We have such jet-setting e-teamers… following on from UK teamer Steve’s US report on Sinch and Stone Sour, here’s a recent writeup on the Roadrage Tour in Vienna, by our very own teamer Oli Porter. Thanks for the words Oli! Hi guys, just thought I’d let you know how great the Roadrage show in Vienna was!! Considering the venue was a former slaughterhouse and smaller than the London Garage to boot, all three bands went down really well. I managed to find the gig just as 36 Crazyfists came on stage, they sounded great, just as good as the CD! After the set I was having a drink at the bar when I met Tom the drummer from Killswitch Engage, which was cool, he said he would try and remember to tell Kirsten I said hi but we both decided that he would forget! Five Pointe 0 were up next, they went down like a storm with the crowd who started a bit of a mosh pit although when I joined in they all looked scared and decided they had had enough of that! Halfway through the set I went back to the bar where I had the pleasure of meeting Brock from 36 Crazyfists. He is one cool guy, I got some pictures which I’ll email when they get developed! The band of the night though were undoubtably Killswitch Engage, opening with Numbered Days the guys proceeded to put on one of the best shows I have seen in a long time finishing with My Last Serenade after which singer Howard was really moved by the crowds reaction that they even played an impromtu encore, seeming reluctant to leave the stage as the Austrian crowd screamed for more. All in all an amazing gig, we hung out with some of the guys from all three bands at the bar and they are really looking forward to the London show! I wish I could be there! Oli Porter (UK e-team) Roadrage returns to the UK November 22nd.

The following videos are currently spinning on Kerrang! TV: Murderdolls ‘Dead In Hollywood’ #472 Theory Of A Deadman ‘Nothing Can Come Between Us’ #566 36 Crazyfists ‘Turns To Ashes’ #952 Chimaira ‘Sp Lit’ #411 Five Pointe O #953 Killswitch Engage ‘My Last Serenade’ #951 Ill Nino ‘Unreal’ #573 Nickelback ‘Never Again’ #630

Virgin Megastore have now confirmed a special London midnight opening for the release of the Slipknot DVD ‘Disasterpieces’. You can pick it up from 00:01 a.m. at the Megastore on Tottenham Court Road on November 25th! Not only that, the DVD will be aired on the massive screens instore. The first 200 people that turn up on the night will receive a goody bag with the following: Slipknot rare promotional enhanced CD sampler (inc ‘Heretic Anthem (Live Audio)’, ‘Heretic Anthem (Live Video)’ + DVD trailer). Slipknot badge Slipknot keyring Slipknot patch Slipknot poster There will also be a free prize draw on the night to win the following. Raffle tickets will be handed out as you enter the store: 1.Slipknot framed signed poster. 2.Personalised Slipknot double gold disc (for the ‘Slipknot’ & ‘Iowa’ albums) 3.Massive Roadrunner goody bag (inc promo merchandise, CD’s, DVD’s, posters etc).

New Nickelback single ‘Never Again’ is released November 25th, 2 days after the UK arena tour starts! You’ll be able to pick up a CD or a digipack CD version. The tracklistings are as follows: CD1: Never Again (Single version) One Last Run (Live)* Worthy To Say (Live)* Never Again (video)* CD2 (Digipack): Never Again (Full Length Single version) Breathe (Live)* Old Enough (Live)* *exclusive to this release Meanwhile, we’ve just posted up a brand new Nickelback MP3 download of Never Again (Live). You can grab it in the MUSIC section. Crank it up.

Have you caught the Roadrage K! Talk on Kerrang! TV yet? It features interviews and live footage of Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, and Five Pointe O from the first leg of UK tour dates… second leg of dates coming up real soon. If you’ve missed it, you can catch it every day this week at the following times: 9.25, 13.25, 17.25, and 21.25! Tune in.

Come this Friday, out in the U.S.A, Corey Taylor will be performing Stone Sour song ‘Bother’ on NBC’s The Tonight Show, presented by Jay Leno. No shit. Make sure to tune in if you have the means. Stone Sour UK dates in February on sale now… and check out the MP3 of “Blotter” from the Stone Sour debut which we just posted in our MUSIC section (enjoy the phone message intro)…

Johnny Kelly, the drummer for Type O Negative, will be filling in on drums for Danzig during their European tour. Johnny says, “I was contacted by the guys in Danzig about filling in for the recently vacated drummer’s position in the band. I of course, accepted the opportunity to play with Danzig for their upcoming European tour. Being that the drum tracks for our new CD are 99% completed, I couldn’t see any reason not to take Danzig up on his offer. I’ve hung with Glen, Todd Youth and Howie Pyro before and they’re great guys. I’m excited to be playing with these guys and getting back on the road for at least a couple of weeks. The tour begins November 21st in London and ends on December 7th in Warsaw, Poland. I have nothing but great memories of when Type O toured with Danzig in 1994 and I’m really looking forward to creating some new ones on this adventure.” As for news on the new Type O Negative album, the band hit Systems Two studios in Brooklyn, New York on November 11th!

The first and only Life Of Agony show in New York City featuring the original line up sold out so quickly (20 minutes), that a 2nd has been added for the night prior. In addition to the January 4th date, Life Of Agony will now be playing at NYC’s Irving Plaza on Friday, January 3rd, 2003 as well. Tickets go on sale this Saturday (November 9th) via Ticketmaster at 1:00pm Eastern (US) time. That’s 6pm UK time.

Spineshank has officially wrapped up their first week of recording in the studio. Word from drummer Tommy Decker is as follows: “I just wanted to let you know what the latest news on the recording is…We have laid down the drums to 15 tracks and I have 2 more to do today. I have been doing about 6 takes on each song, then we use the best one. We hope to have all the drums and bass done by Wednesday, November 6, so we can concentrate on everything else. We seem to be on schedule and hopefully we can get this record out A.S.A.P. – April/May 2003. The studio we are recording in is pretty cool. Its owned by Jim Henson productions, so there’s all kinds of muppets and Kermit the frog stuff everywhere. Little Tommy is enjoying it, and the staff at the studio is really cool. We had a chance to meet George Lynch from Dokken, and saw David Lee Roth, who are also recording right now. That’s pretty much it for now, the songs are coming out better than we had hoped and we are really excited about this record. We move to a different studio on Thursday, where we will finish the rest of the record. Like I said, I’ll be done today, so I have nothing to do except sit in the control room like I own the place and talk shit to the rest of the guys (tell them how much they suck). I will keep you updated on the new developments.” TOMMY

Jerry Cantrell’s debut Roadrunner release – Degradation Trip – contained 14 tracks. However, as written way back when, Jerry came to Roadrunner with 25 completely recorded songs from the Degradation Trip sessions. Well, it’s time to travel onward… Currently scheduled for a December 9th release date, the double CD set Degradation Trip Vols. 1 & 2 is on the horizon. This is the trip in it’s entirety, all 25 tracks sequenced as Jerry originally intended, complete with new artwork and detailed liner notes. Tracklisting as follows: Disc 1: 01. Psychotic Break 02. Bargain Basement Howard Hughes 03. Owned 04. Angel Eyes 05. Solitude 06. Mother’s Spinning In Her Grave (Glass Dick Jones) 07. Hellbound 08. Spiderbite 09. Profalse Idol 10. Feel the Void 11. Locked On 12. Gone Disc 2: 01. Castaway 02. Chemical Tribe 03. What It Takes 04. Dying Inside 05. Siddhartha 06. Hurts Don’t It? 07. She Was My Girl 08. Pig Charmer 09. Anger Rising 10. S.O.S. 11. Give It a Name 12. Thanks Anyway 13. 31/32 You can see the new artwork on the New Releases page.