Our Floridian faves TRIVIUM will premiere the first video from upcoming album SHOGUN on MYSPACE.

The video, which is for the track DOWN FROM THE SKY (which is released as a digital single on SEPTEMBER 1st), will be featured on the site from the 3rd SEPTEMBER

The album itself, SHOGUN, which will hit stores on SEPTEMBER 29th, will premiere on the bands MySpace page 23rd-25th SEPTEMBER.

PRE-ORDER SHOGUN HERE

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Roadrunner Records is happy to announce there will be the following club nights taking place up and down the country over the following months! Each one will feature spins from the forthcoming album or DVD releases of the bands mentioned below! Good times!

STAIND
(New album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS out SEPTEMBER 8th- PRE-ORDER HERE
Fri, 29 August – Cathouse, Glasgow
Fri, 29 August – Generation X, Carling Academy Bristol
Fri, 29 August – “Generation X” Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton
Fri, 29 August – C103, Plymouth
Sat, 30 August – Corporation, Sheffield
Sat, 30 August – The Waterfront, Norwich
Sat, 30 August – The Cathouse Rock Club, Glasgow (under 18s)
Sat, 30 August – “Decadence and Disorder” Sin, London
Sat, 30 August – Subculture, Carling Academy Birmingham
Sat, 30 August – 101, Oxford Academy
Wed, 3 September – “Room” Attic, Hull

WITHIN TEMPTATION
(DVD BLACK SYMPHONY in stores SEPTEMBER 22nd- pre-order HERE)
Fri, 12 September – Cathouse, Glasgow
Fri, 12 September – C103, Plymouth
Sat, 13 September – 101, Oxford Academy
Sat, 13 September – Corporation, Sheffield
Sat, 13 September – The Waterfront, Norwich
Sat, 13 September – The Cathouse Rock Club, Glasgow (under 18s)
Sat, 13 September – “Decadence and Disorder” Sin, London
Sat, 13 September – The Blast Chamber, Northants
Sat, 13 September – “Subculture” Carling Academy, Birmingham
Wed, 17 September – “Room” Attic, Hull

AMANDA PALMER
(New album WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER in stores SEPTEMBER 15th- pre-order HERE)
Fri, 5 September – C103, Plymouth
Sat, 6 September – 101, Oxford academy
Sat, 6 September – Corporation, Sheffield
Sat, 6 September – The Cathouse Rock Club, Glasgow (under 18s)
Sat, 6 September – “Decadence and Disorder” Sin, London
Wed, 10 September – “Room” Attic, Hull

DREAM THEATRE
(DVD CHAOS IN MOTION in stores SEPTEMBER 29th- pre-order coming soon!)
Fri, 26 September – Cathouse, Glasgow
Fri, 26 September – C103, Plymouth
Sat, 27 September – 101 at oxford academy
Sat, 27 September – Subculture – Carling Academy Birmingham
Sat, 27 September – Corporation, Sheffield
Sat, 27 September – The Waterfront, Norwich
Sat, 27 September – The Cathouse Rock Club, Glasgow (under 18s)
Sat, 27 September – “Decadence and Disorder” Sin, London
Tues, 30 September – Alternative Music Night, Hertfordshire University
Wed, 1 October – “Room” Attic, Hull

SATYRICON have confirmed that they will be releasing their follow up to 2006’s ‘Now, Diabolical’ this coming NOVEMBER (3rd).

Titled THE AGE OF NERO, the albums release will be followed by a European tour, which will include the following dates in the UK:

24/11/2008 Barfly Birmingham
25/11/2008

When BLACK STONE CHERRY were here on tour with Whitesnake, we caught up with them in sunny (??) York and asked them if they would be cool to give us a track by track rundown of their new album FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION.

It is with great sadness we announce that SLIPKNOT have had to withdraw from this weekends appearance at the Reading / Leeds festival. A statement from the band reads as follows:

To Our Fans:
It is with huge regret and disappointment that we have been forced to cancel our imminent European festival appearances at Leeds, Reading, 2 Days a Week, Area 4, as well as exclusive performances for MTV Europe and Virgin TV. The other night, Joey Jordison broke his ankle and doctors have advised Joey to stay off his leg for 4-6 weeks to prevent further injury or permanent and more serious damage.
We know you will be hugely disappointed and so are we. Cancelling shows is never an easy decision and we apologize to all our fans, friends and family for not being there to throw down with you. We will be back in Europe this November and can’t wait to see you all then.
Stay (sic),
Slipknot

The ground-breaking, Grammy Award-winning, Des Moines nine-piece, SLIPKNOT

have announced their first UK tour in over three years.

The tour rolls into the UK in December in support of SLIPKNOT’s fourth studio album, ‘All Hope Is Gone, which hits stores this coming Monday 25th August. Album reviews so far have been stellar across-the-board, with the likes of Q Magazine, FHM, The Observer Music Monthly and Metro all proclaiming the album a success. With around 10 million album sales racked up globally, SLIPKNOT transcend their genre and are set to land solid chart positions across the world next week for ‘All Hope Is Gone’.

Meanwhile, over in the US, SLIPKNOT have been nominated for an MTV Award at September’s VMA’s. The nod sees the band’s current ‘Psychosocial’ video line up against the likes of the Foo Fighters and Fall Out Boy in the ‘Best Rock Video’ category. The band also recently completed a headline stint on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour in the US, that saw them pulling in crowds of around 18,000 a night.

SLIPKNOT are now looking forward to bringing their live show to the UK this December. The UK tour dates line up as follows:

Mon 1st Dec LONDON Hammersmith Apollo
Tue 2nd 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

Tickets go on sale from 9am on 27th August from www.seetickets.com and via a credit card hotline on 0871 230 5576.

Special guests on the tour are Roadrunner Records labelmates MACHINE HEAD, who are still riding the wave of success for their award-winning album, ‘The Blackening’. Having picked up numerous ‘Album of the Year’ awards at metal and hard rock press for the release, Roadrunner Records will release a special edition of the album on 13th October. Included in the package will be a second disc of 13 extra audio tracks, plus an additional DVD of live and behind-the-scenes footage.

Completing the bill are CHILDREN OF BODOM, who will open the show each evening.

DRAGONFORCE release their long awaited new album ULTRA BEATDOWN on the 25th AUGUST and you can hear it

If you head to METALHAMMER.CO.UK you will be able to check out a new interview with John-Fred and Jon from Kentucky’s finest BLACK STONE CHERRY to mark the release of their new album FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION, which hit stores TODAY (18/08)!!

You can check out the interview HERE!

Head back to RR UK on WEDNESDAY (20/08) for an EXCLUSIVE track by track with the same two fellas, where they run us through the album, talking about the influences behind each of the tracks on the album!

You can pick up FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION online HERE.

Welcome back for part 2 of the studio updates from the guys in STAIND!

In this installment, we hear all about the bands new direction, as Aaron talks about channeling silk vests, billowing blouses, Barry Manilow and Spinal Tap…?

Pre-order THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS at THIS location.