium", which is exclusively available on Fuse On Demand, recently conducted an interview with Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage about making music videos, their latest self-titled album and Slayer.

The full interview is available all January long only on Fuse on Demand.

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Devildriver frontman interviewed by Metalholic.com, Audio Available!

Devildriver frontman interviewed by Metalholic.com, Audio Available!

On January 8, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers Devildriver. The chat is now available for streaming in three parts below.

In a recent interview with Metal As Fuck, Fafara stated about the band's plans for its next studio album, "Record five with this band, and I've said it before, even with record five, six, seven, eight and nine, will continue to get better. Not a lot of bands can say that and not a lot of bands have done that. Most bands, by the time they've done that amount of records, they're either over it or they're not giving you the anticipation of the record release that they should. But we want to keep Devildriver fans on their feet. So every two years we're going to release a record and just continue to tour like we do, and we're booked until May 2012. Then we're going to take about six months off. That'll be the most time I've had off in about fourteen years."

Regarding how the band's last album, "Pray for Villains", was received by the fans and the press, Fafara said, "It's been really well received all over the world at this point and we appreciate all the support we've received so far."

He added, "I never have any expectations or perceptions when it comes to [our] art; I just do art for the sake of doing art. I knew that we were stretching the boundaries and growing our sound a little bit — I knew we were going to give [our fans] something with a bit of growth and they were anticipating it. We feel very strongly that we made the right move with our music. As for how it was going to be received or perceived, I'm not that kind of guy. I'm doing it for the love of music, really."

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For more Devildriver news go at:

www.devildriver.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

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Killswitch Engage interviewed on Bruce Dickenson’s radio show!

Killswitch Engage interviewed on Bruce Dickenson’s radio show!

Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage were Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest on this past Friday's (January 8) edition of Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show".

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Friday, January 08, 2010

Slayer cancels tour plan…Tom Araya scheduled for back surgery!

Slayer cancels tour plan…Tom Araya scheduled for back surgery!

California thrash metal legends Slayer have been forced to cancel all of their immediate tour plans — including the American and Canadian Carnage tour dates with Megadeth and Testament that were set to kick off on January 18, as well as the band's European headline tour scheduled for March and April.

Slayer bassist/vocalist Araya, known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing, began experiencing back problems while on the band's Australian/New Zealand/Japanese tour last October. In spite of his rapidly increasing pain and discomfort, he carried on with the tour, but immediately upon returning home saw an orthopedic specialist who diagnosed a cervical radiculopathy.

The rocker initially did not want to take the major surgery route, so the specialist recommended a series of minimally-invasive procedures. While those procedures have resulted in some improvement, Araya continues to deal with intermittent bouts of severe pain, numbness and muscle spasms.

Booking agents for both Slayer and Megadeth are already hard at work rescheduling tour dates; tickets already purchased for all shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates.

Sales added, "As unfortunate as this is for so many people — the Megadeth and Testament camps, the concerts' promoters, and, of course, the fans — Tom's health is the number one priority, and this has to happen."

For more info go at: http://www.slayer.net/ca/home

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Devildriver, Suffocation and Goatwhore: Milwaukee concert to be streaming online!

Devildriver, Suffocation and Goatwhore: Milwaukee concert to be streaming online!

The January 19 concert at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin featuring Devildriver, Suffocation, Goatwhore and Thy Will Be Done will be streamed live via http://www.theravelive.com/ beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST.

To access the free live concert stream:

2) Click on the "Free Signup" button at the upper right of the page
3) Choose the "Fan" option and fill out the information
4) Sign in on January 19 and click the "Live Webcast" tab and you're all set!
5) Mac users may need to download the Windows Media plugin Flip4Mac to watch

According to a recent online post by Devildriver bassist Jon Miller, the California metallers have six songs "in the bag" for the group's forthcoming album, which they "are looking to record sooner than later." He added, "We want to go faster and heavier on this one to answer any question on a 'direction' that we may be undertaking."

Devildriver drummer John Boecklin elaborated further on the status of the songwriting sessions for the band's next CD. Writing on the group's official MySpace blog, Boecklin stated, “On our last record, I would say we stretched as far as we could outside of what we had done in the past, trying new and slower songs with vocal melody like “It's In The Cards” or the rock like feel of songs like “Back With A Vengeance” and "Teach Me To Whispe”. For our latest effort, we feel like musically going for the throat, so to speak.”

“Are we gonna make a death metal album? No! We always have a heavy emphasis on groove and hook. That will not change. We just feel we have a certain anger edge about us and the songs we are writing compared to our last one. It will not be rushed and if you are a fan, you will not be let down!!”

Devildriver's latest CD, "Pray For Villains", sold around 14,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.

For more Devildriver news go at:

www.devildriver.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

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Holidays with Devildriver in Australia!

Holidays with Devildriver in Australia!

DevilDriver continued to rage through Australia's biggest cities and biggest crowds. Also, it was Miller's birthday in Adelaide!

Happy Birthday to the Bass Legend!

DevilDriver headed back down under for their second time in one year. Alongside Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, and High on Fire.

DevilDriver brings metal and brutality to some of their biggest fans in the world. Beers! River Ferries! Koalas! And much more!

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Killswitch Engage: New video interview with Joel Stroetzel!

Killswitch Engage: New video interview with Joel Stroetzel!

Guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage was interviewed by Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show on December 2, 2009 in Manchester during the "Taste Of Chaos" tour.

Killswitch Engage has contributed a previously unreleased song to the digital extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame "God of War III". The EP, titled "God of War: Blood & Metal", will be released in March via Roadrunner Records as a part of the "God of War III Ultimate Edition", and will also feature four other previously unreleased songs from Roadrunner artists — Trivium, Dream Theater, Opeth and Taking Dawn.
You can now watch the chat below…

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