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Amon Amarth announce UK Tour for November 2019

Prepare for the Swedish invasion! Sweden’s heavy metal warlords AMON AMARTH are set to crash onto European shores this November and December to raid the continent with their biggest and most ambitious, must-see full production tour to date! This epic tour comes on the heels of the victorious worldwide release of the …

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SKID ROW UK Tour Dates Announced

The MJR Group by Arrangement with IAA Presents SKID ROW Plus Special Guests (The Quireboys + Crashdïet + Hollowstar + Matt Mitchell & The Cold Hearts) Multi-platinum selling band SKID ROW will embark on a full UK tour this year, which will see the New Jersey rockers playing shows across the …

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LAST GREAT DREAMERS CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF RETROSEXUAL!

  Powerpop rockers Last Great Dreamers are to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their classic debut album this autumn with a first-time vinyl edition and a special London show. Originally released in 1994 though Bleeding Hearts Records, Retrosexual picked up rave reviews at the time, being voted album of the year by legendary …

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Eva Bartok’s Next Move, Chess Club

Post punk-metal band Eva Bartok will release their self-titled debut EP on 23rd August. Watch their insane new video ‘Chess Club’ here Recorded in Cardiff at Corner House Studios with Liam Ross (Sylosis, Monuments, Hark) with production by Fudge Wilson (Exit International) and mixed by Kurtis Bagley of Luna Crown …

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Clutch announce December 2019 headline shows

As perennial rock favourites CLUTCH prepare to take to Download Festival’s main stage later today, the band are pleased to share they’ll return to England in December 2019 for four headline shows, bringing with them Graveyard and Kamchatka as special guests. CLUTCH‘s Jean-Paul Gaster comments, “We are super excited to …

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Hammerfall – New Video “(We Make) Sweden Rock” Out Now

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HAMMERFALL  REVEAL LYRIC VIDEO FOR (WE MAKE) SWEDEN ROCK NEW ALBUM ‘DOMINION’ DUE OUT 16THAUGUST 2019 THROUGH NAPALM RECORDS PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW HERE Listen to the song HERE Watch HERE PONTUS NORGREN (guitar), DAVID WALLIN (drums), JOACIM CANS (vocals), FREDRIK LARSSON (bass), OSCAR DRONJAK (guitar). Credit: Robert Tüchi – Picwish Fotodesign HAMMERFALL has …

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Spam Javelin release new single ‘Fake News’

North Wales sub-hardcore band Spam Javelin have released a new single, with an album also soon to be released. ‘Fake News’ / ‘Alabama Hot Pocket’  is the first track from the much anticipated debut album ‘The Crack Whores Of Betws Garmon’,  which will be released on CD and vinyl via …

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The STRAY CATS Vault Onto Album Charts With ’40’

  THE STRAY CATS VAULT ONTO THE ALBUM CHARTS WITH ’40,’ THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 26 YEARS, ON SURFDOG RECORDS EARNS CRITICAL ACCOLADES BAND IS GEARING UP FOR SUMMER CONCERT TOUR OF THE U.S. AND EUROPE      (Album cover) The STRAY CATS—Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (bass, vocals) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, …

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THUNDERFUCK & THE DEADLY ROMANTICS ‘Dirty Sleazy Rock’n’Roll’ Album Details

Canadian dirty hard rockers THUNDERFUCK & THE DEADLY ROMANTICS, have announced the release of their new album ‘Dirty Sleazy Rock’n’Roll‘ on July 26th via Cargo Records UK. How does one go about describing THUNDERFUCK & THE DEADLY ROMANTICS. One Part RAMONES, one part AC/DC, add in a little GUNS’n’ROSES and a dash of STEEL PANTHER! Tracklist: 1. Drink This Party …

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Rivers of Nihil announce headlining dates around Summer Slaughter 2019

Rivers of Nihil announce headlining dates around Summer Slaughter 2019 This summer, Rivers of Nihil will join Cattle Decapitation, Carnifex, The Faceless, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, Brand of Sacrifice + the Headbang For The Highway Winners for Summer Slaughter 2019! Before and after the tour, Rivers of Nihil will also headline several shows with Lorna Shore and Brand of Sacrifice as support. See …

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CRASHDÏET Announce New Album ‘Rust’

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Sweden’s own sleaze metal pioneers, Crashdïet, are back with a new album, which is set for release on 13th September via Diet Records (Scandinavia) and Frontiers Music srl (World, ex-Scandinavia). ‘Rust’ is Crashdïet’s first studio album in six years and follows their 2013 effort, ‘The Savage Playground’. It is also …

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Dinosaur Pile-Up release new single ‘Round The Bend’

‘ROUND THE BEND’ NEW SINGLE OUT NOW LISTEN HERE CELEBRITY MANSIONS NEW ALBUM OUT JUNE 7th VIA PARLOPHONE RECORDS PRE-ORDER HERE Dinosaur Pile-Up have released their brand new single ‘Round The Bend’ ahead of the forthcoming fourth album Celebrity Mansions out this Friday (June 7th) via Parlophone Records. ‘Round The Bend’ is an …

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‘RAWKAHOLIC Volume 1’ – Four More Bands Announced

ROCK’N’GROWL RECORDS, a division of ROCK’N’GROWL PROMOTION have announced, the addition of four more bands: NWoBHM legend VARDIS, all-female rocker BLUE RUIN, Canadian stadium rockers PLAYHOUSE and Rock & Roll GLAM artist DSP – David ‘Scary’ Perry for the digital Rock/Metal Sampler ‘RAWKAHOLIC Volume 1‘, which will be released by end of June 2019. The first six bands which …

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