TOXIC SMILE, TO-MERA & HAKEN To Play FUSED FESTIVAL

Toxic Smile, To-Mera & Haken are the latest bands announced for the first edition of the FUSED FESTIVAL.

The progressive and symphonic metal festival will take place at the Lydney Town Hall from April 1st-3rd 2011.

THRESHOLD were the first band to be announced for the festival.

Things are shaping up very nicely; and I have been wanting to see To-Mera live for some years now, so it is great news that they will be appearing.

The full announcement from the organisers reads as follows...

Fused - the new home of progressive and symphonic metal in the UK.

Lydney Town Hall - 1-3 April 2011

The Fused Festival is the brainchild of The Classic Rock Society and the team behind the Summer's End Festival, the UK's longest running and best-loved progressive rock festival.

Over the three days, the Festival will host live performances from some of the World’s finest progressive and symphonic metal bands and we are delighted to launch the festival with the news that THRESHOLD will be headlining Saturday 2nd April.

The venue, Lydney Town Hall, is a small, intimate venue with a capacity of just 400, so buying tickets early is highly recommended.

Tickets are due to go on sale on November 1st; prices and outlet details will be released over the next few days.

Over the next few weeks, our new website – http://www.fusedfestival.com/ will be updated with information and links for the festival line-up, ticket sales, local accommodation and transport information etc.

In the meantime, please join our Facebook Page – Fused Festival 2011 - for updates http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Fused-Festival-2011/172205012793767

We can also announce the next 3 bands to join the line up:

From Germany, we’re proud to present Toxic Smile. After being blown away by the sheer quality of this band, bringing them over was a must. With two albums under their belt and a third in production, this band’s visit to the UK is long overdue! Check them out on http://www.myspace.com/toxicsmile

Next up is To-Mera, one of the best progressive metal bands that the UK has produced. They say they “came into the world with a simple mission statement: to push the art form of contemporary progressive metal forwards.” Listening to their unique sound and the sheer quality of the band’s musicianship, we wouldn’t argue! More information from the band at http://www.to-mera.com/

Finally (for today!) we welcome Haken back to the stage in Lydney after a superb performance at the 2010 Summer’s End Festival. The band’s debut album, Aquarius, is an absolute must for fans of prog and metal alike and their live show is equally brilliant. Visit them at www.myspace.com/hakenmusic

http://fusedfestival.com/

Video Clip Preview Of New HEAVEN & HELL DVD

Heaven & Hell have recently released a short preview clip from their forthcoming live DVD and CD package, "Neon Knights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell - Live At Wacken".

The clip, features a two minute segment of the Black Sabbath classic 'Children Of The Sea', from the forthcoming package which is released on CD and DVD on November 15th.

The CD/DVD was recorded on Thursday July 30th 2009 at the famous Wacken Festival in Germany as part of the tour in support of their album "The Devil You Know", released earlier in the year.
Although nobody knew at the time, it was to be Ronnie James Dio's last filmed concert appearance before his very sad death in May 2010.

http://heavenandhelllive.com/

ELECTRIC GARDEN FESTIVAL 2011 Update

News update 6 from the ELECTRIC GARDEN FESTIVAL, the newest Progressive Rock event, can be viewed below.

The event will take place on May 20th & 21st of next year at the Beat club in Blackpool.

Trailers almost completed
The film of the festival (working title EG111) is now underway with Tangent and Earthling Society interviews already having taken place.

2 trailers for the film are almost completed and will be released in the next few days.
We're delighted with advance ticket sales and even more items are being added to the gift bag (details below).
We'll shortly be launching a bespoke accomodation finder in association with visit blackpool. This will be the best way to find suitable accommodation once the space in our partner hotels is exhausted.

Free Prog Goody Bags
Existing ticket holders will already be aware of the free bag of merchandise for the first 300 ticket sales. We have teamed up with some of the best prog labels and bands to come up with a really special gift pack. The items in the bag already add up to more than the face ticket value. The gifts are strictly limited to the first 300 ticket sales.

Discounted Advance Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets for next years festival are now on sale at fantastic discounts. Why not plan ahead and make sur eof your place. All 2-Day pass purchases have the added advantage of a £6 discount over individual day tickets and include a free colour programme and official CD of the event. (£31). Day ticket purchase is also available - Friday (£14), Saturday (£23) - Day ticket purchases also receive free colour programme. GET TICKETS HERE

Tickets are also on sale at HMV tickets

Schedule - Line Up

FRIDAY
Dropshard
Nerve Toy Trio
The Watch

SATURDAY
Earthling Society
SeYes
IT
Godsticks
Abel Ganz
The Tangent

 http://www.electricgardenfestival.com/

Another New METALLICA EP!

Metallica areset to release yet another new live EP next month.
"Six Feet Down Under Part II" is the companion release to Part I which was a set of previously unreleased vintage recordings from some of the band's early tours.

Part II is a collection of newly recorded live tracks from the band's recent shows in Australia & New Zealand.

"In our quest to have something unique and special to celebrate our long overdue visit to this part of the world, as well as the final stretch of 'World Magnetic' tour dates, we wanted to release some live recordings from previous tours on EP # 1 and a companion EP from the current 2010 tour. The first time around we called on you to send us your bootleg recordings from those earlier tour dates going back as far as 1989 and we pulled a track list together from the submissions. Once again we went to you, the 'TALLICA faithful, for help and polled Fan Club members from Australia and New Zealand to come up with their top eight picks from all the 41 songs played during the early part of the Trans-Tasman run this year."

The new EP is only available from stores in Australia and New Zealand and at the band's official website.

The track listing is as follows...
01. Blackened (October 16, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia)
02. Ride The Lightning (October 14, 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand)
03. The Four Horsemen (September 18, 2010 in Sydney, Australia)
04. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (September 15, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia)
05. Master Of Puppets (October 16, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia)
06. ...And Justice For All (October 18, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia)
07. Fade To Black (September 18, 2010 in Sydney, Australia)
08. Damage, Inc. (September 22, 2010 in Christchurch, New Zealand)

No release date has been announced yet.

http://www.metallica.com/

New Progressive & Symphonic Metal Festival Announced For 2011

A brand new Progressive & Symphonic Metal festival has been announced for April next year.

This event is the brainchild of the CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY and the team behind the very successful SUMMER'S END festivals.

The full press release is as follows...

The Classic Rock Society and Summer’s End present

Fused Festival 2011

April 1-3 2011

Lydney Town Hall, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 5JW

Fused - the new home of progressive and symphonic metal in the UK.

The Fused Festival is the brainchild of The Classic Rock Society and the team behind the Summer's End Festival, the UK's longest running and best-loved progressive rock festival.  

Over the three days, the Festival will host live performances from some of the World’s finest progressive and symphonic metal bands and we are delighted to launch the festival with the news that THRESHOLD will be headlining Saturday 2nd April.  

The venue, Lydney Town Hall, is a small, intimate venue with a capacity of just 400, so buying tickets early is highly recommended.
Tickets are due to go on sale on November 1st; prices and outlet details will be released over the next few days.  
The venue has a good size stage and an excellent sound from the superb Martin Audio PA rig that will be used for the festival.
Real ale and excellent food will be available throughout the festival.  

Over the next few weeks, our new website – www.fusedfestival.com will be updated with information and links for the festival line-up, ticket sales, local accommodation and transport information etc.

In the meantime, please join our Facebook group – Fused Festival 2011 - for updates

http://www.fusedfestival.com/
http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/

OZZY OSBOURNE Confirmed For Both WACKEN & SWEDEN ROCK Festivals

OZZY OSBOURNE has been confirmed for two Festivals next year.

Firstly the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place from August 4th-6th, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany.

Bands also scheduled to appear, so far, are Airbourne, Apocalyptica, Avantasia, Blind Guardian, Mayhem & Suicidal Tendencies.

OZZY has also been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, to take place from June 8th-11th, 2011 in Sölvesborg, Southern Sweden.

This will be his first appearance at the festival.

www.ozzy.com/

www.wacken.com/

www.swedenrock.com/

ROBIN TROWER To Release New Album

Robin Trower will release his brand new album, "The Playful Heart", on December 7th.

Trower recorded the 11-track album with his touring band; and it was produced by his long-term collaborator Livingston Brown.

You can listen to samples from three tracks via Robin's official website (see address at the end of this posting).

The track listing is as follows...
01 The Playful Heart
02 Don't Look Back
03 The Turning
04 Dressed in Gold
05 Find Me
06 Song for Those Who Fell
07 Maybe I Can Be a Friend
08 Prince of Shattered Dreams
09 Camille
10 Not Inside - Outside
11 And We Shall Call It Love

http://www.trowerpower.com/

KING'S X "Live Love In London" Trailer

KING'S X will release a brand new album in 2011.

However, to fill this gap they will release "Live Love in London", a 2CD/DVD package featuring some of their greatest songs from the past 30 years.

This release features two hours of KING'S X's classic material performed live. "Live Love in London" was recorded in January 2009 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England.

On October 25th (tomorrow), the 2CD version of "Live Love in London" will be available in shops everywhere while the "deluxe edition" featuring both CD's as well as the DVD will be available exclusively through CMDistro.com.

The DVD-only edition will be released on November 23rd via InsideOut.

You can pre-order through CMDistro.com and people that order the deluxe edition will receive a free autographed poster while stocks last.

 "Live Love in London" track listing...
01. Groove Machine
02. Alright
03. Pleiades
04. Move
05. What Is This?
06. Lost In Germany
07. Black Flag
08. Pray
09. Dogman
10. Go Tell Somebody
11. Julie
12. Looking For Love
13. Summerland
14. Over My Head
15. It's Love
16. We Were Born To Be Loved
17. Goldilox
18. Visions
19. Moanjam

No news is available as to whether this will be released on Blu-Ray.

See the official trailer below...

 

http://www.kingsxrocks.com/

EPICA Singer To Perform With REVAMP At METAL FEMALE VOICES FESTIVAL Tonight

Singer Simone Simons (Epica) will join REVAMP on stage tonight (Saturday, October 23rd) at the Metal Female Voices Festival in Wieze, Belgium.

Simone will join the band, fronted by ex-After Forever singer Floor Jansen, to perform the REVAMP song "Sweet Curse".

Footage of Simons and Floor "rehearsing" for tonight's show can be viewed below.

EPICA are due to perform at the Metal Female Voices Festval on Sunday, October 24th.



http://www.revampmusic.com/
http://www.epica.nl/

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announce UK Tour

Black Label Society, featuring Zakk Wylde, have announced an eight date UK tour for February 2011.

The band are on tour to promote their latest studio album "Order Of The Black".

Track Listing...

Crazy Horse
Overlord
Parade Of The Dead
Darkest Days
Black Sunday
Southern Dissolution
Time Waits For No One
Godspeed Hell Bound
War Of Heaven
Shallow Grave
Chupacatra
Riders Of The Damned
January
Can't Find My Way Home

The tour dates are as follows...
Mon 14th Feb - O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tue 15th Feb - O2 Academy, Newcastle
Wed 16th Feb - O2 Academy, Glasgow
Fri 18th Feb - Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Sat 19th Feb - Guildhall, Southampton
Mon 21st Feb - HMV Apollo, Hammersmith
Tue 22nd Feb - O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wed 23rd Feb - Colston Hall, Bristol

http://www.blacklabelsociety.com/

FIREWORKS MAGAZINE Issue 42 Out Now!

The latest issue of the excellent melodic rock magazine "FIREWORKS" is out now at your local store.

The November/December issue (Number 42) has Vince Neil on the front cover and also features Rob Halford, Zakk Wylde, Joe Satriani, Ronnie Wood, Terry Brock, Skin, The Union, Unruly Child, Dweezil Zappa, LA guns, Magnum, Spock's Beard, Liv Kristine, White Widdow, Kamelot, Kissin' Dynamite, Delain, Tarja, The Enid, Edenbridge, James Labrie, Marseille and more.

There is also the usual Album, DVD and Gig reviews.

The magazine costs £4.99 and also includes a free 18-track CD (please click on CD below for Larger image) ...

A 6 issue subscription to the UK costs £30, Europe £43 & the Rest of the World £60.

fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com
http://www.rocktopia.net/
www.myspace.com/fireworks_magazine

DEREK SHERINIAN To Release New Album

THE SHADOW THEORY, is a project by Keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Black Country Communion); and is his second release after leaving Dream Theater.

"Behind The Black Veil" will be released via InsideOut in Europe on November 22nd and in the USA early next year.

This band project also features guitar wizard Tony MacAlpine and drum virtuoso Virgil Donati.

Album Tracklisting...

01. I Open Up My Eyes
02. The Sound of Flies
03. Ghostride
04. Welcome
05. By the Crossroads
06. Selebrate
07. Snakeskin
08. Sleepwalking
09. The Black Cradle
10. A Candle in the Gallery
11. A Symphony of Shadows

http://www.the-shadow-theory.com/

------------------------------------------
UPDATE
Please note that this band has
Nothing to do with Derek Sherinian.
Demi Scott is in fact on the keyboards; and he is the main composer.
I have taken this up with InsideOut Music and have asked them why they are promoting this album on their website with the words "Second album released by Derek Sherinian after he left Dream Theater".
I will let you what their reply is.

DARKEST HOUR Announces European Tour

U.S. metallers DARKEST HOUR have announced a European headlining tour in January/February next year.

Support will be from PROTEST THE HERO, BORN OF OSIRIS and PURIFIED IN BLOOD.

Darkest Hour recently entered the studio with producer Peter Wichers to begin recording their new album for an early 2011 release via eOne Music.

The European dates are as follows...
Jan 26 - Stuttgart, Germany - Röhre
Jan 27 - Nijmegen, Holland - Doornroosje
Jan 28 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
Jan 29 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Jan 30 - London, UK - Garage
Jan 31 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Trix
Feb 01 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
Feb 02 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos Saal
Feb 03 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
Feb 04 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
Feb 05 - München, Germany - Feierwerk
Feb 06 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
Feb 07 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
Feb 08 - Bologna, Italy - Sottotetto Club
Feb 09 - Rome, Italy - Init Club
Feb 10 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
Feb 11 - Trier, Germany - Exhaus
Feb 12 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik

http://www.darkesthour.cc/

LEAVES' EYES' Bassist Leaves The Band

German/Norwegian band LEAVES' EYES has parted ways with bassist Alla Fedynitch "for personal reasons."

The band will play their last two shows of this year (at the Metal Female Voices Fest on October 24th in Wieze, Belgium and on November 19th at the Indian Music Conference in Goa, India) with Dutch session bassist J.B. van der Wal.

J.B. van der Wal has previously played with the band at the Bloodstock Open Air and Summer Breeze festivals as well as on the band's last US tour.

Leaves' Eyes recently entered Mastersound Studio in Germany to begin recording their new album for release in early 2011.

www.leaveseyes.de/

MAGNUM Announce More UK Tour Dates

Magnum have expanded their 2011 UK tour with the band now playing thirteen dates across the UK in April and May.

Magnum will release their new album "The Visitation" on January 17th.

The dates are as follows...
April 13 - Glasgow, Garage
April 14 - Newcastle, O2 Academy
April 16 - Glasgow, Stanley Theatre
April 17 - Leamington, Spa Assembly
April 18 - Oxford, O2 Academy
April 19 - Norwich, Waterfront
April 20 - Sheffield, Corporation
April 22 - Holmfirth, Picturedrome
April 23 - Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
April 27 - Nottingham, Rock City
April 28 - Manchester, Academy 2
April 30 - London, Shepherds Bush Empire
May 01 - Bristol, O2 Academy

Tickets are on sale HERE & HERE (Leamington Spa).



http://www.magnum.com/

New YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Album To Be Released At The End Of Next Month

The artwork and track listing has just been announced for the new Yngwie Malmsteen album "Relentless".

The guitar maestro's album will feature 15 tracks totaling around an hour; and Tim “Ripper” Owens is once again providing vocals.

The album is to be released on November 22nd.

Tracking listing...
01. Overture
02. Critical Mass
03. Shot Across The Bow
04. Look At You Now
05. Relentless
06. Enemy Within
07. Knight Of The Vasa Order
08. Caged Animal
09. Into Valhalla
10. Tide Of Desire
11. Adagio B Flat Minor Variation
12. Axe To Grind
13. Blinded
14. Cross To Bear
15. Arpeggios From Hell

http://www.yngwiemalmsteen.com/

THRESHOLD, WITHIN TEMPTATION Members Record Acoustic Versions Of IRON MAIDEN Classics

MAIDEN UNITED is a new IRON MAIDEN tribute project which performs classic Iron Maiden songs in new acoustic arrangements.

It will release it's first album, "Mind The Acoustic Pieces", on December 9th 2010.

The album will be an acoustic version of Maiden's "Piece Of Mind" with new arrangements and played by a selection of accomplished musicians.

The CD has contributions from Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, AYREON, HEADSPACA) on Vocals, Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION) on Guitar, Joey Bruers (UP THE IRONS) on Bass, Marco Kuypers (SILKSTONE) on Piano, Mike Coolen (SILKSTONE) on Drums and Anneke van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE) Vocals.

There will an European tour to followthe album release taking in the UK, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Additional dates/countries will be announced later.

Video footage from the project's "try-out gig" can be viewed below (Musicians as mentioned above except Anneke van Giersbergen).



http://www.maidenunited.com/

SIRENIA Announce New Album Title

Norwegian/Spanish gothic band SIRENIA have announced that the title of their new album will be "The Enigma Of Life".

The new album is due in early 2011.

Band singer Ailyn is currently in the studio laying down her vocals on the CD.

This is the follow up to their excellent "The 13th Floor" CD which was released in January 2009.

Sirenia recruited singer Ailyn (born: Pilar Giménez García) as the replacement for Monika Pedersen,
who left the band in 2007 after only one album.

www.sirenia.no/

DIAMOND HEAD Will Perform Entire 'Lightning To The Nations' Album On Tour

DIAMOND HEAD's first album, "Lightning To The Nations" (The White Album) is now 30 years old.

To celebrate this, at selected dates on the band's upcoming European tour, Diamond Head will be playing the entire album back to back for the first time.

"Lightning To The Nations" was recorded in a week at Old Smithy Recording Studio in Worcester, England in 1979 and was released on October 3rd, 1980.

There were originally only 1,000 copies pressed of the album, which were only available at concerts or through mail-order at £3.50.

The seven songs on the LP are Lightning To The Nations, The Prince, Sucking My Love, Am I Evil?, Sweet & Innocent, It's Electric & Helpless.

Diamond Head's European tour dates can be viewed at
 http://www.diamond-head.net/

Joe Bonamassa has been playing a brand new song on his current UK tour.

It has been reported that the song "Slow Train", is likely to feature on Joe's brand new studio album, which is due for release at the beginning of next year.

The album is untitled at present and will be the follow up to "Black Rock".

Rest of UK dates...
13/10/10 - Ipswich, Regent Theatre
14/10/10 - Bristol, Colston Hall
15/10/10 - Manchester, Apollo
17/10/10 - Newcastle, City Hall
18/10/10 - Glasgow, Concert Hall
19/10/10 - Leicester, De Montfort Hall

 

http://jbonamassa.com/

THE WHO To Release 40th Anniversary Edition Of "Live At Leeds"

The Who are all set to release a deluxe 40th anniversary edition of the classic "Live At Leeds" album on November 15th.

The album now features the whole of the legendary Leeds performance plus the complete show from Hull the following night.

Originally the Hull gig was supposed to be the live album, with Leeds as no more than a back-up; but when it was discovered that John Entwistle’s bass was missing from the Hull performance (City Hall) it was decided to go with the Leeds gig instead.

However, the bass was only missing from the first four songs and so, using modern technology, the bass lines have now been restored to the Hull recordings.

The track listing is as follows...

CD One (Leeds)
Heaven And Hell
I Can’t Explain
Fortune Teller
Tattoo
Young Man Blues
Substitute
Happy Jack
I’m A Boy
A Quick One While He’s Away
Summertime Blues
Shakin’ All Over
My Generation
Magic Bus

CD Two (Leeds - Tommy in its entirety)
Overture
It’s A Boy
1921
Amazing Journey
Sparks
Eyesight To The Blind
Christmas
The Acid Queen
Pinball Wizard
Do You Think It’s Alright?
Fiddle About
Tommy, Can You Hear Me
There’s A Doctor
Go To The Mirror!
Smash The Mirror
Miracle Cure
Sally Simpson
I’m Free
Tommy’s Holiday Camp
We’re Not Gonna Take It

CD Three (Hull)
Heaven And Hell
I Can’t Explain
Fortune Teller
Tattoo
Young Man Blues
Substitute
Happy Jack
I’m A Boy
A Quick One While He’s Away
Summertime Blues
Shakin’ All Over
My Generation

CD Four (Hull)
Overture
It’s A Boy
1921
Amazing Journey
Sparks
Eyesight To The Blind
Christmas
The Acid Queen
Pinball Wizard
Do You Think It’s Alright?
Fiddle About
Tommy, Can You Hear Me
There’s A Doctor
Go To The Mirror!
Smash The Mirror
Miracle Cure
Sally Simpson
I’m Free
Tommy’s Holiday Camp
We’re Not Gonna Take It

Also included is a special heavyweight vinyl edition of the original album, a seven inch single featuring "Summertime Blues" and "Heaven And Hell" (in a colour sleeve), a classic poster and a 64-page book with new sleeve notes, photos and memorabilia.

http://www.thewho.com/

POISON Announce Another Hits Collection

Poison are to release a brand new double CD hits collection on November 8th.

"Nothin' but a Good Time: The Poison Collection" will be a 2CD box set containing 34 of the band's biggest songs and live favourites.

The Poison Collection features the band's most popular hits, including "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," "Unskinny Bop," and "Something To Believe In," as well as roof-raising 1991 concert recordings of "I Want Action," "Your Mama Don't Dance," "Nothin' But A Good Time," and many more.

The album comes housed in a deluxe box with rare photos and a limited edition "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" bandana.

www.poisonweb.com/

SUMMER'S END FESTIVAL 2010 - Day Three (10/10/10)

At the Town Hall in Lydney - Doors 12 Noon

The Watch (Italy)
Sylvan (Germany)
Phideaux (USA)
Dead Heroes Club (Ireland)
Multifuse (UK, France, Italy)

A REVIEW WILL BE POSTED SOON

http://www.summersend.co.uk/

RUSH To Be Honoured With Classic Rock Magazine's "Living Legend" Award

Classic Rock Magazine has recently announced that Rush will be honoured with the ‘Living Legend’ award at this year’s Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards in association with Currencies.co.uk.

Rush will go to London to collect the award on November 10th, with Alice Cooper hosting the event at London’s Roundhouse.

The awards event will also see live performances from Alter Bridge, Cheap Trick and The Union.

The Classic Rock ‘Living Legend’ award is bestowed on a rock act for their enduring influence and remarkable achievements in the world of rock music.

Rush will be joining previous winners such as Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, Alice Cooper and Lemmy.

http://www.rush.com/
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

SUMMER'S END FESTIVAL 2010 - Day Two (09/10/10)

At the Town Hall in Lydney - Doors 12 Noon

An evening with Karmakanic and Agents of Mercy featuring Roine Stolt - the Flower Kings, Transatlantic - and Jonas Reingold - The Flower Kings (Sweden)
Unitopia - (Australia)
Ark - (UK)
Haken (UK)

A REVIEW WILL BE POSTED SOON

http://www.summersend.co.uk/

METALLICA To Release Another EP

Metallica are set to release a live EP, which will be available through 700 independent record stores in America.

"Live At Grimey’s", was recorded on June 12th, 2008, in the basement of Grimey’s Record Store in Nashville. The audience consisted of band fan club members and a few friends.

The EP is released on November 26th, in CD and 10” formats.

The EP is also to be sold through http://www.metallica.com/ and http://www.metclub.com/

The track listing is as follows...
1. No Remorse
2. Fuel
3. Harvester of Sorrow
4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
5. For Whom The Bell Tolls
6. Master Of Puppets
7. Sad But True
8. Motorbreath
9. Seek And Destroy

http://www.metallica.com/

SUMMER'S END FESTIVAL 2010 - Day One (08/10/10)

At the Town Hall in Lydney - Doors 7pm

The Defence of the Realm with 3Js and a P featuring Jem Godfrey (Frost), John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost) and Pete Trewavas (Marillion, Transatlantic)
Tinyfish - (UK)
The Resonance Association - (UK)

A REVIEW WILL BE POSTED SOON

http://www.summersend.co.uk/ 

TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS - Video Footage Of Bratislava DIO Tribute

Fan-filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens' performing a cover version of the Black  Sabbath classic "Children Of The Sea" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio can be viewed below.

It was recorded at the club Randal in Bratislava, Slovakia on September 22nd 2010.

Owens' band for the European tour is Andy Boss (Guitar),  Jon Vegard (Guitar), Are Gogstad (Bass) and Rick Hagan (Drums).

His new album "Play My Game"  was released via SPV/Steamhammer.



www.timripperowens.com/

More Bands Announced For ELECTRIC GARDEN FESTIVAL 2011

Another update from the ELECTRIC GARDEN FESTIVAL which is due to take place at The Beat Club in Blackpool on 20th/21st May 2011.

Abel Ganz to play main stage
Abel Ganz - The neo-progressive band Abel Ganz was formed in Glasgow, Scotland, by Hew Montgomery (keyboards) and Hugh Carter (bass, guitar) in 1980. Taking their influences from 1970s prog rock bands Genesis and Yes. After a hiatus in the nineties the band reformed and produced their most acclaimed album to date 'Shooting Albatross' in 2008.

'excels on almost every level'
dprp.net
'unheralded genius, stellar musicianship'
progarchives.com
'Anyone who likes Genesis, Yes, Camel or Jethro Tull will enjoy'
prog-nose.org
truly vivid musical landscapes
rockradio.co.uk

http://www.abelganz.com/

SeYes - Capturing the sound of Yes live in concert.
Following the Close to the Edge tour the band are now working on the complete 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' album, so EG festival goers should be in for a treat.

 'In every musical department this group reproduces perfectly the sounds of 1970s Yes'
yorview.co.uk
SeYeS are UK's No1 Tribute to the Music of Classic 70's YES
planetrock.com

http://www.seyes.co.uk/

There are still more special guests to be announced

Free Prog Goody Bags -
Existing ticket holders will already be aware of the free bag of merchandise for the first 300 ticket sales. We have teamed up with some of the best prog labels and bands to come up with a really special gift pack. The items in the bag already add up to more than the face ticket value. The gifts are strictly limited to the first 300 ticket sales.

Discounted Advance Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets for next years festival are now on sale at fantastic discounts. Why not plan ahead and make sur eof your place. All 2-Day pass purchases have the added advantage of a £6 discount over individual day tickets and include a free colour programme and official CD of the event. (£31). Day ticket purchase is also available - Friday (£14), Saturday (£23) - Day ticket purchases also receive free colour programme. GET TICKETS HERE

Tickets are also on sale at HMV tickets

Schedule - Line Up
FRIDAY
Dropshard
Nerve Toy Trio
The Watch

SATURDAY
Earthling Society
SeYes
IT
Godsticks
Abel Ganz
The Tangent

http://www.electricgardenfestival.com/

JAMES LABRIE Announces Solo Tour

DREAM THEATER lead vocalist James LaBrie will play a solo tour of North America in November/December.

LaBrie wll perform material from his side project Mullmuzzler as well as his two solo albums.

His latest album, "Static Impulse", was released last week via InsideOut Music.

The dates are as follows...
Nov 26 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
Nov 27 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
Nov 29 – New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
Nov 30 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
Dec 02 - Montreal, QUE - Club Soda
Dec 03 - Toronto, ONT - Opera House
Dec 04 - Detroit, MI - Blondies
Dec 06 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
Dec 07 - Chicago, IL - Reggie Rock Club
Dec 08 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
Dec 10 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Dec 11 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pen
Dec 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
Dec 15 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theater
Dec 16 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
Dec 18 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
Dec 19 - Dallas, TX - Trees
Dec 20 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar

Tickets are on sale today exclusively via EnterTheVault.com where fans can purchase both regular and VIP ticke. VIP packages include entrance to the venue one hour early, a meet-and-greet with James LaBrie and a signed tour poster.

"Static Impulse" track listing...
01. One More Time (4:16)
02. Jekyll Or Hyde (3:46)
03. Mislead (4:18)
04. Euphoric (5:09)
05. Over The Edge (4:20)
06. I Need You (4:11)
07. Who You Think I Am (3:57)
08. I Tried (3:58)
09. Just Watch Me (4:18)
10. This Is War (4:30)
11. Superstar (3:32)
12. Coming Home (4:29)
13. Jekyll Or Hyde (demo) (3:48)
14. Coming Home (alternate mix) (4:23)
*Tracks 13 & 14 are Limited-edition digipak bonus tracks.

For more information, please visit http://www.jameslabrie.com/.

SUMMER'S END FESTIVAL 2010 Update

The following has just been posted on the Summers End Festival's Myspace Blog...

News of the Summers End Festival at Lydney Town Hall, October 8, 9, 10.

With 5 days to go, Summers End is coming together superbly. We can promise you what we think is the best international line up of prog ever seen in this country!

There have been no further changes to the line-up (please see timings below).

Festival T-shirt News

We are ringing the changes with T shirts this year, with a different design and feel. To allow a slightly wider choice colours and sizes we are offering the shirts for Pre-order and pre-pay to pick up at the Festival, and will only be making a very limited number of shirts available in standard sizes at the event itself.

T shirts will be available with white text on Classic Red and Blue (no black this year). For sizes see www.summersend.co.uk These can be pre-ordered and prepaid now for collection at the Festival at a cost of £12. A small selection of shirts in one colour only will be available at the festival priced £15, so to be sure of your choice – particularly in non-standard sizes – please do your best to get your order in as early as possible – ideally on Monday 4th October - to give us time to get them printed by Friday.

Order online from www.summersend.co.uk . If you cannot use paypal please email Stephen at summersend@btinternet.com

A small selection of T-shirts from previous years will be available at the festival at low, low prices!

More news, including camera policy, the festival ferry timetable and festival wristbands will be issued in the next couple of days. Check out the current Epileptic Gibbon Podcast at www.epilepticgibbon.co.uk which features Stephen gabbling for all he’s worth about the festival...

The Festival timings are as follows...
Friday 8th October
Doors 7pm
7.30 – 8.10 The Resonance Association
8.25 – 9.25 Tinyfish
9.45 – 11.15 Defence of the Realm

Saturday 9th October
Doors 12noon
1 – 2 Haken
2.20 – 3.20 Ark
4.00 – 5.45 Unitopia
5.45 – 7.15 Break
7.15 Doors
7.30 – 11.00 Agents of Mercy / Karmakanic (will include 30 min interval)

Sunday 10th October
Doors 12.noon
12.30 – 1.30 Multifuse
1.50 – 2.50 Dead Heroes Club
3.20 – 4.50 Phideaux
4.50 – 6.00 Break
6.00 – 7.30 Sylvan
7.30 – 9.00 Break
9.00 – 10.45 The Watch

http://www.summersend.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/summersendfestival
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Stalk mercilessly at www.twitter.com/summersendfest
Join the yahoo group at: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/summersendfestival/
Email: summersend@btinternet.com
Read more: http://www.myspace.com/summersendfestival/blog#ixzz1005orAJx

New RANDY RHOADS & MOTÖRHEAD Biographies To Arrive In The Spring

Joel McIver, the author of  many books on rock and metal, including the best selling "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica",  has announced the release of two new books via his website.

Both books are set for publication in Spring 2011.

"Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Randy Rhoads" (Jawbone Press) features a foreword by Zakk Wylde.

"Overkill: The True Story Of Motörhead" (Omnibus Press) has a foreword written by Glenn Hughes, an old friend of Lemmy's.

For more information on both books, visit http://www.joelmciver.co.uk/.

FIREWIND Announce One-off UK Show

Greek melodic metal band FIREWIND, whose line-up currently features Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G, have announced a one-off show in the UK on January 7th, 2011 at the Relentless Garage in London.

Twenty VIP tickets for this very special show, each costing £45, will entitle the ticket holder entrance to the gig, a Firewind t-shirt and a chance to meet and have his/her photo taken with the band prior to the concert.

For a chance to meet the band and get this limited VIP package, send an e-mail to firewindvippackage@factorymusic.co.uk.

"World On Fire", the new video from Firewind, can be viewed below.
The song is from Firewind's new album, "Days Of Defiance", which is released on October 26th, via Century Media Records.

Track listing...

01. The Ark Of Lies
02. World On Fire
03. Chariot
04. Embrace The Sun
05. The Departure
06. Heading For The Dawn
07. Broken
08. Cold As Ice
09. Kill In The Name Of Love
10. SKG
11. Losing Faith
12. The Yearning
13. When All Is Said And Done
14. Riding On The Wind (iTunes exclusive)

 

http://www.firewind.gr/

More UFO Dates

UFO have now expanded their end of year UK tour to a total of five dates.

They start off in Birmingham on December 2nd and finish in Brighton on December 7th.

The dates are as follows...
December 02 - Birmingham, Institute
December 03 - Prestatyn, Hard Rock Hell III, Pontins
December 04 - Holmfirth, Picturedrome
December 05 - Liverpool, Academy
December 07 - Brighton, Concorde 2

Find out more from...
http://www.ufo-music.info/