WITHIN TEMPTATION have released a video snippet taken from their forthcoming DVD BLACK SYMPHONY, which will be released on the 22nd SEPTEMBER.

It’s OK! It’s here! No more need for the baited breath. The anticipation sweats. The constant checking of the time. The time is here. It’s part 3 of the Behind The Scenes of SLIPKNOT’s Psychosocial video!!!

Enjoy!!!!

In other Slipknot news, it has been confirmed that ALL HOPE IS GONE is number 1 in the Europe wide album chart scoring the following chart positions accross the continent:
No. 1 in Finland and Switzerland
No. 2 in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom
No. 3 in France, Ireland and Norway
No. 4 in Denmark
No. 7 in Portugal
No. 9 in Spain.

Pick up your copy online at the ROADRUNNER STORE.

Hard Rock International today announce the launch of “Pinktober” – a month-long initiative to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research through a series of live music gigs featuring Beverley Knight, Starsailor, Melanie C and Roadrunner’s STAIND.

For the second year running, Hard Rock Cafes in the U.K. will donate proceeds to The Caron Keating Foundation, which offers financial support and grants to all types of cancer charities, professional carers, complimentary healing practitioners, as well as individuals and families who are affected by the disease.

Those who benefit range from hospices, professional carers and all types of support groups.

Founder of the foundation, Gloria Hunniford… “I am so thrilled that Hard Rock Cafe has chosen to support the Caron Keating Foundation again. We are very much a family run organisation, with our only expense being a part-time secretary. We have all in our working lives been involved in the music industry. Caron used to present a television rock programme as well as hosting occasionally ‘Top of the Pops’, and I know, she would truly approve of ‘Pinktober’ and how many people dealing with cancer will be helped through your efforts in raising money, in her name.”

Hard Rock’s ‘Pinktober’, which started out as ‘Rocktober’ in Europe in 2005 and grew into a global campaign, brings some of the world’s best live music to small and intimate surroundings. The series of events support local breast cancer charities across the world, and proceeds from each event throughout the month goes to the chosen charities. Last year saw Wet Wet Wet, Ghosts, Nerina Pallot, Lil’ Chris and Ross Copperman all perform for this worthy cause and this year’s line up is set to be just as exciting.

Kick starting the Pinktober series on SEPTEMBER 17TH will be STAIND, whose single ‘It’s Been A While’ was a Number 1 single on the Billboard charts and whose 10 year career has garnered 12 million album sales worldwide. Their last three albums debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart, earning their place as one of the most successful rock bands of the new millennium, with sixth studio album The Illusion Of Progress out Monday.

Tickets go on sale Friday 5 September and are available through TICKETWEB, or for London shows only, by calling Hard Rock Cafe London on 0207 514 1700. Tickets for Staind and priced at

On November 6th 2008 the Mtv EMA’s will be held in Liverpool, UK (chosen as it’s Europe’s City of Culture at the moment don’t you know?!) and NICKLEBACK and SLIPKNOT have been nominated for awards in the following categories! Yet more exciting news for both bands!!

If you are a fan of either band, you can show the love by voting online at WWW.MTVEMA.COM!!

The guys are nominated in the following categories:

Album Of the Year
Nickelback ‘All the Right Reasons’

Most Addictive Track
Nickelback ‘Rockstar’

Act of 2008
Nickelback

Rock Out
Slipknot
Nickelback

So here it is ya’ll- the last in the 3 part series of interviews with BLACK STONE CHERRY. In this one, they talk about how they feel about being categorised as a ‘southern rock band’ and what jolly nice chaps they are. And for the record, the are!

PICK UP FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION HERE (That’s the new album folks!)

If part

Here’s a date for your diaries!! On SEPTEMBER 13th, MTV TWO will be having a bit of a SLIPKNOT special going on!

From 9pm on that night, the Iowa nine will take over the channel! Check this out for a Maggots dream night in:

Saturday 13th September (Beer + popcorn + MTV TWO)
21:00 Slipknot’s Perfect 10 – Corey and Paul from Slipknot introduce their top 10 music videos
22:00 Fred Meets Slipknot
22:30 Slipknot: MTV Live – Slipknot live in 2006
23:00 Slipknot Talk Videos

Miss it and you will certainly have missed out!!

Pick up the new album, ALL HOPE IS GONE, online HERE.

If you pre-order TRIVIUM’s upcoming album SHOGUN on PLAY.COM, you can get 25% off a cool, exclusive Trivium T-Shirt when you pick up the two together!

You can check out the tee at THIS location and if you like what you see, you can pick up the two right there as well!

CRADLE OF FILTH were in NYC recently and spoke to VAMPIREFREAKS.COM about their upcoming album GODSPEED ON THE DEVIL’S THUNDER, which is due for a release on the 27TH OCTOBER.

Check the interview out at THIS LOCATION to hear all about this Gilles de Rais fella the album is based around, amongst other things…

Pre-order the album HERE and don’t forget you can catch the guys live at London’s Forum on Dec 1st.

Check it out! Here is STAIND’s final update from the studio! Mike tells us how the recording has gone on the new album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS which hits shelves this coming MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 8TH)!!!

You can pre-order the album right HERE.

Unfamiliar with their work? You can check out their latest video for current single BELIEVE on their ARTISTS PAGE.