Plain and simple… Florida thrashers Trivium laid waste to Nottingham Rock City. Flanked by Rise To Remain, Whitechapel and Chimaira this is a tour that is a must see.

Basick Records signings and rising stars of the UK technical/progressive metal scene No Consequence chat to OneMetal.com about drunken gigs, finding a new vocalist and “Shakira mornings”. Read more within!

Official trailer for Iron Man 2 from Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008’s Iron Man

Malefice and No Consequence headline an eclectic bill at Birmingham’s most well-known rock venue – check out the article for pics and details!

Breck Eisner’s name occupies only a handful of film credits and claims even fewer directorial spots. The Crazies, a remake of the George Romero 1973 original, accelerates the rookie filmmaker into a potentially household name.

Multi-instrumentalist prog/tech metal musician Paul Antonio Ortiz (aka) Chimp Spanner signs to Basick Records! Details within.

German ‘Zombiecore’ band Callejon release bloodsoaked video for ‘Kinder der Nacht’ from their upcoming album, Videodrom.

Sacred Mother Tongue’s Andy James teams up with Guitar Idol, Blackstar Amps, licklibrary.com and ESP Guitars to launch online guitar solo contest – details within!

Slipknot chief tub thumper Joey Jordison has joined ranks with Rob Zombie to form a frightening alliance for Zombie’s upcoming tour schedule.

The metal warmachine that is Blaze Bayley ( the band ) headed out on its Promise & Terror World Tour back in early February and thankfully did something ALOT of bands often forget- made the effort to come and kick some ass in the (still freezing) North East!!!! ( are you LISTENING 5FDP, Slayer, Dead By Sunrise, Stryper et al????)