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The Wildhearts / “We love our band,” the fans say, “and all the people that made them great”

The Wildhearts have announced a hiatus, meaning festival appearances such as Stonedead and a planned Hammersmith Odeon show in November are wiped from the calendar.MetalTalk looks at the plans of members of the first solid line up, how The Renaissance Runners helped during Covid-19.

Sophie Lancaster / Killer Ryan Herbert to be freed from prison

Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend were attacked by Ryan Herbert on Saturday 11th August 2007 while walking through a park. They were attacked simply because they were 'goths'. Their head injuries were...

Beth Hart / Four dates added to 2023 UK tour

Beth Hart has added four dates to her 2023 UK tour.Tickets for the shows in Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester and Brighton go on sale Friday 18 March at 9 AM. @officialbethhart

Joe Bonamassa / Mesmerising animated music video released ahead of UK tour

Joe Bonamassa has released a mesmerising animated music video for his new single Mind's Eye, taken from his critically acclaimed album Time Clocks.A homage to the animated style of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, the single is a lead up to his UK tour, which starts on 20 April. @joebonamassa

Ian Danter / Avoiding “the clichĂ©d rock stereotypes of girls and sex”

Ian Danter, the acclaimed hard rock songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, will release his third solo album, Rule Of Three, on 20 May 2022."Lyrically, I've once again tried not to stray into the clichéd rock stereotypes of girls and sex," Danter says. @talkdants @talksport @planetrockradio

Leader Of Down / Dennis Stratton joins for Hitman on new album

Leader Of Down will release The Screwtape Letters, on 8 April 2022. Former Iron Maiden and current Lionheart guitarist Dennis Stratton joins for Hitman. @leaderofdown

Love Ghost play Londons Black Heart tonight

LA emo-trap rock band Love Ghost make their UK debut tonight at The Black Heart, London.The band, who have already toured Ireland, Japan and Ecuador, have re-released their single Closure to mark their visit. @loveghost_official

Graham Bonnet / New single Imposter a splendid look back in time

The Graham Bonnet Band will release their new studio album Day Out In Nowhere on 13 May 2022 through Frontiers.The fantastic new single Imposter, along with a fascinating 'look back in time' styled video, can be seen below. @grahambonnetofficial @frontiersmusicsrl

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons to play Motörhead sets

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons bring their Motörhead set across eleven dates in May 2022."I'm Looking forward to SLAMMING out some Motörhead classics to make your ears bleed one more time," Phil Campbell says. @phil_campbell_and_the_bs @nuclearblastrecords

Shaman’s Harvest / Rebelator a mark of triumph over adversity

Shaman's Harvest will release Rebelator, the Missouri rocker's first album in five years, on 11 March 2022, via Mascot Records."This was the hardest record we've ever made, on every level," Nathan Hunt told MetalTalk. @officialshamansharvest @mascotlabelgroup

Heretic Fest emerges from the blight of the pandemic pause

Heretic Fest, 2022, is a three-day event over 13/14/15 May 2022. Festival headliners are Inglorious, Stone Broken, Phil Campbell, and the Bastard Sons.With the festival expanded to a weekend event, pricing is Friday ÂŁ20, Saturday ÂŁ25, Sunday ÂŁ25 and weekend ÂŁ60. @heretic_fest @weareinglorious @stonebroken @phil_campbell_and_the_bs

International Women’s Day / Women Rock! to release Dio collaboration

Women Rock!, a project which celebrates women in Heavy Metal, will release at 4 pm today a collaboration cover of Ronnie James Dio's We Rock featuring the skills of 16 female Metal artists.

Sum Of Seven / “When that intro explodes…we’re going somewhere fast”

Sum Of Seven have released the new song The Enemy, a fascinating insight into the band's development since frontman Marko Loukamaa's arrival in summer 2021."The Enemy has one of the best melodies we have written, in my opinion," guitarist Ari Lempinen says. @sumofsevenofficial @inverserecords

Marillion / Nine-date September UK Tour announced

Marillion play a nine-date UK tour in September 2022 in support of their recently released album, An Hour Before It's Dark.Tickets will be on sale from 10 am on Friday 11 March. @marillionofficial

Walpurgisnacht in Wolverhampton as Cradle Of Filth play The Steel Mill

Walpurgisnacht, the day of the Witches' Sabbath and one of the most demonically divine days, will see Cradle Of Filth playing KK's Steel Mill.On 30 April 2022, fans will be able to see the band performing all manner of ungodly deeds throughout the evening. @cradleoffilth @ kkssteelmill @nuclearblastrecords

Ronnie James Dio / Dreamers Never Die documentary to premiere in Texas

Ronnie James Dio. DIO: Dreamers Never Die will screen on 17 March 2022 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, as part of the 2022 SXSW Film Festival."Ronnie loved his fans," Wendy Dio says, "and I hope they will enjoy this trip through Ronnie's life."

Heart Attack sign with Atomic Fire, teasing two great songs

Heart Attack, the fresh modern Thrash Metal band from France, recently signed with Atomic Fire Records and released the new track Septic Melody.The second Atomic Fire Records released song is Wings Of Judgement, raw, with an epic, almost symphonic atmosphere.@heartattack__official @atomicfirerecords

How to get a free London taxi ride, courtesy of Marillion

Fans of Marillion, can get free London taxi rides between 4 March and 14 March in any London taxi with Marillion An Hour Before It's Dark album signage on it.An Hour Before It's Dark is anticipated to be one of the highest new entries in the UK album charts.@marillionofficial
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