Chimaira hit the studio to record the yet-to-be-titled follow up to The Impossibility Of Reason on February 7th, and as of today the recording is about 98% complete. So after 6 weeks – and apparently only 4 sunny days whilst recording in the band’s hometown of Strongsville, OH – all that is left to do is “a couple vocals here and there, and Rob adding a few more solos,” tells frontman Mark Hunter from the studio. With the final completion of all the 13 songs that Chimaira has recorded imminent, Mark Hunter has granted us this exclusive interview and we made sure the questions counted. Read on: Roadrunner: We heard that Strongsville, OH is the original home of the wing nut, is this true? Mark Hunter: Of the wing nut? No man, home of the Mustangs. Roadrunner: Ever sneak into the pool at the Holiday Inn Select CLEVELAND-STRONGSVILLE? Mark Hunter: Yes. I have, actually. Dead serious. Roadrunner: Which member of N.W.A. do you feel most akin to? Mark Hunter: I would say Dr Dre…just because he is one of those control freaks in the studio, at least I’d imagine. He’s the HNIC, so am I. Roadrunner: Where is the best place for a young man to meet a nice young lady in Strongsville? Mark Hunter: Probably the High School, definitely the High School. Jim often combs the High School parking lots blasting N.W.A. thinking it’s modern, thinking people will think he is in touch with the youth. Roadrunner: What is a Rib Burn-off? Mark Hunter: Basically, in our town we have a town center…it’s a big open field, and every summer every restaurant that serves ribs gathers at this town center to makes ribs…there are judges, and there is a winner. Actually, true story – before the band I managed a rib joint named Geppepto’s, they were notorious for winning each year. Roadrunner: And will you be going to the Strongsville “Rib Burn-off” on June 23rd? Mark Hunter: hahaha…unfortunately, we’ll be in Europe. But, was there last year, and the year before that. Have tried getting a gig playing it! We thank Mark for his time, and wish Chimaira the best at getting a gig at next year’s Strongsville Rib Burn-off…let it be known that Styx and Kansas have played the Cleveland Rib Burn-off in years past (aka the holy Mecca of Rib Burn-offs). More Chimaira news, and tales from Rib Burn-offs past to follow.

Raise your gauntlet and get ready to watch the debut 3 Inches Of Blood video, for “Deadly Sinners”. Make your way on over to our VIDEO section and check it out. REMEMBER: 3 Inches Of Blood will be coming over for the ROADRAGE tour, along with TRIVIUM & STILL REMAINS. UNLEASH THE QUICHE 3 Inches Of Blood – Advance And Vanquish IN STORES NOW!!

Soulfly’s ‘The Song Remains Insane’ DVD will now be released on April 4th following the the withdrawal of the original defective version. Purchasers should check that they are buying the DVD in a plastic case with a catalogue number of RR 09708 to ensure that they are getting the correct version.

TRIVIUM DEBUTS ON THE UNITED KINGDOM’s NATIONAL ALBUM/ROCK CHARTS Here’s a very special message from TRIVIUM to the Fans in the UK. ———— ———— Just got word from 1/2 way ’round the world – ASCENDANCY debuts #113 on the UK’s National Album Charts and #8 on the UK’s National Rock Charts. All the more reason we are excited about bringing the Road Rage Tour to the UK and the rest of Europe – that’s great news. Speaking of Road Rage – we’ve been having a blast on this tour with with 3 Inches of Blood, Still Remains & The Agony Scene – the bands are very cool – everyone’s getting along just fine – the fans have been AMAZING. We had a great time in Texas this past weekend – the SXSW festival was alot of fun to play. Lot’s of great fan art coming into the site – thanks for sending them – we really like it – lots of very creative people out there. Time to get to Oklahoma City – talk to you later – be well… Stay Metal m/-_-m/ Travis, Paolo, Corey & Matt

ROADRUNNER “ALL- STARS” ALBUM, A CELEBRATION OF LABEL’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY New York, NY – Roadrunner Records is in the process of putting together a groundbreaking record to mark the label’s 25th Anniversary. Tentatively titled “Roadrunner All-Stars”, the full length release, a ‘master-class’ in hard rock, will contain original tracks that are collaborations between past and present Roadrunner stars. Four central musicians will be chosen to produce and write all the songs. Those chosen thus far are Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria) and Robert Flynn (Machine Head). The fourth writer/producer is yet to be named. These four musicians will not only play on the songs they have written but also assemble a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician will play for more than one writer/producer and each song will feature a different vocalist. Musicians who have already recorded for this project are Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Paul Gray (Slipknot), Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly), Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head), Marcelo Dias (ex-Soulfly), Dave McClain (Machine Head), Nadja Peulen (ex-Coal Chamber) and Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank). Some other musicians not yet confirmed but expected to participate are: Max Cavalera (Soulfly/ex-Sepultura), King Diamond (King Diamond/ex-Mercyful Fate), Mark Hunter (Chimaira), Keith Caputo (Life Of Agony), Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw), Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira), Trevor Peres (Obituary), James Murphy (ex-Obituary/Disincarnate), Mick Thomson (Slipknot), Kyle Thomas (ex-Exhorder), Matt DeVries (Chimaira), Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder), Rhys Fulber (Fear Factory/Front Line Assembly), members of Killswitch Engage and many more. “I am really excited about having the opportunity to be a part of this landmark event,” says writer/producer Robert Flynn. “I just got Andols (ex-Chimaira) locked in as the drummer, and Mick from Slipknot on guitar, so I’m f***ing stoked! Congrats to RR for lasting 25 years, we’ll drink a beer, or four, in their honor!” Writer/Producer Dino Cazares adds “It was a great honor to get to play with some of my friends in other Roadrunner bands. I’m excited for everyone to hear the songs I’ve written.” Andreas Kisser of Sepultura adds, “I think it was a great idea to do this album, especially for the opportunity to play with great musicians that I know so well but didn’t have the chance to do something with. It was amazing to play with Dino, Roy and Paul. We got along very well and the songs are brutal – really heavy, bringing back some old memories and feelings. I hope to do this live sometime. I hope everybody will enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.” “I’m really looking forward to the upcoming RR All-Stars record. Mainly for the chance to work with musicians whom I’ve respected for years and have been heavily inluenced by. Expect a unique record of collaborations of artists through the 25 years of RR,” concludes Joey Jordison of Slipknot. The project is being overseen by longtime Roadrunner A&R man Monte Conner. Mixing duties will be handled by legendary hard rock producer, Colin Richardson. The album is tentatively scheduled for release in the Fall of 2005.

WEDNESDAY 13 – I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE VIDEO – Something for the weekend sir? – Yes Please, how about a b-movie style music video with rotting corpses? – No problem sir CLICK HERE to go the download section of the site and download WEDNESDAY 13 – I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE VIDEO. The video is taken from their debut album Transylvania 90210: songs of death, dying and the dead OUT 11th APRIL. The band will also do being a UK tour surrounding the release which is guaranteed to KICK-ASS!!! CLICK HERE for tour dates. Also don’t forget to enter our golden ticket competition on the site. A winner and friend will get to see roadrunner gigs through out April for free, including WEDNESDAY 13 at the Islington Carling Academy.

CLICK HERE to watch a very special message from Chris Beattie (Bassist) of HATEBREED thanking all the people who came to watch them play on their recent UK tour.

Hatebreed/Crowbar/Caliban- Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 15/03/05 By Andy Bartlett The last day of the UK tour stopped in Portsmouth, showing off some of the best talent in the metal industry. This was a sold out gig at the Wedge, so the venue became packed very quickly. Caliban showed themselves at about 8.30, they came on stage fired up for their last stop in the UK for a while. Playing much of the material of their new album ‘Opposite from Within’, Caliban had the job of warming up the crowd before Hatebreed. Tracks like ‘My Little Secret’ and ‘Goodbye’ were played with all so much passion. Caliban had a worthy pit, which started during their second song, but lasted till the end of their set and never lost aggression. They used up one of their newly found Trademarks, ‘The Wall of Death’, always a good method to intensify a crowd. The audience sung along to every word of Caliban’s set, and after last nights performance, it is clear that this band will be welcomed back to Portsmouth. I had never heard anything by Crowbar previously to this show, but was highly impressed by them. The heaviest of the three bands, but the hype they got previous to the show was over rated. Crowbar provided the more mature band out of the three, pure head banging metal was what was show by their performance. Hatebreed came on very suddenly after Crowbar, with a set that lasted for about an hour and ten minutes. They played various material from ‘Perseverance’ and the Roadrunner release ‘The Rise of Brutality’. Almost immediately, a pit was formed and bodies were flying. The whole venue became a war zone to the scale that being involved in the pit Could not be escaped by anybody. Most memorable tracks that were played were ‘Live for This’, ‘Another Day, Another Vendetta’ and This is Now’ from the Rise of Brutality album, and ‘I Will be Heard’ from the Perseverance album. I lost count of the amount of circle pits Hatebreed ordered, but I know that they didn’t last long due to the poor floor material of the Wedge. Just before ‘Live for This’ Hatebreed played a little teaser in the form of Slayer’s ‘Raining Blood’ intro. Nearer to the end of the set, Hatebreeds Jamey Jasta announced that it was infact the Crowbar singer’s birthday, for a bit of humour to the show. The set ended with ‘I Will be Heard’, the pit went crazy. It was clear that the bands enjoyed playing at the Wedge on the last tour day, all three of them saying how the Portsmouth crowd gave them a big send off. So far this year, in my opinion, this has been the best tourí¢ä‰åŒ_ all three bands re-establishing themselves as big bands in the metal industry.

Unfortunately the release of BLOOD HAS BEEN SHED – Spirals/Novella Of Uriel has had to be moved back a week. The release shall now be in the shops from the 4th April we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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