Orange County’s Heartist have released part 1 of their in the studio video series. The guys discuss pre-production, writing & the sound of the new material. Heartist released their debut EP ‘Nothing You Didn’t Deserve’ last year. Listen here on Spotify!

Their latest single ‘Pressure Point’ is OUT NOW!

Raucous Roadrunner newcomers Marmozets have released their brand new single ‘Captivate You’. The follow up to ‘Why Do You Hate Me?’ is available now on iTunes. You can give the track a spin below via YouTube. Make sure you don’t miss Marmozets at Download Festival next weekend! The guys take to the Pepsi Max Stage at 2.45pm on the Saturday.

We are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets for Download Festival right here!

Opeth’s eagerly awaited new album ‘Pale Communion’ is available to pre-order now in a variety of formats & bundles! When you pre-order on iTunes you will receive an instant download of the song ‘Cusp Of Eternity’.

Pale Communion Deluxe Box Set:

7″ sized foil stamped double slipcase housing:
7″ of bonus track “Solitude” recorded live at Stockholm Sodra Teatern in April 2012
7″ of bonus track “Var Kommer Barnen In” recorded live at Stockholm Sodra Teatern in April 2012
7″ of “Cusp of Eternity
Pale Communion CD and Blu Ray of 5.1 audio mixes housed in gatefold jacket
Oversized booklet
Download of exclusive commentary by Mikael

The awesome guys at TeamRock have premiered the brand Opeth video for ‘Cusp Of Eternity’. The song is the first to be taken from the eagerly awaited new album ‘Pale Communion’ which will be released on August 25th.

Opeth will headline the Pepsi Max Stage at Download Festival on the Friday. Be there!

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WIN a pair of weekend camping tickets for Download Festival over on our bespoke Roadrunner at DL2014 page! This is the home for everything Roadrunner at Download before, during & after the mayhem! The competition closes on June 9th and the winner will be notified immediately via email.

Killswitch Engage are currently on the road, doing what they do best! The guys recently released more amazing behind the scenes footage from their tour. In the new video which you can watch below you will see a tonne of killer live footage including their Rock On The Range set & some motorised skateboard action, golf cart action & more.

Make sure you don’t miss Killswitch Engage main stage on the Saturday of Download Festival!

Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently visited Abbey Road Studios to test out Roli’s new Seaboard Grand keyboard. As a fan of The Beatles it seemed only fitting to prog up one of their countless hits. Check out Jordan playing ‘Yesterday’ on the new Roli below.

Dream Theater will be playing Sonisphere festival this summer. Get all the info & tickets right here!

This past weekend, raucous mosh pit rockers Marmozets, smashed it up at Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds,

SLASH and his bandmates Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will release their new album WORLD ON FIRE on September 15 via SLASH’s own label Dik Hayd International distributed through Roadrunner Records (Europe, Middle East, Africa, & Latin America).

On sale September 15th & available for pre-order now

Festival season is fully underway as this weekend we have both The Devil Wears Prada & Marmozets tearing it up at Slam Dunk Festival! Click here to get all the info about the festival which take place at Leeds Uni on Saturday, The Forum Hertfordshire on Sunday & Wolverhampton Civic on Monday. Mosh boots on!