BONDED BY BLOOD ‘PROTOTYPE: DEATH MACHINE’ VIDEO AVAILABLE

Pomona, California thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD recently shot a new music video for the track “Prototype: Death Machine”, which comes off the band’s new album, EXILED TO EARTH. The video for “Prototype: Death Machine” was filmed with director DAVE VORHES, and sees BONDED BY BLOOD gearing up as a group of rebels as they fight [...]

QUEENSRYCHE signs to Roadrunner Records

Four-time Grammy nominees QUEENSRYCHE have signed a multi-album, worldwide deal with Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records. The band’s label debut –their twelfth studio album- is tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2011 release. Singer and founder Geoff Tate remains the creative nucleus of the band, which continues to make against-the-grain hard rock. Since their inception over 25 [...]

OPETH announce free download and Royal Albert Hall CD/DVD/vinyl ltd edition box set

On 20th September, OPETH release ‘In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall’, a 2DVD/3CD set comprising of both sets performed at this year’s anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London (audio and visual), a behind the scenes documentary and an interview with Opeth’s frontman Mikael Akerfeldt. As well as the aforementioned package, there [...]

SLIPKNOT to release Download Festival Footage on DVD

On June 13th 2009, SLIPKNOT headlined the annual Download Festival at Donington Park, Derbyshire, performing in front of a packed house of 80,000 fans.  The performance was, in typical Slipknot fashion, electric, coming hot on the heels of one of the strongest years in Slipknot’s illustrious and storied career.  Now that show is to be [...]

OZZFEST UPDATE

The legendary touring behemoth that is OZZFEST hits the UK with a one-off date at London’s O2 arena on September 18th 2010. Headliner OZZY OSBOURNE will be accompanied on the main stage by some of the biggest names in metal, including KORN, MURDERDOLLS, STEEL PANTHER and SKINDRED. Now,OZZFEST can reveal a further four acts, who will play on the JAGERMEISTER [...]

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Premiere New Song From Forthcoming Album

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS have posted the song “Final Destiny of the Gods,” the first new song from their anticipated second album In the Absence of Light to their official MySpace page. Fans can have their first listen by visiting:http://www.myspace.com/abigailwilliams. Recorded at Conquistador Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, In the Absence of Light was mixed by Peter Tagtgren (Dimmu Borgir, [...]

WITHIN TEMPTATION upgrade UK show

Due to phenomenal demand, the March 30th WITHIN TEMPTATION show at London’s O2 Academy Shepherds Bush has now moved to the O2 Academy Brixton. Tickets purchased for the original venue are still valid. To buy tickets, visit http://www.o2academybrixton.co.uk/event/18065/within-temptation-tickets. The band are currently hard at work composing material for their sixth studio album, which is set for release early [...]

GRAND MAGUS confirmed for Arch Enemy tour

Swedish warriors GRAND MAGUS are delighted to announce their return to the UK, as special guests to Arch Enemy. Four dates in November are currently on sale. Opening the bill each night will be Malefice and Chthonic. These will be the first UK appearances by the metal trio since the release of their latest record [...]

FOREVER NEVER ANNOUNCE HEADLINE TOUR AND ‘I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT METAL’ COVERS EP

Continuing a hectic 2010 that has already seen a UK tour with Kittie, UK & European tour with Skindred and a recent main support to Fozzy, FOREVER NEVER have confirmed they will release a covers EP in October to coincide with a headline tour. The tour and EP are to be appropriately entitled “I Can’t [...]

AVANTASIA – THE METAL OPERA COMES TO TOWN

“It’s gonna be a once-in-a-lifetime affair!” said Avantasia mainman Tobias Sammet when the all-star project set off on a world tour a few years ago. And although it seemed to be impossible to bring the project onto the stage after an extensive preparatory time, Avantasia headlined some of the biggest summer festivals in 2008. To [...]

BLOODSTOCK – LINE UP CHANGES AND EVENT INFO REVEALED

With only two days to go until the 10th anniversary of the UK’s only true outdoor Heavy Metal Festival, BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR is full steam ahead with preparations. First of all, some last minute changes to the line-up. We have just received news that BEHEMOTH frontman NERGAL was rushed to hospital, and as a result has been forced [...]

BEHEMOTH FRONTMAN MAKES OFFICIAL STATEMENT

BEHEMOTH FRONTMAN NERGAL has made the following official statement regarding his recent admission to hospital. “Dear All, I’d like to announce that Behemoth won’t be able to tour for the foreseeable future. I don’t wanna bore you with details here, but I’m sick and am receiving some serious medical treatment. It’s gonna take another few [...]

FEAR FACTORY Narrowly Escape Devastating Bus Fire

FEAR FACTORY in the early morning hours narrowly escaped fire that quickly engulfed their tour bus while in route to London. The fire reportedly stemmed from a back wheel tire before spreading throughout the double-decker coach. BBC News confirms the fire closed down two lanes of the southbound M1 as Northamptonshire fire officials battled the [...]

Alice Cooper’s Halloween Night of Fear

It is more than 40 years since Alice Cooper pioneered Shock Rock, and now he is pushing the boundaries of acceptability and decency once more! On October 31st and November 1st Alice will perform two very special and unique Halloween shows at The Roundhouse, London.  For these performances, Alice will be joined by world-renowned alternative performer Jim Rose (of the infamous Jim [...]

ALEXISONFIRE announce November headline tour

Canadian noise niks ALEXISONFIRE are pleased to announce their return to the UK for a string of headline shows in November. The post-hardcore mob have been busy playing European festivals over the last couple months and are now gearing up to take Australia and Japan by storm prior to these headline shows. The UK dates will be directly [...]

SONIC SYNDICATE Announce UK tour Dates

Sweden’s SONIC SYNDICATE have just announced a tour of the UK as part of their first full European headlining tour. Bassist Karin checked in to tell us: “AFTER AN AMAZING summer of festivals playing along side some of my all time favorite bands, the time has arrived! It’s just one month away until we unleash [...]

MADINA LAKE to play; hero bassist due more brain surgery after rescuing battered woman

Last week Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone was brutally attacked while rescuing a woman from being battered by her husband. He didn’t know them; he just encountered them as he walked down the street in his native Chicago and couldn’t ignore it. Having rescued her, the husband turned on Matthew as he was calling 911 [...]

SONISPHERE – COMEDY, FREAKSHOWS, MOVIES AND MORE!

SONISPHERE FESTIVAL KNEBWORTH boasts exclusive headline appearances from IRON MAIDEN and RAMMSTEIN, plus Friday night headliner ALICE COOPER, IGGY & THE STOOGES, GOOD CHARLOTTE, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, PENDULUM and more – with over 140 bands set to play – many of whom you will only see at KNEBWORTH this summer. With a wealth of musical, comedic [...]

YOUNG GUNS announce the ‘All Our Kings Are Dead’ UK & Ireland tour!

Hotly tipped rockers YOUNG GUNS have announced details of the ‘All Our Kings Are Dead’ tour, which sees the band taking in towns and cities across the UK and Ireland in November and December. The dates follow the bands scheduled July tour and appearances at the Reading andLeeds festivals, amongst others. For full live dates, please see: http://www.myspace.com/youngguns [...]

DRAGONFORCE Confirm first live album

DRAGONFORCE, the stellar musicians whose latest ‘Ultra Beatdown’ album charted strongly all over the world, have announced the release of their first live album. Titled ‘Twilight Dementia’ and produced by longstanding DF collaborator Karl Groom along with band guitarists Herman Li & Sam Totman, this double live set is now confirmed for a September 13th [...]

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