Megadeth are to re-release three more albums on July 26 through BMG. These are ‘United Abominations’ (originally put out in 2007), ‘Endgame’ (2009) and ‘Thirt3en’ (2011). All come with rare bonus tracks, have been fully remastered and are available on vinyl and CD formats.
Copenhagen prog band Vola are to headline four UK shows in September. They kick off Boston Music Rooms in London on the 7th, before going to Manchester Rebellion 8, Glasgow Audio 9, Nottingham Bodega 10. The band will also be at the Ramblin’ Man Fair on July 20 and the […]
Download Festival 2019: Yoda Recommends Aside from usual sexto9 stuff like Opeth, At The Gates, Behemoth, Epica, Carcass, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel, etc… Thrashtastic pick: Alien Weaponry Progressive metal picks: Ne Obliviscaris Animals as Leaders Intervals
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The 69 Eyes are celebrating their 30th anniversary with the release of a new album. Titled ‘West End’, this will be out on September 13 through Nuclear Blast. It features guest appearances from Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth), Wednesday 13 and Calico Cooper (Beasto Bianco). The Finnish band are to […]
It Bites, the veteran UK prog rockers, have announced they have called it a day. In a post on Facebook, drummer Bob Dalton says: “Hi everyone. I have to say that unfortunately It Bites won’t be touring or gigging again, we don’t have any plans for anything else in the […]
Deep Purple have been honoured with a prestigious Ivor Novello award in London. The Mk 2 line-up received the ‘International Achievement Award’ at the 2019 Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards. Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice were on hand to accept this honour, but Ritchie Blackmore was absent.
Influential San Francisco punks Flipper have announced the dates for their 40th anniversary European tour. The UK portion of this kicks off at Nottingham Rescue rooms on July 30, before continuing Bristol Exchange 31, Blackpool Rebellion Festival August 1, Glasgow CCA 2, Leeds Brudenell Social Club 3, London Garage 4.
The Ramblin’ Man Fair have confirmed the headliner for the Outlaw Country Stage on July 21. This will be Kenny Wayne Shepherd. In addition, the following acts have been confirmed for the Marshall VIP Sessions At The VIP Bar: Blackwater Conspiracy (July 20/21), RavenEye, Bad Touch and OTIS (all on […]
Thunder are to play two Christmas shows this year. Under the heading of ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’, they will be at Birmingham O2 Academy on December 20 and at Manchester Academy the enxt night. There will be limited VIP tickets on sale from 10am on May 28, with general […]
Jägermeister UK have launched a special Slayer edition of the brand. Limited to just 500 1.75L bottles, this features specially commissioned artwork and comes in a bespoke presentation box., which will be personalised and engraved with an ode to the titans of thrash. Says Kerry King: “We’ve had some good times […]
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