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Sonisphere Bill Completed

2010-07-22T19:00:00.000-07:00

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Another Sonisphere Announcement

With a little over a week until the festival starts there has been quite a large announcement and it is spread over all the days and stages so pay attention.

Enforcer

Additions to the BOHEMIA stage: ENFORCER, true heavy/speed metal riffsters from Sweden and London based groove laden hardcore metallers THE DEFILED.

The Defiled

The JAGERMEISTER stage will see performances from stoner demi-gods KARMA TO BURN, Oxford based rockers WINNEBAGO DEAL and British metalcore industrialists OCTOBER FILE on the Friday night. Saturday will see a set from personal favourites and progressive groove laden metalcore/death metal heroes MALEFICE (a live band NOT to be missed if you are a fan of heavy music) and Brooklyn based self proclaimed jungle punks CEREBRAL BALLZY. Sunday will see Belfast heavy metal legends SWEET SAVAGE (considered amongst the likes of Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard and Motorhead to be pioneers of the NWOBHM movement in the early 80s).


Malefice

The REDBULL BEDROOM JAM stage will see the UK debut of French hardcore supremos HEADCHARGER on the Sunday along with Steve Hewitt's (ex-Placebo) current project LOVE AMONGST RUINS, hardcore crew HEIGHTS, female pop-punkers HEARTS UNDER FIRE, electronic "popcore" group SACRED BETRAYAL. On the Friday the stage will host trance rock troupe YOU AND WHAT ARMY, Essex based screamo mob NEVER MEANS MAYBE, Norther Irish grungers NO MEAN CITY, Geordie progsters THIS IS DIVINE and Belfast's STAND UP GUY.

UK debut of French metallers Headcharger

And finally the STRONGBOW BOWTIME BAR has announced Glaswegian hardcore infused death metal heavyweights BLEED FROM WITHIN and straight off the back of a great tour with legendary mathcore pioneers Converge, Norweigan rockers KVELERTAK who combine rock, hardcore and black metal to great effect.


Bleed From Within "Call us Bring Me The Horizon again wee laddy and we'll give ye a Glasgow kiss so we will"

It was said before the announcement that this would be the last and that now the line up is complete but you never no there could be more in store from the festival organisers. Tickets are still available online but the deadline is approaching, if you miss that deadline you will have to buy them at the box office on the day of the festival. With a line up boasting exclusive UK festival appearances from the likes of IRON MAIDEN, RAMMSTEIN, MOTLEY CRUE, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, ALICE IN CHAINS, SLAYER and more as well as a wealth of British talent like GALLOWS, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, SYLOSIS, MALEFICE, BLACK SPIDERS and SKINDRED plus performances from world renowned acts like CONVERGE, KYLESA, SABATON, FEAR FACTORY and SOULFLY you would be a fool to miss it! Head over to the site here for more details and ticket information.

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Architects Announce Final Support Band For Headline Tour

2010-07-22T16:52:00.000-07:00

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Architects Announce Final Support Act For Headline Tour

Watford based up and coming hardcore quartet LOWER THAN ATLANTIS are the final band to be added to the Rock Sound Presents... Powered By Fender tour. This is the tours inaugural year and features ARCITECTS as the headline act with support from American Christian metalcore crew NORMA JEAN and progressive ambient hardcore mob DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL.

The Watford band have come along way in the last few years, due to lots of changes in the line up there almost came a time that the band did not even exist at all. Now they are back on the rise with latest album "Far Q" enhancing the Metal Hammer favourites reputation and have a busy touring schedule ahead! They will tour with fellow UK hardcore up and comings TRC before touring with ARCHITECTS and then supporting THE GHOST INSIDE on tour in December. All this starts after a few festival appearances including the Sonisphere and Hevy Festivals.

Lower Than Atlantis

The tour starts at the end of September and the full dates are below, the tour should be a fantastic one especially sporting 3 of the UK's brightest hardcore hopes. Note the venue change at the Bristol date, this is how popular this tour is becoming.

SEPTEMBER
30 - LEEDS COCKPIT
OCTOBER
01 - BIRMINGHAM O2 ACADEMY 2
02 - MANCHESTER CLUB ACADEMY
03 - GLASGOW GARAGE
04 - NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY 2
06 - NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS
07 - NORWICH WATERFRONT
08 - LONDON KOKO
09 - BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY *VENUE UPGRADED*

Check with the desired venues for ticket prices and where to purchase them or try all the usual ticket vendors.

Architects - Myspace page
Norma Jean - Myspace page
Devil Sold His Soul - Myspace page
Lower Than Atlantis - Myspace page

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Party Thrashers Municipal Waste Cancel All Upcoming European Dates

2010-07-22T15:55:00.000-07:00

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Municipal Waste Cancel All Upcoming European Dates

The good time loving party thrashers Municipal Waste from Virginia in the US have cancelled all of their upcoming European tour dates because of a "family emergency". Lead vocalist Tony Foresta Tweeted: “Sorry to cancel Europe. We’ll make it up to you. Family first!” Full details are not currently available but a full statement is expected in the next couple of days.

This of course means that they will not be able to perform on the Bohemia stage at this year's Sonisphere festival like they were supposed to. This is a big loss for the festival as they are well known for their fun, high energy live performances!

Whatever the family emergency is Scorpio PR wishes the band all the best!

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36 Crazyfists "Collisions And Castaways" Release Imminent And Taster Tracks Available Online

2010-07-21T19:37:00.000-07:00

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36 Crazyfists "Collisions And Castaways" Release Imminent And Taster Tracks Available Online

Alaskan hardcore heavyweights 36 Crazyfists are preparing for the release of their 5th album "Collisions and Castaways" via Roadrunner Records (in the UK, though on Ferret Music in the US) on July 26th. This will be the bands first Roadrunner release since leaving the label after the release of 2004's "A Snowcapped Romance".

There is a lot of fuss being made about the new record and early reports from Metalhammer UK indicate that this is their best work yet. Kerrang Magazine recently released their amazing review, stating, “Collisions and Castaways tweaks and improves on their sound to a truly brilliant effect,” and, “…an album that ebbs and flows so superbly and, while their sonic palette retains the same colors it always has, 36 Crazyfists are still finding vibrant new ways to use them.” All Music Guide states, “In an age when it seems like more and more bands fall by the wayside after only and album or two, 36 Crazyfists are certainly one of metal's most reliable workhorses, as evidenced throughout Collisions and Castaways.”

Lead vocalist Brock Lindow claims that this album is what the band wanted to "write 10 years ago" and is arguably the band's heaviest album yet despite also being incredibly melodic.

He says, "If this was the end of the band, this record is exactly what I wanted our band to do at one time, Maybe a lot of people will think we're just metalcore, but it's so much more than that. It's a heavy record with some big choruses and everything we've been about for a long time with a cool metal feel to it that I've been wanting."

"It's definitely about life, my life and possibly all our lives," Lindow says. "It's just something I wanted to get off my chest. All these years, I have been saying if you can quit making some of these mistakes, your life is going to change and you're going to better and you have to be proactive about it. I thought I was doing it myself, but I wasn't. I really wanted to talk about what has hampered progress for me in my life. It's about trying to be the best human being you can be and really putting some things to rest and moving forward."

Not really heard 36 Crazyfists before and not sure what to expect from the new album? Then you are in luck because there are two tracks taken from the new album "Reviver" and "Whitewater" available to listen to on their Myspace here

36 Crazyfists are currently on tour in the US with Fear Factory, After the Burial and Divine Heresy, although they are returning to the UK for a co-headline tour with UK label mates DevilDriver playing what will be their biggest headline shows (albeit co-headline) in the UK since their inception.

NOVEMBER 5th – NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
NOVEMBER 6th – LEEDS ACADEMY
NOVEMBER 7th – GLASGOW ARCHES
NOVEMBER 8th – NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
NOVEMBER 9th – WOLVERHAMPTON WULFRAN HALL
NOVEMBER 10th – BOURNEMOUTH ACADEMY
NOVEMBER 12th – BRISTOL ACADEMY
NOVEMBER 13th – LONDON FORUM
NOVEMBER 14th – MANCHESTER ACADEMY

This is a tour definitely worth checking out because 36 Crazyfists are well known for their live performances. If that isn't enough to convince you to attend then the fact that they are playing with DevilDriver should. Dez and his metal behemoth are steam rolling back into the UK and are another band known for their live abilities and the world's biggest mosh pits! Get yourself a ticket or miss out. Check the venue websites and usual ticket vendors for prices and full details.
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Winds Of Plague Set To Headline UK Tour And Discuss Collaboration With Hardcore Legend On Upcoming Album.

2010-07-21T14:51:00.000-07:00

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Winds Of Plague Set To Headline UK Tour And Collaborate With Hatebreed Legend

Californian symphonic deathcore crew Winds Of Plague are set to headline 6 UK dates in November as part of a headline European tour. On the back of a successful tour supporting Parkway Drive and Despised Icon in April of this year, Johnny Plague and co will be wrecking a venue near you soon! Support on the tour comes from the Orange County hardcore crew Stick To Your Guns, Christian metalcore group For Today and UK progressive metalcore/djent group Monuments.

8/11/10 - NORWICH, THE MARQUEE
9/11/10 - MANCHESTER, CLUB ACADEMY
10/11/10 - LONDON, CAMDEN UNDERWORLD
11/11/10 - NOTTINGHAM, ROCK CITY
12/11/10 - NEWPORT, SIX FEET UNDER
13/11/10 - PLYMOUTH, WHITE RABBIT

This is a tour containing some of the best up and comers from the US, do NOT miss it. Tickets are available from Seetickets, Ticketmaster, Ticketweb, Alt-tickets and Ticketline. If you cannot find the tickets you are after on these sites then check the venue sites for the gig you are after.

As well as announcing a headline European tour Winds Of Plague have announced that hardcore legend and frontman of Hatebreed and Kingdom Of Sorrow Jamey Jasta will collaborate and provide guest vocals on a track on their next album. The band are currently on the Mayhem Festival tour alongside Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God, Atreyu, In This Moment and more. Work on the next album starts when this summer tour finishes and is set to be produced by Matt Hyde (Hatebreed and Slayer).

You can see the interview with Jamey Jasta and Johnny Plague here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVm3vSmIcDA.

Winds Of Plague - http://www.myspace.com/windsofplague
Stick To Your Guns - http://www.myspace.com/styg
For Today - http://www.myspace.com/fortoday
Monuments - http://www.myspace.com/thisismonuments

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Damnation Festival Announce Lawnmower Deth And More

2010-07-21T07:53:00.000-07:00

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Damnation Festival Announce Thrash and Black Metal

Legendary thrashers Lawnmower Deth and Scouse crossover thrash starlets SSS (Short Sharp Shock) have been announced to play this years Damnation Festival at The University of Leeds Union. Also announced were Cheshire's symphonic black metallers Hecate Enthroned and UK atmospheric black metallers Fen.

Gavin McInally, Festival Director, had this to say:
"Anyone who witnessed Lawnmower Deth's fantastic set at Download last month can look forward to a second helping of good-old thrash fun at Damnation while S.S.S. are sure to live up to their moniker and provide a short, sharp, shock for the thrash fans who've enjoyed sets by the likes of Onslaught, Kreator and Evile over the years.

"And for those who prefer their music more grim, it's a pleasure to be able to announce Hecate Enthroned and Fen who'll deliver their distinctive takes on black metal this year.

"The latest additions mark another diverse lineup for Damnation Festival, adding to stages already bursting with the best in extreme, progressive and alternative talent such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Anaal Nathrakh, Earthtone9 and Alcest."

These bands join the sixth instalment of the Damnation Festival which already boasts a line up consisting of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Earthtone9, Anaal Nathrakh, Rolo Tomassi, Alcest and Fukpig. The festival takes place on Saturday, November 6th at Leeds University Union.

Tickets are priced £27 and are available from:
See Tickets http://www.seetickets.com/ , Ticketline http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and Leeds Tickets: http://www.leedstickets.com/

For more information visit the official Damnation Festival sites

Web - http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/damnationfestival
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/damnationfestival
Twitter - http://twitter.com/damnationfest
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Bloodstock Festival Add Final Metal 2 The Masses Winner And A New Addition To The Sophie Lancaster Stage

2010-07-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

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Bloodstock Festival Add Final Metal 2 The Masses Winner And A New Addition To The Sophie Lancaster Stage

The Bloodstock Festival has always prided itself on promoting unsigned bands and introducing new talent to the world of metal. Over the years this stage has helped to further the careers of now established and rising bands such as Evile, Exit Ten, Forever Never, The Defiled, Ted Maul and The Bezerker. This year will see Evile play the main stage of Bloodstock Festival and the Bohemia Stage at Sonisphere Festival as their stock will continue to rise. Snakebite are another main stage band at this year's Bloodstock Festival who won the unsigned band of the festival at last year's Bloodstock that has also meant that they will have the chance to play at this year's Wacken Open Air Festival. Wacken is Europe's largest and certainly most prestigious metal festival.

With less than four weeks until the start of this years Bloodstock Festival the final Metal 2 The Masses winners have been announced. For those of you who are not aware of this competition it is a travelling battle of the bands format competition with many of the UK's unsigned talent competing for the chance to play on Bloodstock's unsigned stage.

Bournemouth's M2TM winner is FLAYED DISCIPLE a Somerset based Death/Trash Metal band that have already played alongside Trigger The Bloodshed, The Rotted and Descecration amongst others. Check them out on their Myspace and on their official site.

There has been another addition to the Sophie Lancaster stage too as Bloodstock are proud to announce the addition of British up and comers Collapse. They combine the sound of European metal acts such as The Haunted and Carcass with the groove of US acts like Pantera and Lamb Of God which should fair well with the Bloodstock faithful.

Collapse frontman Duncan Wilkinson had this to say: “We can’t wait to play Bloodstock! And on Friday the 13th too! Not only is it perfect timing for us as we’ve just finished in the studio, but it will also see us sharing the stage with some of our personal heroes and musical influences. Bloodstock has gone from strength to strength and this year looks set to be a real stormer. See you down the front “

You can check them out on their Myspace page.

This year sees the Bloodstock Open Air festival celebrate its 10th year of existence though it was based solely indoors until 2005 when it moved outdoors. Over the 10 years Bloodstock has risen in stature and is now the biggest and most prestigious independent metal festival in the country. Legendary Heaven & Hell were due to headline the festival until the unfortunate passing of Ronny James Dio. This year sees headline performances from Twisted Sister, Opeth, Children Of Bodom, Fear Factory and a special guest appearance from Meshuggah. Bloodstock can boast more exclusive festival appearances than any other festival of a similar nature in the country and has a star studded line up of some of the world's greatest metal acts: Behemoth, Bloodbath, Cannibal Corpse, Gojira, Sonata Artica, Edguy, Obituary, Suffocation, Gwar, Korpiklaani as well as up and coming British acts such as Sylosis, Evile and Black Spiders.

Any fans of metal should get themselves a ticket while they still can and come and enjoy the festivities with close to 12,000 other metal heads. The atmosphere is unlike anything you have ever experienced and the crowds are much smaller than the likes of Download, Sonisphere or Leeds/Reading (plus it is a damn sight cheaper). Visit the official website for more details here
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Lostprophets Guitarist Starts Own Clothing Line

2010-07-20T15:24:00.000-07:00

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Lostprophets Guitarist Starts Own Clothing Line

Mike Lewis, rhythm guitarist for Scorpio faves Lostprophets has become the latest man in the music business to set up his own line of clothing. He recently unveiled Dead Heroes which was formed in conjunction with Cardiff based entrepeneur Pete Staunch and Sean McKee.

Initially the company will be using designs from their in-house team but collaborations with other brands and designers is set to follow in the near future. Take a look at http://deadheroesclothing.com/site/

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SLAVES TO GRAVITY SET TO SUPPORT LACUNA COIL

2010-07-14T04:42:00.000-07:00

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SLAVES TO GRAVITY SET TO SUPPORT LACUNA COIL

London based new age grungers Slaves To Gravity have today announced possibly their biggest news to date... They will be supporting the world-wide known, female fronted gothic alternative metallers, Lacuna Coil on every single UK Tour date this year.

Scorpio hope to bring you a full review from the Nottingham date of their tour, and maybe even join the guys for another little chat backstage, We hope you lot see sense and also join them on tour, they're well worth it!

Lacuna Coil: FULL UK Tour Dates 2010

26/09/2010 - OXFORD / ACADEMY
27/09/2010 - LIVERPOOL / ACADEMY
28/09/2010 - SHEFFEILD / CORPERATION
30/09/2010 - GLASGOW / KING TUT
S01/10/2010 - STOKE / SUGAR MILL
02/10/2010 - LEEDS / COCKPIT
04/10/2010 - NOTTINGHAM / RESCUE ROOMS
05/10/2010 - EXETER / LEMON GROVE
06/10/2010 - PORTSMOUTH / WEDGEWOOD ROOMS
08/10/2010 - LONDON / GARAGE
10/10/2010 - COLCHESTER / ARTS CENTRE
11/10/2010 - NORWICH / WATERFRONT
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BLOOD FOR BLOOD - REUNION & TOUR

2010-06-21T05:29:00.000-07:00

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BLOOD FOR BLOOD - REUNION & TOUR

In an official statement released to press, Boston based hardcore rockers BLOOD FOR BLOOD have confirmed there 6 year long hiatus is finally over... The statement read:

"First off, we would like to thank all our fans for hanging in there over the last six long years. As of December 2010 Blood for Blood will embark on our first tour since 2004.

Blood for Blood has agreed to join the Persistence Tour in Europe sharing a stage with long time friends Sick of it All as well as other acts soon to be announced.

The decision to play again was not an easy one to make. Over the last few years we have tried time and time again to contact Rob about a possible Blood for Blood reunion, but he has ignored every single attempt we have made. Therefore, we were left with no other choice but to find someone else to fill in for his BFB responsibilities. Now, let’s make this perfectly clear: we have no ill will towards Rob whatsoever.

We wish him well and Blood for Blood will always be open to him.

That being said, we were left with the conundrum of finding a fill-in for Rob. After some careful thought we believe we found a perfect fill-in. We are pleased to announce that Billy Graziadei of Biohazard will be joining Blood for Blood on stage for Persistence Tour 2010.
Again thanks for all the countless emails and support letters from all our fans over the years. We are looking forward to seeing all your ugly faces again".

FULL TOUR DATES WILL BE LISTED AS & WHEN THEY ARE CONFIRMED

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ASH On Tour This Summer!

2010-06-21T03:57:00.000-07:00

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ASH - As You've Never Seen Them Before...

Having marked the halfway point in their A - Z singles series with the 13 track compilation A-Z Vol 1, Ash have a busy live schedule lined up for the summer months.

Ash kick off their festival season with a headline performance on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury on June 27th and wrap up the summer by headlining the Festival Republic Stage at Reading / Leeds on Friday 27th August (Leeds) and 28th (Reading).

Meanwhile the A-Z series continues a pace. Recent single Binary – letter Q - saw Ash dig through their archive to compile the accompanying video, unearthing footage from their lost DIY slasher movie featuring Coldplay, Dave Grohl and Charlotte Hatherley. The video rapidly spread across the blogosphere even turning up on Coldplay’s facebook page.

By the time Ash hit the stage at Reading / Leeds they’ll be close to releasing letter X in the series and heading towards the culmination of this groundbreaking, singles only, year long campaign.

Along the way the band have collaborated with artists including Russell Lissack from Bloc Barty - who joined them on their recent tour on keyboard and guitar – and Emmy The Great.A-Z Vol 1 is available now - with limited edition CD/DVD formats featuring an A-Z tour diary filmed last autumn.

ASH - 2010 TOUR DATES

27/06: UK - GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
28/06: FALMOUTH – PAVILION
30/06: CARDIFF – BARFLY
01/07: BUCKLEY – TOVOLI
03/07: COVENTRY – GODIVA FESTIVAL
04/07: YORK – DUCHESS
05/07: MIDDLESBOROUGH – EMPIRE
06/07: BARROW IN FURNESS – THE NINES
08/07: PRESTON – 53 DEGREES
09/07: BELFAST - OH YEAH - BENEFIT GIG
10/07: IRELAND – OXEGEN FESTIVAL
11/07: SCOTLAND - T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
12/07: WHITEHAVEN – CIVIC HALL
14/07: DERBY – THE VENUE
15/07: WIMBLEDON – WATERSHED
27/08: UK - LEEDS FESTIVAL
28/08: UK – READING FESTIVAL

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Avenged Sevenfold Announce Tour Dates and Tourning Drummer

2010-05-05T13:10:00.000-07:00

Written By: Jade Hawkins

Avenged sevenfold are set to take part in the 36 date Rockstar energy drink Uproar festival across the US, with bands Disturbed, Stone Sour and Halestorm just to name a few. The tour will be the first that Avenged Sevenfold have done since the tragic death of Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan who passed away at the end of 2009.

Zacky Vengeance (guitarist) has confirmed that the speculation over Mike Portnoy touring with them are in fact true, this comes after he has been in the studio helping them to finish their 5^th album which is set to be released later this year. This was all confirmed in a post on the bands official website:

“After being so kind and caring to help us in the studio, the rumors are in fact true and Mike Portnoy will indeed be helping us on the upcoming UPROAR tour later this year. We hope to see you all out on the road. We are very grateful to Mike for dedicating his time and talent to help us get back on the road so we can be where we need to be the most which is with our fans. Much Love and Respect
Zacky V
A7X”

However Portnoy can only serve as a touring member due to commitments to Dream Theater, therefore meaning that he is not an official member of the band and that they are still looking for a replacement drummer.

“After having had such an amazing experience recording my drum tracks for the new Avenged Sevenfold album, we all knew it would be awesome if I'd be able to do some touring with the band after its release...

I am happy to say that the timing worked out perfectly that my touring cycle with Dream Theater (and Transatlantic) was coming to an end just as A7X's was scheduled begin!

(well, perfect for everyone except my poor family!) : )

Although I wish I could stay on board with A7X in a more permanent capacity, the reality is that I am committed to Dream Theater as my main priority (that is my baby after all!), and I will need to resume work with DT to start a new album at some point in 2011....

However, I will be able to join my brothers in Avenged Sevenfold for at least the duration of their touring throughout 2010...and hopefully this will give them the time to continue to heal and get comfortable back on the road....

You can look at me like the band's "rebound drummer" to buy them some time until they are comfortable and ready to make a commitment to somebody new for full-time relationship in their future!

In the meantime, I am real excited to hit the road with the boys...to bring my drumming from their new album to life on stage and to honor The Rev with all of their older material....

(Hey, do I get to have a cool, bad-ass stage name now???) : )

C-ya out there,

MP”

Uproar tour dates:

Tue 17-Aug Minneapolis MN Target Center
Wed 18-Aug Kansas City KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
Fri 20-Aug Omaha NE WestFair Amphitheater
Sat 21-Aug Chicago IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 22-Aug Buffalo NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Tue 24-Aug Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Wed 25-Aug Cleveland OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheate
Fri 27-Aug Scranton PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mt
Sat 28-Aug Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sun 29-Aug Saratoga Springs NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Tue 31-Aug Washington DC Jiffy Lube Live
Wed 1-Sep Charlotte NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Fri 3-Sep Birmingham AL Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sat 4-Sep Tampa FL Ford Amphitheatre
Sun 5-Sep TBA
Tue 7-Sep TBA
Wed 8-Sep TBA
Fri 10-Sep Dallas TX Superpages.com Center
Sat 11-Sep Corpus Christi TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
Sun 12-Sep Houston TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilio
Tue 14-Sep Denver CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Wed 15-Sep Salt Lake City UT USANA Amphitheatre
Fri 17-Sep Sacramento CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sat 18-Sep San Diego CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 19-Sep Tempe AZ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre
Tue 21-Sep TBA
Wed 22-Sep Irvine CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Fri 24-Sep Portland OR Clark County Government Center
Sat 25-Sep Seattle WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
Sun 26-Sep Vancouver BC Pacific Coliseum
Tue 28-Sep Edmonton AB Rexall Place
Wed 29-Sep Calgary AB Saddledome
Thur 30-Sep Saskatoon SK Credit Union Centre
Sat 2-Oct Winnipeg MB MTS Centre
Sun 3-Oct Fargo ND Fargodome
Mon 4-Oct Madison WI Alliant Energy Center

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Latitude Contemporary Art Exhibition 2010 Announced

2010-04-26T10:46:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

Latitude Contemporary Art Exhibition Announced

Latitude Festival is extremely proud to announce the launch of the Latitude Contemporary Art Exhibition (LCA) and the LCA Award at this year's sold out 5^th Edition of the festival.

The LCA Exhibition will continue Latitude Festival's enormous devotion to the arts with a myriad of new and existing contemporary art works on display In The Woods, a stunning woodland setting and one of the most intriguing areas of the magnificent Latitude site. For the inaugural LCA Exhibition, six key artists have been specially commissioned by the LCA to craft new works for the 2010 launch: Tim Etchells, Susan Collis, Graham Hudson, Chosil Kil, Graeme Miller and David Blandy.

The LCA comprises the Creator of Latitude and Managing Director of Festival Republic Melvin Benn, Independent arts writer Louise Gray, Tate Modern curator Ben Borthwick, curator/deputy editor of 'The Wire' Anne Hilde Neset and Managing Director of Lavish Ami Jade Cadillac.

The LCA Award of £10,000 will be presented to one of the artists providing new work for the exhibition, chosen by the LCA panel of judges. The prize will cover research, development, production costs and artist fees for a new piece to be debuted for the LCA Exhibition at Latitude 2011.

Selecting the 2010 LCA Award winner will be a prestigious panel of LCA judges - Creator of Latitude and Managing Director of Festival Republic Melvin Benn, broadcaster, journalist and presenter on Radio 4's World At One and BBC2's The Review Show Martha Kearney and Young British Artist Gavin Turk. The panel will select the winner on Saturday 17th July following a tour of the new works, with an official announcement and presentation of the LCA Award in the Lavish Lounge on the Latitude site.

Melvin Benn has always intended contemporary art to be an integral part of Latitude Festival.

He says:

"It was always my intention that contemporary art would be a key element of the programme at Latitude. We have always had some spectacular works displayed throughout the site and In The Woods. This year, in Latitude's fifth edition, I am thrilled to expand this side of the programme by introducing the Latitude Contemporary Art Exhibition and the LCA Award, which will bring some exceptional talent to Latitude this year and help create something very special for next year as well."

Martha Kearney says:

"I have always enjoyed Latitude for its unique setting and breadth as a festival, encompassing so much more than music. The new arts prize is an exciting development and I am looking forward to seeing the new work in the beautiful woodland setting."

Running in parallel with the LCA selected artists, additional artists that have appeared at Latitude previously are creating new works to be exhibited as part of the LCA; Mode 2, Johnny Cole and James Rueben.

Also exhibiting as part of LCA will be:

A large group of artists showing existing works; David Blandy, Caroline Wright, Jake Clarke, Luke Losey, Tim Simmons, Paul Burgess, Louise Colbourne, Dryden Goodwin, Jenny Baines, Zoë Brown, Jim Hobbs, Matt Hulse, Kate Street, Semiconductor and Vicki Thornton.

A sound gallery playing existing works by artists including Stephen O'Malley, Carsten Nicolai and Pauline Oliveros as well as a film gallery showing films by artists including Johanna Billing, Vlatka Horvat and Superflex.

A film gallery showing the existing works of: Paul Rooney, Graham Dolphin, Jaki Irvine, Lars Laumann, Saskia Homkvist, Calros Casas + Nico Vascellari, Klara Liden, Marthe Torshaug, Superflex, Maja Borg, Luke Fowler, Johanna Billing, Bernard Behr, Tris Vonna Michell, Simon Dybbroe Moller, Cyprien Galliard, Sutapa Biswas, Libia Castro and Olafur Olafursson, Tube Choir, Joachim Koester, Tarantula, Andrea Buettner, David Ray Conroy, Patrick Ward, Ruth Proctor, Martin Soto Climent, Graeme Miller and Vlatka Horvat.

Latitude is dedicated to giving its audience only the best and most eclectic ensemble of music, theatre, comedy, literature, film, poetry, dance, art, fashion and cabaret for three spectacular days and as ever, this focus has delivered a line-up like no other.

Musical highlights over the weekend include Obelisk Arena headliners Florence + the Machine, Belle and Sebastian and Vampire Weekend as well as The National, The xx, Empire Of The Sun, Laura Marling, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Midlake and Spoon to name just a few.

Elsewhere throughout the weekend, festival goers can enjoy the comedy stylings of Emo Philips, Phill Jupitus & Friends Improv Show, Richard Herring; literary musings from the ever-popular Robin Ince’s Book Club with Kevin Eldon, Jo Neary, Robyn Hitchcock, Josie Long & Gavin Osborn; leftfield poetry from Eddie Argos; and dramatic performances courtesy of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse in association with Paines Plough.

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Scorpio Review Launch YOUTUBE Channel

2010-04-26T10:41:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

SCORPIO PR & REVIEW

Today Scorpio PR & Review are happy to announce there jump back into the on-line media world of YouTube, in the past we have hosted a semi-active video channel... But today with the help of a number of large record labels we have been able to re-launch our channel with videos from the likes of: Razorlight, Funeral For A Friend, Sam Issac, Tankard, Agnostic Front & Many others.

VIEW OUR CHANNEL FEED HERE

We will also be using the channel to run a large-scale un-signed band competition, as-well as a number of EXCLUSIVE video interviews!

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Fighting Fiction "We Will Not Forget"

2010-04-19T13:08:00.001-07:00

Written By: Dell Waring

Date: 19th April

Title: Fighting Fiction "We Will Not Forget"

Brand new single – ‘We Will Not Forget’

Out 6^th May 2010 on Xtra Mile Recordings

Jacob Glew – Vocals/Acoustic Guitar

Matt Roffe – Guitars/Bass/Backing Vocals

Andy Cooke - Guitars/Bass/Backing Vocals

Adam Wells – Drums/Percussion

Indie-punk four-piece band Fighting Fiction are set to release their brand new single “We Will Not Forget” on 6^th May 2010 through Xtra Mile Recordings, its not obscure coincidence that the release of this single with coagulate with the forthcoming general election.

Not intentionally a two-finger salute to the government in the traditional sentiment of a majority of punk music, rather a way to rouse some anger and pride into an entire generation of who are coming of voting age. The song stresses the power of the vote. Rather than a call of Anarchy; more a call of accountability. To speak your voice of politics and flare it into action.

Fighting fiction formed late 2007 in Bristol when they met in University. Born with a mutual passion for exthralling live performances, their sound creates an immense impact with Indie-rock guitar riffs, with Reggae tinged Punk and socially conscious lyrics. The lyrics are written with anguish, and sung with a passion.

Fighting Fiction hit the road again this April/May on a 20 date UK tour in support of their new single release.

Full tour dates are:

APRIL

6 The Railway Winchester

7 Talking Heads Southampton

8 The Fawcett Inn Portsmouth

10 Fighting Cocks London

13 Mentholmans (@ West Street Live) Sheffield

14 Harrys Bar Stoke on Trent

17 The Royal Oak Ipswich

18 Juiced - Liquid/Envy Crawley, London

22 Square Harlow

23 Lincoln Arms Dorking

26 Croft Bristol , Southwest

29 Prince Al bert Brighton

30 Junction Cambridge

May

5 Moles Club Bath *Single release party*

7 Frog and Fiddle Cheltenham ,

July

4 Keynsham Music Festival - Tim e out stage

September

25 Frog Fest @ Frog and Fiddle Cheltenham

"Stormin ' Norman ! Tight punchy playing and production with warped off-kilter lyrics in the great English tradition of songs like Arnold Layne and Tracy Jacks. A storming track." - Tom Rob inson (BBC 6 Music)

“Raucous and energetic, this is the stuff to lift the roofs off venues in a wash of raised beers and raised voices.” Rocklouder 4/5

www.myspace.com/fightingfiction

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Jaakko & Jay Announce Album Release Date.

2010-04-19T11:52:00.001-07:00

Written By; Dell Waring

Date; 19^th April

Title; Jaakko & Jay Announce Album Release Date.

Finnish duo Jaakko & Jay have announced the release of their debut album ‘War Is Noise’ on 24th May, through Xtra Mile Recordings.

Conjoining the spirit of punk with acoustic, stripped-back folksy approach, Jaakko & Jay have reached out to there fans in their home country, aswell as throughout Europe, with more or less a consistant tour on the go. There equipment includes one mic, an acoustic guitar, and a snare, and ride drum set, whilst travelling in a motor home!

J&J are gaining recognition around Europe and the UK by supporting Mariachi El Bronx, Billy Talent, among various others. They were discovered by Radio 1’s Huw Stephens at this years’ Eurosonic. Despite coming from the region of which is better known as for Santa Claus and his Reindeer, J&J could quite easily out-jolly Father Christmas! The music throws a high-spin on the more classic punk themes such as drinking, making music, drinking, and maybe just a bit more drinking! Acoustic songs that show their simplicity in a live situation by egaging the audience in, and putting smiles on every single persons face, from the teenage, to the elderly, from the sound tech guys, to the bouncers.

Jaakko & Jay have already got plenty of summer festivals and tour dates to be announced in due course, including a set at Brighton’s The Great Escape, from now, Jaakko & Jay’s popularity is just set to sky-rocket even further!

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UNCONFIRMED: Paramore to Tour with New Found Glory?

2010-04-14T08:07:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

A poster has been leaked on-line, apparently from a Honda Civic employee that shows Paramore will be touring the US with New Found Glory & Canadian Indie band 'Tega And Sara'. We have to note this has not been confirmed by the band or tour organisers, but our sources close to Paramore have seemed to confirm the poster is genuine.

We will update people as & when news comes in!

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Pete Doherty's Babyshambles confirm for T In The Park

2010-04-14T05:49:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

Troubled Brit-pop Icon Pete Doherty has taken on yet more work for 2010, His band Babyshambles have confirmed they will be playing this years T In The Park. Added to this festival Pete will be performing at a number of charity events around the UK as-well as performing in th newly re-formed Libertines at this years Leeds & Reading Festival.

I have my doubts that Pete will make it thought the year without missing a few of the above dates, but a few sources have claimed that Mr Doherty has been attempting to clean up his act before the Libertines reunion - One has to wonder if he has the power to clean something up when rehab clinics worldwide have failed to do so.

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Latitude Confirm More Acts - Including Daniel Kitson & Gavin Osborn

2010-04-12T02:17:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

8^th April 2010

The most unique festival experience the UK has ever seen has added yet more music & art acts to its line up, including the highly sucsessful Daniel Kitson & Gavin Osborn show 'Stories for the Starlit Sky' that saw its début last year at Regents Park.

Also just announced across the weekend...

~CABARET ARENA~

The Crack presents: Miss Behave

Phil Kay

Paul Zenon

Kalki Hula Girl

Raymond and Mr. Timpkins

Tom Flanagan and Jon Hicks

~POETRY ARENA~

John Stammers

~FILM AND MUSIC ARENA~

The Kominas

~COMEDY at LATITUDE~

Terry Alderton

~OBELISK ARENA~

The Unthanks

Race Horses

~THE WORD ARENA~

Jonathan Jeremiah

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Fighting Fiction - New Single & Tour

2010-04-11T04:56:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

Emerging indie-punk four-piece Fighting Fiction are set to release their brand new single ‘We Will Not Forget’ on May 3rd 2010 through Xtra Mile Recordings.

A politically aware call to arms, it’s no coincidence that this single release will coincide with the forthcoming general election. Not intended as a two-fingered salute to the establishment in the traditional sense of some punk music, rather as a way to incite some pride and anger into a generation coming of voting age.

The stress is on the power of the vote in this song, it’s not a call to Anarchy; rather a call of responsibility. To put your politics into action, whatever they might be.Fighting Fiction formed late 2007 in Bristol when the four lads met at University. Bourne of a mutual passion for energetic live performance, their sound is a powerful collision of Indie-rock guitar riffs, reggae tinged punk and socially aware lyrics. These are songs written with anger and sung with passion. They evoke an honest and fundamentally English sound that is reminiscent of the brooding reggae guitar hooks of 'London Calling' era Clash, the lyrical wordplay and vocal delivery of Billy Bragg, and more recently, the acoustic guitar based sing-along sensibilities of Frank Turner and the King Blues.

Produced by Mark Williams (Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party, Million Dead, Oceansize), ‘We Will Not Forget’ is the bands most aggressive offering to date and will include a free acoustic download ‘Turning Rebellion Into Money.’To date, the band have released their debut EP ‘A Lesser Of Two Evils’ (November 2009); completed two UK-wide tours, securing slots at both the Isle of Wight and Isle of Man TT festivals, and have played support to the likes of This Town Needs Guns, Crazy Arm, Sam Isaac, Floors and Walls, Laura Marling and The Automatic.

Fighting Fiction hit the road again this April/May on a 20 date UK tour in support of their new single release, Full tour dates can be found below
APRIL
6 - The Railway - Winchester
7 - Talking Heads - Southampton
8 - The Fawcett - Inn Portsmouth
10 - Fighting Cocks - London
13 - Mentholmans (@West Street Live) - Sheffield
14 - Harrys Bar - Stoke on Trent
17 - The Royal Oak - Ipswich
18 - Juiced / Liquid/Envy - Crawley, London
22 - Square - Harlow
23 - Lincoln Arms - Dorking
26 - Croft Bristol - Southwest
29 - Prince Albert - Brighton
30 - Junction - Cambridge

MAY
5 - Moles Club - Bath *Single release party*
7 - Frog and Fiddle - Cheltenham

JULY
4 - Keynsham Music Festival - Time out stage

SEPTEMBER
25 - Frog Fest @ Frog and Fiddle - Cheltenham

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Guitar Hero & Rock Band In Need Of A Tune-Up!

2010-04-01T08:41:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

It was right here on Scorpio Review all those years ago that we reported on this odd little music game called 'Guitar hero' that hoped to blur the line between arcade gaming & home gaming - Well, we were of-cause sceptical of there ambition. We then saw 1 of the biggest gaming crazies since the gaming world was set alive by a fat little pumber, his mate & a dinosaur (if you don't know what I'm referring to, stop reading now).

Well 4 years on from that start of the Guitar Hero game smashed it way into stores world-wide, the bubble seems to have burst on the fad, As The Pulse of Radio reports:

'Sales for music-based video games, including titles focused on METALLICA, VAN HALEN and THE BEATLES, took a dive in 2009 and show no immediate signs of reviving, according to The Wrap. While overall video game sales were off, industry analyst The NPD Group reported that sales for the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises were down 36 percent in 2009 from the previous year, with copies sold plunging from over 25 million units in 2008 to less than 16 million last year. While the business earned $1.6 billion in 2008, it made less than $900 million just 12 months later.

New titles issued in 2009 included Guitar Hero: Metallica, Rock Band: The Beatles, Guitar Hero V and Guitar Hero: Van Halen. The Beatles Rock Band game sold only 1.2 million copies, far less than publisher EA Games had expected - famously this was the 1st game ever to have obtained publishing rights for the Beatles back catolog, and had been antisipaited as one of the best games of 2009.

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Taking Back Sunday: Line Up Switch

2010-03-30T09:42:00.000-07:00

Written By: Jade Hawkins

It's with shock that I report that Matt Rubano (bass) is leaving the american band, 'Taking Back Sunday'. He leaves after seven years with the band. Rubano gave the following statement:

"After seven years I'm sad to announce that I will no longer be playing the bass with Taking Back Sunday. I would like to thank Adam, Eddie and Mark for giving me this amazing opportunity that changed my life. I am proud of the music we made together and cherished every moment of it. And to Taking Back Sunday fans, there isn't anything I can say that will express the way I feel toward you. It's literally been a dream come true and you were the cast of that dream. I am happy to have met and befriended so many of you. I will miss you all."

I can also report that guitarist Matt Fazzi is also leaving 'Taking Back Sunday'. Matt Fazzi released the following statement:

"To everyone in the TBS family, it is with great sadness I am announcing today that I am no longer a part of Taking Back Sunday. The last 2 years with Taking Back Sunday have been beyond a dream come true, from touring and playing with bands that I really admire, to playing new places all around the world, to meeting and working with so many wonderful people along the way. It’s something that I never once took for granted and that I will never forget. I want to thank Eddie, Matt, Adam and Mark for giving me the chance to play and make music with them, if even for a short while. We’ve accomplished a lot in a short time that I will forever be proud of. Thanks to everyone involved for making this such a beautiful experience for me, especially YOU, the fans. You have been so warm and receptive to me since I joined and for this I am forever grateful. As for me, I will continue on with my own music and I hope to see some of your smiling faces around soon."

These sudden departures leaves only Adam Lazzara (vocals), Eddie Reyes (guitarist) and Mark O'Connell(drummers) as the current members although it is rumored that John Nalan (guitar) and Shaun Cooper (bass) have both rejoined the band.

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Absence of Freud confirmed as Support to Kings_Ov_Leon @ The Embassy (Skegness)

2010-03-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

Skegness based Grunge-rock-4-piece have today confirmed they will supporting the current #1 touring tribute to Kings Of Leon at the Skegness date of there UK-Wide tour.

OK, So it's very odd for us to be covering a local band & a tribute band on the site and indeed our motives may be quite self-involved - Absence of Freud happen to be very close friends of mine, and its me that managed to get them the slot... BUT that should not take away anything from just how amazing this band are, playing a fusion of covers & original material they really are 1 of the best currently un-signed bands I've heard in a long time - and that's saying something!

Then there's The Kings_Ov_Leon, a highly respected tribute band to 1 of the most sucsessful indie-band in current times, they have vowed to perform a blisteringly talented set of the greatest hits from the Kings Of Leon back-catolog.

This really is a gig not to be missed, 1 of the greatest indie-tirbutes around paired with a band that are set to storm the UK music scene - catch them now while they are in the smaller venues guys!

For more info please click HERE

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Leeds Festival Announce the 1st wave of bands: Guns N Roses, Blink 182, Arcade Fire

2010-03-29T12:12:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

As EVERY other music publication out there is jumping over themselves to report on this years Leeds/Reading Festival announcement we decided to let the dust settle a little, and then report on it - Turns out we couldn't last a day but oh well.

Epic rockers Guns N' Roses (Well at-least the 1 remaining member of the band) will be at this years festival, closing the festival, with Arcade Fire ending the Friday and pop-punkers Blink 182 ending the Saturday.

Although, The biggest news is perhaps not the headliners but the sub-headliners on the Friday night, The Libertines have finally patched up there long-time rift and will be reforming for ONE NIGHT ONLY - This is sure to get all those Brit-poppers from the 90's clambering for tickets.

Other bands set to perform include long-time Scorpio friend's Frank Turner, Paramore & even Billy Talent!

For the full line-up please click HERE

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The Stone Temple Pilots Crash And Burn On Stage - Break-Up Number 2 Coming Soon?

2010-03-29T11:35:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

Mr Weiland is hitting the front page of our blog once again - how many times is he going to make a news-worthy D++K out of himself this month? Turns out at-least onces more

As news broke about the erratic-drug-fuelled ex Velvet Revolver front-man and current Stone Temple Pilot was not present at the recording of the latest STP album recording - apparently due to the band working better away from Scott, the latest Stone Temple Pilot crash was annousned.

It seems the band again ditched there front-man live on stage at the latest STP gig in Milwaukee on March 26. This comes only 2 days after Scott 'lost ballence' and fell off stage mid-song at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Eye witness's from the latest incident report the singer made several mistakes during the shortened set, and at one point totally forgot the lyrics to 'Dead and Bloated' this caused the rest of the band to try to improvise while Weiland regained his barings.

An eye-witness reports the early ending of the gig:

"I saw Robert look at Dean and shake his head, as if to say, 'This isn't going to be salvageable' and then, finally, the Deleos took off their instruments and walked to the side of the stage. [Drummer Eric] Kretz kept drumming and Weiland seemed oblivious to the fact that there was no more guitar and bass. He [kept] kind of improvising on the melody and singing until Kretz played an ending-of-the-song kind of drum thing to try to signal to Scott to wrap it up, but he kept singing a bit after that. Then, Kretz got up and walked right past Scott without looking at him or touching him, and off the stage on the same side that the DeLeos went. Scott finally then walked off stage on the other side."

This is just the latest in a string of mess-ups from the troubled front-man - if anyone wants to put a bet on the next band to break-up, I would join them betting my 7 year journalist carer on these guys.

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Green Day In Legal Trouble over Fanged Image

2010-03-26T14:01:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

American punk rockers Green Day have today woken up to quite a large headache, As have there label and management team. It seems an image used by the band, on-line and off-line is not the legal property of the band at all, and instead has been effectivly stolen by the management team of Green Day.

The story was brought to light by on-line 'celeb' zine TMZ who reported that the artist Dereck Seltzer is sueing Green Day for an un-disclosed amount over the 'iligal and un-authorised' use of his image.

Green Day's lawyer, Don Passman, thas released the following statement on the issue,

"Green Day received Mr. Seltzer's image from a responsible company and was unaware that there could be any copyright or other issues."

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Korn Sign To Roadrunner Records

2010-03-26T13:23:00.000-07:00

Writer: Jade Hawkins
Title: Korn Sign To Roadrunner Records
Date: March 26th 2010

Korn front man Jonathan Davis has confirmed that Korn have signed a deal with Roadrunner records. In the radio interview, Davis explained the reasons behind the band’s decision to sign with Roadrunner records.

The full interview can be found here.

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Avenged Sevenfold Confirm 1st Festival Performance After The Death Of The Rev

2010-03-25T15:05:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

Long time Scorpio friends Avenged Sevenfold have confirmed there 1st festival date after the tragic death of there drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan will be Canada's HEAVY MTL Festival to take place in July of this year.

It is expected that Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre) will join the band, Mike is currently working with Avenged in the studio.

The full festival line-up at the moment looks like this...

Saturday, July 24:

ALICE COOPER

MEGADETH

SLAYER

TESTAMENT

MASTODON

ANVIL

FEAR FACTORY

KATAKLYSM

MELISSA AUF DER MAUR

HIGH ON FIRE

Sunday, July 25:

KORN

ROB ZOMBIE

AVENGED SEVENFOLD

LAMB OF GOD

ALEXISONFIRE

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

HATEBREED

SHADOWS FALL

CHIMAIRA

3 INCHES OF BLOOD

WINDS OF PLAGUE

ATREYU

IN THIS MOMENT

NORMA JEAN

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Metro Station Break Up

2010-03-25T13:15:00.000-07:00

Written By: Ian S. Russell

American pop-rockers 'Metro Station' have today announced the band will be put into 'indefinite hiatus' effectively splitting the band up. The band saw huge world wide success with there hit 'Shake It' but have since failed to live up-to the mark set by the single.

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Pendulum take on highly acclaimed electronic drummer: Kevin Sawka

2010-03-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Electronic-Dub-Step Icons Pendulum are today being called a Superband now from several on-line publications with there newest addition: Kevin Sawka (The highly acclaimed electronic drummer).

The current band line-up looks like this:

Rob Swire – lead vocals, synthesizer

Gareth McGrillen – bass, backing vocals

Paul "El Hornet" Harding - DJ

Ben "The Verse" Mount – MC

Peredur ap Gwynedd – guitar

Kevin Sawka – drums

The band will be introduced to UK fans later this year when they hit us up with a new tour.

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Latitude 2010 Confirms More Bands: Frank Turner, Temper Trap, Spoon & more

2010-03-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

The unique festival experiance known as Latitude has added yet more stunning bands to there line-up, including long-time Scorpio favourite Frank Turner & American Indie-Rockers Spoon.

- Here's a full list of the new additions -

OBELISK ARENA

~ THE TEMPER TRAP ~ JAMES ~ SPOON ~ MIDLAKE ~

~ DIRTY PROJECTORS ~ FRANK TURNER

THE WORD ARENA

~ WILD BEASTS ~ NOAH AND THE WHALE ~ YEASAYER ~ CHIEF ~

SUNRISE ARENA

~ DARWIN DEEZ ~ ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT ~ LUPEN CROOK ~ ACTIVE CHILD ~

We REALLY can't wait for this years festival, and we hope all you guys & girls out there are just as excited as us, for info on how to get your tickets please see below.

~ TICKET INFORMATION ~

Weekend tickets £155 including VAT, subject to booking fee

Day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun £65 including VAT, subject to booking fee

Weekend ticket prices include car parking and camping

Day tickets include car parking only

Credit Card line: 0871 2310846

Online: www.festivalrepublic.com • www.seetickets.com • www.latitudefestival.co.uk

For a full list of national and regional outlets please visit www.latitudefestival.co.uk

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Disturbed Gets 'Down With The Sickness' 10 years later!

2010-03-24T08:12:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Photo Credit: Ian S. Russell (Rock City - Nottingham)

Yesterday (March 23rd) saw American metal-heads 'Disturbed' mark the 10th anniversary of the release of highly acclaimed album 'The Sickness' that gave birth to a whole new wave of attitude ridden metal to bring in the new century. If you have been hiding under a rock for the past 10 years and have not yet got your copy, we HIGHLY recommend getting the newly extended anniversary edition that saw its release yesterday.

The album was originally released in March 2000 and remains Disturbed's biggest-selling disc, with four million copies sold. The CD contained the singles "Stupify," "Voices" and "Down With the Sickness," which is the seventh most downloaded track of the last decade.

Guitarist Dan Donegan told us that the band never expected the song or album to do as well as it did: "I think 'Down With The Sickness' was like the seventh most downloaded song that was recorded in the '90s. It was like in a list of like four Michael Jackson songs and Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and we were in the Top 10 of those songs. And I was just blown away by those statistics. Those are big numbers there. I mean, we're just overwhelmed to think that we could go from a garage band in the south side of Chicago to selling a lot of albums and having a fan base and making a career out of it."

The 10th anniversary package features two previously unreleased bonus tracks and expanded artwork. It's also available on vinyl for the first time ever.

as-well as all these reasons to buy the new release, the band has also re-launched its website with a special section, accessible only by a code included with new copies of The Sickness, that will feature clips of the quartet in the studio recording their upcoming fifth album, due out later this year.

On a final note, The band are also set to release a brand new un-seen documentary DVD later this year - we will of-cause be carrying a review of this at our main site

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Dave Grohl Admits Coffee Hospitalized him

2010-03-24T07:43:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

In an interview with UK Radio station 'Absolute Radio' member of Foo Fighters & Them Crooked Vultures had admitted not only to being addicted to coffee, but also that he ended up being taken directly from the recording studio to a hospital after an apparent caffine overdose from the large intake of coffee.

Grohl said the following:

"We were in the studio making a record and I was drinking a lot of coffee. I was doing Vultures stuff at night, Foo Fighters stuff during the day and I had a newborn at home so I was sleeping two-three hours a night on an air mattress in a guest bedroom. And yeah, I had too much coffee, I started to get chest pains so I went to the hospital and they told me to stop drinking the coffee."

Dave is currently touring Europe with Them Crooked Vultures who have recently been confirmed for this years Download Festival.

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GreenDay - American Idiot Film Confirmed (Tom Hanks To Produce?)

2010-03-24T07:30:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

It has today been confirmed by Playtone that multi-award winning album & broadway musical 'American Idiot' by pop-punk hero's Greenday is to be turned into a full length motion picture.

It is also being reported by numerous on-line sources that American actor, producer & writer Tom Hanks is to produce the new movie. Story details for the upcoming movie are sketchy at present all that is know at present is that its a 'coming-of-age story of three small-town guys'.

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Led Zeppelin Refuse Offer to Headline Download Festival

2010-03-23T13:28:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

With the latest additions to the Download Festival 2010 line-up being announced last-night the festival world has once again seen an eruption in activity - all be it slightly disapointed activity from what I've seen.

To add to that disapointment, Andy Copping - the key figure from the Download Festival booking commity, has confirmed that Rock Legends Led Zeppelin turned down an offer to headline this years festival.

In an interview with XFM he made the following comments on the subject:

“Every single festival in the world approaches Led Zeppelin or their management to get them to pay at their festival,” Copping told XFM. “Loads of money gets thrown out. It’s not what they want to do at the moment and that’s fine. They probably never will, but everyone has a stab at it.”

Led Zeppelin have been on hiatus since there 1 off reunion gig in December 2007, it is said that Jimmy Page is very anxious to return to the live stage, but with Plant working on a new album, fans may have a while to wait.

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Liam Gallagher Hits Out Again - His Next Target: U2

2010-03-23T13:16:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

It seems Liam Gallagher is again feeling the spot-light is simply not directed at him enought at the moment - god knows how unless he himself is living under a rock.

The latest target for his foul mouthed aggresion is mutli-award winning rockers U2, they join the likes of Peter Kay, Liam's brother Noal, and even the entire ranks of british media. in a statement published today Liam made the following comments against the Bono-fronted icons:

"I have never seen a U2 fan. I have never seen anyone with a U2 shirt or been around someone's house that has a fucking U2 record."

"Where do their fans fucking come from? Where are they? I reckon they buy them. With all the money they've made, they just bought a load of people and every time they do a gig they get a shovel and pile them into their gigs to make them look good."

We hope Liam gets a new dummy soon, maybe that will keep him entertained and away from Twitter long enought to have some calming tea or somthing.

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Injured Iggy Pop Retires From Stage Diving

2010-03-23T11:32:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

American Alternative Singing icon Iggy Pop has today confirmed to the world he will no longer be stage diving at his live performances due to an injuryed sustained at his final ever stage dive at New York's Carnegie Hall.

The stooges lead singer launched himself off-stage at the event only to land head 1st on the venue floor after fans failed to catch him. Iggy today confirmed the story in an interview with Jam! Showbiz, he made the following statement:

"When I landed it hurt and I made a mental note that Carnegie Hall would be a good place for my last stagedive," he said. "The audience were just like, 'What are you doing?'"

He has also since confirmed that The Stooges are currently recording new tracks and are planning another album later this year.

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EMI Desperately Trying To Generate Cash

2010-03-23T07:15:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Several of our sources close to British music mega-label 'EMI' are telling us today that they are taking 'emergency action' in an attempt to save the label from being taken-over.

Our lead source has stated that EMI are attempting to sell several back catolog rights to some of the biggest artists EMI have handled, including The Beatles, Blondie & Pink Floyd.

June 14th is the ultimate deadline for any changes that EMI wish to make, after that date if the current 1.5 Billion debt is not cleared Citi - The bank who currently holds the debt against EMI - will seize control.

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INTERVIEWED: Slash

2010-03-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Both the music world, and this little news feed has been abuzz with news revolving around the iconic rocker 'Slash' - Guns N' Roses reunion? No, for once the storys have not only been based primerily on fact, but have also actually been about the man himself, and not former band-mate and wild-man Axl Rose.

Well, thanks to those kind people over at Ultimate-Guitar.com we have a few snippits from there latest interview with Slash, read the full interview over at www.Ultimate-Guitar.com

Ultimate-Guitar.com: We spoke back in September of 2009 and you were already talking about a solo record then. This project must have been a long time in the making.

Slash: What happened was I wrote this book ["Slash"] and one of the passages in the book, I said something about, "The next record I'd like to do would be a record where I could get a lot of people that I've worked with to come and sing on my record as opposed to me always going and jamming and doing sessions for other people." And I was starting to think outside of the box at that point because the VELVET thing I knew wasn't gonna last much longer than that tour. At least the lineup that we had.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: That's when you started giving thought to a solo album?

Slash: So I was starting to think of other things and I needed the outlet. I needed to do something where I was just captain of my own ship for a minute. I'm not saying that I want to do this permanently but I just needed to, after all the stuff with GUNS 'N ROSES and then VELVET REVOLVER, I just needed to do something to sort of get my own ya yas out.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: You didn't want to do another SNAKEPIT-styled record?

Slash: I didn't want to put together another band. SNAKEPIT was a band; everybody wrote, everybody had equal input even though I had my name on it. I'm so used to being in a band that I just never really tried to do anything else. So what happened was we finished the tour and Scott [Weiland] got fired right after we walked off the stage in Amsterdam. So as soon as I got home I started compiling material and started looking at a solo record. I started writing and doing all that kind of stuff. I also scored a movie so I was spending a lot of time just sort of creating.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: You were in a really musical place?

Slash: I put together a bunch of material and I started thinking who would sound good. I did one song and said, "This would sound great for Ozzy" or the Fergie song ("Beautiful Dangerous") was totally pegged for her. And that's how the whole record was.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: You say that Fergie was the perfect person to sing this track you had written. You didn't have any other choices, for example, but Fergie on that music you were putting together?

Slash: Yeah, exactly. There were a few songs I didn't know who was gonna sing but for the most part I put something together, listened to it, and thought, "Who would sound great on that particular track?" And most of it worked out; there were a couple people that I didn't necessarily get but it all worked out for the better because who I ended up getting on it was way better than my original idea.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Were you thinking about vocal melodies during the demo stage? Did you have any rough ideas for vocals or anything?

Slash: It was really sort of an open canvas for any singer that I chose. I was thinking more along the lines of I was putting choruses together and I'd put a bridge in. Sometimes it would only be two parts; sometimes it would be more of a song structure and just say, "Have at it. It's totally open to your interpretation and we change the arrangement if need be. Whatever it is."

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Ozzy actually recorded this at his home studio. Were you there when he cut the vocal?

Slash: Yeah. It was great; I'm glad you brought that up. I've known Ozzy for a while; we met in the late '80s. He's one of those icons that I sort of grew up with and I've had defined experiences listening to SABBATH and listening to Ozzy growing up. It's like the background music to my life. Anyway to be sitting next to Ozzy working on one of my songs and him singing into the microphone, to have that voice just sort of casually singing right next to me was definitely an experience. It was very cool. He was writing and working on the lyrics and singing into the microphone.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Having Lemmy in the studio doing "Doctor Alibi" must have been cool.

Slash: That was another great moment; having Lemmy come down. Because Lemmy was one of those guys that I so looked up to and I still do. When I was a kid, I was one of those Lemmy fans that would bow in his presence. And we got to be friends and he's always sort of taken me under his wing kind of thing and he's always been really cool. Lemmy is one of those kinds of guys who can have a real serious attitude if he wants to. He's actually a really nice guy in general. I always thought he was sort of intimidating but he was always really nice to me. And I've had a chance to work with him; I've played on one of their records ["March or Die"] and I've done a lot of gigs with 'em. I asked him if he'd be interested and I sent him the thing and he got it right away and he came down to the studio.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Lemmy must have been a little crazy in the studio?

Slash: We had bottle of Jack Daniels and a couple bags of potato chips and it reminded me of when I used to show up at sessions. It was great. And the song is all about how the doctor told him how he might have to quit partying and then another doctor said, "No, you need to continue." It's a great personal thing; I'm really honored to have it on there.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: When you really think about it, you making this type of record really makes sense. Because you have done all these different kinds of sessions and worked with different types of musicians on their albums so you do have all these different musical experiences.

Slash: I needed to get it out of my system. But the timing was such that I couldn't have made this record anytime prior to this particular period. The motivation was there but also it took all these years to collect enough credibility to call up a guy like Steve Ferrone and say, "Hey, would you come down and play on a track?" It was nerve wracking just to make the phone calls and see whether they would do it or not. But I'm sure it might not have been as easy had I not established these relationships with people. And it was a perfect time to do it because VELVET at least with Scott had run its course. I couldn't go through that process of auditioning singers and get that all back together to do another VELVET record. I really needed a break from the band vibe. So maybe it was in the cards to do this now.

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GAIA EPICUS - 'Dark Secrets' Artwork Released

2010-03-22T08:52:00.000-07:00

Norwegian power metal band 'Gaia Epicus' are putting the finishing touches on their fifth album, "Dark Secrets", set for release this Summer. The cover artwork (Above) for the CD was once again created by illustrator J.P. Fournier.

FULL ALBUM TRACK LISTING
01. Beyond The Universe
02. Hellfire
03. Lost Forever
04. Mirror Of Truth
05. Bounded By Blood
06. Ode To The Past
07. Farewell
08. The Raven
09. Behind These Walls
10. Falling Into The Abyss
11. Dark Secrets
12. Last Chance

We look forward to hearing what the latest offering from Norway sounds like!

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Pete Doherty Arrested On Suspicion Of Supplying Controlled Drugs To A Female Who Later Died

2010-03-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

It is being reported that Troubled brit-popper Pete Doherty has been arrested on suspicion of supplying a controled substatnce to a 31 year-old female who is suspected to have later died from the substance.

The female has been named as the granddaughter of Teddy Goldsmith, the founder of The Ecologist magazine - she had been working on a documentary about Doherty before she died of a suspected overdose in an east London flat on January 24.

Pete is said to be helping police with there enquireys and has been bailed to attend court at a later date. This is another dark twist in the life of a man who has had drug problems on par with anyone I can remmember in recent history.

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The Gorillaz Land Themselves In Hot Water?

2010-03-16T12:32:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

British semi-virtual band The Gorillaz today find themselves (or at-least there management company) in hot water over an alleged copyright issue. Guyana born Eddy Grant - who has seen mediocre chart succsess since the late 70's has today released a press statement claiming he is 'very angry' and 'shocked' at the 'blatant rip off' of his track 'Time Warp'.

Grant claims that the title track from the new Gorillaz album: 'Stylo' is an almost identical copy of his track 'Time Warp'.

An extract from the statement reads:

'"I am very angry that this was not picked up by our mutual publisher EMI's administration division. I do not blame my publishers but, the state of the industry at the current time with all labels and publishers folding into one and becoming incestuous. It’s such an obvious copy that from day one the band and their management should have taken control of this situation with EMI Publishing. I would like the outcome to be that the band admits that they have lifted my song, that I have a full credit for the song and an apology from the band.' Eddy Grant.'

I have myself had time to check both tracks - we actually will be carrying a review for the full Gorillaz album next month - and I do have to acknowledge a very close resemblance between the 2 tracks.

EMI are yet to comment.

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Scott Weiland Hits Out At Wives Of Former Band-Mates

2010-03-16T12:13:00.000-07:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Ex Velvet Revolver front-man Scott Weiland has today hit out at the wives of ex-band mates stating that they are to blame for the disintegration of the band in 2008. In the interview Scott notes 'petty jealousies' and 'the wives' of band members for sparking the downfall of the band.

Current members of Velvet revolver are yet to respond to these coments, they are currently still searching for a replacement to Scott, while also pursuing there respective carriers - Scott is currently working with his old band 'Stone Temple Pilots'.

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The Black Keys announce UK gigs and ticket details

2010-03-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Writer: Dell Waring

Title: The Black Keys announce UK gigs and ticket details

Date: Monday 15th March 2010

The Black Keys have announced details of three new UK shows for this summer.

The blues-rock duo are set to play, the London Roundhouse on June 23rd, the O2 Academy Birmingham on July 8th then the Manchester Academy on July 9th.

The Black Keys are set to release a new album, 'Brothers', on May 17th.

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Bob Bryar and My Chemical Romance Part Ways

2010-03-04T00:02:00.000-08:00

Writer: Jade Hawkins
Title: Bob Bryar and My Chemical Romance Part Ways
Date: March 4th 2010

It was reported last night in a blog on the My Chemical Romance's website that Bob Bryar left the band four weeks ago, leaving them with no drummer. Bryar originally joined in 2004 to replace original drummer Matt Pelissier after he left the band. The reason as to why Bob has left the band are at this time is unclear leading to speculation by the band's fans.

According to Frank Iero's (guitarist) blog on the subject, the remaining members of the band have been in the studio working on the follow up to their 2006 album 'The Black Parade' recording and writing more songs since they parted ways four weeks ago.

For the full blog click here.

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Outcry Collective - Confirmed To Support The Young Guns This April!

2010-03-01T07:05:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Surrey hard rockers 'OUTCRY COLLECTIVE' have been confirmed as support for the April/May 'YOUNG GUNS' tour, another of the UK ’s hottest young rock bands recently seen on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Tour.

The Young Guns tour has been so in demand that the London and Manchester dates have already sold out, so be sure to see some of the UK ’s brightest hopes in club venues while you still can! Further support comes from Newport pop punkers 'SAVE YOUR BREATH'

Full Tour Dates Are As Follows:

27 April – COLCHESTER , Arts Centre

28 April – MANCHESTER, Road House *SOLD OUT*

29 April – GLASGOW, King Tuts

30 April – NOTTINGHAM, Rock City

1 May – CARDIFF , Clwb Ifor Bach (Matinee Show)

2 May – YEOVIL, The Orange Box

4 May – BRISTOL , O2 Academy

5 May – BIRMINGHAM , The Flapper & Firkin

6 May – LONDON , Barfly *SOLD OUT*

7 May – SWINDON , The Furnace

8 May – PORTSMOUTH , Wedgewood Rooms

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T In The Park festival 2010 sells out within 90 minutes

2010-02-27T12:23:00.000-08:00

Writer: Dell Waring
Title: T In The Park festival 2010 sells out within 90 minutes
Date: Feb 27th 2010

T in the park festival tickets sold out within 90 minutes of going on sale

Muse, Eminem and Kasabian are set as headliners for the festival which takes place in Balado near Kinross.

Other artists confirmed for the event include Jay-Z, Biffy Clyro, Florence And The Machine, The Courteeners and La Roux.

The T In The Park line-up so far is:

30 Seconds To Mars
Black Eyed Peas
Biffy Clyro
Black Mountain
Broken Social Scene
Calvin Harris
Carl Cox
David Guetta
Dirty Projectors
Dizzee Rascal
Ellie Goulding
Empire of the Sun
Erol Alkan
Faithless
Fake Blood
Florence And The Machine
Four Tet
Goldfrapp
Gossip
Jay-Z
John Mayer
Kasabian
La Roux
Mayer Hawthorne and The County
Newton Faulkner
Paolo Nutini
Plastikman
Rise Against
Skunk Anansie
Slam
Stereophonics
The Cribs
The Coral
The Courteeners
The Proclaimers
The Prodigy
The Stranglers
The Temper Trap
The View
Two Door Cinema Club
Vampire Weekend
Wolfmother

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Biffy Clyro - Writing New Album After The Summer

2010-02-27T09:46:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Alternativepop-rockers 'Biffy Clyro' have today reviled to the world via an interview with XFM that they are soon to start writing there next album.

Front-man Simon Neil made the announsment live on XFM stating:
'It’s gigs and more gigs, and then we’ll start writing some new songs after the summer'

And this is how Xfm newshound Matt Dyson scored the word-exclusive:

Matt Dyson: You’ve been walking along this line talking to lots of people. Have you got one big exclusive thing that you’ve been holding back, that you can tell Xfm? Some big interesting piece of news about Biffy that we don’t know about?

Simon Neil: [Drummer] Ben’s dong is nicknamed the B12.
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Hot Chip and Mystery Jets Confirmed For SOS 4.8 Festival

2010-02-27T09:28:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

SOS 4.8 festival today announced that Hot Chip and Mystery Jets have been added to the line up of the event. SOS 4.8 takes place across May bank holiday weekend (30th April - 1st May) in Murcia (Spain).

Having already confirmed Franz Ferdinand, The Horrors, Orbital, Crystal Castles, Fatboy Slim, Carl Craig, Uffie, Tindersticks, Madness, The Magic Numbers, Nada Surf and a healthy representation of the Spanish indie scene including rock veterans Los Planetas and newcomers Delorean; two day passes for SOS 4.8 are currently on sale for £34.99 and 2 night Hotel + ticket packages are available from just £98 per person.

SOS 4.8 is a 48 hours non-stop multidisciplinary event that, as in previous editions, includes a 'Contemporary Art section’, with this year’s exhibitions and activities curated around the concept 'Bizarre’; and a 'Voices section’, offering talks around current social issues. The novelty this year will be a space called 'Taboo,’ courtesy of the Apolo Theatre (Barcelona), offering: Burlesque, Cabaret, Striptease, Circus performance and more music.

SOS 4.8 is an urban festival that takes place in the city of Murcia, just 40 minutes drive from La Manga, the famous beach resort in South East Spain. Last year’s edition sold out and included acts such as PJ Harvey, The Prodigy, Peaches, 2ManyDJs and Underworld.

Two Day passes are currently on sale on See Tickets and Ticketweb. Two night Hotel accommodation and ticket packages are currently on sale on Lastminute.com.

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Stone Temple Pilots / Deftones / Alice In Chains - CONFIRMED For Nova Fest (Austria)

2010-02-27T00:06:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

The Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Alive In Chains, Stone Sour, As I Lay Dying & Devildriver are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 11-13, 2010 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders).

They join the likes of Rammstine, The Prodigy & Green Day among others.

THE CURRENT LINE-UP IS AS FOLLOWS:

36 CRAZYFISTS
A DAY TO REMEMBER
AIRBOURNE
ALICE IN CHAINS
AMON AMARTH
AS I LAY DYING
BEATSTEAKS
BELA B
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
DEFTONES
DEICHKIND
DEVILDRIVER
FLYLEAF

GREEN DAY
HEAVEN & HELL
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
HOT WATER MUSIC
JOB FOR A COWBOY
RAMMSTEIN
RED LIGHTS FLASH
RUSSKAJA
SKA P
SLAYER
SPORTFREUNDE STILLER unplugged
STONE SOUR
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
SUBWAY TO SALLY
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
THE HIVES
THE PRODIGY
THE SORROW
UNEARTH
WOLFMOTHER

More acts are TBA
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Slash single 'By The Sword' now on-line!

2010-02-26T13:51:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Rock ICON 'Slash' has today released the 1st single from his long awaited solo album - We say solo, but really the album showcases a list of guest stars as long as any other album we've seen.

The 1st single entitled: 'By The Sword' is avalible for streaming now via AOL-Spinner at THIS LOCATION The guest star on the track is hard-rocker Andrew Stockdale from US band 'Wolfmother'.

The full album simply entitled 'SLASH' will hit UK music stores on May 10th - sadly a month after the US get there hand on it, oh well 1 month more wait should be well worth it.

- Full Album Track List -
01. Ghost (Ian Astbury, feat. Izzy Stradlin) (3:34)
02. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne) (4:04)
03. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie) (4:35)
04. Promise (Chris Cornell) (4:41)
05. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale) (4:50)
06. Gotten (Adam Levine) (5:05)
07. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy) (3:07)
08. Watch This Dave (Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan) (3:46)
09. I Hold On (Kid Rock) (4:10)
10. Nothing To Say (M. Shadows) (5:27)
11. Starlight (Myles Kennedy) (5:35)
12. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca) (3:28)
13. We're All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop) (4:30)

Bonus tracks
14. Baby Can't Drive (Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger)
15. Paradise City (Fergie, Cypress Hill)

On a last note, we are making a speical effert for this 1 by adding a 2nd image in - not only because we LOVE 'Slash' but because the CD art-work kicks ass!

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The Hold Steady - New Album Info Released

2010-02-26T10:52:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

Brooklyn-based Rock 4-piece 'The Hold Steady' have today reviled plans for there next album: 'Heaven Is Whenever'. The new album set for release May 3 on Rough Trade in the UK (and May 4 in the USA on Vagrant Records.)

The album was produced by Dean Baltulonis, who engineered the band’s debut album 'Almost Killed Me’ and produced their second album 'Separation Sunday’. 'Heaven Is Whenever’ was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in up-state NY and Wild Arctic Studios in Queens, NY, with mixing also happening at Wild Arctic.

Singer Craig Finn says 'Heaven Is Whenever’ is about 'embracing suffering and finding reward in our everyday lives'. Piano and keys, though still present, take a backseat to guitar on the new record, which also gets production help from lead guitarist Tad Kubler.

Following the release of 2008’s critically acclaimed 'Stay Positive’ which gave the band it’s highest Billboard chart position to date, and a Top 15 album in the UK, The Hold Steady toured relentlessly, playing to some of their biggest audiences to date.
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Bleed From Within - New Tour Info

2010-02-26T05:19:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

'Humanity' Last year’s debut album, from British metal band 'Bleed From Within' - the first of their five-album deal with Rising - firmly sealed their place in British metal history, coinciding with blistering live sets at Download and Hammerfest.

The band – Scott Kennedy (vox), Craig Gowans (gtr), Dave Lennon (gtr), Davie Provan (bass) and Ali Richardson (drums) - have gigged relentlessly since their inception in 2005, including support slots for the likes of Job For A Cowboy, Azriel, and their old friends The Black Dahlia Murder, who cite Bleed From Within as one of their favorite bands.

Bleed From Within embark on another gruelling tour this spring, kicking off with a handful of UK dates before playing a massive headline European tour, then returning to tour the UK with Trigger The Bloodshed, before returning to Europe once more for further dates.

THE FULL TOUR-DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

30.04.2010 (NL) Kaatsheuvel, OJC Crossroads / Queenscore Fest
01.05.2010 (NL) Heerhugowaard, Kompleks
02.05.2010 (PL) Poznan, Pod Minoga
04.05.2010 (CZ) Prague, Klub Modra Vopice
05.05.2010 (CZ) Ostrava, Kulb Prostor Tancirna
07.05.2010 (SI) Ljubljana, Channel Zero
08.05.2010 (IT) Bologne, Blogos
09.05.2010 (IT) Milan, Sga Club
10.05.2010 (IT) Turin, Lapsus
12.05.2010 (ES) Barcelona, TBC
13.05.2010 (ES) Madrid, Sala Ritmo & Compas
14.05.2010 (ES) Vigo, Sala Mondo Club
15.05.2010 (PT) Lisbon, Casa de Lafoes
16.05.2010 (ES) Guipuzcoa, Sala Dokia
17.05.2010 (FR) Andorra, TBC
12.08.2010 (CZ) Jaromer, Brutal Assault
13.08.2010 (CZ) Jaromer, Brutal Assault
14.08.2010 (CZ) Jaromer, Brutal Assault

We hope to join the guys on tour for at-least 1 of there dates this year.
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MUSE Named Best Band at NME Awards 2010 + more

2010-02-25T16:17:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

2 nights ago 1 of the biggest 'real music' awards shows was held - We say this as the BRITS and other such shows offer very little music that we concider deserving of the CD it is transfered onto, let alone an award.

Anyway, mini rant over, the winner of the most prestigious award was rocker MUSE, who picked up the 'Best Band' award beating off competition from, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro and Oasis to win the award.

One final point we would like to pick up on from the award show was the odd catorgory of 'Worst Band' - now we have no real problem with the winners (Jonas Brothers) who are VERY deserving of the award... But the nominees included Paramore, GreenDay & the now iconic Brit-pop hero's Oasis - If the award was 'The Worst Band ATTITUDE' then maybe Oasis are deserving of a vote, but come on - Oasis as the worst band? Step your game up a lil NME please.

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Meat Loaf teams up with stars - including Blackadder star!

2010-02-25T15:41:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

American rock performer 'Meat Loaf' has today confirmed reports that him upcoming album: 'Hang Cool, Teddy Bear' will feature a number of high profile stars - including most oddly Blackadder & House star Hugh Laurie. As-well as Mr Laurie, the album will feature artists such as Brian May, Steve Vai, Pearl Aday, Patti Russo and even Rock-Comedy legend Jack Black.

The album is a concept album based on based on a short story by Killian Kerwin about a man wounded at war. It set for release on April 19th via Universal Records and we will be reviewing the full album nearer the date of release.

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Stones to reissue 'Exile On Main Street' with 10 unreleased songs

2010-02-25T15:30:00.000-08:00

Writer: Dell Waring
Title: Stones to reissue 'Exile On Main Street' with 10 unreleased songs
Date: Feb 25th 2010

The Rolling Stones are to reissue their 1972 album 'Exile on Main Street' with 10 previously unreleased tracks.

May 17^th is the set date for the reissued album to out, corresponding with the recently filmed documentary, ‘Stones in exile’ which will be broadcast on the BBC, worldwide.

Not only is it going to be a reissue of the original album, the newest release will also feature 10 unreleased Rolling Stones song from the time that were brought to light whilst working on the reissue. Tracks include the likes of 'Plundered My Soul', 'Dancing In the Light', 'Following the River' and 'Pass the Wine'. Alternate versions of 'Soul Survivor' and 'Loving Cup' are also included.

The release will be available as both the original 18track, and a deluxe edition with the 10 extra tracks. There will also be a super deluxe package, which will also include vinyl, a 30 minute documentary DVD, and a collector’s book.

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Deftones Change direction - Album now finished

2010-02-25T15:23:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell

American rockers 'Deftones' have set a release date for there upcoming album 'Diamond Eyes' it will be released on May 18th. The band last year finished recording of what was meant to be there next album entitled 'Eros' but the band decided to drop this album earlyer this year due to the current health status of bassist Cheng who was critically injured in a car crash in 2008.

In a press release the band said they are attempting to create a positive and optimistic album. 'The songs on the album do not feature songs about complaining, hurting, or how "life sucks" – a common lyrical theme Moreno (vocals) has noticed since the early 90s,' the statement reads.

We look forward to hearing this new change in direction.

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Suede to play small club venue as warm up

2010-02-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

riter: Ian S. Russell
Title: Suede to play small club venue as warm up
Date: Feb 24th 2010

Suede have announced that they are to play small warm-up shows in London and Manchester prior to their appearance at the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit at the Royal Albert Hall on March 24.

The re-formed Britpopers – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Mat Osman, Simon Gilbert and Neil Codling – (Bernard Butler is absent because of prior engagements he said) will play London’s 100 Club on March 20 and The Ritz in Manchester on March 21.

Tickets to both shows are via an auction commencing on February 26. All proceeds will be donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust, with more details about the auction on the band’s website HERE.

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Liverpool Sound City Announce The Maccabees

2010-02-24T07:29:00.000-08:00

Writer: Ian S. Russell
Title: Liverpool Sound City Announce The Maccabees
Date: Feb 24th 2010

Liverpool Sound City are delighted to announce their partnership with Eat Your Own Ears which is due to see The Maccabees play 2 shows at Liverpool's 02 Academy on the closing day of the festival. With two sterling albums under their belt including last year's 'Wall of Arms' The Maccabees recently collaborated with Roots Manuva and are currently headlining this year's Showckwaves NME Awards tour.

Festival Director Dave Pichilingi welcomed the addition with these comments:

"Eat Your Own Ears and The Maccabees fit perfectly with the Sound City ethos. Eat Your Own Ears are the coolest promoters in the UK. They promote and book for some of the best festivals in the UK including Field Day and underage Festival. Their line ups are always eclectic and like our very own bookers they have those amazing ears and knack to book the right things at the right time. They do not jump on bandwagons but instead serve to present the best acts before anybody else gets to hear of them. Notable successes over the past few years include Hot Chip, The Temper Trap, Florence and the Machine and The Big Pink. Like our bookers they have worked with Maccabees from their earliest roots. This is going to be a must see show for Sound City 2010. "

FOR MORE INFO ON THIS YEARS SOUND CITY CLICK: HERE

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