Robin Trower has had a long career so far – the 73 year old guitarist first found fame as a member of Procul Harum (he joined shortly after the release of “White shade of pale”, before starting to release music under his own name. He’s also worked with artists including …
Read More »Gary Hoey – Neon highway blues
“Neon Highway Blues” is the 21st album from guitarist Gary Hoey. When you consider that his first albumw was released in 1991 (28 years ago), 21 albums is a seriously impressive work rate. It’s certainly not a case of quantity over quality either as anyone who’s listened to his albums …
Read More »Reese Wynans and friends – Sweet release
Keyboard player Reece Wynans has a career that’s already spanned over 50 years. He was a member of Second Coming in the late 60s, he joined Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble in 1985 and remained with them till Stevie Ray Vaughan’s death. In more recent years he’s played with …
Read More »Bloodstock reveal 7 more bands
Lucky for some, BLOODSTOCK springs into March with news of seven more bands joining this summer’s best metal weekender and a massive thirteen more coach pick-up locations, making it easier than ever to get you, your mates, and all your camping gear to BLOODSTOCK for a very fine metallic time …
Read More »Pink Floyd announce Record Store Day vinyl release
To celebrate Record Store Day 2019 (Saturday 13 April), Pink Floyd will re-release the band’s second album A Saucerful of Secrets on vinyl. Remastered by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman from the original 1968 analogue mono mix, the release is the latest from Pink Floyd Records, which has supported Record …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd add Massive Wagons to support slots for UK tour
Earlier this year Southern rock icons, Lynyrd Skynyrd, announced that, after a career that has spanned more than 40 years and includes a catalogue of more than 60 albums with more than 30 million units sold, they would embark on their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour. Tickets are on sale …
Read More »Slipknot announce album release date and US Knotfest Roadshow summer tour
In addition to their UK headline slot at DOWNLOAD this June, SLIPKNOT have unveiled details of their massive KNOTFEST ROADSHOW headline tour, which is set to hit North America this summer. Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth join as special guests on all dates. The 29-date outing kicks off on 26th July …
Read More »Download Festival adds WWE NXT and 17 bands
Download Festival, the champion of rock events, is pleased to welcome WWE NXT UK to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park across 14-16 June 2019, as well as SEVENTEEN further bands including supergroup Simple Creatures, The Wonder Years, and Dinosaur Pile-up. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, NXT UK Women’s Champion …
Read More »Delain – Hunters moon
Delain’s new release, “Hunter’s moon” was orignally envisaged as an EP, but grew to be a lot bigger. The EP part is the four new studio tracks, but what was then added to it is basically a full live album – ten live tracks. The live tracks were recorded at …
Read More »First bands announced for HRH Metal 2020
We don’t normally give everyone a taste of next years Metal adventure this early, but it’s the first gig of the year and we’re feeling cool, so here’s 20+ to get everyone started and all for 20 Quid (no booking fee), plus free HRH Doom vs HRH Stoner event .. …
Read More »WHITESNAKE – Announce New Album “Flesh & Blood”
Whitesnake has confirmed a May 10th release date for their upcoming studio album “Flesh & Blood” via Frontiers Music Srl. The album will be available on CD/LP/Digital formats. See below for full details of the various configurations available. Fresh off celebrating their 40th anniversary, rock legends Whitesnake return with their latest studio album, “Flesh & Blood”. This …
Read More »Suzi Quatro releases new video
The “Queen of Rock N’ Roll” SUZI QUATRO releases her first new single and video for the song “No Soul/No Control” today! The song is taken from her forthcoming studio album “No Control”. The video was filmed at the Peppermint Pavillion and the Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover, Germany and …
Read More »Cornerstone announce UK tour
Cornerstone have announced that the band is going to tour the United Kingdom again – for the tenth time ! The highlight will be be for sure the CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL, one of the traditional English Open Airs, where acts like THE ANIMALS, STARSHIP or BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST appeared over …
Read More »FEVER 333 unveil new video for ‘One Of Us’
The Grammy-nominated FEVER 333 have shared an official music video for ‘One Of Us,’ which is featured on their acclaimed Roadrunner/333 Wreckords crew debut LP, STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS. The video, which is directed by FEVER 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Butler and Djay Brauner, sees the band demonstrating alongside allies on …
Read More »Clutch unveil ‘Ghoul Wrangler’ video, announce US dates
Maryland rockers Clutch have released a new video for the single “Ghoul Wrangler” from their latest album Book Of Bad Decisions. The video was shot in the Old Bedford Village in Pennsylvani. Vinyl fans might remember the Ghoul Wrangler business card that was included in each 12″ jacket. Many of those …
Read More »ALEXISONFIRE release first new music in 10 years, announce shows & live stream
Iconic rock band ALEXISONFIRE debuted a brand new song, “Familiar Drugs” today. Produced by AOF’s long-time friend Karl Bareham (City and Colour) and mixed by Grammy-award winning Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse), the impassioned banger marks the first time the band has released new music as …
Read More »Kill The Lights share new track ‘Watch You Fall’
After launching their new band last month to great fanfare, KILL THE LIGHTS have shared a second new track, titled ‘Watch You Fall’. Featuring drummer Michael ‘Moose’ Thomas [ex-Bullet For My Valentine], singer James Clark [Throw The Fight], guitarists Jordan Whelan [Still Remains] and Travis Montgomery [Threat Signal], and bassist …
Read More »Amplified festival – the interview
We spoke to Chelle Shaw, part of the Amplified festival media team to get her thoughts on the festival and her colleagues… So Miss Shaw, can you introduce yourself and tell us what your role at Amplified is? I’m Chelle, more commonly known as Red, press tent manager, the fluffy …
Read More »King King – Koko, London – 7th February 2019
Tonight’s gig was one I did not want to miss – not only are King King a great live band, but this tour is the final one with the band’s original bass player, Lindsay Coulson who has sadly decided to step down as the band’s growing popularity demands being away …
Read More »Bloodstock add more bands
It’s almost Valentines Day and BLOODSTOCK’s true love is metal of all kinds! With that in mind, BLOODSTOCK’s got five more bands lined up for a hot date at Catton Park this summer. CANCER BATS land a Ronnie James Dio main stage slot on Saturday! Hot enough to melt the snow, …
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