Can you just imagine your luck? You’re in a bar in Camden, and you spot Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE) chatting to Mikael Akerfeldt (OPETH) about Opeth’s forthcoming album WATERSHED aaaaaaand you happen to have your camcorder with you! Now THAT would be quite the exclusive, no?!

Well METALHAMMER.CO.UK bagged that one and you can see part

LAMB OF GOD have released a trailer for their upcoming DVD WALK WITH ME IN HELL, a 2 disc metal extravaganza that will be released here on JUNE 30TH!!!

If you head to your local independant record store to pick up your copy of OPETH‘s new album WATERSHED (in stores JUNE 2ND), you will recieve a FREE Opeth beer mat, perfect for when you lay back with a cold one to check out the album for the first time!

The mats are available from the following stores, whilst stocks last:

In this instalment MIKAEL AKERFELT, vocalist and general musical genius of OPETH talks about the artwork for upcoming release WATERSHED– the artist behind it and it’s meanings and also the difference in artwork between the differing editions of the albums.

WATERSHED will be released on the 2ND JUNE as a CD. CD/DVD, digital download and vinyl. The latter will be limited to only 200 copies in the UK.

PRE-ORDER THE SPECIAL EDITION HERE

To celebrate the release SMART CASUAL, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will make an instore appearance at their local HMV!!

Head to

HMV
53 Queens St,
CARDIFF,
CF10 2AS

MONDAY MAY 26TH

and from 4.30pm the guys will be in store for a live performance and signing session!!!

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will be previewing their debut album SMART CASUAL EXCLUSIVLY on NME.COM from FRIDAY 16TH MAY until it’s release on MONDAY 26TH MAY!!!

The album, which features singles ‘Easy Tiger’ and ‘Give Me What I Want’ (the latter in stores May 19th) and CURRENT FREE DOWNLOAD TRACK ‘Good Boys Gone Rad’, is currently available for pre-order at the following locations at the following prices:

ORDER DIGITAL STANDARD EDITION HERE FOR

It’s only a couple of weeks before KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES release their debut album SMART CASUAL and you can pre-order it digitally and physically RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

ORDER DIGITAL STANDARD EDITION HERE FOR

SLIPKNOT frontman COREY TAYLOR has spoken to America’s Billboard magazine about their impending Autum release- the as yet untitled follow-up to 2004’s ‘Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses’.

“It’s going to rip your face off…I don’t think the world will be ready for this album.”

He goes on to describe it as “very dark” and “a cross between” the afforementioned ‘Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses’ and 2001’s ‘Iowa’.

“It has so much power in it and yet there are so many great spots for melody,” he explains. “It’s a controlled chaos that hits you right out of the gate.”

You can read the full interview HERE AT BILLBOARD.COM

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SLIPKNOT

Check out PART 2 of the exclusive RR interview with Mike from OPETH below!

In this instalment, he talks about the preparation for and the process of the recording of forthcoming release WATERSHED. Click below to view.

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE

Host Bob Nalbandian discusses metal music and the state of the music business from an A&R perspective with one of the most respected and knowledgeable record company executives when it comes to metal music: Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner (responsible for signing the likes of Sepultura, Fear Factory, Machine Head, Slipknot, Trivium and many more over the years).

In this 45-minute discussion Monte talks about the history of Roadrunner Records, gives advice to young metal bands in search of a record deal, and talks about the future of the recording business as well as the future for heavy metal and extreme metal.

DOWNLOAD the podcast HERE