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Elles Bailey Announces That She’ll be joining the Legendary Don McLean on his 50th Anniversary ‘American Pie’ UK Tour This Autumn For multi-award-winning, chart-topping singer-songwriter, Elles Bailey 2022 has been a year already. Not only has this talented UK artist earned great critical acclaim, topped genre charts and even appeared on the RADAR …

Black Label Society have announced a full UK & Europe headline tour scheduled for summer 2022, taking in major festivals along the way.  Starting with Finland‘s Rockfest on June 2nd, Zakk and the gang soon arrive in London to play two shows at Camden‘s Electric Ballroom on June 7th & 8th. The run of headline & festival shows see the band hit Germany, Spain, France, Italy and more.  Full list of dates as …

The wait is over and Blues Pills will finally return to stages all over Europe. The tour will include some of the biggest festivals from Donington’s legendary Download, to the massive Hellfest and the alternative rock twins Southside / Hurricane in Germany, as well as selected club, shows to present their latest …

Swedish Heavy Metal Legends Wolf continue their legacy of more than 25 years (and counting) on the band’s ninth studio album, ‘Shadowland’. Led by founding vocalist/guitarist Niklas Stalvind, the new LP is the band’s sixth offering on Century Media Records; boasting eleven tracks of intrepid, old school power metal. Throughout their …

Beth Hart has added four new dates to her rescheduled March 2023 UK tour dates. New dates include Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Tuesday 7 March), Sheffield City Hall (Saturday 11 March), Manchester Bridgwater Hall (Monday 13 March) and Brighton Dome (Tuesday 21 March). Tickets for the previous rescheduled March 2023 concerts remain valid and these include Birmingham Symphony Hall (Thursday 9 …

STONE BROKEN will release their dynamic new studio album, Revelation, via Spinefarm on April 15th 2022. Born from a desire to push themselves into new realms of musical creativity, Revelation sees Stone Broken storming into rock’s big leagues.  Watch the official music video for the first single & album title track, “Revelation” below: Having partnered with award-winning producer and former SikTh guitarist, Dan …

World-renowned guitar virtuoso, JOE SATRIANI, has made the very tough decision to once again reschedule his European tour. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020 it had been rescheduled to begin in April 2022. However, with the current Covid restrictions and quarantine mandates not yet standardized throughout the World, it has …

THREE-DAY HERETIC FESTIVAL 2022 SHEFFIELD CORPORATION, UK13TH, 14TH AND 15TH MAY 2022 Heretic Festival is thrilled to announce the full lineup for their 2022 three-day edition. The bands due to appear on the original day have now been joined by more of the best acts on the scene, including brand new additions: …

Lancashire inmates Ward XVI continue to tour their mighty monstrous new album Metamorphosis, and now announce the support acts for the forthcoming shows Exciting times for the inmates of Ward XVI as we can announce details of the bands who will be entering the asylum when we continue the Metamorphosis tour later this month.Get your tickets from the links …

Heavy Metal icons ANVIL return with new album ‘Impact Is Imminent’ out 20th May, release new single & video ‘Ghost Shadow‘, out now on AFM Records Check out the video here: Heavy Metal pioneers ANVIL have announced the release of a brand new studio album, entitled Impact Is Imminent, due out on May 20, 2022, via AFM …

British hellhounds Cradle Of Filth has announced a one-off show, on one of the most demonically divine days, Walpurgisnacht. The day of the Witches’ Sabbath. The show will take place in Wolverhampton on 30th April 2022, and fans can expect all manner of ungodly deeds throughout the evening’s proceedings. The show precedes Cradle Of Filth‘snewly announced USA tour, …

Twister is thrilled to announce their brand new single Don’t Play Nice on 1st April 2022. The single will be followed by a music video released on 14th April. To coincide with Don’t Play Nice’slaunch, the band will embark on a full UK headline tour in April. Produced by Grammy-nominated Romesh Dodangoda, Don’t Play Nice takes …

UK’s classic rock outfit MATT MITCHELL & THE COLDHEARTS have released their new single ‘Mission‘, it’s the title track from the sophomore album, which will be out on July 29th, 2022 The premium example of a modern classic rock singer’ (Planet Rock) Matt Mitchell has been the voice of AOR band Pride, Heavy Rock …

Back in 2019, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons announced that they were going to bring a very special Motörhead set to major festivals across Europe. Unfortunately, the pandemic prevented those special shows from happening… until NOW! The band have decided to bring these special sets to the UK for a tour in May. That’s …

Rammstein’s new album “Zeit” will be released on 29 April 2022. Exactly three years after their untitled multi-platinum album, one of the most globally successful German bands of all time is releasing a follow-up!  The first single to be released by Rammstein today, 10 March 2022, is the title track …

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of ‘Vermilion Eclipse’, the stunning new album by Brazilian metallers Semblant. Out on 15th April, a first single and video from it entitled ‘Purified’ is available from today.Their second full-length effort for Frontiers, but fourth overall, ‘Vermilion Eclipse’ sees Semblant …

Devin Townsend finally returns to UK shores in April 2022, including two shows at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall under the banner of ‘The Greatest Sets Of My Life’ on the 16th & 17th April. For these special evenings, Devin and his band will be performing fan favourites, his favourites and hardly played …

An Evening with Evil Scarecrow, Saturday 9th April 2022, Rock City, Nottingham An Evening with Evil ScarecrowSaturday 9th April 2022, Rock City, NottinghamEvil Scarecrow hit the road for a short run of UK dates in spring 2022. As part of this set of dates, there is one show which will be extra …

Dropkick Murphys are excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2022 live and in-person in their hometown of Boston, Mass., and this year—for the first time ever—fans worldwide will come together to share the experience of this special performance and celebration via the Dropkick Murphys FREE live stream event.  Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s …

Canadian dirty hard rockers Thunderfuck And The Deadly Romantics, continue to promote their latest release “Dirty Sleazy Rock‘n’Roll” via Cargo Records UK. April 2022 Drink This Party Dry UK TourOriginally planned for May 2020 and cancelled thanks to a worldwide pandemic, booking agents and venue owners across the UK have …

RAY WYLIE HUBBARD unites with WILLIE NELSON for their mellow take on ‘Stone Blind Horses’ (originally released as a solo endeavour on ‘The Ruffian’s Misfortune’), released today as a single, while anticipation builds for RWH’s star-studded new album ‘CO-STARRING TOO’, due for release on 18th March. Available from 4th March, this version of ‘Stone Blind Horses’ leans into a subdued reflection, with the …

Xander and the Peace Pirates Announce new album ‘Order Out Of Chaos’ released 6 May and new explosive new single ‘Leave The Light On’ out now! Unique and much-lauded classic soulful blues-rock band XANDER AND THE PEACE PIRATES announce their hotly anticipated new album Order Out Of Chaos for release on 6th May. This is …

Larry McCray releases “Breaking News” single and music video taken from forthcoming album “Blues Without You” This week, critically acclaimed American blues guitarist Larry McCray releases “Breaking News” – the second single taken from his highly anticipated new album “Blues Without You.” Stream the new single at https://ktbarecords.com/streaming/larrymccray/breakingnewsWatch the Breaking News music video:  Poised to become a genre-shaping staple …

Scottish fire-brands Bleed From Within are embarking on the most extraordinary year of their career. Ascending above a multitude of challenges that the past few years have spewed up, the band are elated to reveal the foremost details of their new studio album. The record, auspiciously named ‘Shrine‘, will be released on June 3rd 2022. Available …

Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS’ brand new single “So Sorry I Could Die”.  The song is the 3rd single taken from the band’s 8th studio album, “Eyes Of Oblivion,” which will be released on April 1st, 2022! Produced by Nicke Andersson & Chips Kisbye (who has overseen every Hellacopters album since “High Visibility” in the year 2000), it will …

RECKLESS LOVE releases cover version of Ozzy’s ‘Bark At The Moon’, out now. New album ‘Turborider’ out 25th March on AFM Records Finland’s sleaze rock kings RECKLESS LOVE, who are currently gearing up for the release of their much-awaited, forthcoming album Turborider, have announced rescheduled dates for their European tour and shared a brand new single; a …

INFAMOUS STIFFS announce new EP “LOCKDOWN LIVE” out on 18th March on Riot Records, new single ‘Kill For The Sound (Live)’, out now with video clip Kill For The Sound SoCal punk rockers, Infamous Stiffs, are back with a six-song live EP, “Lockdown Live”, their second release on Riot Records/Golden Robot Records, available for pre-order/add/save, with …

“Twenties” is the latest advance offering from IMPERA, the imminent fifth album from GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock outfit GHOST, heralding its arrival on March 11 via Loma Vista Recordings.With its messianic promises of reigns of pennies and piles of moolah set to an appropriately manic musical backdrop, the unrelenting and propulsive “Twenties” stands in stark contrast to …

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to present ‘Complicated’, the eighth official studio album by veteran hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. Out on 6th May, a first single and video from it entitled ‘Love Is The Revolution’ is available from today. EFF SCOTT SOTOCOMPLICATEDnew albumLP / CD / digitalout 06.05.22(Frontiers)pre-order/save …

Ferocious Dog with a new lineup, play twelve UK headline shows in March and April.“We’re super excited to get back on the road and do the 2nd half of “The Hope” tour and play in some brand new (to FD) venues. Finishing the tour at our hometown Rock City is …

US death metal veterans Incantation and English poetic rock outfit 40 Watt Sun are the latest names to be added to this year’s Damnation line-up. The duo will join a bill that already boasts headline sets from Ministry and Converge as well as a UK exclusive performance of At The Gates’ Slaughter of the …

One of the most incendiary and popular tracks on Ministry’s latest album Moral Hygiene is undoubtedly ‘Sabotage Is Sex‘, the blistering collaboration between the one-and-only Al Jourgensen and his oft-collaborator Jello Biafra, of course, the great mind behind the Dead Kennedys. The two famously kickstarted their side project LARD in the late ’80s, a fusion of industrial and punk, and this latest …

SOMETIMES Y One’s been hailed as “one of hip-hop’s most vital voices” by The Guardian; the other’s one of the Americana world’s most sought-after producers and songwriters with a pair of GRAMMY Awards to his name. On paper, Yelawolf and Shooter Jennings might not seem like the most obvious combination …

Latvian hard rockers Bloody Heels have released a brand new single entitled ‘Dream Killers’ today (1st March). The song is the first to be lifted from a forthcoming studio album that is out this summer via Frontiers Music Srl and it shows off the quantum musical leap the band have made since …

SCARLET REBELS UK Tour hits the road starting at The Waterloo Bar in Blackpool on March 3rd 2022 Following the success of their new album See Through Blue smashing into the UK Offical Top 10 at #7 Welsh rock anthem maestros Scarlet Rebels have smashed into the Official UK Album …

“He’ll Drive You Crazy” is the third single from When Rivers Meet sophomore album “Saving Grace.”   The new single coincides with the news of six October headline concerts for the band in Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach (Oct 13), Gloucester Guildhall (Oct 16), Huddersfield Parish (Oct 21), York Crescent (Oct 23), Liverpool Arts (Oct 29), and Milton Keynes Stables (Oct 30).   The band …

Bristol’s Elles Bailey Steps Further Forward on The Road to Chart Success Grassroots, Multi-award-winner Steps into The Mainstream Limelight, Landing No. 11 in the Official Mid-week UK ChartsIt’s a Red-Letter Day for multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Elles Bailey, whose latest album ‘Shining In The Half Light’ has just secured a place in the UK Top-20 …

Sweet return to the UK in 2022 for a nationwide tour in November and December. Planet Rock starts a 48-ticket pre-sale at 10 am on Wednesday 2 March via www.planetrock.com. Tickets will then go on general sale at 10 am on Friday 4 March via www.thegigcartel.com.Sweet, featuring original guitarist Andy Scott, will perform the band’s iconic hit singles including Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Blockbuster, Hellraiser, Little Willy, Love Is …

Today, fans of music icons Sixx:A.M. can enjoy a new lyric video for their track “We Will Not Go Quietly, “which appears on their latest album released via Better Noise Music. The album will also be released on vinyl on the 8th July 2022 and is available for pre-order.  Additionally, the band announced …

To celebrate the release of The Undertones ‘Dig What You Need’, The Best Of The “Reformation Years 1999 – Present on 11th March, on Dimple Discs,  the band unveil a brand new video for Thrill Me; made by Vinny Cunningham (who also made The Story of the Undertones documentary).  Watch the Thrill Me video here: The Undertones …

DAN REED NETWORKJUNE 2022 SUMMER ESCAPE TOURTICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY AT 10 AMVIA WWW.DANREED-NETWORK.COM/TOURNEW ALBUM “LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE KING”RELEASED JUNE 17, 2022PRE-ORDER: DANREEDNETWORK.TMSTOR.ES Dan Reed Network have announced four concerts in the UK this June. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 25th at 10 am from www.danreed-network.com/tour. Dates include – Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool (June 16), The …

Bournemouth rockers Skinny Knowledge have premiered a riotous and rowdy video for new single ‘I Wonder’ ahead of a series of UK headline shows, guest slots and festival dates. Watch ‘I Wonder’ (official music video) Skinny Knowledge – I Wonder (Official Music Video) Skinny Knowledge’s own brand of high energy …

Icons of British hard rock, THUNDER, have announced a brand new album, ‘Dopamine’, out on 29th April 2022 on BMG, as well as unveiling the first single lifted from it, ‘The Western Sky’, the new video is available to watch: ‘Dopamine’ is Thunder’s first-ever double album, and consists of 16 tracks …

Pompey’s finest, SEETHING AKIRA, pay homage to the Beastie Boys with a cover of “Intergalactic“ Los Angeles, California – Seething Akira are back, putting their own metal spin on a cover of one of the ‘Beastie Boys’ most famous tracks, “Intergalactic”Of the new single Seething Akira says, “In homage to the Beastie Boys, …

SHOTGUN MISTRESS release new single  ‘May She Never Walk Alone (The Unplugged Sessions)’ on 15th March, out on Golden Robot Records. After a string of successful singles that gathered global interest, Melbourne based rockers SHOTGUN MISTRESS released their debut self-titled album in July 2021 on Crusader Records and was met with strong critical acclaim brandishing monster arena-ready tracks …

Swedish dark-pop act Principe Valiente recently announced their return with ‘Porcelain’, a broodingly intense gothic ballad available now as a single and video. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album, ‘Barricades’, which is set for release on 18th March via Metropolis Records and is the follow-up to their …

Critically acclaimed Finnish band Von Hertzen Brothers are set to release their brand new album “Red Alert In The Blue Forest” on 18th March 2022 Finland’s legendary Von Hertzen Brothers return with a new album “Red Alert in the Blue Forest” in March 2022, their first release since 2017.  Released …

Over halfway there! With just 168 days to go before the marauding metal hordes charge through the gates of Catton Park, BLOODSTOCK has its last batch of Sophie Lancaster Stage bands to announce. It’s also ‘Last Call’ time for the Deposit Scheme, where you can pay over 6 smaller instalments (full details below). Artists for …

Annihilator are back with their typically infectious and powerful brand of hard rock ‘Couple Suicide’ featuring Danko Jones and Angela Gossow, is taken from the new album Metal II and tells the story of what may be a doomed relationship if only the protagonist could find a solution. Set against …

Universal Music is pleased to announce the release of a very special Def Leppard release for Record Store Day 2022, on the 45th anniversary of Def Leppard forming in 1977.  Def Leppard’s seminal album “High ‘n’ Dry” will be released as a picture disc, for the very first time, on the …

Filthy, belligerent and obnoxious, Midnight make music to start fights too. Since 2003, one-man-band Athenar has been churning out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits and EPs, and in 2022 he returns with Midnight‘s fifth full-length, Let There Be Witchery. Delivering more of what can be expected from his demented mind, it is …

Nuclear Blast is pleased to announce a global partnership with Steel City shredders Malevolence, in cooperation with the band’s own MLVLTD label. Following several blistering UK performances last year, at festivals Download, Slam Dunk and Bloodstock, on top of a run of sold-out headline shows, Malevolence have since been tirelessly grafting their 3rd full-length record. The hugely anticipated album, titled …

Stripping his songs back to their purest form.  Newton will be out there solo, just him, his acoustic guitars, and his voice. Newton Faulkner has announced an exciting new tour to take place in September and October 2022.A fan pre-sale will start at www.newtonfaulker.com on Wednesday, February 23rd at 9 am. The fan pre-sale will include VIP …

The crossroads, the intersection, the place where the devil makes her deals; it’s there that the fusion of two seemingly divergent forms of magic can erupt into the genesis of something never before witnessed, and it was there that Twin Temple cast a spell that unleashed a fascinating sonic creature from the …

The music world’s most intriguing storytellers, Coheed and Cambria, have shared their anthemic new single, “The Liars Club.” The follow up to the US radio hit single “Shoulders” will be featured on their widely anticipated new album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind [album art & tracklist below], and is available today on …

UK hard rock champions, Revival Black are delighted to release a brand-new single and video, TAKE YOU OUT. It is the second song to be released from their forthcoming album, entitled UNDER THE LIGHT to be released on 06 May 2022. TAKE YOU OUT is available across all streaming and download platforms, https://earache.lnk.to/TakeYouOut REVIVAL BLACK has …

Planet Rock, the UK’s number one rock station is bringing Kenny Wayne Shepherd, King King and When Rivers Meet to the UK in 2022 for three special concerts at Bristol O2 Academy (Saturday 15 October), London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (Tuesday 18 October), and Sheffield O2 Academy (Saturday 22 October). Tickets are available from www.planetrock.com, www.thegigcartel.com, and the 24 hour-box office – …

KING KINGJULY & OCTOBER 2022 UK TOUR DATES WITH SPECIAL GUESTSTICKETS AVAILABLE FROM WWW.THEGIGCARTEL.COMWWW.TICKETWEB.UK (LIVERPOOL) WWW.KINGKING.CO.UK 24 HOUR BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0898 Hot off the heels from their successful February 2022 UK tour, King King are pleased to announce they will perform more concerts in the UK during July and October 2022. Tickets …

Demons is the second full-length album from the band, and it was recorded by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Quiet Riot, LA Guns, Nanowar of Steel). There are thirteen tracks on Demons, all cornerstones for the theme of ambitious yet contradictory facades. Each song is represented in the cover art as masks of demons from …

With an innate knack for transforming the commonplace into profound, RAY WYLIE HUBBARD has created nuanced and naughty over the last five decades. His talents often escape a siloed mainstream lens, those who are in the know relish in the Oklahoma-born, Texas-dwelling renegade poet. Electric Rock pairing with Lzzy Hale and John …

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse are releasing their brand-new single ‘Fill Me Up’ (released today on 18th February) and its ultra-energetic video. ‘Fill Me Up’ hails from their eagerly awaited album ‘Good Times End Times’ (due for release on 25th March). The band are also ecstatic to be returning to their natural habitat: live touring and performance. Check …

RECKLESS LOVE postpone the release of their new album ‘Turborider‘ to 25th March, out on AFM Records. Announce exclusive radio show & Monsters of Rock Cruise Appearance! Originally slated for a release on February 25, Finnish sleaze and glam rock act RECKLESS LOVE have to postpone their new, much-awaited album Turborider for another month. The album will …

Quarto Valley Records releases “Mean Town Blues” today, the 2nd single off the upcoming Brother Johnny, an all-star tribute to Johnny Winter organized by his brother Edgar Winter. Sharing this song so close to what would have been Johnny’s 78th birthday on February 23 is fitting as “Mean Town Blues” highlights the truest version of his early blues writing …

World-renowned guitarist, JOE SATRIANI recently announced the upcoming release of the 19th studio album, “The Elephants of Mars” set for release on April 8, 2022. Today he unleashes his second single, “Faceless”, via his new label, earMUSIC, the international rock label of entertainment group Edel. Pre-orders are available now and include a special limited digipack CD release featuring seven …

Multi-award-winning, Elles Bailey releases the latest single and video, ‘Riding Out the Storm’, from her eagerly awaited album ‘Shining in the Half Light’, soon due for release on 25th February 2022. Check out the video to Riding Out the Storm: Riding Out The Storm – Elles Bailey ‘Riding Out the Storm’ continues Elles’ triumphant rollout of her review-wowing, fan-delighting …

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of ‘Surviving The Law’, the brand new studio album by legendary Scottish rock band Nazareth. Out on 15th April, fans can get their first taste of new music from the record today with the release of a single and video …

TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUMTHE KARMA EFFECTOUT 18TH MARCH 2022VIA TMR ROCK RECORDSPRE-ORDER HERE ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWFRI 18 MARCHTHE CROWN INN, OLD OXTEDTICKETS: https://fatso.ma/VobV  The Karma Effect – Mercy London’s vintage rock powerhouse, The Karma Effect announce new single, MERCY, out now and taken from their debut self-titled album, out on TMR Rock Records …

Following his upcoming March and April 2022 UK tour, critically acclaimed blues-rock guitarist Eric Gales returns to the UK to perform six more concerts in June. Dates include Leamington Assembly (June 2), Chester Live Rooms (June 4), York Crescent (June 5), Newcastle Cluny (June 6), Bury Met Theatre (June 7) and Basingstoke, The Haymarket (June 8). Tickets priced £25, go on sale at 10 am on Thursday, …

The Bloody Nerve Continue the Episodic Roll-Out of Their Hard-hitting Album, ‘All Blood, No Treasure’, Opening Its Second Act by Premiering the Title Track as a Lyric Video & Announcing the Official 3-track EP. Curtains are rising on Act II of The Bloody Nerve’s storm-strength, episodically released rock-rich, powerhouse concept …

Killing Joke confirm that all hope is probably lost (or at least missing) with their first new studio material in over seven years.  Enter the ‘LORD of CHAOS’EP – two brand new recordings, plus two re-workings of songs from the confrontational UK band’s last studio album, ‘Pylon’ (2015). “I’ve never known anything like the …

Matt Pearce & The Mutiny Release Their New Single ‘Got A Thing Going On’ & Premieres Its Video Matt Pearce & The Mutiny aim to add an extra frisson to Valentine’s Day by releasing a brand-new single ‘Got A Thing Going On’: a tasty funk-filled dish straight from ‘The Soul Food Store’ (their fantastic second …

JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE releases new album ‘HELL, CA.’ on 11th March, out on Golden Robot Records.  Raised during the 80’s debauchery on the Sunset Strip and still going strong in 2022, JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE recently released their third single titled ‘Gonna Take You Higher’ on all digital platforms. ‘Gonna Take You Higher’ comes from the upcoming album HELL, CA. which is available to pre-order/add/save now and …

Notorious Swedish black metal collective Watain is proud to unleash ‘The Howling‘ – the first single from their upcoming new studio album, The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain, which will be released on April 29th 2022. ‘The Howling‘ sets the tone for what will be offered on the band’s 7th full-length, an unsettling blackened voyage in 10 chapters …

The mighty KREATOR are proud to announce their fifteenth studio album, “Hate Über Alles,” which will be released on June 3rd, 2022. Five years after their highly acclaimed album “Gods Of Violence” (2017), peaking at #1 in the German album charts, the genre-defining band are proud to present this 11-track behemoth. For 37 years, KREATOR has …

Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has just added extra live dates in London and Manchester to his upcoming UK tour, with previously announced shows on 29th March and 1st April respectively having sold out. The revised itinerary is as follows:28.03.22  BRIGHTON Green Door Store29.03.22  LONDON Omeara31.03.22  BRISTOL Exchange01.04.22  MANCHESTER Night & Day02.04.22  LEEDS The Key Club05.04.22  MANCHESTER Night & Day  NEW DATE06.04.22  LONDON Omeara  NEW …

The UK’s critically acclaimed blues-rock band KING KING kick off their February 2022 UK Tour with special guests The Damn Truth on Thursday, February 10th at the York Opera House. Tickets are available from www.thegigcartel.com and www.kingking.co.uk.  King King has also been nominated for “Blues Band of the Year” at the UK Blues Awards 2022. Vote for King King at www.ukblues.org/awards.  King King will …

Poised to become a genre-shaping staple with the release of two major-label albums in the ’90s, rustbelt Blues singer and guitarist Larry McCray proves he’s been hiding in plain sight with today’s announcement of his first album in nearly seven years, Blues Without You, set for release on March 25, 2022. Produced by …

SCARLET REBELS – NEW ALBUM SEE THROUGH BLUESMASHES INTO UK OFFICIAL TOP 10 AT #7 UK TOUR 2022 – NEW & REVISED DATESTICKETS AVAILABLE HERE SUPPORTING LOCAL FOOD BANKSAT ALL HEADLINE SHOWS #7 UK Official Album Chart Feb 2022#2 UK Official Rock Album Chart Feb 2022#1 Welsh Official Album Chart Feb 2022#2 …

Glastonbury rockers REEF have released their new double A-side single ‘Wolfman’, taken from their eagerly anticipated new album Shoot Me Your Ace, which will be released on April 15th The two songs illustrate both sides of the acclaimed British band. ‘Wolfman’ is a huge groove-laden track, as heavy as it is …

Dom Martin, When Rivers Meet, King King and Brave Rival are just a few of the UK’s leading blues artists who have received nominations at the UK Blues Awards 2022. If you haven’t voted yet, cast here: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/2022UKBluesAwards.  Voting closes at 23.45 on Tuesday, February 15th.  Dom Martin is nominated in five categories including “Blues Instrumentalist Of The Year”, “Best …

Pre-orders have opened for Adam Norsworthy’s exciting 4th solo album ‘Infinite Hotel’, and Adam is sharing a video teaser for the album, dubbed “A contender for Album Of The Year 2022″  by Blues in Britain Magazine Check out the video teaser here: Adam Norsworthy – INFINITE HOTEL – Album Trailer Adam himself is …

It’s a super-busy and exciting time for award-winning Elles Bailey and her fans. Not only is Elles about to release her eagerly awaited, brand-new album ‘Shining in the Half Light’, but she’s announcing a special album launch show at the live music venue OMEARA (London). What’s more, Elles will be undertaking a special record store …

Life’s Machine is the stunning debut album from Portsmouth-based five-piece rock, blues, and soul band Brave Rival featuring the hypnotic lead vocals of Lindsey Bonnick and Chloe Josephine. The album is released on Friday 6 May 2022 and is available for pre-order from www.braverival.com/music. The first single Guilty Love, released Friday 11 February 2022, is available to pre-save from https://bit.ly/3G9BnsX. Recorded in the …

A Canadian darkwave ensemble who incorporate elements of electronica, goth and new wave into their lush and atmospheric dark-pop sound, The Birthday Massacre have enjoyed success over the last decade with albums such as ‘Hide And Seek’ (2012) and ‘Under Your Spell’ (2017), both of which charted at home and …

Rock band Plush has premiered it’s brand new single and video for ‘Better Off Alone’ a track from their self-titled debut album. This song follows the previous single ‘Hate’ which hit number 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart and camped out there for a total of 17 weeks straight. …

Tyrannosaurus Nebulous premiere ‘Deal With My Evil’ music video The Black Country rock/metal group have overcome odds and seemingly impossible situations to deliver their anticipated debut album ‘Tyrant Lizard King’ this coming March.  Ahead of the album’s release Tyrannosaurus Nebulous have premiered a new music video for lead track ‘Deal …

WARRIOR SOUL, the band fronted by legendary singer Kory Clarke, is back with the highly anticipated NEW album ‘Out On Bail’, out on March 4th, via Livewire/Cargo Records UK. The first single ‘We’re Alive’ was released in December ’21 and ‘Out On Bail’ is a statement of considerable intent from …

If you’re anything like us, you can’t wait to be back in the green fields of Catton Park watching some world-class heavy metal at BLOODSTOCK – and we’re well over halfway there! Is it too soon to start a count down yet?! (136 days to go, in case you were wondering… yes, …

Following a 4-year hiatus and just recently receiving gold awards for their first three albums in Finland, sleaze rockers RECKLESS LOVE return with their fifth studio album, Turborider, on February 25, 2022, through AFM Records.  On their forthcoming output, RECKLESS LOVE now re-visits the 80s game worlds. At the centre of their sound are …

Dan Reed Network has rescheduled their February 2022 UK co-headline UK tour with Reckless Love and special guest Collateral to August and September 2022. Tickets for all shows remain valid. Tickets are available from www.gigantic.com/reckless-love-dan-reed-network-tickets and www.danreed-network.crom/tour. “The ongoing instability caused by the pandemic has made it impossible for Dan Reed Network and Reckless Love to travel to the …

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse announce their brand-new album ‘Good Times End Times’ (due for release on 25th March) and their single ‘Fill Me Up’ (out 18th February). The band are also delighted to be returning to their natural habitat: live touring and performance. Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse could be considered the more grown-up …

Joanne Shaw Taylor announces April 2022 UK Tour with special guest Toby Lee JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR APRIL 2022 UK TOURWITH SPECIAL GUEST TOBY LEEPLANET ROCK 48-HOUR TICKET PRE-SALESTARTS 10 AM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2022VIA PLANETROCKTICKETS.CO.UKTICKETS ON GENERAL SALE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2022VIA TICKETEK.CO.UK, SEETICKETS.COM, GIGANTIC.COM Photo of Joanne by Kit Wood Award-winning guitarist and …

John Lodge’s New Live Album ‘The Royal Affair and After’ — Now Available on Limited Edition 180g Blue Vinyl John Lodge – renowned bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – today releases his critically acclaimed new live album, ‘The Royal Affair …

The Undertones are proud to release ‘Dig What You Need’, The Best Of The “Reformation Years” 1999 – Present on 11th March, on Dimple Discs Possibly one of the greatest pop-rock bands of all time, Derry’s The Undertones have roots that go back 45 years to the 1977 punk explosion when they …

DOM MARTIN NEW ALBUM – “A SAVAGE LIFE”RELEASED FRIDAY 8 APRIL 2022 PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM New Single “12” Gauge”Released Friday 28 January 2022 Stream/Download The SingleWatch The Video Dom Martin -12 Gauge Multi-award winning and multi-nominated Northern Irish blues guitarist Dom Martin will release his highly anticipated sophomore studio album “A Savage Life” on Friday 8 …

“Hello to all my friends over in the UK and Europe. Once again due to the nature of the pandemic and the different restrictions imposed across Europe, I’ve reluctantly had to reschedule my February 2022 dates to October 2022. We’ve added 3 more shows in Oxford, Glasgow, and Southampton to …

THE TREATMENT ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR APRIL/MAY 2022  “THE DEVIL IN THE DETAIL UK TOUR” 2021 Studio Album “Waiting For Good Luck” Out Now On Frontiers Music Srl Following the release of their critically acclaimed album, “Waiting For Good Luck”, in 2021, The Treatment is pleased to announce a UK headline tour …

Ricky Warwick today issues a video statement discussing the issues confronting many people involved in live music in 2022. See the video on Ricky’s channel here: Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts tour the UK in March 2022. Information available https://www.facebook.com/thefightinghearts/ UK TOUR DATES HERE: Thursday 3rd March 2022 –  Cambridge, Junction …