Author: Malcolm Dome
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Gary O’Toole, drummer and vocalist, has announced he has left Steve Hackett’s band. In a statement on his Facebook page, O’Toole says: “It is with immense sadness I must announce my departure from The Steve Hackett band. It has been my privilege and pleasure for nearly 20 years to hold […]
Manowar guitarist Karl Logan has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography. The 53-year-old, who joined the band in 1994, is facing six charges of third degree exploitation of a minor, after being arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina. Logan is out on $35,000 bail, but Manowar have made it […]
Todd Youth has died at the age of 47. The guitarist was a member of Danzig from 1999 to 2003, during which time he played on the ’02 album ‘Danzig 7: I Luciferi’. He rejoined the band in 2007. He was also a member of Murphy’a Law and Warzone. Commenting […]
Volbeat are to put out a live album and concert film through Universal on December 14. Called ‘Let’s Boogie! Live From Telia Parken’, it was filmed and recorded on August 26, 2017, when the band sold out the Telia Parken in their native Denmark. Special guests who performed with them […]
Hammerfall are to celebrate the 20th anniversary of second album ‘Legacy Of Kings’ by releasing a box set edition. This is to come out through Nuclear Blast on December 7 and will have two CDs and a DVD. Says guitarist Oscar Dronjak: “The all-important second album. After the immediate success of […]
Steve Hackett is to release a new studio album on January 25 – and here is the title. This is to be called ‘At The edge Of Light’, and will be on the InsideOut label. The 10-tracker, recorded at Hackett’s own studio and also around the world, is to be […]
Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool will headline the Download Festival next year. The event will happen, as usual, at Donington Park, the dates being June 14- 16. Also confirmed to appear are the following: Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, Whitesnake, Rob Zombie, Trivium, Amon Amarth, Carcass, Delain, Die Antwoord, […]
Mastodon are to play 10 dates in the UK and Ireland during January. Supported by Kvelertak and Mutoid Man, they start at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on January 14, before carrying on at Dublin Olympia 15, Southampton Guildhall 17, Newcastle O2 Academy 18, Glasgow Academy 19, Leeds O2 Academy […]
The new look Fleetwood Mac are play shows in London and Dublin next June. The band will be at the RDS Stadium in Dublin on June 13, following this with a performance at Wembley Stadium three days later. Tickets go on sale from 9am on October 26. The core of […]
Cave In are to play one show in Britain next spring. The band will be appearing at The Electric Ballroom in London on April 12, with Old Man Gloom and Bossk also on the bill. The gig will be a tribute to the band’s late bassist/vocalist Caleb Scofield, who died […]
The Pineapple Thief are to play five UK shows at the end of a European tour early next year,as they continue to promote current album ‘Dissolution’. The British leg will start at the O2 Academy in Newcastle on March 20, before heading to Glasgow St. Luke’s 21, Manchester Ritz 22, […]
Peter Hammill is to celebrate his 70th birthday next month with a new album. The iconic progressive musician will put out ‘X/Ten’ through his own Fie! Records label. Explaining the concept behind this album, Hammill says: “For the first time ever, I believe, I performed all of the songs from my […]
