The change of drummers inTrivium came as a bit of a shock to everyone and been given only 24 hours for a new guy to come in and learn the band’s set mid tour is not easy for anyone, no matter how skilled you might be. Here you can check out their (now ex) drum techMat Madiro is doing as the band’s new drummer!

French metal bandGojira are definitely one of the best bands on the scene at the moment and their music isn’t a walk in the park to play. Luckily, if you’re trying to playthe title track of the band’s latest album L'Enfant Sauvage,you’re in luck because frontmanJoe Duplantier has uploaded a tutorial going through the track.

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Remember the good times of Soundwave and how we held this instagram#ShotsOfSoundwave competition? Well finally, we have picked some winners! All the entries were awesome and we’ve spent all these months combing through them, reflecting on the amazing day that wasSoundwaveand getting excited for next year.

Ever wanted to hang out withKillswitch Engage behind the scenes? Well, now’s your chance! The band have just uploaded ‘KSE Behind The Scenes Part 1’ to see what they’re like off-stage.

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Trivium‘sCorey Beaulieu and Matt Heafyrecently caught up withFret 12 to talk about their latest albumVengeance Falls as well as as their live rig! They discussed the concept behind the album, their all-time favourite guitars and compared the metal scene in the US to the rest of the world.

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A couple of the guys fromOf Mice & Menrecently caught up withThe Mike James Rock Show while they’re in the UK. They talked about the reactions to their latest albumRestoring Force around the world, whether they still get star-struck and then played this-or-that with some pretty…interesting answers.

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Ever wished that you could go to uni and major in metal? In Holland, this dream has become a reality for many students!Within Temptation’s Ruud Jolie has been instrumental in setting up theMetal Factoryand he caught up with theRock It Out! Blogto talk about what skills they teach their students, both music and non-music related.

We have all read some pretty interesting things onWikipedia and some bands pages on there are borderline ridiculous.Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt sets the story straight by playingWikipedia: Fact or Fiction with Loudwire.

It includes some pretty interesting history aboutOpeth, see below!