rock/metal news
News: Thrash Legends Kreator to reissue classic 90’s era albums this February
Thrash legends KREATOR are pleased to share that four of their classic ‘90’s era albums will be reissued via BMG on 23 February 2018. Formed in Essen, Germany in 1984, KREATOR are arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, racking up multi-million album sales over the years. KREATOR fused Metallica’s thrash …
News: Myles Kennedy announces solo UK headline dates
Myles Kennedy has announced his first ever headline UK dates as a solo artist to coincide with the release of his first solo album in March. Presales will begin at 9am on Wednesday 16th January with O2, and 9am on Thursday 17th January at 9am with Livenation, before general sale begins at 9am on Friday …
News: Tiny Moving Parts announce European tour dates
Minnesota’s Tiny Moving Parts have announced details of a European tour, that sees them return to the UK in April, following the release of their new album, ‘Swell’, on January 26th on Big Scary Monsters. Vocalist/guitarist Dylan Mattheisen has played in Tiny Moving Parts with his cousins, brothers Matthew Chevalier and Billy Chevalier since junior …
News: The Fallen State announce March/April UK tour
Fresh from successful tours with Black Stone Cherry, US Grammy winners Halestorm, 3 Doors Down and fellow UK rockers Young Guns and Heavens Basement, UK five piece The Fallen State are proud announce a full UK tour in March/April 2018. ounded in the autumn of 2013, The Fallen State brings together five young men with …
Obituary: Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke dies at 67
And so the so-called classic trio is no more. The last remaining member of iconic heavy metal band Motörhead best known line up, ‘fast’ Eddie Clarke has died, aged 67. He was being treated in hospital for pneumonia and was confirmed by the band’s manager Todd Singerman. It follows the death of Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister …
Track: Stone Temple Pilots – Meadow
New single ‘Meadow’ from Stone Temple Pilots is out now on all major digital and streaming sites – (watch the new lyric video here). It precedes a hotly anticipated new full length album coming Spring 2018 and the world watches to see if new lead singer Jeff Gutt (pronounced ‘goot’) can fill the boots of …
Track: The Temperance Movement – Caught in the Middle
British rock and roll is in safe hands judging by the new track from The Temperance Movement. Called caught in the Middle, it’s taken from the bands forthcoming album ‘A Deeper Cut’, out February 16th, 2018. Of the album, guitarist Paul Sayer says “This is my favourite record we’ve made so far and I’m more …
See: Mastodon reveal new video for Steambreather, plus EP news and UK tour dates
After releasing their opus “Emperor Of Sand” album in March 2017 to great critical acclaim the album entered the Billboard sales charts at #1. The band, over their 8 studio albums, are going from strength to strength. Mastodon are now providing us with a plethora of material for their fans with some new music, a …
NEWS: Nothing More Set To Return To The UK Plus Album News!
It’s been just under a year since Nothing More last graced the UK at the Reading and Leeds Festivals but they’re set to return in the Winter for a few select dates in support of their new album The Stories We Tell Ourselves. This is the first headline tour they will have done in two …
News: Def Leppard announce Hysteria – 30th anniversary reissues
Hysteria, the commercial zenith of stadium straddling rockers Def Leppard, sees the 30th anniversary of its release in August this year, and to celebrate Bludgeon Riffola/UMC/Mercury are going all out on a plethora of re-release formats for it. In addition to a standard single disc reissue there will be a 3-CD Deluxe, a double version …