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  • THIN LIZZY announce extra shows for May with BLACK SPIDERS and THE TREATMENT

    Thin Lizzy have announced additional UK dates to their 2012 tour schedule. The legendary rockers, due to phenomenal demand, will play 7 additional dates in May.   The lineup, feature vocalist Ricky Warwick, bassist Marco Mendoza and guitarist Damon Jo...
  • PARADISE LOST announce April UK tour

    Paradise Lost will follow up their appearance at this year's Hammerfest with a full UK tour.   Supported by Finnish melodic death metallers Insomnium, Paradise Lost will play:   April 2012   16 Cardiff - Great Hall 217 Southampton - The Brook18 F...
  • SURVIVOR guitarist sues Republican presidential candidate

    Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is being sued by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan for the use of the band's seminal hit 'Eye Of The Tiger' in his campaign.   Frankie Sullivan sued Gingrich in federal court on Monday, saying the Repub...
  • GARBAGE announce first UK show in seven years

    Garbage will play London's Troxy venue on May 9, the band's first UK show for seven years.   The band, who have now confirmed that the title of their long-awaited new album will be 'Not Your Kind Of People', will then head out on a European tour, takin...
  • JACK WHITE to release debut solo album in April

    Former White Stripes man Jack White is set to release his debut solo album in April.   'Blunderbuss' will be released on April 23rd on White's own Third Man record label.   The first single to be taken from the album will be 'Love Interruption'.  ...
  • Hotly tipped Australian rockers TRACER announce UK tour dates for April

    Due to popular demand, Australian power rock trio TRACER kick off their first nationwide headline UK tour at London's Islington O2 Academy on Tuesday 24th April.   Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale from Wednesday 1st February at 9am, en...
  • LIVE AT LEEDS festival announces the first bands on its 2012 line up

    We are once again very pleased and excited to announce Live at Leeds Festival 2012. Now in its 6th year the festival takes place over the bank holiday on 4th May to 7th May. Rebranded this year to The Live At Leeds Weekend, it has quickly become an insti...
  • ANTERIOR set to split up after one last London show

    ANTERIOR have announced they will split up after one final farewell show in London at The Underworld on March 2, 2012. The Welsh outfit released two albums on Metal Blade 'This Age Of Silence' in 2007 and last year's 'Echoes Of The Fallen' since signing ...
  • MALEFICE added to upcoming RISE TO REMAIN UK tour

    MALEFICE have been added to the upcoming Rise To Remain and Heaven Shall Burn UK tour, which kicks off in Birmingham on March 7, 2012.   DALE BUTLER comments:   "To say we're looking forward to bringing the new sound, new show, new Malefice out on t...
  • RIOT release statement following death of founder member MARK REALE

    Press Release 30.01.2012   RIOT - 'The Darkness That All Men Must Face...'   It was with great sadness that we had to announce that Mark Reale, the founder of US metal legends RIOT, passed away last week, having lost his battle with Crohn's disease....
  • CHARLIE BENANTE to sit out ANTHRAX US tour

    Charlie Benante is currently sitting out Anthrax's ongoing US tour in order to spend time with his terminally ill mother.   With guitarist Scott Ian already missing a couple of shows due to a viral infection (his place filled by members of Testament an...
  • DEATHSTARS confirmed as support for RAMMSTEIN UK tour

    Deathstars have been confirmed as support to Rammstein on their UK tour which begins at the end of February.   Catch the bands at:   London O2 Arena February 24Birmingham LG Arena 25Dublin O2 Arena 27Newcastle Metro Arena 29Manchester MEN Arena Marc...
  • Original line-up of THE HAPPY MONDAYS reform for UK tour

    The Happy Mondays will reform for a UK tour in May that will take in cities including Manchester, London, Newcastle and Birmingham.   Although the Salford band have reformed previously, this will be the first time the original line-up has played togeth...
  • SKINDRED confirm appearance at Sonisphere Spain

    Skindred are pleased to announce that the first of their summer festival appearances will be at Sonisphere Festival in Madrid, Spain on Friday 25th May.   Other acts confirmed for the event that takes place on the aforementioned Friday and Saturday 26t...
  • VAINS OF JENNA split after vocalist joins LYNCH MOB

    Swedish sleaze rockers Vains Of Jenna are to split.   Rumours of a split began circulating earlier this week when vocalist Jesse Forte was named by guitar wizard George Lynch as the new frontman for his band, Lynch Mob. Forte joins Lynch, drummer Scott...
  • HARD 'N' HEAVY fest brings its ass-kicking wares to Wales for fourth event

    The travelling HARD 'N' HEAVY free festival has decided on one of the coolest venues in South Wales as the venue for its fourth event.   Hard 'N' Heavy Fest 4 will take place on Saturday August 18th at the Hog and Hosper in Pontypool and will feature 1...
  • New versions of KISS Mego figures to be released in March

    Figures Toy Company have announced a series of KISS action figures said to be reminiscent of the action figures first released in 1977-1978 by the Mego toy company.   The figures will have rooted hair, cloth clothing, 16 points of articulation and for ...
  • HANGFIRE unveil new video featuring former TIGERTAILZ drummer

    Hangfire, the Southern Rock influenced Welsh outfit that feature former Tigertailz drummer Matt Blakout on stick twirling/dropping duties, have released a video teaser of what to expect from their forthcoming album.   'For Crying Out Loud' is taken fro...
  • JAGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR 2012 adds regional openers to an already uber VFM line up

    With an incredible line up boasting SKINDRED, THERAPY? and BLACK SPIDERS it's no wonder the JAGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR 2012 is selling out fast. So fast in fact, that due to overwhelming demand, the Glasgow Show on April 11th has been upgraded from the O2 AB...
  • RORY GALLAGHER'S first six solo albums reissued for 40th anniversary

    Sony Music in association with Capo Records and Legacy are proud to re-issue the first six original Rory Gallagher albums in chronological release date order - "Rory Gallagher" (1971), "Deuce" (1971), "Live! In Europe" (1972), "Blueprint" (1973), "Tattoo"...