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London, UK, 10:00AM Monday 1 December 2025: Arizona rock icons Jimmy Eat World have announced their live return to the UK with their biggest ever UK show to date at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 16 August 2026, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic fourth studio album, Bleed American. Jimmy Eat World will be joined by special guests Rise Against, The Get Up Kids and Jay Som. Artist presale begins on Tuesday 2nd December at 10am GMT - fans can sign up at jimmyeatworld.com . Tickets go on general sale from Friday 5 December at 10am GMT via www.ticketmaster.co.uk . The show will be one of the first chances for UK fans to see Jimmy Eat World perform Bleed American in full, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Fans can also expect to hear rarities and hits from across the band’s catalogue, presented with a bigger production than ever before. Bleed American stands as a landmark album that helped push alternative rock into the mainstream, cementing Jimmy Eat World as pion...

  Following last week’s announcement of IRON MAIDEN’s European festival & stadium tour for 2026, bringing their highly acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR to even more countries in Europe, Kilimanjaro Live, in association with Phantom Music Management, are delighted to announce that IRON MAIDEN will return to the UK next year for an enormous outdoor headline performance at the legendary Knebworth Park. Featuring a hand-picked bill of special guests, this will not just be a concert but an IRON MAIDEN curated weekend event with the biggest Eddie’s Dive Bar ever, various fun experiences currently being worked on, Maiden-themed food and other stands, plus much more besides including their very own take on the historic Knebworth Fayre! The specially invited supporting line up is: THE DARKNESS THE HU AIRBOURNE THE ALMIGHTY Manager Rod Smallwood comments, “We knew that we had to bring the Run For Your Lives show back to the UK again next summer as there was such a phenomenal d...

  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...

  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 ...

  This December, Brighton five-piece indie-punk rockers, Creature Creature shall be headlining The Hope & Ruin for the first time and have secured Billy Lunn of The Subways to open the night with a solo, acoustic performance. The show follows a recent run of dates to promote their debut album, ‘Two Finger Tantrum’, including supporting Terrorvision at their sell out show in Blackpool and Ferocious Dog at the iconic Waterfront in Norwich. Creature Creature hit the recording studio with Billy Lunn in July 2022 to record a brand new, four track EP to follow their debut album, ‘Two Finger Tantrum’. “We poured our heart and soul into our debut album” says frontman, Scully “But being released in the height of the pandemic, along with a terrible PR agent choice, saw it drift under the radar.” "We’re very excited to release these new tracks with Billy. He’s been dedicated and passionate about what we do, and we really think we’ve made something special with this EP. It’s given us a ...

Hampshire doom metal maniacs Witchsorrow are confirmed to play three UK headline shows to celebrate the release of fourth studio album, Hexenhammer. Starting in Glasgow on May 25th (album release day) Witchsorrow will then appear in Leeds & Birmingham with local bands playing in support. Guitarist and vocalist Necroskull says; "We're thrilled to mark the first strike of the Hexenhammer with these special shows. While we are immensely proud of the record, these songs were written to bang heads and crush skulls live. Join us, maniacs, at the dawn of your own doom." Additionally, WS are now confirmed to play Doomline Festival in Sheffield on July 23rd. Recorded at Skyhammer studio in Cheshire with long-time co-conspirator Chris Fielding (Conan, Primordial, Electric Wizard), and mastered at the legendary Orgone studios by Jaime ‘Gomez’ Arellano (Ghost, Paradise Lost), Hexenhammer finds WS continuing to explore the darker corners of doom, illuminating them with the bli...

Los Angeles based electronic duo NIGHT CLUB has announced that they will be joining industrial legends COMBICHRIST and WEDNESDAY 13 on the upcoming US and European dates of the EVERYBODY STILL HATES YOU Tour in advance of their highly anticipated new album, Scary World. Due out August 24, 2018, Scary World will be made available for pre-order with the debut single / video for "Candy Coated Suicide" on the first day of the tour, May 18, 2018. "We're excited to get back on the road with our friends in Combichrist and play some songs from our upcoming album which is set for a Fall 2018 release. We're releasing the first single, 'Candy Coated Suicide,' on May 18th in conjunction with the start of the tour." - NIGHT CLUB http://nightclubband.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nightclubband https://twitter.com/nightclubband

EMMURE have delivered one of their most conceptualised and intriguing, yet somewhat disturbing, new music video for the scathing track "Ice Man Confessions," which can be viewed now at the link below. Also, don‘t miss out on them touring across Europe this Summer. For tickets go to emmurecult.com  “Ice Man Confessions” Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/oGJXIuoB2Ug Frankie Palmeri (vocals) states: "I just want to thank all the great people involved with the filming and production of the video. The label, film crew, and actors and were nothing but cool to work with on this. Hopefully, our fans look forward to hearing this track on our upcoming Summer Tour all across Europe. European Summer- selected shows with PARKWAY DRIVE (PD), THY ART IS MURDER (TAIM), MISS MAY I (MMI), KNOCKED LOOSE (KL)! 05.06. F Lyon - Le Radiant (w/ PD, TAIM, MMI) 06.06. A Dornbirn - Kultursommer Open Air (w/ PD, TAIM, MMI, KL) 08./09.06. UK Donington - Download Festival 10.06. D...

Get ready as something special is about to be unleashed, heed “The Calling”, it‘s a killer slab of high quality melodic metal mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer) and contains the following tracks: 1.Possess Me 2.Demons Inside 3.Overdrive 4.Curse Of Olympus 5.No Survivors 6.Memories Lost 7.Into The Light 8.Into The Dark 9.Tempest Returns 10.The Calling The album cover was designed by Claudio Bergamin (Judas Priest, Battle Beast). Check out the video for the brand new track “Overdrive” below: Here‘s what the band had to say about it: "This was the first song we wrote for this album, it's about how it feels to be firing on all cylinders again. We tell this through the tale of a Mad Max style character, knocking down everyone who stands in his way, settling old scores before carrying on his journey. The song has all that euphoria and drive chanelled into it, alternating between fast, slamming riffs and big melodic chord progressions topped ...

Derby born metal quartet THE CARTOGRAPHER are pleased to reveal the new video for their band new single release 'Hyde'. Watch the video below: For fans of Northlane, Architects and Heart Of A Coward, THE CARTOGRAPHER's new single is taken from their forthcoming debut album, due for release this summer, and new single 'Hyde' is the first single to be revealed from it. "The single is quite a bit heavier than our previous material and has some pretty intense meaning behind it. It's about mental health and a split personality getting the best of some people. Basically, the 'Hyde' to your 'Jekyll' so to speak." explains Dan Gorman, THE CARTOGRAPHER guitarist. With hard hitting riffs, grooves and such powerful lyrics, 'Hyde' is without a doubt the next big single to get the band heading in the right direction. THE CARTOGRAPHER will head out on tour this month to showcase their new material at the following shows with ...

San Antonio-based WITHIN THE GIANT'S REACH will be unleashing their debut EP "In The Beginning" on May 11th. Already revealing their debut single "Faceless", the quintet is proud to announce their aggressive, motivational, hard-hitting lyrical metal will be hitting the US Midwest during May and June, which includes a hometown show (all dates listed below). Making music courageously drawn from the present, inspired by the reality of the world that surrounds them. Theirs is a firestorm of fury, a searing sonic symphony of songs from the heart dealing, in songs likes ‘Scars’ and ‘Faceless’ with such subjects as bullying and internet trolls. Overall with songs like ‘Rise and ‘The Summit’, WITHIN THE GIANT'S REACH make music of strength, self-belief and empowerment, which will all be featured on their debut EP "In The Beginning", which is now available for pre-order via the band's Bandcamp here and Big Cartel here . Guitarist William Taylor comm...

Finnish industrial metal / aggrotech occultists known as KING SATAN to kick off their first European Tour for April 2018. The tour, aptly titled ”Industrial Metal Means Sex Magick And Rock’n’roll European Tour 2018”, will take place in Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. KING SATAN was founded in 2015 by KING ALEISTER SATAN a.k.a. FRA. ZETEKH (known before as a mastermind of SATURNIAN MIST). The band released their over-the-top debut album ”King Fucking Satan” in May 2017 via SATURNAL RECORDS. The debut album caused lots of controversies in the metal world, and at the same time received huge acclamation from the critics and fans due to the genre-bending nature of the music, combined with provocative images and lyrical themes which circulate between the themes of occult, spiritual anarchy and rock ’n’ roll spirit. ”King Fucking Satan” was introduced to the world with four conspicuous music videos and singles : ”Sat...

Las Vegas based Metal band HEMLOCK has announced dates for their 25th Anniversary Tour launching April 20th in Joseph, MO. Joined by SevidemiC through June 22, the tour winds through North America before concluding on July 21st in Dulce, NM. Additional dates to be announced. HEMLOCK "25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR" Dates: 04/20 @ Cafe Acoustic - St. Joseph, MO * 04/21 @ Peak 31 in Union Station - Colorado Springs, CO * 04/22 @ The Roxy Theater - Denver, CO * 04/23 @ Lupe's Lounge in Trujillos - Las Vegas, NM * 04/24 @ Zombiez Bar - Amarillo, TX * 04/25 @ Kendell's - Oklahoma City, OK * 04/26 @ Stick's Place - Wichita Falls, TX * 04/27 @ The Curtain Club - Dallas, TX * 04/28 @ Backstage - Lubbock, TX * 05/01 @ The RockHouse - El Paso, TX * 05/02 @ The Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM * 05/03 @ Juggernaut Music - Gallup, NM * 05/04 @ The Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff, AZ * 05/05 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards - Las Vegas, NV * 05/06 @ The Hub - Colton, CA * 05/11 @ The Ro...

American Power Trio PRONG has premiered the official music video for "Forced Into Tolerance," off of their 2017 released Zero Days. It represents the no frills, “in your face" relentlessness of the track. It’s our response to being told what to think and believe by everyone. Enjoy!" - Tommy Victor Check out the video below: PRONG has also announced the continuation of their ZERO DAYS TOUR with a series of West Coast dates alongside POWERFLO . After a solid year of touring with the likes of Testament, Obituary, Sepultura, and Exodus, as well as filling key slots on the European Summer Festival Circuit, the band now brings it back home to the states, including a highly coveted, co-headlining run with HELMET. Pioneers of the alternative metal genre, PRONG have continued to re-invent themselves by challenging the status quo every step they take, as seen on their 2017 release, Zero Days. Distilling hip-hop, heavy metal, punk, and rock into a potent s...

Punk legends CHELSEA have announced the first set of dates on their ’Mission Impossible‘ tour, starting at the Undercover Festival in Margate on April 14, 2018. 14/04/2018 UK- Margate, Undercover Festival 20/04/2018 UK- Coventry, Arches 21/04/2018 UK- Preston, Continental 16/06/2018 D-Stuttgart, Goldmarks 17/06/2018 CH-Bern, Rössli 18/06/2018 I-Torino, Blah Blah 19/06/2018 I-Bologna, Freakout Club 20/06/2018 I-Milano, Ligera 22/06/2018 CZ-Písek, Podčarou 23/06/2018 CZ-Ostrava, MC Barák 24/06/2018 SK-Kosice, Collosseum 25/06/2018 PL-Warsaw, Poglos 26/06/2018 PL-Wroclaw, D.K. Luksus 27/06/2018 CZ-Teplice, Knak Club 28/06/2018 D-Dresden, Chemiefabrik 29/06/2018 D-Berlin, Cassiopeia 30/06/2018 D-Düsseldorf, The Tube 13/07/2018 UK- Brighton, Prince Albert 14/07/2018 UK- London, Underworld The bands long awaited and highly anticipated new album ’Mission Impossible‘ was released on Westworld Recordings in October 2017. Undercover Festival takes place at Dreamland, Margate on Apri...

Now with 2 full length albums under their belt; 2017’s acclaimed ‘Tempest’ and their 2014 debut album ‘12 Areas’, Telepathy has been embraced with open arms by even the most unyielding fans of post metal, black metal, hardcore, doom and sludge alike; a testament to their inspired, nuanced and emotionally punishing take on metal. With such an array of styles and emotions forming a unique and cohesive whole, Telepathy displays an uncanny ability to unite fans of all types of heavy music and draw them into their mysterious and alluring world. This summer they are set to head out on a series of tour dates across Europe with Dopelord, Rosetta and The Ocean alongside festival appearances at Desert Fest, ArcTanGent and Dunk Festival. Guitarist Richard Powley comments: ‘Playing live is the driving force of this band and touring is what we live for. Since the release of ‘Tempest’ things have been getting bigger and bigger for this band and we’re honoured to be heading out on the road on...

After the long anticipated release of their latest studio album No Cross No Crown, and an extensive North American run supporting BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are set to return to European shores to play a string of headline shows in between the previously scheduled festival appearances. The band have teased that they will be back later in the year so watch this space. Speaking about the dates, Woodroe stated: "We're stoked to be heading across the pond again to play some festivals and even more excited to be able to add in a few select headline dates, more to come later. See ya there!" 09.06. UK Donington - Download Festival 11.06. UK Colchester - Arts Centre - BUY TICKETS 12.06. NL Nijmegen - Doornroosje 13.06. LUX Luxembourg - Den Atelier 14.06. D Stuttgart - Universum 16.06. CH Pratteln - Z7 17.06. I Milan - Santeria Social Club w/ CONVERGE 18.06. I Rome - Orion Live Club 19.06. A Innsbruck - Hafen 20.06. F Grenoble - La Belle Electrique 23.06....

Following the success of last year's critically acclaimed ep 'Sitting Ducks', The Virginmarys have been hard at work curating a special collection of music for their fans. Titled the 'Northern Sun Sessions' and taking inspiration from cult favourite track 'Northern Sun', the band are busy recording an extensive catalogue of previously unreleased material and giving the demo recordings to their fans for FREE. These songs aren't B-sides, they are simply works in progress that demonstrates a British band with their fingers on the digital pulse, and the want to bring their fans closer to understanding what makes The Virginmarys tick. Watch 'Blind Lead The Blind' (acoustic live video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4uit37Dgvw For anyone that really knows the Macclesfield group, know that Ally (Dickaty, vocals and guitar) and Danny (Dolan, drums and percussion) have never been about album fillers and songs that have nothing to say...

American Power Trio PRONG has announced the continuation of their ZERO DAYS TOUR with a series of West Coast dates alongside POWERFLO . After a solid year of touring with the likes of Testament, Obituary, Sepultura, and Exodus, as well as filling key slots on the European Summer Festival Circuit, the band now brings it back home to the states, including a highly coveted, co-headlining run with HELMET. Pioneers of the alternative metal genre, PRONG have continued to re-invent themselves by challenging the status quo every step they take, as seen on their 2017 release, Zero Days. Distilling hip-hop, heavy metal, punk, and rock into a potent sonic strain, POWERFLO lives up to its name. The vision of GRAMMY Award-nominated Cypress Hill spitter Sen Dog, downset. guitarist Rogelio "Ray" Lozano, Biohazard vocalist and guitarist Billy Graziadei and ex-Fear Factory bassist Cristian Olde Wolbers, the band draws on thie powerhouse pedigree to collectively smash boundaries with t...