July 2012
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Graveyard release new album information
Blues rockers Graveyard have unveiled the title and release date for their next album. The Swedish quartet will release their third album named Lights Out on 26th October. They commented on their official Facebook page that they are ‘one guitar solo away from being done with it.’
They have promised an extensive tour after the album drops; with some UK dates already cemented for...
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Introducing...Sub Couple!
When first listening to the quirky rock n roll sounds of Sub Couple, immediate thoughts that spring to mind are that they are like a mash up between The Cult and Kasabian; old and new. Silver Dollar is a perfect example of this; Dave Tomlinson has an Ian Astbury quality to his voice and the psychedelic tones in the guitar echo those of Kasabian. The opening rumblings of the bass in Economy Scum...
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Interview: Todd Kerns
After releasing Apocalyptic Love earlier this year, guitar god Slash and his band of Conspirators have been travelling the world bringing their phenomenal show to the masses! We caught up with bassist Todd Kerns, whilst the band are currently in Canada for a little chat about the album, touring and nunchucks?!
Firstly, congrats on Apocalyptic Love! It is has had an amazing...
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Slash announces UK tour for October
Legendary guitarist Slash has announced this morning he is to return to the UK in October with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators for new batch of dates!
Following the success of the recently released Apocalyptic Love, the guys hit the UK shores again for 5 dates up and down the country!
The dates are as follows…
Sunday 7th October 2012 Edinburgh, Corn Exchange Monday 8th October...
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Killing Joke pull out of The Cult/The Mission tour
Last month the five date UK arena tour feauring The Cult was announced, playing alongside them would be the recently reunited The Mission and of course, Killing Joke. But, recently the venues were downsized and now it appears that the tour may have lost its opening band.
Rumour have been circulating recenty that Killing Joke, unhappy with the change in venue sizes have pulled out of the tour,...
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Hellyeah - Band Of Brothers
Since being able to properly focus on their side project in 2006, heavy metal supergroup Hellyeah having been tearing up the metal world with hard hitting albums and even stronger live performances. Band Of Brothers is their third studio album, a record they are very happy with, and with good reason.
War In Me is a belter of an opener and whilst heavy, the riffs under Chad Gray’s...
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Rebel Rebel!
Remember back to a time when music was fun? When boys looked like girls and girls looked like boys? When shiny clothing, platform boots and Ziggy Stardust adorned every teenage girls wall? Yes, the Seventies people, and more specifically the glam rock era.
Rock and roll and magical bands, all tainted with a little bit of glitter and lipstick! The boys were pretty and the girls were...
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Crucified Barbara - The Midnight Chase
Sadly, many see women in rock music as nothing more than a bit of eye candy, sometimes a bit of a joke. Then along comes Crucified Barbara to prove that girls can do it just as good as the guys can. The Midnight Chase is their third album, and one that sees them tackling a more mature sound…
Packed with plenty of attitude, it kicks off with The Crucifier, quite the anthem. Heavy guitars,...
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Introducing...Euphoria Audio!
Home Grown Rock have done it again! Hailing from Wakefield, quartet Euphoria Audio are another brilliant undiscovered band. With beautiful melodies and a powerful vocal, their music is bordering on the epic side that would easily fill an arena.
With influences such as Queen and Led Zeppelin, it’s hardly surprising their sound is big, but their tight riffs and structures are...
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Million Dollar Reload - A Sinner's Saint
Belfast rockers Million Dollar Reload burst onto the scene back in 2008 with their debut Anthems of a Degeneration which saw them quickly appear on everyones radar. Four years later and we finally have their follow up, A Sinner’s Saint.
Million Dollar Reload are a straight up, hard rock and roll band, nothing more, nothing less. Influenced by such acts as ACDC and Aerosmith, with a little...
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Competition reminder!
It’s that time again folks! Do you like discovering new music and supporting new bands? You’re in luck! We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away for Home Grown Rock’s very first electric event at the legendary 100 club!
If you’re not already aware of Home Grown Rock, it is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting great unsigned rock bands. 11th August holds a rock n roll treat with 5...
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Vintage Trouble - Sage, Gateshead, 20.07.12
Playing as part of Gateshead’s Americana Festival, this was Vintage Trouble’s third visit to the Sage, and their second headlining Hall 2. It’s an ideal venue for a band like Vintage Trouble. A decent enough size venue, but still small enough that it feels like a club where everyone can join in the party. Which is exactly what a Vintage Trouble gig is.
Starting mellow with Not...
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L.A. Guns - Hollywood Forever
“Hollywood Forever” is the latest release from California rockers LA Guns - the Lewis, Riley, Blades and Griffin version anyway (but lets not get into that old debate…). The album sees the band taking off where “Tales From The Strip” left off in 2005 and if there is one thing this album does, it is revisit old territory. The album, as did “Tales…”,...
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Competition time!
It’s that time again folks! Do you like discovering new music and supporting new bands? You’re in luck! We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away for Home Grown Rock’s very first electric event at the legendary 100 club!
If you’re not already aware of Home Grown Rock, it is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting great unsigned rock bands. 11th August holds a rock n...
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Trojan Horse - Fire
The Greek Trojan Horse, a mighty structure containing a huge surprise; an apt name for this Manchester group. A solid foundation with a middle you weren’t quite expecting, Trojan Horse tap into all sorts of diverse influences to create a prog, experimental world. In all honesty, it’s hard to box them into any kind of musical stereotype. The furious pace of opening track Fire has the...
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Tremonti - All I Was
After being part of one of the biggest rock bands of the 90’s and headlining Wembley arena last November, guitarist Mark Tremonti put both Creed and Alter Bridge aside to produce his first ever solo album. A self confessed metal head and tackling the task of vocals himself, let’s see how he got on.
The heavy influences of his childhood are evident in opening riffs of Leave It Alone and anyone...
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Interview - The Burning Crows
The Burning Crows are one of the hottest new UK bands out there - with a fantastic new EP and a national headlining tour this Autumn, these guys certainly have a bright future ahead of them. We caught up with frontman Whippz to find out more…
- Some of our readers may not have heard of The Burning Crows, so how would you sum up your sound? Well, it’s fairly simple… There’ s no politics, no...
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Gun - Break The Silence
Since hitting the music scene back in 1987, Glaswegian rockers Gun have had quite the rollercoaster career. Line Butcher Man up change after line up change, a 10 year break, then another line up change, they are back with their first full length album in 14 years, Break The Silence.
Fans have been anticipating this album for a good few years, so it has a lot to prove. Sure enough, it does the...
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Manson & Zombie team up for winter tour
Heavy metal pioneers Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie have announced they are bringing their Twins Of Evil tour to the UK this fall! Kicking off the tour in the States, the horror duo are expected in the UK this November. Zombie took the UK by storm last year with an incredible solo tour and a blinding performance and last years Download festival, and currently working on a new album, his return to...
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Newton Faulkner - Write It On Your Skin
Newton Faulkner has always been one of those artists that I can really give or take. He has a few catchy songs in his back catalogue, but he’s never really grabbed me. And this album is the same sort of deal.
Aside from one or two tracks (namely Pick Up Your Broken Heart and In The Morning), it’s upbeat, optimistic music that, if we’d had a summer this year, could have been a...
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Introducing...Faltered!
Hailing from North Wales, brothers Daniel and Conor have mixed their influences of heavy rock and indie to create a new modern, alternative sound. Currently unsigned, they have just released their first EP Victorian Post Mortem Photography, which can be heard for free on their soundcloud page. Conor’s vocals echo those of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, floating on top with commanding ease...
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Spit Like This Tour Announcement
Spit Like This have announced the first ten dates of their “Something for the Weekend: Normalityville Horror” tour this Autumn:
Sat 8th September - The Ivy Venue, Hotel Passage, Sheerness, Kent Fri 5th October - The Hallcross, 35 Hall Gate, Doncaster Sat 6th October - Gasworks, 14-18 Ivegate, Bradford, West Yorkshire Sun 7th October - The Green Star Pub, Esperanto Way,...
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Marilyn Manson - Brixton Academy, 05.07.2012
Once upon a time Marilyn Manson was seen as the spawn of the devil, the bringer of evil. People protested his gigs and he was the epicentre of worldwide moral panic. Fast forward to 2012 and things could not be more different. Where once there was a buzz about the self-confessed ‘God of Fuck’ playing a gig, these days its just another show.
Manson has somewhat fallen off the radar in recent years,...
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The Jim Jones Revue announce tour in support of...
The Jim Jones Revue have announced a set of tour dates for this Autumn to coincide with the release of their new album, “The Savage Heart”. The new album is set for release on the 15th of October this year through Play It Again Sam/Punk Rock Blues.
If you’ve read any reviews of The Jim Jones Revue’s live shows on here you’ll know they’re not to be missed, so why...
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Chris Cornell - City Hall, Newcastle - 20.06.2012
Fresh from an apparently blinding set at Download with Soundgarden, Chris Cornell brought his solo Songbook tour to Newcastle for the first time.
Opening with Roads We Choose, a bonus track from his 2007 album Carry On, you can tell straight away that this is going to be more than a standard, Greatest Hits type gig.
Accompanied only by his guitar, a record player, and at one point during...
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KISS - HMV Forum, 04.07.12
‘You wanted the best, you got the best! The hottest band in the world…KISS!’ The swarm of KISS t-shirts heading towards Kentish Town’s HMV Forum is an unmissable sign that the kings of flamboyance are in town in aid of Help For Heroes. Upon entering the venue, the stage is hidden behind a silver curtain baring that famous logo, a trigger of great excitement for this evening’s event.
With no...
