Meat Loaf, one of the most charismatic, recognizable and iconic figures in modern rock ‘n’ roll, has died at the age of 74. The cause of death has not been announced, but it is known that he died with his wife Deborah by his side.
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Steelhouse has announced it’s biggest ever Friday night bill, with a full-blooded six band line-up.
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The ÜR-approved kings of ÜK hair metal, Midnite City return to the road this February for second leg of their ‘They Only Come Out At Night Tour’, in support of last summer’s third album, ‘Itch You Can’t Scratch’.
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There are few names more synonymous with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal that the North East’s Tygers Of Pan Tang, with albums like ‘Wild Cat’ and ‘Spellbound’ up there with the best of the era. That original band may have disbanded a long time ago now, but guitarist and founding member Rob Weir has been keeping the Tygers flag flying with differing line-ups since first re-forming the band back in 1999. As we hit 2022, the Tygers are back with a new guitarist, Francesco Marras, a new bass player, Huw Holding, and a new EP, ‘A New Heartbeat’, that contains both something old and something new.
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Duality is today’s word of the day as Jonny B get to grips with up-and-coming new band Nocturna who are set to unleash their debut album ‘Daughters Of The Night’. Founded by the mastermind Frederico Mondelli (Frozen Crown/Be the Wolf), who provides the artwork for the album but is not a performing member, Nocturna’s key focus is the combination of the two vocalists – Grace Darkling and Rehn Stillnight. Rocking a heavily symphonic influenced style that promises to appeal to fans of Nightwish and Within Temptation combined with the pedigree backing of Mondelli, there’s enough here to convince me to dive in and check it out.
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