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Crazy Town will release their new album, ‘The Brimstone Sluggers’, on 28th August via Membran/The Orchard. Produced by Bret ‘Epic’ Mazur, it is stylistically a follow up to the band’s platinum selling debut, ‘The Gift Of Game’. It features guest appearances by Tom Dumont of No Doubt, Madchild, Bishop Lamont, J. Angel and DJ AM. A song from the …

Rammstein made a triumphant return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 10 years, to headline one sold-out concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The venue’s more than 18,000 seats were snatched up for the special appearance within less than 30 minutes of going on sale, …

Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group and Joe Louis Walker have announced an October 9 release date for Everybody Wants A Piece.  A Blues Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Blues Music Award winner, Walker celebrates a career that exceeds a half a century. His new album cements his legacy …

   One of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2015 by the AndersonPonty Band, featuring music icons Jon Anderson and Jean Luc Ponty, is scheduled to hit the streets on September 25th 2015! Better Late Than Never is the new studio album taken from a live performance, and enhanced with …

Real rock ‘n’ roll requires a little bit of mystique, a little bit of swagger, and a little bit of trouble for good measure. Sweden’s Old Man’s Will possesses all three of those ingredients in spades, and they comingle into a wonderfully inebriating aural concoction on the band’s second full-length …

MetalNationNews Premiere DISPLAY OF DECAY Track ‘Cellar Goreatory’ Off Upcoming Album ‘Dust of Existence’ Out Sept 22nd L-R – Sean Watson – Lead Guitars, Avery Desmarais – Drums, Jessy Leduc – Vocals , Jacob Maisonneuve – Bass, Jeremy Puffer – Rhythm Guitar (Photo Credit – Dana Zuk Photography) DISPLAY OF DECAY is …

Swedish trio Spelljammer to release ‘Ancient of Days’ on October 2nd 2015 via RidingEasy Records “We like things on a grand scale,” says Spelljammer bassist/vocalist Niklas Olsson. That’s a bit of an understatement considering the Stockholm, Sweden trio’s penchant for massive, slow-burning sludge riffs intercut with dramatic melodic interludes. There’s …

Dragony To Support Gamma Ray On Their Anniversary Tour Austrian power metallers DRAGONY will join the legendary GAMMA RAY on their 25th Anniversary Tour in Europe. DRAGONY recently announced title of their second album, and revealed its front cover artwork. Follow up to their debut album “Legends” from 2011, will …

Dirty Thrills Unveil Salacious New Video ‘Hourglass’ The Dirty Thrills, an ambitious, explosion of anthemic goodness, unveil the video for   ‘HourGlass‘  the single from their new EP ‘Sweetheart Of The Slums’. The ‘Sweetheart of the Slums’ EP features classy and original rock ‘n’ roll that will grip the listener from the …

Psych-Rock Trio The Atomic Bitchwax Premiere New Music Video “No Way Man”  New Jersey stoner-rock trio The Atomic Bitchwax, now featuring drummer Bob Pantella and bassist/vocalist Chris Kosnik of fellow NJ rock legends Monster Magnet, have just unleashed their brand new, psychedelic-style music video for the track “No Way Man”, cut …

Status Quo’s John ‘Rhino Edwards Releases His Second Solo Album on October 23rd In a rare break from his day job as the bass player with Status Quo, John ‘Rhino  Edwards releases his second solo album on October 23. Released by Molano Music, Rhino’s Revenge II is an energetic and diverse album that celebrates music, and comes 15 …

Rich Robinson Announces Intimate Acoustic Tour Sept / Oct 2015 ‘A lyrically spiritual, musically earthy balance of electric-blues bravado, psychedelic-country exploration and almost courtly vocal cool.’ – Rolling Stone Rich Robinson has just announced an intimate and (mostly) acoustic tour around the UK this September & October. Better known as …

‘Electric Blood’, the brand new album from Atlanta rock ‘n’ roll punks BITERS, is out now worldwide on CD, vinyl and digital platforms. Described by Kerrang! magazine as “The best new rock ‘n’ roll band on the planet!”, BITERS bring an edginess back to today’s sterile, sanitised music scene which …

Revocation Launches “The Blackest Reaches” Lyric Video Revocation launches “The Blackest Reaches” lyric videoHeadline tour begins in one month!Revocation continue their series of lyric videos with fellow guitarist and director/animator Nick Hipa. The latest, “The Blackest Reaches“, is live now at metalblade.com/revocation. The previously released lyric videos, “Scorched Earth Policy,” “Madness Opus” …

‘Urth’, the highly-anticipated debut album from Nottingham alt-rock trio Kagoule, is available now from select independent record stores in the UK. The band have teamed up with Rough Trade, Rise Records and Music Exchange for a special pre-release of their phenomenal debut album, which features two bonus tracks exclusively available …

Act Of Defiance – Debut “Legion of Lies” Official Music Video ACT OF DEFIANCE Partner With Yahoo Music To Exclusively Debut “Legion of Lies” Official Music VideoDebut Album Release On 21st August 2015ACT OF DEFIANCE have partnered with Yahoo! Music to exclusively debut their official new music video for the scathing …

One Machine Unveils “The Final Cull” Cover Art & Track Listing One Machine, the brainchild of acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Steve Smyth (Testament, Nevermore, Forbidden, Dragonlord, Vicious Rumors), recently announced the impending release of their second full-length album, The Final Cull, out on September 18th worldwide via Scarlet Records. Today, the band …

Steve ‘N’ Seagulls Confirm UK Tour Dates for October 2015 Steve ‘N’ Seagulls have confirmed ‘The Seagull Has Landed’ UK tour for October following their sold out tour May UK tour.    Steve ’N’ Seagulls exclaimed their “Last UK tour was a blast. We were thrilled by the audience every night. It  over-exceeded our expectations. Next time …

Napalm Records have confirmed the details of some upcoming new releases. First out of the traps will be Australian duo Jackson Firebird, whose second album, ‘Shake The Breakdown’, will be released on September 4. Next up will be ‘Innuendo’, from Finnish symphonic metallers Amberian Dawn, on October 23, followed by ‘Sovran’, …

Shinedown will release their new album, ‘Threat To Survival‘, via Atlantic Records on September 18.   Shinedown are currently touring the USA and will bring the previously-announced ‘Carnival of Madness’ tour, with Black Stone Cherry and Halestorm to the UK in early 2016: Thursday January 28 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena Friday January 29 – …