rock/metal news
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, …
News: A Day To Remember Announce UK Tour November 2014
If you’ve missed out on seeing A Day To Remember in the UK so far this year then you’re in luck. They’ve just announced their upcoming UK tour ‘All Signs Point To Britain 2014’. Tickets go on sale on Friday 5th September at 09:00. Pre-sale tickets are up from 3rd September at 09:00. Get your …
News: Kerrang Tour 2015 Announced; Don Broco, We Are The In Crowd feature
The Kerrang Tour is coming back next year in February and has announced this morning the first two acts which are Don Broco (headliners) and We Are The In Crowd (main support). More acts still to be announced. Pre-sale tickets can be found here. Tickets go on general sale on from 29th August – get them here …
News: Rise Against announce November European Tour
Chicago Rockers Rise Against have announced a November European tour in support of their UK top ten album ‘The Black Market’. The band, Tim Mcllrath on vocals, guitarist Zach Blair, Joe Principe on bass and drummer Brandon Barnes, will play six dates throughout Britain, starting at the Sheffield O2 Academy, before heading off across Europe. …
News: The Haunted release details on upcoming release “Exit Wounds”
Sweden’s The Haunted are set to release their latest album dubbed “Exit Wounds” August 25 via Century Media. The band’s longtime producer Tue Madsen once again oversaw the recording at Denmark’s Antfarm Studio. This release features the return of vocalist Marco Aro after the departure of former vocalist Peter Dolving during a tumultuous time for …