News - Album News

Angel release their new album ‘Once Upon A Time’, via Cleopatra Records on April 21.

Babylon A.D. release ‘Live Lightning’ via Perris Records on March 17.

Elles Bailey releases an expanded version of her ‘Shining in The Half Light’ album on 17 March. The expanded version includes a new song ‘Spinning Stopped’ plus covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Long As I See The Light’ and John Martyn’s ‘Over The Hill’, plus five live tracks.

Black Spiders release their fourth album, ‘Can’t Die, Won’t Die’, via Spinefarm Records on 12 May.

Joe Bonamassa releases a live album ‘Tales Of Time’ on April 14.

Graham Bonnet (pictured) is collaborating with Arch Enemy guitarist Jeff Loomis and they have written six songs together to date. Loomis is also a member of Bonnet’s version of Alcatrazz.

The Damned release their new album ‘Darkadelic’ on April 28 via earMUSIC.

Grand Design release their latest album ‘Rawk’ through GMR Music on April 21.

Paul Gilbert releases an all instrumental album in tribute to Ronnie James Dio. It is entitled ‘The Dio Album’ and is released on April 17 through Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group.

The Guess Who will release a new studio album, ‘Plein D’Amour’, later in the year through Deko Entertainment.

Hawkwind release their latest album, ‘Future Never Waits’, through Cherry Red Records on April 28.

Hurricane release a new album ‘Thrill Is On’ on Escape Music in the summer.

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit release their eighth album, ‘Weathervanes’, on June 9 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers.

Elton John has an expanded release of his 1972 album ‘Honky Chateau’ released on March 24.

Jelusick, who feature Dino Jelusick, have signed to Escape Music and will release the band’s debut album in the spring,

Karnatka release their new album ‘Requiem For A Dream’ on June 5.

Linkin Park release a 20th anniversary edition of their ‘Meteora’ album on April 7.

Arjen Lucassen’s Supersonic Revolution will release their debut album ‘Golden Age Of Music’ on 19 May via Music Theories Recording/Mascot Label Group.

Glen Matlock releases his new album ‘Consequences Coming’ on 27 April on Cooking Vinyl.

Graham Nash releases a new album ‘Now’ on May 19.

Axel Rudi Pell releases ‘The Ballads VI’ via Steamhammer/SPV on April 21.

Pendragon release an EP entitled ‘North Star’ in May to coincide with their live dates during that month.

Primal Fear release their new album ‘Code Red’ on September 1 on Atomic Fire Records.

The Rolling Stones new album is set to feature guest spots from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with the album being produced by Andrew Watt.

Former HammerFall bassist Magnus Rosen releases ‘It’s Time To Rock The World Again’ under the Magnus Rosén Band name, on April 21 on X-World/Sound Pollution.

Saxon plan to release their next studio album in 2024 and Biff Byford is working on his second solo album.

Skid Row plan to release a live album later this this. It was recorded at the band’s London show last year.

The next in BMG’s series of deluxe Slade reissues sees ‘Nobody’s Fools’ and ‘The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome’. Both are released on March 3.

Smackbound release their new album ‘Hostage’ on April 21 on Frontiers.

Soft Machine release their new album, ‘Other Doors’, though Dyad Records on June 30.

Tame Impala release a tenth anniversary box set of their ’Lonerism’ album on May 26.

Geoff Tate is nearing completion on his new solo album and a Sweet Oblivion album is also due later this year.

Tesla plan to release a live album, ‘Time To Rock!’, this summer.

TNT have started work on a new album.

Tygers Of Pan Tang release their latest album ‘Bloodlines’ on may 5 on Mighty Music.

Type O Negative re-issue their ‘Dead Again’ album as a double LP & cassette editions on May 5.

Van Halen begin revisiting their Sammy Hagar years with the first-ever vinyl edition of ‘Live: Right Here, Right Now’ on April 22 for Record Store Day.

Visions Of Atlantis release a live album of their 2022 Wacken show, ‘Pirates Over Wacken’, out March 31 via Napalm Records.

The Who release ‘The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley’ on March 31. It was recorded at their 2019 show.

Neil Young, with Nils Lofgren, Ralph Molina and Billy Talbot, release a new album ‘All Roads Lead Home’ on March 31 via NYA Records.

News - Tours and Gigs

Newly announced UK tours (2023 unless stated):

Jon Anderson (July 22 London), Fall Out Boy, Focus, Gryphon, Guns N Roses, Glenn Hughes, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, the Mars Volta, the Mission, Gary Numan (April 13-15 London), the Proclaimers, Sparks, Rod Stewart, They Might Be Giants, Trivium, UK Subs (farewell tour), the Who,

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

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

Bryan Adams + Joan Jett (US), Alter Bridge + Sevendust (US), Beartooth + Trivium (US), Carcass + Municipal Waste (US), Corrosion Of Conformity (US), Demon Hunter (US), Depeche Mode (US), Duran Duran (US), Fall Out Boy + Bring Me The Horizon (US), Gaslight Anthem (US), Godsmack (US), Guns N Roses (Eur), Glenn Hughes (Eur), Megadeth (Eur), Moonspell (US), Joe Perry Project (US), Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (US), Sparks (Eur & US), Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band (US), Stryper (US), Tarja (US), Corey Taylor (US), U2 (Las Vegas), the Who (Eur), Rob Zombie + Alice Cooper + Ministry + Filter (US),

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

Ozzy Osbourne has announced he is retiring from touring and his oft delayed UK & Ireland tour with Judas Priest this summer has been cancelled.

Download festival have added more bands to this year’s line-up including Alter Bridge, Halestorm, Clutch, Mammoth WVH, Bad Wolves, Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, Epica, Carcass, Avatar, Coheed & Cambria and Fearless Vampire Killers.

Skindred will support KISS on their UK dates.

Dee Snider has said there are ‘no plans’ further live shows by Twisted Sister following last month’s appearance at the Metal Hall of Fame show.

Elton John’s current farewell touring is already the highest grossing in music history.

With The Dead Daisies taking a break for 2023 at least, Glenn Hughes has announced he will be back touring solo starting with some Spanish dates in May.

Interviewed at this year’s Grammy awards Mick Fleetwood said he thought Fleetwood Mac as a touring entitiy were done, following the death of Christine McVie. However, the various band members will still tour with Stevie Nicks already announcing US dates.

Bassist Tony Fox Sales will no longer be joining the celebration of Iggy Pop’s ‘Lust For Life’ album. His place will now be taken by Glen Matlock.

Ozzy Osbourne picked up two awards at this month’s Grammy awards. Best Metal Performance for ‘Degradation Rules’ (featuring Tony Iommi) and Best Rock Album for ‘Patient Number 9′, while Best Alternative Music Performance was won by Wet Leg. Other winners included Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson & Edgar Winter, with Lifetime Achievement awards for both Nirvana and Heart’s Ann & Nancy Wilson.

Ryders Creed have announced they are taking a break and as a result have cancelled all their planned live shows for this year.

Geezer Butler publishes his autobiography, ‘Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond’, on June 6 in the US and Jun 8 in the UK.

The V&A’s David Bowie Is… exhibition is set to be made into permanent venue celebrating his legacy.

Voyager will represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with their song ‘Promise’.

In through the out door…line-up changes

Big Big Train have announced that guitarist Maria Barbieri will step in to cover for current guitarist Dave Foster, who has prior commitments with the Steve Rothery Band.

Major changes in the Thundermother camp as only lead guitarist Filippa Nässil remains. She is joined in a new line-up by returning bassist Majsan Lindberg and vocalist Linnéa Vikström.

Marc Lopes is the new vocalist for Metal Church

Drummer Jay Schellen has officially been made a member of Yes.

Milo Silvestro is the new vocalist for Fear Factory.

Barrett Strong, who had a hit with ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ and went on to write many more Motown classics for other artists.

Bass player Phil Spalding who worked with GTR (Steve Hackett/Steve Howe) and Mike Oldfield

Composer, songwriter and producer Burt Bacharach

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