Mad About Rock

  Deftones, the iconic GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band have announced their return to the UK next summer with a headline show at Crystal Palace Park, London on Sunday 29 June 2025, alongside special guests Weezer, High Vis, and more to be announced. Deftones will host an artist pre-sale on Wednesday 6 November starting at 9AM (GMT) through to Friday 8 November at 9AM (GMT). General on sale begins at 9AM (GMT) on Friday 8 November via www.ticketmaster.co.uk . Formed in Sacramento, CA in 1988, multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Deftones are one of the most influential alternative bands in the world. Comprised of Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter, and Abe Cunningham, the band has released nine studio albums – the most recent being GRAMMY®-nominated ‘Ohms’ – and have created a culture that is revered as one of the most fervent to ever exist. Deftones’ appearance at Crystal Palace Park marks what will truly be a special evening as the band make their first live appe...

  Detroit Hardcore collective The Armed is hitting the stage at the state of the art HERE at Outernet in London for their first UK show in five years on Wednesday 12 June. Today, it has been announced that Empire State Bastard will join the bill as very special guests, promising an electrifying night and a live highlight of 2024. Tickets are now available via www.ticketmaster.com . The Armed stated that the huge London show will be the "special and definitive" version of their world tour, in support of the critically acclaimed album Perfect Saviors, hailed as one of the best rock records of the year. This London headline date marks the band's first UK appearance since 2019 and promises to bring their intricate and vital vision to life in the heart of the city, with what they say will be a “one of a kind” immersive A/V production. Known for their incendiary and unstoppable performances, The Armed are set to deliver a night to remember. Empire State Bastard, born from the c...

  Brighton-based, four-piece electronic metal band, The Undaunted released their latest single, 'R.I.P.' in June 2023, and now they have unleashed an exciting video to go with the song which we previously reviewed, stating: "R.I.P. is a blast! It is manic and infectiously catchy, with explosive synth melodies and crushing vocals, and demands multiple listens as it hooks you in." Check out the video for 'R.I.P.' below: 'R.I.P.' tells a story of two best friends burning their friendship to the ground, re-opening the wounds of a final melody of a musical journey they embarked on together from the very first note. Expect rageful notes of betrayal with countering synth melodies screaming at each other and melancholic undertones expressing a deep hurt and repetitive mantra, a warning to all that your closest friends always have the sharpest knives. The band have just announced a new support show. Check out the details below: For more on The Undaunted visit...

  Last Friday, Mötley Crüe posted a cryptic flyer on their socials about a band called DÖGS OF WAR playing a show at The Underworld club in London on Friday June 30. Mötley Crue has not confirmed the rumours but everything is strongly pointing in the direction that this is Mötley Crüe performing a club show to 450 people under the name DÖGS OF WAR the night before their Wembley Stadium show that will take place in front of 90,000 fans on Saturday July 1. Mötley Crüe have been in the studio recording new music with producer Bob Rock in recent months and it is confirmed that "Dogs Of War" is the name of one of the new songs. The band will wrap up the current European leg of The World Tour on July 6 in Glasgow before heading back to the U.S. for more stadium shows in August and continuing to take The World Tour around the globe to Japan and Australia this Fall. To join Dögs of War for one night only, visit https://link.dice.fm/DOGSOFWAR Tickets are limited.

  Global rock phenomenon Guns N’ Roses will headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park for the very first time on Friday 30 June. One of America’s most influential rock groups, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Melissa Reese are heading to London for the 10th anniversary of BST Hyde Park. Even more special guests have been announced today for Hyde Park’s ultimate rock show this summer. Joining The Pretenders, The Darkness and Larkin Poe are Dirty Honey, James and the Cold Gun, TheDust Coda, Grade 2, Bad Nerves and The Foxies. Los Angeles-based quartet Dirty Honey hit the ground running in 2019 with their debut single, ‘When I’m Gone’. It became the first song by an unsigned artist to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, and their second single ‘Rolling 7s’ followed suit placing in the Top 5. They’ve previously opened for Guns N’ Roses, as well as The Who, Slash and Alter Bridge, and have become a “must-see” at multiple ma...

  Newcastle Upon Tyne Alternative Post-Hardcore band ‘headcage’ have shared their brand new single ‘false gold’. It’s a single that encapsulates the way a lot of people feel in the current societal climate towards those with wealth and status. With ‘false gold’ headcage share a personal take of the sheer disparity that exists between the different classes living in the North East of the UK. “With this track I’m trying to lay down the premise of always wanting more from life, as in wealth, status or fame but ultimately realising the people and culture that those things predominantly exist in are not the world I come from or identify with in any way, shape or form. To put it simply, it's something I’ve always wanted for so long, and is also something I hate”. - Vocalist, Leyum Pattinson. Check out the official music video below: To coincide with the release of ‘false gold’ headcage have announced their biggest headline show to date in their hometown Newcastle on the 6th May 2023. S...

  BANDBREAKER; The brand-new live music event designed to bring the hottest 'breaking level' bands to Lincoln's fans will officially launch at the opening event on Friday 13th January 2023. The event which will take place at the premier music venue The Platform at The Engine Shed in Lincoln has been curated by the team behind Rock Lynx Magazine and has been put in place to support the emerging scene. Jordan Merrett Rock Lynx Editor & BANDBREAKER Curator mentioned. "We've built BANDBREAKER to showcase breaking bands and emerging artists that we forecast as having big futures on the horizon. We want to provide fans of new music with a chance to see the next Arctic Monkeys, or Royal Blood, we want to give people a show that has a reason to get excited about. We full well know that everyone who witnesses the scenes unfold will say that BANDBREAKER was worth every penny" BANDBREAKER Volume One calls on FIZZY BLOOD to headline on the release day of their highly ...

Polish extreme metal veterans VADER will be releasing a new EP titled 'Thy Messenger' on May 31st this year. Today, the band has revealed the lyric video for new track and digital single 'Grand Deceiver'. Check it out here: youtu.be/2a2zpFGUm-M The band states: "We are so excited to give you new Vader song from our fresh record! GRAND DECEIVER is the opening track on Thy Messenger EP and perfect explanation of what you all may expect with the upcoming releases. Sharp as razor and brutal as Hell track is just an appetizer before the new Vader album to come. Chris of Nuclear Blast created this brilliant lyric video, which you can watch while waiting for Thy Messenger. Sit comfortably, play it LOUD and…ENJOY!!!" Pre-order the EP here: nblast.de/VaderThyMessenger The release will contain four of the five songs that were recorded over a week-long period in January and February at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland under the supervision of the Wie...