Mad About Rock

  London, UK 30 August: Pink Floyd and Warner Music [Sony Music outside Europe] today announced the upcoming stand-alone release of the newly remastered ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ on CD, LP and Blu-ray. These versions will be released on October 13th. First released as part of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ 50th Anniversary Box Set, this is the first time that the new remaster of the classic album will be available on its own. The Blu-ray contains the Dolby Atmos and a 5.1 Surround mix as well as the remastered Stereo version. The package comes with commemorative postcards, stickers and a 24-page booklet. Originally released in 1973 and becoming one of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ continues to find new audiences globally. The famous sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. The 50th A...

  Friday 28 July 2023 - Following this week’s digital and Dolby Atmos release of The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks, the album that gathered together fully three dozen of the most enduring and anthemic songs from the group's peerless career and added four then-new tracks to their incredible story, the album is being released, again for the first time, in a lavish, limited edition four-disc, 180-gram black vinyl version, housed in a wide spined gatefold sleeve today. Available to order here: https://therollingstones.lnk.to/40LicksPR Forty Licks was initially released in September 2002 to celebrate the Stones' 40th anniversary and to mark the beginning of their massive Licks tour. This global spectacle, mounted on the breathtaking scale that only the Stones could muster, crossed the globe over the next 14 months, playing 117 shows and became the second highest-grossing tour in history up to that time. The collection, which times out at over 2 and half hours, includes no fewer th...

  A MINIMUM OF £5 OF EACH SALE IS DONATED TO THE VENUE Featuring Loathe, Our Hollow Our Home, Venom Prison, Immerse, Bad Touch, Take The Backseat Casey. Available from vinyl.therockfix.com Camden’s beloved The Black Heart is close to being saved, with 90% of their £150,000 target already achieved. However, with just six days left to hit 100%, another £15,000 needs to be raised to secure it’s future. The Save The Black Heart Crowdfunder – which has had 3750 supporters so far – has released details of a new batch of prizes, including a hand-painted Obituary leather jacket, music and merch bundles from several labels including Ritual Productions, New Heavy Sounds and London Doom Collective, a Death n Grind bundle, Test Pressings from Frank Iero (Stomachaches), Lonely The Brave (The Days War) and Casey (Darling) courtesy of Hassle Records, signed drumstick’s from former Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler, and a variety of others including beer packages and tattoo vouchers. Additionally...

Following the strength of their inaugural music video, " The Claw ," Seattle, WA based Punk Rockers The Finger Guns have announced the pre-order of their fourth album and debut vinyl release, Sasquatch. “As a working band, We have drawn a line and are in this to win this. We have thrown down a great sounding album, wrapped up in some amazing hand-drawn artwork, and pressed on rad antifreeze green vinyl and we are really excited to share it with you.” - THE FINGER GUNS Check out the video for 'Sasquatch' below: The Finger Guns have released three albums to date: A Double EP, The Bigfoot EP, and Yeti. The band is eagerly awaiting the release of their vinyl debut, “Sasquatch”, which is launching April 21st, 2018. Pressed on beautiful antifreeze green colored vinyl, and hand numbered and limited to a run of 300, the album will be available in various retail stores across the Pacific Northwest as well as online. Pre-orders for the album can be made a...

Primitive Race has announced the vinyl pre-order of a limited edition of Soul Pretender in dedication to the band's late front-man, Chuck Mosley, who tragically died less than a week after the album's November 3, 2017 release. Fans will receive the super limited edition of Soul Pretender in blue vinyl 12" Inner sleeve containing lyrics from Chuck Mosley, as well as digital download of album with shipping worldwide direct from Qrates  when funded and pressed! Says Primitive Race founding member and bassist Chris Knicker: "This was a really special record and experience to have shared with Mark, Dale, Erie, and Chuck, and it only felt right to give these songs a special vinyl treatment to commemorate what we created. It feels like the right way to physically honor our all too brief era with Chuck." "When I listened to the music, ideas just came pouring out,” Mosley had previously stated. "I couldn’t say no to doing the record. When we comp...