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Roadrunner Records’ group Dream Theater have announced details of the U.K. leg of their monumental European headline tour. The trek, which gets underway January 30th in Rome, visits the U.K. between April 18th-23rd, 2017, and will see the pioneering group celebrating the 25th anniversary of their milestone gold-certified album, “Images & Words”. Each performance …

Let’s face it, 2016 has not been the best of years – turmoil, conflict, rock star deaths, only one Alice Cooper UK show….. So 2017 is already looking up – more Alice, more of the time, in more of the UK with more gore, more fun and more I’m Eighteen, …

Coming off the heels of one of the most celebrated reunions in Musical history, Legendary MISFITS guitarist DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN heads back out with his eponymous solo band, featuring vocalist Alex “Wolfman” Story (Cancerslug), bassist Brandon Strate, and drummer Brandon Pertzborn, this time for a massive European expedition, playing songs from their skull-crushing debut LP ABOMINATOR, (released in 2013 on Doyle‘s own MONSTERMAN RECORDS) …

Harm’s Way announces North American tour with Every Time I Die, Knocked Loose & Eternal Sleep After completing an extensive North American and European trek this past summer, Chicagoan metal/hardcore unit Harm’s Way is ready to head back out on the road again this upcoming February/March, as support for Every Time I Die. …

  BLOODCLOT launches lyric video for new single, ‘Up In Arms’, via Noisey.Vice.com Set to perform at ‘The Power of the Riff’ festival in Los Angeles on December 17th! BLOODCLOT – featuring true hardcore pioneers John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Joey Castillo (ex-Queens of the Stone Age), Nick Oliveri (ex-Queens of the Stone …

DESTRAGE announces European tour in support of PERIPHERY and THE CONTORTIONIST next spring! You can try to put DESTRAGE in a box but you will never succeed. Words such as “progressive”, “cinematic”, “mathcore”, “technical” and “groove-laden”, could be thrown at them, but really the only one you need is DESTRAGE, for they are …

I spoke Tim Brennan, guitarist with Dropkick Murphys to talk about their new album – 11 short stories of pain & glory. You’ve got a new album coming out in January, “11 short stories of pain & glory”.  It’s the first album you’ve recorded outside Boston.  What made you decide …

Ronnie Baker Brooks, 49, was born in Chicago, and started playing guitar around age six. At 19, he joined his father, Lonnie Brooks who by then had influenced some of the most well-known bluesman of our history: Jimmy Reed, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Johnny Winter, and Junior Wells. For 12 years …

Birmingham’s award winning 4-piece, Broken Witt Rebels will be touring with Norfolk’s Southern rock band Bad Touch – two of the most exciting new prospects in the UK blues rock music scene embark on a co-headline 13-date UK tour in March and April 2017. Tickets for the tour, priced £14, …

King King are pleased to announce a raft of new UK tour dates in April and May 2017. The tour kicks off on Thursday 20th April at The Cube in Corby, Northants. All tickets are priced £20, are on sale on Monday 12th December from www.thegigcartel.com and the 24 Hour …

Daxx & Roxane released their brand new single ‘Ticket To Rock’ on December 9th via Justice Brothers Records from their forthcoming debut long player ‘Ticket To Rock’ out next year. You can watch the video here – The 10 track album features the undeniable infectious grooves of title track ‘Ticket …

Tonight’s show was a special show from Delain to mark 10 years as a band.  The setting for the show was the beautiful and legendary Paradiso venue in the heart of Amsterdam.  An old church it’s a great venue with two balconies and raised areas near the bar which mean …

On a frosty winter’s day in Manchester, three bands from three different continents Europe, North America and Australia descended upon the O2 Ritz for a sell-out show. First up at 6:20 pm, and a little too early for many revellers, came ‘all girl garage group’ The Franklys, although they’re based …

Evil Scarecrow have been added to the bill at Wacken Festival for 2017, joining such luminaries as Amon Amarth, Kreator, Trivium, Lacuna Coil, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Orange Goblin, Europe, Marilyn Manson and many more. Wacken is one of the most renown metal festivals in the world and annually sees a pilgrimage from …

GOTTHARD Album: “Silver” 13th January 2017 THE 25th ANNIVERSARY Quarter of a century ago, Gotthard set out from the idyllic Swiss canton Tessin to conquer the world with pure, straightforward rock and gigantic ballads. In 2016, we can undoubtedly certify that they’ve pulled off the trick: With 15 No.1 albums …

Tonight was my first time at Shepherds Bush Empire since it recently reopened following its year-long closure for major repairs.  The occasion was Black Stone Cherry doing a special tour. Rather than having a support act they chose to play two sets, one acoustic and one electric, which sounded like …

RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW UK TOUR – JUNE 2017 plus support to be announced RAINBOW IN ROCK Playing The Classic Rock Anthems Of RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE HEADLINING THE 2017 STONE FREE FESTIVAL Saturday 17th June at The O2, London Following the triumphant sold-out show at the Birmingham Genting Arena earlier …

BLOODSTOCK wish you a Metal Christmas! As we pelt into December, BLOODSTOCK HQ is getting some Christmas treats ready!  As well as preparing the on-sale dates of VIP upgrades, the remainder of the VIP ticket allocation and this year’s deposit scheme, we’ve three more bands to announce for 2017! Joining …

Brit melodic metalcore crew SERTRALINE are geared up for the release of their sophomore EP Guilty, out 3rd March. For now though, we had a chat about the band’s background and beginnings…..   What is the full band line-up?   After a couple of line-up changes earlier in the band’s history, …

– Apocalyptica, Dirkschneider, Wintersun, Anneke Van Gierbergen’s Vuur, Avatarium and Battle Beast added to the line-up – Tuska at Suvilahti, Helsinki 30.6.-2.7.2017 – Special priced ”Early Crow” 3-day tickets available until 31.12. To celebrate jingle bells and the last month of an exquisite year, Tuska announces more metal madness to …