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Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics unveil Love Of My Life video as a tribute to  Freddie Mercury  September 5th marks what would have been the 70th birthday of the late, great Freddie Mercury. Not only that, but this year, 2016, also marks the 30th anniversary of the Wembley 86 gig that steals the …

Since 2013, Calgary Metalfest has raised $4000 for Make-A-Wish Southern Alberta! This year they plan to shatter that record and raise $10,000 to sponsor an ENTIRE wish for a child. This auction is a live one that will occur between band sets during the fest at all venues. You must be there …

The thrash cult from Germany, Necronomicon go a long way back to 1984 but they are still very much alive and kicking. Stronger than ever they have worked on new material and will release their new 9th studio cd and some other very special work with Into The LimeLight Records and Soulfood as distributor. A …

Mother Feather to join Here Come The Mummies for special NYC show On September 24th, New York City’s self-described “pop cock rock” band Mother Feather will join Here Come The Mummies for a special show at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC. This will be the band’s first performance since their extensive USA trek on …

1 September 2016 – Prog Magazine’s fifth annual Progressive Music Awards, in association with Currencies.co.uk, has once again honoured progressive music in the intimate and idyllic setting of the world famous Underglobe, beneath Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. The awards have become one of the best attended and most anticipated events in …

Prognosis Warn of Cold Dystopian Future with New Single ‘Drones’   Listen to the track here: https://prognosisuk.bandcamp.com/track/drones   Manchester Progressive metal band Prognosis has returned with a venomous new single in Drones. A song that prophesises that technological advancements in modern warfare could leave us at the mercy of emotionless killing …

BACKYARD BABIES   UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2017 SUPPORTING BLACK STAR RIDERS “returning after a five year hiatus … doing what they do best – kick ass, straight-up rock ‘n’ roll songs, flecked with punk attitude and sleaze rock swagger” (Vive Le Rock). Backyard Babies returned to the …

Punk Legends Slaughter and The Dogs Announce “Vicious” New Album and First Tour Dates For 2017! After a busy and eventful 40th Anniversary Year, Punk Legends Slaughter & The Dogs roll forward and are delighted to announce a new record deal with US label, Cleopatra and the first live dates …

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS CLUTCH US ROCKERS CONFIRM DECEMBER HEADLINE SHOWS   After conquering the main stage at Reading & Leeds Festivals, US groove kings CLUTCH have announced their return to the UK this December.  Confirming four headline dates including the Roundhouse in London, the band will be …

SOS Festival is thrilled to announce the first 9 bands for our 2017 edition, the 10th in our history. Headlining Friday we’re delighted to announce Kill II This. It’s great for us that another Manchester band has the kudos to headline, just as Absolva did us proud on our Friday …

The Buggles, Trevor Horn and Geoff Down’s groundbreaking synth pop band, are to receive the InsideOut sponsored Outer Limits Award at the Progressive Music Awards 2016, in association with Currencies.co.uk, that take place at the Underglobe (beneath The Globe Theatre) on Thursday September 1. To be collected by Trevor Horn …

Melvin Benn, Festival Republic: “I knew 2016 was going to be a great year for Reading and Leeds, with five headliners over three days and sold out crowds. I’m so proud of the line-up and the fact we’re still giving fans the best music line up. I was blown away …

Tygers of Pan Tang are a heavy metal band, part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. They formed in 1978 in Whitley Bay, England, and were active until 1987. The band reformed in 1999 and continue to record and perform. The name is derived from Pan Tang, …

Swiss Frontal Rock Outfit ‘We Are Interview’ Unleash New Music Video A few days after a great appearance at Montreux Jazz Festival and some weeks after the reissue of its double digital singles “Tokyo” and then “Reykjavik” still available on Bandcamp, Swiss frontal-rock outfit We Are Interview (formerly INTRVIEW) unleash an official music video illustrating the …

FIVE HUGE HEADLINE PERFORMANCES FROM FOALS, DISCLOSURE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, FALL OUT BOY AND BIFFY CLYRO TOP BIGGEST LINE-UP TO DATE. 170,000 ATTENDEES ACROSS RICHFIELD AVENUE AND BRAMHAM PARK With an unprecedented five headliners on this year’s line-up, Reading & Leeds 2016 saw 170,000 festival fans treated to unforgettable …

The brand new Toseland album, “Cradle The Rage”, was released worldwide in March 2016 and following its success, the band are setting out on a 14 date tour running through September and October of this year. Toseland just released the new video “We’ll Stop At Nothing”, taken from the new …

Orange Goblin, Raging Speedhorn, The Broken Chords, Willie & The Bandits, King Kurt and Urban Voodoo Machine have all been confirmed to perform live at the 12th London Tattoo Convention, taking place over the weekend of September 23/24/25th at Tobacco Dock, 50 Porters Walk, London E1W 2SF.  Having already announced …

London blues rockers Dirty Thrills have just announced their first UK headline tour. The ‘HEAVY LIVING’ tour will begin on the 21st of October 2016 at The Firebug in Leicester and end with a special free show in London at The Big Red on 3rd of November. Bass player Aaron …

THIS A CALL TO ALL BANDS/LABELS/MAGAZINES etc to send MAMMOTHFEST some prizes they can raffle off to help raise as much money as possible.    The Mammothfest team in Brighton have been deeply moved by the passing of Tom Searle of Architects recently. He spent his last days being cared …

30 years on we are happy to announce that we have decided to record a modern-day version of our classic debut album INDISCREET. We have been asked many times if we would consider re-recording some of these tracks using today’s modern technology and recording techniques and giving the songs the …