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Ryan Roxie is heading to the UK for Birmingham Guitar Show and yesterday announced an intimate acoustic performance on Saturday 25 February 2023. @ryanroxie

Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon, has been remastered and will be released in a deluxe box set on 24 March 2023. A November 1974 live performance, book and music video competition have also been announced. #PinkFloyd

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Arielle will release her new album, '73, on 20 April 2023, with the title track now available to watch. Photo: Andrew McMeekin @officialarielle

Næstved Metalfest in Denmark has extended their 2023 edition giving fans the opportunity to see 24 bands over three days. This year's headline band are the kings of British Death/Doom Metal, Paradise Lost. @naestvedmetalfest

Welsh wonders Those Damn Crows release new album Inhale/Exhale on 17 February 2023. The band will perform in-store acoustic shows on their February UK Tour. @thosedamncrows Photo: @robert_sutton_photography

Forty years after The Hollywood Stars "called it quits", the defining lineup joined together to play a one-off benefit concert at The Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles on 11 November 2018. Now, in 2023, the band are officially back and will release their new EP, Still Around, on 3 February 2023 via Golden Robot Records. @thehollywoodstarsband @goldenrobotrecords

Following the release of Inspirations in 2021, Saxon are back with a second 'deep dish' serving of their musical influences with More Inspirations, set for release on 24 March 2023 via Silver Lining Music. @saxon.official @silver.lining.music

Kris Barras embark on their longest UK tour to date, supporting their album Death Valley Paradise. "It's been a long winter," Kris Barras said. @krisbarrasband Photo: @robert_sutton_photography

Celebrating their 40th anniversary, mighty Los Angeles-born guitar-driven Heavy Metal icons Alcatrazz will tour again with the longest-running British all-female rock band Girlschool for a co-headline UK tour in February 2023. @alcatrazz_official #Girlschool

Japanese Heavy Metal inspirations Lovebites are back from a break and have released their new single, The Spirit Lives On. This is the second track from the new album Judgement Day, which will be released on 24 February 2023 via JPU Records. @lovebites_jp @jpurecords

Periphery will release their first album in four years, V: Djent is Not a Genre, 10 March 2023 via their own label, 3DOT Recordings. @periphery

Tributes have been pouring in following the news that Jeff Beck has died aged 78. The guitarist's guitarist died after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis

The legendary guitarist Jeff Beck has died aged 78. Beck died after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. One of the most influential rock guitarists ever, Beck rose to fame as part of the Yardbirds. #RIPJeffBeck

Beast In Black, who begin a massive headline European tour this month with special guests Firewind, have released a video for their single Blade Runner. @bib_band @firewindofficial @nuclearblastrecords

Troy Redfern, who will be on a fifteen-date UK co-headline tour with The Commoners this April, has released his new single, The Fever. @troyredfern @thecommonersto

Avatar, who release their next album Dance Devil Dance on 17 February 2023, have seen the excitement build for their European tour with the news that most of their dates are either sold out, or tickets are very limited. @avatarmetal

Sabaton have been awarded Englighter of the Year Award 2022 (Årets Folkbildare 2022) by The Swedish Skeptics Association (Vetenskap och Folkbildning).

Pussy Riot will bring their radical performance art piece, Putin's Ashes, to the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in Los Angeles later this month. @pussyriot @jeffreydeitchgallery