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Trivium / New album announced with UK Tour in November

Trivium will release their tenth album, In The Court Of The Dragon, on 8 October via Roadrunner Records. Trivium will be in the UK for four dates in November. The band alsdo tour...

Bloodstock 2021 / Conan “excited to get back playing”

Conan are set for The Sophie Lancaster stage on Friday at this year's Bloodstock Festival. MetalTalk spoke with founding member Jon Davis about their rush to get ready."We're excited for sure," Jon...

Bloodstock 2021 / Sail “can’t believe it’s finally here”

Sludge Metal savants Sail are one of the UK underground Metal scene. The band play the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock 2021 on Friday, and they will release their third single, Flood,...

Megadeth / James LoMenzo will rejoin for the Metal Tour Of The Year

James LoMenzo will rejoin Megadeth for the Metal Tour Of The Year. James played on 2007's United Abominations and Endgame from 2009, before being replaced by David Ellefson in 2010."I'm happy to...

Bad Touch to tour UK with Piston from November

Bad Touch have paid tribute to the Marshall Tucker Band with their version of Can't You See. This comes alongside the news that they will tour the UK later this year with...

Dropkick Murphys and Rancid to Co-Headline Boston To Berkeley II U.S. Tour

For the first time since 2017, Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will tour together in a co-headling event. The Boston To Berkeley II tour runs from August to October, and support on most...

Joel Graham, Evile / “Bloodstock 2021 will be gloriously brutal”

Catton Park is set for an exciting day as Bloodstock Open Air 2021 kicks off and Joel Graham, the bassist from Evile, told MetalTalk that they cannot wait to play The Sophie...

Bruce Dickinson / *Rescheduled* COVID-19 postpones final Evening With shows

Bruce Dickinson has had to postpone his last two Evening With shows, as a member of his immediate household has tested positive for COVID-19, and Bruce has to self-isolate for ten days.This...

Mick Wall / “The book is exactly how Ronnie James Dio planned it”

Rainbow in the Dark, a collection of memoirs by Ronnie James Dio, begins and ends at precisely the right place, just as Dio headline Madison Square Garden in June 1986 on their...

Yngwie Malmsteen / Parabellum showcases a surreal level of talent

Some artists need no introduction, whether due to their prodigious talent or larger than life personality. There are a rare handful who have defined their genre for years, if not decades, and...

Bloodstock 2021 / The Crawling ready to create memories lasting forever

Bloodstock 2021 is a go, and The Crawling, the Doom/Death Metal band from Northern Ireland, are ready and willing to hit The Sophie Lancaster stage on Thursday. MetalTalk spoke with Andy Clarke...

Bernie Marsden / New album Kings is an inspired winner

Bernie Marsden has a new album out, and it is a winner. Kings, out now via Conquest Music, is Marsden's first solo album in seven years and is the first of an...

Bloodstock 2021 build is go, Kurokuma tell us they are ready

With only a matter of days before Bloodstock 2021, the build is well underway, weekend tickets are sold out, and Kurokuma told MetalTalk they are ready to bring their "power, energy and...

Sari Schorr / Releases version of 1870s blues classic

Sari Schorr has released her version of the 1870s folk-blues classic Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, along with a haunting black and white video, which you can watch below.Where Did You...

Mick Wall / This tour with Francis Rossi has something extra special

The Francis Rossi I Talk Too Much tour is back underway, and MetalTalk spoke with the event host and co-author of Rossi's autobiography Mick Wall to find out how the legendary writer...

Black Sabbath / Technical Ecstasy next for super deluxe treatment

Technical Ecstasy, the seventh Black Sabbath studio album, is next in line for the super deluxe treatment and will be released on 4-CD and 5-LP versions 1 October 2021, via BMG.The set...

All spin, no win / UK Government statement misleads on post-Brexit touring

Yesterday, the Department For Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said that "performers don't need visas or work permits for short-term tours" in 19 EU Member states, following "extensive discussions."This is widely reported...

Alcatrazz / First Doogie White vocal track released, new album announced

Alcatrazz will release their fifth studio album, V, on 15 October 2021, via Silver Lining Music. The excellent first single, Sword Of Deliverance, can be seen below."Sword of Deliverance is a mighty,...
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