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Manchester-based melodic metal / hard rock band Absolva confirm their headline shows for 2023, in the wake of the recent heart attack of former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley. The four musicians normally double-up as Blaze’s backing band and had been due to tour again with him this year until he suffered a massive …

Swedish melodic rockers Rian will release their third studio album, ‘Wings’, on 4th August via Frontiers. The first single and video from it for the song ‘Carry My Wings’ is available now. Having issued their 2017 debut ‘Out Of The Darkness’ independently, earning positive notice, the Rian’s growth was further …

Brand new single taken from forthcoming album ‘Blood Omen’ Having established their name as one of the finest in modern British metal thanks to two brilliant albums – 2019 ’s Conspiracy and their 2017 debut, Darkness Will Rise – The Raven Age have garnered critical acclaim around the world, alongside a Billboard Top 40 …

Fresh off a European and UK tour supporting The Winery Dogs, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Gibson Guitar brand ambassador Jared James Nichols is pleased to announce his “October 2023 Headline UK Tour” with special guests DeWolff.  Planet Rock’s 48-hour ticket pre-sale starts at 10 am BST on Tuesday, June 20 from https://planetrock.gigantic.com/jared-james-nichols-tickets. Tickets go on general sale 10 am BST on Thursday, June 22 from www.jaredjamesnichols.com.Additional …

Ferocious Dog proudly releases ‘Live At Rock City’ CD on Graphite Records. ‘Live At Rock City’ was recorded in April 2022 on The Hope tour and features the band performing 29 songs. “There’s a celebratory barrel full of crowd singalongs from their impressive, furious and thoughtful Celtic folk-punk cannon” – Vive Le Rock …

Just in case you were in any doubt, Rock ‘n Roll is back…and it could well be here to save us all! London’s loudest outfit, The Heat Incorporated proudly releases their debut full-length album Asleep In The Ejector Seat, available 28th July on super limited edition 12” transparent tobacco smoked vinyl via Punk …

GYPSY PISTOLEROS release the new anthemic single ‘What’s it like to be a Girl!’ on Friday 23rd Junethrough Earache Records. It’s a tale of beautiful cross-dressers courageously crazed crusade againsttoxic masculinity! ’ with an accompanying video. A 70’s Glamtastic Romp where Marc Bolan & The Sweetmeet Phoenix Nights concluding with …

With the release of summer anthem, feel-good classic “West Coast Eyes,” the Southern California-based roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have announced Ride Into The Light, their seventh studio album, out August 4th via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. Packed with blistering blues-rock and sun-soaked Americana ballads, Ride Into The Light is as high-octane as it is soul-stirring, …

“The Damn Truth’s ‘This Is Who We Are Now’ single is a powerful statement with a chorus bigger than a bus and a guitar solo that absolutely soars.”  – Classic Rock Psychedelic Montreal’s four-piece rock and roll band, The Damn Truth, are pleased to announce the release of their new single and …

Hot on the heels of a full-band tour throughout May, multi-talented musician Mike Ross is proud to announce a UK-wide run of solo shows, playing intimate versions of tracks from his 12-track latest album ‘Third Eye Open’ as well as selected cuts from his extensive back catalogue.  The 9-date tour — in association with Twenty Music …

Luke Morley, Thunder’s lynchpin guitarist and songwriter, continues his triumphant solo adventures into musical pastures new with the release of his latest single and accompanying video ‘Watch The Sun Go Down’ ahead of the release of his album, ‘Songs From The Blue Room’  on 23rd June through Conquest Music. ‘Songs from The Blue Room’ features …

On 23rd June BMG proudly release Gary Moore’s The Sanctuary Years boxset, a remarkable collection of his powerful and emotive studio recordings. The Sanctuary Years box set contains 4 incredible albums from Moore’s time at the prestigious label. This deluxe package features the albums; A Different Beat, Back To The Blues, Scars and Power of The Blues, whilst all …

Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “a real rock contender”, London-based blues rock guitarist and songwriter Jack J Hutchinson has announced his Autumn 2023 UK Headline Tour. Jack has toured internationally, sharing stages with ZZ Top, Bad Company, Kris Barras Band and Blackberry Smoke. What’s more, it’s just been announced that he’s to play Planet …

Twenty years since the release of his best-selling album ‘Blues Deluxe,’ which celebrated what the US government had declared “the year of the blues” with a mix of originals and reinterpretations of classic songs, superstar Joe Bonamassa is taking stock of how far he and the genre have come with Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, out October 6th via J&R …