Yes, you read that right! You can now pick up MACHINE HEAD‘s THE BLACKENING as an MP3 album for only

SLIPKNOT main man Corey Taylor will be chatting to Radio 1’s Zane Lowe tonight (Feb 9th) about how things are going for the band on the road over in the US and their future plans.

Tune in online tonight from 7pm tonight THIS LOCATION to see what the great big mouth has to say!

New album ALL HOPE IS GONE is in stores now and you can pick it up online HERE.

For more Slipknot tidbits, POINT YOUR MOUSE HERE!.

Check out this message from the Road from LAMB OF GOD‘s Chris Adler.

On FEBRUARY 23rd sees LAMB OF GOD release their brand new album WRATH. METAL HAMMER today released their new issue of the mag and within it’s glassy pages is a KILLER 4 page interview with Randy (vocals) and Chris (drums). Pick up the mag to read the lowdown!!

Also in there is the first review of the album. Check it out…

“To use a sporting term, Lamb of God currently stand undefeated. Since the release of 2000’s face-melting New American Gospel, these Virginian metallers are yet to release a record that hasn’t hit home with all of the subtlety of a hydrogen bomb. Churning out record after incredible record, LOG haven’t elevated themselves into metal’s elite by kissing ass, relying on cheap fashion gimmicks or clinging to any sort of scene; this band has deservedly grown in credibility, reputation and popularity based on first class, no-frills metal alone. It’s one hell of an achievement then that, even when you consider all of this praise for the band’s back catalogue, Wrath still manages to astound in its brilliance. Put simply, if you’re holding this magazine in your hands then you need to hear this album like you need the oxygen that you’re currently inhaling.

With the band having nothing but success both commercially and critically up to this point, there was never a need for these pure American metal lords to re-invent the wheel with Wrath, and thankfully they haven’t. In Your Words is classic LOG with fascinating turns of pace, dynamic bounce and white-hot riffing in abundance, Broken Hands has the kind of bludgeoning fret work that could bring skyscrapers crumbling to the ground and Contractor is so good that it lays a claim to being the 21st-century’s Fucking Hostile. Seriously, it’s that good. A special word of mention should also go to frontman Randy Blythe, who achieves his finest vocal delivery to date. His snarling flow is devastating throughout and his ability to provide massive hooks without the slightest hint of melodic singing should not be taken lightly at all.

If there is something that feels a little different about Wrath, it’s that this is the first album that LOG have put their name on that feels ‘classic’. Much the same way as you felt the first time you heard Machine Head’s The Blackening, Wrath just has that extra something that feels like this is going to smash the floodgates open and be a huge turning point in this band’s career. The quintet’s seemingly effortless ability to combine savage riffs with neck-snapping groove reaches dizzy new heights on the likes of Grace and Dead Seeds and, while it may well fan the flames of those who suggest the band are Pantera clones, it’s worth considering that these comparisons only exist because LOG are the one band in metal today worthy of picking up the baton that the band left behind when they disbanded.
We may only be in the second month of 2009 but it will take a monolithic effort for any band within our stratosphere to release a finer record than Wrath in the year’s remaining months. Stunning in just about every aspect, Wrath not only states a case to be the greatest album of this phenomenal band’s career but to also stand as one of the very best metal releases of this decade. Guaran-fucking-teed.

9/10

TERRY BEZER – Metal Hammer, Issue dated March 2009, pages 84-85″

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You can never have too much of a good thang. Check out more killer live shots of the men, the legends SLIPKNOT as they tear apart Indianapolis on their US tour in support of current album ALL HOPE IS GONE, courtesy of SKULLSNBONES.COM.

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The legendary Max Cavalera is in the UK performing with SOULFLY as they embark on a UK tour. He caught up with THISISNOTTINGHAM.CO.UK ahead of their show in the city on Monday (09/02) to chat about the metal scene…

“Metal is more universal and international than ever. It’s growing in Asia, the Far East, Brazil and it’s great. There’s even a movie being made about the metal scene in Iraq which I can’t wait to see. There was a documentary by a Canadian anthropologist called Metal which I was part of for the Brazilian scene looking at metal around the world. It’s cool that it’s not just America and England any more.”

You can read the full interview HERE.

The remaining dates on the tour are as follows:
Fri 6th Feb – Glasgow ABC
Sat 7th Feb – Manchester Academy 2
Sun 8th Feb – Leeds Cockpit
Mon 9th Feb – Nottingham Rock City
Tue 10th Feb – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Wed 11th Feb – London Electric Ballroom

There are some tickets left for each of the shows. Contact your local venue for deets.

Current album CONQUER is in stores now. Pick it up online HERE.

For more Soulfly news, click HERE.

Just in case you missed the METAL HAMMER online exclusive, check out the player below to see a killer (and rather darn funny!) Aussie rock quiz with our very own Australian rockers AIRBOURNE!!

The guys are currently holed up in their native Melbourne working on their follow-up to debut RUNNIN WILD, which you can pick up online HERE.

For more Airbourne news, head to NEWS PAGE.

We love it when our boys check in from the studio! DEVILDRIVER members Miller (Bass) and Jeff (Guitar) have both posted blogs on the band’s OFFICIAL MYSPACE within the past 24 hours and it’s sounding like the band are mega happy with progress…

Comments Miller:

“…as of February 1st, I have finished my bass and guitar parts for the fourth DevilDriver studio album. I could not be happier with how well things have gone thus far in regards to the tones of the guitars, bass and drums but especially the vocals. Not only is this the best music we have written but it is Dez’s best vocal performance…hands down…”

Jeff adds:

“The record is turning out better than I had ever imagined. The tones, performance and overall vibe has been great! …In particular, I cannot wait for everyone to hear the guitar tone. WOW!!!!”

Check out the full blogs BY CLICKING HERE.

The band will leave the studio later this month to play the Soundwave Festival in Australia. RR UK will be there!! Watch this space for updates!!

For more info on DevilDriver, CLICK HERE.

Dave Mustaine, main man and shredder of thrash metal titans MEGADETH has posted up the following update on the bands OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

“I am sitting in my office at 5:30ish AM and am typing this as I try to wake up. Yesterday, Andy Sneap went back to the UK for a while, as we are preparing to go out on the Priest Feast Tour. This means effectively that the recording has stopped, until we return in March/April. We finished all of the rhythm and bass guitars, as well as the drums being finished for a couple weeks now, and I think I even heard some acoustic layers. The reaction from our management, family, friends (the real critics), and my number one judge and coach Justis, has been pretty positive.”

This coincided with a post from bassist James on the bands OFFICIAL MYSPACE blog:

“Just finished my last set of bass tracks Last night. I’m really pleased and excited for you all to hear the new stuff. At this stage, it’s very cool with an old school kind of “thrash-y” vibe. Some of it calls to the old Megadeth style, which is cool and some of it is just plain HEAVY! Dave’s guitar is sounding mean and when I left yesterday, Chris was just fixin’ to put in some leads…
That’s it for now, gotta pack for the Priest Feast…”

The band hit the UK next week for the afforementioned ‘…Feast’-

For those of you wanting to get your mits on Randy Blythe’s Grammy Nomination medallion or simply wanting to help a good charity, the auction in now live with bidding standing at $1,075.00 and has 1.5 days to run (as of 2.30pm UK time, Feb 6th).

Randy is auctioning the medalion to raise money for Myotonic Dystrophy Research.

For more details on the charity, to see images and to bid, click on the image below: