Our friends over at Metal Hammer Magazine are a whole load of awesome. Not only did they send over some whiskey for us all on Friday evening, they also dedicated their latest podcast to Roadrunner UK. See what they had to say about little old us and check out the podcast below:

In the light of the 100% shit news that Roadrunner UK is closing, we dedicated this week’s Metal Hammer to one of the greatest record labels ever.

Extra mega special guest and Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas joins Hill, Merl and Amit to talk through our memories of Roadrunner and the relationship we’ve all had with the guys there over the years, as well as listing our top Roadrunner albums and bidding a fond farewell to a genuine metal institution.

Click here to see the full Metal Hammer podcast from this week.

OPETH frontman Mikael Akerfeldt tripped and hit his head in his tour bus yesterday, which resulted in rumours that he had been in a car accident. Fans will be pleased to hear that he hasn’t broken his arm or been involved in an accident – but he has had to have stitches for the gash in his head. We’re sending many ace vibes his way and hoping he recovers swiftly. You can read the statement taken from OPETH‘s Facebook page below:

Many have already learned that yesterday’s performances at The Myth In St Paul had to be cancelled due to Mikael having an accident.

Right before stage time Mike bumped his head on the tour bus which resulted in a pretty deep cut that required urgent medical attention. Mike was taken to hospital which he left a little later with eight stitches and a nasty headache. He’s doing OK now and we expect him to be up and running (though slightly slower) again for tomorrow’s show and onwards.

Mike & the band were very disappointed not being able to play yesterday but thank everyone for their understanding and for the tons of get-well-wishes Mike has received since.

The band also thanks their friends in Mastodon for playing an extended set that hopefully kept all who attended happy.

Get well soon, Mikael!

Get your hands on RUSH‘s upcoming album ‘Clockword Angels‘ Double 180 Gram vinyl for the premium audiophile experience presented in gatefold packaging, NOW!í¢ä‰åŒÂ

í¢ä‰åŒÂLegendary rock band RUSH have unveiled details of its highly anticipated, new album, ‘Clockword Angels‘. The recording of ‘Clockword Angels‘ began with Grammy Award winner Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) who collaborated with the band on their most recent studio album, 2007’s SNAKES & ARROWS – and RUSH co-producing. Lyrically, ‘Clockword Angels‘ chronicles a young man’s quest across a lavish and colourful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams. The story features lost cities, pirates, anarchists, exotic carnival, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life.

Tracklisting as follows:

1. Caravan
í¢ä‰åŒÂ2. BU2B
í¢ä‰åŒÂ3. Clockwork Angels
í¢ä‰åŒÂ4. The Anarchist
í¢ä‰åŒÂ5. Carnies
í¢ä‰åŒÂ6. Halo Effect
í¢ä‰åŒÂ7. Seven Cities Of Gold
í¢ä‰åŒÂ8. The Wreckers
í¢ä‰åŒÂ9. Headlong Flight
í¢ä‰åŒÂ10. BU2B2
í¢ä‰åŒÂ11. Wish Them Well
í¢ä‰åŒÂ12. The Garden

Click here to pre-order your vinyl NOW!

RUSH‘s ‘Clockwork Angels‘ Classic Rock fanpack is released on the 11th of June, with the Roadrunner release following on the 9th of July. The album will be released digitally via iTunes when the fanpack is released and you can pre-order your copy from iTunes by clicking here.

Find out more about ‘Clockwork Angels’ by pointing your mouse in this direction.

SLASH is premiering tracks from his upcoming album ‘Apocalyptic Love‘ on his Facebook page and all you need to do to hear them is share his page with 10 of your friends. Come back each day to hear the new music before the album is released! Today’s song is the title track ‘Apocalyptic Love‘ – click here to share the page and hear the track!

Click here to find out more about the album and pre-order your copy!

French metal heavyweights, GOJIRA one of the most talked about and beloved extreme bands of the last five years, are to play three UK headline shows around the June release of their long-awaited fifth studio album, ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’.

Dates line up as follows:

Mon 25th Jun – SHEFFIELD Corporation
Tue 26th Jun – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
Wed 27th Jun – LONDON Islington Academy

Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow (Wednesday 9th May) and are available from all usual agents and online at www.kililive.com. You can also buy via credit card hotline on 0844 871 8803.

The new album, ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’ features 11 tracks of mind-bending metal and lands in stores on 25th June. The release will be available as a standard edition and a special edition / collector’s package, which includes two extra tracks and a bonus DVD, ‘Live at Les Eurock