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DAN PATLANSKY ADDS 3 MORE UK TOUR DATES. “DEAR SILENCE THIEVES” VOTED #1 ALBUM ON BLUES ROCK REVIEW’S TOP 20 BLUES ALBUMS.   “The Bruce Springsteen-endorsed South African bluesman has been making waves since 1999’s Standing At The Station, and his seventh album, the Theo Crous-produced Dear Silence Thieves, is …

Kaotoxin is proud to announce that recently reformed PUTRID OFFAL have been confirmed to tis year’s cult Grindcore summer festival Obscene Extreme in Trutnov, Czech Republic where they’ll bring on stage all the voracious ferocity of their just released debut full-length in 25 years, “Mature Necropsy“. The band also just …

Last week, platinum-selling Texas rockers DROWNING POOL announced the second leg of their successful Sinner “Unlucky 13th Anniversary” Tour, with Adrenaline Mob and Full Devil Jacket. The band will perform their platinum-selling album Sinner in its entirety at each tour stop, followed by other hits. See below for all confirmed …

Pioneers of the classic American metal scene, TESTAMENT, are announcing what will undoubtedly be the most crushing heavy metal tour to hit North America this spring – the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour! The Dark Roots of Thrash II tour will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April …

Hot on the heels of announcing that they will be taking part in the upcoming North American COAL CHAMBER tour, Minneapolis, Minnesota’s AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE has inked a new deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records.   The band commented about signing with Napalm Records: “AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE are extremely …

KING KING, the multi-award winning British Blues band have confirmed a nationwide UK tour during February and March 2015 with special guest Laurence Jones. A special 48-hour pre-sale kick offs on www.ents24.com on Wednesday 17th September. Tickets will then go one sale to the general public from Friday 19th September …

Bristolian alt-rockers Turbowolf, have unleashed their brand new single ‘Nine Lives‘, which premiered last night on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, and follows last year’s radio smash ‘Rabbits Foot’, and the recent trippy visuals for seven-minute epic album track ‘Rich Gift’. ‘Nine Lives‘ is yet another step up for …

‘Words’ is the new music video by UK stoner rock band PROFANE AND THE SACRED  – A 7 minute + monster of a song and 2nd single to be released from their forthcoming debut album. Watch ‘Words’ (lyric video)   ‘Chapter 1: A Long Time Coming’ is the debut studio album …

36 CRAZYFISTS will release their new album Time and Trauma via Spinefarm Records on Tuesday, February 17th. There is a swell of activity surrounding the Alaskan band around release date. The band will be participating in a Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session today, Monday, February 16, from 1PM to …

In a rare break from his day job as the bass player with rock legends Status Quo, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards will tour the UK and Europe in 2015 with his side band Rhino’s Revenge. Featuring his sons Max on drums and Freddie on guitar, the band’s line-up is completed by …

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop So it’s Friday 13th – unlucky for some…. Here’s Friday’s Mabel Greer’s Toyshop album teaser…. Robert Hagger discusses playing with Clive for the first time in 45 years…. Mabel Greer’s Toyshop had a residency at the Marquee Club and supported the likes of Jimi Hendrix (who came to see them …

Guitar legend ULI JON ROTH will release Scorpions Revisited, a highly-anticipated brand new double album of 19 re-invented Scorpions tracks, in physical format on March 10 via UDR Music. Order the album now via iTunes. As we announced last week, Guitar World Magazine is hosting a dual web premiere of …

German metalcore act ANNISOKAY will release their album, Enigmatic Smile, on April 14 via Long Branch Records/SPV. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premiere their new song and video for “Carry Me Away”.  View the video HERE.   ANNISOKAY said about the song and video, …

Seventeen years after their last album, Baby Chaos return with a new barrage of blistering riffs, melodic muscle and thoughts on the human condition. The elaborately-titled Skulls, Skulls, Skulls, Show Me The Glory will fizz out of your speakers, triggering an avalanche of scuzzed-up guitars and rich harmonies. This is …

On March 3rd, UDR Music will release Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute, a tribute album of brilliant cover tracks recorded to memorialize Randy Rhoads, lead guitarist for legendary hard rock and metal bands Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. The digipack version of the album will also include an …

Irish Rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album Raise a Little Hell this March in North America via Napalm Records.  This is the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2013 release New Horizon.  The album is set for release on the following days:   G/A/S/Europe/AUS: 06.03.2015 UK/NO/FR/DK/IT: 09.03.2015 SE/ESP: …

Last week, it was announced that ever-notorious rap duo TWIZTID’s new album The Darkness debuted on the Billboard Top 200 charts at #29, marking their 11th album debut on the chart. But why stop there? Today with the help of Noisey, TWIZTID is unleashing their long-awaited brand new music video …

NLC “ROCKIN FOR THE CHILDREN” FESTIVAL Saturday 2nd May and Sunday 3rd May 2015 The Maze, Nottingham. Now into it’s fifth year the Noize Level Critical Festival has undergone a change of name to “Rockin For The Children”, this is due to BiG D now adding a second very worthy …

“MOTOR SISTER is a group of musicians whose collective musical pedigrees speak for themselves.”  Mother Superior founder, guitarist, and vocalist Jim Wilson fronts the band, with Anthrax’s Scott Ian on guitar, Pearl Aday on backing vocals, Joey Vera on bass, and John Tempesta on drums.   Today the band presents …