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There’s been a new twist in the ongoing legal battle over ‘Stairway To Heaven’. In 2016, a jury found that Zeppelin hadn’t plagiarised Spirit’s ‘Taurus’, as was being claimed by Michael Skidmore, the trustee for the estate of the late Spirit songwriter Randy California, who died in 1997. Two years later, a three-judge panel at […]
Muse are to play three arena shows in England later in the year. The band, who’ve only just wrapped up a stadium tour, will be appearing at the O2 Arena in London on September 14/15 and at Birmingham Arena on September 17. Tickets go on sale from 9am on June 14.
UNDERSIDE recommendations for Download Festival 2019: We asked Nepalese metallers, UNDERSIDE, which bands they are most looking forward to seeing at Download festival this weekend. They hit the Dogtooth stage on Saturday at 12:50! Slipknot Tool Lamb Of God Jinjer Twelve Foot Ninja Avishek KC: I’ve not been to Download or seen any […]
Download 2019: Tech That! And Party. It could be argued that last year saw the first real presence of Tech-Metal crossing the threshold of Castle Donington, with the likes of Tesseract and Plini the first instrumentalist to appear at Download festival, plus not forgetting Sleep Token. So this year that trend is continuing with some […]
MacMillan Fest 2019: Full lineup revealed This years MacMillan fest have already confirmed their full lineup, three months ahead of the event, adding a further 36 acts to the 25 of the first wave! Additions include: Shapes / Sister Shotgun / The Kut / Black Orchid Empire / Chugga Boom / Adam Barnes / Luke […]
Brooklyn gothic metallers A Pale Horse Named Death are to play two shows in Ireland and England at the end of the year. These happen at The Grand Social in Dublin on November 3 and The Underworld in London two days later. These dates are part of an extensive European tour. Says vocalist/guitarist Sal Abruscato: […]
Melvins have cancelled their upcoming European tour. This is because drummer Dale Crover has problems with his back. In statement he explains: “Dear friends, I regret to inform you that I have to cancel our upcoming European tour. I’ve been dealing with a back related injury and I’m unable to perform at this time. “I […]
Gandalf’s Fist are to release new single ‘The Waxwork Downs’ on June 14. This will be out out as a mono edition on wax cylinder! This was the earliest commercial format for storing recorded sound for reproduction. But it’s not been in regular use since 1929. Says frontman Dean Marsh: “We’re sick of these new-fangled […]
Live are to issue a 25th anniversary edition of first album ‘Throwing Copper’. The Pennsylvanian band will put this out on July 19 through Radioactive/MCA/Ume. There will be a super deluxe box set edition, which features the album with bonus tracks on double LP black vinyl, and a 12-page booklet with an in-depth interview with […]
Stone Temple Pilots are to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first album ‘Purple’ by releasing a super deluxe edition. This expanded version will be put out on September 13 through Rhino. It will be available in a three CD/one LP set, and is to have a remastered edition of the original album, plus unreleased […]
AVA are to release their first album through One Little Indian on July 12. It’s titled ‘Waves’. The duo features violinist Anna Phoebe and ambient classical producer and pianist Aisling Brouwer. They describe their music as being ‘cinematic instrumental’. Check out the video for ‘Resistance’ here:
Nordic Noise, long established as one of Scandinavia’s top heavy rock events, is to have a UK edition this year. This will happen at the Think Tank in Newcastle on November 22/23. Blitzkrieg are to top the bill on the first night, joined by Thorium and Repulsive Vision. The Tygers Of Pan Tang are the […]
