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Atlanta southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE have released a third new track from their upcoming new album, HOLDING ALL THE ROSES. Listen to “Rock and Roll Again” now on YouTube Fans who have pre-ordered HOLDING ALL THE ROSES on iTunes in Europe will now have instant access to “Rock and Roll …

MUTINY WITHIN singer Chris Clancy has recently released the song “The Divide” in which he is donating 100% of the proceeds to a fellow metalhead in need. Sean Smith is a 25 year old from Lansing Michigan who suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a brittle bone disorder.  Sean has been a …

Groove/Thrash Metal combo from Albacete (Spain) Toxovibora are now immersed in the recording process of their new and second LP (no title yet). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp0-8UCUHvo   In the words of the band: “This second album is for us an advance in technique and a very important creative leap which translates into more powerful …

Speed metal merchants Ranger will release their Spinefarm debut Where Evil Dwells on March 17. True to old school form, the album is an analogue recording, featuring the glorious sound of melting Marshall amps. Where Evil Dwells will be out in CD, LP, cassette and digital formats.   Get a taste of RANGER …

Atlanta southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE have released another new track from their highly-anticipated new album, HOLDING ALL THE ROSES. The new track, “Living in the Song”, is the second to be released from HOLDING ALL THE ROSES and is available now on YouTube For those who missed the first track, …

UK rockers FURYON have confirmed dates for a UK headlining tour in March 2015, in support of their second album release ‘Lost Salvation‘, due out on February 23, 2015 via Dream Records in UK/Europe. US/CANADA/JAPAN release dates to follow.   The dates are as follows: March 20 – The Square, Harlow, UK March 22 – The Concorde 2, Brighton, UK March 24 – The Audio, …

The Early November are pleased to announce You Blew It and A Great Big Pile Of Leaves as support on their spring tour.  The dates, which include appearances at the UKs Hit The Deck Festival and Groezrock in Belgium mark the bands first ever headlining UK & EU club tour. …

Evil Scarecrow’s irreverent, ingenious and always hugely entertaining live show of blistering metal & catchy anthems has been, in the main, the driving force of the band’s success, endearing them to an ever increasing and totally devoted group of fans.   If you haven’t already been privy to the crazy …

All That Remains will release their much-anticipated new studio album, The Order Of Things, on February 23rd 2015 via Razor & Tie.  The new album is the band’s seventh studio album to date and their follow up to 2012’s A War You Cannot Win. To promote the release of the …

Rocklahoma 2015 to feature performances from Linkin Park, Tesla, Godsmack, Slayer, Volbeat, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Halestorm, Queensryche, and many more for America’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party in Pryor, Oklahoma After a record-breaking 2014 with over 60,000 fans in attendance, Rocklahoma–presented by Bud Light–returns to “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds …

Enter Shikari released their 4th studio album ‘The Mindsweep’ at the start of this week. The album is currently sat at #3 in the UK Official Album Chart, battling it out with the likes of Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran and co and on-track for the highest first-week album sales of …

Multi award-winning, British blues rock band King King will release their third studio album, “Reaching For The Light”, in the UK on Tuesday 5th May. Released by Manhaton Records, the album features 9 tracks of new material and a stellar line-up, featuring Alan Nimmo (vocals/guitar), Lindsay Coulson (bass), Wayne Proctor …

Legendary death metal drummer George Kollias from the band Nile has just announced that he will be playing drums on the new Demonstealer album. Sahil Makhija, the frontman of Indian metal band Demonic Resurrection who writes his solo material under the moniker ‘Demonstealer’ is gearing up to release his sophomore …

Guitar legend ULI JON ROTH will release Scorpions Revisited, a highly-anticipated brand new double album of 19 re-invented Scorpions tracks, on January 26 (digital) / March 10 (physical) via UDR Music.   Today, LA Weekly is hosting the exclusive premiere of ULI JON ROTH’s re-working of the classic Scorpions track …

Chicago, IL hard rockers ROMANTIC REBEL are on tour right now with Seasons After (with select one-off dates added with Buckcherry) promoting their new self-titled album and single “Believe”. The band has added a few more dates to their winter touring schedule, including select shows with Red, Islander, and 3 …

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the voice of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, is planning a weekend of activities in Los Angeles to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the singer’s untimely death from gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The weekend …

Brighton based Drum and Bass / Rock fusion act The Qemists have been confirmed as main support on the upcoming Korn European tour. Leon from The Qemists Said. “If it wasn’tt for bands like Korn we wouldn’t be doing what we do. To have been asked to support Korn is …

Akasava, new faces to the occult-psych metal scene, will release their début ritual EP Strange Aeons in the late spring of 2015. The French have a pedigree in music almost as notable as their taste in film. So when one draws from the other, you can be sure the atmosphere …

ABYSMAL DAWN released their new album Obsolescence last fall via Relapse Records.  Met with critical acclaim and some of the band’s best reviews yet, Obsolescence is a veritable beast of a record and the perfect example of what 21st century death metal should sound like.   In support of Obsolescence, …

As announced earlier this month, UDR Music will release a fantastic compilation of cover tracks, featuring an amazing all-star line-up, honoring the late, great Randy Rhoads – heralded as the legendary lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute and accompanying bonus DVD …