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  Following the official announcement on March 10th 2023 that founding SAXON guitarist PAUL QUINN will step down from touring duties, the band are very pleased to announce that BRIAN TATLER from DIAMOND HEAD will be appearing with Saxon for shows starting July 2023. Biff Byford “We welcome our good friend Brian Tatler aboard the Saxon battleship on our live journey across the World … Bring It On!!” Brian joins fellow Guitarist Doug Scarratt, Bassist Nibs Carter, Drummer Nigel Glockler and Vocalist Biff Byford for shows starting 7th July in Athens Greece but will continue to be a member of Diamond Head. Saxon’s Summer European Tour Schedule is as follows: Friday July 7th – GREECE, Athens – Rockwave Festival Monday July 8th – SWEDEN, Knislinge – Time To Rock Festival Thursday July 13th – GERMANY, Balingen – Bang Your Head Festival Saturday July 22nd – ITALY, Cremona – Luppolo In Rock Festival Saturday July 29th – GERMANY, Pyras – Classic Rock Night Festival Saturday August 5th – ...

Living in the South East of England, I would usually have to go to Brighton or London to see a metal show. So it was an unexpected and pleasant surprise to see that Diamond Head and Saxon, two very influential metal bands, were playing in the small seaside town of Bexhill. Diamond Head has already played at the venue in the past (something not many metal bands can claim!), in 2019, supporting Uriah Heep. Although a relatively small venue, the De La Warr Pavilion is a great venue with brilliant sound, and it was good to see a sizeable turnout for this rare occasion. We need more rock/metal bands to play at this venue, but we have been fortunate to have bands such as Bullet For My Valentine with While She Sleeps and Enter Shikari play in the past, and next near Devin Townsend and Joe Satriani are playing, so let's hope this continues to increase! The powerful Diamond Head  formed in 1976 and played a massive part in the new wave of the British heavy metal movement, and legendary ban...

  Fistful Of Metal, the brand new heavy metal magazine, has revealed their debut cover. Featuring the inside story on the making of ’Ace Of Spades‘, MOTORHEAD lead the charge alongside the likes of HAMMERFALL, RAVEN, ARMORED SAINT, ENSLAVED, MONSTERS OF ROCK, AMARANTHE, MINDWARS, PARADISE LOST, IRON MAIDEN and many more. Pre-orders are available now at https://fistfulofmetalzine.bigcartel.com with the debut issue hitting shops on Friday, October 23, 2020 Fistful Of Metal is a quarterly music title brought to you by Big Cheese Publishing Ltd, the successful team behind Big Cheese, Vive Le Rock, Down For Life and Louder Than War magazines for the last 24 years. “THE ONLY WAY TO FEEL THE NOISE IS WHEN IT‘S GOOD AND LOUD” To keep up with all the news sign up for the newsletter at www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk and for Advertising or anything else email info@fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.facebook.com/fistfulofmetalmag

Amplified Open Air Festival 2017 Final Line-up with Phil Campbell confirmed plus exclusive custom 'Iron Man' Harley-Davidson to be won in prize draw Amplified Open Air Festival has confirmed its final line-up with the announcement that legendary Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell and his band The Bastard Sons will headline the Red Stripe Main Stage on Saturday night, 22nd July 2017. The group joins other stage headline acts including Puddle Of Mudd , Reef , Acid Reign , Diamond Head , Evil Scarecrow , Raging Speedhorn , Astroid Boys and Milk Teeth . "It's great to be headlining this brand new festival showcasing the best in U.K. Rock and Metal. See you guys there!" – Phil Campbell Amplified is also excited to announce that they will be giving away in conjunction with Blade Harley-Davidson , Cheltenham a unique one-off motorcycle to one lucky ticket holder at this year's festival. The 'Iron Man' themed Sportster XL833N custom built for ...