rock/metal news
News: At the Gates announced new album and tour dates
Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES have announced their new album ‘To Drink From The Night Itself’ will be released May 18th 2018 on Century Media Records. Produced by Russ Russell (Napalm Death, The Haunted, Dimmu Borgir, etc.) at Parlour Studios, ‘To Drink From The Night Itself’ will be the band’s follow up …
See: Malevolence release new visual for Self Supremacy, plus European tour dates
Following the long-awaited release of their album Self Supremacy last May, Sheffield thrashers have released a brand-new video for the title track of the record. Their latest cinematic hosts an eerie aesthetic littered with shots of fast cars, motorbikes and generally looking ultra-angry, hip and cool. If you like breakdowns, epic guitar solos and deep, …
News: Concert for George, the George Harrison tribute concert, reissued and available for the first time on vinyl
The legendary George Harrison tribute concert, featuring performances by Eric Clapton, Joe Brown, Dhani Harrison, Jools Holland, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Monty Python, Ravi & Anoushka Shankar, Ringo Starr and more is going to be available for the first time on streaming platforms, and on vinyl – as a 180gram 4-LP box set, …
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 …