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An Evening With Slipknot’s Corey Taylor

What exactly does an evening with Corey Taylor entail?Words: Tina SaulThe host for the evening was the legendary Malcolm Dome, and as he said Corey's name to a packed London Garage, Corey...

Joe Bonamassa Makes Worlds Collide In Greenwich

No-one could accuse Joe Bonamassa of not paying his dues. Famously gigging almost non-stop for the past couple of decades, in that time he has become an authority on blues rock and...

When Dream And Destiny Unite. Mike Portnoy Plays His Legacy To Rest

For fans that yearn for founding member Mike Portnoy to return to Dream Theater and the long-held desire of the lauded drummer to revisit particular songs with deep personal resonance, the seven-year...

Steve Hackett / Expanded Seconds Out tour moves to Autumn 2021

Originally scheduled for November this year, the Steve Hackett 'Seconds Out +More' tour will now start in September 2021, but with an additional eight shows added to the list. The shows will...

Wildfire Festival Day One: Wiston Lodge, Biggar

Wildfire Festival is Scotland's only rock and Metal festival and has been running now for four years. Previously known as Les-Fest, the festival changed to its name to Wildfire in the past...

No Black Night For First Rainbow Show In Glasgow For Forty Years

Following on from a successful trio of live dates last year, Ritchie Blackmore has once again plugged in his Fender Stratocaster and reacquainted himself with the Deep Purple/Rainbow back catalogue to venture...

Gene Simmons Drops ‘Devil’s Horns’ Hand Gesture Trademark Application

Gene Simmons has seen sense and abandoned his trademark application on the 'Devil's Horns' hand gesture that he originally filed on 9th June with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Simmons...

Sammy Hagar / Van Halen Reunion Is Inevitable

Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar was interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine and talked about everything from the pitfalls of success to his occasionally lavish spending habits, but it was no surprise...

Kiss Army Make A Mockery Of Download Police Trials

Last weekend thousands of Metal fans gathered at Castle Donington for the annual Download Festival, this year headlined by Slipknot, Muse and Kiss.MetalTalk reported just as the event kicked off (here) on...

Sebastian Bach Kicks Stormzone Off UK Tour: Band’s Story In Full

Stormzone have delivered a lengthy Facebook post detailing their experience on the road with Sebastian Bach last week.The band were midway into the drive from Glasgow to London when they received a...

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Rises In Loreley

It's finally happened! 21 years after unplugging his customary white Stratocaster to perform with his wife Candice Night in the medieval folk rock band Blackmore's Night, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow returned to wild...

Download 2019 / Tool Mesmerise Download As Slayer Say Farewell To Britain

The Smashing Pumpkins have kept the Main Stage standard really high for Tool, opening to 'Zero' and sounding great while backed by a collection of giant inflatable dolls.Kahmel Farahani and Dany Jones 16th...

Download 2019 / Slipknot Prove They Are Our Kind At Download

The action on the Zippo Stage is all done for the day now and what a way to wrap things up with Halestorm absolutely bringing the house down.Kahmel Farahani and Dany Jones 15th...

Download 2019 / Texans Go On A Power Trip At Download

Slipknot are the Saturday headliner at Download and their sound check early this morning ensured plenty of festival goers didn't miss the early action today.Kahmel Farahani and Dany Jones 15th June 2019: 2.30pmThe...

Download 2019 / DEF LEPPARD GO HYSTERICAL AT DOWNLOAD

If you're having a grumble about the weather at Download today, spare a thought for our good friends Uriah Heep who ran into a major problem on the road in North America...

Download 2019 / YES INDEED! WHITESNAKE THE DOWNLOAD HIGHLIGHT SO FAR

It's thirty-two years and a day since the self-titled ('1987') Whitesnake album peaked at number two in the Billboard album chart but David Coverdale and the current line-up reminded their contemporaries exactly...

Download 2019 / CLUTCH TAKE DOWNLOAD INTO TOP GEAR

While the festivites were getting going at Download and the Donington spirit was starting to shine through after the rain finally eased off, we were hit by a deluge of new rock...

Download 2019 / LAST IN LINE OPEN DOWNLOAD AND MAKE THE LIGHT A FIRE

Download Festival 2019 is now well underway and Last In Line have absolutely obliterated the Main Stage at Castle Donington, leaving Tesla with the unenviable task of following them. Kahmel Farahani and Dany...
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