Reading Fest!

We're off to Reading tomorrow to set up our stall in the main arena... if you're going the festival this weekend, come and say hi!

Win Spy Catcher and Outcry Collective goodies!!!

Simply CLICK HERE to win all sorts of goodies from two of Englands hottest properties!

Out Of Sight man!

Check out our buddy Jake from OUT OF SIGHT sporting the Goldie tee onstage at the recent Kerrang! Week Of Rock show at the London Forum with Attack! Attack! and You Me At Six.

Hot Damn!

We are delighted to get involved with Londons finest alternative nightclub, HOT DAMN! The club takes place on the 3rd Friday of every month at the Purple Turtle in Camden Town, with a pre-club gig beforehand. In the past, bands such as Young Guns, We Are The Ocean, Horse The Band, Shotgun Riot, Lower Than Atlantis, and Outcry Collective have all graced the Hot Damn! stage.

The next Hot Damn! takes place on the 21st August, so get down there to dance the night away and see what all the fuss is about!

Criminal Damage at the Kerrang! Awards 2009

In our post-Sonisphere blurry state, we hit the glamourous Kerrang! Awards show last night in London. We were sponsoring the award for Best International Newcomer, and were absolutely chuffed to see the brilliant Gaslight Anthem win the award.

Here's the full run-down of the evenings winners - Congratulations to them all!

BEST BRITISH NEWCOMER: In Case Of Fire
Presented by Relentless Energy Drink

BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER: The Gaslight Anthem
Presented by Criminal Damage

BEST SINGLE: The Prodigy - Omen
Presented by Red Stripe

BEST VIDEO: Mastodon - Oblivion
Presented by Rival Colour

CLASSIC SONGWRITER: Linkin Park

SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE: The Wildhearts

ICON: Alice In Chains
Presented by Orange Amplification

BEST ALBUM: Metallica - Death Magnetic
Presented by My Rock City.com

BEST LIVE BAND: Slipknot
Presented by Marshall Application

INSPIRATION: Machine Head

HALL OF FAME: Limp Bizkit
Presented by: Russian Standard Vodka

BEST BRITISH BAND: Bullet For My Valentine
Presented by Roadrunner Records

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND: Slipknot
Presented by Guitar Hero

YMA6/Attack! Attack!/Out Of Sight show...

On Tuesday night, we hit the HMV Forum in London for the Kerrang Week Of Rock show featuring Out Of Sight, Attack! Attack!, and headliners You Me At Six. Fun was had by all, as was much free beer - and as you can see from the pic, Criminal Damage was repping hard on the jumbo screens at the side of the stage.

Want some free music..?

Two of our fave bands, and dare we say two of the hottest properties in the UK right now, YOUNG GUNS and SPY CATCHER have both put some new free music online for you to download!

To get the SPY CATCHER track, 'Rock Is Cursed' follow this link http://www.musicglue.com/spycatcher

...and to get an exclusive L'amour La Morgue (Ian Watkins - Lostprophets) remix of ‘The Weight Of The World’ by YOUNG GUNS, head here http://www.musicglue.com/younggunsuk

Continue supporting the UK music scene... we have some incredible bands and artists out there =)

Win Kerrang Week Of Rock tix!

We are just too good to you!

On top of giving away Sonisphere tickets, we have now scored tickets to EVERY show of the KERRANG! WEEK OF ROCK - the build up to this years Kerrang! Awards, at which we will be sponsoring the award for BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER.

The London HMV Forum will become the home of rock for one whole week, and you can win tickets to the following shows...

TUESDAY JULY 28 - YOU ME AT SIX + ATTACK! ATTACK! + OUT OF SIGHT
THURSDAY JULY 30 - BUCKCHERRY + 69 EYES + DEAR SUPERSTAR
FRIDAY JULY 31 - LACUNA COIL + DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS + DEAD BY APRIL
SATURDAY AUGUST 1 - LIMP BIZKIT

As always, this competition is open to registered users of www.criminaldamage.co.uk only, so please make sure you are signed up - then email us at care@criminaldamage.co.uk with your name and contact phone number, CLEARLY STATING in the subject line which show you are hoping to win tickets for!

Good luck guys n' gals!

*There is no travel or accommodation included in the prizes - show tickets only*

Roadrunner Records comp winners

Congratu-fications to the winners of our recent Roadrunner Records competitions!

Daniella Shaw of Sheffield won first prize in the Killswitch Engage giveaway, with Mrs K. Wheaton runner-up.

Izzy Dhamdusdi from London won the Alexisonfire prizes.

Well done guys, all prizes are on their way to you!


Make sure you enter our Sonisphere Festival competition... we are giving away pairs of weekend tickets! SONISPHERE COMPETITION!

Sonisphere UK... WIN TICKETS!!!

The Gods of Metal will surely be shining upon Knebworth House at the beginning of August, when the UK leg of the monster travelling festival that is SONISPHERE hits our shores - and thanks to Sonisphere, we have TEN pairs of weekend tickets up for grabs!

So, if you want to see metal legends METALLICA and ANTHRAX, witness what could be NINE INCH NAILS' last ever UK show, get your nu-metal fix with LIMP BIZKIT and LINKIN PARK, and see an intimate solo by SLIPKNOTS' COREY TAYLOR, Sonisphere is the place to be.

50+ bands spread across 4 stages over 2 days in the Hertfordshire countryside - what could be better? Well, how do FREE TICKETS sound?

We will give away a pair of weekend tickets to ten lucky winners, as well as some Criminal Damage gear and Sonisphere merch for 5 runners up. As usual, our competitions are open only to registered users of www.criminaldamage.co.uk, so please head HERE to sign up if you haven't already.

To enter, simply email us your name and address HERE.

Good luck!

Sonisphere UK takes place at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire. August 1st & 2nd

Official Sonisphere UK website.



*Please note travel is not included in the prize*

*Under 16s will need to be accompanied by an adult*

*Closing date for entries 24th July 2009 - Winners will be notified by email and tickets posted to them*

Photoshooting...

Yesterday was a hectic one at CDHQ. We had members of OUT OF SIGHT and FAREWELL CITY in for a photoshoot with the fantastic Marcus Maschwitz.

Expect to see the end results on our soon-to-launch new website, and press material soon.

Nine Inch Nails

Just a quick post to say I saw NINE INCH NAILS last night at the 02, and they were incredible =) If you want to win tix to see them at SONISPHERE, keep your eyes peeled to www.criminaldamage.co.uk.

We Are The Ocean @ NASS

The Relentless NASS Action Sports and Music Festival took place over the weekend in Somerset, and alongside N.E.R.D, CKY, Lethal Bizzle and Zane Lowe on the music stage, were our good friends WE ARE THE OCEAN. Check out guitarist Alfie below, looking rad in his CD hoodie and denim.

BASICK Summer Tour

Our buddies at BASICK RECORDS are about to hit the road with their Summer Tour. You can catch 3 of Basicks finest, with EVITA, A DARK ORBIT, and NO CONSEQUENCE all on the bill.

Do your damndest to get along to your nearest show for some quality bands, and to support one of the UKs finest indie labels.

Reading 2009

It's time to get excited about Reading & Leeds 2009 (even more so now Faith No More have been added to the bill!) After the initial Indie-tastic lineup was announced, a lot more 'favourable' bands have been added, and it's now looking like a very nice bill indeed.

See you there!

Kerrang Awards Shortlist announced

Kerrang have announced the shortlists for this years awards... as we mentioned earlier, we are sponsoring the award for BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER - for which the nominees are...

BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER
Shinedown
Five Finger Death Punch
The Gaslight Anthem
Metro Station
Versa Emerge

We know who we want to win! What about you?

Check the rest of the shortlists over at Kerrangs website.

iPod Vs Walkman!!!

This made us chuckle. For any of you old enough to remember the original Walkman, would you trade your iPod for one???

iPod Vs Sony Walkman

The King of Pop.

We forgot to say it last week, but RIP Michael Jackson.

Win Roadrunner Records CD's with Criminal Damage!

The good people at ROADRUNNER RECORDS have supplied us with some great prizes to offer you!  We have copies of the new CD from ALEXISONFIRE - 'Old Crows/Young Cardinals,' copies of the new self-titled CD from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, and some limited edition art prints from both albums to give away!

As always, these competitions are open only to registered users of Criminaldamage.co.uk, so make sure you sign up before entering.

To be in the draw to win the Alexisonfire CD and artwork, email us your name and address here.  One lucky winner will win both prizes!

To be in with a chance of winning the Killswitch Engage CD and artwork, email us your name and address here.  We have the artwork and a copy of the Special Edition CD for the main winner, and a copy of the normal CD for a runner up.

 

Feel free to enter both comps!  We'll stop taking entries on July 17th, and contact the winners the next day.  Good luck everyone!

TGOAT Tour!!!

Clicky-clicky the banner to get tickets for TGOATs upcoming tour!!! S'gonna be a goodie!