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After this summers highly celebrated release of sixth studio album, ’The Hunt’, and a storming set at Bloodstock Festival, Swedish riff gods ’Grand Magus’ are heading back to the UK for a comprehensive 10-date tour!

The dates are as follows:

21/02/13 – The Fleece – Bristol

22/02/13 – The Cathouse – Glasgow

23/02/13 – Stiff Kitten – Belfast

24/02/13 – The Pint – Dublin

26/02/13 – Mohu – Manchester

27/02/13 – Bogiez – Cardiff

28/02/13 – Slade Rooms – Wolverhampton

01/03/13 – The Pavillion – Weymouth

02/03/13 – Talking Head – Southampton

03/03/13 – Underworld – London

Line up:

JB | Vocals
Fox | Bass
Ludwig | Drums

For more info and music from Grand Magus, point your mouse here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/about/730950.grand-magus.html

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LONDON HEADLINE SHOW CONFIRMED FOR DECEMBER 15TH IN THE WAKE OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH KISS / MOTLEY CRUE, PLUS UK DATES WITH THIN LIZZY…

UK ROCKERS The Treatment will play a headline show at The Underworld in London on Saturday, December 15th – a Christmas outing to celebrate what has been an extraordinary year in the lives of the five young musicians…
Following the release of their debut ‘This Might Hurt’ album through Spinefarm Records, The Treatment have shared international stages with the likes of Alice Cooper, Steel Panther & Black Stone Cherry; released 3 singles & videos (with a fourth to follow); recorded a five-track covers EP (‘Then & Again’); appeared at major festivals all over Europe (including Graspop in Belgium & Download in the UK); and been hand-picked to join th...

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Roc(k)tober is soon to be upon us and on October 13th, German power-metal outfit, Edguy have been announced as the headline act for the first ever ‘Roc(k)tober’ mini-festival at the Watford Colosseum.

After their latest release ‘Age Of The Joker’, the band fronted by Tobias Sammet, will be bringing their own brand of high-quality heavy metal to the festival during their 90 minute headline set.Playing alongside another 5 bands, Hannibal, Jaded Heart, Spit Like This, Achilla and Orpheum, Roc(k)tober is set to bring you a full spectrum of bands from all that is metal!

Tickets available now for £27 from www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk
Doors: 4.30PM / Over 21’s only

For more info and music from Edguy, point your mouse here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/about/71003.edguy...

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Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York is released as a 2 CD and double vinyl album for the very first time. The double live album, released by Provogue Records in the UK on Monday September 24th, features 20 stunning tracks that spans his incredible career.

The festivities kick off with 72nd St. Subway Blues, followed by Slow Train, from 2011’s solo album Dust Bowl, plus fan favourites Midnight Blues, Dust Bowl, Bird On A Wire, Blue & Evil, Mountain Time, and many more. Beth Hart performs with Bonamassa on I’ll Take Care of You and Sinner’s Prayer. John Hiatt joins Bonamassa on Down Around My Place and I Know A Place, while Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company), is featured alongside Bonamassa on Fire And Water and Walk In My Shadows.

Album Track Listing:

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Music Theories Recordings, a division of Mascot Label Group, is pleased to announce the 15th October UK release of Paul Gilbert’s 12th solo album “Vibrato”. The album includes 4 new guitar and vocal compositions, 4 instrumentals, and 3 live cover songs from Gilbert’s 2010 “Fuzz” tour including Yes’ Roundabout, Muddy Waters’ I Want To Be Loved and AC/DC’s Go Down.

ALBUM TRACKLISTING

01 – Enemies (In Jail)
02 – Rain And Thunder And Lightning
03 – Vibrato
04 – Put It On The Char
05 – Bivalve Blues
06 – Blue Rondo A La Turk
07 – Atmosphere on the Moon
08 – The Pronghorn
09 – Roundabout
10 – I Want To Be Loved
11 – Go Down

The album follows Gilbert’s appearance at the Marshall Amplification’s 50 Years of Loud concert at London Wembley Arena on Saturday...

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Following the release of his highly acclaimed studio album “Blues for the Modern Daze”, Walter Trout will embark on a 13-date nationwide tour of the UK in October 2012. Kicking off on Wednesday October 3 at the Glasgow Ferry, tickets can be booked from www.eventim.co.uk, or from the ticket hotline number: 0844 249 1000.

Released in the UK by Provogue Records, critics have hailed “Modern Daze” as one of the most exciting blues albums of the year. Tracks were played on Planet Rock, the UK’s leading classic rock radio station, for 14 consecutive weeks. Guitarist Magazine gave the album 5 stars, while Classic Rock’s Blues magazine said, “Modern Daze is a superior blues album, dripping with integrity, full of smoking grooves, ripping solos and great songs.”

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Following her acclaimed performance alongside Annie Lennox at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert in June, blues rock guitarist and singer/songwriter, Joanne Shaw Taylor, will release her new studio album “Almost Always Never” on Monday September 17th, a nationwide UK tour will follow in October, with very special guest Tristan Mackay.

Says Classic Rock magazine of the new album, “Fresh from an angel-wing cameo (with Annie Lennox) at the Diamond Jubliee Concert – falling to earth in style, on a tracklisting that explores a pile-up of car-crash relationships via some enjoyably feral fretwork… out verdict is clear: a brilliant return...

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Eric Johnson, the celebrated American electric guitarist, hailed by Joe Bonamassa as “one of the greatest guitar players of all time,” returns to the UK in 2013 for a tour that kicks off at the London o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday 3rd April.
Planet Rock will start at ticket pre-sale on Wednesday 26th September, followed by general on-sale date of Friday 28th September from www.thegigcartel.com and 0844 478 0898.
The 6-date tour will showcase material from his current album Up Close, as well as from his rich back catalogue, including the classic Cliffs of Dover.

London o2 Shepherds Bush Empire (April 3)
Harrogate Theatre (April 4)
Edinburgh Queen’s Hall (April 5)
Manchester Royal Northern College of Music (April 6)
Birmingham Town Hall (April 7)
Salisbury City Hall (April 8)

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Australian rock band TRACER start their “Spaces In Between” UK tour on Wednesday September 26 at the Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton with special guests Virgil and the Accelerators.

Nominated as Best New Band at this year’s Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards, Tracer will be head to LA at the end of the year to record their next album with producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Silverchair, Cold Chisel).

The band recently replaced their bassist Leigh Brown with new member, Pat Saracino. Says Tracer’s drummer, Andre Wise, “We’d like to thank Leigh Brown for his tireless efforts and massive contribution to the band. Leigh recently decided his musical journey with Tracer has come to end.”

During the UK tour, Tracer will also perform acoustic sessions with Birmin...

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Napalm/Sound Pollution

This taster of the forthcoming “Clash of the Gods” album, which is actually studio release number 16 (including the 1987 DIGGER album), is the best appetizer in a long time. The first three are classics of German underground heavy metal, but since the reformation in 1993 the band has been aiming at knighthood and has won over a large number of fans. With all guns blazing for newfound power and glory and mediaeval themes, and their Scottish ilk, ubiquitous vocalist Chris Boltendahl commands his forces to new highs.

A new version of “Home at Last” is a guarantee that the brand new album has every chance of charting, the amusing “Rage of the Savage Best” is enjoyable in a German 80´s metal way, and “Metal Will Never Die” will no doubt be the singing stock of many ...