Category: News
FESTIVAL NEWS: Glastonbury 2021 cancelled
In an ominous sign that it will be a very long time before the live music business gets back to any form or sense of normality, it has been announced that this year’s rescheduled Glastonbury festival, which had been due to take place from 23 – 27 June, has been cancelled.
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RIP Marsha Zazula
Marsha Zazula, who with her husband Jon founded the legendary Megaforce Records label in the 1980s and was called “the Metal Matriarch” by Metallica frontman James Hetfield, died this past Sunday (10 January) after a battle with cancer.
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RIP Alexi Laiho
Alexi Laiho, best known as the frontman of Finnish black metal superstars Children of Bodom, has died suddenly at the age of 41.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: EUROPE ANNOUNCE TWO SUMMER HEADLINE SHOWS
In a determined bid to prove that it’s not ‘The Final Countdown’ for live shows, Swedish AOR giants Europe have announced not just one but two ÜK festival headline appearances for next summer.
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ALBUM NEWS: Ken Hensley’s ‘Book Of Answers’ to be opened in March
‘My Book Of Answers’, the last album recorded by the late Ken Hensley and completed just before his sudden death last month, is to be released in March.
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ALBUM NEWS: KREATOR TO GO ‘UNDER THE GUILLOTINE’
Teutonic thrash legends Kreator are to celebrate their decade-long association with the iconic Noise Records imprint via a massive deluxe boxset being released early next year.
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TOUR NEWS: Behemoth and Arch Enemy to lay siege to 2021
Behemoth and Arch Enemy are to join forces for what promises to be one of the heaviest tour double billings of 2021.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: “STEELHOUSE GOES THRASH” SHOCKER
In what must rank as one of THE most leftfield festival announcements ever covered in these pages – and one we definitely did NOT! see coming – ‘Big Four’ thrash legends Anthrax have been confirmed to headline next July’s tenth anniversary edition of the Steelhouse festival.
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“GIG” NEWS: ORANGE GOBLIN POSTPONE 25th ANNIVERSARY LIVESTREAM SHOWS
Orange Goblin have been forced to cancel their scheduled pair of 25th anniversary livestream shows, which were due to have taken place this coming weekend, as a result of the renewed lockdown in England.
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“FESTIVAL” NEWS: Knotfest announces new, FREE, online showcase
Knotfest has announced details of a new, free to view online event, branded the ‘Pulse Of The Maggots Fest’, focussing on new and emerging bands.
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RIP Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley, the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Uriah Heep, Blackfoot and W.A.S.P, has died suddenly at the age of 75.
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“GIG” NEWS: CHERRY BOMBS UNVEIL DETAILS OF FIRST VIRTUAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CABARET
Cherry Bombs, the all-girl Las Vegas-based dance and cirque troupe who perform exclusively to rock and metal soundtracks, have announced details of their first “virtual theatre” event, to be broadcast over the first three nights of 2021.
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