I’ve been very lucky recently, in that last month a friend won tickets to see Thunder play an acoustic show at PMT (which stands for Professional Musical Technology) store in Manchester and then only last week another friend, Arwel, won tickets for the Black Star Riders acoustic show at the …

Formed in Whitby in 2003 and now based in Leeds utoXator release their second E.P. ‘Songs From The City …Tales of Our Sea‘ via Rock Paper Scissors records on 21st March 2015 with an official launch party at The Key Club, Leeds in association with Slam Dunk that day (details …

Knock Out Kaine, a four piece Rock band from Lincoln, released their second album ‘Rise of the Electric Jester’ on 2nd March, with an album launch show in their hometown of Lincoln. The first night of their UK tour (see poster and any additional dates here) took place at The Salutation …

London’s Bad Guys bring you their 2nd opus: Bad Guynaecology Recorded in a snake pit, in a quarry, on top of a mountain, in the desert, at night, during a thunderstorm, Bad Guynaecology is the second album from London’s own hard rockers Bad Guys. Featuring heavy riffs courtesy of a …

New Ostrogoth Album “Last Tribe Standing” Out Now! “Last Tribe Standing”, the first official Ostrogoth release since 1987, which features current band lineup that has been active since their return at Germany’s Keep It True Festival (in 2012), is out now on Empire Records. “At first the idea was to …

Billy Idol to release new single ‘Save Me Now’ on 13th April 2015  Idol will tour the UK and Europe in the summer of 2015 Rock icon Billy Idol will release his new single “Save Me Now” on 13th April. This Epic rock number is the second single from Idol’s new album Kings & Queens of …

Valentine’s Day loomed bright but breezy in Carlisle and after a day opening all my cards, erm make that looking round Carlisle Cathedral, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, the market  every charity shop I passed and several fine cafés I’d built up an appetite for Rockmantic 3, Day 2. …

Louise Swift for PlanetMosh interviews Dean Foxx and Lee Byrne from Knock Out Kaine ahead of their gig at Wildside, The Salutation, Nottingham on 7th March 2015. This was to be the first date of their Rise of The Electric Jester Tour, following an official album launch party in their …

Persian Metal Festival 2015: Peace, Love & Rock in the Middle East In 1915 the Battle of Gallipoli wreaked havoc on Çanakkale, Turkey. The brutal war left over 100,000 Australian, European and Turkish soldiers dead in its wake, but resulted in the formation of the Republic of Turkey. On the …

Shawn Smith (Brad / Pigeonhead ) UK AND IRELAND April / May Tour  2015 Shawn Smith plays an all too rare run of shows in the UK from April 23rd to May 5th.  Shawn has been heralded as “One of the best Rock Vocalists of all time” by Mojo Magazine and this intimate tour will be his …

Von Hertzen Brothers Get Into ‘Trouble’!   Finnish chart-toppers the Von Hertzen Brothers release lyric video for ‘Trouble’ – a track from their forthcoming studio album, ‘New Day Rising’, out March 23rd on Spinefarm Records… Mixed by Juno Award winner Randy Staub (Metallica, Alice In Chains), ‘Trouble’ blends the key elements of VHB‘s music: atmosphere, intelligence, epic feel, progressive leanings and serious riffs. …

Wolfheart release ‘The Hunt’  video taken from their debut album ‘Winterborn’ via Spinefarm Records.   ‘We’re meandering through the dead of winter, dealing with ice, snow, bitter chill, and, well, misery in much of the country. But rather than lament the climate and wish away our lives, thinking about warm weather, …

Sky Valley Mistress, have just been confirmed as the only support for The Cadillac Three on their March UK tour,  starting this week. “Sky Valley Mistress mean business as they come swaggering out of Blackburn to set hips shaking and pulses racing with a blend of dirty blues and raw rock and …

Bad Guys Release Surprise Music Video For ‘Prostitutes (Are Making Love In My Garden)’ London’s hard rockers Bad Guys have unleashed the video for ‘Prostitutes (Are Making Love In My Garden)’ on an unsuspecting public. Bad Guys have teamed up with Rock-A-Rolla to premiere their epic music video for the …

Ian Anderson Celebrates Jethro Tull With a New Show – UK Dates Announced Progressive Rock pioneer Ian Anderson has announced 6 dates of a 2015 UK tour, titled ‘Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera’. The shows will take place in September, with tickets on general sale from 9th March. ‘Jethro …

John Lodge of The Moody Blues to release new solo album entitled ‘10,000 Light Years Ago’ on May 5th John Lodge retunites with Moody Blues Alumni Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder on the recording of ‘Simply Magic’ The single ‘10,000 Light Years Ago” released digitally April 14th “Everything in the …

Steve Hackett Reveals New Bass/12 String Player Roine Stolt Prog visionary Steve Hackett has announced the addition of multi-talented guitarist Roine Stolt to his tour line-up. Stolt, known as leading light of the Flower Kings and for his association with Transatlantic, will play bass and twelve string, occasionally also joining …

  Dire Peril release lyric video for ‘Evolution’s Failed Design’ Based on an independent short story written by Heather Smith, “Evolution’s Failed Design” tells the story of an android uncovering the hidden truth that he was once a human experiment as he copes with human thoughts and feelings. “Evolution’s Failed Design” …

Download Maggots raise money for Sophie All organisers are now back together. We now have two pages, one for Fun and one for News and Updates. News Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1416987431928291/ The original idea for this was from Mark Saunders and Hayley Cartwright. They will stay here with us through to the end …

Rockmantic is becoming an annual event hosted around Valentine’s Day (hence the name) by Raz White. I went to Rockmantic 1 but couldn’t make last year. This year Valentine’s Day fell on on a Saturday so I was looking forward to a bit of Lurve as I braved the Friday …