Mad About Rock

  Last week, Evanescence performed their hit single, “Afterlife” at The Game Awards, celebrating the intersection of music and gaming. The show was seen by over 100 million people globally. Spotify spotlighted the performance by releasing a special Spotify Single of Gunship’s remix of “Afterlife”. Listen to the track HERE. Singer Amy Lee said “We’ve been looking for an excuse to work with Gunship for too long, and I couldn’t be more excited about this dark new version. Being a part of the Devil May Cry series has been an honour and too much fun”. “Afterlife” dominated the charts upon release reaching the No. 1 spot on both Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and Mediabase’s Active Rock Radio chart in both the U.S. and Canada. The band also appeared at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas event with their special guest K-Flay (performing their collaboration “Fight Like A Girl” and who will be opening their UK dates next year), as well as an appearance by Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shadd...

  Evanescence will be hitting the road again in 2026, playing North American dates before heading across the pond for UK and European dates. Special guest Poppy will support on all UK & European shows with Nova Twins opening outside the UK. K-Flay, who features on Evanescence’s latest single, “Fight Like A Girl,” will open the UK shows. The UK dates will be presented by AEG while the European shows, other than Paris, will be presented by Eventim. Paris will be presented by Saloni Productions and AEG. Evanescence has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1/£1/€1 from every ticket sold will support organizations providing humanitarian aid and medical relief to those in need around the world. Fans can access pre-sale codes HERE from 12 p.m. local time on 2nd December while the general on-sale begins at 10 a.m. on 5th December – with all tickets available HERE . Singer Amy Lee said “This year has been so inspiring in so many ways, creating so much new music, playing some bucket-list s...

  IRON MAIDEN have announced the first dates of a very busy schedule for 2026, starting with a summer return to Europe to predominantly play festivals and also stadiums in countries and regions not visited in 2025. The subsequent month will see the start of visits to many other parts of the world, all of which will be announced later. The initial European dates are as below and more headline festival shows will be announced by the festivals themselves in parallel with ironmaiden.com . It’s a busy year so following this there will be no Maiden shows in 2027. Says Steve Harris - “We are all loving this RUN FOR YOUR LIVES TOUR. The fans have been amazing, the set list is perfect for the 50th Anniversary, the show is arguably our best ever and ticket demand was incredible with pretty much everywhere sold out and over a million fans attending. So we all thought we should play some more shows in Europe before heading out to other parts of the world later in the year. Of course Simon Da...

  [London, UK. Thursday 22nd May 2025] Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking M72 World Tour will be extended into its fourth year with the announcement of 16 shows in Europe and the UK spanning May, June and July 2026. Two-night tickets for the newly announced No Repeat Weekends and tickets for the single-night engagements will be on sale May 30 at 10 AM local time via LiveNation.co.uk Fan club pre-sales begin May 27 at 11 AM local time. For further information, enhanced experiences, travel packages and more, go to http://metallica.lnk.to/M72WorldTour2026 Access to Preferred Tickets is available to Mastercard cardholders in the UK on Friday 30th May at 10am. Visit www.priceless.com/music to find out more. Since opening April 2023 in Amsterdam, M72 has seen Metallica play to some four million fans. Variously hailed as “an altogether life-affirming experience” (Billboard), "undeniably epic” (Metal Hammer), "a stone-cold stunner of a show” (Detroit News), "t...

  IRON MAIDEN will commence their RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR on May 27th in Budapest followed by 31 further stadium, festival & arena shows around Europe. With over a million tickets already sold, and most shows sold out, fans are advised that additional tickets will be made available closer to the show - and on the day - with the release of venue and production holds. The RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975 and to celebrate this, Maiden fans are promised a very special set list spanning the nine studio albums from Iron Maiden to Fear Of The Dark, with their most spectacular and elaborate show ever! In keeping with that time period IRON MAIDEN are keen for everyone in the audience to experience this spectacular show as they would have when many of these songs were first played live back in 80’s and, in common with many other artists, the band are now asking their fans not to excessively film the concerts on their pho...

  Iconic rock legend MARILYN MANSON has announced his return to the stage this fall for the second leg of the One Assassination Under God Tour. Ticket presale starts April 2nd at 10:00AM Local Time. General public tickets available April 4th at 10:00AM Local Time at https://www.marilynmanson.com/ MARILYN MANSON Worldwide One Assassination Under God Tour Dates: Aug 7 - Sturgis, SD - Buffalo Chip Aug 29 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma Sep 18 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Sep 20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre Sep 22 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant Sep 23 - Kansas City, MO - The Midland Theatre Sep 25 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium Sep 27 - Albuquerque, NM - Revel Sep 30 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Oct 1 - San Diego, CA - SOMA Oct 3 - Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Theater Oct 5 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival Oct 29 - Brighton, UK - Brighton Centre Oct 31 - Bournemouth, UK - Windsor Hall Nov 1 - Cardiff, UK - Utilita Arena Nov 2 - Nottingham, UK - Motorpoint Arena Nov 4 - Manches...

  Today, Guns N’ Roses announced they will return to the road on a massive 2025 European and Middle East Tour, headlining stadiums and festivals throughout the summer with special guests Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter on select dates. Kicking off on 23rd May, the 24 date tour will see the LA legends perform in Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Lithuania and Luxembourg for the first time. The 2025 dates also see the powerhouse rock band return to familiar stages in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Hungary and Austria. For full tour schedule see below. TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting Tuesday, December 10 at 9am local time with the band’s Nightrain Presale. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, December 13 at 9am local time on gunsnroses.com . Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in...

  After a year of monumental returns and record-breaking milestones, LINKIN PARK—Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, and Colin Brittain—announce FROM ZERO WORLD TOUR will continue into 2025, with the next leg launching in January of next year. The tour celebrates their new album, FROM ZERO, out tomorrow HERE via Warner Records and hits stadiums and arenas across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The run also includes several notable festival plays around the globe, including Sick New World, I-DAYS, Novarock, and more. Their 2024 arena run was met with incredible demand, prompting the addition of four stadium dates in Paris, Dallas, and São Paulo. Now, fans worldwide will have even more chances to experience LINKIN PARK’s raw, high-octane performances with an expanded tour schedule in 2025. Full ticketing and tour info is available below. Special guests Queens of the Stone Age, Spiritbox, AFI, Architects, grandson, Jean Dawson, JPEGMAFIA, a...

  IRON MAIDEN will start their RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR on May 27th next year in Budapest followed by 27 stadium, festival & arena shows around Europe. The tour marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975 and, to celebrate this, Maiden fans are promised a very special set list, spanning the nine studio albums from ‘Iron Maiden’ to ‘Fear Of The Dark’, with their most spectacular and elaborate show ever! Dates are as below. Tickets go on sale from Friday 27th September 12pm at Livenation.co.uk . As always there will be an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members & Trooper VIP packages will be available at all UK & Ireland shows. Says lead singer Bruce Dickinson, “Next year is a very special one for IRON MAIDEN and we’re going to be giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience. This is a tour that’s gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat. If you’ve seen us before, then get ready to take that experience to a wh...

  Metallica has confirmed the title and release date of its forthcoming 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be available April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track 72 Seasons is Metallica’s first full length collection of new material since 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. The album will be released in formats including 2LP 140g black vinyl and limited edition variants, CD and digital—for a full listing of configurations, pre-orders and further information, go to metallica.com/72-seasons-info . 72 Seasons is heralded by first single “Lux Æterna,” a short, sharp blast that distills 40 years of Metallica into three and a half minutes. “Lux Æterna” is available now to stream and download, and as an instant grat track with all pre-orders of 72 Seasons. To watch the “Lux Æterna” video, directed by Tim Saccenti, go here . Speaking on the concept of the album title, James...

  Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe are going global in 2023 with their co-headline ‘The World Tour’! Produced by Live Nation, the world tour kicks off on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at Foro Sol in Mexico City. Both bands will bring their electrifying stage shows across the globe with stops throughout Latin America before heading to Europe in May 2023 – which includes a stop at the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday, July 1st, 2023 – then wrapping up in Glasgow, UK at Hampden Park on July 6th, 2023. Stay tuned for additional 2023 shows to be announced soon. “After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the US & Canada this year, we’re beyond thrilled to be bringing this massive stadium tour to major cities all over the world, and kicking off Europe in Sheffield where it all started for us 4...

Let's be honest; it doesn't take any overstated words to present this exceptional band to the world, for they are the undisputed pioneers of symphonic metal and the icons of a whole genre. Their virtuosity is consummate perfection, their inspiration lived passion. NIGHTWISH truly understand how to captivate and enchant within seconds. Since the beginning of their career which started on a mild summer night in July 1996, they have been regarded as the epitome of the most demanding, compositional music art and innovative sound ventures. Now it's time to take a look back over the last 20 years of music the band has created. In keeping with their upcoming 2018 world tour, NIGHTWISH will release a carefully curated best of album, entitled Decades, on March 9th via Nuclear Blast. The album brings together both classic hits and personal band favourites on two CDs. The Suomi sound makers have always been recognised for their exciting journey of discovery and as a tribute to ...