Lee Aaron releases her latest album ‘Elevate‘ on November 25 via Metallville Records.

Arc Of Life release their second album ‘Don’t Look Down’ on November 18 through Frontiers.

Black Veil Brides release a new EP entitled ‘The Mourning’ on October 21.

A new David Bowie box set, ’Divine Symmetry’,  is released on November 25. It will celebrate the Hunky Dora era with 48 previously unreleased tracks and demos and new alternative mixes by original co-producer Ken Scott.

The Church have released a new single ‘The Hypnogogue’ with a new album due next year.

Diamond Head will enter the studio soon to start work on their next album.

Disturbed will release their latest album ‘Divisive’ on November 18 via Reprise Records.

The Dowling Poole return with a new album ‘Refuse’ due out on October 3.

Duran Duran release a 25th anniversary edition of their ‘Medazzaland’ album on October 14 via EMI.

Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton have teamed-up for an album due in May 2023 on Rounder Records.

Sony Music release ‘The Essential Foo Fighters’ on October 28.

Galahad release a new album ‘The Last Great Adventurer’ on October 24 (digital release follows on November 7).

Gandalf’s Fist release their eighth album ‘Widdershins’ later this year.

Justin Hayward (pictured) has released a new single, ‘Living For Love’, ahead of his upcoming UK tour.

In Flames release their latest album ‘Foregone’ on February 10.

Judas Priest have finished recording the bass, drums and guitars for their next album.

Magma have announced they will release a new album, ‘Kartëhl’, through Seventh Records on September 30.

John Mellancamp has a deluxe edition of his 1985 album ‘Scarecrow’ released on November 2.

Nickelback release their new album ‘Get Rollin’ on November 18 via BMG. ‘San Quentin’ has been released as the first song off the album.

Paramore return with their first album since 2017 entitled ‘This Is Why’ which is released on February 10 on Atlantic Records.

The Alan Parsons Project have an 11 album vinyl box set featuring all the band’s albums from ‘Tales Of Mystery And Imagination’ through to ‘Gaudi’, as well as 2014′s ‘The Sicilian Defence’, released on November 18.

Suzi Quatro releases a six song soul covers EP called ‘Uncovered’ on September 30 on Sun Records.

Rising Steel release their album ‘Beyond The Gates Of Hell’ on November 18 through Frontiers.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd releases a reinterpretation of his ‘Trouble Is’ album on December 3 via Mascot Records/Provogue.

Siouxsie And The Banshees release a classic tracks and rarities collection, ‘All Souls’, on November 21 through UME.

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a mammoth new rock opera album ‘ATUM’, which will be released in three stages/acts. Each act of eleven songs will come out every eleven weeks on digital streaming platforms to coincide with the podcast. Act 1 on November 15, Act 2 on January 31 and Act 3 along with a special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks plus 10 additional unreleased songs, will be released on April 21.

Corey Taylor will start recording his next solo album early next year.

Joanne Shaw Taylor’s new studio ‘Nobody’s Fool’ is released on Joe Bonamassa’s KTBA Records on October 28.

Queen’s Roger Taylor releases ‘The Outsider Tour Live’ on September 30.

U.D.O. release a best of entitled ‘The Legacy’ on November 18 on AFM Records.

Newly announced UK tours (2022 unless stated):

Arctic Monkeys (2023), Bad Wolves, Joe Bonamassa (2023), The Dead Daisies + FM + Graham Bonnet Band, Mogwai (2023), Moonspell, Richie Ramone, Swim Deep, Van Hertzen Brothers (2023), Roger Waters (2023), 

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

Newly announced US & European tours (2022 unless stated):

Anvil (Aus 2023), Cannibal Corpse (Eur 2023), Helloween + HammerFall (US 2023), Mercyful Fate + Kreator (US), Axel Rudi Pell (Eur), Rammstein (Eur 2023), Styx (US 2023), Geoff Tate (US), Roger Waters (Eur 2023), Yes (US),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

UK Festivals 2022

Rescheduled & cancelled tours:

Accept (Eur 2023), Epica (Eur 2023), Fozzy (US 2022 to 2023), Thunder (London Nov 3 cancelled), UFO (Eur cancelled),

Anthrax have cancelled their upcoming European tour bar the UK dates which will still go ahead.

Bauhaus have cancelled the remainder of their tour as Peter Murphy has entered rehab.

Phil X & the Drills have pulled out of the upcoming Skid Row UK tour.

Hanoi Rocks play a one-off reunion concert at Helsinki Ice Hall on September 23.

Johnny Depp will join Jeff Beck on the majority of Beck’s US tour.

A David Bowie stone will be added to Camden’s Music Walk of Fame.

AC/DC’s Brian Johnson has his memoir ‘The Lives Of Brian’ published on October 13.

Thunder frontman Danny Bowes has been hospitalized after an accidental head injury in August.  He has since left intensive care and is undergoing further treatment.  Thunder’s 3 November charity gig has been cancelled.

Guitarist Simon McBride will permanently replace Steve Morse in Deep Purple.

Spyder is the new bassist in Steel Panther.

Kimmo Blom of Urban Tale and Leverage

Soilwork and Night Flight Orchestra guitarist David Andersson

Ramsey Lewis, jazz fusion pioneer.

Drummer and co-founder of the Doobie Brothers, John Hartman

Vocalist Gord Kirchin of Piledriver

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Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.

In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

Next session: Sunday 1 December

Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio

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David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024.

UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 29 October 2024.

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Power Plays w/c 11 November 2024

ARCANE MOON Hello Sun (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)

Featured Albums w/c 11 November 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)

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