Roadrunner UK caught up with Mikael and Fredrik from OPETH when they were over in the UK doing promo for the upcoming album, Heritage (out in a week!). The band discussed where the album was recorded, who was involved and much more. The interview is broken down into two parts, with the first part being posted here today and the second part will be premiered on Play.com, next Monday. Check in here for links and information!

You can see the first installement below and head over to THIS LOCATION for pre-order details for Heritage.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA released their album, Dead Throne, in the UK today and if you haven’t got your hands on the album yet, head over to the following retailers to pick up a copy:

iTunes
Play.com

Rock Sound has posted some pictures from the Warper Tour in the US, which you can see a few of below and the rest at THIS LOCATION. The pics were snapped by Adam Elmakias and there will be some more shots from the tour going up on Rock Sound this week.

Celebrate the release of MASTODON’s eagerly anticipated new album, ‘The Hunter’ (out September 26th) at album launch parties nationwide, in association with Scuzz TV, Blue Banana, Kraken Black Spiced Rum & Jim Dunlop!

MASTODON fans who have already had a taste of ‘The Hunter’ with tracks ‘Black Tongue’ and single ‘Curl of the Burl’ (spun by the likes of BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Huw Stevens & Dan Carter, Kerrang Radio, Planet Rock & Rock Radio) – are eager for more and their prayers are about to be answered!!

Hear brand new album tracks and pick up MASTODON, Jim Dunlop, Blue Banana & Kraken goodies at the rock clubs below…

Thursday September 22nd
Middlesbrough – Overdrive @ The Crown

Friday September 23rd
Aberdeen – Korova
Glasgow – Damnation @ Classic Grand
Lincoln – Sugarcubes
Nottingham – Heavy Metal Karaoke @ Salutation
Sheffield – Drop @ Corporation
Swindon – Rage @ The Furnace

Saturday September 24th
Birmingham – Subculture @ Vudu
Cardiff – Fuel Rock Club @ Pure
Leeds – Trashed @ The Factory
Liverpool – Rage @ The Krazy House
Norwich – Meltdown @ Waterfront

Thursday September 29th
Manchester – Kizmiaz @ Legends

Friday September 30th
London – Voodoo Rock @ Electrowerkz
Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms

www.scuzz.tv / www.bluebanana.com / www.jim-dunlop.co.uk / www.krakenrum.com / www.mastodonrocks.com

The Hunter trailer:

Spectrelight:

Curl Of The Burl:

Black Tongue:

Artisan News Service conducted interviews with several musicians to get their thoughts on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the video below, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman COREY TAYLOR talks about the impact the attacks had on a SLIPKNOT tour (in support of the then-new album Iowa) that was supposed to begin that week:

BrutalBroadcast.com conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM back in August and that interview is now online. The interview took place on the Mayhem Tour and it was conducted by Death Metal Dave. Watch below to hear what Corey has to say about In Waves, the tour, the album concepts and ideas and being able to hang out with their mates at the Tampa date of the tour:

BLACK STONE CHERRY, ALTER BRIDGE and THEORY OF A DEADMAN decided to have a BBQ whilst on the Carnival of Madness Tour. The bands held the BBQ outside their hotel in New Hampshire and you can see a video from that BBQ, below:

The bands are still on the Carnival of Madness tour and you can see some live footage of all three bands and an interview with THEORY OF A DEADMAN front man, Tyler.

BLACK STONE CHERRY

ALTER BRIDGE

THEORY OF A DEADMAN

TYLER CHATS TO THE BEAT:

THEORY OF A DEADMAN SIGNING IN BANGOR MAINE:

BLACK STONE CHERRY guitarist Ben Wells was recently interviewed by Napster’s Music Blog. In the short Q&A, he discusses the status of the band’s latest album, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, and its single “Blame It On the Boom Boom,” and reveals where the band would like to head next on tour.

Says Wells about life on the Carnival of Madness tour with THEORY OF A DEADMAN and ALTER BRIDGE, “We all hang out and spend time with each other during the day and night. We often have BBQs by the buses!” He also admits that while the band will play “Anywhere that wants to hear BSC”, if the band had their choice, “we would love to play Hawaii”.

Read the full interview HERE.

The Grapes for Humanity eBay Auction is now live! Find signed and one of a kind items including cymbals, a guitar and a bass used by RUSH members on the Time Machine Tour! You will also find nostalgic RUSH items used on the Snakes and Arrows tour including drum sticks, a kick drum head and a very special piece of RUSH history! Check out the ebay store HERE.

All proceeds go to the Grapes For Humanity charity.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA release Dead Throne tomorrow and in anticipation of the release they have revealed further snippets of the album tracks with selected footage to compliment each track. You can see the previous clips by clicking the below links and the most recent snippets can be watched at the bottom of this post.

Countdown #1
Countdown #2

6 // My Questions

5 // R.I.T.

4 // Vengeance

As DREAM THEATER prepare to release A Dramatic Turn Of Events tomorrow, we thought we would point you in the direction of their shiny new website, which you can see HERE. The site features news, videos, photos, tour dates and much more!

If you haven’t ordered your copy of the album yet, click HERE for details on how to get your hands on a copy.

MASTODON’s eagerly awaited upcoming album, The Hunter, is now available for pre-order on iTunes. The album is available in two formats: Standard Digital (