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Following their explosive UK headline tour this month, Central Pennsylvania-based retro rockersCROBOT have released another of their trippy visualisers for the track ‘Queen Of The Light’ ( see below ). The track features on the special edition version of their latest album, entitled ‘Something Supernatural – Full Moon Edition’. CROBOT have spent the past …

Hot off the back of their stint supporting SKINDRED, Japanese heroesCROSSFAITH have announced their return to the UK for an extensive headline run. Says frontman Kenta Koie: “We can’t wait to bring XENO back to the UK and all our fans! We’re going to bring the noise in a serious …

Debut album – ‘Back In The Morrow’ Out early 2016 “Matt Grocott & The Shrives are unafraid to experiment, with their music veering from solid indie to pop to punk-funk.” – NME  “There are rushes of power-pop energy and acoustic tracks that fall somewhere between Johnny Cash and Violent Femmes, all …

INTRONAUT are celebrating the release of their new album, ‘The Direction Of Last Things’, with a new music video for their song ‘Fast Worms’. The band is currently on the road in North America to support the release of the album, and will be joining Between The Buried And Me …

Kvelertak are back! The Norwegian titans return to the UK in support of Anthrax and will also play two headline shows in Liverpool and Gloucester. 23rd November Gloucester, Guildhall 26th November Liverpool, Academy 2

Original DIO Members Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain Reunite To Form New Band With Vocalist Andrew Freeman On Friday 19 February, Frontiers Music SRL will release one of the most highly anticipated Hard Rock releases of 2016: the debut album from LAST IN LINE, “Heavy Crown”.  Formed by …

Some 33 years after they first formed – and fresh from this past weekend’s Hard Rock Hell – renascent Northern Ireland melodic rockers No Hot Ashes (pictured right) are to release their debut album, via Frontiers Music, in the spring of 2016. The band traces its story back to the Belfast …

Last In Line – featuring original DIO members Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain, together with vocalist Andrew Freeman – are to release their debut album, ‘Heavy Crown’, via Frontiers Records on 19 February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8t-9o-jyrI Guitarist Campbell, who is currently touring Europe with Def Leppard, said: “When we started …

FOREIGNER’S European Tour starts at London Palladium on June 7th 2016. Universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, FOREIGNER will rock across Europe and Israel for a massive summer 2016 Tour. A formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, …

KING KING ANNOUNCE MAY 2016 UK TOUR WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST DAN PATLANSKY 24 HOUR BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0898 BOOK ONLINE – www.thegigcartel.com Award-winning Blues Rock band King King announce in association with Planet Rock radio a new nationwide UK tour for May 2016, which kicks off at Manchester …

Liv Kristine Announces Special One-Off London Show   LIV KRISTINE has announced she will play a special one-off UK show at The Underworld, London on December 20, 2015. As well as airing Liv’s solo material she’ll be joined by Raymond Rohonyi of Theatre Of Tragedy to play classic stuff from …

MONSTER MAGNET will return to Europe next March for a live celebration of their decade on A & M records.  A&M released four albums from Monster Magnet between 1993 – 2003, including their commercial breakthrough ‘Powertrip’, and albums ‘Superjudge,’ ‘God Says No,’ and ‘Dopes To Infinity’. The dates include a UK performance at the London Forum on …

Ascending South Wales rocksters ‘The Dirty Youth’ have unveiled a spanking new double A-sided video single of ‘Just Move On’ backed with a stunning makeover of the Blondie classic ‘Atomic’. Born out of hard work, a strong DIY spirit and utter commitment, The Dirty Youth have amassed an impressive list of achievements that …

‘Souvenirs’, the critically acclaimed debut album by up and coming modern progressive metal outfit  NOVELISTS is available now digitally via Arising Empire. The record will be available in physical format from 27th November and is currently available for pre-order. Purchase your digital copy from iTunes:  http://geni.us/NovelistsSouvenirsIT Pre-order your physical copy from Amazon:  http://bit.ly/SouvenirsDigipack ‘Souvenirs’ was …

Dutch polyrhythmic metal maniacs Textures will release the first of their upcoming two albums, ‘Phenotype’, on February 5th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The second record of the diptych,‘Genotype’, will be released one year later. The time has come for the band to present the first and brand new track off of …

Skunk Anansie, one of the UK’s most successful and ground-breaking rock acts, have today issued the first single from their sixth studio album,‘Anarchytecture’, due for release ‪on January 15th. The single, ‘Love Someone Else’, is available as an instant download upon pre-order of ‘Anarchytecture’. ‘Anarchytecture’ – a collection of hard-hitting alternative rock ant hems, brimming with punchy riffs …

Fiery Swedish retro-metal quartet ENFORCER are set to release their very first live DVD/CD, entitled Live By Fire, next week. The new live offering will be in stores on November 20th and in celebration of the release, the band have released another track online. ‘Stellar Plains’ is a brand new studio track and …

Virginia modern metal veterans SAINT DIABLO have released their new sophomore album “Devil Horns and Halos” today.  The album was produced by Tim “Rumblefish” Gilles (Anthrax, The Misfits, ill Nino) at Big Blue Meenie studios in Jersey City, NJ.  “Devil Horns and Halos” is available for download from iTunes & …

Southampton’s melodic metalcore bruisers Our Hollow Our Home are delighted to show the world the video for their new single Feast for the Crows, set for release on Friday 20th November. The new single is the fourth from the band who’ve already clocked more than half a million hits on …

SWALLOW THE SUN launch video for ‘Rooms and Shadows’ new triple album ‘Songs from the North I, II & III’ out now!   Melancholy death-doom masters SWALLOW THE SUN have released their eagerly awaited new triple full-length album, ‘Songs from the North I, II & III’, today! The band also launched …