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Piledriver! understands that Bullet For My Valentine will be giving fans a taste of new music next week!

A new track will be posted on the bands official website on the 16th February. The site will be newly launched that day.

We don’t know the name of the song or any information about it.

Bullet are playing the Download festival in June. Piledriver’s James Thake interviewed Matt and Michael last August – check out our interview with them here.

HIM are currently streaming their new album ‘Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice’ on Myspace, click here to have a listen.

We will have a review of the album up this week – watch this space!

The band are playing a special Valentines Day show and then touring the UK in March, dates are as follows:

MARCH
13 – NORWICH UEA
14 – MANCHESTER O2 Academy
15 – EDINBURGH O2 Picture House
16 – NEWCASTLE O2 Academy
18 – BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy
19 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
20 – NOTTINGHAM Rock City

This gig was definitely one of the best ive been to in a long time!

Unfortunately I missed the first support band due to the massive queue outside the venue of people waiting to get in.

Second on were Kids in Glass Houses. They did an excellent job in warming the crowd up for Lostprophets. They played a few old tracks such as “Give Me What I Want” and “Easy Tiger”. The group also performed a few new songs of their upcoming album “Dirt” which is scheduled to be released on the 29th March. (Apologies for photo quality – they were taken with my iPhone)

Above: Kids in Glass Houses

Next up were Lostprophets – they put on a hell of a show! The guys played a mix of old songs including fan favourites “Last Summer”, “Rooftops” and “Last Train Home”. They also played a few songs from their recently released album “The Betrayed” including “Dstryr / Dstryr” and the brilliant introduction song to their set “If It Wasn’t For Hate”. All songs were received very well by the Hull crowd. My personal favourites from the set were “A Town Called Hypocrisy” and “Shinobi”. They also did a cover of The Prodigy’s “Omen”. I really enjoyed it – they gave the club classic a more rockier sound and edge. In my opinion much better than the original.

Frontman Ian Watkins did an exceptional job in keeping the crowd pumped and going throughout the night. Watkins interacted alot with the audience which was a great touch. Some bands, don’t do this enough which is a real shame.

Above: Lostprophets

Overall the Welsh rockers put on an amazing show – you can tell they give it all when they go on stage. They kept the fans happy with the mixture of old and new songs – similar to what they have done with “The Betrayed” album.

The setlist was as follows (I was lucky enough to grab a setlist on the way out of the venue!):

Lostprophets are currently on tour. Dates and venues are below:

9 February MARGATE, Winter Gardens
10 February PORSMOUTH, Guildhall
11 February LONDON, BRIXTON O2 ACADEMY
13 February DONCASTER, Dome
14 February LEEDS, O2 Academy
15 February CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange
17 February BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy
18 February GLASGOW, Academy
19 February EDINBURGH, Corn Exchange
21 February YEOVIL, Westlands
22 February NORWICH, UEA
23 February NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy
25 February MANCHESTER, Apollo
26 February SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall
28 February BRISTOL, O2 Academy
1 March PORT TALBOT, Afan Lido

Tickets are available here.

Team Maad will be cycling from John o’ Groats to Africa and hope to raise £10 000. They have raised an amazing £1 545 so far and with your help they can raise more. They are cycling for the ‘Help for Heroes’ charity which supports our wounded, provides practical direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

If you wish to give to them please click on the link below-
http://www.justgiving.com/maad

Thank You.

We thought that this deserved its own little news piece. Check it out:

The tweet was in reply to us going to the gig in Hull the other night. Full review of the show with photos will be up later on today.

For more info on Euphoria Audio, check out their MySpace and Twitter.

Probably known as one of the greatest metal bands in the world, Heaven and Hell have been announced as the headline act of Bloodstock 2010.

Bloodstock founder Paul Gregory had the following to say:

“10 years of bringing the UK a METAL festival that metalheads can be proud of has just been made better with the announcement of Heaven and Hell. As a fan to say I’m made up with the announcement would be the understatement of the millennium. This year Bloodstock has come of age”

Bloodstock 2010 takes place at Catton Hall, Derbyshire from 13th – 15th August.

Weekend tickets are on sale now at www.bloodstock.uk.com

BAND LINE UP SO FAR
HEAVEN & HELL : CHILDREN OF BODOM : FEAR FACTORY :
OBITUARY : ROSS THE BOSS : RAGE : ANDROMEDA : BEHEMOTH : DEVIN TOWNSEND : DORO : LEAVES EYES : SUFFOCATION : DREAM EVIL : CANNIBAL CORPSE : KORPIKLAANI : GWAR : AMORPHIS : GOJIRA : SONATA ARCTICA

‘Piledriver’ is an impressive and darkly humourous short film (at 13 minutes) that I have found on the web. Created by Calvin Reader it follows the coming together of a woman and a man who love each other, but it all ends badly….. very badly.

Give it a look at -
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/piledriver/

*Viewer discretion is advised*

Unfortunatelty we won’t be interviewing Lostprophets this weekend. However we will try and get them later on in the year.

To celebrate the release of their new album “The Betrayed” we have found 2 music videos of a couple of tracks which are featured on the CD.

Bestival takes place from the 9th to 12th September 2010, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight

Live Music From:
Dizzee Rascal / The Flaming Lips / Hot Chip / LCD Soundsystem /
Gil Scott Heron / Chase & Status / Echo and the Bunnymen /Simian Mobile Disco / Delphic / Rolf Harris / Marc Almond / Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Ellie Goulding / Fat Freddy’s Drop / Flying Lotus / Four Tet / Kitty Daisy & Lewis / Stornoway / Tinie Tempah / Vitalic / The Cuban Brothers / Chilily Gonazales / Beardyman / Tunng / Hurts / The Gaslamp Killer / The Vegetable Orchestra / Ulrich Schnauss / The Twinkle Brothers / High Llamas / The Antlers / Archie Bronson Outfit / Beth Jeans Houghton / Mixhell / Glen Matlock / Samuel and the Dragon / The Japanese Popstars / The Lost Brothers / Here We Go Magic / Goldhawks / Countryside Alliance Crew / Laura J Martin / A Genuine Freakshow / Bookhouse Boys / King Charles / Three Trapped Tigers / Worship / French Horn Rebellion / Sisters of Transistors / Spindle and Wit / Starless & Bible Black / The Boy Who Trapped The Sun / Deer Tick / Telegraphs / Tim and Sam Band / Unicorn Kid

DJ Sets from Rob da Bank and:
Annie Mac Presents / David Rodigan / Ewan Pearson / Dixon / Greg Wilson /
Nathan Fake / Huw Stephens / Mary Anne Hobbs / Jaguar Skills / Joy Orbison /
Horse Meat Disco / DJ Derek / Greg’s Greats / SBTRKT / Jakwob / Ramadanman / Seth Troxler / Untold / The Broken Hearts / Back To The Phuture

For more info on Bestival check out the official festival website at: www.bestival.net

Above: Enter Shikari

Kicking off with two completely new tracks, ‘Thumper’ and the titular ‘Tribalism’, the album takes in a smattering of B-sides, remixes (including a High Contrast remix of Wall, unreleased until now) and live tracks, serving as an attractively priced ‘companion’ piece to 2009’s ‘Common Dreads’ album. The confirmed tracklisting is:

1; Tribalism

2; Thumper

3; All Eyes On The Saint

4; We Can Breathe In Space

5; Insomnia (Live @ Brixton ‘07)

6; Juggernauts – Nero remix

7; No Sleep Tonight – Qemists remix

8; Wall – High Contrast remix

9; No Sleep Tonight – Mistabishi remix

10; Juggernauts – Blue Bear remix

11; No Sleep Tonight – Rout remix

12; No Sleep Tonight – Lights Go Blue remix

13; Havoc A (Live ‘09)

14; Labyrinth (Live ‘09)

15; Hectic (Live ‘09)

Aside from the standard CD release of ‘Tribalism’, a VERY limited edition box set edition- containing; ‘Tribalism’ CD album, ‘Live At Rock City’ CD album, t-shirt, poster, sticker and two button badges – of the release will be sold via the band’s own webstore at www.entershikari.com.

Prior to the album’s release, the track ‘Thumper’ will be released as a single on February 14th.

The release of ‘Tribalism’ follows hot on the heels of some of Enter Shikari’s biggest headline shows to date.

The full dates are as follows:

Saturday 6th Feb – BLACKPOOL – Empress Ballroom

Sunday 7th Feb – GLASGOW – Barrowlands

Monday 8th Feb – GLASGOW – King Tuts (SOLD OUT)

Tuesday 9th Feb – MIDDLESBROUGH – Empire

Thursday 11th Feb – BOURNEMOUTH – O2 Academy

Friday 12th Feb – LONDON – Hammersmith Apollo

(support on all dates – except King Tuts – The King Blues).

2010 looks set to be another manic year for Enter Shikari. Following a successful arena tour at the end of 2009 as special guests to The Prodigy the band are set to tour Australia on the Soundwave Festival in late February, followed by a batch of Japanese headline shows (supported by Escape The Fate and A Day To Remember) in early March, an extensive North American tour in April and May, before journeying to Russia for their first ever shows in St Petersberg, Moscow and Kalingrad.

Having also been invited back by The Prodigy as the only rock band to join the bill alongside Pendulum and Chase & Status at the Milton Keynes Bowl in July and a summer that will find Enter Shikari making their presence felt across the main stages of the European festival circuit, before heading back to the USA & Canada for their slot on 2010’s Warped Tour, it’s very much business as usual for the St Albans quartet. It isn’t for no good reason that the band were recently voted ‘Best Live Band’ of 2009 in the Rock Sound reader’s poll (alongside best album for ‘Common Dreads’ we hasten to add.)

Above: The Strokes

RockNess is extremely proud to announce that LEFTFIELD will return with a live performance at this summer’s festival – a first for over 10 years and a stunning exclusive for the fast-rising Most Beautiful Festival in the World, staged on the shores of iconic Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

Adding further excitement is the announcement that drum and bass extraordinaires CHASE & STATUS join the bill along with German electro house maven BOYS NOIZE.

These latest acts augment the already confirmed RockNess line-up to date which includes THE STROKES, FRIENDLY FIRES, SOULWAX, 2 MANY DJs, ANNIE MAC, CLUB 75 featuring XAVIER DE ROSNAY (Justice), BUSY P, CASSIUS and DJ MEHDI, and ROB DA BANK.

RockNess 2010 – The Most Beautiful Festival in the World – takes place on Friday 11th – Sunday 13th June and returns as a three-day event following last year’s success when the Main Stage got the party started on the Friday night for the first time.

Tickets for RockNess are available the RockNess website and Ticketline – www.ticketline.co.uk, and on general sale via all other ticket agents. Prices are as follows:

2 Day Weekend Tickets (including camping) £130.00

3 Day Weekend Tickets (including camping) £149.00

Limited Student Offer: 3 Day Weekend Tickets (including camping and free travel) £139.00

We will try and get an interview with the band sometime during the year.

To celebrate the release of their new single ‘Underdog’, You Me At Six will be meeting fans for a signing & acoustic performance at HMV 150 Oxford Street, London on Monday 8th February at 5pm.

Unfortunately, due to limited time available, 350 wristbands will be issued from the store on the day of the event from 9am on a first come first served basis, one per person only, no reservations.

Festival director John Probyn had the following to say:

“Due to an overwhelming number of complaints from people and now we have had chance to view the footage from previous years and can see what everyone means (and not see the acts onstage!), we will be banning flags on sticks in the main arena,” he wrote. “Hope you all understand that this is to ensure that everyone can enjoy what’s onstage.”

This years Download will feature Them Crooked Vultures, AC/DC and Stone Temple Pilots. The festival will take place June 11-13.