OPEN HAND will be playing their first ever headline shows in the UK in April following the sold-out tour supporting MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday March 18. Don’t miss these shows! Sun April 10 í¢ä‰åäóì Oxford Zodiac Tickets 퉌£6 from www.wegottickets.com Mon April 11 í¢ä‰åäóì Leeds Cockpit Tickets 퉌£6 from www.crashrecords.co.uk Tue April 12 í¢ä‰åäóì London Barfly Tickets 퉌£7 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk “Genius. ‘You And Me’ is the first classic of 2005 í¢ä‰åäóì it’s a relief to know music of this magnitude is still being made.” í¢ä‰åäóì Malcolm Dome, METAL HAMMER “With ‘You And Me’, Open Hand have created an epic masterpiece that straddles musical genres í¢ä‰åäóì an album that will outstone Josh Homme’s new effort for sure.” í¢ä‰åäóì Darren Taylor, ROCKSOUND “A crushing stoner rock masterpiece. ‘Tough Girl’ takes a thick, honeyed guitar sound and overlays it with intertwining boy-girl vocals. The result is a monolithic, fuzzed-up anthem that crackles with malicious intent.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì KERRANG! í¢ä‰åñOpen Hand are one of rock’s brightest hopes for 2005. Judging by this album, we could be seeing a hell of a lot more of them.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Nick Cracknell, TOTAL GUITAR “ALBUM OF THE MONTH. – Open Hand is a truly unstoppable operation. From the bomb-blast opening of ‘Pure Concentrated Evil’ through to monumental closer ‘Hard Night’, this is an astoundingly powerful album. You’ll be helpless to resist them.” í¢ä‰åäóì Victoria Durham, ROCKSOUND

GOLDEN TICKET COMPETITION RoadRunner has teamed up with GetLive.co.uk and KERRANG! to bring you this fantastic competition. In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, We are offering a set of golden tickets. One lucky winner and friend will get tickets to our shows across April in London. But wait there’s more!! To celebrate the launch of Wednesday 13’s debut album Transylvania 90210, the winner + guest shall have the opportunity to meet the band before their London Show on April, wednesday 13. DATES 8th – Astoria – 36 Crazyfists 13th – Carling Academy Islington – Wednesday 13 16th – London Forum – Cradle of Filth Excited?? You should be!! CLICK HERE to enter

TRIVIUM – ASCENDANCY – OUT NOW Over the past several weeks one sound has dominated the four walls of Roadrunner Records UK. And now you to could own a copy. CLICK HERE to view the ecard. REMEMBER: Tickets on sale NOW for the mighty Roadrage tour featuring Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood, and Still Remains.

Alaskan four-piece 36 CRAZYFISTS are releasing a CD single to conincide with their UK tour next month. DESTROY THE MAP is available exclusively from the 36 CRAZYFISTS MINISITE. Price at 퉌£2.99 (which includes p+p). The CD single also features the previously unreleased tracks Workhorse and Sad Lisa. The Tour dates are as follows 3rd April – Wolverhampton Wulfun Hall 4th April – Newcastle Northumbria Uni 5th April – Glasgow Garage 6th April – Nottingham Rock City 7th April – Manchester University 8th April – London Astoria Tickets are on sale now from box offices and all usual agents, priced 퉌£10 regionally and 퉌£12 in London. Support comes from Twelve Tribes. CLICK HERE to go straight to the Roadrunner store to pre-order you copy. CLICK HERE to go to the minisite.

Trivium’s soon-to-be-classic new album ‘Ascendancy’ is out on Monday! Surely, you are waiting for it with bated breath, yes? Frankly, we’ve been playing it in the office every day for over a month. Fact! To ease your wait, we give you the brand new video for awesome song ‘Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr’. Watch the AVI file HERE. And if you’ve not been picking up any music magazines of late, check out a few tasty snippets about Trivium below. Don’t just take our word for it, take theirs! í¢ä‰åñTrivium’s ‘Ascendancy’ is an extremely assured, musically-complex and well-played metal album.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Big Cheese í¢ä‰åñA well-executed and enjoyable effort.í¢ä‰åŒ – Terrorizer í¢ä‰åñTrivium stop at nothing in the name of metal. Complete with orchestral intro, duel guitar harmonies, and lightning-speed fretwork, this is power incarnate.í¢ä‰åŒ – KERRANG! KKKK í¢ä‰åñThis album oozes quality from every fibre to every digit. Truly a stunning album and a complete package. Drop your preconceptions, see past the hardcore vocals and drink up the liquid metalí¢ä‰åŒ_” í¢ä‰åäóì Powerplay 9/10 í¢ä‰åñ’Ascendancy’ has much to recommend it. An unexpectedly mature offeringí¢ä‰åŒ_ Trivium strike just the right balance between endeavour and entrophy. They’re gonna be huge.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Classic Rock 4/5 í¢ä‰åñExecuted brilliantly, these Floridians are a true class act and with youth on their side, they could well be set for great things.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Rocksound í¢ä‰åñTrivium breathe new life into genres you thought had nowhere left to go. Scandinavian thrash, NWOBHM, Metalcore í¢ä‰åäóì it’s all here, cohesively updated and revitalised for the 21st century. Truly amazing!í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Metal Hammer 9/10 í¢ä‰åñ’Ascendancy’ is absurdly good í¢ä‰åäóì brutal technical precision is buttressed by dual shredding guitars that possess elements of thrash, prog and hardcore together. Plus Heafy and fellow axeman Corey Beaulieu have created one of the most exciting guitar sounds since James Hetfield said í¢ä‰åñHey, let’s scoop the mid.í¢ä‰åŒí¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì Total Guitar 5/5 Tickets on sale NOW for the mighty Roadrage tour featuring Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood, and Still Remains.

Congratulations to Mike Hutchinson & Tom Woods for winning the signed Hatebreed promo VHS’s of “Live For This” Q: What US T.V. show does Jamey Jasta host? A: MTV Headbangers Ball REMEMBER: Hatebreed are currently on tour with Caliban the remaining dates are as follows: Fri 11th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì Cork Nancy Spain’s Sun 13th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì London Mean Fiddler Mon 14th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì Oxford Zodiac Tue 15th Mar í¢ä‰åäóì Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms CLICK HERE to see pictures from wednesdays Manchester show.