Kerrang! — Has 2008 been a good year for rock? We think so and so do the thousands of you who voted in our annual Kerrang! Readers' Poll. You'll have to pick up tomorrow's Kerrang! magazine to find out all the winners (and losers) for yourself, but we can tel... more info

Thrash Hits — When Slipknot brought the All Hope Is Gone tour to London, they didn’t bloody well do just one night, but three. We sent Hugh Platt down to the final show of their residency to see if they’ve still got it after ten years at the top. On any other... more info

Topix — Metallica , Judas Priest , Motley Crue , Slipknot and Disturbed are among the nominees for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. more info

Metalsucks — Even now that Slayer are Grammy winners, I don’t think any metalhead really gives a flying fuck about the Grammys. But, what the fuck - here are this year’s nominees for “Best Metal Performance”: DragonForce, “Heroes Of Our Time” Judas... more info

SLIPKNOT return to London for a sold-out three night assault on Hammersmith Apollo more info

Kerrang! — Slipknot will be performing the final of their three-show run at London's Hammersmith Apollo tonight, December 3. As a taster of what's to come, check out this fan-shot footage of last night's mosh pit! more info

Perfect Porridge — Slipknot will kick off their first U.S. headline tour in support of their No. 1 album, All Hope Is Gone, at Saint Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. Special guests Coheed and Cambria and label mates Trivium will round out ... more info

The Lemur Blog — Tracklist1. Roots Rock Riot (3:01)2. Trouble (3:49)3. Ratrace (3:21)4. State Of Emergency (4:03)5. Alright (3:09)6. Destroy The Dancefloor (3:44)7. Rude Boy For Life (4:10)8. Killing Me (4:18)9. Spit Out The Poison (3:47)10. Cause Ah Riot (3:04)11. E... more info

Time Out, London — Des Moines, Iowa's comical, mask-wearing nu-metal nine-piece band return to 'scare' the kids with their stage antics and the doomy growls and thunderings of latest (fourth) album, 'All Hope Is Gone', which hit the Number... more info

Kerrang! — Phil Demmel, guitarist from Machine head, will be taking part in an in-store signing session at Guitar Guitar, Newcastle on December 11. Phil will be there to meet fans and sign autographs from 1pm on the day of Machine Head’s sold out gig a... more info