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As we cruise in to Christmas, BLOODSTOCK’s rolling out some early treats!  Three more bands for your delectation, plus on-sale details for the VIP tickets.   First up for a main stage add are FEAR FACTORY!  Hot from their 20th Anniversary tour for their classic album ‘Demanufacture’ this week, the …

  BLOODSTOCK announces VIP tickets, Fear Factory, & more!   As we cruise in to Christmas, BLOODSTOCK’s rolling out some early treats!  Three more bands for your delectation, plus on-sale details for the VIP tickets.   First up for a main stage add are FEAR FACTORY!  Hot from their 20th …

The Dear Hunter has announced a headline tour of the UK next March. Full dates are below. This tour follows a busy 2015 for the band, which saw them release their latest album ‘Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise’, part four of the concept series about a boy named The Dear …

First tonight is British band Hell.  I’ve seen them live several times and they always put on a fantastic show. Since the band was resurrected a few years ago when Andy Sneap teamed up with them, they’ve released two great albums and tonight’s set includes songs from both of those …

Tonight was a gig I’d been looking forward to for some time – Deep Purple’s only UK date.   As the band that many years ago started my love of rock and metal music I’ve been a fan ever since, and while they aren’t the same live as they were years …

Opening for Orange Goblin tonight were local lads Line of Fire.  Unfortunately as luck would have it, work restraints meant they were playing their final song as I got there. Noticing the lead singer was sporting an Incinery t-shirt I noticed they had also stolen their drummer too. Warming the stage up preceding …

Arriving at the Rescue Rooms tonight to see Fozzy I must admit I had never heard of the opening band Sumo Cyco.  Upon hearing lead female vocalist Sever’s powerful vocal and personality however, I instantly liked this band. Disregard any images of a dainty, shy lead vocalist.  This lady has industrial strength balls …

For those unfamiliar to Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms I should point out that the venue is a smaller scale Rock City. On a Sunday school night the crowd for the opening band Wild Lies was quite small.  Unaffected by the lack of audience, the London rockers tried their very best to bait …

It’s safe to say that when it comes to heavy metal guitarists some of the biggest names have come out of European countries, from Yngwie Malmsteen (from Sweden) to Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun and from Finland.) Yet there is one name who for over a quarter of a century has stood …

Louise for PlanetMosh chats to Bruce and Matt from Colour of Noise ahead of their gig supporting The Dead Daisies at Manchester Academy 3, 10th December 2015 on the penultimate date of their UK Tour. Find out a bit more about the band, previous bands, the making of their new …

PlanetMosh sent Kris White down to The Forum in London to catch up with the Dead Label guys on the last night of their tour with Fear Factory and Once Human. They chatted about how the tour was, new album – Throne of Bones, advice for young bands and most …

Iron Bastards Release Digital Live EP for Free Download Too fast too furious  A week ago, French Fast Rock’n’roll power trio Iron Bastards released their debut full-length album, ‘Boogie Woogie Violence’, still available for limited CD edition & digital through BLACK’N’PURPLE Records (Evas Kiss Anger…) and entire streaming on Bandcamp. In order to promote the album, the …

Mason Hill is the self-titled debut EP from Glasgow based heavy rock band Mason Hill.  They are Scott Allan Taylor (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Bird (guitar, backing vocals), Craig McFetridge (drums) and Mathew Ward (bass guitar, backing vocals).  Produced at Foundry Music Lab in Motherwell by Sandy Jones this is one of …

DELAIN Release Details Of Brand New EP! Title, Artwork, Track Listing & Release Date Unveiled! DELAIN seem to be restless spirits: Their latest album ‘The Human Contradiction‘ was released in 2014 on Napalm Records and gained high praise from both fans and the press alike. DELAIN followed up the release …

On a wet and breezy day at the beginning of December a pirate ship bearing the Jolly Roger insignia sailed up Oxford Road and deposited The Captain (Sensible of The Damned) and his crew of brigands, Slim Jim Phantom (of Stray Cats), Chris Cheney (of The Living End) and Mike …

Inglorious’ is the self-titled debut album from the rising Hard-Rock band, INGLORIOUS, set for release on Friday 19th February 2016. In their short time together, the band have already begun to make a name for themselves, with upcoming plans to support The Winery Dogs on their European Tour in January …

The Treatment are to release their third album, ‘Generation Me’, worldwide on Friday 18 March, via Frontiers Music. The album will be the first to feature new lead singer Mitchel Emms and guitarist Tao Grey.  Grey said:  ““We’re absolutely delighted to announce that the recording of our third full length album Generation Me is now …

Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA have parted ways with singer Christian Wolfgang Kohl and replaced him with North American singer Daniel Ponce. The break with singer Christian Wolfgang Kohl has been done in a friendly manner, the rest of the band members intend on continuing to forge, maintain and increase the status that they have …

Private Viewing: 13th January 2016 / Public Viewing: 14th January 2016 to 24th February 2016 The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD www.bishopspalace.org.uk/rodney-matthews-ionawr This exhibition ‘Ionawr’, the Welsh word for January, encapsulates Matthews’ artistic career as both a science fiction and fantasy artist. On display are his rich creations, which …

Diatessaron is one of the most exciting new prog bands to be emerging in this generation. Progressive rock music is a genre that’s endlessly exciting, and with such a rich history behind it, it’s absolutely fantastic to see bands coming onto the scene today showcasing their own unique slants on …