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RUNNING WILD announce special Wacken signing session for Limited Edition Box set ’Pieces Of Eight German pirate metal legends, RUNNING WILD play their only show of the year, headlining the prestigious Wacken Festival in Germany. As a special opportunity for fans, the band will be doing an exclusive signing session …

Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson New Solo Album: “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Release Date: 9thNovember 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson is pleased to announce his forthcoming new solo album …

GRAHAM BONNET BAND LIVIN’ IN SUSPICION  from the new album MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE GARAGE out now [Frontiers] ‘Livin’ In Suspicion’ is the new single by the Graham Bonnet Band and is taken from the group’s just released ‘Meanwhile, Back In The Garage’ album, which was issued on 13th July via Frontiers. The song was written by Russ Ballard, who Bonnet has regarded …

Walking Papers unveil striking new animated video, This Is How It Ends :  to celebrate their upcoming UK and European tours.  This Is How It Ends, also serves as the title of a comic book of the same name, created by Walking Papers’ Jeff Angell, graphic novelist Matt Hayward and artist Csaba Master. The clip features …

ANNOUNCE UK TOUR  FEBRUARY 2019 PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS  THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT   Over their four-decade career, Blue Öyster Cult have established themselves as one of the most iconic bands of their time, with a repertoire including the hits ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’, ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Burning For You’. Following their highly-acclaimed …

Wise words, and even truer today! Folk/punk singer-songwriter FRANK TURNER also believes in the value of kindness and the title of his latest album – ‘Be More Kind’ – reminds us of its importance. “Be More Kind” is no lone cry in the wilderness either. Frank will be playing Seattle …

Following the announcement of new music and a brand new album, You Me At Six today set out their plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’ with three huge UK shows. These special one-off events will see the acclaimed five piece -currently riding …

Fresh off his G3 European and UK tour with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci, former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players ever. He is one of the last greats who is still around to present his magical style of playing which …

RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BODY TALKS’ “…they’re the best opening band we’ve ever had.” – Dave Grohl “The Struts are on the cusp of something very big indeed” – Kerrang “You gotta love a band who know they have to pull off a big show then proceed to do so. Rock …

DIAMOND HEAD announce massive European tour in October / November 2018 Photo: Florian Stengl Diamond Head have announced a massive European tour that kicks off at Buckley Tivoli on October 4, 2018 and works it‘s way through the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Spain Before wrapping …

South Africa’s finest alternative prog rock export DEITY’S MUSE have released an official video for ‘WALLS DOWN’, taken from their latest album CONVERGENCE . Watch the video, here: The band filmed the video in their rehearsal room using a phone, which vocalist and guitarist WAYNE BOUCHER explains the reasoning behind …

Japanese superstars MAN WITH A MISSION have released their new single, ‘2045’, taken from the upcoming album, Chasing The Horizon, out August 10th via Century Media. Featuring a disturbing depiction of an imminent dystopia, the video sees the band perform amid futuristic anarchy. Commenting on ideas of the loss of …

SAXON Announce Special Tour Edition of Critically Acclaimed album  ‘Thunderbolt’ Since 1979 SAXON have shown their ability to take rock ‘n’ roll and give it an electrifying edge which has since cemented their status as pioneers of the British heavy metal wave. With over twenty studio albums under their belt, …

Heed the call, brothers and sisters! HRH Metal III announces line-up and will explode into life, at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, between Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th Feb, 2019: music thundering out across state-of the-art stages and arenas, with the venue and hotels awash with  HRH’s longstanding comradeship, right-raucous …

HOW DARE YOU album out now [Metropolis Records] “It’s all quite marvellous, teaming with flash, trash, hidden treasure and secret pleasure. Flippant and macho – a devastating combination.” CLASSIC ROCK album song THE LOVELIEST MAN IN TOWN https://soundcloud.com/metropolisrecords/the-lovliest-man-in-town The US sextet Electric Six are best known for their Top 5 hits …

WARWICK JOHNSON ANNOUNCE UK AND EUROPE ACOUSTIC TOUR IN AUTUMN 2018 RICKY WARWICK  (Black Star Riders / Thin Lizzy / The Almighty) DAMON JOHNSON  (Black Star Riders / Thin Lizzy / Alice Cooper) Rock veterans Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson are pleased to announce a “Sonic Acoustic Attack Tour” in Autumn …

Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson Announces Pledge Campaign For New Solo Album “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Album Release in Late 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo Credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson has announced a Pledge …

RUNNING WILD release ‘Pieces Of Eight’ Limited Edition Boxed set on September 28, 2018 Pieces Of Eight – The Singles, Live And Rare. 1984 – 1994 Watch the teaser trailer: – PREORDER EXCLUSIVE SIGNED COPIES BY ROCK N’ROLF HERE – https://runningwildband.lnk.to/PiecesOfEight NOISE Records are proud to announce, Running Wild – …

Multiple Hall of Famer, songwriter, singer, and guitarist RANDY BACHMAN announces the release of “BY GEORGE – BY BACHMAN”, a respectful and personal testimonial to George Harrison’s finest work. RANDY BACHMAN LEGENDARY ARTIST ISSUES MOVING TRIBUTE TO HIS MENTOR AND HERO, GEORGE HARRISON COLLECTION INCLUDES HARRISON-PENNED SELECTIONS FROM ALL ERAS …

HARD ROCK HELL XII ANNOUNCE YET MORE BANDS TO THEIR LINE-UP! HRH have announced a further wave of bands who’ll be playing at the Glorious SOLD OUT Twelfth Hard Rock Hell, rocking Camp HRH in Pwllheli, between Thursday 8th and Sunday 11th November 2018. As you’d expect, these excellent acts …

Hired gun JASON CHRISTOPHER (Prong, Ministry, Stone Sour, Sebastian Bach) has spent his musical career as an unsung hero, playing an important live role for many influential bands and artists who need a bassist or guitarist.  Jason is currently playing bass on tour for New York metal icons, Prong but …

MAMMAL announces first UK show in eight years at The Camden Underworld, plus supports on Tuesday 02 October 2018. Their new single: “community” is released on 17th August 2018. “Mammal is f**king excellent to watch; there’s no denying it. They have so much energy in their playing and performance that you …

As we approach the one year anniversary of Chester Bennington’s death (he died on July 20, 2017).  THE VEER UNION are paying tribute to the late Linkin Park vocalist with an acoustic cover of “Numb”  from their upcoming DECADE 2: ROCK AND ACOUSTIC album. Singer CRISPIN EARL says, “I decided …

On 24th August  Killing Joke’s Big Paul Ferguson, proudly releases ‘Remote Viewing’, a seven track EP on the Dead Radio Station label. Killing Joke embark on their 40th anniversary World tour, Laugh At Your Peril. in September 2018. See their tour schedule here:  https://www.facebook.com/killingjokeofficial/app/123966167614127 The BPF – Big Paul Ferguson’s Remote Viewing EP also features Mark Gemini …

THE AMORETTES Scots Rockers, THE AMORETTES, release their brand new video for “Whatever Gets You Through The Night” today Taken from their Top 40 album, Born To Break, the accompanying lyric video encompasses shots of the band doing what they do best; playing live in front of an audience, with the pictures representing their …

THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS debut music video for “Warchief” New album ’Grazie Governo‘ out August 24, 2018 THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS have released the music video for “Warchief,” the first in a trilogy of videos, which are all from their upcoming album Grazie Governo. The album will be available digitally …

Critically acclaimed Quireboys album ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers‘ to be re-released with Bonus Live Tracks from 30th Anniversary and a special show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on 14th September 2018. The 10th Anniversary Limited Edition “Homewreckers & Heartbreakers” digipacks to be re-released via Off Yer Rocka Recordings on September 3. Pre-order here: http://bit.ly/HHQB10, the first 150 getting a free ticket to the London gig. Ten years after releasing the album …

The Sun is shining and we have a scorcher of an announcement. After 9 epic years across many amazing venues in Ibiza, this year HRH Roadtrip found a new home at the super club EDEN and we’ll be back for the awesome 10th Anniversary event: HRH RTX! As you’ll see, the RTX line-up is …

With just a month to go, BLOODSTOCK has chosen the last of its New Blood bands, added some more to the Jagermeister stage, revamped entertainment both after hours on the Sophie Lancaster & New Blood stages and in VIP too, bought a Hawaiian shirt ready for Cannibal Corpse, and is …

YOU CAN’T KILL MY ROCK ‘N ROLL New album from Hardcore Superstar out September 21st 2018! “You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N Roll” is the 11th album from Gothenburg’s HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, consisting of 12 ear splitting anthems that drive home the fact that Rock isn’t dead, it is in fact alive and well and thriving …

Progressive metal band PARAGNOSIS have teamed up with Metalsucks to stream their gory new video “Hindsight”.  The song is taken from their upcoming EP Clarity In Three. The site commented “Paragnosis sound like a weird mixture of Mastodon, Animals As Leaders, Pelican, Tempel, and just a hint of Mutoid Man. …

Walking Papers are proud to announce a 7 date September UK Tour, for what promises to be one of the essential tours of 2018. Starting in Nottingham at The Bodega on Wednesday 12th September, the UK  tour culminates with a show at The Borderline in London on Friday 18th October. When writing a song, …

announce 9 date October UK Tour with very special guests Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts are proud to announce the Bottoms Up UK Tour, 9 dates with very special guests Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers. The two bands join together for what promises to …

Ten months after the official release of their debut full-length album ‘Nigthtmare For Myself’ which is still available for CD & digital formats on Bandcamp, Stoner-grunge power-trio from the East of France Sunderfeet have just premiered a brand new music video for the song “Mushroom Fail”, shot by J.R. Wiener. Watch the music video of …

Coheed and Cambria have announced a tour of the UK this October to correspond with the release of their monstrous 15-song, 78-minute new LP, The Unheavenly Creatures due October 5th on Roadrunner Records. The 6-date tour kicks off in Cardiff and closes at the Roundhouse in London. Support comes from Californian progressive …

Halestorm are thrilled to share that their upcoming UK headline tour is completely sold out, three months in advance. The September shows form the band’s biggest UK run yet and include London’s O2 Academy Brixton, a bucket-list venue for the group. Halestorm can also confirm that special guests on the …

Jason Aalon Butler, vocalist for the revolutionary group THE FEVER 333, has unleashed Fact Check, a new song inspired by DC Entertainment’s new graphic novel, DARK NIGHTS: METAL DELUXE EDITION available now in comic book shops, bookstores and digitally.  Get the song at all digital partners here. Click here to …

DEVILDRIVER release their new album of outlaw country-gone-metal anthems, Outlaws ‘Til The End: Vol. 1, via Napalm Records this coming Friday 6th July 2018.  After dropping their potent cover of outlaw classic ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’, DEVILDRIVER are following up with yet another track cut from Outlaws ‘Til The End: Vol. 1, ‘Copperhead Road’, featuring 36 Crazyfists vocalist …

Two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa returns with a brand new studio album, ‘Redemption’, which will be released on 21st September 2018 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group in Europe and J&R Adventures in North America. Redemption, Bonamassa’s 13th solo studio album and third in a row of all original material, sees …

deVience are a Hard Rock Band from London. Their Frontman is currently starring in the West Ends Bat out of Hell. Here’s what they have to say: “We are stoked to announce the release of our latest single Beyond the Bounds. It’s a statement of breaking free from any confines …

Massive Wagons “Under No Illusion” is taken from the band’s forthcoming new record “Full Nelson”, which is set for release on August 10th, via Earache records. NEW VIDEO “UNDER NO ILLUSION” PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW – HTTP://FULLNELSON.EARACHE.COM UK five-piece anthemic rock act Massive Wagons are thrilled to announce the worldwide release …

Damon Johnson has announced a Pledge Campaign for his forthcoming new solo album “Memoirs Of An Uprising”. The album will receive a full release later in 2018. Damon has an illustrious career as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Brother Cane, Alice Cooper and currently Black Star Riders and Thin Lizzy. …

Oxford hard rock four piece Hell’s Gazelles have released a music video for ‘Take Your Medicine’, the title track from their new ep out 27th July. Ballsy riffage with foot to the floor drive and groove, Hell’s Gazelles deliver a truckload of ROCK ahead of their slot at Amplified Festival …

Roadrunner Records group Coheed and Cambria have shared their new single “Unheavenly Creatures,” the title track from their widely anticipated new LP, The Unheavenly Creatures. “Unheavenly Creatures” is streaming today accompanied by the P.R. Brown directed official video and an exclusive interview with frontman Claudio Sanchez at www.Marvel.com. Fans can …

UK punk/grunge rock band, HEALTHY JUNKIES, have released a new single and music video for ‘NO CONTROL’, the song is taken from their fourth album ‘DELIRIOUS DREAM’, which will be released on OCTOBER 12TH via BANANA CASTLE RECORDS/CARGO RECORDS UK. You don’t have to be crazy about being healthy, the …

Single: “Take Me Down” Release: 3rdAugust 2018UK Dates 2018 GUN are pleased to announce the release of a new single, “Take Me Down”, on the 3rdAugust 2018. The band have a series of festival dates through 2018 and have just added further headline shows to cap off a hugely successful …

Leverage landed on Finland’s rock scene in 2006 with the release of their debut album, ‘Tides’, which generated a buzz with its blend of symphonic and progressive metal and melodic hard rock. They were signed by Frontiers in 2008 for the release of a second album, ‘Blind Fire’, with its follow-up, ‘Circus Colossus’, being …

Doomsday Outlaw release their new single ‘Bring It On Home’ from their latest album ‘Hard Times’ which is out now. Read below to see what the guys have been up to between touring and their upcoming performance at this year’s Bloodstock festival: “We have just come off the road after …

Spirit Of Rock Presents Ramblin’ Man Fair Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent UK 30th June & 1stJuly 2018 Chas & Dave to be replaced by Big Boy Bloater It’s with regret that Chas & Dave won’t be able to appear at Ramblin’ Man Fair this weekend. Chas is slowly recovering from the …

US rock band, BULLETS AND OCTANE, have released a new single and music video for ‘Fuck You Song‘, the track is taken from their new album ‘Waking Up Dead‘, which was released May 25th worldwide via Bad MoFo Records/Cargo Records. The video can be viewed here: The Video was directed by Nicholas Iverson and …

MONSTROSITY releases first studio album in 11 years! ‘The Passage Of Existence’ landing page with first single, front art and pre-order is live! On September 7th Metal Blade Records will release ‘The Passage Of Existence’, the brand new studio album by Florida Death Metal legends MONSTROSITY! For a preview of …

Chicago sludge metal bands COKEGOAT and BARREN HEIR are streaming the entirety of their new split album over at Doomed and Stoned. The album consists of the four-part “Sunshine” by Cokegoat and two-part “Tracing Light” by Barren Heir. The site commented “Taken as a whole, both sides of the new split represent an impressive …

English NWOBHM legends SATAN announces new album ‘Cruel Magic’ for September 7th! Releases video for first single ‘The Doomsday Clock’ and starts pre-order! On September 7th Metal Blade Records will release ‘Cruel Magic’, the brand new studio album by English NWOBHM legends SATAN! For a preview of ‘Cruel Magic’ surf …

ALICE IN CHAINS L-R: WILLIAM DUVALL, SEAN KINNEY, JERRY CANTRELL, MIKE INEZ CREDIT: PAMELA LITTKY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM RAINIER FOG THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS OUT AUGUST 24TH VIA BMG RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘SO FAR UNDER’ LISTEN HERE BAND CURRENTLY ON WORLDWIDE HEADLINE TOUR ALICE IN CHAINS have …

With just six weekends to go, BLOODSTOCK release a limited number of day tickets at 9am this Friday, 29th June!  Adult day tickets are priced at £65 (+ booking fee) and child day tickets at £20 (+ booking fee) and will be available at http://bloodstock.seetickets.com.  You can still also pick …

COHEED AND CAMBRIA RETURN WITH NEW LP THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES VAXIS – ACT I: THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES LIMITED EDITION DELUXE BOX SET AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER U.S. CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH TAKING BACK SUNDAY BEGINS JULY 6TH THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES ARRIVES OCTOBER 5TH Roadrunner Records group Coheed and Cambria have announced details of their long …

Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm have unleashed “Black Vultures” the lead track on their upcoming album, Vicious, out July 27 (see full tracklist below). The song is the second unveiled from the album, following the lead single, “Uncomfortable.” A new companion visual for the song will premiere next Friday, June 29th via …

Swiss hardrock/metal band, MAXXWELL, have announced the release of their fourth album ‘Metalized‘ on September 21, 2018. Metalized says it all – many concerts have left their mark. On the new record, the band rocks harder, catchier and a lot more edgier than on their earlier releases. The lyric video for the title track …

1  Intro 4:25 2  Streetja Man 8:38 3  The Killer 6:38 4  Hide & Seek 5:44 5  Isolation 6:11 6  Blank Soul  4:16 7  Gojira 7:34 video trailer The ancient Greek and Roman amphitheatres were renowned for their sound quality, with claims made about the acoustics being so perfect that spectators watching from …

CLUTCH RELEASE SECOND SINGLE TRACK FROM THE NEW ALBUM “BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS” VERY LIMITED VINYL OUT 22nd AUGUST “BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS” OUT SEPTEMBER 7TH 2018 Maryland rockers CLUTCH are releasing the second single from their upcoming album Book Of Bad Decisions as an instant gratification track. iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/book-of-bad-decisions/1376829212&app=itunes) Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D3CQNTT). Spotify (http://open.spotify.com/album/0uWlwy6wHD7tGV3FfiVBF0) In …

HEAVY METAL GUITAR COMPETITION SERIES SHREDDERS OF METAL TO PREMIERE ON BANGERTV ON JULY 23. CONTESTANTS AND HOST REVEALED The first talent competition series dedicated to heavy metal guitar. Six episodes to be released daily during “Shredders Week” – July 23-28 BANGER FILMS has announced its original webseries SHREDDERS OF …

THE DEAD DAISIES – “DEAD AND GONE” – OR ARE THEY??   “Burn It Down is a five-alarm fire, a strong contender for Album of the Year.” – Brave Words Magazine   THE DEAD DAISIES are releasing a new single and music video this Friday, June 22nd for “DEAD AND GONE”, …

BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce the first details of 2018’s onsite RAM Gallery, one of the more unique elements that sets BLOODSTOCK apart from other festivals.  Festival founder and globally renowned artist, Paul Raymond Gregory created the onsite RAM Gallery in 2014 and each year the purpose-built structure showcases not …

RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM MISERY LEAD SINGLE “IVY (DOOMSDAY)” STREAMING NOW WITH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO AT WWW.THEAMITYAFFLICTION.NET PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE TODAY PERFORMING AT VANS WARPED TOUR 2018 EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR THIS AUTUMN MISERY ARRIVES ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 Roadrunner Records band The Amity Affliction have unveiled details of their widely anticipated new album, MISERY which arrives …

Uriah Heep To Release “Living The Dream” September 14th via Frontiers Music Srl; First Video and Single Streaming Now British Classic Rock Icons Uriah Heep are pleased to announce the upcoming release of their 25th studio album “Living the Dream” on September 14th via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single …

Max Cavalera’s SOULFLY have added two extra shows to their previously announced clutch of UK dates this August around their festival appearance at Boomtown Fair. After a successful 18 months touring their Return to Roots project together with his brother Iggor, playing Sepultura’s groundbreaking Roots album and other choice cuts by the legendary band they formed in Brazil …

SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS ANNOUNCE ‘LIVING THE DREAM‘ NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON THE 21ST SEPTEMBER 2018 THROUGH SNAKEPIT/ROADRUNNER RECORDS GROUP ANNOUNCE U.S. HEADLINING TOUR STARTING THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2018 IN LOS ANGELES ONSALE FRIDAY 22ND JUNE (here) SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS have announced today, 18th June they’ll release …

Lord Ragnar Wagnar from The Heretic Order gives Steve Goldby from Metal Talk a track by track exclusive about the bands upcoming new album ‘Evil Rising’ due out on June 22, 2018 on Massacre Records. Check out the interview and new tracks here: https://www.metaltalk.rocks/the-heretic-order-track-by-track The video for the title track …

Hot on the heels of their incendiary, festival-stealing, debut UK performance at Download on Saturday, THE FEVER 333 have announced their first UK headline show in London, two days prior to their previously announced set at Reading Festival on Friday.  Dates rack up as follows: Wed 22nd Aug – LONDON’s …

The SoapGirls unveil new video ‘Johnny Rotten’ & fight unprecedented censorship and trolling on Social Media. The SoapGirls unveil the video for Johnny Rotten a dark, angst, yet catchy song that is straight from the heart. Johnny Rotten’s vicious lyrics and hooky chorus shines, with their ever-so-edgy vocals, fuzzed guitar and throbbing bass creating …

THE FILAMENTS release new track ’Rip-Off World” New album Look To The Skies out next Friday, June 15, 2018 on Pirates Press Records Dates announced including London release show THE FILAMENTS have released a new track called “Rip-Off World” from their new LP ‘Look To The Skies’ out on Pirates …

Allstar Death Metal band SIEGE OF POWER signs to Metal Blade! Debut album out in the fall! No bullshit compromises of any kind whatsoever. That’s what SIEGE OF POWER is all about! SIEGE OF POWER started in 2013 as a project without any expectations. Shortly after releasing a split album it was left for …

For decades, LIZZY BORDEN has been one of theatrical rock’s top front-men. And on June 15th, Borden will issue his first album in 11 years, ‘My Midnight Things‘, via Metal Blade Records. The extended layoff between albums has not dulled his desire to rock and shock. “Although we have stayed busy touring …

Bude Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival  Focus Have a listen Thorbjørn Risager & the Black Tornado Have a look & listen Wishbone Ash Have a look & listen Netherlands! USA! Denmark! Finland! Ireland! Canada! Traditionally held in Ilfracombe, this year we are relocating the festival just 17 miles down the …

Following Hold On getting airplay on HARD ROCK HELL Radio, TOTALROCK Radio and Playlisted on PLANETROCK for 4 weeks, REECE return with their new release FALLING DOWN. The single is released on iTunes, Amazon etc… on Friday 22nd June and will coincide with the release of the video as well. …

NYC psych/pop/glam band, Beechwood, have officially released their new LP, Inside the Flesh Hotel, out now on Alive Naturalsound. “Bigot In My Bedroom” recently premiered at Bandsintown, who called the song “an upbeat masterpiece” with “spirited coos and handclaps.” Beechwood is currently the band of the month at The Deli NYC, who described the …

Hot on the heels of their special guest slot to Guns n’ Roses at Download Festival this weekend, BLACK STONE CHERRY are excited to announce a UK headline tour for this December. The Kentucky boys tell us, “As many people know, the UK holds a special place in the hearts …

Music For Nations is proud to welcome Killswitch Engage to its roster! Partnering with Metal Blade Records in the USA and Sony Music Entertainment elsewhere, Killswitch Engage are looking forward to the worldwide release of their upcoming album in 2019. In the UK, this will be via Sony label Music …

Australian powerhouse, THE AMITY AFFLICTION are excited to announce their return to the UK for a string of headline shows this October. The 7 UK dates, starting in Birmingham and wrapping up in Bristol, will form part of a wider European trek, traversing across 14 countries. Tickets go on sale on Friday, 8th …

BLOODSTOCK’s countdown is hotting up, with just 9 weeks left to go! There’s still plenty of exciting things to reveal about 2018’s event though, including this stellar collection of thirteen more bands you’ll be lucky enough to see, if you’ve snapped up a ticket!   Your support for BLOODSTOCK’s regional …

Listen up Blues Lovers, those fine purveyors of the Brandy of the Damned, HRH, have announced the initial line-up for HRH Blues 5. A further swig from the Blues hipflask, blended from some choice artistes and acts, some new, some vintage. There’s something for every fan of the Blues and …

RELEASE NEW LIVE TRACK ‘SOLID GOLD’ LISTEN HERE  NEW LIVE ALBUM LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH OUT JUNE 15TH VIA COOKING VINYL   ON TOUR WITH THE HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES JUNE 2018 INCLUDING WEMBLEY ARENA ALSO SUPPORTING QUEEN AT UK FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER Indisputable legends of rock The Darkness have today released a …

Iron Maiden Live Show Elevates Mobile Gaming In A Genre Defining Industry First Mobile games publisher Nodding Frog and heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are proud to announce the arrival of a new PvP arena to their ‘Legacy of the Beast’ game – in a global first and representing an unparalleled …

Greek heavy metal band, Null’o’zero, have announced the release of their new album ‘Instructions To Dominate‘ on July 13, via ROAR! Rock Of Angles Records. ‘Instructions To Dominate‘ is the 2nd Official album by Null’o’zero, an album that was written in a very difficult period for the band. This is the reason why the …

HRH AOR VII ADDS 15 MORE ACTS TO ITS SOLD-OUT CELEBRATION OF AOR.   SOME WEEKEND PASSES CAN STILL BE BOUGHT  www.hrhaor.com – BUT WHEN THEY’RE GONE, THEY’RE GONE!   HRH have announced the final 15 acts who’ll be joining the line-up for their pedal to the metal celebration of Adult-Oriented …

TARJA TO RELEASE FOLLOW UP TO THE TOP 10 LIVE RELEASE “ACT I”: BRAND NEW LIVE ALBUM AND VIDEO “ACT II” TO BE RELEASED ON  JULY 27th, 2018 ON earMUSIC.   Following up the worldwide top 10 video chart success “Act I”, Tarja and earMUSIC are happy to announce the release of the long-awaited follow …

After their highly successful headline run earlier this year, American Heavy Metallers VISIGOTH return to Europe in July for a bunch of festival and club shows still promoting their latest album ‘Conqueror’s Oath‘! VISIGOTH 06/07/18 UK – London – Boston Music Room 07/07/18 UK – Newcastle – Head Of Steam 08/07/18 …

PUNK NEWS PREMIERES THE PREFAB MESSIAHS’ NEW “PSYCHSPLOITATION TODAY: THE VIDEO ALBUM” \ FEATURES TRIPPY MUSIC VIDEOS FROM ALL 10 TRACKS FROM THE BOSTON-BASED GARAGE-PSYCH-POP BAND’S RECENT “PSYCHSPLOITATION TODAY” ALBUM CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT! “A monumental audio-visual work of towering artistic achievement!” said no one ever about ‘Psychsploitation Today: The Video Album‘ featuring …

ALBUM: “FULL NELSON” RELEASE DATE: 10TH AUGUST 2018 LIVE DATES THROUGHOUT 2018 INCLUDING DOWNLOAD AND AS SPECIAL GUEST TO BLACKBERRY SMOKE Praise for last album “Welcome To The World” ‘After eight years of scintillating live shows and two acclaimed studio albums, Lancashire feel-good rockers Massive Wagons are finally getting the …

This June, Harm’s Way will head back out on the road for their “Posthuman Pacific Northwest Tour”, featuring special guests Soft Kill, before joining the final, full cross country Vans Warped Tour later that month, with Every Time I Die, Hatebreed, and many more. For a preview of their captivating …

A message from the band themselves… All good things must come to an end… And it’s now been 26 (!) intense years of sacrifices for the thrash metal cause for us. Despite numerous setbacks, DEW-SCENTED never split up or even stopped for any significant amount of time. We were always blessed with …

For decades, LIZZY BORDEN has been one of theatrical rock’s top front-men. And on June 15th, Borden will issue his first album in 11 years, ‘My Midnight Things‘, via Metal Blade Records. The extended layoff between albums has not dulled his desire to rock and shock. “Although we have stayed busy touring …

As BLOODSTOCK’s regional finals for their grass-roots-artist-supporting METAL 2 THE MASSES scheme thunder through local venues around the country this month, the festival is very excited to announce the first winners who won themselves a slot on 2018’s New Blood stage this August. Joining the bill on Friday are hard-rocking …

24-25th August 2018 #Stonedeaf2018 STONEDEAF FESTIVAL CREATED AND  PROMOTED BY HARD ROCK FANS, FOR HARD ROCK FANS SKID ROW, THE QUIREBOYS, WOLSFBANE, ANVIL,GRAHAM BONNET BAND, MASSIVE WAGONS, CHROME MOLLY BAND OF DIMES, FALLEN MAFIA, DJ HELLHOUND AND KRUSHER www.stonedeaffestival.co.uk Stonedeaf Festival the new festival on the block has announced some of …

Stevie R. Pearce is confirmed to play ROCKMANTIC ON THE ROAD FESTIVAL, on Friday June 1st in Rochdale, UK. Other bands on the bill are: FAHRAN, KNOCK OUT KAINE, CONFESS and the CRUEL INTENTIONS. The Rockmantic series of events initially began with the now revered ROCKMANTIC weekend held annually at …

ba·boon /ba’boon/ : noun A loud, angry, anti-social primate with large teeth, and aggressive tendencies . . . Additionally a loud, angry single and video by Swedish Rock Legends ‘HARDCORE SUPERSTAR’ who are also known for their anti-social behaviour and aggressive tendencies. 2018 is proving to be wild year for …

Monte Pittman releases new video playlist for each track on ‘Inverted Grasp Of Balance’; Announces Los Angeles and New York dates There are great guitarists, great vocalists and great songwriters, but Monte Pittman is one of the elite few who can truly lay claim to all three titles. With his …

After successfully launching the first two COUNT RAVEN albums ‘Destruction Of The Void’ and ‘Storm Warning’ on vinyl it is time to re-issue the next two albums, ‘High On Infinity’ and ‘Messiah Of Confusion’ on June 15th! Both albums will be available on vinyl for the first time ever and …

On June 15th, KING DIAMOND will release LP re-issues of the classic albums ‘Conspiracy’, ‘The Dark Sides’, and ‘The Eye’ via Metal Blade Records. Available as 180g picture discs, these exclusive editions can be purchased now at: metalblade.com/kingdiamond “You can spiral yourself into darkness with these classic King Diamond albums, …

To everyone´s surprise, Stockholm Death Metallers LIK have just entered the official German album charts on position 78! Congrats on that! Comments LIK: “We all felt very humbled and happy when this news reached us. But most important is that this means one thing, death metal á la old school …

On July 27th, REDEMPTION will release their seventh full-length album, ‘Long Night’s Journey into Day‘ – the first to be produced with Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Amaranthe, Doro, etc.). For a preview of ‘Long Night’s Journey into Day‘, the single ‘Little Men’ can be heard now at: metalblade.com/redemption – where the record can also be pre-ordered …

NYC PSYCH/POP/GLAM BAND BEECHWOOD OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE NEW LP INSIDE THE FLESH HOTEL DUE OUT JUNE 8 ON ALIVE NATURALSOUND SHARE NEW SINGLES AT BANDSINTOWN & NEW NOISE MAGAZINE NYC psych/pop/glam band, Beechwood, have officially announced their new LP, Inside the Flesh Hotel, due out June 8th on Alive Naturalsound. The …

With this year’s Stone Free Festival just over a month away, more exciting additions to the line-up have been announced, in addition to the full running order for the weekend. Pete Spiby & the Beat Alls have been announced to open the Indigo stage on Saturday, before slots from Stone …

After the 3 sold out shows in the 013 venue in The Netherlands, Ayreon Universe is ready to headline the Marquee Stage on Friday, June 22 at Graspop Metal Meeting 2018. This first exclusive Ayreon festival show will be performed by the very best original Ayreon instrumentalists and vocalists, including …

American rock titans POP EVIL have debuted a stunning new music video for their track, “A Crime To Remember.” Directed by Columbia Tatone, who also directed the band’s last two videos, “Waking Lions” and “Colors Bleed,” this is now the third music video installment we’ve seen from the band’s most …

On 13 July 2018, Eagle Rock Entertainment release From The Vault: No Security – San Jose 1999, the latest in the acclaimed and collectable From The Vault series. Mining the previously unreleased treasures of the band’s archive, this is a simultaneous release on DVD, Blu-ray, DVD + 2CD, 3LP and …

Download Festival, the UK’s premier rock event has today announced the debut of DO.OMYOGA on-site for 2018. Taking a leap into the world of wellness and fitness, festival revellers will have the incredible opportunity to perfect their downward facing Download Dog and take part in the renowned DO.OMYOGA classes along …

Gold-certified, Billboard chart-topping, five-time Grammy nominated band LAMB OF GOD will release their highly-anticipated covers album as BURN THE PRIEST, Legion: XX, next Friday, May 18 via Nuclear Blast in celebration of BURN THE PRIEST’s upcoming 20th anniversary. Legion: XX is a collection of songs reflecting the greatness of the classic punk, hardcore, crossover and noise artists that …

Grammy-nominated Danish hard rock outfit VOLBEAT are delighted to announce a extremely special London show on Wednesday 30th May, at House of Vans. This notable event will be free to the public. Tickets can be applied for at www.houseofvanslondon.com from 4pm BST on Monday 14th May. Rebels & Angels fan club members will have exclusive early access …

The Countdown is on to one of the hottest tours of the summer with shows that are set to go down in rock history. In June the holy trinity of Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp – the super group to troop all super groups will ignite stages all …

BLOODSTOCK 2018 is all set to be the biggest yet, with tickets moving fast and set to sell out again in advance. If you want to join us at Catton Park in August, don’t delay in grabbing your tickets! The countdown is now on, with just 12 weeks to go! …

SLAYER ANNOUNCE FINAL UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES FOR NOVEMBER 2018 TOUR KICKS OFF IN DUBLIN ON 1ST NOVEMBER ​Having made some of the most brutally aggressive music ever created, being one of four bands that defined an entire musical genre and the band other heavy acts are measured against …

Janet Gardner, best known as the lead vocalist of the legendary all-female rock group Vixen, has just announced a string of UK dates in support of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut solo album. “It was definitely time for me to get back to the UK,” states Janet. “We’ve gotten a …

Vambo release their new single  ‘Why Why Why’ on 15th June, on Goliath Records a new rock label via Universal, to celebrate their inclusion on the Stone Free Festival on 17th June. Why Why Why musically is an ambitious, explosion of anthemic goodness, juxtaposed with some dark lyrics. Vambo‘s classy and original rock ‘n’ roll that will grip the …

UK Glam Rock/Metal band, INDYA, have released a new music video for ‘Tha Final Line‘ feat. Johnny Doom of Kerrang! Radio. The song is taken from the new album ‘Rebel Music‘, to be out in the summer of 2018 via HOLIER THAN THOU RECORDS. The video can be viewed here: The video was filmed in …

TROOPER BEER, the award winning collaboration between Stockport-based ROBINSONS BREWERY and British music icons IRON MAIDEN, celebrates it’s 5th Birthday today, Wednesday 9th May 2018. Since its launch in 2013, the 4.7% ABV Premium British Beer has sold over 20 million pints, firmly establishing itself as a top 40 UK beer brand, whilst becoming a leading player …

UK hard rock four piece Hell’s Gazelles deliver on the promise shown on their self titled debut and are preparing to release their brand new ep ‘Take Your Medicine’ on the 27th of July. Recorded and produced by Chris D’Adda (Wayward Sons, Toseland) at Vale Studios and mixed / mastered …

BLOODSTOCK 2018 is looking to be the biggest yet, with tickets moving fast and set to sell out again in advance.  If you want to join us at Catton Park in August, don’t delay in grabbing your tickets! The countdown is now on, with just 93 days to go!  The …

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have released another new song, When The Seasons Change, taken from forthcoming album, And Justice for None, set for release via Eleven Seven on 18th May.  Check it out here – “This song is about loyalty, the kind of loyalty that doesn’t crumble in the face of …

During the longest siege a capital city has faced in the history of modern warfare, and amid the mortars and grenades, a heavy metal band agreed to play a concert… Scream for Me Sarajevo is the astonishing story of the most unlikely of rock concerts, performed by Bruce Dickinson and …