Christopher West, the drummer from Trippy Wicked hit us up today to let us know that Trippy Wicked (and the Cosmic Children of the Knight) have an upcoming UK tour, and a new EP due out shortly. His label Superhot Records is due to release the EP 'Underground' on digipack CD in September. Due to the fact the man has impeccable tastes in shirts (see above) we felt it was only justified to share this awesome news with you. Having amazed...
The British institute that is Saxon have announced 3 club dates around their UK support dates with Motorhead in November. The band decided to revisit some of the clubs they played way back in 1979 and 1980. Saxon will be playing a selection from their new album Sacrifice (which you can read a review of here) along with a selection of classics from their extensive back catalogue. The band will play...
San Francisco's Orchid have announced that they are to embark on a European tour which will include a date at London Dingwalls on 3rd November 2013. Support this time will come from relative newcomers in the form of Sweden's Blue Pills and Austin's Scorpion Child. Anyone that bore witness to Orchid's storming gig at the Underworld in May this year with Serpent Venom will know they smash it live so tickets will probably go pretty quickly.
Orchid singer Theo...
This year marks 24 years since Dark Tranquility graced us with their melodic death metal sounds from Gothenburg, anyone else feeling old? Today they have announced a European tour in support of their 10th and latest studio album "Construct" which was released at the tail end of May on Century Media.
As part of the tour the band play a single UK date at the Camden Underworld on 7th November 2013. It seems they are...
Bristol Thrash legends Onslaught have announced the "Slaughterfest - Bringing Hell On Earth 2013" European Tour, part of their 30th anniversary celebrations, which includes 4 dates in England in October. The English part of the tour will see support from more Thrash legends in the form of Exumer, and Death Metal legends and one of the hardest working and touring bands in the business, Master. The tour will play the following dates:
9th October 2013 - Blyth and Tyne, Northumberland
10th October 2013...
Sweden's finest export of some of the catchiest riffs and songs known to man, Grand Magus, have announced a string of dates around their 2014 Hammerfest appearance. JB and company will play the following dates in March 2014:
12th March 2014 - NQ Live, Manchester
13th March 2014 - The Pint, Dublin
14th March...
The Concorde 2 sent me a surprising email today, announcing that One Inch Badge was putting on Steve Vai at their venue. Steve Vai, guitar virtuoso, ex-whitesnake, Wembley playing Steve Vai, at the relatively intimate Concorde 2, surely not? Well, a browse around various sites on the internet and there appears to be 5 dates so far that tickets are on sale for. The dates are as follows...
Tech wizards Dream Theater have announced details of a European Tour which includes 3 dates in England in February 2014. The band are currently in the studio working on their 12th studio album, simple self titled "Dream Theater" which is due for release on September 24th 2013. Guitarist John Petrucci had this to say:
“I see every new album as an opportunity to start over,” says Petrucci. “To either build or improve upon a...
Atlanta based Royal Thunder have issued a new acoustic EP CVI:A as a free download from their bandcamp. The EP features 3 acoustic versions of songs taken from their critically acclaimed debut album CVI which was released on Relapse Records last year. Don't forget as already announced Royal Thunder will be touring in October with label mates Baroness:
October 19 Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
October 20...
Black Tusk have confirmed a European tour starting in September 2013 that makes it to our shores the first week of October.
The band commented:
"Black Tusk is excited to be returning to Europe and the UK to support our new EP Tend No Wounds. This will be our first time extensively touring the UK as well and we are excited to see new cities show up on the routing that aren't usually there. We couldn't be sharing the stage with a bunch of better dudes than Fight Amp and we are looking forward to slaying some shows and drinking some beers with all our buddies on the other side of the pond!"
Black Tusk have...