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News: Fearless Vampire Killers added as support to Escape The Fate tour
Fearless Vampire Killers are shaping up to be quite the unrelenting force these days. With 2015 almost behind us, in this year alone FVK have a headline tour under their belts, as well as playing in a support capacity with In This Moment and Black Veil Brides, and racking up slots at festivals such as …
News: Metal Scene Comes Together After Horrific Collision Involving The Ghost Inside
Anyone paying attention to the news recently will have realised that horrific events can either bring people together or drive them apart. An endearing example of the former happened when writer Brian Storm set up a Go Fund Me after hearing about the horrendous vehicular collision that band The Ghost Inside were involved in. The …
News: Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra Tour Dates
After a career in which even their frontman / creative director regarded them more as studio specialists than a live act, Electric Light Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne has finally decided that, following their well received Hyde Park Performance and a recent BBC special, the time is finally right for ELO to be able to do a …
News: Black Crowes reissued on vinyl
The Black Crowes were a band for whom the stars almost aligned. Arriving on the music scene seemingly fully formed with their Faces / Rolling Stones / Humble Pie blues rocking coupled to a type of hard rock that exposed the hair metal hoards as being an exercise in style over substance. Fronted by brothers …
News: RIP – Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor
Ex-Motörhead sticksman, Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor, has died aged 61. Originally from Chesterfield, Taylor joined the London metal band in 1975, not long after its conception. Alongside Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister and Larry Wallis, Taylor played with the band for a year before guitarist Wallis was fired, to be replaced by Eddie ‘Fast’ Clarke. Following this, …
See: Joe Jackson reveals Spring 2016 European tour dates
It’s amazing how some artists stay with you over the course of your life. In the days before iPads and things and 24 hour children’s programmes, as children we used to end up sometimes doing quiet things, like reading and drawing – on paper, with pencils and everything. In the kitchen my mother would have …
News: PVRIS Announce First Ever UK Headline Tour
This week PVRIS have announced their first ever UK headline tour taking place in April next year. The pop-rock ensemble are beyond thrilled to finally have their own run of headline dates on UK soil. “This year has been a massive year for us, especially over in the UK. Everyone has been so enthusiastic and incredibly …
News: Black Stone Cherry Announce New Album & Sign To New Label
Kentucky based hard rockers Black Stone Cherry have announced their signing to new label, The Mascot Label Group and yesterday (7th Oct) the band entered the studio to start recording their new album. Their previous album, Magic Mountain, released last year hit the top 5 in the UK charts upon release. However with this new forthcoming album, …
See: Slipknot Announce UK Arena Dates For 2016 And Premiere New Video
America’s finest masked metallers Slipknot are set to return to UK shores in February 2016. After smashing the headline spot at Download Festival this year for the third time, the iconic nine-piece return for their second arena headline run in as many years. The shows are set to be huge with the band never shying …
See: Lower Than Atlantis Announce ‘The Black Edition’ Album & Tour News
Lower Than Atlantis have announced a special edition of their self-titled 2014 album. The Black Edition will be available to purchase on 20th November via Easy Life/Sony Red. The new album will feature 2 new tracks, 3 tracks that originally featured on the deluxe version of the album, 2 tracks recorded for BBC Radio 1 …