News - Album News

Bryan Adams has finished work on his latest album which is due for release later this year or early 2024.

The Alarm release their latest album ‘Forwards’ on June 2. The title track and ‘Next’ have been released ahead of the album.

‘The Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker Live’ is set for release on March 17 through digital services.

Blackfield will release the seven-disc ‘Blackfield : An Accident Of Stars: 2004 – 2017′ on March 31 through KScope.

The Bloody Nerve continue to roll out their concept album ‘All Blood, No Treasure’, with Episode 7: ‘Hard Hard Winter’ which will be available on all digital platforms 17 March.

Billy Bragg releases ‘The Roaring Forty’ box set on October 27. The CD version will comprise 14 discs, with the vinyl edition coming as a 3xLP (40 tracks) or a single ‘primer’ LP (13 tracks).

Cairo release their second album ‘Nemesis’ through Spirit Of Unicorn Records on May 5. The album was produced by John Mitchell.

Cemetary have signed with Atomic Fire Records and have two albums in the pipeline.

Circus Of Rock release their second album ‘Lost Behind The Mask’ on May 12 through Frontiers. Circus Of Rock is masterminded by drummer Mirka Rantanen (King Company) and guests on the album include Jeff Scott Soto, David Readman (Pink Cream 69), Bernie Shaw (Uriah Heep) and Mr Lordi.

Cradle Of Filth release a live album, ‘Trouble And Their Double Lives’, on April 28 via Napalm Records.

Def Leppard have teamed-up with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to release a ‘Drastic Symphonies’ on May 19. It will feature Def Leppard songs given a full orchestral treatment.

Demon have started work on their next studio album recording at Magnum’s studio.

Devildriver release their new album ‘Dealing With Demons Vol. II’ in May.

Dropkick Murphys release their latest album ‘Okemah Rising’ on May 12.

Andy Taylor is reportedly set to record with his former band mates Duran Duran on their new album, due by the end of this year.

Extreme release their new album, ‘Six’, on June 9 on earMUSIC. ‘Rise’ has been released as the lead song.

Helloween have started work on their next album.

Hollywood Vampires release ‘Live In Rio’ through earMUSIC on June 2.

Koritni, led by frontman Lex Koritni, are back and they will be release their new studio album ‘Long Overdue’ on April 14.

Mammoth WVH release ‘Mammoth II’ on August 4 via BMG.

Metal Church release their new album ‘Congregation of Annihilation’ via Rat Pak Records and Reaper Entertainment on May 26.

Midnite City release their fourth album ‘In At The Deep End’ via Pride & Joy Music on June 23.

Mystery have released a new song, ‘Behind The Mirror’, ahead of their new album ‘Redemption’ which is due on May 15 via Unicorn Digital.

Mystic Prophecy release their new album ‘Hellriot’ on May 19 through Rock Of Angels Records.

Rush release a 40th anniversary edition of their ‘Signals’ album on April 28 through Mercury/UMe. It will be available as Super Deluxe Edition, LP Picture Disc Edition, and Dolby Atmos Digital Edition.

Billy Squier released ‘Harder On A Woman’ on March 8. It is his first rock song since 1993′s ‘Tell the Truth‘ album.

Chris Squire’s debut solo album ‘Fish Out Of Water’ will be reissued on vinyl by Esoteric Recordings on May 26.

Staind have completed work on their new album – their first in twelve years.

Stephen Stills has announced the release of ‘Stephen Stills Live at Berkeley 1971′ on April 28.

Sweet & Lynch release their latest album ‘Heart & Sacrifice’ on May 19 on Frontiers.

Taproot release their seventh studio album, ‘SC\SSRS’, on September 29 via THC MUSIC/Amplified Distribution.

Tears For Fears release a 40th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘The Hurting’, through Virgin/UMR on May 12.

Texas Hippie Coalition release their seventh studio album, ‘The Name Lives On’, on April 21 via MNRK Heavy.

Therapy? release ’Hard Cold Fire’, their 16th studio album, on May 5 via Marshall Records.

Steve Thorne releases his new album, ‘Malice In Plunderland’, through White Knight Records on April 7.

Thunder have announced expansive reissues of their first three studio albums, ‘Backstreet Symphony’, ‘Laughing On Judgement Day’, and ‘Behind Closed Doors’. Reissued via BMG on 28th April, the albums feature unreleased bonus live versions of songs from the respective records.

Whitesnake release a new version of their 2008 album ‘Good To Be Bad’ on April 28, under the new title of ‘Still Good To Be Bad’. It will be available on 4-CD/Blu-ray, double LP and a single & double CD and includes a remastered version of the album and alternate mixes.

Yes (pictured) release their latest album ’Mirror To The Sky’ through Inside Out Music on May 19.

Neil Young has confirmed the release date for the next two instalments of his Original Bootleg Series. ‘The Ducks’ High Flyin’ & ‘Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers’ Somewhere Under The Rainbow’ will both be released on April 14.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens releases his new album ‘King Of A Land’ on June 16 on BMG/Dark Horse.

News - Tours and Gigs

Newly announced UK tours (2023 unless stated):

the Almighty, Black Spiders, British Lion, Coheed and Cambria, the Damn Truth, Fall Out Boy, John Fogerty, Gong + Ozric Tentacles, Guana Batz, the Hollies, Incubus, Interpol, Robert Jon & the Wreck, Kings Of Leon, Adam Lambert, Natalie Merchant, Ocean Colour Scene, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, Dan Patlansky, the Who

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

Newly announced US & European tours (2023 unless stated):

Avenged Sevenfold (US), British Lion (Eur), Bullet For My Valentine (US), Candlebox (US), Eric Clapton (US), the Cure (US), the Darkness (Eur), Delain + Visions Of Atlantis (US), Demolition 23 (Fin), Doobie Brothers (US), Exciter (Eur), Falling In Reverse (US), Five Finger Death Punch (Eur), Foo Fighters (US), Peter Gabriel (US), Godsmack + Staind (US), Grand Funk Railroad (US), the Halo Effect (US), the Hu (Eur), Tom Keifer (Cinderella) + Winger + John Corabi (US), Machine Head (US), Megadeth + Bullet For My Valentine (Can), Monster Magnet (Eur), Mr. Big (Jap/Far East), the Offspring + Sum 41 (US), Queen + Adam lambert (US), the Residents (US), Rival Sons (US), Santana (US), Skid Row + Buckcherry (US), Smashing Pumpkins (US), the Struts (US), Zebra (US),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

Postponed/cancelled gigs & tours

Get well soon Blaze Bayley who has had to postpone his planned European dates for March and April due to a heart attack.

Camel have announced that they have cancelled their upcoming live dates as guitarist and singer Andy Latimer requires urgent back surgery.

Loudness have cancelled their upcoming European tour due to increasing costs.

Yes and their management have explored every possible avenue to arrange insurance cover for the tour in the event of COVID-related exemption or Act of War exclusion. The insurance industry has withdrawn all such insurances which made touring possible pre-COVID and before the Ukraine conflict, which means as a result Yes have postponed their planned European and UK dates for 2023.

The original line-up of the Almighty are reforming for three UK gigs in late November & early December.

KISS have announced their final shows, two nights at Madison Square Garden, New York on December 1 and December 2.

Elton John, Guns N Roses and Artic Monkeys have been announced as this year’s Glastonbury headliners.

Saxon guitarist Paul Quinn has announced he is stopping touring with the band but will continue to record with the band. The band’s March dates will go ahead as planned, however, April’s dates in South America have been postponed.

Darryl Hall supports Billy Joel on his BST Hyde Park show as well as his own headline show at Hammersmith Apollo on July 7.

A pair of Jeff Beck tribute shows – organised by Eric Clapton and Sandra Beck, the guitarist’s widow – will take place on May 22 and 23 at the Royal Albert Hall. The shows are set to feature Billy Gibbons, Rod Stewart, Johnny Depp, John McLaughlin, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Imelda May and Joss Stone.

Power Quest have announced that they have brought forward their planned retirement, which was due at the end of 2023, and have retired with immediate effect. Founding member Steve Williams commented,“ This definitely wasn’t the way we wanted to bow out that’s for sure, but when we saw the pre-sales figures for the UK tour in April we could see that it wasn’t going to make sense financially. This in turn would have a logistical impact on travelling overseas of course. So, at this stage of the game, it just made sense to stop now rather taking unnecessary risks.”

Former Thundermother members Guernica Mancini (vocals), Emlee Johansson (drums) and Mona Lindgren (bass) have launched a new band called The Gems.

On 13 April Metallica’s forthcoming album ’72 Seasons’ will be played in full in cinemas worldwide.

Triumph guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett publishes his memoir, ”Lay It On The Line – A Backstage Pass To Rock Star Adventure, Conflict And Triumph”, on October 10 via ECW Press.

Genesis Publications publish ‘Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard’ (previously announced as a limited-edition release), as a hardback edition on May 9 priced at £35.

A KISS biopic entitled ‘Shout It Out Loud’ is due to premiere on Netflix next year.

In through the out door…line-up changes

Alan Reed has re-joined Pallas who he fronted between 1986 to 2010. The band are currently working on a new album entitled ‘The Messenger’. There are also plans to re-issue the band’s earlier albums.

Nick D’Virgilio is the new touring drummer in Mr. Big and the band also announced the first batch of dates for their farewell tour.

Guitarist Nina Strauss will re-join Alice Cooper’s band for his 2023 tour dates

Matt Starr will sit in for drummer Jimmy Chalfant in Kix as he recovers from illness

Guitarist Simon Johansson has joined Soilwork

Ryan McCombs has re-joined Drowning Pool

Thundermother has recruited Joan Massing as its new drummer

Bruce Barthol, original bassist for Country Joe and the Fish

Guitarist and writer for ‘Guitar Player’ Jesse Gress. He had worked with Todd Rundgren in his touring band and on several albums.

Saxophonist Wayne Shorter (Miles Davies, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan)

Pulp bassist Steve Mackey

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, the last remaining founding member of the band

Guitarist David Lindley, most famed for his work with Jackson Browne

Session and touring bassist Michael Rhodes, who in recent years has been part of Joe Bonamassa’s touring band

Producer and founder of Afro Celt Soundsystem, Simon Emmerson

Drummer Jim Gordon of Derek & the Dominoes

Hawkwind’s original guitarist Mick Slattery

Former Parliament-Funkadelic singer Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins

Saliva guitarist and founder member Wayne Swiney

Tom Leadon, co-founder of Mudcrutch

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