Sabaton have confirmed a date at Wembley Arena on February 8. This is part of a massive European tour in support of new album ‘The Great War’, due out through Nuclear Blast on July 19. And they’ll be joined on this show by Apocalyptica and Amaranthe. “Our journey in UK […]
An Iron Maiden fan is using the band’s upcoming North American tour to raise money to fight breast cancer. From Australia Emily, who is battling the disease herself, is to go to 24 gigs,and below explains how she will use this ‘Legacy Of The Breast’ trip for charitable purposes: “My […]
Kris Barras Band are to release their new album on September 13. Titled ‘Light It Up’, it’s to be put out by Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Says Barras: “I kinda forced myself to write songs a different way. The biggest difference for this album was that I didn’t pigeonhole myself in […]
The Damned have announced a date at the prestigious London Palladium on October 28. Dubbed ‘An Evening Of A Thousand Vampires’, the band are teaming up with Hammer House Of Horror which will bring a special immersive theatrical experience featuring cabaret performances and appearances from the cast of The Circus […]
Exodus have put out a limited edition seven inch single to celebrate their 40th anniversary. This features the live performance of ‘No Love (Live At Day In The Dirt 1984)’ with a demo of ‘Death Row’ on the B side. This is available in multiple coloured editions: Green Vinyl: https://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/tontraeger/vinyl/7-ep/exodus-no-love-live-at-day-in-the-dirt-1984-green-vinyl.html (limited […]
Korn are to release their new album on September 13. It’s to be titled ‘The Nothing’ and will be put out by Roadrunner/Elektra. Says frontman Jonathan Davis: “Deep, within our Earth lives an extraordinary force. Very few are aware of the magnitude and significance of this place where good/evil, dark/light, […]
Monster Magnet have been forced to cancel their headline appearance on the Grooverider Stage at Ramblin’ Man. Frontman Dave Wyndorf explains the reason here: “Unfortunately due to a recent medical diagnosis that requires treatment to start immediately, I am forced to cancel this summer’s Monster Magnet tour of Europe. I […]
Killswitch Engage are to release a new album through Music For Nations on August 16. It’s to be titled ‘Atonement’, and the first single ‘Unleashed’ is available now. Says frontman Jesse Leach about the song: “‘Unleashed’ is about inner passion and rage coming up to the surface. We all have […]
Lonely Robot are to hold a major event at the Screen On The Green in Islington, London on July 16. The band’s latest album, ‘Under Stars’, will be played in its entirety, accompanied by specially commissioned CGI films. This will be followed by Lonely Robot mainman John Mitchell taking part […]
AMPLIFIED FESTIVAL POSTS CANCELLATION NOTICE Amplified Festival posted this cancellation notice on their Facebook page at 08:58 on 22nd June 2019. See https://www.amplifiedrocks.com/ for more details. AMPLIFIED PRESS RELEASE… It is regrettable to inform everyone that unfortunately due to issues beyond our control this year’s event has been cancelled. After numerous […]
Thunder are to play a club show on September 26 – but this is being done to raise money for charity. This is to happen at The Garage in London on September 26, with all proceeds going to the NSPCC/Childline. In addition, the band celebrate their 30th anniversary by releasing […]
Lucky enough to be guests of Universal in the Royal Box I was thrilled to see Bon Jovi sell out Wembley Stadium and to see that classic rock can have such a broad appeal in 2019 even if mainstream media continues to pretty much ignore that fact. First up […]
