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  London modern metal band, URNE, – Joe Nally (bass, vocals), Angus Neyra (guitar), James Cook (drums) and Kurtis Bagley (guitar) –have released new single, ‘The Spirit, Alive’, taken from their forthcoming studio album, Setting Fire To The Sky.  “We are proud to present ‘The Spirit, Alive’, the third single from our upcoming album ‘Setting Fire To The Sky’”, Says Urne frontman, Joe Nally. “This was the very first track we started writing for Album 3. From the beginning, we knew we wanted this record to feel uplifting, this track became a gateway to that vision. This song is about hope, the human spirit, and a fire that never goes out - what better time to release it than Bonfire night?! Listen to this loud and keep the spirit alive!!” Watch ‘The Spirit, Alive’ , HERE. Setting Fire To The Sky, - due for release on January 30th via Spinefarm - whips up a firestorm of grit, swagger and grandiosity. Produced by SikTh co-vocalist Justin Hill, mixed by Johann Meyer (Silvercord Studio)...

  As plans for BLOODSTOCK’s 25th anniversary get underway, the festival has unveiled another 27 bands for 2026’s monumental event. With heavyweights, cult favourites, and rising stars joining the awesome bands already announced, this year’s line-up is shaping up to be one for the ages. And there are still plenty more names yet to come, with approximately 125 bands in total set to appear. Did you know? BLOODSTOCK is going to open the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Thursday now as well! Early bird, campervan, and VIP tickets are already sold out and weekend tickets are over 90% gone, so act quickly to get tickets if you don’t want to miss out! And so to the bands… THURSDAY – RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE Headlining the opening night on the Ronnie James Dio main stage are none other than British heavy metal legends SAXON . With over four decades of anthems and an iron-clad reputation for blistering live shows, SAXON’s triumphant return to BLOODSTOCK will kick off the weekend in classic style...

  London modern metal band, URNE, – Joe Nally (bass, vocals), Angus Neyra (guitar) and James Cook (drums) –have announced details of their new studio album, Setting Fire To The Sky. Produced by SikTh co-vocalist Justin Hill, mixed by Johann Meyer (Silvercord Studio), mastered by Tony Lindstrom at Fascination Street Studio and scheduled for release on January 30th 2026 via Spinefarm, Setting Fire To The Sky whips up a firestorm of grit, swagger and grandiosity. Snarling hardcore, extreme inflections, and a strong sense of heavy metal’s inherent classicism, all burn together within Urne’s burial chamber, propelling the band forward. “I feel like I'm in Metallica in 1988 with what we do,” says Nally. The announcement is paired with the release of new single, ‘Be Not Dismayed’ which is in part an invitation for younger fans not to be intimidated by the big blokes, battle jackets and patches crowding around them at gigs and festivals. “I wrote the lyrics to ‘Be Not Dismayed’ after ...

  Beloved by tastemakers and the underground, London metal trio, URNE, have today released a nine minute-plus undulating epic, ‘Harken The Waves’, featuring guest vocals from Mastodon’s Troy Sanders. On it, his and URNE frontman Joe Nally’s voices blend to form a duet cresting the surface of the song. “We feel this is one of the best songs we’ve ever written. On top of that, we were lucky enough to have Grammy-winning metal icon Troy Sanders, from the legendary Mastodon, lend his vocal talents,” explains URNE frontman Joe Nally. “We’ve grown up listening to Troy and watching Troy live, so having someone like him not only appear, but take on such a significant role in the song, elevating it to another level, means a lot.” Watch the video clip for ‘Harken The Waves’, HERE . ‘Harken The Waves’ follows URNE’s recently released double A-side: ‘Throes Of Grief’ plus a spectacular cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘I’. Watch the lyric video for ‘Throes Of Grief’ here: https://yo...

  Urne continue to re-define the world of epic arena metal and the sacred power of The Riff with brand new single, ‘Throes Of Grief’ plus a spectacular cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘I’. Watch the lyric video for ‘Throes Of Grief’ here: https://youtu.be/bt0G80kI1nA Listen to ‘I’ here: https://URNE.lnk.to/ITOG Over the course of two studio albums plus a touring schedule taking in key festival appearances, including Download in the UK, Urne have shown that heavy music can also be heavy with atmosphere and intent…   With new single ‘I’ / ‘Throes Of Grief’, their first release since moving from Candlelight to Spinefarm, the group give a nod to the past whilst keeping eyes set on the future; ‘Throes Of Grief’ is a new original, a tightly-wound three and a half minutes of incessant guitar and vocal fire-power, featuring a signature guest solo from Avatar guitarist Tim Öhrström, while ‘I’ sees the band putting their own weighty stamp on Dio-era Sabbath.   Largely, it’s the Ozzy-era of Sabb...

  Following a rapturously received set on the main stage at BLOODSTOCK Festival and an exclusive release show in Camden's Black Heart, London metal trio URNE have announced their first ever headline tour of the UK. "We are extremely excited to announce our first UK headline tour! This will be the first time we debut a lot of the songs from A Feast On Sorrow, and it is also a chance for us to play some older songs we have never played before. We have a really exciting tour line-up to announce too, so keep your eyes peeled for that announcement." Catch them at the following shows in December: URNE - A FEAST ON SORROW UK TOUR 03.12 - LEEDS, Boom TICKETS 05.12 - CARLISLE, Brickyard TICKETS 06.12 - GLASGOW, Cathouse TICKETS 08.12 - NEWCASTLE, Think Tank TICKETS 09.12 - MILTON KEYNES, Craufurd Arms TICKETS 10.12 - MANCHESTER, Satans Hollow TICKETS 12.12 - BIRMINGHAM, Institute 3 TICKETS 14.12 - BRIGHTON, Patterns TICKETS 15.12 - BRISTOL, Exchange TICKETS 16.12 - LONDON, Bosto...

  Today, London metal trio URNE have released their new album A Feast On Sorrow via Candlelight Records. This deeply personal studio album is a stark rumination on the grim inevitabilities of disease, dementia and deterioration in old age. In celebration of the release, URNE have also shared the album's focus track and visualiser for 'A Stumble Of Words'. Watch the visualiser for 'A Stumble Of Words' here . Stream A Feast On Sorrow here . On 'A Stumble Of Words', Joe Nally comments: "For me, 'A Stumble Of Words' is the best song myself and Angus have written, be it in URNE or any other projects. Making longer-crafted songs is what we do best, and we love to see where we can take a song and also, where can we take future listeners. We drew from a number of influences for this song - personally speaking, I drew from our last album, Serpent & Spirit, Tom Keifer and Queensryche. We also listen to a lot of movie scores, so that always seeps i...

  London metal trio, Urne, have today announced details of their deeply personal second studio album, A Feast On Sorrow. Due for release on August 11th 2023 via Candlelight Records, A Feast On Sorrow is a stark rumination on the grim inevitabilities of disease, dementia and deterioration in old age, felt intimately by Urne frontman, Joe Nally. Pre-order A Feast On Sorrow HERE. Joe Duplantier, frontman of modern metal goliaths, Gojira, unexpectedly reached out to the band directly, - having been a fan of the band’s debut album, Serpent & Spirit - offering Urne the opportunity to record with him at his Silver Cord studio in Brooklyn, New York. Joe Nally, Urne frontman adds; “We had many ups and downs throughout this process, but the end result is something the three of us are extremely proud of. Having the honour to travel to New York to work alongside Joe Duplantier and Johann Meyer on this record is something we didn’t think would be possible and, on top of that, to have Ted Je...