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Five Finger Death Punch & Reckless Love Confirmed for Download 2012

PINEFARM ARTISTS FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH AND RECKLESS LOVE CONFIRMED FOR DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2012…

GOLD-SELLING US heavyweights Five Finger Death Punch and flamboyant Finnish rockers Reckless Love will both play at this year’s Download Festival, set to run from June 8^th-10^th.

This will be the third time that Five Finger Death Punch have featured at the event, having made main-stage appearances in 2009 and 2010; For Reckless Love, meanwhile, this will be outing number two, following on from their Download debut in 2010.

5FDP NOW stand as one of America’s most high profile rock acts, with their first two albums now certified Gold in their home country, and latest release, ‘American Capitalist’, well on the way to following suit (300,000 units and rising fast!) Read more…

Exit State Announce 2012 Tour Dates And Welcome Their New Lead Guitarist

Lancashire Hard Rock band, Exit State, are starting the year off with a bang by announcing the first of their tour dates for 2012 which include 4 shows as special guests with the legendary former UFO & Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker. These shows are at Wolverhampton, Manchester, Glasgow & London and are made all more special as former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell and early Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz are included in Michael Schenker’s band for this tour.

The band also announced today that Matt Harris is joining them as their new permanent lead guitarist following the departure of Adam Stephenson in September 2011. Matt states his influences as wide-ranging: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Mozart, Opeth, Alice In Chains & Black Sabbath. Now aged 26, he started playing guitar at 14 & is principally self-taught. Read more…

Rising Brit-Rock Crew, SKARLETT RIOT, Announce The Release Of Their Stunning New EP!

Born in the summer of 2010 in North Lincolnshire, Skarlett Riot are a brazen four-piece female fronted Hard rock unit who deliver the melody and grit of Halestorm and Courtney Love fused with the muscular garage rock’n’roll guile of early Guns N Roses. Spitting out fiery riffage and infectious hooks, the northern noiseniks boost a sound that is both truly captivating and anthemic, packed to the brim with attitude and a confidence that belies their age.

Composed of Skarlett (Vocals and Guitar), Danny (Lead Guitar/Backing Vox), Tom (Bass/ Backing Vox), and Luke (Drums), Skarlett Riot have shared the stage with the likes of Taking Dawn, Crashdiet, Glamour of the Kill, Black Spiders, Forever Never, Deaf Havana, and Francesqa. The High-flying foursome have also recently played Tramlines Festival organised by the Arctic Monkeys and headlined by UK eternal-rockers, Ash.

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Heads To UK Bringing Tommy Lee’s 360 DEGREE DRUM ROLLERCOASTER

Mötley Crüe are excited to announce that Tommy Lee will be bringing his mind blowing 360 Degree Drum Rollercoaster to the UK for their December co-headline tour with Def Leppard!

The wonders of the wheel will be spectacularly unveiled during Tommy Lee’s thrilling drum solo where he is launched into multiple loops and pyrotechnics while continuing to perform.

Not one to keep the fun to himself, the drummer also hand picks a fan from the audience to join him for his crazy ride at every show.

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UK Alt-Rock Crew TAKE THE SEVEN Set Loose Stunning Debut Record This January!

Hailing from Chesterfield, North Derbyshire, Take The Seven are quickly making new friends and gaining widespread support by extensively touring throughout the heart of England. Although the promising five-piece were only officially spawned a year ago, they have already bagged profile shows with the likes of Senses Fail, Glamour Of The Kill, Failsafe, and My Passion, as well as recorded their explosive debut record ‘Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious’.

Taking cues from a variety of different quarters, Take The Seven have largely been encouraged by the likes of We Are The Ocean, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses and most notably, Funeral For A Friend. By refining and adding to their influences, Take The Seven have formed their own hearty beast, creating something that’s sincere and potently alluring. Now armed with an impressive collection of songs and a killer live set, the stage is primed for the lively quintet to release their anticipated debut mini-album ‘Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious’ and to carve their mark as one of the bands to break in 2012.

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ROUGH ANGEL Release ‘Hear The Angels Rock’ EP 18 Years After They Were First Recorded!

US Heavy Metal weights Rough Angel have announced that they will be releasing their recordings from 1993. Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA and engineered by Csaba Zvekan himself, these recordings originally intended for promoters and industry are now available for the public.

Csaba Zvekan who remastered these recordings had to say: “It’s unbelievable how these recordings are almost two decades old and still have the power to convince the listener. The music and lyrics are still current especially these days. I got goose bumps remastering this piece of music. It definitely is a gift for all the friends and fans that are out there.“

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Another Open Letter To Simon Cowell From Rhythmix

You’d be forgiven for thinking the identity saga between Rhythmix, the charity, and Simco, the company largely owned by Simon Cowell, was over! Not so. Although the all girl band competing in the reality TV show X-Factor have changed their name to “Little Mix”, the legal position has not changed as Simco are still trying to exclusively trademark the name “Rhythmix”.

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Cory Smoot, Lead Guitarist Of The Heavy Metal Band GWAR Has Died.

34-year-old Cory Smoot, who played under the sci-fi fantasy name of Flattus Maximus in the cult metal band GWAR, was found dead yesterday on the group’s tour bus following a gig in Minneapolis.

His bandmates are said to be ‘shocked and devastated’ by his death. The cause of death is still unknown.

Lead singer Dave Brockie, AKA ‘Oderus Urungus,’ said in a statement: “It is with a sense of profound loss that  GWAR must announce the passing of their long-time guitarist and beloved friend Cory Smoot, also known to thousands of metal fans worldwide as Flattus Maximus. Cory was found deceased this morning as the band prepared for a border crossing. Please give your thoughts and your prayers to Cory, his family, and all the people that love him.

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Rob Mancini To Release New Album “Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus”!

The new album “Rock ’n’ Roll Circus” could best be described as a reflective but modern influenced crossover between the roots of late 80s and early 90s melodic rock. Think Bon Jovi with a Nickelback kick, infused with his own signature, a powerfully stomping rhythm guitar section, addictive keyboards and catchy melody lines sung by lead vocalist, guitarist and RockDoc Rob Mancini.

Tracklisting:
1. Carnival of Fools, 2. Rock’n’Roll Circus, 3. Edge of a broken heart, 4. Every time you cry, 5. Running up that hill, 6. Lay down the law, 7. Weak as I am, 8. Stranger in paradise, 9. Too late to die, 10. The Reaper, 11. United we stand, 12. Time stops for no one but you, 13.Edge of a broken heart (Radio Edit)

The album was recorded at Robs GMG Studio One in Ireland, featuring 13 tracks including a cover version of Kate Bush’s “Running up that hill” and was mastered by Harry Hess at Vespa Music Group Canada. Tour dates are in planning for 2012.

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Wasted Sinners Return With Their Debut Mini-Album & Plans For Mass Domination In 2012!

Dispatching a heady mix of infectious Rock ‘n’ Roll, influenced by the swagger of Motley Crew, the attitude of G’n’R and the contemporary cool of Buckcherry, Wasted Sinners are ready to unleash their own concoction of Rock ‘n’ Roll to the masses in 2012!

Bursting out of London town, Wasted Sinners are comprised of the vocal prowess of Roxx Hydi, Gary Dainty serving the guitar riffs, Dude Rock on bass, and Pete Sin hammering out the beats. The band were originally born in the later part of 2008 by long time friends Dude Rock and Pete Sin, who had regularly jammed together for a number of years as a sturdy rhythm section; the dynamic duo later recruited kindred sprits Roxx Hydi and Gary Dainty, and the four-piece instantly clicked, deciding to form ‘Wasted Sinners’.

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