Paramore have cancelled their remaining UK tour dates citing ‘personal reasons’, meaning therefore that KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will obviously not be kicking it up on stage as part of that line-up. Paramore will be re-scheduling these shows, but it is unknown at this time when this is likely to be and therefore whether KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will be able to finish off the tour with them.
The effected dates are:
Portsmouth Guildhall on February 26, Nottingham, Rock City (27) and Glasgow, Academy (28).
Aled comments on his recent blog:
I should probably tell you that the dates we DID do were absolutely amazing and some of the best shows we’ve ever done. All the crowds have been awesome and we’ve just had a ridiculous amount of fun hanging out and partying with such awesome bands and people every day. We’ll miss them like we miss Noel’s House Party. Sadface. We even managed to squeeze in a little party time where we learnt how to create a succesful human pyramid at a power ballads night in Camden. Iain and I also did a little dance for Paramore and New Found Glory, atop a pool table (that’s probably no longer in use) in Birmingham…
You can read his full (and darn entertaining) blog HERE
And you should also check out THIS interview with Joel at SUBBA-CULTURE.COM.
Whilst they were here on the KERRANG! TOUR (Sponsored by RELENTLESS), MADINA LAKE did a number of instore signings for ATTICUS CLOTHING and things got a little crazy!!! Fans were camped outside their stores from 7am in the morning and literally HUNDREDS of screaming folks snaked around the block!
ATTICUS have posted a video on their site from the signing in Southampton- see the crazyness for yourself HERE!!
In other news, MADINA LAKE release digital single ‘House of Cards (Neal Avron Mix)’ on FEB 25th and they are currently making their way to Australia for the first time to play the Soundwave festival. Nice to know *someone* is getting some decent weather…
Yup, you read that right! You can pick up Roadrunner CD’s from the bargainatious price of only
On the day CRADLE OF FILTH released ‘Thrornography- Harder, Darker, Faster’, Metal Hammer TV caught up with frontman Dani Filth to pose questions submitted by fans via their website in an exclusive, online version of their SPANISH INQISITION.
Head to the Metal Hammer TV page to check out part one of the video feature. CLICKITY CLICK
Part 2 of the interview will be posted on Monday 25th Feb. Watch this space
‘Thornography- Harder, Darker, Faster’ is in stores NOW.
THE CULT recently spoke to Planet Loud about what they have been up to since the release of last years ‘Born Into This’, about how the album came into fruition and the upcoming UK tour. Talking about how the band came to their current dynamic, Billy Duffy coments,
I think when we first started it was good and we had a common thing over the first few years as most bands do. You’re a gang, you against the world, success changes that though. Same with any band.
With the guys headding to the UK later this week, he continues,
I enjoy coming and playing the UK, it definitely gets me on some sort of emotional level without getting too soppy, I get touched when we play and people show up even though I’ve chosen to live in another country.
You can read the full interview HERE
Check out the full tour dates for THE CULT at their ARTISTS PAGE.
DOWN are currently touring the USA in support of thier current album ‘DOWN III: OVER THE UNDER’ (in stores NOW), and are taking their homeland by storm!! Check out this recent uTube footage of ‘On March The Saints’ to see this southern metal machine in action…
There are also some great live shots at THIS location.
After completing their US stint on the road, DOWN will make their way across the Pond for a series of European dates, which will include the following in the UK:
Tue 8th Apr – Glasgow Academy
Wed 9th Apr – Birmingham Academy
Thu 10th Apr – Norwich UEA
Sat 12th Apr – Manchester Academy
Sun 13th Apr – London Brixton Academy
Tue 15th Apr – Dublin Ambassador Theatre
Tickets are selling FAST, with Manchester close to selling out already, so if you’re looking at that footage and thinking you’d like to check them out, we’d recommend you getting your skates on!!!
WITHIN TEMPTATION have announced their inclusion on the bill for Iron Maiden’s massive Twickenham Stadium show on Saturday 5th July.
Also appearing on the bill are Avenged Sevenfold and Lauren Harris with one other band tbc. Tickets are on sale now from www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Last week, the band recorded their sold-out show at the 10,000 capacity Ahoy arena, near Amsterdam, for a forthcoming DVD. Dubbed ‘Black Symphony’, the show featured the band on a spectacular stage-set, backed by the 60-piece Metropole Orchestra and a 35-voice classical choir. The show was enhanced with a massive pyro and light display, as well as Europe’s largest video screen (440 sq metres). Crowd-recorded clips of the show can be found on YouTube. The show also featured a guest appearance from Life Of Agony’s Keith Caputo, on ‘What Have You Done?’, the track he lends guest vocals to on Within Temptation’s current ‘The Heart Of Everything’ album, which is in stores NOW.
Last Sunday (10th Feb) the50th annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place in the USA and Roadrunner’s own MACHINE HEAD and SHADOWS FALL were nominiated for the BEST METAL PERFORMANCE AWARD.
Alas, they were to miss out on the award to SLAYER, but both bands were as gracious as ever, and set about enjoying the fun at the awards. MACHINE HEAD frontman ROBB FLYNN posted on MACHINE HEAD’S OFFICIAL SITE on their official blog:
5 minutes after the Best Metal Performance nomination was given to Slayer, I got a text from Kerry King (who didn’t attend) that said, “I’ll take the Grammy… but I have no problem telling you that you guys should have won!” Very cool and VERY classy of him. He didn’t have to say that, but he did, and it was a very big thing to do. I give him all the respect in the world for doing it.
Read the full lowdown from Robb
“Ah man, it was just brilliant. The place was packed. A real classic Soulfly show,” reports Mindee, our gal out on the road for a couple of days with the Soulfly tribe. Last night, Soulfly, Mindee, and a whole bunch of fans packed into the Wolverhampton Wulfun for a night of moshing, and metal. Mindee continues, “ya know, everyone went mad, as they always do here. Wolves is great, the show was cool. Loadsa crowd surfers, a bunch of people coming out the pit looking a bit worse for the wear! Stampin’ Ground were brill as well. The whole thing was just pretty mad! I stood at the side out of the way!”
We mentioned yesterday, we’d be sharing some conversations with various members of Soulfly over the coming week. Let it begin. RR: If you could live in any city in the world, where would you live and why? Roy: Melbourne, Australia. Because it’s the home of my beautiful wife “Cazzie”. And the people down there are just absolutely amazing. Great city. Ace! RR: Who do you think is one of the best bands to emerge since the turn of the century? Roy: Queens Of The Stone Age. RR: How have you found it, coming back into Soulfly after time away? Roy: A breath of fresh air. I miss these guys and the fans. We have mega chemistry. And that’s a very hard thing to find. These guys are my brothers! I love them very very much. It’s great to be back. RR: As a drummer, who inspired you, and who do you still look up to? Why? Roy: Keith Moon. Because he’s brilliant, an absolute nut, and he’s a fuckin’ comedian. He was one of the best drummers in the world to me. God rest his soul. Roy gets all excited, on discovering that one of the bars at the London Astoria, is called the Keith Moon bar. And after the London show when the Keith Moon bar has closed, Mikey, Marcelo, and Roy stand around trying to convince the Keith Moon bar staff to serve them anyway, talking about Keith Moon himself. [note: the bar staff weren’t persuaded despite Roy’s best Keith Moon impressions, so drinking was forced to commence elsewhere…]