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Steelhouse / Graham Bonnet joins, as Europe confirmed as Sunday headliners

Europe will make their only UK Festival appearance at this year's Steelhouse.Graham Bonnet will play Rainbow's Down To Earth set. Von Hertzen Brothers added. @officialeuropetheband @steelhousefest

Sons Of Liberty join Grand Slam for autumn tour

Southern rockers Sons Of Liberty will join Grand Slam as special guests for six dates later this year.Grand Slam will also play Nuneaton in September, with festival appearances set for Wirral, Pentrich, Inverness and Porthcrawl. @grandslamrocks @sonsoflibertybanduk

Can You Help? Ian Wood needs a push around this year’s Download Festival

Heavy Metal fan Ian Wood has taken to social media to ask for help in attending this year's Download festival and is offering festival and camping tickets for someone to give him a push around the venue. @downloadfest

The Rasmus / Finlands Eurovision entrants through to Saturday’s final

The Rasmus were the first band to perform in Thursday's Semi-Final of the Turin 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, and their explosive performance saw them win through to Saturday's final. @therasmusofficial

The Glorious Sons play Camden Assembly before joining Pearl Jam

The Glorious Sons will play London's Camden Assembly on 7 July 2022, the night before their BST Hyde Park appearance with Pearl Jam.Tickets are on general sale from Thursday 12 May. @theglorioussons

Jeff Beck / Legendary guitarist’s nine-date UK Tour starts this month

Legendary guitarist and double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Beck will start his UK Tour in Cardiff on 27 May 2022.The nine-date tour includes two special dates at the London Royal Albert Hall. @jeffbeckofficial

Roland Hyams / The last of the old school music PR agents dies

It is with a heavy heart that MetalTalk are reporting the passing of Roland Hyams on Tuesday, 3 May 2022.Roland was the owner and operator of Work Hard P.R. and was possibly the last of the old school music PR's working in the business. #RIPRoland

Gun / Scottish rockers added to Monsterfest festival lineup

Scottish rockers Gun have been added to this year's Monsterfest Saturday night headline slot, replacing The Quireboys. Gun last played at the festival in 2019.

Demolition Man / There’s Only Black “is a pure ball of furious Venom Inc. power”

Extreme Metal pioneers Venom Inc. will release their new album There's Only Black, the follow-up to Avé, on 23 September 2022 through Nuclear Blast Records.@venom_inc @nuclearblastrecords

Gig Of The Week / M3 Festival make you love ’80s arena rock

M3 Festival. Rock fans will descend on the Merriweather Post Pavillion site this weekend.highlights including Kix, Yngwie Malmsteen and the Merriweather Post Pavillion debut of rock legends Blue Ă–yster Cult.

Judas Priest / K. K. Downing joins Judas Priest in Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

This year, Judas Priest will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Photo: @rock_pixsThe official site lists Les Binks, K. K. Downing, Rob Halford, Ian Hill, Dave Holland, Glenn Tipton, and Scott Travis in the list of inductees. @judaspriest @kkspriest

Greta Van Fleet / Dreams In Gold world tour hits UK and Europe next month

Grammy-winning Greta Van Fleet have announced the UK and European headline dates of their Dreams In Gold world tour. @gretavanfleetMarcus King and The Amazons are special guests on a selection of dates. Full details at MetalTalk

7 Simple Tips for a Successful Band Rehearsal

Are you in a band that is struggling to make good use of rehearsal time? Does it seem like you all have good intentions, but then you get together, time flies by,...

The History of Iron Maiden in 36 minutes – A drum Medley of the Beast

Drummer David Winter has released a drum video covering every song Iron Maiden has released on a studio album in chronological order.This colossal undertaking covers all 160 songs released over 17 studio albums in 36 minutes. @ironmaiden @DavidWinterDrums

Cradle Of Filth / October European Tour includes Halloween party at The Indigo

This October, British Extreme Metal ghouls Cradle Of Filth will hit the road on their extensive Dark Horses And Forces European tour.The tour kicks off in Paris on 1 October and closes with a special Halloween special on 29 October at Londons O2 Arena. @cradleoffilth

Helloween and Hammerfall United Forces Tour restarts in May

The rescheduled United Forces Tour featuring Heavy Metal titans, Helloween and Hammerfall, begins on 4 May 2022 at Manchester Academy.Brixton Academy follows before the bands head out to mainland Europe. @helloweenofficial @hammerfall_official

The Dead Daisies / Glenn Hughes floors you on Daisyland Live version of Burn

The Dead Daisies have released their euphoric run through of Burn as the fourth Live From Daisyland EP track, recorded in Nottingham on their remarkable 2021 UK tour."We look forward to playing it this year with Brian Tichy on drums," Doug Aldrich says. @thedeaddaisies @glennhughesonline @douglasaldrichguitar Photo: @rock_pixs

Duende a Go Go Go! / Gypsy Pistoleros to record new album after autumn UK tour

The swashbuckling renegade flamenco rock rumba punk 'n' roll pioneers Gypsy Pistoleros have announced The Good, The Mad & The Beautiful 2022 Tour will start in Wolverhampton on 30 September. @gypsypistoleros
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