MIKE & THE MECHANICS Are Back

Mike & The Mechanics will return next year with a new line-up, album and 22-date tour.

Joining Mike Rutherford (guitar/bass) are vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar.

The new album "The Road " is due to be released in April 2011 on the Arista label.

The tour dates are as follows...

Apr. 27: Hull, City Hall

Apr. 28: Doncaster, Dome

Apr. 30: Bradford, St. George’s Hall

May 01: York, Grand Opera House

May 03: Oxford, New Theatre

May 05: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall

May 08: Bournemouth, BICC

May 09: London, Royal Albert Hall

May 11: Portsmouth, Guildhall

May 12: Brighton, Centre

May 13: Bristol, Colston Hall

May 15: Plymouth, Pavilion

May 17: Cardiff, CIA

May 18: Ipswich, Regent Theatre

May 20: Manchester, O2 Apollo

May 21: Blackpool, Opera House

May 22: Liverpool, Empire

May 24: Edinburgh, Playhouse

May 25: Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium

May 26: Gateshead, Sage

May 28: Sheffield, City Hall

May 29: Birmingham, Symphony Hall

Ticket prices are as follows: £60 / £55 / £40 / £35 (London), £40 (Brighton / Sheffield / Cardiff), £40 / £35 (All other venues).

*All tickets subject to booking fees

How they can justify these extortionate ticket prices, in the current economic climate, I do not know!

 

www.livenation.co.uk

SAXON Announce UK Tour

Saxon have announced a 12-date UK tour, for next April, to promote their forthcoming new album.

The as yet untitled CD will be released in March and will feature at least one special guest.

The tour dates are as follows (Wolfsbane and Fury UK supporting)...
April 09 - Leamington Spa, Assembly*
April 10 - Nottingham, Rock City
April 11 - Whitehaven, Civic Hall
April 13 - Manchester, Academy 2
April 14 - Glasgow, O2 ABC
April 15 - Newcastle, O2 Academy
April 17 - Leeds, O2 Academy
April 18 - Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
April 19 - Bristol, O2 Academy
April 21 - Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
April 22 - Bournemouth, O2 Academy
April 23 - London, Shepherd’s Bush O2 Academy
*No  Wolfsbane

Tickets are available online from http://www.kililive.com/.
Credit card hotline: 0844 871 8803.

www.saxon747.com/

HOOKAH THE FUZZ Announced For FUSED Festival 2011

HOOKAH THE FUZZ are the latest addition to the line-up of bands that will be appearing at the FUSED Festival being held at the Town Hall in Lydney from April 1st to the 3rd 2011.

Weekend tickets are now on sale from the CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY and FESTIVAL websites.

Tickets for under 16s are available at a 40% discount when purchased with a full or members price ticket. CRS discounts can only be obtained via the CRS shop.

The Classic Rock Society We are delighted to announce the addition of Hookah The Fuzz to the Fused Festival. The core of the band originates from Birmingham, England. Possessing a sound that sits between the musical mastery of Dream Theater, the thrash of Metallica, and the melodious approach of Devin Townsend, Hookah The Fuzz have successfu...lly created a sound that’s accessible and appeasing to the the ear without losing any essential grit.

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

WITHIN TEMPTATION Postpone European Tour

WITHIN TEMPTATION

WITHIN TEMPTATION, Vocalist Sharon den Adel has released the following statement about the postponement of the band's forthcoming European tour...

As we are all gearing up for the release of our new album I have news which might come as a surprise: Robert and I are expecting a child. To be honest, this was not planned at all, but we're very happy about it as we experience our kids as an enrichment of our lives.

I'm happy to tell you that the release of our new album will not change: March 2011! The recordings for the album are completed and the songs are being mixed right now, all preparations for the release are in full swing, so there is no reason to put things on hold.

However, we couldn't avoid rescheduling our tour as it will be impossible for me to deliver a great show for you while being in the final months of my pregnancy. Also due to the complications during the previous pregnancies, it is dangerous for our baby and for me to be very active in these final months.

The tour dates have already been rescheduled to the fall of 2011. The tickets you have bought will remain valid for the new dates which can be found on this page.

We understand that the rescheduling of our tour is a blow for you and we can only sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused as we very much appreciate the fact that so many of you have bought tickets for the shows early on.

We hope for your understanding and support and we'll do everything to make the upcoming tour the best you've ever seen from us yet!"

Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt had their second child, Robin Aiden Westerholt, on June 1st, 2009 and they also has a five-year old daughter named Eva Luna den Adel.

Due to people buying tickets early on for the original dates, shows in London, Paris, and Copenhagen were upgraded to bigger venues.
Due to the strong demand for tickets, 12 additional shows are added to the rescheduled European tour, which now kicks off on September 21st.
New shows in Portugal and the Czech Republic have now been confirmed as well.

The re-scheduled and new dates can be viewed HERE.

http://www.within-temptation.com/

JIMI HENDRIX Film Documentary On The Way

A documentary based around Jimi Hendrix’s legendary 1969 gigs at the Royal Albert Hall is to be released next year.
The film will include footage from these shows, in February 1969, as well as from his European tour that same year.

Janie Hendrix (Jimi’s half-sister) president/CEO of Experience Hendrix, told Billboard...

“There were about four cameras that followed Jimi and the guys around in Europe and filmed the two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, as well as them coming off trains, planes and automobiles, signing autographs, Jimi backstage getting ready, in his apartment doing little apartment jams with his friends and then later playing the Speakeasy.”

The film is reportedly to be going to get a theatrical release, as well as being available on DVD/Blu-Ray.

There will also be a soundtrack album.



http://www.jimihendrix.com/

New U.D.O. Album Release Date Delayed

"Rev-Raptor", the new album from U.D.O., has been delayed until May 2011.

The German metal band led by former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have once again  pushed back the release date to May 20th, 2011.

The delay was caused by the back problems experienced by guitarist Stefan Kaufmann.
Stefan recently received medical treatment for his condition and had recovered enough to have played with the band on November 6th at the Rock Antenne festival at Schwabenhalle in Augsburg.

Seventeen new songs have been written for "Rev-Raptor", with eleven tracks expected to appear on the final cut of the album.

www.udo-online.de/

EPICA To Play Five Dates In England

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have announced a five-date tour of England in March of next year.

The band are currently playing sold out dates in the USA and Canada.

The dates are as follows...
March 10 - The Robin 2, Wolverhampton, UK
March 11 - The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
March 12 - Corporation, Sheffield, UK
March 13 - Moho Live, Manchester, UK
March 15 - Scala, London, UK


http://www.epica.nl/

IRON MAIDEN Add Second O2 Arena Date

IRON MAIDEN

Iron Maiden have added a second London date to their Summer UK tour next year.

They will now also play the O2 Arena on August 6th, as their show the previous night has sold out.

The full list of dates is as follows...
July 20 - Glasgow, SECC
July 21 - Aberdeen, AECC P&J Arena
July 23 - Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
July 24 - Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena
July 27 - Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
July 28 - Manchester, MEN Arena
July 31 - Birmingham, NIA
August 01 - Cardiff, CIA Arena
August 03 - Belfast, Odyssey
August 05 - London, O2 Arena (sold out)
August 06 - London, O2 Arena



Tickets are on sale HERE.

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

Free Tour Announced From POWERAGE RECORDS

New Device, Million $ Reload, Lethargy and The Treatment will join forces for an 11-date UK tour next year.

Called The Powerage Tour 2011, as all of these bands are signed to the Powerage label, the shows are all free.

The dates are as follows...
Feb 22: Margate, Westcoast Bar
Feb 23: Grimsby, Yardbirds
Feb 24: London, Underworld
Feb 25: Poole, Chords
Feb 26: Manchester, Moho Live
Feb 28: Sheffield, Corporation Front Room
Mar 01: Newcastle, Trillians
Mar 02: Glasgow, Ivory Blacks (an 18+ event)
Mar 03: Wrexham, Central Station
Mar 04: Nuneaton, Queens Hall
Mar 05: Nottingham, Rock City Basement

Further details at http://www.poweragerecords.com/

EVERGREY Reveal New Album Details

Swedish metal band EVERGREY will release their eighth studio album, "Glorious Collision", via Steamhammer/SPV at the end of February 2011.

"Glorious Collision" track listing...
01. Leave It Behind Us
02. You
03. Wrong
04. Frozen
05. Restoring The Loss
06. To Fit The Mold
07. Out Of Reach
08. The Phantom Letters
09. The Disease ...
10. It Comes From Within
11. Free
12. I'm Drowning Alone
13. ... And The Distance
14. ... And The Distance (Carina bonus track)

Evergrey live 2010...
25/11 - SE/FI – Stockholm/Turku – Silja Galaxy Cruise
16/12 - D-Bochum – Matrix
17/12 - NL-Rotterdam – Baroeg
18/12 - NL-Kerkrade – The Rock Temple
19/12 - D-Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
20/12 - CH-Pratteln – Galerie



http://www.evergrey.net/
www.myspace.com/spvmusic

WITHIN TEMPTATION Announce New Concept Album Title

WITHIN TEMPTATION

Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have announced, "The Unforgiving", as the title of their new album, due for release in March 2011.

This  concept album is said to be be based on a comic-book series written by Steven O'Connell and will feature characters and scenery by comic artist Romano Molenaar.

The band commented...

"On this album, we've taken a totally different approach. Each song on 'The Unforgiving' was written along Steven's narrative. The main characters of the comic are reflecting the characters of our songs. The concept pushed us and gave inspiration to come up with a new approach in our sound. It resulted in writing our best songs so far.

"We have been big comic fans since our childhood. With this album we felt the time was there to take a new step in our creative development, take it further and broaden our horizon. Next to the concept form of the album, the songs are more diverse than ever before. In addition, the music of the late '80s, that's when we started to read comic books, certainly has left a mark on our new sound."

http://www.within-temptation.com/

FOREIGNER Release New Live Album

Foreigner have just released a brand new live album this week.

"Can't Slow Down...When It's Live" features a collection of live recordings taken from the band's 2009 US tour.

The track listing is as follows...
CD1
1. Double Vision
2. Head Games
3. Cold As Ice
4. In Pieces
5. Blue Morning, Blue Day
6. Waiting For A Girl Like You
7. When It Comes To Love
8. Dirty White Boy
9. Starrider

CD2
1. Feels Like The First Time
2. Urgent
3. Juke Box Hero
4. Long, Long Way From Home
5. I Want To Know What Love Is
6. Hot Blooded
7. Can't Slow Down (Bonus Track)



www.foreigneronline.com/

SIRENIA To Release New Album in January

Female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA will release their new album, "The Enigma Of Life", on January 21st, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The track listing is as follows...

01. The End Of It All
02. Fallen Angel
03. All My Dreams
04. This Darkness
05. The Twilight In Your Eyes
06. Winter Land
07. A Seaside Serenade
08. Darkened Days To Come
09. Coming Down
10. This Lonely Lake
11. Fading Star
12. The Enigma Of Life
13. Oscura Realidad (bonus track)
14. The Enigma Of Life (acoustic version; bonus track)

 

http://www.sirenia.no/
http://www.myspace.com/sirenia

WHITE LION To Release Live CD/DVD

Melodic rock band WHITE LION are set to release a 2-hour live compilation on November 23rd.

The deluxe CD/DVD, "Concert Anthology 1987-1991", will be released by Cleopatra Records.

This re-release features live shows in New York City and Japan as well as bonus features, interviews and more.

The track listing is as follows...

01. Hungry
02. Don’t Give Up
03. Lonely Nights
04. Sweet Little Lovin’
05. Broken Heart
06. Fight To Survive
07. Tell Me
08. All Join Our Hands
09. Wait
10. When The Children Cry
11. All You Need Is Rock ’N’ Roll
12. All The Fallen Men

http://www.returnofthepride.com/
www.myspace.com/returnofthepride

DOWN 'N OUTZ To Support PAUL RODGERS On His UK Tour In April

DOWN 'N OUTZ, the project fronted by Def Leppard's Joe Elliott; and backed by THE QUIREBOYS, will support Paul Rodgers on his UK tour in April of next year.

Down 'n Outz play rare tracks connected only by Mott The Hoople.

The dates are as follows...
April 15 - Blackpool, Opera House
April 16 - Sheffield, City Hall
April 18 - Newcastle, City Hall
April 19 - Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium
April 21 - Manchester, O2 Apollo
April 22 - Nottingham, Royal Centre
April 24 - Bournemouth, Internation Centre
April 25 - Southend, Cliff Pavilion
April 27 - London, Royal Albert Hall
April 28 - Birmingham, NIA

Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 19th at 9am via Ticketmaster.

Down 'n Outz recently released its debut album, "My ReGeneration".
The track listing is as follows...
01. Golden Opportunity (Ian Hunter)
02. Storm (Mott)
03. Overnight Angels (Ian Hunter)
04. Career (No Such Thing As Rock 'n' Roll) (Mott)
05. England Rocks (Ian Hunter)
06. Shouting And Pointing (Mott)
07. By Tonight (Mott)
08. Who Do You Love (Ian Hunter)
09. One More Chance To Run (British Lions)
10. Good Times (Mott, originally recorded by The Easybeats)



http://www.downnoutz.com//

Four More Bands Announced For The FUSED FESTIVAL 2011

Vanden Plas, Day Six, Winter In Eden & After-math are the latest bands announced for the first edition of the FUSED FESTIVAL.

German band Vanden Plas will headline the Friday evening session.

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

The full press release reads as follows...

FUSED The Fused Festival is thrilled to announce that legendary German Progressive Metallers Vanden Plas will headline Friday 1st April evening session.

Signed to Frontiers records, the band has recently released their sixth full length album, the brilliant “Seraphic Clockwork”.

Festival organiser Huw Lloyd-Jones says: “I’ve been a fan of the band since the 90s, and it’s a genuine thrill to be able to bring them to the UK for a rare British performance.” http://www.vandenplas.de/

We are also excited to announce 3 other additions to the line up:

Day Six are a Dutch prog metal band very much on the rise, having just released their latest album, “the Grand Design” on Lion Records. Once again, this is a very rare UK outing for this amazing band. http://www.myspace.com/daysixweb

British Female-fronted Symphonic metal band Winter In Eden have already won huge praise for their dynamic live performances and a superb debut album “Awakening”, that has won them praise in Classic Rock Society and Powerplay magazines, amongst many. http://www.winterineden.com/  http://www.myspace.com/winterineden

Formerly called Andonova, After-Math hail from Gloucestershire and have recently changed their name to reflect the more metallic direction in their music. More information and web contacts about this rising band soon!

Other confirmed bands:

Threshold - UK (headliners – Saturday 2nd April) – http://www.thresh.net/

To-Mera - UK - http://www.to-mera.com/

Toxic Smile – Germany - http://www.myspace.com/toxicsmile

Haken – UK - http://www.myspace.com/hakenmusic

Details of ticket sales will be released very soon.

Keep an eye out for the latest news from:

http://www.fusedfestival.com/                                          http://www.facebook.com/%23!/pages/Fused-Festival-2011/172205012793767

http://www.fusedfestival.com/

ALL ENDS Release "Generation Disgrace" Video

"Generation Disgrace", is the new video from the Swedish hard rock band, ALL ENDS, and it can be viewed HERE.

The song comes from the band's new album, "A Road To Depression", released on October 15th via Nuclear Blast Records.

The album features the bands's new singer, Jonna Sailon, who replaced Emma Gelotte in March of last year.

"A Road To Depression" track listing...

01. Obvious
02. Generation Disgrace
03. I Know Who I Am
04. I'm A Monster
05. Hear Me Now
06. Area 1 (Hope And Fear)
07. Don't Be Scared
08. Nobody's Story
09. Stupid People
10. Wretch
11. Road To Depression

www.allends.com/

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION To Play Two Dates In England At The End Of Next Month

Black Country Communion, the rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath), blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Billy Idol), have confirmed that they will perform two UK concerts in December.

The two dates are as follows...
Wednesday 29th December - Wolverhampton, Civic Hall Thursday 30th December - London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Planet Rock Radio will launch an exclusive 4-day ticket pre-sale from Monday 15th November, for full details visit www.planetrock.com/bcc.
Tickets will then go on sale to the general public from 9.00am on Friday 19th November, via the National 24 Hour Box Office - 0871 230 1101, http://www.seetickets.com/, http://www.eventim.co.uk/.



http://www.bccommunion.com/

JOURNEY / FOREIGNER / STYX Announce UK Tour Dates

Journey, Foreigner and Styx will be off to the UK in June of next year to play five dates together.

The tour will be sponsored by the new magazine "Classic Rock Presents AOR".

Editor Geoff Barton said...

“With melodic rock on the resurgence, this tour is going to be one of the must-sees of 2011.
We’re happy to set the ball rolling by featuring Journey on the cover of our brand new magazine, "Classic Rock Presents AOR", which goes on sale on November 17th.
And, of course, with Journey’s classic song Don’t Stop Believin’ enjoying a brand new lease of life, it was only right that the track, making it back into the Top 10 nearly 30 years after its release, would be in the running to receive ‘Event Of The Year’ at our prestigious Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards.”

The JUNE 2011 dates are as follows...
SAT 04 - LONDON, WEMBLEY ARENA
SUN 05 - BIRMINGHAM, LG ARENA
TUE 07 - NEWCASTLE, METRO ARENA
WED 08 - MANCHESTER, EVENING NEWS ARENA
THU 09 - GLASGOW, SECC  

Tickets go on sale at 9am today (Friday November 12th) priced at £42.50 adv London / £40.00 regionally (subject to booking fee) and are available from http://www.livenation.co.uk/.

www.journeymusic.com/
www.foreigneronline.com/
www.styxworld.com/

IRON MAIDEN Announce UK Dates

As expected IRON MAIDEN have announced the following UK dates at mid-day today on their official website.

"UK Fans! We promised you’d be next and true to our word…here’s the full list of Maiden’s UK Tour dates 2011"

JULY
Wed 20 - Scotland, Glasgow SECC
Thu 21 - Scotland, Aberdeen AECC P&J Arena
Sat 23 - England, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sun 24 - England, Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Wed 27 - England, Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Thu 28 - England, Manchester MEN Arena
Sun 31 - England, Birmingham NIA

AUGUST
Mon 1 - Wales, Cardiff CIA Arena
Wed 3 - Northern Ireland, Belfast Odyssey
Fri 5 - England, London O2 Arena

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, November 20th.

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

DIRTY PASSION To Release Their Debut Album Next Month

Swedish (Malmö) classic rock band, DIRTY PASSION, will be releasing their debut album, "Different Tomorrow", on December 13th via Denomination Records (a sub-label of Swedish Transubstans Records).

Formed in 2006 the band have been busy touring Europe opening up for bands like Saxon, Faster Pussycat, Enuff Z’Nuff, Y&T and Crashdiet.

They have released a number of promo-CD's over the past four years and played well over 100 shows gathering a huge fan base .
They are now one of Sweden’s top upcoming bands.

Dirty Passion play 70’s and 80’s rock (sleaze, glam, classic rock) in the tradition of Guns ’n’ Roses, Europe, Whitesnake, Skid Row, Thin Lizzy to name but a few.

The band's line-up is Christopher Olsson (guitar), Emil Ekbladh (vocals), Markus Winberg (drums)
& Björn Wilander (bass).

Album track listing....

01 This Is The Way
02 1,000,000 Voices
03 Rockin' In The Night
04 Different Tomorrow
05 A Trip To Paradise
06 Self-Destructive
07 Liar
08 We're All Gonna Fall
09 Selling Your Soul
10 Without You

The album can be pre-ordered HERE or buy from all good record outlets upon release.





http://www.dirtypassion.net/

HAWKWIND Hit The Road In December

Legendary space rockers HAWKWIND will tour the UK throughout December in support of their new album, “Blood Of The Earth”.

Track Listing...

Disc 1 - (Studio)

Seahawks
Blood Of The Earth
Wraith
Green Machine
Inner Visions
Sweet Obsession
Comfy Chair
Prometheus
You'd Better Believe It
Sentinel

Disc 2 - (Live)
Space Is Dark
Angels Of Death
Wraith
Tide Of The Century
Magnu
Levitation
Long Gone (Bonus Track)
+ Interview

Blood Of The Earth Tour 2010

Support for all dates - The Jokers

Fri 3rd December

Holmfirth, Picturedrome

Box Office 0871 230 1101

http://www.picturedrome.net/

Sat 4th December

Glasgow, O2 ABC

Box Office 0844 477 2000

http://www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk/

Sun 5th December

Newcastle, Academy

Box Office 0844 477 2000

http://www.o2academynewcastle.co.uk/

Mon 6th December

Lincoln, Engine Shed

Box Office 0871 230 1101

http://www.engineshed.co.uk/home.php

Wed 8th December

Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall

0870 230 7000

http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/index.asp?loc=home

Thurs 9th December

Worthing, Assembly Halls

01906 206206

http://www.worthingtheatres.co.uk/

Fri 10th December

Liverpool, Academy

0844 477 2000

http://www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk/

Sat 11th December

Manchester, Academy

0161 832 1111

http://www.manchesteracademy.net/

Sun 12th December

Salisbury, City Hall

01722 434 334

http://www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk/index.php?page=304

Tues 14th December

Bristol, Academy

0844 477 2000

http://www.o2academybristol.co.uk/

Wed 15th December

Bedford, Corn Exchange

01234 269519

http://www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk/

Thurs 16th December

Oxford, O2 Academy

0844 477 2000

http://www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/

Fri 17th December

London, HMV Forum

0844 847 2405

http://venues.meanfiddler.com/the-forum/home

www.hawkwind.com/
www.myspace.com/hawkwindofficial

IRON MAIDEN Set To Announce UK Shows?

A cryptic image on Iron Maiden's website seems to be hinting that UK dates are going to be announced on Thursday at midday.

An Iron Maiden Union Jack logo has been placed on the band's website saying that an announcement will be made this week.

Last week the band announced the first batch of dates on 2011's world tour.
This press release ended up by saying, "UK fans - don't worry, we most certainly haven't forgotten you... you're next!!".

There is no word as to whether the dates will be arena or festival, although it has been many years since the band's last arena tour so it is about due.

Will keep you posted.



http://www.ironmaiden.com/

PEARL JAM To Release New Live Compilation Album Early Next Year

Pearl Jam have announced that they are to release a brand new live compilation on January 18th.

"Live On Ten Legs" features 18 tracks from the band recorded over the course of the band's 2003-2010 world tours by recording engineer, John Burton.
All the tracks have been newly remixed by Pearl Jam engineer Brett Eliason and remastered.

The album will be released digitally, on CD and as a deluxe version.
The deluxe version will include a CD, double LP package, four mini poster reprints, five live photos and a tour laminate.

The tracklisting is as follows...
01. Arms Aloft
02. World Wide Suicide
03. Animal
04. Got Some
05. State of Love And Trust
06. I Am Mine
07. Unthought Known
08. Rearview Mirror
09. The Fixer
10. Nothing As It Seems
11. In Hiding
12. Just Breathe
13. Jeremy
14. Public Image
15. Spin the Black Circle
16. Porch
17. Alive
18. Yellow Ledbetter

 

www.pearljam.com/.com/

SAXON Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

SAXON have been confirmed for next years SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL, to take place from June 8th-11th, 2011 in Sölvesborg, Southern Sweden.

Princess Of The Night
Never Surrender
Out Of Control
Rough And Ready
Play It Loud
And The Bands Played On
Midnight Rider
Fire In The Sky
Denim And Leather

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their "Denim And Leather" album, Biff Byford and the band will be playing the whole of this seminal record.

Ozzy Osbourne, Jason And The Scorchers and Agent Steel have also been booked to appear at the festival.

More information from...
http://www.swedenrock.com/

www.saxon747.com/

"Classic Rock Presents: AOR" Magazine To Hit The Shops On November 17th

"Classic Rock Presents: AOR" magazine ­is a one-off special dedicated to the resurgent rock genre and is due to hit the shops on November 17th priced at £7.99.

However, if this mag proves to be popular could there be more issues in the future?

We’ve got a major melodic-rock exclusive for the cover story: Steve Perry, the legendary former Journey frontman, talking about the band’s pivotal album Escape – the record that gave the world the song Don’t Stop Believin’.

Elsewhere in the issue we’ve got a great mix of old’n'new: the likes of Night Ranger, Survivor, REO Speedwagon and Heart stacked up alongside Crashdiet, Reckless Love, Houston and Train.

There’s a sprawling feature on the Top 40 AOR Vocalists Of All Time, written and compiled by Derek Oliver, the renowned melodic-rock guru. Who’s No.1? Sir Michael of Bolton, perhaps? Brad Love of Aviary, even?! You’ll have to buy the issue to find out.

There’s also a free 15-track CD, Coliseum Rock, featuring Journey, Enuff Z’Nuff, Triumph, W.E.T., Issa, White Widdow, Bangalore Choir, Moritz and many more.

Geoff Barton, Editor of Classic Rock Presents AOR, said:

“With acts like Foreigner and FM on Radio Two, Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ the biggest-selling download of all-time, and a wave of reunions and new artists, the genre that seemed terminally out of fashion is back.”

Classic Rock Presents AOR hits newsstands on Wednesday, November 17, with a cover-price of £7.99. The issue comes in a special cardboard wallet featuring an all-new, specially commissioned interpretation of Journey’s distinctive scarab logo. Plus, on the cover of the mag itself, there’s rare artwork from famed Bay Area artist Stanley (Journey, Grateful Dead) Mouse!

You can pre-order your copy HERE.

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

The CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Announce Date For Awards Night

 

The CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY have announced that their annual BOTY Awards will take place on Saturday, March 5th with the event being headlined by PALLAS.

They have also announced the first few gigs in it’s Spring 2011 schedule.

The full list of dates for 2011 is as follows...

Saturday 5th March
Best Of The Year Awards
PALLAS
Plus very special guests
Montgomery Hall, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham

Saturday 12th March
MANNING
Plus support
Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham

Saturday 2nd April
THE TANGENT
Plus very special guests
Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham

Saturday 9th April (postponed from 20th November 2010)
CREDO
Plus special guests
Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham

Saturday 4th June
PENDRAGON
The Boardwalk, Sheffield

We can’t guarantee to have tickets for these in time for the Mostly Autumn gig this Saturday, but we will take pre-orders. Don’t forget, we also have the Fused Festival on 1-3 April in Lydney.  More news on that to follow.  If that’s not your thing, or you can’t make it, then check out The Tangent above. Voting forms for the awards will be included with issue 181 of Rock Society in December.  If you, your company, or any other organisation you are associated with would like to sponsor an award please contact me at the email address or the phone number below.

Miles Bartaby
Managing Director
Classic Rock UK Ltd.
E-Mail: miles@classicrocksociety.co.uk 
Phone: +44(0)1327 310088

 http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/

MIDNATTSOL - New Album Due Early Next Year

MIDNATTSOL

German-Norwegian band MIDNATTSOL will released their third album, "The Metamorphosis Melody", in early 2011.

The Folk/Metal band features vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes, the younger sister of Leaves' Eyes singer Liv Kristine.
The CD was recorded at Studio E with producer Markus Stock.

With regards to the new album's title, Carmen states in a new video message (see below),

"On one side it stands as a great symbol for what we in Midnattsol have experienced in the last months since the release of our last album.

We've gone through a big change regarding band structure, and like you know, we've got a fantastic new guitarist, Alex (Kautz), and this had an immense influence on our music; I think you can hear that in the new songs. And at the same time it stands as great symbol for the individual change that each single member of Midnattsol has gone through, so it's like a personal change as well. But like on all our albums, there is a deeper meaning of the title as well, and the thing is that I don't want to reveal too much because I want you, the listeners, to make your own interpretations. But what I can say is that the new album should be an encouragement to change, both personally and globally.

All of the bandmembers in Midnattsol think that this album is the best album we have ever made, so I really, really hope that you feel that as well."

Midnattsol's first two albums were titled "Where Twilight Dwells" & "Nordlys" (translated: Northern Light) and were released via Napalm Records.


http://www.midnattsol.com/

DARKWATER Release "Breathe" Video

"Breathe", is the new video from the Swedish progressive metal band DARKWATER and it can be viewed below.

The video clip was directed by Radionika AB, Dino Medanhodzic and Joacim Hammarström and the girl is played by Angelica Lewenhagen.

"Breathe" is from Darkwater's new album, "Where Stories End", which will be released in November (12th in Europe and the 23rd in North America).

The album was mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman.

The album track listing is as follows...

1. Breathe
2. Why I Bleed
3. Into The Cold
4. A Fools Utopia
5. Queen Of The Night
6. In The Blink Of An Eye
7. Fields Of Sorrow
8. Without A Sound
9. Walls Of Deception

The track "Why I Bleed" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.



http://www.darkwater.se/

TRIUMPH Reissues Next Month

Triumph, one of Canada's greatest Hard Rock bands, will reissue ten of it's classic albums at the beginning of December.

Rik Emmett (guitar and vocals), Mike Levine (bass and keyboards) and Gil Moore (drums and vocals) were regarded as one of the best progressive metal bands of the 70's and 80's.

In fact their 1980's album "Progressions of Power" is still one of my top ten albums of all time.
My only regret is having never seen them live.

The official reissues of Triumph’s 10 classic albums, in digipak version and with the original tracklistings, will be released on December 3rd via Frontiers Records.

In The Beginning (1976)
Rock and Roll Machine (1977)
Just a Game (1979)
Progressions of Power (1980)
Allied Forces (1981)
Never Surrender (1983)
Thunder Seven (1984)
Stages (Live) (1985)
The Sport of Kings (1986)
Surveillance (1987)

All the CDs have been remastered and feature an extensive booklet including lyrics.
In addition, Frontiers will issue a very limited collector’s edition Box Set entitled “Diamond Collection” which will include all the 10 albums in vinyl replica, and will feature the artwork from the original vinyl edition of the albums.



http://www.triumphmusic.com/
http://www.frontiers.it/

MANOWAR To Release "Battle Hymns 2011"

MANOWAR have decided that it's fans deserve to hear the songs from it's debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns", with the massive sound and production that has become the group's signature over recent years and records.

Therefore "Battle Hymns 2011" will be released at the end of November / beginning of December.

The famed narration done originally by the legendary Orson Welles was carried out by none other than Sir Christopher Lee on the 2011 version.

"Battle Hymns 2011" will feature two never-before-released rare live versions of "Death Tone" and "Fast Taker" recorded during the band's very first concerts in 1982.

"Battle Hymns 2011" track listing...

01. Death Tone
02. Metal Daze
03. Fast Taker
04. Shell Shock
05. Manowar
06. Dark Avenger
07. William's Tale
08. Battle Hymn

Bonus Tracks...
09. Death Tone (live)
10. Fast Taker (live)

www.manowar.com/