A new album release, as ever, comes with some new band shots and CRADLE OF FILTH are no exception!!

Below is a brand new shot of the guys who this coming October (the 27th, to be precise) will bring you GODSPEED ON THE DEVIL’S THUNDER!!!

Dave, Dani, Martin and Paul will be joined on stage by performance members Charles (guitar) Sarah (backing vocals) and Rosie (keys) at London’s Forum for a one off UK date on the 1st December.

PRE-ORDER GOD SPEED ON THE DEVILS THINDER HERE.

TRIVIUM have released their second single from upcoming album SHOGUN! The track, DOWN FROM THE SKY, is available digitally NOW from all the usual spots!

You can pick it up online from 7Digital, for example, right HERE, right now!!

The guys will premiere the video for the track on their OFFICIAL MYSPACE from SEPTEMBER 3rd! Make sure you head on over to check it out!!!

PRE ORDER SHOGUN HERE.

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will be shooting their new video for upcoming single FISTICUFFS this coming Saturday (SEPTEMBER 6TH) and would like YOU, their fans, to come along and get involved! Vocalist Aled has posted the following blog on their MySpace with full instructions on how to get in on the action:

calling all local talent (and travelling international talent)

we’re filming a video for ‘FISTICUFFS’, THIS SATURDAY! that’s september the 6th to those with calendars. it’s being filmed at a secret location in our native south wales. there’s no big production or big concept. there’ll be no exchanging of numbers, girls in my bed, time travelling, precarious 1980s genital exposure or fancy dress parties. phil will still be dressed as george michael, but that has nothing to do with anything except his own personal style and preference and i urge you to accept and love it. it’s just going to be us kicking off. you kicking off. general kicking of the ‘off’ variety.

the venue is small so the number of people allowed in will be limited. thus, our cunning record label have brainstormed and, with SAS like organisation and foresight, they’ve orchestrated the following 2 point plan. read slowly, it’s a toughie.

STEP 1:>br> compose email to rrguest@roadrunnerrecords.co.uk.
STEP 2:
include your full name, age and myspace address in the email and click ‘send’

pheeeew. now wipe your brow, marine. mission objective complete. you’ll receive the location and further details in the response email along with a new identity and a victoria cross for services to us.

please don’t apply if you can’t get to wales or have no intention of going. you’ll only prevent some budding star of stage and screen from getting their foot on the ladder and having the best saturday afternoon since roy walker’s catchphrase was cancelled. it’s good, but it’s not right.

ok. are we all good with this plan?

the basic premise is that we’ll be running through the song to a backing track (as per video) a few times and you’ll be required to run around relentlessly until you bleed or die. after the formality of miming and backing tracks are done (provided you’re still alive), we’ll play a bit of a live set and have some fun. yay. fun! all we ask is that you’re free between 11am and 5pm on the day. c’est simple.

this is our diy, sweatbox video, friends. we’re relying on YOU. we don’t need people to stand and look pretty and cool and collected. we need you to look desparate, confused and hysterical and have a visibly good time as if you were all the girl katy perry kissed and liked.

it’s pretty easy. see you saturday!

aled xxx

ps. the reason it’s in wales is because we’re welsh. we live here. we’ve never had the chance to film a video here before now.
pps. by secret location…i mean ‘major city’ with accessible train station 2 minute walk from secret location 😉

FISTICUFFS is taken from the guys’ debut album SMART CASUAL which is in sotes NOW! You can pick it up online by pointing your mouse HERE

Due to CRAZY demand for tickets for their headline tour (with support from label-mates MACHINE HEAD), SLIPKNOT have added a THIRD Hammersmith Apollo show in London on their upcoming UK tour.

The full dates for the tour are now as follows and we can highly recomend that if you have not already booked your ticket, you get yo ass into gear because hot cakes have NOTHING on these bad boys!!!!

Mon 1st Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo
Tue 2nd Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo
Wed 3rd Dec – London Hammersmith Apollo
Fri 5th Dec – Cardiff International Arena
Sun 7th Dec – Birmingham NIA
Mon 8th Dec – Glasgow SECC
Tue 9th Dec – Manchester MEN Arena
Thu 11th Dec – Newcastle Metro Arena
Fri 12th Dec – Sheffield Arena

New album ALL HOPE IS GONE is in stores NOW and you can pick it up at the ROADRUNNER ONLINE STORE.

The first single from STAIND’S upcoming album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS is available digitally now at all the usual outlets!

You can check out the video for the track, titled BELIEVE right here (below)!!

Pick up the single online NOW right HERE.

Here’s the latest studio report from those boys in STAIND! The updates were recorded during their sessions for their upcoming album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS, which hits stores on the 8th SEPTEMBER here in the UK.

In this update, Aaron talks about trackin’ vocals and writing lyrics and

METAL HAMMER magazine this month has a freakin’ AWESOME feature with TRIVIUM, with the one guys also gracing the cover!! They fill us in on new album SHOGUN…

“This is the past, the present and future of Trivium…Shogun is a combination of everything we feel we’ve done right.” Say’s Heafy in the feature, “…you can really hear the fire is there. The Passion. We’re all out. We’re here to kill…”

Also in the mag is an Access All Areas with Aussie nutters AIRBOURNE on the Mayhem Tour in the US, a cool interview with BLACK STONE CHERRY and DRAGONFORCE drop their trousers. Seriously.

So, check out the September issue, on shelves now!!

All the releases of the afforementioned bands can be found in the offical ROADRUNNER ONLINE STORE.

DRAGONFORCE released new album ULTRA BEATDOWN on Monday (25/08) and marked the occasion spending over 2 hours signing copies in Oxford Street’s (London) Zavvi Megastore for hundreds of fans!!! You can check out the mayhem in the video below and there are also some cool shots in the bands PICTURE GALLERY. See if you can spot yourself in either!!

ULTRA BEATDOWN is available to buy now for the ROADRUNNER STORE.

SATYRICON have released the artwork for their upcoming album THE AGE OF NERO which is due to hit stores on the 3RD NOVEMBER. Beautiful…

KERRANG.COM have a couple of cool Roadrunner competitions running that you may be interested in!

First up is one for an XBox 360, Guitar Heroes Legends game and a Special Edition of the new DRAGONFORCE album ULTRA BEATDOWN (in stores NOW folks!). Point the ole mouse HERE to see how you can be in with a chance of getting your mits on THAT!

T’other comp over there is to win some super cool SLIPKNOT rarities, namely the limited (SO limited in fact that it’s no longer available. All stocks in the warehouse gone!!!) Special Edition of the new album ALL HOPE IS GONE (in stores NOW) plus a 7″ picture disc of Psychosocial (unavailable in the UK) and a 12″ picture disc of the self titled debut album!!!! Scherweet!! CLICK HERE to check out that lil gem…

Also over there is a lil article about illegal downloading, where Slipknot’s Corey Taylor gives HIS two cents on the issue. Have a point or 3 to make on that yourself? Head HERE to read Corey’s thoughts and to leave your own!

Head to the ROADRUNNER STORE to pick up both the afforementioned albums!