Chris Adler, drummer with Virginia’s LAMB OF GOD, sat down for a chat with us here at Roadrunner UK recently and talked about the bands experiences of touring in the UK in view of their upcoming visit here on the Defenders of the Faith tour.

Check out the player below to hear all about the last time they were here, their fave things about touring in good ole Blighty and more importantly, what tracks off forthcoming album WRATH (in stores 23rd Feb people!!) we can expect to hear. Good times!

Tour dates are as follows:
Sun 8th Feb – Belfast Mandela Hall (headline show)
Mon 9th Feb – Dublin Academy (headline show)
Wed 11th Feb – Bristol Academy
Thu 12th Feb – Birmingham Academy
Fri 13th Feb – Manchester Academy
Sat 14th Feb – London Brixton Academy
Sun 15th Feb – Glasgow Academy
Tues 16th Feb – Sheffield Corporation (headline)

For other Lamb of God news, head to their NEWS PAGE.

CLICK TO PRE-ORDER WRATH- GET A FREE PATCH WITH ORDER!!

Check out this killer podcast from the METAL HAMMER feat. our good friend Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH fame, who gives a cracking interview after the news section!!

They also chat Download rumours and how SLIPKNOT and MACHINE HEAD impressed them on their last tour.

They also discuss

DIVINE HERESY guitarist and founding member Dino Cazares has been chatting about at NAMM about the bands plan to embark on recording their follow-up to 2006’s BLEED THE FIFTH.

Check out the player below to hear Dino chat new vocalist, old vocalist, new music and fashion tips. It’s all about the shoes…

(Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET)

For more info on Divine Heresy, head HERE.

MADINA LAKE will release the first single off their upcoming release ATTICS TO EDEN on April 20th. It will be available as a digital download. The track, NEVER TAKE US ALIVE, will be previewed to fans signed up to the official Madina Lake mailing list on MONDAY FEBRUARY 2ND.

Fans wishing to hear the track should ensure they are signed up to the mailing list at MADINALAKE.COM.

Attics To Eden will be released April 27th as a CD, digital download and digital download special edition. Pre-order details coming soon…

Check out more ML news at THEIR NEWS PAGE.

“Is the race on or what?
I think that James and Chris are trying to make me look bad. I mean having to leave the studio over and over to participate in the lives of my wife, kids, and my own insane self is hard enough, let alone having two, nitro fueled, metal madmen, trying to record everything I lay down, as good and as fast as even I can. So much for being an old metal maverick, like myself! Sheeeesh!”

So says MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine on the latest of the bands frequesnt OFFICIAL MYSPACE blogs. You can read the full update from the studio, where they are working on thier followi-up to current album UNITED ABOMINATIONS, with the infamaous Andy Sneap, at THIS LOCATION.

Megadeth will take a break from the whole process to join the Priest Feast tour in February. Tickets are on sale now and dates are as follows:
Tue 10th Feb – Dublin O2
Wed 11th Feb – Belfast Odyssey Arena
Fri 13th Feb – Sheffield Arena
Sat 14th Feb – Birmingham NEC
Mon 16th Feb – Glasgow SECC
Tue 17th Feb – Manchester Apollo
Wed 18th Feb – Newcastle Academy (headline show)
Fri 20th Feb – Cardiff CIA
Sat 21st Feb – London Wembley Arena

For more Megadeth news, click HERE

Buy UNITED ABOMINATIONS HERE

CRADLE OF FILTH vocalist Dani Filth was interviewed recently by Canadian newspaper THE VANCOUVER SUN in anticipation of the bands upcoming show there.

Discussion however turned to took a turn for the unexpected when the journalist highlighted a murder case in te region from back in 2006 where a 23 year old and his 12 year old ‘girlfriend’ killed the girls family, stabbing them all to death. Both apparently were avid fans of the band and made repeat references to them online. It was a case that Dani was unaware of, but commented on nontheless.

“We’ve got quite a lot of fans, fortunately. You can’t be responsible for each and every one of them. . . . You can’t tell if someone living next door to you is a powder keg waiting to blow (no matter) what music they’re into. I mean, you get gang killings and shootings and rape and murder associated with hardcore rap as well, don’t you?” He continues “I know that most (of our) fans are intelligent, well-to-do people. They have their day jobs. They’re accountants, lawyers.”

People can find blame in anything,” says Filth. “Oh, they have songs with a bit of violence and a dark side so that must be the immediate problem. . . (Heavy metal) is an easy target. . . . It’s a very easy scapegoat. . . . You may as well blame testosterone.”

Read more of Dani’s comments on the matter in the full interview at THIS LOCATION.

(Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET)

Cradle of Filth are currently touring the USA and Canada in support of their current album GODSPEED ON THE DEVIL’S THUNDER. You can pick this up online from THIS LOCATION.

For more COF news, CLICK HERE FOR THEIR NEWS PAGE…

“It’s the scars and souvenirs of your life. The songwriting on the record is really about someone’s past or and present, their relationships and how they shape everything. It’s more metaphorical than physical scars and trophies.”

So says THEORY OF A DEADMAN’S Tyler Connolly about their upcoming release SCARS AND SOUVENIRS.

Serving straight up, no frills rock n roll, the band are set to take the UK by storm when they release the album on MAY 4th.

Check out a track here and now by clicking on the player below. This is BAD GIRLFRIEND. First single I HATE MY LIFE will be released April 27th.

Atlanta’s STEADLUR have revealed the artwork for their self-titled debut, which is set for a release on the 18th MAY. Check it out below.

The rock n roll filled, fun loving and quite franly crazy bunch have 3 of the albums demos loaded into the MEDIA PLAYER for those of you who are hungry for tunes.

CKY has completed mixing their 4th record, tentatively titled Carver City, set for release on Roadrunner Records on May 19. As with all their previous albums, Carver City was produced by the band’s guitarist Chad I Ginsburg. The album was recorded at Studio CIG in the band’s home state of Pennsylvania and mixed by Chad and Phil Nicolo at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA. Some of the eleven tracks set to appear include: “Hellions On Parade,” “The Boardwalk Body,” “…And She Never Returned,” “Karmaworks” and “Woe Is Me.”

Vocalist Deron Miller comments,

“Literally all the things that have been keeping CKY strong since our last album – the undying hardcore support of our fans, our unorthodox musical approach and a brand new partnership with Roadrunner Records – have restored an enthusiasm within our band that has never been this extreme. Sobriety, hard work, patching up inner turmoil and a love for what we do has undoubtedly made this the most collaborative and focused CKY effort to date.”

Ginsburg concurs:

“The album is more inventive and more layered than our past releases, with the most melodies, textures and riffs of any CKY album. It is by far the most inspired album we have ever made.”

According to Miller, Carver City carries with it a “dark summer vacation vibe,” nostalgic of the band members’ childhood trips to the East Coast beaches.

“The fabled town of Carver City has a history of bad luck and misfortune, all the while giving the impression that it’s a pleasant family getaway. Much like CKY’s town of Hellview, Carver City’s events are depicted in the songs, with story lines coming from real life events.”

Last Friday (23/01) the BBC 6 MUSIC ROCK SHOW broadcast an interview with BLACK STONE CHERRY. If you missed it, you will be happy to hear that the guys over at the BBC have loaded the interview on to the homepage for the show and you can ‘listen again’ if you head there now.

Click HERE to check it out!!

The guys are currently on a headline run in the USA with label mates