rock/metal news
See: A Place To Bury Strangers release video for ‘Straight’ + Album and tour news.
You should never judge a book by its cover. Yep; can agree with that. But when it comes to music, should you judge a band by their name? I’m not sure on this one, but one thing I am sure of, is that I’ve always thought ‘A Place To Bury Strangers’ was a great name for …
News: Of Mice & Men announce UK and EU tour for 2015
If bands who have managed to battle their way through the barrage of metalcore bands in their scene to come out as some of this generation’s rising stars is your thing- then Of Mice & Men may just be to your liking! If they already are your thing, and/or they interest you in any way, …
See: God Damn release new video for ‘Horus’, plus forthcoming UK tour dates
Speeding head first out of the Black Country, God Damn are one of the bands burning the torch for the current UK rock scene. Living up to their name, God Damn make a god damn lot of noise. Like the MC5 reinventing themselves in modern day Wolverhampton, spunky, frenetic guitar collides with thumping purposeful …
See: Black Label Society announce 2015 UK/European tour dates
These are out now, so you need to be quick. Hard rocking quartet Black Label Society, aka former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde along with Dario Lorina (Guitar), John DeServio (Bass) and Jeff Fabb (Drums), arrive in the UK next year for 8 dates, starting off at Glasgow O2 before heading through London’s Roundhouse, ending …
News: Bruce Springsteen to release The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984
For some reason I can’t help liking Bruce Springsteen. For all his bluster, forced blue-collar worthiness and questionable career moves, his heart always seems to be in the right place. Springsteen is one of those musicians who has been periodically rediscovered by new generations of music fans, as his influence has flowed down through the …
News: Slipknot Announce UK Tour In January
As the tour name itself states, Prepare For Hell… because Slipknot are coming to the UK in January! On their first UK tour since that in support of their 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone, Slipknot will head out across not only England, Scotland and Wales, but Ireland as well. This tour is the bands …
See: Canterbury announce split after December shows
Always one of the more interesting metal bands on the scene, it appears that sadly the Basingstoke quartet are calling time on their seven year career, making this years ‘Dark Days’ album as their last. It means that at least they went out on something of a high, with the album reaching number one in …
News: Max Raptor Hit The UK Next Week! Full tour dates here
Take a moment and ask yourself, if something was described as ‘crazy’, would you be intrigued? If the answer is yes (which, given the basic human desire for knowledge, then it should be), ask yourself, if a band had been labelled as having the ‘craziest mosh pit at Sonisphere festival 2014’, would you not want …
News: Lonely The Brave Take On The Big Cheese Tour With Marmozets
After their album, The Day’s War, went to number one in the UK rock chart, Lonely The Brave are headlining the Big Cheese Tour in October with raucous northern band, Marmozets! Both bands have had recently released albums- DEBUT albums- and this tour already promises to be huge. The Day’s War was released on September …
News: Chiodos Pull Out Of The Blackout UK Tour
The Blackout have never been a band that have had much luck; last year they had to cancel a number of dates mid-tour due to vocalist Gavin being taken ill during a show. Unfortunately, this year has been no different. Just a month before the first date of their tour to support their new EP, …