Per from ROYAL REPUBLIC has been updating the band’s blog whilst the guys have been on tour in Europe. Click here to get the inside scoop on what it’s like to go on tour with ROYAL REPUBLIC!

The band were recently in Warsaw to play a show at The Hard Rock Cafe and whilst backstage they got a hold of some helium – the results of their find can be seen on their Facebook page by clicking here.

Check out ROYAL REPUBLIC live at one of their upcoming UK dates – details on our tour page.

OPETH’s Mikael

SLIPKNOT have revealed another teaser clip from the DVD that comes with the 10th Anniversary Edition of Iowa. You can check out the clip below and you can pre-order the 10th Anniversary Edition of Iowa by clicking this link.

Our friends over at Roadrunner US have put together a great news pieces covering the notable appearances of VIc Rattlehead on MEGADETH artwork. You can read that article below:

Iron Maiden’s beloved “Eddie,” Mot

Robb Flynn, Adam Duce and Dave McClain from MACHINE HEAD met up with tattoo artist Paul Booth and radio/TV presenter Jose Mangin recently to film an interview for MTV’s Headbangers Ball. The segment was recorded at the band’s New York listening party for their latest album, Unto the Locust, and you can watch it below:

The Special Edition of Unto The Locust is out on the 24th of October and you can pre-order your copy by clicking this link.

You may not know Kara Houston’s name but you may have spotted her on Entourage or CSI…and if you’ve seen THEORY OF A DEADMAN’s latest video, “Bitch Came Back”, you’ll know her as the dark figure who murders the members of the band, one by one. Our friends at Roadrunner Records US tracked the actress down and had a chat about her recent role in THEORY OF A DEADMAN’s video, which you can see below:

How did you get the role in the “Bitch Came Back” video?
Well, I came in, and acted like a bitch, a total bitch, and one thing led to another, and they talked to the label and the band and they loved it, loved my bitchiness.

Did you do anything specific that impressed them?
Pretty sure it was a bunch of behavior and bitchy moves – no, just kidding.

Metal Hammer is turning 25, and to celebrate, they want YOU to help them choose the greatest debut album of the past 25 years!

Since 1986, Metal Hammer has been breaking new bands and helping to celebrating new music in all its heavy glory, and to mark their 25th anniversary, they’re putting together a special poll to find the greatest debut album of the magazine’s lifetime!

Metal Hammer have racked their brains to come up with a list of 50 of the very best debuts that have emerged since Hammer was born way back in October 86 and they want to crown a number one! Vote for your favourite debut album from the list over on their website here and stay tuned for when they announce the top ten later this month!

Roadrunner releases featuring in the poll are as follows:

Airbourne – Runnin’ Wild
Machine Head – Burn My Eyes
Slipknot – Slipknot

If you head over to KORN’s website by clicking this link, you can download a copy of the second single from the band’s upcoming album, The Path Of Totality. You can aslo see the lyric video for the track over on Rock Sound’s website, which premiered yesterday. KORN updates galore!

The Path Of Totality is out on the 5th of December.

ALTER BRIDGE have had a videographer on the road with them, which is how they end up making all these stunning webisodes and video updates. Today sees the third webisode in the recent series being revealed and in today’s clip you get to see the band messing up tour IDs and ended up in fits of giggles and generally being a bit giddy. Check it out below:

We’re guessing a few of you will be way too young to remember the glory days of Zig and Zag. To give you a bit of background, Zig and Zag are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. The puppets used to have a guest slot on The Big Breakfast and during one of their stints on the show, they caught up with the two Daves from MEGADETH. This is classic retro footage from 1997 – check it out below!

MEGADETH‘s TH1RT3EN is out on the 31st of October and you can pre-order it by clicking this link.