Lamb Of God - new video!

Hello, hope you had a good weekend!
Have just found Lamb Of God's new video on You Tube! It features the band getting hired to play a small child's birthday party.. and trashing the place!

It's for the first single, 'Redneck', off the new album 'Sacrament' - out soon!

Check out the video here!

Ooo.. and watch this!

My pal Lucy just found this live video of Ignite on You Tube...

....with Bleeding Through's Brandan doing guest vocals! Check it out!

Ignite last week

Hello people, hope you have had a nice week. I've been pretty busy, but managed to squeeze in the odd show here and there, including one last Sunday.

There was some crazy punk all-dayer thing going on at the Mean Fiddler, so me and some mates headed down. Imagine the current London heat plus no air conditioning plus loads of sweaty rockers in leather. Yep, it was stinky. Anyways, got down there at about 8pm, and headliners Ignite had decided to come on an hour early because they didn't think it was right that they played after GBH. Fair enough. We just managed to run down the stairs, slip on the sweat and beer and rush to the middle as the band started their second song. They played a great set - a nice mixture of classics from albums like 'A Place Called Home' right up to new songs from 'Our Darkest Days'.. lots of air punching and hip wiggling, plus Zoli's politically motivated mid-set banter. They really are one of the musically tightest bands of that genre… and though Zoli's voice might be a bit of a Marmite, in a live environment, it's really strong. I had a bit of a shimmy, blew my voice yelling in Hungarian (I kind of had to make those bits up) and then went and spent my hard-earned pennies on a hoody that's far too warm to wear for at least six months. Ha ha!

If you fancy buying their latest album....

... you can do so here!

Things to do...

If you are looking for something to look forward to now that Download is all done and dusted and Reading festival is so far away, why not save your pennies for this year's Uxfest.

Uxfest is a charity event, and proceeds this year go to: YOUTH MUSIC, NATANDY FUND and YELDALL
For more information check out the official website and Myspace page.

The festival, until now, has always taken place in Uxbridge (hence the name), and this year is the first time the fest has come to London. It takes place on Sunday the 6th of August at the Islington Academy (upstairs and downstairs over two stages).

Bands that are due to play this year include:

Skindred *

B*Movie Heroes

Architects *

Outcryfire

PDHM *

Engel

Profane *

Forever Never *

Sylosis *

NWS

Fireapple Red *

Biomechanical *

Murder One

Head-on *

Kingsize blues *

Inner Rage

Mumrah

Shellshock

Eths

Captain Everything

I have put stars next to the ones that I reckon are really worth checking out for sure, not to say that the other bands aren't!

Tickets can be bought from www.ticketweb.co.uk or by phoning 0870 771 2000.

Hell yeah!

Katie P x

UK metal on the up!

Happy Friday everyone.
Last night I went to see Bring Me The Horizon play at the Bar Academy in Islington (that's the little venue upstairs from the main one). It was a pretty packed show - full of crazy haircuts and noisy metal. Bring Me The Horizon were pretty snazzy (despite bad sound) and had fists pumping and hands clapping (as well as a kinda wall of death from the front to the back of the room). Me and my mates were content to just do silly dancing at the back - trying to juggle glasses of lemonade with handbags and flyers. Anyways, highlight of the night was actually the main support act Architects (from Brighton). This is them...
They do sort of the same type of thing as BMTH (shouty, noisy mathcore) but with a really nice dirty groove that make the songs a bit easier on the ear. They are pretty good mates with Brighton's biggest act Johnny Truant, and have toured together before.
You can hear them for yourself at their Myspace page. Or check out more info about when they might be playing near you at their website.
'Til next time!

KP x

I love Exit Ten!

Happy Friday friends! I hope that you all have a good weekend. I am going to go surfing down in Cornwall for a bit - in the rain - wish me luck! Anways, I will leave you this week with some more great music to check out.
Exit Ten are one of the most exciting new UK bands at the moment. I have been following their progress for some months now, and I really think that 2006 will be the year great things happen for them. You can hear their music at www.myspace.com/exitten




... and you can buy their latest mini album from HMV online here.
Have a nice few days! Bye!

Katie x

Me and mates on Total Rock...

Afternoon chappies, last night I pre-recorded a radio show for internet radio station Total Rock. It was a three-hour stint, done with my pal Lucy F, for the Metal Hammer and Classic Rock show. We do it every few weeks live, but I am going off surfing this weekend so had to lay it down early! Anyways, it went OK and will be aired this coming Saturday, 8th July, from 3pn til 6pm, UK time. While we were there, we did a little interview with Brit rock boys Blood Roses on the show. This is them.....
They have an EP out in September - and even though it isn't proper scary heavy metal like I usually obsess over - it's still pretty awesome. Have a listen for yourself at their Myspace page... just click on the banner below.

New Metal Hammer on sale today!!

The new issue of Metal Hammer (issue 155) is on sale today. It's a kinda Metal Hammer Awards special - with a crazy massive awards cover, and a free DVD with videos from some of the bands nominated this year. Inside the mag you'll also find my piece on this year's UK Sounds Of The Underground tour (with Unearth, All That Remains, Chimaira and more).... (me and Trevor from Unearth).. ... and my feature with Lordi at the Eurovision Song Contest! Fuck Yeah! Enjoy!

Alice In Chains last night at the Astoria..

Last night I was lucky enough to go see Alice In Chains at the Astoria in London. I have loved this band for years, but for some silly reason, had never seen them play before. It was always going to be a difficult tour for the band, as it was their first with new singer William DuVall (formerly of band Comes With the Fall) - replacing the sad loss of Layne Staley. The band was great however, and William seems to have been accepted into the fold by the rest of the group and fans alike. It was a proper night of big singing anthems, and some of the largest cheers I have ever heard! I don't think that there is any footage as yet of Alice In Chains with William, so here's an old video of theirs from back in the day with Layne. Enjoy. xx
THE VIDEO: ALICE IN CHAINS 'THEM BONES'

Music for a Tuesday..

Morning rockers.. today I would like to big-up a UK band from around Reading called Sylosis. They are mates with the brilliant Exit Ten (www.exit-ten.co.uk).. and are total shredders... in a young British kinda way..
Check out their music at www.myspace.com/sylosis
Bitchin' x :)

New Lamb Of God Track!

Good morning people.. I am stupidly excited about the new Lamb Of God album that comes out soon on Epic records. It's going to be called 'Sacrament', and the band have uploaded one new track for people to check out for free at a special site: www.sacrament2006.com

It is bloody amazing. Very heavy, very, very Pantera.. and the most incredible drumming ever (true LOG style!).
Will keep you all posted with what other new tracks sound like, as and when I get them.. woo hoo!

Metal Hammer Awards on MTV2

The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards are going to be shown on MTV2 tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 4th) at 9pm. It is your chance to watch all the silly backstage gubbins that went on, and see live performances from Bullet For My Valentine, Lacuna Coil and Dragonforce. Hopefully, it will be ace - as the actual awards were! Here is a silly picture of me with Lordi (I wasn't actually kissing him of course... he's a monster!) :)

Enter Shikari at the Underworld...

So.. just got back from my little DJ slot at the Underworld at today's Subverse club. There were about 500 or more people there, and Enter Shikari - the headliners - were amazing! Honestly - I wasn't sure how good it was going to be - as pulling off the smart combo of techo and tuff-stuff hardcore was always going to be hard. But they were excellent. It totally worked - even more so than on record.. and (you heard it here first.. ha ha) i think that they are going to be pretty big. (even if it's only for 2006/7).
Ha ha.. reach for the lasers! I took some rough video footage, that I will try and get up here tomorrow..
Check out www.myspace.com/entershikari for yourselves!

katie x