Category: News
GIG NEWS: Volbeat announce rescheduled Belfast show
Danish metallians Volbeat have announced that they have rescheduled their aborted Belfast show from earlier this month for next June.
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Pretty Maids singer Ronnie Atkins diagnosed with cancer
Ronnie Atkins, the charismatic singer of Danish AOR legends Pretty Maids, has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: Devin Townsend confirmed as first Bloodstock 2020 headliner
There will be guitar wankery aplenty at the 20th anniversary edition of Bloodstock, with the news that the evil elf himself, Devin Townsend, will headline the Friday night.
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VIDEO RELEASE: Delain are ‘Burning Bridges’ in Snowdonia
Dutch symphonic rockers Delain have today released ‘Burning Bridges’, the first single to be taken from their forthcoming, as-yet-untitled, sixth album, which is due to be released next year.
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TOUR NEWS: Anvil to pound the pavements again in March 2020
Canadian heavy metal legends Anvil have confirmed that they will be returning to pound the pavements of the UK and Ireland next March, with a run of 17 headline shows.
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Download 2020: The Moaning After The Day Before…
Just 24 hours after it was made, the first announcement re Download’s 2020 bill inevitably has divided both critics and fans alike, with the annual Moanfest already in full swing. Our special festivals correspondent, Rich Hobson, analyzes the announcement and presents his thoughts on the acts already confirmed – as well as the severe absence of unicorns (well, at least so far)!
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VIDEO RELEASE: A 1000 Days Gone set internet on ‘Fire’ with banned video
ÜR-approved Belfast indie-rockers A 1000 Days Gone have literally lit a ‘Fire’ under the asses of the internet’s snowflake police – by getting their debut single of the same name banned by video streaming channels Vimeo and YouTube.
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TOUR NEWS: Saxon cancel remaining 2019 dates due to Biff health scare
Heavy metal legends Saxon have been forced to cancel their remaining 2019 dates – including scheduled shows in Glasgow, London and Manchester.
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ALBUM NEWS: earMUSIC reveal first batch of classic vinyl re-issues
earMUSIC/Edel have announced that the first phase of their new high-quality vinyl-led ‘earMUSIC Classics’ range will be released on 25 October 2019.
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TOUR NEWS: The HU to bring the ‘Gereg’ in February
Mongolian metallers The HU have confirmed that they are to return to the Über Kingdom of Rock ‘n’ Roll in February.
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RIP – Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek, best known as lead vocalist of Eighties new wave rockers The Cars, has died, at the age of 75.
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TOUR NEWS: Green Day announce ‘Hella Mega’ stadium dates
Pop punk icons Green Day – who release their new album, ‘Father Of All…’, via Reprise/Warner on 7 February – have announced a series of four stadium shows for next June.
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