News - Album News

Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder release his second solo album, ’II, on June 9 via InsideOut Music.

A 40th-anniversary super deluxe edition of Black Sabbath’s ‘Live Evil’ is released on June 2 through BMG.

Bonfire have re-recorded their ‘Point Blank’, ‘Fireworks’ and ‘Don’t Touch The Light’ as ‘MMXXIII’, which is released on 22 September through AFM Records.

Candlebox will release a new, live acoustic album ‘Live At The Neptune’ on June 23 via Pavement Entertainment.

Eric Clapton releases an extended box set edition of his 1991 live album ’24 Nights’, titled The Definitive 24 Nights, on June 23.

Crazy Lixx have renewed their deal with Frontiers which will include new albums, back catalogue and re-recordings.

Danko Jones release their new album ‘Electric Sounds’ on September 15 via AFM Records.

The Defiants have released ’Hey Life’ from their upcoming third studio album ‘Drive’, which will be released via Frontiers on June 9.

Drive-By Truckers will release a reissue of their 2004 album, ‘The Dirty South’, on June 16.

Envy Of None release a new EP, ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’, on June 9 via Kscope.

The Fierce And The Dead plan to release their new album ‘News From The Invisible World’ in late summer. They play an album launch show at Camden’s Black Heart on October 14.

Feuerschwanz will release their new studio album, ‘Fegefeuer’, on July 7 via Napalm Records.

Foo Fighters release their new album ‘But Here We Are’ on June 2 on Roswell/RCA. The single ‘Rescued’ was released on April 19.

Ghost release a five song covers EP ‘Phantomime’ on May 18.

Greta Van Fleet’s third studio album, ‘Starcatcher’, will be released on July 21 via Lava/Republic/EMI Records.

Whitesnake and Revolution Saints guitarist Joel Hoekstra releases his latest album, ‘Crash Of Life’, under Joel Hoekstra’s 13 name via Frontiers on June 16. Joining Hoesktra are Girish Pradhan (vocals), Vinny Appice (drums), Tony Franklin (bass), Derek Sherinian (keyboards) and Jeff Scott Soto (backing vocals).

Steve Lukather releases his new album ‘Bridges’ on June 16 with a new single, ‘When I See You’, out now. Fellow Toto members David Paich, Joseph Williams and Simon Phillips appear on the album.

Matchbox 20 release their new album ‘Where The Lights Goes’ on Atlantic Records on May 26.

Motley Crue are back in the studio working with producer Bob Rock.

The New Roses have extended their current record contract with Napalm Records, who release the band’s fifth studio album ‘Sweet Poison’ in October. Guitarist Norman bates has also re-joined the band.

Joe Perry (pictured) has released a new single, ’Fortunate One’, from his upcoming solo album ‘Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII’ (due on May 26), a reworked version of the original ‘Sweetzerland Manifesto’, which was released in 2018. The new version six new tracks, plus alternate vocal appearances and mixes and features special guests including Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, Extreme’s Gary Cherone and David Johansen (New York Dolls).

The Pineapple Thief’s earliest years are covered in an eight-disc box set, ‘How Did We Find Our Way: 1999 – 2006′, which will be released through Kscope on June 26.

Rancid release their latest album ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ is due for a June 2 release via Epitaph.

Ratt have a box set ‘The Atlantic Years: 1984-1991′ released on June 9 via BMG/Rhino.

Raven release their latest album ‘All Hell’s Breaking Loose’, their 15th studio album, on June 30 via Silver Lining Music.

Sevendust release their fourteenth studio album, ‘Truth Killer’, on July 28 via Napalm Records.

Paul Simon releases his new album ‘Seven Psalms’ on May 19.

Staind’s first new studio album since 2011, ‘Confessions Of The Fallen’, is due in September via Alchemy Recordings/BMG.

Bonnie Tyler is working on new music and also a memoir, which will cover her childhood up to her chart success in the 70s and 80s.

Vambo have signed with Pride & Joy Music , who will release the band’s second album later this year.

Weapon release their new album ‘New Clear Power’ via Pride & Joy Music on May 19. Vocalist Danny Haynes is the sole remaining original member and guests on the album include Steve Mann (MSG, Lionheart) and Tino Troy (Paying Mantis).

Lucinda Williams releases her latest album ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart’ on June 30 through Highway 20 Records/Thirty Tigers. The album features guest backing vocals by Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Miller, Angel Olsen, Margo Price, Tommy Stinson & more.

News - Tours and Gigs

Newly announced UK tours (2023 unless stated):

Blink-182, The Cult, the Dust Coda, Greta Van Fleet, Lazuli, Limp Bizkit, Ian Moss (Cold Chisel), Graham Nash, New Order, Gary Numan, Public Image Limited, Queens of the Stone Age, Rival Sons, the Sisters of Mercy, Sweet, Wheatus,

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

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

Avenged Sevenfold (US), Blink-182 (US, ANZ, Eur), Clutch (US), The Cult (Eur), Dream Theater + Devin Townsend (US), Extreme + Living Color (Aus, US), Peter Frampton (US), Godflesh (US), Greta Van Fleet (US, Eur), Jethro Tull (US), Matchbox 20 (Aus), Steve Morse Band (US), Motionless In White + In This Moment (US), Mr Bungle (US), Ted Nugent (US), Carl Palmer (US), Parkway Drive (US), Pearl Jam (US), Quiet Riot (US), the Quireboys (US), Sting (US), Stratovarius (Mex), Geoff Tate (US), Tears For Fears (US), Volbeat + Halestorm (US), W.A.S.P. (US),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

The Pretenders, The Darkness and Larkin Poe have been added as supports to Guns N Roses on their Hyde Park gig on June 30.

Power Trip takes place at Empire Polo Club in Indio, between October 6 and 8. The Friday will be headlined by Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden, with AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne on Saturday, and Metallica and Tool on the Sunday.

Anneke van Giersbergen will support Floor Jansen on her upcoming European dates.

Nightwish have announced plans to take a break from touring and will not tour in support of the band’s next studio album, which is due next year.

Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced they will continue to perform live following the recent passing of Gary Rossington.

Ted Nugent has stated his upcoming US summer tour will be his last although he will still write and record new music.

Postponed/cancelled gigs & tours

Former Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has postponed his upcoming David Bowie US tribute tour with guitarist Adrian Belew. The dates have been moved back to October & November.

The Emerald Dawn have cancelled their April UK tour due to a band member with covid.

Machine Head have cancelled their US spring tour due to work visa issues.

George Thorogood and the Destroyers have cancelled Canadian and US tour dates from April 27 through to May 21 as Thorogood deals with an undisclosed “very serious medical condition.”

Sir Brian May has been named the greatest guitarist of all time by readers of Total Guitar Magazine.

Sly Stone has his memoir, ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’, published in the UK on October 17 by White Rabbit and in the US by AUWA Books.

Midge Ure has sold his catalogue of music rights to investment company MusicBird.

Geddy Lee’s memoir ‘My Effin’ Life’ is published on November 14.

The John Farnham documentary ‘Finding The Voice’ is released in Australian cinemas on May 18.

In through the out door…line-up changes

Diamond Head’s guitarist Brian Tatler has joined Saxon as their touring guitarist.

Rhino Bucket have announced original bassist Reeve Downes is no longer in the band and will be replaced by Sean McNabb (Dokken, Great White, Quiet Riot, Lynch Mob)

Cinta is the new vocalist for the Hawkmen

Chris Dovis is the new drummer for Testament

Suicidal Tendancies have parted ways with drummer Brandon Pertzborn and have replaced him with Greyson Nekrutman

Former Accept bassist Peter Baltes joins U.D.O. replacing Tilen Hudrap

Keith Reid, Procol Harum lyricist and co-writer of John Farnham’s hit ‘You’re The Voice’

Gentle Giant bassist and songwriter Ray Shulman

Ryuichi Sakamoto of the Yellow Magic Orchestra

Seymour Stein, Sire Records founder

John Regan, former Frehley’s Comet and Peter Frampton bassist

Founding member of the Quireboys guitarist Guy Bailey

The Alan Parsons Project and Kate Bush guitarist Ian Bairnson

ABBA’s long-term guitarist Lasse Wellander

Paper Lace bass player Chris Fish

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