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Despite Rebellion Festival being postponed in 2021, due to the ongoing restrictions with the Covid pandemic, Winter Gardens Blackpool in association with Rebellion Festival have successfully put together a event, which goes under the banner of ‘Hits 25’ and this to be held in the Empress Ballroom on August 7th […]
Killswitch Engage have announced a streaming event set for Friday, August 6th 2021 at 7pm ET / midnight BST. The performance will be available on-demand for 48 hours afterwards. Get tickets here https://shop.merchcentral.com/collections/killswitch-engage “I am pleased we were able to finally pull this together” says singer Jesse Leach before adding […]
Gibson is proud to officially announce that Halestorm’s singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale, will join Gibson as the first female Brand Ambassador. ”I am beyond honored to be named a Gibson ambassador” said Lzzy before adding ”Ever since I was 16 years old, it was my dream to someday be a part […]
Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Cryptic Shift to its worldwide roster! Cryptic Shift comments “We are pleased to announce that we have signed with none other than Metal Blade Records. Writing for the new album has begun.” To celebrate the signing, the band has announced UK dates for […]
Iron Maiden have revealed their brand-new track ‘The Writing On The Wall’ and accompanying music video. The song was written by Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith & lead singer Bruce Dickinson. It was produced by Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Iron Maiden bassist and founder-member Steve Harris. Bruce Dickinson initially […]
When Rivers Meet are pleased to announce two headline concerts in April and May 2022. The first headline concert will take place at Colchester Arts Centre on Friday April 29th, followed by the second headline concert at The Garage in London on Thursday May 12th. Tickets are available to buy […]
The collaboration between powerhouse Finnish vocalists Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast) and Netta Laurenne (Smackbound) for their new album ‘The Reckoning’ is easily one of the most exciting musical alliances ever put together by the Frontiers label. The two ladies have put together a album with the collaboration of Nino Laurenne […]
On August 27th 2021, Lizzy Borden will release vinyl re-issues of classic albums ‘Give ‘Em The Axe’ (1984) and ‘Visual Lies’ (1987) via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order your copies now at: UK: https://eyesoremerch.com/band-tshirts/l/lizzy-borden USA: https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/band/lizzy-borden EU: https://eu.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade/artist/1043 The records are available in the following versions: Give ‘Em the Axe vinyl versions […]
Cinderella guitarist, Jeff LaBar, has passed away at the age of 58. Cinderella band members Tom, Eric & Fred issued a statement and it reads as follows: ”Heavy hearts cannot begin to describe the feeling of losing our brother Jeff. The bond between us over decades of creating music and […]
Napalm Records have signed the band The Dark Side Of The Moon to its label. The Dark Side Of The Moon states “We are happy to team up with Napalm Records.” The band was formed by Ad Infinitum singer Melissa Bonny, Feuerschwanz guitarist Hans Platz, his bandmate harpist Jenny Diehl […]
Futurama festival, which was due to take place in Liverpool 11th and 12th September 2021, has sadly had to postpone again until Bank Holiday Easter, April 16th – 17th 2022. The organisers state that ”We apologise for the inconvenience but the increasing Covid infection rate, plus the latest delay in […]
InsideOutMusic/Sony Music are extremely pleased to announce the signing of Jethro Tull to the label. The band has already completed a new album titled ‘The Zealot Gene’, which can be expected in early 2022. Ian Anderson had this to say about the new signing ”After 54 years in the world […]
