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30 Seconds To Mars announce London treasure hunt

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:51 +0000

Next week’s Kerrang! cover stars, 30 Seconds To Mars, have announced a treasure hunt for their UK fans in London today (Friday November 20). Head on over to nightofthehunter.thisisthehive.net to get your treasure map and clues. The first person to find the treasure will get a 30 Seconds To Mars iPod Nano which we are lead to believe contains a taster of their upcoming third album, This Is War! Happy hunting! This Is War will be released in the UK on December 7.

Muse add second night at Wembley!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22:33 +0000

After their first gig at Wembley Stadium sold out in less than ten minutes, Muse have now added a second night at the prestigious London venue to their 2010 stadium tour. The band will now play: September 04 Lancashire, County Cricket Ground 10 London, Wembley Stadium 11 London, Wembley Stadium (Sold Out!) Tickets will go on sale later today from www.aloud.com.

MCR “Our new album sounds like The Stooges”

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:35 +0000

Following our exclusive studio report last week, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken to American magazine Rolling Stone about the band’s as-yet-untitled follow up to 2006’s The Black Parade. "We wanted to harness everything that's great about this band into shorter songs, almost protopunk, like The Stooges or the MC5," Way told the US mag. He also went on to revel that while the band’s new album has no overall concept, he wants My Chemical Romance to be perceived as “an American rock band instead of a British [sounding] rock band.” The band's new album will be released early next year.

Exclusive! Lostprophets unveil new album artwork

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:03 +0000

Lostprophets will release their long awaited new album, The Betrayed, early next year. If, like us, you simply can't wait that long, you'll just have to console yourselves with our exclusive first look at the album's artwork which you can see below! The Betrayed hits stores on January 18 and will be preceded with the single, Where We Belong, on January 4.

Click on the image for a high-res version.

Paul McCartney snubs Ozzy Osbourne

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:48:40 +0000

Meeting your heroes is never easy, even when you’re the most famous rock singer on the planet as Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne will attest. Speaking to Heat magazine, The Double O revealed that he once asked his hero, former Beatles bassist Paul McCartney, to play bass on one of his songs. "Meeting Paul McCartney was fucking phenomenal," said Ozzy. "I was in the studio at the same time as him and tried to get him to play bass on one of my songs. “But he said he couldn't improve on the bassline that was there,” Ozzy explained. “I said, 'Are you kidding? You could piss on the record and I'd make it my life'."

Mastodon announce 2010 dates

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:37:18 +0000

Mastodon will return to the UK early next year for a full tour. Dates are as follows: February 16 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 17 Bristol, Academy 19 Glasgow, Barrowland 20 Manchester, Academy 21 Newcastle, Academy 23 Nottingham, Rock City 24 London, Roundhouse For tickets, see www.aloud.com.

Twin Atlantic announce signing sessions and tour dates

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:08 +0000

Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic are gearing up to release their new single, What Is Light? Where Is Laughter? On November 30. The track will be available as two different limited edition 7” singles as well as a digital download. The band will be signing copies of the single at Avalanche Records, Edinburgh at 1PM on November 30, Avalanche Records, Glasgow at 5PM on November 30 and One Up, Aberdeen at 5PM on December 1. In related news, Twin Atlantic have also booked a series of dates for early next year which are as follows: January 26 Southampton, Joiners 27 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach 28 London, Borderline 29 Nottingham, Rock City 30 Birmingham, Academy 3 February 01 Sheffield, Academy 2 02 Leeds, Cockpit 03 Manchester, Night & Day 04 Newcastle, Digital 06 Glasgow, ABC Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

EXCLUSIVE! HIM announce UK tour

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:36:08 +0000

Finnish goth metallers HIM will return to the UK for a headline tour next March Kerrang! can exclusively reveal. dates are as follows: March 13 Norwich, UEA 14 Manchester, Academy 15 Edinburgh, Picture House 16 Newcastle, Academy 18 Bournemouth, Academy 19 Birmingham, Academy 20 Nottingham, Rock City Tickets will be available shortly from www.aloud.com.

You Me At Six name new album

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:30:26 +0000

In the latest issue of Kerrang! magazine (out today) You Me At Six give us an exclusive preview of their upcoming second album, Hold Me Down, a record, which singer Josh Franceschi, hopes will help them lose their pop-punk “stigma”. “We want people to realise that we’re not the Fall Out Boy wannabes that some made us out to be in the beginning,” he told Kerrang!. “It became a bit of a stigma and I think people wrote us off because of a few songs on our debut [2008’s Take Off Your Colours]. While we don’t want to isolate and neglect the fans we’ve made, we purposefully set out to avoid writing the album people expected us to make. This album will change people’s opinion of us!” For the full interview, be sure to pick upa copy of this week’s Kerrang! magazine. If you can’t wait to hear the record, next Wednesday (November 25) the band will be giving away a free download of new track The Consequence via their official website, www.youmeatsix.co.uk.

Bullet For My Valentine studio update

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:23:40 +0000

Bullet For My Valentine have nearly completed work on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to last year's Scream. Aim. Fire. album. The band are recording their third album at home in Wales with producer Don Gilmore (Linkin park, Lacuna Coil, Good Charlotte). And despite "many obstacles", the band feel it will be their "finest album to date". “We are almost in the final stages of recording," said frontman Matt Tuck. "It has been another long road but it’s been this long for a reason! There have been many obstacles along the way, lots of hard work and long hours in the studio. However, we think that we will produce Bullet For My Valentine’s finest album to date! “We have written lots of material and we have narrowed down these songs to what we think are the best of the bunch," he added. "There are eight tracks recorded and finished so far, from some of the best stuff we’ve ever written. They have all the qualities that you would expect from Bullet but with ’something’ else. A twist! We are all blown away so far with how everything is going. Don Gilmore is an incredible producer and has really helped us develop our sound. “We do apologise for how long the album is taking but we need this to be right," he added. "And we certainly don’t want to rush things and spoil it for your guys. We will get the album out as soon as possible. We will hit the road as soon as possible, and we will see all you crazy fuckers as soon as possible!”

Black XS Livesound: And the winner is...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:38:46 +0000

The final of Kerrang!’s Black XS Livesound competition took place at The British Music Experience at London’s O2 Arena last night. The three finalists, Sound The Attack, Reaper In Sicily and Your Army battled it out in front of 400 fans and a panel of K! judges to win a record deal with Search And Destroy Records (home to Kerrang! faves Fightstar and In Case Of Fire among others). After much deliberation, Welsh rockers Reaper In Sicily were named as the winning act. “It’s the best feeling in the world,” said 21 year old Reaper In Sicily frontman Rhys Bernardo after the gig. “I can’t even describe it! Three months of sleepless nights and it’s been worth every minute of it. “You dream about it, when you’re in this contest, getting to the final four and then you some how manage to get in the final four… We just gave it a hundred and ten per cent, so did all the other bands,” he added. “We’re so grateful for this opportunity, we’re going to make the most of it. We’re not going to let anyone down and hopefully you’ll be hearing a lot from us soon.” “The standard was really high and all three bands did great performances, it was such a tough decision,” said Search And Destroy president Craig Jennings. “What maybe swung it was Reaper In Sicily opened with the anthem of the night, We Bring the Fire, which I look forward to releasing on Search and Destroy in February. “They have a very bright future, as do Sound The Attack and Your Army,” he added. Head on over to livesound.kerrang.com to listen to tracks from all the band’s in the competition and if you register as a fan you’ll also receive a free Black XS sample.

The Blackout signings

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:59:16 +0000

The Kerrang! Relentless Energy Tour 2010 co-headliners, The Blackout, will be signing copies of their new single, I Don’t Care (This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things), at various record stores up and down the UK this week. A full list of venues and times is as follows: November 17 Leeds, Crash Records (signing 5pm) 18 Glasgow, Avalanche Records (signing 5pm) 19 Manchester, Pulp (signing 5pm) 21 Kingston, Banquet Records (signing 4pm) 22 Bristol, Blue Banana (signing 5pm) 23 Nottingham, Pulp (signing 5pm) 24 Sheffield, Blue Banana (signing 5pm) I Don’t Care (This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things), which features You me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi, is out now.

30 Seconds To Mars announce 2010 dates

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:07:52 +0000

After playing a sold-out show at London's Koko, 30 Seconds To Mars will return to the UK next February for a full tour. Dates are as follows: February 19 Nottingham, Trent FM Arena 20 Manchester, Evening News Arena 21 Cardiff, International Arena 23 London, Wembley Arena 27 Glasgow, SECC Tickets go on sale this Saturday (November 21) at 9AM from www.aloud.com.

Pete Wentz in his pants

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:36:03 +0000

While surfing the interweb this lunchtime we stumbled across the US TV advert for the new Band Hero game. The clip features Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker performing pop starlet Taylor Swift’s 2008 hit Love Story, in their pants. We thought it’d be impolite not to share… Band Hero is out now.

30 Seconds To Mars release more album preview videos

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:01:31 +0000

30 Seconds To Mars have released three more short films previewing material from their upcoming third studio album, This Is War. You can check them out here, here and here. This Is War will be released in the UK on December 7

Stereophonics London signing session

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:51:41 +0000

Stereophonics will be signing copies of their new album, Keep Calm And Carry On, at London’s Oxford Street HMV from 6PM this evening. The signing is limited to 400 people and wristbands to get you in are available free from the store now.

Biffy Clyro storm the charts!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:39:59 +0000

Biffy Clyro’s new album, Only Revolutions has debuted at Number Eight on the British Album Charts. The Scottish rockers have fought off tough competition from Cheryl Cole, Robbie Williams, JLS, Snow Patrol and Michael Buble to get a place in the Top 10. Other notable movers and shakers in this week’s chart include Foo Fighters, who are down five places to Number Nine with their Greatest Hits, Bon Jovi who are down 11 places to 13 with The Circle and Muse who are down seven to 28 with The Resistance.

Corey Taylor ties the knot

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:40 +0000

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor married his fiance Stephanie Luby in Las Vegas on Friday (November 13). The couple tied the knot at a private ceremony at the Palms Hotel's Pearl Concert Theater in front of 350 guests. Taylor and Luby walked down the aisle to Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls. Guests in attendance included Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath, Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and The Cult bassist Billy Morrison who also acted as the minister. Morrison and Navarro's revolving-door rock supergroup, Camp Freddy, performed at the reception with Taylor reportedly joining them for three songs. Everyone at K! sends our best wishes to the happy couple.

Slayer postpone UK tour

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:46:27 +0000

Slayer have announced that they must postpone their UK tour which was due to kick off on November 18 in Nottingham. The tour will now take place in March and April next year. Frontman Tom Araya recently underwent surgery on his back and will not be well in time for next week's shows. "Right now, our main concern must be the full and permanent recovery of Tom," says Slayer manager Rick Sales. "We have decided to clear the calendar and give him the extra time he needs to concentrate solely on good health." The band will now play: March 2010 07 Manchester Academy 08 London HMV Forum 09 London HMV Forum April 2010 02 Nottingham Rock City 03 Glasgow Barrowland 04 Leeds Academy 05 Birmingham Academy All tickets for the original shows are still valid.

Muse announce stadium shows for 2010!

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:47:28 +0000

Muse have announced two massive UK shows for next September. The band will Play Lancashire County Cricket Ground on September 4 and London's Wembley Stadium on September 11. Tickets go on sale next Friday (November 20) at 9AM from www.aloud.com.