RUSH‘s Geddy Lee was over in the UK in May to do press for the band’s new album ‘Clockwork Angels‘ and whilst we had him in Old London Town, we decided to stick him in front of a camera and grill him about the band’s latest project. In the clip below we decided to ask Geddy what it’s like as the spokesperson for the band having to sing Neil Peart‘s lyrics. We’ve often wondered how that relationship works and now we do! Check it out below:

The standard physical release of RUSH‘s new album ‘Clockwork Angels‘ will be released on Roadrunner Records on July 9th 2012 – click the below links to buy your digital copy now or to pre-order your physical copy:

Play.com CD: http://smarturl.it/RUSHcdstand
iTunes digital: http://smarturl.it/RUSHdigistand

The tenth METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS were the biggest, bestest and most metallest yet – and as anyone who was there can testify, it’s set a hell of a standard for years to come!

In the magazine’s huge GOLDEN GODS SPECIAL, they take you through all the performances, all the awards and all the backstage debauchery, featuring exclusive interviews with all of the winners – including MACHINE HEAD, MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD, BILL BAILEY, ANTHRAX, GHOST and more.

ORDER YOUR NEW METAL HAMMER ISSUE HERE!

Our favourite French metallers GOJIRA release their new album ‘L’Enfant Sauvage‘ today, as well as taking part in an instore signing session at HMV Sheffield before hitting the stage at The Corporation this evening. Oh you lucky northeners you! The band will then be performing in Birmingham tomorrow and London on Wednesday. London is now sold out but if you’re quick, you may still be able to get tickets for tonight or tomorrow!

You may recall us asking for you to submit questions for the band when they were over for doing press earlier this year? Well, we’ll be rolling out answers to those fan questions this week with the first one premiering today. If your name is Ross Reagan, then this answer is for you!

MEGADETH performed at Graspop Metal Meeting 2012 over the weekend and whilst there Dave Ellefson shot some of his ace fan cam stuff that he does so well. Check out the lengthy clip of Dave hanging about backstage and getting ready for the show below:

As we reported last week, GOJIRA popped over to the UK not so long ago and whilst we had them in the office, we sat Joe down in front of a camera to ask him about the band’s new album, which was released in the UK today. We have split the track by track up into 3 parts and you can watch all three parts below:

Our friends over at MusicRadar are streaming the face-meltingly awesome new album – click here to head over to MusicRadar’s website to have a listen NOW!

GOJIRA will taking part in an in-store meet and greet session TODAY in Sheffield and you can find those details below:

Monday 25th June, 5.30pm – 6:30pm
HMV, 14-18 High Street, Sheffield, S1 2GE

Fans can order ‘L’Enfant Sauvage‘ from the following links:

Play.com – order the Special Edition from Play.com to receive an exclusive guitar plectrum necklace.
iTunes – Standard Edition
iTunes – Deluxe Edition

The other day we were minding our business on the old Twitter when someone alerted us to something funny that we thought we’d share. Kuma’s is an awesome looking burger joint in the windy city of Chicago and for the last five years they claim to have been ‘cranking out some of the most creative, mouthwatering burgers this side of Jupiter’. The reason they caught our eye was because they make heavy metal burgers. We kid you not! There are a raft of choices including the Led Zeppelin, the Slayer, the Metallica, the Clutch and much more! The burgers that we’re obviously keen on trying would be the Megadeth (Chorizo and Red Potato Hash, Pico de Gallo, Cayenne Avocado Cream, Tortilla Strips ) or the Mastodon (BBQ Sauce, Cheddar, Bacon, Frizzled Onions). NOM!

So there’s your heads up should you be looking for a burger in Chicago – click here to check out Kuma’s website and drop us a comment in the box below if any of you know of any quirky heavy metal hang outs here in the UK!

French metallers GOJIRA release their new album ‘L’Enfant Sauvage‘ in the UK today and in case you need convincing of it’s awesomeness, check out some extracts from reviews below:

This is metal taken to a higher plane of brilliance. – The Guardian

Make no mistake: Gojira is one of the finest bands of our generation, and with L’Enfant Sauvage they’ve created another album to suit such a reputation. – BBC Reviews

In short; the album rocks, it has everything and it’s a splendidly produced and carefully wrapped piece of art, for the ears and it’s also the heaviest thing to come out of France, since the Guillotine. Epic! – Rock n Reel reviews

Why should you care about yet another groove metal album in 2012? Because Gojira don’t seem like they’re trying. L’Enfant Sauvage seems almost effortless, and shows that the band know exactly what they need to sound like to get heads a-bobbing and fists a-pumping. No frills, no unnecessary technicality, and certainly no mindless electronic interludes. If Meshuggah are the Melvins of groove metal (the weird band everyone tries to rip off), then Gojira are the genre’s High on Fire (dependable as hell and incredibly heavy). Regardless of what metal niche you may find yourself in these days, you need to hear this. – Metal Injection

The opening track “Explosia” sets the bar impossibly high right out the gate, ending in a devastatingly heavy groove countered by ringing notes right out of Ennio Morricone‘s spaghetti western heyday. – The PRP

Metal Hammer have been premiering clips of the guys talking about the band’s beginning and influences – check out the first two clips below and watch this space for further clips popping up on Metal Hammer‘s website!

Beginnings:

Influences:

The man in a hat SLASH sat down in front on a camera for us when he was last in town and we spoke about how he picked Myles Kennedy to sing on his new album ‘Apocalyptic Love‘. Check out the clip below:

GOJIRA popped over to the UK not so long ago and whilst we had them in the office, we sat Joe down in front of a camera to ask him about the band’s new album, which is released on Monday 25th of June. We have split the track by track up into 3 parts with the first part being premiered yesterday. You can watch parts 1 and 2 below and watch this space for the final part!

Click the links below to pre-order your copy of GOJIRA‘s ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’:

Digital album
Physical album

The the mighty MACHINE HEAD will be letting fans pick the songs at their first ever UK festival headline slot at this year’s BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL – we kid you not! If you head to http://www.facebook.com/Bloodstock you can now submit your suggestions via a poll. Each fan can pick five songs from MACHINE HEAD’s incredible debut ‘Burn My Eyes’ and the five most popular tracks will be performed at CATTON HALL this summer. BOSH!

You can also check out a promo clip the festival has put together below and underneath that is an ace clip featuring Jamie from HATEBREED talking about the festival.

See you guys in the pit!