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News: Nick Cave film, One More Time With Feeling, gets DVD release date
It’s fair to say, that 2016 wasn’t a great year for popular culture, as we lost more than a handful of our musical greats. With the loss of such legends as Prince, Bowie and George Michael, it’s important that whilst we remember them, we also appreciate our living legends. Legend is a word that gets …
News: Tonight Alive, Beartooth, Goldfinger And More Added To Slam Dunk 2017 Line-Up
In the third announcement from the Slam Dunk team regarding 2017’s festival (it is now THIS year!!), they have once again smashed it with the newest set of bands added to the line-up. So get ready- added to the bill yesterday were: Beartooth, Tonight Alive, Against Me!, The Bronx, Goldfinger, Mad Caddies, The Movielife, Trophy …
News: Greg Lake : 1947-2016 – an obituary
So I have to say right off the bat that I wasn’t a huge fan of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer or King Crimson growing up. I’d heard things on AOR stations like ROCK104 out of Fort Wayne, IN and 95.3 WAOR out of Niles, MI. Brain Salad Surgery was an album I cherry picked from in …
News: Beartooth Announce Live Album Before UK Tour
Recorded at Download Festival Paris this year, Columbus natives, Beartooth have released and exclusive album for Deezer including their entire set from the festival. The band played songs from their stunning album Disgusting and a few tracks from their just released album Aggressive. Beartooth have already embarked on their European tour but are yet to land in the …
News: Halestorm Announce Their Third Cover EP
Considering the popularity behind both ReAniMate and ReAniMate 2.0 its made sense for Halestorm to continue the tradition and give some more classic tracks, and some new modern songs, the Halestorm twist. ReAniMate 3: The CoVeRs eP arrives January 6th next year but is available for pre-order now via iTunes and includes and instant download of ‘Still …
News: The Charm The Fury Sign With Nuclear Blast
Amsterdam natives, The Charm The Fury have signed with Nuclear Blast Records and announced they’re working on a follow up their debut album A Shade Of My Former Self, set to be released in March 2017. Released back in 2013, their debut album opened doors to some of Europe’s biggest festivals, including our very own Download …
News: Kiss Announce Additional European Tour Dates
Legendary US rockers Kiss have announced plans for further Arena shows across Europe next May, including dates in the UK. The band are one of the most influential in rock history, having released 44 albums and sold over 100 million records, and spawned hundreds of wannabe’s and set the blueprint for theatrical rock. The band, …
News: All Time Low Reveal More Supports For UK Tour
The All Time Low tour has just got even bigger! Having already announced SWMRS as main support, Texas pop punk outfit Waterparks have been added to the bill as openers for the shows. Waterparks have recently released their debut album Double Dare on November 4th, so expect to hear tracks like Hawaii and Stupid For …
NEWS: Wednesday 13 Details UK Acoustic Tour- Undead, Unplugged
Wednesday 13 will make a return to venues around the UK in early 2017 (in an outing that looks set to be a little more chilled than some of his prior visits) with his acoustic tour entitled Undead, Unplugged! The extended set will feature acoustic versions of songs from his back-catalogue, as well as a …
News: Slam Dunk Announces More Bands For 2017 Festival
Having already announced Enter Shikari as its headliner, Slam Dunk festival hit us with another announcement this week! First up to be added to the bill are Don Broco- returning after a successful year on the main stage in 2015- to play their only UK festival of 2017. Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish …