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DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE TWO MAJOR RELEASES AND CAREER FIRSTS

The following is written by Roger Glover:One band, two crowds, two countries – a tale of two cities indeed. From Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival, one of the biggest Metal festivals in...

Download Festival Cashless System Crashes On First Day As Big Brother Keeps His Eye On You

It's Download weekend and 2015 is the first year that Britain's premier Metal festival has gone "cashless" with the new payment-enabled 'Dog Tags' in place for the first time this year.The official...

COVERDALE AND HUGHES, NOW SCHENKER AND BONNET – WHAT A GREAT WEEK FOR ROCK

This past week has truly moved me. The week saw not one, but two of the greatest combinations in hard rock history reunited amongst hugs, love, respect and loud, beautiful music.Words: Tony...

CHASING DRAGONS: ‘Checkmate’

Leeds based four piece Chasing Dragons have been around since 2011 sharing stages with Pendulum, InMe, Death Angel and The Dead Lay Waiting amongst others.Johnny Main'Checkmate' is their latest record and despite...

Mac Sabbath, The Cheesiest And Beefiest Band In The World To Drive Thru The UK

Mac Sabbath, the Ozzy approved quarter pounder Metallers that MetalTalk exclusively brought to the the attention of UK readers last year, will Drive-Thru the UK in June including a happy meal date...

SEPULTURA ANNOUNCE TWO UK AND IRELAND SHOWS THIS AUGUST

Brazilian Metal icons Sepultura are very pleased to announce two shows this August in the UK and Ireland.The dates follow a main stage performance at legendary Derbyshire Metal festival Bloodstock where...

NEW ENGLAND -‘I Know There’s Something Here’ Single

Thirty-three years since they recorded their third album 'Walking Wild', Boston AOR legends New England are back with their first new recording, the single 'I Know There's Something Here' and what a...

STEVE GĂ–LDBY’S METAL CHRONICLES: AN EVENING WITH JOE LYNN TURNER

Former Rainbow and Deep Purple frontman Joe Lynn Turner is currently touring the UK with 'An Evening With Joe Lynn Turner' billed as an intimate, acoustic evening of songs, stories and tales...

BREAKING NEWS: GUITARIST DANI EVANS LEAVES ALESTORM

Sad news from Scotland this morning as guitarist Dani Evans announces his departure from Alestorm.Dani has made a personal statement which is self explanatory and can be read in full below.At the...

STEVE GĂ–LDBY’S METAL CHRONICLES: IAN DANTER

It's almost two years to the day that Ian Danter launched his debut album, 'Prove You Wrong', with a lavish release party at Birmingham City's football ground and now, at last, we...

Iron Maiden Issue Bruce Dickinson Health Update As New Photos Emerge

Iron Maiden Issue Bruce Dickinson Health Update As New Photos Emerge

IRON MAIDEN TO RECEIVE O2 SILVER CLEF AWARD

Legendary British Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden have been announced among the winners of the prestigious O2 Silver Clef 2015 Award for 2015.At a launch event attended by more than a...

JOE BONAMASSA – Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London

Billed as the 'Guitar Event Of The Year' the rising star of Joe Bonamassa really had to shine brightly to live up to such an exclamation.But Bonamassa took it all in his...

VADER / HATE / SHREDHEAD / WARCRAB

It was a typically quiet Tuesday for Plymouth at The Hub when local sonic death/sludge six piece Warcab hit the stage to a sparse crowd, mostly lurking in the shadows around the...

BIGFOOT: ‘Bigfoot’ EP

Bigfoot were a band that I hadn't seen or heard of until the back end of 2014 when they appeared at a gig in Glasgow.Johnny MainHaving been together for less than a...

HAMMERFEST VII

The Festival Of Hammer, only this year it is combined with HRH's AOR fest and there's a separate stoner and sleaze stage happening as well.Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th March 2015Steve Göldby,...

HAMMERFEST VII

The Festival Of Hammer, only this year it is combined with HRH's AOR fest and there's a separate stoner and sleaze stage happening as well.Steve Göldby, Chris NelsonAll Photographs by Sean CameronTwo...

WHITESNAKE: ‘The Purple Album’

Whitesnake's 'The Purple Album' is a solid, solid sender. It should be taken at face value and accepted for exactly what it is - this is David Coverdale revisiting his past, and...
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