Did you know that the very first day that Slipknot’s new album hit the shop shelves in the UK, it was officially certified GOLD? Yup, that’s over 100,000 albums shipped. And a top 5 in the national album charts too. Congratulations to the band – and all you maggots out there too! Slipknot play Download in Glasgow tonight… send us your reviews!

Be sure to tune into BBC 6’s rock show from 2300-0200 on June 12th because you can hear Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson interviewing our boys in Slipknot. Full info on the show is available HERE. (nb: You can also currently listen to an interview with Machine Head’s Rob Flynn at that link right now too…)

CRADLE OF FILTH have confirmed a low key show in preparation for the bands slot at this years DOWNLOAD festival. This very special, stripped down performance is planned for Camden’s Underworld venue this Friday, 4th June. The band appear with Black Metal and have an stage time of 9pm. Tickets are priced at 퉌£10 í¢ä‰åäóì buy at http://www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk to get your hands on the remaining few! If you can’t get to London you can get your Cradle fix at this years Download Festival. Position yourself down the front of the Radio 1 / Kerrang stage for 2.30pm. The band are currently holed up in Chapel Studio putting the finishing touches to their new album ‘Nymphetamine’ due out September 13th via Roadrunner. This one off warm up show will likely be the only chance to see the band live until album release in the UK!

Did you know? Hailing from the ‘middle of nowhere’- Des Moines, Iowa – SLIPKNOT are nine men in nine different masks united with one common goal: world domination. Fortified with an arsenal of blistering music saturated with screams, drums, searing riffs, sampling, scratches and melody, Slipknot’s music runs the scale from eerily thought-provoking to utterly terrifying. Already hailed as a landmark in Metal music, their self-titled debut has since sold nearly 250,000 in the UK alone while their second album ‘Iowa’ made an even bigger impact. Heavier and even more uncompromising, it debuted in the UK album charts at Number 1, shipping Gold on release, and was followed by a sold-out UK Arena tour. Following successful side-projects in 2002 (Corey & Jim with Stone Sour, Joey with The Murderdolls), Slipknot have regrouped, refreshed and re-energised for album number three – ‘Vol 3:The Subliminal Verses’. ‘Vol 3’ is the album the one the doubters said would never see the light of day. Recorded with Rick Rubin at his haunted mansion recording facility in the Hollywood hills, the album is a demonstration of Slipknot’s seemingly innate ability to connect with existing maggots and pushes the limits of the genre in all directions. Rubin, of course, has already helmed genre-defining records for artists as diverse as The Beastie Boys & Slayer, and on ‘Vol 3’ he launches the band into a whole new level of song-writing and playing. The first single , “Duality” is, “lyrically, what you might think… we’ve been through a lot as a band and the lyrics really reflect our maintaining faith and the perseverance of all 9 of us,” says Joey Jordison (#1). “Duality” represents the album well in its unwillingness to compromise the band’s rock foundation and its ability to be aurally appealing and melodic at the same time.With new management in the shape of Sanctuary (Iron Maiden, Jane’s Addiction) on board and a major European tour with Metallica (including the Donington & Glasgow ‘Download’ Festivals) already confirmed, Slipknot look set to complete their long-held threat of “world domination”. Available on 2 formats – a strictly limited edition 7″ pic disc and enahanced CD – both include exclusive tracks. TRACKLISTING: 7″: 1.’Duality’ 2.’Don’t Get Close’* CD: 1.’Duality’ 2.’Don’t Get Close’* 3.’Disasterpieces (Live)’* 4.’Duality (uncensored video)’* * exclusive track. Duality is released June 14th.

All you Twelve Tribes fans out there take note. New album The Rebirth Of Tragedy will now be released slightly later than originally planned, hitting shop shelves on June 14th. Also, you can now order two new TT t-shirts from Ferret! Get your new clobber HERE. Perfect for summer… And if you haven’t checked out these guys yet, (and even if you have), make some time to look over this brand new E-CARD. Nice.

A Note from Murderdoll Acey Slade: Greetings and Beatings! What a year 2003 was. With the Murderdolls winning all the readers polls and doing tons of successful touring, how can 2004 top it? I’ll tell you how. With the Murderdolls on hiatus I’ve been a busy bat in my ‘down time’. First I’ve formed Trash Light Vision with a bunch of old friends. I’ve been doing most of the writing and I’m singing as well as playing guitar. While I was on tour with the Murderdolls, I knew a time would come when we would be taking a break. In preparation, I started writing lyrics and songs about the people I met, places I went to and weird events that transpired. Trash Light Vision is the result of that. After I got all the guys in place and the songs written, I got a call from Casey Chaos of Amen. He wanted to know if I was available to do a quick US tour, as their guitarist had health and visa problems and their new album was about to come out though Columbia/Sony. Now keep in mind, Casey has photos of himself singing with Henry Rollins and has played in Christian Death and the reviews on the new Amen album are awesome. It was a privilege and honour to say yes. With my Amen obligations fullfilled for now, I’m back at the Trash Light Vision wheel. I will be taking TLV up and down the East Coast of the US before we head to the UK for the ‘Burn Our Records, Burn Your Books’ tour, with my friends in Anti-Product. I can’t wait to surprise all the Murderdolls and Amen fans. Thanks in advance for your support in the future, as well as everything in the past. As always-rock like fuck! Acey The Dates: JULY 2004 Thursday 1st: STOURBRIDGE Rock Cafe Friday 2nd: NEWCASTLE ARENA Foyer Saturday 3rd: BLACKBURN King Georges Hall Sunday 4th: SHEFFIELD The Corporation Tuesday 6th: LONDON The Underworld Wednesday 7th: BRISTOL The Fleece Thursday 8th: COVENTRY Jailhouse Friday 9th: BRADFORD Rio’s Saturday 10th: CLEETHORPES Winter Gardens Sunday 11th: LEEDS Metropolitan University

Roadrunner releases a brand new ‘Download 2004’ CD compilation on May 28th exclusively through selected HMV stores. You can’t buy it, but can get it absolutely FREE if you purchase 2 Roadrunner CD’s from a range of over 50 titles priced at just 퉌£6.99 and 퉌£8.99. They include the latest releases from 36 Crazyfists, Fear Factory, Hatebreed, Chimaira & Soulfly as well as classic albums from Slipknot, Machine Head & Sepultura. The full tracklisting of ‘Download 2004’ is as follows: 1.Slipknot ‘Pulse Of The Maggots’ 2.Killswitch Engage – ‘Rose Of Sharyn’ 3.Fear Factory ‘Cyberwaste’ 4.Soulfly ‘Prophecy’ 5.36 Crazyfists ‘The Heart And The Shape’ 6.Red Tape ‘Stalingrad’ 7.Machine Head – ‘Bite The Bullet’ 8.Chimaira ‘Pure Hatred’ 9.Every Time I Die ‘Ebolorama’ 10.Scarlet ‘Untitled’ 11.Three Inches Of Blood ‘Deadly Sinners (Demo)’* 12.DevilDriver ‘Digging Up The Corpses’* 13.Ill Nino ‘I’ll Find A Way’* 14.Hatebreed ‘This Is Now’ 15.Stone Sour ‘Inhale’ 16.Murderdolls ‘Love At First Fright’ 17.Dirty Americans ‘No Rest’ 18.Machine Head ‘Imperium (video)’* – full-length uncensored version. * = previously unreleased. Here is the full list of participating HMV stores: ABERDEEN BASILDON BELFAST BIRMINGHAM (BULLRING) BIRMINGHAM (HIGH ST) BLACKPOOL BRADFORD BRIGHTON (CHURCHILL) BROMLEY CAMBRIDGE CANTERBURY CHELTENHAM CHESTER COLCHESTER CROYDON DONCASTER EAST KILBRIDE EDINBURGH (OCEAN) EDINBURGH (PRINCES ST) FORT KINAIRD GATESHEAD GLASGOW (ARGYLE) GLASGOW (BRAEHEAD) GRIMSBY GUILDFORD HANLEY HULL KINGSTON LEEDS LEEDS (WHITE ROSE) LIVERPOOL LONDON (360 OXFORD ST) LONDON (OXFORD CIRCUS) LONDON (TROCADERO) MANCHESTER (MARKET ST) MERRY HILL MIDDLESBROUGH MILTON KEYNES NEWCASTLE NORTHAMPTON NORWICH NOTTINGHAM (LISTERGATE) NOTTINGHAM (VICTORIA) OXFORD PORTSMOUTH PRESTON READING SHEFFIELD (HIGH ST) SHEFFIELD (MEADOWHALL) SOUTHAMPTON SPEKE PARK SUNDERLAND SWANSEA THE FORT THURROCK TRAFFORD CENTRE UXBRIDGE WATFORD YORK

Please note that the previously announced Ill Nino/Life Of Agony show on June 7th in London is no longer happening. The band will instead be headlining the London Mean Fiddler on Tuesday July 6th. Originally bought tickets should still be valid for the rearranged date but please contact your ticket seller to confirm.

It is the end of the day, but Before I Forget, let me tell you where to check you some shit hot new Slipknot photos. Over at the Radio 1 website, the good folks there have posted up a bunch of shots from the recent Virgin instore and the special Radio 1 session the guys filmed. Very worth looking at… see them HERE. Also, tune in from 8-10pm tonight to XFM radio and listen out for this! Zane is going to play a short blast of every track on the new Slipknot album again tonight and play ‘Circle’ in full (he played The Blister Exists on Tuesday and Duality Live yesterday). And he is also going to give away a couple of t-shirts, posters, stickers etc to round off their Album Of The Week feature so listen in and you could get yourself some cool prizes too! Yes, Album Of The Week. Good shit, no? We might as well also tell you that Duality has also been promoted from the C2 list to the lots-of-plays A list over at MTV2 as well. Make sure you check them out and share your appreciation!

Have you seen it yet? Why are we talking of course about the latest video from the almighty Hatebreed! Called, ‘Live For This’, and taken from ‘The Rise Of Brutality’ you can watch it HERE.