Metal Monday at The Woodman every Monday. £1.50 for loyalty card holders – £2.00 for everyone else.

Riff–mongers Silas are back in Blackfen. They are supported by the rising giants Dryland Drowning. If you didn't get enough of his twiddle–riff heroics for Without Remorse at last weeks Metal Monday, get down to the Woodman early this week to catch Andy Finney.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at the Woodman? – Email us a request now!

Rock Night Live at the Bull and Vic every Tuesday. £1.50 entry for loyalty card holders – £2.00 for everyone else.

The Frequency return to deliver yet another solid set along with grungelite champions Endlessummer. The opening act on the night are Alvina.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at the Bull n Vic? – Email us a request now!

DJs playing new and old indie favourites at the Rat and Parrot every week. Free entry for all.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at the Rat and Parrot? – Email us a request now!

Go Mental! at the Rat and Parrot every week. DJs playing the likes of Devin Townsend, My Chemical Romance, Lamb of God, Def Leppard, The 69 Eyes and lots more! Free entry for loyalty card holders – £1.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at the Rat and Parrot? – Email us a request now!

Black Tie Promotions present live music at Infernos in Welling every Sunday. £3.00 for Rock Matrix loyalty card holders and those with fliers – £4.00 for everyone else.

The countdown has begun. Darkness decends on Bexleyheath on Thursday the 28th June. As a one off celebration of all things dark and decadent Darkcore enters the Rat and Parrot. The dark delights include an Ann Summers fashion show, a fiendish fashion show (Gravesend goth store) and DJs playing a mix of seductively dark tunes for your consumption.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Darkcore? – Email us a request now!

You heard correctly! Live music at the Rat and Parrot. More news in the coming weeks.

That's right – 4 years! How many other rock nights or clubs last that long? Get down to the Rat and Parrot and help celebrate 4 years (and counting) of the biggest weekday rock night in the UK. Oh, and it's free!!!

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Go Mental 4 Years? – Email us a request now!

Surely, this years Bloodstock festival is adding up to be the best 'metal' festival of the year. Held at Catton Hall in south Derbyshire, the festival returns for its sophomore year. See the official Bloodstock Open Air 2007 website for more detailed information on opening times and ticket prices.

Rock Matrix and Kent favourites Kobrakai have already been confirmed. Here is a list of all the bands confirmed to date:

THURSDAY

• Testament
• Kiuas
• Firewind
• Head–On

FRIDAY

• Lacuna Coil
• Dark Tranquillity
• Nevermore
• Epica
• Wolf
• Exploder
• Memfis
• Korpiklaani
• Mindflow
• Terrathorn
• Speedtheory
• Damage Control
• Honey For Christ
• Life Denied
• The Aftermath

SATURDAY

• In Flames
• Arch Enemy
• Dream Evil
• Sabbat
• Finntroll
• Kobrakai
• Benediction
• Legion of the Damned
• Beyond All Reason
• Rise To Addiction
• Sinnergod
• Trigger 9
• Nephwrack
• The Hollow Earth Theory
• Nemhain

With Rock Matrix local event nights now seeing over 1000 people a week, Rock Matrix now feels that it has taken the event nights as far as it can on its own, but fully believes that these nights can be even bigger and better. Therefore and after years of working with Blacktie Promotions all the Rock Matrix events will be passed to Andy and Nat of BTP to be managed from 1st June. As part of the collaboration there will be a celebratory hand over week from Sunday 1st July, culminating in the 4 year ROCK NIGHT party at the Rat n Parrot on Thursday July 5th which will be free entry for all!

This collaboration is a chance to put this area on the map forever and be recognised as the best scene in the country. Rock Matrix will be working behind the scenes to forge relationships and build stronger offerings to all the bands, venues and attendees to the nights it promotes.

So... It's my pleasure to hand the running of ALL the nights including:

• Sunday at Infernos
• Metal Mondays at The Woodman
• Rock Night Live at Bull n Vic
• Go Mental Rock Night at The Rat n Parrot
• Flamin Live at Flamingo Park

Over to BTP for them to build on what we have achieved over the last 4 years.

And to everyone out there who has been part of the scene at any stage, thank you for taking it to where it is, thanks for being part of The Rock Matrix.