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Mägpie / Dancing With The Devil set for Record Store Day Vinyl release

Gary "Mägpie" Bowler marks Record Store Day with a 12" vinyl version of the recent single Dancing With The Devil. The track is a version of the Cozy Powell hit and features...

Album Of The Week / Win Kitt Wakeley’s Symphony of Sinners and Saints

With the success of the previous album Midnight in Macedonia, Kitt Wakeley received Grammy nominations and won several best album, best producer, best songwriter, and many more awards to cap a stunning...

D-A-D to headline Denmark’s new Cannonball festival

After a COVID-19 Denmark countrywide enforced two-year break, the new rock festival Cannonball will be held on 4 September 2021 in Naestved, in what will likely be the largest outdoor festival in...

Sabaton announce 2022 European tour; With The Hu and Lordi

Sabaton will commence The Tour To End All Tours in Spring 2022, visiting 26 cities in 17 countries. The band will hit the UK for four dates, with the first show at...

Thundermother are pure 100% rock ‘n’ roll

Things weren't looking good for Swedes Thundermother in 2017. The band lost eighty per cent of their members, leaving only founder member and guitarist Filippa Nassil. Rock' n' roll won't die, though,...

Steve Whiteman / Kix singer to release solo album and play M3 festival tomorrow

Kix vocalist Steve Whiteman will release his first solo album, You're Welcome, tomorrow as the band prepare to headline Friday at the M3 Festival, Merriweather Post Pavilion.With COVID-19 killing any touring plans, Whiteman used...

Within Temptation / Technical problems delay online show one week

Technical problems have meant that the Within Temptation online virtual reality show The Aftermath: A Show In A Virtual Reality has moved to 16/16 July, from 8/9 July.Sharon den Adel told MetalTalk,...

Travel and logistics issues force Bloodstock lineup changes

With 41 days until Bloodstock, the five-day Metal party looks set to burst the country's live music gloom. Travel and logistic issues have meant that some international bands are unable to make...

Vega / To tour new album Anarchy And Unity later this year

Vega are to release their seventh album Anarchy And Unity, on 17 September via Frontiers Music, with the single Sooner Or Later released today and an autumn UK tour set for this...

Gojira reveal thirty date European tour for 2022

Gojira returns to Europe for an extensive thirty date tour, with special guests Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve. The tour kicks off in Finland on 17 January, while the first UK...

Of Mice & Men / Join the band on Twitch as they write their third EP

Of Mice & Men are inviting fans to interact with the band on Twitch as they work on writing and recording new music. The first session is tonight (1 July) at 7...

Avatar to tour UK and Europe early 2022

Avatar will tour the UK and Europe through January to March 2022. The tour kicks off in Nottingham on 8 January, with seven UK dates, before heading into Europe.The band said, "We...

Who Is Megadeth’s New Bass Player?

To say that it's been a challenging couple of years for Megadeth and their iconic frontman Dave Mustaine would be an understatement.First, Mustaine endured a battle with throat cancer that threatened to...

Download the free Troy Redfern track Ghosts

British slide guitarist Troy Redfern has released the song Ghosts as a free download. The track is taken from his upcoming album The Fire Cosmic, which will be released on 6 August.Ghosts,...

More additions to the Ronnie James Dio virtual party lineup

Rob Halford, Sammy Hagar, Tenacious D, Lzzy Hale and Sebastian Bach have been added to the participants of the Stand Up And Shout For Ronnie James Dio's birthday bash.The star-studded list already...

Wildfire Festival 2021 / Leading the festival live music recovery process

In just over one month, Wildfire Festival will be spearheading the recovery process of grassroots music. The 32 band festival will take place over three days at the historic Scottish village of...

Wayward Sons / Even Up The Score album announced, plus tour dates

Wayward Sons have released the new single Faith In Fools today. The song is taken from the new album Even Up The Score, which will be in the shops on 8 October....

MetalTalk Gig Of The Week / Night Ranger set to headline M3 Festival

The twelfth edition of the M3 Rock Festival will be held this weekend at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, Maryland, and the internationally-renowned '80s Metal festival looks set to bust the COVID-19...
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