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News: Conjurer Sign To Nuclear Blast Records
Up and coming UK metal behemoths Conjurer have signed a deal with label Nuclear Blast Worldwide. Commenting on the news vocalist/ guitarist Brady Deeprose said, “In what has been an awful year on so many levels, we are grateful to have found the right home for our music.” Earning their stripes in the UK’s underground …
News: The Pretty Things to reissue 50th anniversary edition of Parachute
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Pretty Things 5th album Parachute from 1970, Madfish Records have an announced a new reissue of the album, cut directly from the original Abbey Road master tapes. With a second LP featuring one side of rare singles and B-sides, and one with an original etching by Phil May, …
News: Robert Wyatt to release His Greatest Misses compilation on vinyl
The renowned member of Soft Machine, and massively inventive solo artist, Robert Wyatt recently announced the release of his career-spanning compilation on vinyl for the very first time, released October 9th. This will coincide with the release of a book, Side by Side, which Wyatt has authored alongside wife Alfie Benge, herself a visual artist …
News: Spirit Adrift announce tour with Corrosion of Conformity
After accompanying Orange Goblin on their 25th anniversary tour in December, Spirit Adrift will support the legendary southern rock band Corrosion Of Conformity. In April and May 2021 they will come to several cities in Europe and the UK. Full dates: 24.04.2021 – Dublin (IE) – Academy25.04.2021 – Belfast (UK) – Limelight 227.04.2021 – Glasgow (UK) – Garage28.04.2021 – Manchester …
NEWS: Classic Creedence set gets half-century deluxe treatment
DELUXE vinyl reissue imprint Craft Recordings are marking the half-century of southern swamp rockers Creedence Clearwater Revival’s classic Cosmo’s Factory with a heavyweight vinyl remaster. The album, set for general re-release on August 14th, features such boogie classics as “Long As I Can See The Light”, an 11-minute jam on “I Heard It Through The …
New: Roger Waters to release Us & Them documentary
Out on the 16th of June on Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a documentary film following the 2017-2018 tour of legendary Pink Floyd founder member, bassist, singer and songwriter, Roger Waters. The film follows Roger on a worldwide tour that took in 156 concerts and had an audience of 2.3 million people. Directed by Sean Evans and …
News: Rush’s Permanent Waves to be reissued to mark its 40th anniversary
On the 29thMay 2020, UMC/Mercury/Anthem label group continues its extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with a new, imagination-capturing expanded edition of all the magic music that comprises the band’s remarkable 1980 release, Permanent Waves. Permanent Waves, Rush’s seventh studio album, was originally released in January 1980, and its forward-thinking music signalled a new direction for …
Obituary: Rock and roll legend Little Richard dies at 87
One of the pioneers of Rock and Roll, Liftle Richard, has died at the age of 87, his family have confirmed. He died of bone cancer with his brother, sister and so. beside him, Born Richard Wayne Penniman in 1932, he was one of 12 children children who performed t stand out from his brothers …
News: Iron Maiden To reissue ‘The Live Collection – Remastered’
Parlophone Records will continue their reissues series of the IRON MAIDEN catalogue with a fifth set of Digipak CD titles in The Live Collection – Remastered, to be released on June 19th. The albums included in this release are the seminal live recordings Live After Death and Rock In Rio. Live After Death was recorded at Long Beach Arena, California in March 1985 …
News: Mortiis announces tour with Mayhem
The undisputed inventor of dungeon synth, MORTIIS, unleashed his latest full length album “Spirit Of Rebellion” – which is a re-interpreted expansion and continuation of the 1994 Era I classic “Ånden som Gjorde Opprør” – at the beginning of the year via Omnipresence Productions / Dead Seed Productions. In support of the new album, MORTIIS will hit the road this autumn with none other than black …