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JETTBLACK ADD TWO HEADLINE SHOWS TO THEIR APRIL 2013 UK CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH CRASH DIET

NEW MINI-ALBUM, ‘BLACK GOLD’, BEING READIED IN SUPPORT…

UK rockers, Jettblack, have added two UK headline shows either side of their co-headline April tour with Swedish sleaze rockers, Crash Diet; the first of the headline dates will take place on April 20th at Manchester’s Alter Ego, followed by a second at Southampton’s Joiner’s Arms on April 28th 2013.

JB’s touring schedule is as follows:-

JETTBLACK UK DATES:

20.04.12 MANCHESTER – Alter Ego *
23.04.12 NEWCASTLE – O2 Academy – w/CrashDiet
24.04.12 SHEFFIELD – O2 Academy – w/CrashDiet
25.04.12 BIRMINGHAM – O2 Academy – w/CrashDiet
26.04.12 NOTTINGHAM – Rock City – w/CrashDiet
27.04...

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Massachusetts metal outfit Shadows Fall return to the UK for a series of dates in April 2013.

The ‘Epidemic Tour 2013’ will see the five Special Guesting with the founding fathers of Latin Metal, Ill Nino – an exciting double-header that brings SF back to the UK following an appearance at Download 2012.

”Shadows Fall is incredibly excited to be returning to the UK! We have been waiting since Download to come back to play a full set covering our entire catalogue and raging with all of our friends. These won’t just be shows, they will be parties! Come down and help us celebrate as the ”Fire From The Sky” World Tour continues to roll.” – Brian Fair.

The full list of shows is below:-

APRIL UK DATES:
02 Talking Heads, Southampton.
03 Underground, Stoke.
04 Rescue ...

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VEGA ANNOUNCE SECOND STUDIO ALBUM, ‘WHAT THE HELL!’, TO BE RELEASED VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS/NINETONE ON MARCH 11TH 2013 + UK TOUR DATES WITH FM…

UK ROCKERS Vega have confirmed a March 11th release for their second studio album, ‘What The Hell!’; this will be the band’s first release for Spinefarm Records/Ninetone, and is the follow-up to their 2010 outing, ‘Kiss Of Life’.

Produced by Vega & co-produced & mixed by John Greatwood (Entombed, Corroded, etc.), the new album features 14 tracks and, according to frontman Nick Workman, each one of them was given a thorough work-out prior to inclusion…

“The thing is, we wanted to write an album where every song could be considered as a single...

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UK rockers The Treatment will guest with ex-Gn’R & Velvet Revolver axe-man Slash on four shows in February & March; the dates – including one headline show in Northern Ireland – are as follows:-

February

28 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham (w/ Slash)

March

01 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool (w/ Slash)
02 The Diamond Club, Ballymena (headline show)
03 Olympia Theatre, Dublin (w/ Slash)
04 Olympia Theatre, Dublin (w/ Slash)

Tickets for the dates with Slash are available here: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Slash-tickets/artist/771959

Tickets for the headline show in Ballymena are available here: http://tinyurl.com/atomrjg; this will be the second time the Cambridge outfit have played The Diamond Club.

The Treatment are no strangers to touring with genuine rock legends, having ...

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TURBOGEIST ANNOUNCE ‘ANCIENT SECRETS’ EP FOR MARCH 11TH RELEASE
VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS
+ ARTWORK REVEAL
++ STREAM OF SINGLE, ‘MERMAIDS REVENGE’

http://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/mermaids-revenge/s-h6cUs

LONDON-BASED rockers, Turbogeist, will release their brand new 5-track EP, ‘Ancient Secrets’, on March 11th 2013 via Spinefarm Records.

Says guitarist / vocalist, Jimmy…

“Ancient Secrets pertains to our obsession with all things fantastical and cryptic. It’s an abstract title, but these are abstract times. We didn’t wanna make an oi oi punk angst record, although that’s how we started out. We wanted to make something more tongue-in-cheek, more weird. We were always turned on by a splatter gun of influences...

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VON HERTZEN BROTHERS ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, ‘NINE LIVES’, FOR MARCH 18TH RELEASE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS + UK FESTIVAL & HEADLINE SHOWS…

FINLAND’s NUMBER ONE rock act, Von Hertzen Brothers, will release their fifth studio album, ‘Nine Lives’, on March 18th 2013 via Spinefarm Records.

Jari Salo aka James Spectrum (Pepe Deluxe) joined VHB in the studio to once again produce & mix ’Nine Lives’, following his work on their 2011 album, ‘Stars Aligned’ – the band’s third consecutive No 1 outing in Finland!

With ‘Nine Lives’, the initial idea was to give greater freedom to the more accessible side of the music, but it wasn’t long before deep-rooted instincts started to play a part…

“Suddenly, it all span out of control,” laughs vocalist/guitarist Mikko Vo...

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January 15th – Danish metal band Volbeat has revealed the band is in the studio recording a new album for release in Spring, 2013. Titled Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, the sessions are being produced by Rob Caggiano, alongside Jacob Hansen, who has a long history with Volbeat having produced and mixed the band’s prior four releases. Caggiano’s producer credits include The Damned Things, Bleeding Through and Anthrax amongst others.

Front man Michael Poulsen reveals: “We’re back in the studio, this time breaking some of our old habits and this sometimes means leaving our comfort zone...

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ALESTORM

AUSTRALIAN / NEW ZEALAND TOUR
JANUARY 2013

Holy whale barnacles! ALESTORM are hauling themselves back to AUSTRALIA!!!
Having plundered the world mercilessly on the back of their ‘Back Through Time’ album, ALESTORM are sailing their way through the seas of time, to their favourite place on the planet with one last mission in mind…….the filming of their very first live DVD!!!
To be titled “LIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD”, director TOMMY JONES ( Lamb of god , Kataklysm , Soilwork, Death angel) will be filming the entire ALESTORM Australian/ NZ tour to catch all the craziness, all the debauchery, all the tomfoolery, all the heroic drinking shenanigans and every single Australian metal fan is invited to be part of this world exclusive...

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COOL, SLICKED-BACK rockers, Volbeat, will return to live action in Denmark in February 2013, having been away from their home country (performance wise) for almost two years.

In celebration of this prodigal event, the band will give fans the chance to hear the usual Volbeat staples peppered with a selection of brand new material in intimate club surrounds; this world premiere of new songs will take place over a series of club shows running from February 19th – 24th.

Volbeat embark on their next world tour in March 2013, kicking off in Canada and the US before headlining an extended European festival run over the summer.

In the UK, VB are confirmed to appear on the bill at the Download Festival 2013, set to take place June 14th – 16th at its usual stomping ground of Donington Park.

The...

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TURBOGEIST ANNOUNCE UK TOUR WITH PURE LOVE
+ NEW ?ANCIENT SECRETS? EP PRIMED FOR RELEASE IN MARCH 2013..

LONDON-BASED rockers, Turbogeist, will be guesting with Pure Love ? the Alternative Rock band formed by former Gallows frontman Frank Carter and ex-Hope Conspiracy & Suicide File guitarist Jim Carroll ? on their 14-date UK tour, commencing early February 2013.

UK TOUR DATES WITH PURE LOVE:

FEBRUARY 2013
06th – Deaf Institute, Manchester
07th – King Tut?s, Glasgow
08th – Electric Circus, Edinburgh
09th – Duchess, York
10th – 53 Degrees, Preston

12th – Bodega, Nottingham
13th – Arts Centre, Norwich
14th – XOYO, London

18th – Haunt, Brighton
19th – Joiners, Southampton
20th – Le Pub, Newport
21st – Croft, Bristol
22nd – Temple Rooms, Birmingham
23rd – Esquires, Bedford

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