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Bridge Over Troubled Water Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Gold Vinyl Release

FAIR PLAY FESTIVAL – Announce 2020 Line Up | 28th March – St Philip’s Church, Manchester

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INNO: dark metallers feat. current/former members of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, HOUR OF PENANCE, THE FORESHADOWING and NOVEMBRE release first single!

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Swedish Singer-Songwriter KLARA Releases Debut Album ‘Blossom’

SINGER-SONGWRITER KLARA RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM ‘BLOSSOM’ LISTEN HERE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ’THESE WOODS’ HIT #1 IN THE...

Hands Off Gretel / Milk Video / UK / Irish Tour Coming February

HANDS OFF GRETEL MILK VIDEO SINGLE // 24 JANUARY 2020 - A BOLD STATEMENT ABOUT ANIMAL EXPLOITATION - In anticip...

JEFF LYNNE’S ELO ANNOUNCES 2020 ‘FROM OUT OF NOWHERE’ U.K. TOUR

JEFF LYNNE’S ELO ANNOUNCES 2020 ‘FROM OUT OF NOWHERE’ U.K. TOUR TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 31S...

Highly anticipated 4th DEAD END FINLAND album is released

Highly anticipated 4th DEAD END FINLAND album is released today! Finnish melodic metal band Dead End Finland released t...

Sonny Landreth reveals ‘The Wilds Of Wonder’ (Official Lyric Video)

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DELAIN release haunting new ballad ‘Ghost House Heart’, tour starts Feb 6

DELAIN Release Hauntingly Beautiful New Track “G...

ME AND THAT MAN, Nergal’s blackened blues project has revealed their fourth single ‘Męstwo’

ME AND THAT MAN, Nergal’s blackened blues project has revealed their fourth single ‘Męstwo’ from upcoming album, New Man...

The Cadillac Three release new track ‘Dirt Road Nights’

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MONUMENTS – Release “Animus” Incl. Brand New Video

MONUMENTS release video for new single “Animus” Before MONUMENTS embark on an extensive tour in the spring the band a...

Godsticks premiere new track and video for ‘Surrender’

GODSTICKS – PREMIERE NEW TRACK & VIDEO FOR “SURRENDER” TAKEN FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM INESCAPABLE With the...

“Sail Away” with AUDREY HORNE’s Brand New Single & Live Music Video!

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SILVERTHORNE release their sublime debut EP ‘Tear The Sky Wide Open’ on 21st February on Golden Robot Records.

SILVERTHORNE release their sublime debut EP 'Tear The Sky Wide Open' on 21st February on Golden Robot Records. Featurin...

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ASLAN ANNOUNCE HEADLINE BELFAST SHOW AT LIMELIGHT 1

Limelight Belfast Presents: ASLAN & Guests The Limelight 1, Belfast Friday April 3rd 2020 Doors 7pm / Ear...

LUCIFER Release First Single “Ghosts” From New Album

LUCIFER RELEASE FIRST SINGLE "GHOSTS" FROM NEW ALBUM Brace yourselves for the very fi...

Call of the Wild Festival announce further additions to the line-up

Heed ‘The Call’! Call of the Wild Festival announce further additions to the line-up and it’s MASSIVE! Organisers ha...

Dool announce new album ‘Summerland’ / Listen to new single ‘Sulphur & Starlight’

DOOL - ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘SUMMERLAND' RELEASED 10TH APRIL (PROPHESY PRODUCTIONS) / LISTEN TO ’SULPHUR & STARLI...

LOST SOCIETY RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘ARTIFICIAL’ NEW ALBUM ‘NO ABSOLUTION’ OUT FEBRUARY 21

LOST SOCIETY RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘ARTIFICIAL’ NEW ALBUM ‘NO ABSOLUTION’ OUT FEBRUARY 21 Listen to 'Arti...

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – 18th October – The SSE Arena, Belfast

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announces 2020 ‘From Out of Nowhere’ Tour 18th October – The SSE Arena, Belfast 19th October – 3Aren...

UK Punks HARKER and BURNT TAPES Teaming Up for Wiretap Records UK Tour in Feb

HARKER + BURNT TAPES announce Wiretap UK Tour ...

DUST BOLT – Reborn In 2020 – New Video And Tour!

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HAREM SCAREM : ‘Change The World’ – new album by melodic hard rock masters out 06.03.20

HAREM SCAREM CHANGE THE WORLD new album LP / CD / digital out 06.03.20 pre-order link https://radi.al/Chang...

Neaera launches video for new single, “Catalyst”

Neaera launches video for new single, "Catal...

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If you're a fan of old school hard rock such as AC/DC, Van Halen , and Danger Danger, then the latest Fronti...

Defiled // Infinite Regress // Album Review

Having formed in 1992 in Tokyo, Japan and combining their technical skills with their brutal inclinations, Defiled were ...

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The latest George Lynch project is something to behold, packed to the brim with classic rock tracks, bluesy numbers and ...

ABYSMAL DAWN unleash first new track of upcoming album!

ABYSMAL DAWN unveil first track of and album details of 'Phylogenesis' ...

THE PROFESSIONALS – Confirm UK live dates with Stiff Little Fingers

THE PROFESSIONALS ANNOUNCE UK TOUR W/ STIFF LITTLE FINGERS NEW EPS 1, 2 AND 3 RELEASED THROUGHOUT JANUARY, FEBRUARY ...

PARIS YOUTH FOUNDATION – Release ‘Home Is Where The Heart Is’ Single + Announce 2020 Dates

PARIS YOUTH FOUNDATION RELEASE NEW SINGLE FOR 2020: ‘HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS’ LISTEN HERE: SOUNDCLOUD /...

PSYCHO COMEDY – Announce debut album: ‘Performance Space Number One’ – out 14 Feb 2020

PSYCHO COMEDY LIVERPOOL ART-PUNK COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM: ‘PERFORMANCE SPACE NUMBER ONE’ - OUT 14 FEB 2020...

Rifffest #2 / Leeds Belgrave Music Hall / Saturday 25 January / STAGE TIMES CONFIRMED

RIFFFEST #2 LEEDS BELGRAVE MUSIC HALL | SATURDAY 25 JANUARY 2020 Stage times have now been confirmed f...

Ukrainian Modern Metal Sensation SPACE OF VARIATIONS Signs with Napalm Records!

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Rory Gallagher – Previously Unreleased Live Album “CHECK SHIRT WIZARD – LIVE IN ’77”

"CHECK SHIRT WIZARD - LIVE IN '77" RELEASED ON FRIDAY 6TH MARCH ON CHESS/UMC AVAILABLE ON 2CD / 3LP / DIGITAL HD / D...

The Last Internationale – UK Headline Tour Kicks Off In March 2020

The Last Internationale Announce February / March 2020 Headline European Tour Watch New Vide...

Gary Moore’s releases ‘Still Got The Blues (live)’

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JIM DAVIES (Formerly of The Prodigy / Pitchshifter) Announces New Album “Headwars”; Teases New Single

JIM DAVIES (FORMER THE PRODIGY / PITCHSHIFTER GUITARIST) ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “HEADWARS” TEASER VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE ...

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OCEAN GROVE release their video for single ‘Sunny’

OCEAN GROVE RELEASE BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE 'SUNNY' NEW ALBUM 'FLIP PHONE FANTASY' DUE 2020 ...

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