If you missed the awesome Killswitch Engage/Chimaira show at the London Camden Barfly on Monday night, we can only hope it’s because you were instead at the London Astoria watching the mighty Fear Factory. If you weren’t there, here’s what you missed (and you can win this set list in FREE SHIT at the moment!): Slave Labor Cyberwaste Demanufacture Zero Signal Shock Edgecrusher Scumgrief Dog Day Act Of God Arise Above Pisschrist Archetype Resurrection School Martyr Replica Human Shields Timelessness We’ve posted up a handful of photos from the night HERE. Seeing as we were at Fear Factory earlier on Monday night, we unfortunately missed Chimaira at the Barfly.. and as we said yesterday, hence no photos from that set. However, we did make sure to take in the very last UK show of that killer American Heavy Metal Up Your Ass tour, and so trekked over to Oxford on Tuesday night. We thought the Barfly was hotter than hell. That was before we went to the tropical rainforest that is the Oxford Zodiac. Oxford front-row, we salute your stamina. And HERE, as promised, are the final live shots of Chimaira before they left the UK.

What do you get if you put a band which usually play places up to 8 times the size, into a venue which holds say, 250 people? An absolutely mental, sweat dripping off the ceiling, hotter than hell, stage-invaded, crushing night out is the answer. And that was the night of Monday, June 21st, at the Camden Barfly in London, featuring Chimaira & Killswitch Engage (with random appearances from members of God Forbid & Shadows Fall, also on the Heavy Metal Up Your Ass tour, despite it being an off-HMUYA day). Some spectacular crowd-surfing & speaker diving from Shadows Fall frontman Brian might we add. And half of you guys in attendance, taking over the stage, the mic, and generally any other space you could find. And unless you were actually on the stage for the special ‘Robotron’ set at the end of the night, you wouldn’t have seen a thing, such was the number of people crammed up there. Awesome shit. “That was the most rock ‘n’ roll moment of my life!!” grinned Adam D, after a random female fan leaped onstage to plant a smacker of a kiss on him before diving back into the crowd. “This is so much fun. Definitely the best show of the whole trip! We love playing shows like this.” says Howard, shaking his head in amusement after yet another fan dives onstage & grabs his mic to sing along mid-set. Check out a few photos of Killswitch Engage on the night HERE. no photos of Chimaira from this set, as yours truly was shooting Fear Factory down the road at the time, but more Chimaira photos from the Oxford show coming soon…

Ah, times are sad. 36 Crazyfists have returned home, and indeed the slew of RR UK tour dates are about done. However! The tours were awesome, and the 36 Crazyfists UK shows were no exception. And the band agree, Holt sending the following message from home… “The UK dates were simply put, off the hook! Thanks to all are fans and friends for making it such a memorable 10 day run. Download was the coolest thing we have been a part of, seeing alot of our favorite bands and meeting tons of cool people. Special thanks to our new friends in The Bled, Bullet For My Valentine and Funeral For A Friend, you all kick ass on a musical and personal level, we’ll see you all again soon! To the future…We are hittin the road starting July 7th in Chicago. We are going out with a cool ass line-up, all bands that we have played with previously, so it should be a tour to reckoned with! Candiria, simply the most underated band ever! Twelve Tribes who we had the privilege of playing with last tour, and Kittie the heaviest batch of broads to hit the Earth! It should be a Blast! We have other Tour news coming along shortly, I wish I could share it now but I can’t, so stay tuned! Also in the works, we are going to shoot a new video for our 2nd single off of ASCR ‘Bloodwork’. It is very possible that this could happen very soon, so news on this as we get it! That’s the haps for now…OUT!” -HOLT36CF-

Nickelback June 14th 2004 Manchester Carling Apollo “It’s a good thing that the members of Nickelback are in a rock band. Otherwise, they might have ended up being arsonists. The four-piece rock group from Canada wowed the crowd with fireballs, explosions, fireworks and 90 minutes of hard-hitting rock on their return to the Manchester Apollo Monday June 14th. The air was electric as the lights went down and over the roar of the crowd, the sound effects kicked in of a helicopter which echoed around the venue, then with a blast of the pyrotechnics the band appeared, using every inch of the stage Nickelback gave one hell of a show, pyrotechnics and all. Chad Kroeger holds a crowd well, and a decent amount of the gig involves him talking to everyone, Which began with him shouting into his mic í¢ä‰åñIts great to be back in the uk and we love playing here in Manchesterí¢ä‰åŒ.The band had already prommoted the latest albumí¢ä‰åŒThe Long Roadí¢ä‰åŒon their visit to the Manchester Apollo in December 2003,So the fans had a fantastic set,with extra tracks from í¢ä‰åñThe Stateí¢ä‰åŒ,í¢ä‰åŒand í¢ä‰åñSilver Side Up.í¢ä‰åŒ Opening up with í¢ä‰åñFlat On The Floorí¢ä‰åŒ from the í¢ä‰åñThe Long Roadí¢ä‰åŒ lead singer Chad Kroeger and company had most of the audience of mainly teens and Thirty somethings on their feet throughout. It was here that Chad Kroeger, drummer Ryan Vikedal, guitarist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger turned things up. í¢ä‰åñWhere Do I Hideí¢ä‰åŒ,And favourite at every show they perform and to the delight of the fans in the front row especially,Where Chad Kroeger ran up and downstage with with a camcorder, taping the hordes for future DVD releases. The rest of Nickelback Including í¢ä‰åñTimmy í¢ä‰åñ accompanied Kroeger for the acoustic version of “Hero,”Chad’s solo contribution to the “Spider-Man” soundtrack.which had the crowds roar of approval. It was tough, however, to gear down from ballads following the cries of Peake’s Flying-V through thick smoke on “Woke Up This Morning,”Kroeger let the crowd take over the chorus which at some point sounded louder than the thousands of decibels that hung either side of the stage Not to be outdone, Peake and Mike Kroeger later stood on risers that put them high over the crowd. Another highlight was í¢ä‰åñFigured You Outí¢ä‰åŒ, Which has been under some good and bad reviews here in UK for the somewhat Provocative lyrics, nevertheless the crowd loved it Kroeger then ripped into a cover of Metallica, s í¢ä‰åñSad But Trueí¢ä‰åŒwhich whipped the crowd into a frenzy of thrashing arms and the famous index and fore finger salute, Nickelback did the track more than justice because, despite appearing on face value to be just another rock band, they really do cut it live. Following a brief beer break, í¢ä‰åñBeer o clock í¢ä‰åñas its known where Kroeger accompanied by Bass player Mike tossed plastic pint pots of beer into the audience, even reaching into the seated top tier of the venue, the group then tore into the homestretch with the punch of í¢ä‰åñToo Badí¢ä‰åŒ The highlight, aside from the beer, was í¢ä‰åñNever Againí¢ä‰åŒ. It began with the sounds of an argument echoing around the venue descending into violence before kicking into one of the best live tracks you’ll hear. And, of course, there were more fireworks and series of explosions. But there are few better ways to end a show than with an encore of í¢ä‰åñHow You Remind Meí¢ä‰åŒ, especially when 3,000 take the vocals for most of the song, This seems to be the í¢ä‰åñBohemian Rhapsodyí¢ä‰åŒ of their shows, The pyrotechnics here excelled, which ended on one huge mushroom cloud of flame and smoke. It was here the show drew a close with the band throwing Guitar picks and drumsticks into the crowd. Fans left the venue Hot, beer stained from í¢ä‰åñthe beer oclockí¢ä‰åŒ flush faced and with no voices hardly but deleriously happy. Nickelback left to retire to the tour buses for the long journey to Glasgow to play their next show I was fortunate enough to meet and chat with the band earlier in the day and they really are the nicest bunch of guys you could ever wish to meet, and I can’t recommend them highly enough. You feel part of the experience when they perform but far enough away to really appreciate just how good the band is. Pretentious rock stars take note – these guys know how to treat their fans, gladly signing autographs and posing for photos before and after the show. Perfect gentlemen, perfect music, perfect show.” 10/10 Joanne Shields

On Kerrang! TV this week… Slipknot ‘Duality’ #615 DAM ‘Strange Generation’ #735 36CF ‘At The End Of August’ #782 KSWE ‘Rose Of Sharyn’ #646 Chad Kroeger ‘Hero’ #500 Plus: Scuzz TV NEW ADDITION: Chimaira ‘Powertrip’

Twelve Tribes will head out for a US tour with Kittie, 36 Crazyfists and Candiria this July. Rather than ever let them see their families again we’ve also lined up a US tour with Soulfly to follow the Kittie tour. You’ll be able to catch Twelve Tribes out in the US with Soulfly and Ill Nino this September.

Live: Fear Factory Astoria, London Live Review 22-6-2004 SashaS – Deo2.com Fear Factory: from the land-of-the-brand butí¢ä‰åŒ_ On the eve on the longest day, as England manages to get one up on the way to the glorious victory, Fear Factory take to the London stage for another triumphant show. Promoting the ‘Archetype’ album after the regrouping of the altered personnel, they are even a meaner machine. The sound is big, murky, heavy, nonconformist, rolling like an enormous road-train over a kangaroo caught in its lights. The rhythm booms like God of Thunder has replaced Raymond Herrera behind the battery, new bassist is ripping like a marauding Viking his looks actually remind us of. Byron Stroud’s taken over the bassing duty from Christian Olde Walbers who is now guitarist with such penchant for huge mutha of riffs. Burton C. Bell presides over with a vocal that appears to be more militant, more passionate, more confident and often as if emerging from the vicinity of the Prince of the Underworld his mane flies every which way as he delivers lyrics that can chill your blood. The singer appears happy to be doing it this way and not restricted [check our interview] by the ousted member, Dino Cazares. [And, tellingly, no song from ‘Digimortal’ makes the setlist.] New songs – opening duo of ‘Slave Labor’, ‘Cyberwaste’, the title cut later í¢ä‰åäóì are backed with older fan favourites such as ‘Dog Day Sunrise’ and even the opening track of their debut album, ‘Soul Of A New Machine’ – ‘Martyr’. í¢ä‰åñFrom 1992,í¢ä‰åŒ reminds us Burt in one of the rare occasions he addresses the audience. There was also a version of the Nirvana cover, ‘School’, a bonus cut on the current disc. Mr Bell and his cyber-reprobates believe in the might of Rock’n’Roll and make it hard not to be swept away by their enthusiasm and songs as effortlessly engaging as football is for millions. Tonight’s sold-out show confirms – as well as the unusually empty London streets – that, despite the general belief, not all of us are addicted to the ‘beautiful game’. A monstrous show – just like being kicked on the inner brain cells. Bruisingly powerful and delightful. Fear Factory, the metal’s rare literati. Playing against the culture of clich퀌©s, they gonna tell you about it with warnings about the future as dark as the soul of a ‘Terminator’.They are the harbinger of new mythology with tuned-downed, screamed-over schizo’d-up repertoire.Fear Factory come from the land of the brave, the free and the brand but ain’t easily branded. They are the rock’s ferocious archetype. Setlist: Slave Labor Cyberwaste Demanufacture Zero Signal Shock Edgecrusher Scumgrief Dog Day Sunrise Act Of God Arise Above Pisschrist Archetype Resurrection School Martyr Replica Human Shields Timelessness For more go to http://www.deo2.com.

Don’t know about you, but the Roadrunner staff kicked off last weekend at the Nickelback headline show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. With ear-shattering flaming explosions, and eye-blinding fireworks, it certainly was a show to behold. Did you know at the recent Manchester show, the pyros exploding was actually setting off car alarms outside the venue? True. Check out about two dozen new live photos from Friday night HERE.

As previously mentioned, the brand new low-price ‘Roadrage’ DVD sampler will be released on Aug 30th…. and here is the confirmed tracklisting: 1. Slipknot – ‘Duality’ 2. Soulfly – ‘Prophecy’ 3. Killswitch Engage í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Rose Of Sharyn’ 4. Ill Nino – ‘This Time’s For Real’ 5. Ill Nino – ‘How Can I Live’ 6. DevilDriver ‘I Could Care Less’ 7. 36 Crazyfists ‘At The End Of August’ 8. Red Tape ‘Stalingrad’ 9. Fear Factory – ‘Cyberwaste’ 10. Machine Head – ‘Imperium (uncensored version)’ 11. Dirty Americans ‘Strange Generation’ 12. Chimaira – ‘Pure Hatred’ 13. Chimaira í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Powertrip’ 14. Every Time I Die ‘Ebolorama’ 15. Every Time I Die ‘I Been Gone A Long Time’ 16. Scarlet ‘Untitled’ 17. Stone Sour – ‘Bother’ 18. Murderdolls – “Love At First Fright’ 19. Hatebreed ‘This Is Now’ 20. From Autumn To Ashes ‘The Royal Crown Vsí¢ä‰åŒ_’ 21. 40 Below Summer ‘Self-Medicate’ 22. To My Surprise ‘In The Mood’ 23. Twelve Tribes ‘Venus Complex’ 24. Thornley ‘So Far, So Good’ 25. Nickelback ‘Figured You Out’ 26. E-Town Concrete ‘Punching The Walls’

What time did you get up? Mike (KsE): 11am, then back to bed ’til 12. Rob (Chimaira): 12pm. Chris (Chimaira): I have no idea. How much sleep did you get? Mike (KsE): 8 hours. Rob (Chimaira): 9 hours. Chris (Chimaira): I have no idea. Who was last out of bunk this morning? Mike (KsE): We stayed in a hotel. Barry (KsE tour manager) was last to check out. Rob (Chimaira): Mark. Chris (Chimaira): Jim, I smacked him to wake up. Who snored loudest last night? Mike (KsE): Joel always does. Rob (Chimaira): Mikey (sound engineer). Chris (Chimaira): Mike, our sound guy, sounds like a chainsaw. Which is your bunk? Mike (KsE): Bottom left, in the way back. Rob (Chimaira): Top, front, right. Chris (Chimaira): Back, middle, left. What’s in your bunk? Mike (KsE): 40G iPod, PJs, and Kerri (my girlfriend). Rob (Chimaira): Nothing special. Chris (Chimaira): iPod, water, sheets from home, photos. What was for breakfast? Mike (KsE): Quorn veggie slices on a pita. Rob (Chimaira): Banana, chicken soup. Chris (Chimaira): Water. Did you get a shower? Mike (KsE): Yes, but usually no. Rob (Chimaira): Nope. Chris (Chimaira): Last night… it was nasty. How long since the clothes you are wearing got washed? Mike (KsE): 3 weeks. Rob (Chimaira): 2 days ago. Chris (Chimaira): I always change undershirts and boxers. I’ve had these shorts on for over a week. What have you done since you got up? Mike (KsE): Walked around Camden Market. Packed, then unpacked onto our new bus. Soundchecked. Changed into “show clothes”. Rob (Chimaira): Performed at XFM Radio. Did some paperwork. Ate. Chris (Chimaira): We did some live performance thing for XFM. Since then I opened a big box of goodies and sat in the net cafe. Best thing about the day so far? Mike (KsE): Buying a Cure beanie and t-shirt in the market. Rob (Chimaira): I’m alive & healthy. Chris (Chimaira): Sitting online for 2 hours. Where are you playing tonight/next? Any comments? Mike (KsE): The Barfly tonight, Oxford tomorrow. Rob (Chimaira): Barfly tonight – terrible idea – the club is far too small and unaccommodating. Chris (Chimaira): Barfly. This is going to suck. I’m facing the wall tonight! I hope the crowd likes it. What’s on the rider? Mike (KsE): Veggie slices & beer. Rob (Chimaira): Nothing. Terrible idea. Chris (Chimaira): Today? Nothing. Usually, water, beer, alcohol, lunch meat, and a bunch of other random garbage. How much can you drink? Mike (KsE): 5 beers and 5 shots. Rob (Chimaira): More than most. Chris (Chimaira): Not much. I’m a lightweight. 3 good drinks and I’m done for. What are your aftershow plans? Mike (KsE): Drink, then sleep. Rob (Chimaira): I usually never know. I call it, “seeing where the night takes me”. You never know who/what you’ll run into. Chris (Chimaira): Depends on my mood. I may have a few cocktails… if not, I’ll sit around and stare at the wall. Last show of the tour tonight in Oxford. No doubt it’ll be a blinder. For those of you not attending, we’ll leave you with a few photos from the Wolverhampton show… Chimaira HERE, Killswitch Engage HERE… oh yes, and a little DOODLE from Mike.