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Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is recovering in hospital after undergoing heart surgery, according to a US report.
On February 20th the legendary six stringer reportedly checked into the Mount Sinai Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida for an urge...
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It's been a crazy February for gigs here at URHQ, and March is already looking as equally frantic, so we thought we'd share some of our gig going love with you guys - thanks to our friends at Mean Fiddler - by offering you the chance to win tickets for so...
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LA Guns, featuring Phil Lewis, Steve Riley, Stacey Blades and Scotty Griffin, have followed up this weekend's announcement that they will be playing this year's Hard Rock Hell VI festival with news that the recording of their new album has been completed....
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Former Frank Zappa bassist Roy Estrada has been jailed for 25 years for child abuse.
Estrada, 68, has been sent down for molesting a child younger than 14 over an extended period of time. He will be 93 years old before he is released.
Estrada, a...
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The handbook to all things heavy metal - 'Bringing Metal To The Children' by Zakk Wylde, guitar legend and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman - will be released on April 10 via William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Co-authored by Eric Hen...
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Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk is currently recovering from open heart surgery. The drummer, who had announced in March 2006 that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, underwent the operation on February 2nd.
Solowoniuk has now releas...
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Canadian outfit 3 Inches Of Blood, set to release new album, 'Long Live Heavy Metal', have announced a seven date tour of the UK and Ireland for May.
Pump your fist to the band at:
Nottingham Rescue Rooms May 7Aberdeen Tunnels 8Manchester Moho L...
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Three additional bands have been confirmed for the line-up of the Hard Rock Hell VI festival to take place in Prestatyn, North Wales at the end of November, beginning of December 2012.
Southern rock legends Molly Hatchet, Australian retro rockers Ele...
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Vision Of Disorder, the Long Island, New York hardcore legends who disbanded in 2002 after a decade as a band before regrouping in 2008, have secured a new record deal with Candlelight Records.
"Before the word 'Metalcore' existed... Vision Of Disord...
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The 30th anniversary of the Womad festival has today gotten a little more interesting as Robert Plant has confirmed that the event will host the debut live performance from his new band, the Sensational Space Shifters.
The band, set to headline the f...
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Prong have announced a series of shows throughout the UK where they will play their 'Beg To Differ' album in its entirety.
Catch the band at:
Colchester Arts Centre May 8Brighton Haunt 9Sheffield Corporation 10Glasgow Cathouse 11Nottingham Rescu...
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EVE 6 will release their fourth full length album on April 24th via Fearless Records.
'Speak In Code' will be the band's first release for their new label.
The Southern California alt rockers disbanded in 2004 before returning in 2007 with a ne...
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Along with the start of the 'Imaginaerum World Tour 2012 / 2013', NIGHTWISH is going to release a special 'Imaginaerum (Tour Edition)' on April, 13th.
This tour edition of the band's latest album will be released as a 2CD+DVD Digibook in Slipcase.
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Beautiful, bizarre and brazen sonic seductress and violinist extraordinaire EMILIE AUTUMN will be gracing our shores to perform a handful of shows in March and April. Catch her at:
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FRI 09 GLASGOW GARAGE
SAT 10 NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
SUN 11 BR...
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These types of intimate 'one of a kind' gigs do not come round very often. Not many bands have the talent to be stripped back, unplugged and acoustic and be able to deliver the way Alabama 3 can. So with the opportunity to be one of only a limited few who...
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Los Angeles nu-metallers Spineshank have inked a deal with Century Media and will release their new album in the Summer.
The band, Jonny Santos on vocals, Mike Sarkisyan on guitar, Rob Garcia on bass and Tommy Decker on drums - will release 'Anger De...
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Frontiers Records is proud to announce the release of the first new album in 18 years from New Jersey rockers Tyketto.
'Dig In Deep' is due out on April 20 in Europe and April 24 in North America and features the original line-up.'
With recent a...
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FALLING RED have announced three major shows in March. Renowned for their high octane, shoot it from the hip, fist in the air rock shows, the band are delighted to announce they will perform at this year's HAMMERFEST on 16th March. The band clearly stol...
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A second posthumous album from legendary Ramones frontman Joey Ramone will be released on May 15.
Joey died in April 2001. His debut solo LP, 'Don't Worry About Me', was posthumously released in February 2002.
This second album, titled 'Ya Know?...
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Six more bands have been announced for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival.
Chthonic, Alcest, Headcharger, Demonic Resurrection, Ancient Ascendant and Eastern Front will join the likes of Alice Cooper, Dimmu Borgir, Testament, Sepultura, Corrosi...
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