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Grammy Award Winning MEGADETH bassist, author, entrepreneur, and Metal Icon DAVID ELLEFSON, in association with HEXAGON BOOKING, has announced a string of European dates to his BASSTORY tour, a series of limited and exclusive “STORYTELLERS” dates, starting 9/21 in Portland, OR, USA. Dubbed “BASSTORY: An Intimate Evening of Riffs and …

  ANAAL NATHRAKH will be streaming their sold out London show live this Saturday, August 11, 2018. Tune in to Hotel Radio from 9:30pm UK:  www.hotel-radio.com On September 28th, ANAAL NATHRAKH will release their 10th full-length, ‘A New Kind Of Horror’, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of the …

DEVILSKIN WILL RETURN TO THE UK IN NOVEMBER AFTER SUPPORTING  HALESTORM  ON THEIR EPIC EUROPEAN TOUR    Qualifying as firm contenders as one of NZ’s hardest working bands, Waikato four piece DEVILSKIN will be returning to the UK in November for a comprehensive tour following their month long stint through Europe …

As well as being the biggest band in the world, The Rolling Stones are also the biggest champions of the blues, so who better to curate a compilation in collaboration with BMG and Universal, of the music that inspired them throughout their career?  Confessin’ The Blues collects together the greatest …

Eleine Announce Debut UK Tour Eleine brings their “Until The End” tour to the UK, September 29th – October 5th<. It’s Eleine’s first time in the UK and they are really looking forward to this. “This is our first headline tour outside of Sweden, and also the first tour ever …

Head ‘Way Down Yonder’ with Hogjaw! Deep fried Southern Rock Band premieres their new video and much more! Rambunctious Southern Rockers Hogjaw are proud to lift the lid on new video & single, ‘Way Down Yonder’ – the title track of their latest album, out now via Snakefarm Records. What’s more, the band will also …

RUNNING WILD announce special Wacken signing session for Limited Edition Box set ’Pieces Of Eight German pirate metal legends, RUNNING WILD play their only show of the year, headlining the prestigious Wacken Festival in Germany. As a special opportunity for fans, the band will be doing an exclusive signing session …

Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson New Solo Album: “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Release Date: 9thNovember 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson is pleased to announce his forthcoming new solo album …

GRAHAM BONNET BAND LIVIN’ IN SUSPICION  from the new album MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE GARAGE out now [Frontiers] ‘Livin’ In Suspicion’ is the new single by the Graham Bonnet Band and is taken from the group’s just released ‘Meanwhile, Back In The Garage’ album, which was issued on 13th July via Frontiers. The song was written by Russ Ballard, who Bonnet has regarded …

Walking Papers unveil striking new animated video, This Is How It Ends :  to celebrate their upcoming UK and European tours.  This Is How It Ends, also serves as the title of a comic book of the same name, created by Walking Papers’ Jeff Angell, graphic novelist Matt Hayward and artist Csaba Master. The clip features …

ANNOUNCE UK TOUR  FEBRUARY 2019 PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS  THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT   Over their four-decade career, Blue Öyster Cult have established themselves as one of the most iconic bands of their time, with a repertoire including the hits ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’, ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Burning For You’. Following their highly-acclaimed …

Wise words, and even truer today! Folk/punk singer-songwriter FRANK TURNER also believes in the value of kindness and the title of his latest album – ‘Be More Kind’ – reminds us of its importance. “Be More Kind” is no lone cry in the wilderness either. Frank will be playing Seattle …

Following the announcement of new music and a brand new album, You Me At Six today set out their plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’ with three huge UK shows. These special one-off events will see the acclaimed five piece -currently riding …

Fresh off his G3 European and UK tour with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci, former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players ever. He is one of the last greats who is still around to present his magical style of playing which …

RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BODY TALKS’ “…they’re the best opening band we’ve ever had.” – Dave Grohl “The Struts are on the cusp of something very big indeed” – Kerrang “You gotta love a band who know they have to pull off a big show then proceed to do so. Rock …

DIAMOND HEAD announce massive European tour in October / November 2018 Photo: Florian Stengl Diamond Head have announced a massive European tour that kicks off at Buckley Tivoli on October 4, 2018 and works it‘s way through the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Spain Before wrapping …

South Africa’s finest alternative prog rock export DEITY’S MUSE have released an official video for ‘WALLS DOWN’, taken from their latest album CONVERGENCE . Watch the video, here: The band filmed the video in their rehearsal room using a phone, which vocalist and guitarist WAYNE BOUCHER explains the reasoning behind …

Japanese superstars MAN WITH A MISSION have released their new single, ‘2045’, taken from the upcoming album, Chasing The Horizon, out August 10th via Century Media. Featuring a disturbing depiction of an imminent dystopia, the video sees the band perform amid futuristic anarchy. Commenting on ideas of the loss of …

SAXON Announce Special Tour Edition of Critically Acclaimed album  ‘Thunderbolt’ Since 1979 SAXON have shown their ability to take rock ‘n’ roll and give it an electrifying edge which has since cemented their status as pioneers of the British heavy metal wave. With over twenty studio albums under their belt, …

Heed the call, brothers and sisters! HRH Metal III announces line-up and will explode into life, at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, between Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th Feb, 2019: music thundering out across state-of the-art stages and arenas, with the venue and hotels awash with  HRH’s longstanding comradeship, right-raucous …