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MAYHEM TOUR BLOG- FROM DRAGONFORCE’S FRED LECLERQ

Posted on August 14, 2008

Speaking from experience, band tour blogs are never that prolific, and whilst DRAGONFORCE have now been on the Mayhem tour a few weeks now, we were still taken aback by the frankly BRILLIANT and lo-hoooooong update our fave Frenchman Fred (bass) delivered to us. Sit back and enjoy (whilst remembering the guys release new abum ULTRA BEATDOWN on August 25th…!)

Hi people!!

I am actually in my bed, in the bus ( my girlfriend calls it “ a kennel” I call it “ a sarcophagus”! anyway, American tourbuses are way more comfortable than European tourbuses, believe me! 😉 we’re heading to…euhh…humm…
I’ll remember later…
It’s just that we already did a lot of gigs since we arrived in the US…Let me tell you more about it…
(That’s a brilliant introduction, I’m very proud of myself!)

We arrived at Portland’s airport, a sunny Saturday in July, with a huge jetlag, so this means we didn’t see anything on the first day, nothing to do, apart SLEEPING!
Or at least try to sleep, or try to find something healthy to eat and try to stay awaken at least until midnight to adapt to the US rhythm.
And wake up at 4am!
The two first days are dedicated to pre-production: the technical crew is installing the gear, testing everything, playing with their new gadgets! Then we rehearse, we try to remember our songs, we make mistakes, we laugh a lot, there’s really a good atmosphere I keep a very emotional souvenir of this moment…yeah, I mean, it was fun! 😉

D-day is finally there, our fist gig in the past 7 months, in Portland! The supporting band is Powerglove, they play metal video games cover, they even have on stage a pasteboard replica of a carnivorous plant escaped from the Super Mario Bros game! Excellent! As for us, well, a fist gig is a first gig! A few mess-ups, of course, but we manage pretty well, and the crowd wants some more so it’s a good sign!
After the gig we sign some autographs, drink some beers, and we’re heading to Seatlle for the Myspace Secret Show!

Ahhh Seattle, the fish market, the grunge, the rain, Grey’s Anatomy… I won’t see any of this unfortunately! When you’re on tour, you don’t have the time or courage to go visiting. (I say “you” cause it’s not just me) Moreover, the weather is good, and when you talk about grunge to people in Seattle, they act as if they’ve never heard of this before!
Anyway, this Myspace secret show was not a secret anymore, and there were a lot of people for this very rough gig, with amps whistling, people flying and headbanging!
It’s really hot in this small club, but personally, that’s the kind of gigs I love the most! (Except two pylons in the middle of the stage, but that was not a big deal, let’s not make a fuss about it!)

We then had two days off in the north of Seattle, in a hotel with swimming pool, perfect to sunbathe and relax a little before THE ROCKSTAR MAYHEM FESTIVAL!!!

Day 1:
We arrive at the Amphiteater, in Auburn, (near Seattle, can’t you follow my story?!!) with a very weird feeling of “d

HEAR THE NEW TRIVIUM SINGLE RIGHT HERE!

Posted on August 14, 2008

YES! You read that right! You can check out the new TRIVIUM track INTO THE MOUTH OF HELL WE MARCH right here at RR UK!

HEAD HERE for a listen OR head to the TRIVIUM MEDIA PLAYER to check it out!

In other news, the guys will release their 2nd single from upcoming album SHOGUN (which will be release on the 29th September) on the 1st September. It will be the track DOWN FROM THE SKY and the artwork is below. This will be made available as a digital release.

PRE-ORDER SHOGUN HERE.

WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER PART 5

Posted on August 14, 2008

AMANDA PALMER has added the fifth installment to her official YouTube page Check it our below.

The series, when complete, will basically show themselves to be the components of a short film, which features tracks from the forthcoming album of the same title (WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER) which sees a release on the 15th September

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Amanda will be in the UK for a show at Londons ICA and will then follow up the release of the album with a full UK tour. The tickets are on sale now, and the dates are as follows:
Sat 27th Sep – Dublin Academy
Sun 28th Sep – Belfast Auntie Annies Porterhouse
Tue 30th Sep – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Thu 2nd Oct – Glasgow King Tuts
Fri 3rd Oct – Birmingham Space 2
Sat 4th Oct – Brighton Concorde 2
Mon 6th Oct – Manchester Club Academy
Tue 7th Oct – Bristol Thekla
Wed 8th Oct – Sheffield Academy 2
Fri 10th Oct – London Koko

HEAR THE NEW BLACK STONE CHERRY ALBUM NOW! IT’S ON NME.COM!!

Posted on August 13, 2008

NME.COM have the EXCLUSIVE BLACK STONE CHERRY pre-release stream of upcoming album FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION!

You can check it out HERE– just click on MEDIA PLAYER…

FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION is released on MONDAY (AUGUST 18th). If you like what you hear, you can pre-order your copy at PLAY.COM.

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE RECORDING OF SMART CASUAL PT3

Posted on August 13, 2008

Here it is- the third and final part of the BEHIND THE SCENES OF SMART CASUAL series with KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES!!! Check it out below!!

New single SATURDAY is in stores NOW, as is SMART CASUAL. You can pick up both HERE

The guys play as part of the Kerrang! Week of Rock this coming Saturday at Londond Barfly. The show is now sold out, but you can catch them at Reading / Leeds aaaand they will be hitting the following venues as part of a full UK tour in OCTOBER. Tix on sale now:
Wed 15th Oct – Edinburgh Liquid Room
Thu 16th Oct – Glasgow QMU
Fri 17th Oct – Manchester, Club Academy/Academy 2
Sat 18th Oct – Leeds Cockpit
Mon 20th Oct – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Tue 21th Oct – Nottingham Rescue Rooms/Rock City
Wed 22nd Oct – Sheffield Leadmill
Fri 24th Oct – London Astoria
Sat 25th Oct – Oxford Academy
Sun 26th Oct – Cardiff University Solus
Mon 27th Oct – Southampton University
Wed 29th Oct – Northampton Roadmenders

They are also going to be kickin’ their heels at the upcoming Kerrang! Awards where they are nominated for BEST SINGLE (fo Give Me What I want).

NEW TRIVIUM SINGLE OUT ON MONDAY (11/08) PLUS SHOGUN ARTWORK REVEALED

Posted on August 9, 2008

TRIVIUM will release single INTO THE MOUTH OF

NEW NICKELBACK SINGLE TO BE RELEASED 22ND SEPTEMBER

Posted on August 9, 2008

NICKELBACK will release FAR AWAY, the follow-up to current hits ‘Photograph’ and ‘Rockstar’ on 22nd SEPTEMBER. Check out the video below…

The single will be available digitally in two formats:

1-track – ‘Far Away (edit)’
3-track bundle – ‘Far Away (edit)’, ‘Far Away (album version)’, ‘Mistake (live)’

These will be available from all the usual outlets.

All three of the above named tracks are featured on the album ALL THE RIGHT REASONS, which is in stores now. And don’t forget they will be touring the UK next month!! Tickets are on sale NOW for the following shows:
Fri 12th Sep – Belfast Odyssey
Sat 13th Sep – Dublin RDS Simmonscourt
Mon 15th Sep – Manchester MEN
Tue 16th Sep – Sheffield Arena
Thu 18th Sep – Birmingham NEC
Fri 19th Sep – London O2 Arena
Sun 21st Sep – Wembley Arena

WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER TRACKLISTING CONFIRMED

Posted on August 9, 2008

AMANDA PALMER (of The Dresden Dolls) has confirmed the tracklisting for her upcoming solo album WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER, which will see a UK release on the 15th SEPTEMBER.

The tracklisting will be as follows:

1. Astronaut
2. Runs In The Family
3. Ampersand
4. Leeds United
5. Blake Says
6. Strength Through Music
7. Guitar Hero
8. Have To Drive
9. What’s The Use Of Wondrin
10. Oasis
11. Point Of It All
12. Another Year

Amanda will be in the UK for the following shows. Tickets are on sale now:
Thu 21st Aug – London ICA

plus the following full UK tour :
Sat 27th Sep – Dublin Academy
Sun 28th Sep – Belfast Auntie Annies Porterhouse
Tue 30th Sep – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Thu 2nd Oct – Glasgow King Tuts
Fri 3rd Oct – Birmingham Space 2
Sat 4th Oct – Brighton Concorde 2
Mon 6th Oct – Manchester Club Academy
Tue 7th Oct – Bristol Thekla
Wed 8th Oct – Sheffield Academy 2
Fri 10th Oct – London Koko

HEAR THE NEW WITHIN TEMPTATION SINGLE RIGHT HERE

Posted on August 9, 2008

On September 1st, WITHIN TEMPTATION will release WHAT HAVE YOU DONE (LIVE) as a digitial single. If you head to the ROADRUNNER HOMEPAGE or the bands the bands Artist Page, you will be able to listen to the track, which will be released as a digital format.

The track is taken from their upcoming DVD release BLACK SYMPHONY, which will come as a 2x CD + 2x DVD set- the DVDs of footage shot at their Rotterdamn Concert with full choir and orchestra plus the audio of the concert.

Pre order the DVD, which hits stores on the 22ND SEPTEMBER HERE.

CHECK OUT THE LATEST ROCK SOUND MAG- BSC, SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM & STAIND

Posted on August 9, 2008

the upcoming issue of Rock Sound magazine is JAM PACKED with cool Roadrunner bands for yout o catch up with!!! Pick it up when it hits the shelves week commencing the 11th August for news on:

BLACK STONE CHERRY (a cool Q&A with basist Jon)
STAIND (2 page feature telling all about the new album)
TRIVIUM (a brilliant 6 page feature)
SLIKNOT (only the FIRST UK album review and a double sided poster!!!)

You won’t miss it- it’s the one with TRIVIUM’s Matt Heafy on the cover. SCHERWEET!

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