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

The almighty Woden return to play the most metal Monday around. The Woodman also welcomes female fronted nightmare bringers Training Icarus for the first time. Opening the night will be Pos 51. If you are scratching your heads wondering who they are then don't worry. Pos 51 is the new name for Americ*nt.

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 for loyalty card holders – £2.00 for those with flyers – £2.50 for everyone else.

Hard rockers Red 13 take the bull by the horns this week along with covers band Last Exit. Joe Harrison and Gary Ptaszek open the night.

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

Live music at the Rat and Parrot every Wednesday. £1.50 for loyalty card holders – £2.00 for those with flyers – £2.50 for everyone else.

It was only a matter of time before the local psycos, sorry psycobillies had a go at the Rat. Billy Rebel headline the third live night at this venue. Bender Crack Corn, Jon Cooper and Jeremy Ayre support.

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

Go Mental! at the Rat and Parrot every week. DJs playing the likes of Metallica, Dimmu Borgir, Linkin Park, Unearth, AFI 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!

Don't worry, they aren't really hiding! Mad Dog are playing live for you in the Basement Bar which is downstairs at The Venue in New Cross this Friday. Doors are 9pm to 2am. £5 entry.

'Metal Meltdown' every third Saturday of the month upstairs at the Intrepid Fox. DJ's Darrell/Jamie/Tim (Terrorizer Magazine) play you the best metal and hard rock! All this along with the usual goings on downstairs. Free entry so no excuses!

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.

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
• Damage Control
• Mindflow
• Life Denied
• The Aftermath
• Sinnergod
• Trigger 9
• Idiom
• Sinocence

SATURDAY

• In Flames
• Arch Enemy
• Dream Evil
• Sabbat
• Finntroll
• Kobrakai
• Benediction
• Legion of the Damned
• Beyond All Reason
• Rise To Addiction
• Freedom Call
• Exit Ten
• Nephwrack
• The Hollow Earth Theory
• Nemhain
• Terrathorn
• Speedtheory
• Honey For Christ