Promoters of the Hard Rock Hell Festival set to take place in December have announced details of the Clive Aid Stage which is set to feature Beholder and Warrior Soul among other acts.
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Promoters of the Beachdown Festival have released the following update:
Even more top notch acts have been announced for Beachdown Festival, including Jose Gonzalez, the legendary Fun Loving Criminals, cutting edge accountants The Young Knives, Brighton's very own geniuses, Bonobo, The Brakes... |
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
One of the most successful bands of their generation; Simple Minds will take a break from the preparations of their new album to celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a series of six rare UK concerts during November and December. The concerts celebrates 30 glorious years dating back to the first ... |
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
The godfathers of New York hardcore return to the UK with their most brutal release to date, “Warriors”.
Recorded at the now infamous Planet Z Studios in Hadley Massachusetts by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall), “Warriors” is the yet another landmark in hardcore's histor... |
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
Legendary NWOBH metallers the Tygers of Pan Tang have been confirmed for this years installment of the Hard Rock Hell Festival which takes place in December at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales.
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has checked in with an update noting that despite his lack of updates he has been very busy working on getting the bands new album finished and preparing the Crue Fest tour.
He said "Sorry for no updates lately, but I'm sure you can imagine I've been
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
Billboard.biz reports that With a handful of US and overseas festival and concert dates lined up
this summer, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the band
will follow the September release of its new as-yet-untitled album with
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
Journey,
the legendary San Francisco rock band, known for their massive
international hits ‘Don't Stop Believin'', Who's Crying Now' &
‘Open Arms', will play six UK concerts this June. The tour begins at London Hammersmith Apollo on 17th June and finishes at Newcastle Metro Arena on... |
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
Dave Navarro, the former Jane's Addiction and current Camp Freddy stallwart has commented on the recent appearance of McQueen duo Leah Duors and Hayley Cramer with the band at the Roxy in West Hollywood last Thursday (May 8th).
Navarro said "I have to admit, not only did [the MCQUEEN girls] ... |
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
Lou Reed returns to Europe this June to perform the entirety of his 1973 landmark album Berlin.
The European dates will see Reed performing with a 30-piece ensemble
including his band, a string and horn section, and a children's choir.
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008
I confess that Axxis completely escaped my radar. It could have something to do with the territorial constraints with their 10 year contract with EMI where they did not tour outside of Germany. Nevertheless, I am not one to turn down a challenge, so when I was offered the opportunity to conduct ... |
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 Thursday, 15 May 2008 Axxis were uncharted territory for me; probably something to do with the restricted access imposed on them by EMI for ten years. The promo was in a plain sleeve with a press release which didn't give away very much, so I really didn't know what to expect when I put it in for a spin. |
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Australian hardcore rockers Parkway Drive brought their UK tour to the London at the Underworld in Camden on May 13th for the second of two headlining performances at the legendary venue.
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Suicide Silence have been touring in support of the bands latest album 'The Cleansing' - which is out now via Century Media Records - landed in London at the Underworld in Camden for two nights alon...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Nuclear Blast are offering fans of Testament the chance to win tickets to see the band perform at this years Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards Ceremony which is set to take place at the IndigO2 in Lon...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Sun City Records have announced the signing of Swedish rock n rollers Roadd Ratt.
The story behind
Road Ratt is quite an extensive one, so I will try and make it as brief
as possible. Road Ra...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson has checked in with an update in the bands official studio diary as the band begin work on the followup to the critically aclaimed third album '15' which spawned th...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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AC/DC have confirmed that their rumoured new album will indeed be released later this year in an official announcement via the bands website.
The band said "For the last few
months, we've hear...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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This week's episode of ‘UVTV's Heavy Metal Podcast' continues the record label series specials with music videos and live performances from artists of ROADRUNNER RECORDS. Some of the bands fea...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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South Yorkshire's ferocious hard-driving-young-eight-legged-axe-grinding-rock ‘n' roll-groove-machine Disarm release their debut album, ‘By Any Means Necessary', on Imprint Records, dist...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Leah Duors (vocals) and Hayley Cramer (drums) of the UK all-girl rock outfit MCQUEEN joined CAMP FREDDY's Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION) and Billy...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Legendary Danish rockers D-A-D's recent appearance on the Rock and Roll Geek Show with Michael Butler is now available to listen to online, or download as a free podcast.
Butler talks with Jesp...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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The Pigeon Detectives have been forced to cancel 2 shows in Ireland this week due to singer Matt Bowman injuring himself on stage on Sunday (11th May) at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Maidstone.
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Wednesday 13 has been forced to reschedule the London date on his upcoming UK tour in Support of his new album 'Skeletons'.
The London date, which had been scheduled for June 1st has been switc...
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Nuclear Blast Records recently celebrated their 20 years of existence in extreme music in 2007. Branded as one of the metal juggernauts of the world, staying at the forefront of the metal/rock genre...
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Monday, 12 May 2008
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Believers In The Power Of Metal recently caught up with Arch Enemy
vocalist Angela Gossow. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Q: You've done large festivals, like Ozzfest and Gigant...
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Monday, 12 May 2008
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Pre-sale tickets for the Las Vegas, NV Crüe Fest show, due to take
place August 1st, will be available for pre-sale as of Wednesday, May
14th at 10:00am local time.
The band has issued the follo...
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Monday, 12 May 2008
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Iced Earth drummer Brent Smedley has checked in with the following update:
"As most of you are aware, some big changes have been made since the
last report in 2007. We have welcom...
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Monday, 12 May 2008
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Mick Burgess at Metal Express Radio recently spoke to Great White's
Jack Russell and Michael Lardie. The following is an excerpt from the
interview:
Q: Great White has its origins way back in 1...
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Monday, 12 May 2008
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Extreme will make their much-anticipated return to the stage this
summer in support of Saudades de Rock (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their
first studio album in 13 years. The multi-platinum, Boston-bre...
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Sunday, 11 May 2008
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With Spinefarm Records now officially launched in the UK, the good news for supporters of the Finnish metal scene is that the music is now readily available. As such, the Tribe's debut ‘False M...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Having no experience of being either a farmer or a milkman getting up at 4am following a 1am finish after the Pagan's Mind/Sonata Arctica show in Islington was no picnic! Motorways, planes and Frankf...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Currently in the midst of headlining NME's sold out New Noise tour in support of their acclaimed debut album, Crystal Castles, the genre blurring boy-girl duo from Toronto, Canada will be playing an...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Black N Blue will no longer be appearing at the upcoming Z Rock Fest promoters have revealed, in a move that appears to be a cost cutting exercise to confirm the viability of the two day event.
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Five O'Clock Heroes have announced the release of a brand new single, Who, featuring Agyness Deyn. Recorded in New York in March this year, the recording came about after Agyness heard a demo of th...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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British Sea Power, the four piece epic indie rock outfit, will be headlining the Ents24 Stage on Sunday 4th July at GuilFest 2008. Three albums into their flourishing career – their recent alb...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Singapore's Punk Metal crossover pioneers Opposition Party have announced dates in Europe during June.
The band will play shows in France, England, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Fast rising UK rockers Voodoo Six supported the legendary New Wave of British Heavy Metalers the Tygers of Pan Tang at the Joiners in Southampton on April 21st.
Live photos from the bands set c...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Legendary new wave of British Heavy Metalers the Tygers of Pan Tang played a headline set at the Joiners in Southampton on April 21st as part of their current tour in support of the bands upcoming a...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Billy Idol is coming home – bringing his Idolize Yourself tour to the UK for just 2 dates in July. These shows in Manchester and London are Billy's first British live dates in over 2 years. H...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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German riffers Callejon have announced that they have signed a worldwide record deal with Nuclear Blast Records and are working on releasing a full album later this year.
Nuclear Blast commented ...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd are to hit the road in North America this August on a tour billed the 'Rock and Rebels Tour'.
The two bands are set to be joined by a third, as yet unannounced suppo...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Ratt have announced details of the bands previously announced European Tour.
The band will kick things off at the end of May at the Corporation in Sheffield, finishing up in Barcelona on June 1...
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Former Tigertailz vocalist Steevi Jaimz has announced that he has signed a deal with Rock-It Management, and is currently working on a new album set to be titled 'My Private Hell'.
According to...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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UK prog-metal giants Porcupine Tree have
confirmed their first dates in Spain for over 3 years, as part of their
European mini tour in October:
October
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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"Jeff has commissioned Canadian jeweller Leonora Tortorici, to make
these exclusive items of jewellery. Many of you would have seen Jeff
wearing his on the US and European Journey tour. Made from si...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Benedictum singer Veronica Freeman, Diamond Head and Exit will be guests on The Rock Show On Sunshine Radio
this Sunday, May 11th. The program can also be heard on 106.2 FM across
Hereford-shire...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Rolling Stone's Rock And Roll Daily reports:
Despite getting the thumbs up from outgoing singer Scott Weiland, Sebastian Bach will likely not take over the lead-singing vacancy in Velvet Revolver, ...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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British power metallers Dragonforce's webmaster has issued the following update:
"The mighty DragonForce are set for a UK and Ireland tour this
September. The tour will follow the release of th...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Undercover reports:
Leon Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix' younger brother, has issued a
statement claiming that the recently revealed sex tape of the guitar
hero was a fake.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Glenn Hughes' (ex-Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) exclusive
plugged-in performance on the US nationally syndicated radio show
Rockline with host Bob Coburn, originally scheduled for Wednesday,
August 1...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Sweden's All Ends check in with the following update:
"Tonight's the night you can start enjoying more than just the
screenshots for the new All Ends video for 'Pretty Words'. You can
watch it...
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