Yep, as if giving you a free DVD and crazy prices on CD’s isn’t enough you can now get an exclusive ‘Roadrage’ enhanced sampler CD from selected Indie stores from Oct 7th when you buy the album by Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists or Five Pointe O for only 퉌£9.99. The limited edtion FREE CD includes the following tracks: 1. Killswitch Engage – My Last Serenade 2. Killswitch Engage – In The Unblind* 3. 36 Crazyfists – Slit Wrist Theory 4. 36 Crazyfists – Crutch* 5. Five Pointe O – Double X Minus 6. Five Pointe O – Feelin’ It (demo)* + the videos: Killswitch Engage – My Last Serenade 36 Crazyfists – Slit Wrist Theory Five Pointe O – Double X Minus * rare track You can see the full list of stores in Kerrang! magazine.

The Murderdolls are releasing a special ‘Dead In Hollywood’ single to coincide with their UK tour dates (supporting Papa Roach) in November. The single will be limited to 3000 copies and is only available in the UK. The tracklisting is: 1. Dead In Hollywood 2. Crash Crash 3. Let’s Fuck 4. Dead In Hollywood (Directors Cut) video Dead In Hollywood is released November 4th.

The main body of the forthcoming Slipknot DVD is the band’s incredible live performance at their sold-out London Docklands show in February this year. Filmed with over 35 cameras (many attached to the band’s masks) it is, arguably, the most devastating concert committed to film. This amazing DVD perfectly captures the Iowan’s full pyro-enhanced U.S. stage show playing all the Slipknot classics to date í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Wait & Bleed’, ‘Left Behind’, ‘Heretic Anthem’, ‘Spit It Out’, ‘Surfacing’ í¢ä‰åäóì they’re all here. Also included are several multi-camera tracks, backstage peaks, interviews and all the band’s promo videos to date, including the rare unseen í¢ä‰åñpuppetí¢ä‰åŒ video for ‘Wait & Bleed’. Other features include: – Photo gallery. – Backstage footage. – Behind-the-scenes footage. – Multi-angle camera views on some tracks í¢ä‰åäóì pick your fave band member. – Stereo – Dolby 5.1 – Double CD – 1 is a 5, the other is a 9. And here’s the tracklisting: The live set list: “People = Shit”, “Liberate”, “Left Behind”, “Eeyore”, “Get This”, “Disasterpiece”, “Purity”, “Gently”, “Eyeless”, “My Plague”, “The Heretic Anthem”, “Spit It Out”, “Wait And Bleed”, “Surfacing”. The band: Take a Slipknot view into the world of the band as they prepare for the show. Travel with the band as they meet the maggots face-to-face. The videos: “My Plague”, “Left Behind (Director’s Cut)”, “Wait And Bleed” (animated), “Wait And Bleed”, “Spit It Out” The music: Includes the rare bonus track “Purity” DISASTERPIECES DBL DVD/VHS IN STORES NOV 25TH.

Ill Nino kicked off the weekend in style performing at the Kerrang! Weekender held in Camber Sands. Arriving late afternoon the band were more than happy to squeeze in a quick signing session which, according to Kerrang! staff at the event, drew the biggest crowd of all the bands participating over the weekend. An explosive set included a guest appearance by Benji of Skindred on Soulfly cover Eye For An Eye, dedicated to late Drowning Pool singer Dave Williams, some classic Ill Nino tracks inc new single Unreal, and a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday to Jardel! With a late bus call of 4am, there was plenty of time for aftershow japes and Jagermeister. The band ended the weekend playing Sunday night at the Waterfront in Norwich, to a rapturous reception – resulting in hoards of gig goers hovering around the tour bus and dressing room exits in the hope of getting a few autographs for a couple of hours after the show ended. Their patience paid off, for showers and fresh clothes later, marker pens were duly produced and scribbles given. The band play Sheffield tonight, and then return Oct 26th for a further 7 dates before returning to the US to write the next album. Keep your ears out for new songs being played this tour… including album closer ‘With You’.

Chad Kroeger’s Hero has been nominated in the catagory ‘Favourite Song Or Soundtrack From A Film’ in the National Music Awards 2002. The Awards will be held in Hammersmith on October 28th, being broadcast in the UK on TV by ITV on October 31st. And it’s voted for by the public, so don’t forget to cast a vote. Plus Nickelback have been nominated for 2 awards in the MTV Awards this year – namely, Best Song and Best Rock Act. Best of luck.

So, what’s happening in the world of Chimaira? In this month’s U.S. issue of Guitar World magazine, Slayer guitarist Kerry King speaks out on his ‘favourite new band’ Chimaira. And it goes exactly like this: “They are my favorite new band, they’re entertaining, which a lot of bands aren’t. To me there’s more than just standing on stage and playing your instrument. That’s boring – you’ve gotta sell it. And these kids love what they do and you can tell. I guess I’d call their sound a takeoff of us and Slipknot because they do have a programmer and that’s obviously something we’ve never used. He fits in the mix, he sings some backup and he’s entertaining. They’ve got some good stuff going down – it’s heavy and it’s got energy. I don’t think they’re writing the best songs they’re ever gonna write yet, but if they continue down the road that I think they’re potentially going down, they will be a force to be reckoned with.” Now that’s a fuckin’ endorsement… Speaking of writing songs, Chimaira has around a dozen new tracks in the bag. They are currently on a four-night/week rehearsal schedule putting on the final touches and getting the goods down…perhaps their best songs yet? Perhaps. Chimaira will be driving down to Louisville, Kentucky later this month for a show at Tek World on Oct 19th…a break from the writing & rehearsing, a chance to play some new material live and see how it feels. Rock. And if you have yet to see the band, check out their self produced video for “Sp lit” off Pass Out Of Existence in the band’s VIDEO section.

Whilst you’re travelling the internet highway, be sure to stop by Stickman Comics, for they posted up a Type O Negative interview recently! Check it out.

About time we caught up with Spineshank again.. and as always, Tommy’s happy to chat. Tommy Decker, drums, tells the following: Hi everybody! I’m writing to let you all know what the deal is and why this record has taken so damn long to finish. First of all, we really want this record to be the best Spineshank record yet, and that takes time. We initially started the recording process in June, but it didn’t feel right – We didn’t feel like there were enough heavy songs. So, we decided to push it back. We’d rather take the time and put out a great record rather than rush out some crap. I don’t know how you guys feel about the so called “heavy” music scene lately, but I think it sucks! Everyone is watering themselves down to get on the radio, I cant believe that some of these bands still call themselves metal. I can promise you that our new record will be HEAVY and it will also have a lot of melody, just like our other albums. We’ve actually written over 20 songs and are still writing. We feel like we have a great record and are finally ready to record. BUT, nothing ever goes smoothly in the world of SS. There has been a ton of scheduling problems and mixed feelings about the people we were working with, but that has finally been taken care of – GGGarth Richardson has signed on to do the record!! The band is excited and relieved to be working with him again. So, all the final details have been worked out and we will start tracking in early November (finally!!!), we hope to be on tour by January, but we will see what happens. I’m sure there will be a few shows before then. We also hope to have the record out by March, but who knows with the “SpineShank luck.” So that’s all the news for now, I’ll let you know when there are any further developments. – TOMMY

You can now select the brand new Theory Of A Deadman video for ‘Nothing Can Come Between Us’ on Kerrang! TV – it’s selection #569. To see the video online, just click here. 30/9/02 – HOT OFF THE PRESS RELEASE: New York: As THEORY OF A DEADMAN’s debut album is certified Gold in Canada after shipping over 50,000 copies in its first week, the album debuts at # 85 in the U.S. on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, impressively selling over 12,000 copies in it’s first week out. In addition, the group’s emotionally charged first single, “Nothing Could Come Between Us” continues to burn its way up the radio charts. It enters the Top 10 this week on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (at #10), placing it above songs from the Foo Fighters, P.O.D and Default. The song is also currently at #12 on the Active Rock chart, ahead of fierce competition from P.O.D and Puddle Of Mudd. Meanwhile, the Glen Bennett-directed video for “Nothing Could Come Between Us”- which depicts the band literally performing between two speeding automobiles in a breathtaking special effects segment–is receiving spins on MTV2 and MuchMusic USA. In other news, THEORY OF A DEADMAN–TYLER CONNOLLY (vocals/guitar), DAVE BRENNER (guitars), DEAN BACK (bass) and TIM HART (drums)–will join Saliva and Audiovent on the road for a six-week U.S. trek from October 27 through December 8 sponsored by Nokia.

IDLE HANDS? Not for long… pick up one of the following: the issue of Bizarre mag out at the end of September has a piece on Stone Sour, the October issue of Q included Corey taking part in a ‘grunge’ feature, and there’s a band feature in Guitarist’s November issue (out October). Expect to see the band touring in UK first quarter of 2003. Best Bother To Check This Out… Previously, you saw a Stone Sour video showing them from an early show at the Whiskey in L.A. Now, you’ll see a Stone Sour video showing the band, particularly Corey, in a total different light. Check it out. View the video for ‘Bother’ in the VIDEO section. Check out the mailing list exclusive audio interview with Corey on Stone Sour. The questions we asked Corey were: 1. Could you give us a brief biographical account? From before Slipknot to re-starting the band recently? 2. Did you have a musical background growing up? Were your family a musical influence/did they support your choice of career? 3. Were you always heavily involved in music during your school years? How did you find school? 4. Tell us generally about ‘Stone Sour’: Different from Slipknot in which way(s)? 5. What do hope to achieve with the new album í¢ä‰åäóì sound wise, career-wise, fanbase? 6. Have you any plans to tour Europe in 2002/3? What can we expect from the current band line-up? 7. Have you any interesting/bizarre experiences from being on tour you could recount for us? 8. Did you have a religious upbringing? If so, does this feature in your music? 9. Do you believe in ghosts or spirits? Have you ever experienced anything? 10. What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you physically (i.e. accidents, operations)? 11. Who were/are your childhood/teenage/current heroes (musical or otherwise)?