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28th July |
Disturbed |
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With the imminent release of their new studio album, Ten Thousands Fists, due in stores on September 19th, Disturbed have announced details of a UK tour during October. The confirmed dates for the trek are: Oct 12th -
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
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28th July |
Iron Maiden To Release Trooper Single |
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Ahead of their appearance at this years Leeds & Reading festivals, metal giants Iron Maiden are to re-release their classic Piece Of Mind single, The Trooper, on August 15th. The song was originally released as a single in July 1983 and reached number 12 and has long been a live favourite. The re-release will be available in three different formats and the details are as follows:: 7”
Limited Edition Blue Vinyl
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28th July |
Asia & Uriah Heep Announce Tour |
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Uriah Heep & Asia are to join forces for a UK tour in November. The two stalwarts of the rock scene have confirmed the following shows: Nov 20th -
Glasgow Garage
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28th July |
Bowling For Soup |
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After playing at this years
Download festival, Texan pop/punk outfit Bowling For Soup return
to the UK during October for a comprehensive tour. The dates
currently scheduled are as follows:
Oct 10th - Manchester Academy
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28th July |
House Of Lords |
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House Of
Lords, who are schedule to play a headline set at Firefest 2 in
November at Nottingham Rock City are currently in the writing
process for a new studio album according to singer James
Christian. Even better news is that House Of Lords founding
member Gregg Giuffria promises to be on board for the new album
and has been writing with James in the past weeks.
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28th July |
Bob Catley SIgns Deal With Frontiers |
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Frontiers
Records have announced the signing of Bob Catley,
singer of British rock legends Magnum, to a multi-album deal !
“Temptation” is currently in advanced recording stages and feature Bob Catley's’s band renewed lineup with longtime members Vince O'Regan on guitar, Al Barrow on bass and Jamie Little on drums plus newcomer Irvin Parratt on keyboards. The songwriting has been offered this time by Dave Thompson, Paul Uttley (of Lost Weekend) and Vince O'Regan. According to Bob, “Temptation” is set to follow the more hard rock direction of his latest opus “When Empires Burn” with songs as “Heart of Stone”, “Moment Of Truth”, “Blinded By The Lie”, “In The Name of the Cause” being some examples of what is to come. Frontiers Records president Serafino Perugino says: “We are absolutely excited to continue and develop Bob Catley’s solo career and we look forward to a more exciting future together!”
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26th July |
Firefest Pre Show Party Details |
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FIREFEST PRE SHOW PARTY - Friday November 25th - Venue: VIA FOSSA Address : 44 Canal Street , Nottingham , NG1 7EH Doors : 7pm First band : 7.30pm Venue Close :1.00 am Via Fossa is one of the most popular bars in Nottingham offering a fantastic location in the heart of Nottingham , just a short five minute walk from Rock City. The location for FIREFEST 2 Pre Show Party, the show will take place in the spacious upstairs venue, totally segregated from the hustle and bustle of the busy bar below. The line up for the Pre Show party is as follows: DOUBLE CROSS: Hailing from Leicester , Double Cross have been treading the boards for quite a while following the release of their debut album in 2002. A powerful four piece, the band have opened for Dokken and Danger Danger and have just completed an arena tour of the UK opening for Styx. Double Cross play a powerful brand of traditional melodic hard rock with classy aor overtones and are surely destined for bigger things in 2006. NEXX: are no strangers to the UK having played at two previous Gods festivals . Their brand of firey Latin melodic hard rock earned them rave reviews for their debut album Colours upon release. The five piece fronted by the diminutive Patricia are one of the hottest attractions in their homeland and have been personally championed by Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) and Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) , diminutive lead vocalist Patricia having guested with both previously, in fact so impressed was Harry Hess with Nexx’s cover of Sentimental Boulevard he asked Patricia to join Scarem on stage and sing lead. Nexx will be playing a mixture of material from Colours as well as some new material and a selection of cover versions from their extremely highly rated covers catalogue. BLUE TEARS: Well, what can we say ? Most bands have to be persuaded to cross the Atlantic to play , but in this case Gregg Fulkerson and the boys are so pumped up about playing in England that they simply decided they were going to be on the Friday night bill as well.,and nothing was going to change their minds. So just to make it a little more interesting , Blue Tears will play a set of material from their healthy back catalogue that due to set length restriction they will not be able to play during their Saturday main day appearance. Gregg has promised to dig out tracks from the classic self titled debut album, Mad band and Dangerous as well as even including something from the Michael Sweet album he co wrote, produced and played on from 1994. With the band currently in rehearsals in Nashville working on the set list, any suggestion you may have for inclusion will not be ignored. E mail Gregg at blue0411@comcast.net with your set list suggestions for both shows. They are interested in putting on the best show possible , so e mail now and make sure you get your favourite Blue Tears track(s) on the list.There will most likely be one more band added to the bill in the coming weeks , but we’re sure you will agree that it is a great way to start any weekend. Once again tickets are limited to 250 ONLY and are on a first come first served basis. Tickets for Friday November 25TH ARE NOT available from Rock City or any of the other various outlets, they can ONLY be purchased directly from the Fireworks office using payapal. Paypal address: fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com at a cost of Sterling £5 each OR By sending a cheque, bank draft or cash (at senders own risk) by post to :Fireworks Magazine, 10 Dunnock Close, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5XD, England. All cheques and drafts made payable to Mr. B. MeeTickets are available from Wednesday July 27th , and once again there are only 250 available. Tickets for Saturday November 26th are also currently on sale. If you have any questions, comments (good or bad) or general enquiries please direct them to Firefest@hotmail.com, k_dargan@hotmail.com or fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com and you will receive a reply within 24 hours.
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23rd July |
Mike Tramp |
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In a correction to a story
originally shown on 21st July, Mike Tramp's White Lion will not
now be playing in the UK in October. The dates are likely to
take place next year.
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21st July |
Biohazard |
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More than two years after the release of their last studio album, 'Kill or be Killed' Biohazard return to action with the completion of their new opus 'Means To An End'
Due for release on August 29th through SPV, 'Means To An End' will feature the following track listing: My Life, My Way, The Fire Burns Inside, Killing To Be Free, Filled With Hate, Devotion, Break It Away From Me, Kings Never Die, Don't Stand Alone, To The Grave and Set Me Free
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21st July |
Staind |
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August 8th will see the release through the Warner label of the new album from New England based post grunge band Staind. Entitled 'Chapter V', the albyum is the follow up to the 2003 release 14 Shades of Grey and is, unsurprisingly, the bands fifth effort
Chaprt V will feature the following track listing: Run Away, Right Here, Paper Jesus, Schizophrenic Conversations, Falling, Cross To Bear, Devil, Please, Everything Changes, Take This, King Of All Excuses and Reply
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21st July |
Blackmore's Night |
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Blackmore's night, the mediaeval band put together by former Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Richie Blackmore alongside Candice Night, are to play five UK shows this autumn. The dates confirmed are: Oct 25th -
Edinburgh Queens Hall
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21st July |
U.D.O. |
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UDO, the band boasting Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider at th helm,, will release their new album on October 4th through AFM Records. The album, which has been christened 'Mission No X' features the following track listing: Mission N° X, 24/7, Mean Streets, Primecrime On Primetime, Eye Of The Eagle, Shell Shock Fever, Stone Hard, Breaking Down The Border, Cry Soldier Cry, Way Of Life and Mad For Crazy
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21st July |
Stryper Sign With MTM |
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Christian rockers Stryper have inked a deal with MTM for the release of their reunion CD entitled 'Reborn'. MTM have issued the following press release discussing the signing and the album: You will
remember Stryper as the frenetic “Yellow And Black Attack” that
stormed the music scene two decades ago, transforming the
pop-metal genre from the inside out. Today the legendary quartet
is back and burning hotter than ever with intensified levels of
zeal, resolve and innovation. With three original bandmates and
newcomer Tracy Ferrie on bass, Stryper now releases its first
all-new studio effort since 1990’s “Against The Law”. As the
first Christian rock band to enjoy any decided success in the
mainstream market, Stryper went on to sell more than 8 million
records worldwide. The group’s RIAA-certified platinum 1986
release “To Hell with the Devil” was selected as one of the “100
Greatest Albums in Christian Music” by CCM Magazine. The project
also generated the Billboard Top 40 hit “Honestly,” which peaked
at #23. Two other albums struck RIAA gold: “Soldiers Under
Command” (1985) and “In God We Trust” (1988), both spending
numerous weeks on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Reborn will feature the following track listing: Open Your
Eyes, Reborn, When Did I See You Cry, Make You Mine, Passion,
Live Again, If I Die, Wait For You, Rain, 10,000 Years, and
I.G.W.T.
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20th July |
Vaughn Announce Tour Details |
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Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Winter Rokfest, Vaughn have confirmed further details about their December tour. In a posting to the website (www.vaughn.de) lead vocalist Danny Vaughn made the following comments with regard to the dates. "We are
setting up a Vaughn tour for December. It will only be a couple
of weeks and only a few select cities but I will be playing with
the same bunch of British reprobates that were along for the
ride last time. Steve McKenna, Greg Morgan, Pat Heath, and Tony
Marshall have all been crazy enough to agree to give it another
go working with me. I always want to make each tour a little
different so this time, since I don't have anything brand new to
promote, I thought that I would compile a longer set list than
usual. While we will be playing several of the Tyketto and
Vaughn classics that are a staple to my shows, I want to add in
songs from other recordings that I've done that have never been
done on stage before. Therefore, on this tour there will be a
number of songs from Waysted's Save Your Prayers, Flesh & Blood,
The Once & Future King, and, of course, From The Inside. This
will be a real challenge to the entire band as well as myself
but I think it would be a real treat to perform and, I hope, to
listen to. I can't do all of them, but I will take suggestions
for songs submitted to this web site under advisement! We have 5
confirmed dates so far. They are:
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20th July |
Alkaline Trio |
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Following up from their
upcoming appearances at this years Reading Festival, Alkaline
Trio return to the UK for a comprehensive tour during
November. The dates so far confirmed for the trek are as
follows:
Nov 15th - Southampton
Guildhall
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20th July |
Shadowman |
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Escape Music have announced details of the second album from Shadowman, the band featuring one time FM vocalist Steve Overland alongside Heartland guitarist Steve Morris and Thunder's Chris Childs & Harry James. The band have completed recording on thirteen tracks for the album, which will be entitled 'Different Angles' and titles set for inclusion on the CD are: Cry Wolf, Satellite, Chains, In The Shadows, The Way Of The World, Dreams Die Hard , Shine On, When Its Gone, Do It For Love, Runaway Girl, Take Me Home, Learn To Live Without You and When Is Gone. The album is being produced by multi talented musician Steve Morris and the band will commence the mixing of the album on the 25th July with Pete "Peewee" Coleman at the helm at Jelly Jam studio in Runcorn, UK . 'Different Angles' is currently planed for release in early 2006
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20th July |
Jaded Heart |
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Frontiers Records have announced all of the details for the release of Jaded Hearts’s seventh studio album “Helluva Time” which is scheduled for release on October 10th.
The album
has been completed under the assistance of co-producer Chris
Lausmann (ex-Bonfire) and is the first one featuring the
splendid new singer Johan Fahlberg (ex-Scudiero) on the mike: a
guy showing the abilities to become one of the most exciting new
frontmen in the long lasting tradition of Scandinavian vocalists
around. Drummer Axel Kruse says: “We are really pleased to have
a guy like Johan in the band because he’s the perfect match both
musically and personally”. Tomorrow Comes; Hole In My Heart; Somewhere; Dreams You'll Never See; Who's Foolin'; Paid My Dues; Without You; Love & Desire; No One; Shores Of Paradise; Frozen Heart and Love To Live.
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18th July |
Winter Rokfest 2005 |
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The Classic Rock Society is proud to announce the return of it’s Winter Rokfest, on Saturday 10th December at the Montgomery Hall, Wath-on-Dearne, South Yorkshire, UK. The festival started life as Progfest back in the the mid 1990’s and was abandoned in 2001. Now returning to the forefront as one of the CRS’s two major festivals (the first, Rotherham Rocks was reborn in 2004 and is now in early May every year). We hope this will be the first of many Rokfests. This year’s line up is: VAUGHN is the band fronted by Danny Vaughn – ex Tyketto & Waysted frontman. Danny returns to the UK to perform his material for the first time in 2 years with a band assembled especially for the tour with many top rock musicians being cherry picked for the positions. PULSE are an exciting melodic hard rock band from the UK, featuring the talents of vocalist Simon Abbots and guitarist Vince O'Regan. In 2002 the band released their self titled debut on Now And Then Records and followed the release with 2004's Worlds Apart on MTM Music. DEADLINE are one of the hardest working bands on the scene and with many tours and gigs behind them with such greats as Tyketto, Danger Danger, Firehouse, Bob Catley and Mike Tramp. Deadline’s Kris Hudson-Lee, Andy Linsday, Kev Tonge and recently recruited vocalist Dale Radcliffe are showcasing their newer harder-edged material which is winning them many new fans as well as keeping their older fans happy! GAIA are a Barnsley foursome. Gaia’s hard edged, visceral, acoustic sound recently won them many fans and virtually sold them out of CD’s at the Rotherham Rocks MMV festival in May. They make a very welcome return to the CRS. THE STRANGEDAYS are opening the festival. The Manchester band are veterans of the last Phoenix Rising festival and by no means newcomers to the CRS stage. Advance tickets will cost £14 for non members, £11 for members. For full details about the CRS, to download posters or to purchase tickets online, please visit the website www.classicrocksociety.com/winter-rokfest or phone the box office 01709 702575. Tickets on sale 9am GMT, 1st August. Limited to 275
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18th July |
Firefest 2 Ticketing Details |
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Tickets for Firefest 2 will be on sale from Monday July 18th. Advance tickets will be £40, whilst those purchased on the day of the show will be £45. Tickets can be purchased immediately from the following outlets : Directly from Firefest using cheque, cash (at senders own risk) or postal order. Payments made to Mr. B. Mee. SEND TO : Fireworks Magazine, 10 Dunnock Close, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5XD, England. Payments can also be made directly to Firefest using paypal. The Paypal address is fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com Please allow 21 days for delivery of ticketsThose electing to purchase directly from the promoters will be entered into a draw for a package of 20 CD’s including a set of signed CD’s (one by each band appearing at Firefest) as well as a FIREFEST festival t shirt of your choice. Rock City Ticketing details www.alt-tickets.co.uk , Box Office Telephone : 0115 9588484 or by calling in person to the box office at Rock City, 8 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GG.A further list of ticket agents will be announced as soon as possible. Should you have any queries regarding ticketing, please contact firefest@hotmail.com or fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com and you will receive a reply within 24 hours
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18th July |
Dominion Festival |
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PMUK Promotions have announced details of the first Dominion Festival that is due to take place on Sunday October 2nd at The Piper in Hull. The line up for the show will include Human Fortress from Germany as well as Warchild and Deliverance from Italy. Also on the bill will be Intense, Infobia, Humanity, Pain Control, Pitiful Reign and Conquest of Steel from the UK. Tickets for the show are priced at £12.50 and further details are available on www.power-metal.co.uk
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18th July |
MTM To Celebrate 10th Anniversary |
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MTM Music
is currently preparing all of their upcoming albums that will be
released during the autumn At the same time as this the label
are also getting ready to celebrate their tenth anniversary
The entire crew is proud of all the albums which have been
released during the past decade and will continue attract fans
and customers with give aways, special releases and surprises!
More detailed news about the Anniversary soon!
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18th July |
Children of Bodom |
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Children of Bodom will release their latest album, which has been christened 'Are You Dead Yet', through Spinefarm records on September 19th. Produced by Mikko Karmila the album will feature the following track listing: Living Dead Beat, Are You Dead Yet?, If You Want Peace... Prepare for War, Punch Me I Bleed, In Your Face, Next in Line, Bastards of Bodom, Trashed, Lost & Strungout and We're Not Gonna Fall
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18th July |
TNT - New Album Details |
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The new
TNT has now been completed and is scheduled for an
October 31st release through MTM Music. The album will be entitled “All The
Way To The Sun” and cover artwork as well as some first
pre-listening files will be available soon. The tracks scheduled
to appear on the album, although not the final track list as of
yet are:
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18th July |
LA Guns Strip Off |
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LA Guns will release their latest album, entitled 'Tales from The Strip' through Shrapnel Records on August 16th. The title 'Tales from the Strip' is a reference to the band’s long time affiliation with L.A.'s legendary rock scene, whose hub is the renowned Sunset Strip. The album's lyrical focus is inspired by a historically significant rock scene that LA Guns had a strong hand in creating. With producer Andy Johns at the helm, The tracks set for inclusion on the new album include: It Don't Mean Nothing, Electric Neon Sunset, Gypsy Soul, Original Sin, Vampire, Hollywood's Burning, 6.9 Earthshaker, Rox Baby Girl, Crazy Motorcycle, Skin, Shame, Resurrection, 13. Amanecer and (Can't Give You) Anything Better Than Love
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18th July |
Corrosion of Conformity |
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Corrosion Of Conformity, who released their latest album, 'In The Arms of God' through Mayan in April have lined up a comprehensive Uk tour in the Autumn to promote the album. The dates confirmed for the trek are: Sept 25th
- Stoke Sugarmill
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15th July |
Firefest 2 |
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The second FIREFEST festival takes place at Nottingham Rock City on Saturday November 26th . The line up comprises of both old and new faces alike , some of which will be familiar to fans of melodic hard rock, others which may be new to many fans out there, but all in all it is a line up that proudly represents a healthy blend of old and new. The festival also moves ‘home’ with FIREFEST 2 moving to a more central location in Nottingham, one of the premier rock venues in England., Nottingham Rock City is a 1900 capacity venue that has played host to Whitesnake, Motorhead, Y&T, Skid Row and many more besides. In fact if you care to trawl through the annals of rock, it’s evident that more melodic and hard rock bands have played this venue more than any other venue in England. The move should make FIREFEST 2 more accessible to the vast amount of people traveling and bearing that fact in mind it’s also possible one of the best venues to attend a live show. Full ticketing details will be available early next week , but as always tickets can be purchased directly from the promoters via paypal using the fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com e mail address. So who is playing………………well here we go:SARACEN: Led by guitarist Ron Bendelow, one of the great ‘almost made it bands ‘ of the NWOBHM bands reunited in 2002 to release the ‘Red Sky’ album in 2003. Gaining critical and commercial acclaim with Red Sky, Saracen proved to be the surprise package of Bloodstock 2003 laying waste to the stage and gaining a whole new generation of fans on the back of classic hard rocking tracks such as Heroes Saints and Fools and Follow the Piper. With a new album ‘Vox In Excelso’ currently being recorded , Saracen are out to impress those who have not yet had the opportunity to catch them live. POWER QUEST: a melodic power metal band with it’s axis firmly in England , Power Quest are riding high as England’s answer to Rhapsody and proudly claim, and rightly so , to be the best the genre have to offer. With the debut album ‘Neverworld’ generating plaudits from every section of the music press, Power Quest have sought to take one step further with their forthcoming release ‘Magic Never Dies’ another pure melodic power metal gem in the making. Be sure to check out some home grown talent and ask yourself just why you have never heard of these guys, then, and only then you realize there is absolutely no justice in the world. Catch them now, before you have to stand half way back in a 50,000 person audience in a few months time. BALANCE OF POWER: Arising from the ashes of three AOR bands Balance of Power first came to attention in 1997 with the release of ‘When the world falls Down’ , hailed by the music press of the day as a modern day AOR masterpiece. In the intervening years Balance of Power have toughened up their sound no end and moved more firmly into the progressive metal territory dominated by Dream Theater and have drawn slavering reviews from none other than former Kerrang maestro Geoff Barton to lavish praise such as “prog meets metal…and for once they’re British! Makes you proud to fly the flag”. Given that Balance of Power have a rich and powerful history , it’s with great pleasure that Tony Ritchie and co will dig into their illustrious back catalog to offer us songs from not only the debut album (still regarded as a classic AOR release by many) but something from almost every album they have recorded in their illustrious ten year career. This is Balance of Power’s only British date this year. Don’t miss it. BLUE TEARS: The self titled Blue Tears album on MCA records from 1990 remains a classic to those who still yearn for the heady days of stadium hard rock. Led by Gregg Fulkerson , Blue Tears have gained nigh on legendary status on the back of stadium shaking anthems such as ’Rockin on the Radio’, ’Innocent Kiss’ and ’Thunder in the Night’. Following a period of inactivity , Gregg has once again (with a lot of persuasion) re assembled Blue Tears for a new album ‘Mad Bad and Dangerous’ , but prior to that Gregg has agreed to bring Blue Tears across the Atlantic for their first and only European show in their history. Gregg and the band are delighted to finally make the trip to England and this will be the ONLY opportunity to see the guys who promise to rock as hard , if not harder than anybody else on the bill. The fifteen year wait is about to end when Blue Tears finally take to an English stage on November 26th. DANGER DANGER: Following a hugely successful UK tour in April of 2005 they have got the taste for it. No festival (or Saturday night ) would be complete without the ultimate party rock band from New York. Bruno , Steve , Ted and Rob are not only four of the coolest guys to walk the planet , but as anybody who saw them in April will attest to they are one of the finest live bands you could ever hope to see. With Ted Poley back in the band Danger Danger have not only reclaimed their crown , but raised the bar several notches making it a difficult job for any band that shares the stage with them. Promising a revamped setlist from April , D2 are once again looking forward to rocking in England . Armed with bona fide classics such as ‘Bang Bang’ , ‘Naughty Naughty’ , ‘I still think about You‘, ‘Monkey Business’ and ‘Shot of Love’ they are truly the masters of feel good rock and roll. This is once again the D2 boys only UK gig and they simply cannot be missed! HAREM SCAREM: They’re coming, they’re not…so the debate has raged over the past few weeks. The fact is they weren’t, well until Harry and the guys were finally persuaded to play for their large army of UK fans. Harem Scarem have a been a staple of the melodic rock world over the last fifteen years and have never once failed to deliver top notch melodic hard rock. Weather it’s the slick self titled release , the totally classic ‘Mood Swings’ or the latter day masterpieces such as ‘Higher’ or ‘Weight of the World’ that whets your appetite , Harem Scarem have never failed to deliver. Harem Scarem would like to take this opportunity to thank their fans for making this happen , and we at FIREFEST would also like to thank Harry and the boys for showing their commitment to us by agreeing to make a long trip to play . This will surely be one of the most eagerly anticipated sets of the day , and with a bit of luck we’ll definitely get to hear ‘Saviours Never Cry’ this time…ok, you will………but try pick a set list for them…..it’s a difficult job with a wealth of tracks to choose from, either way they will be one of the top attractions of the day. HOUSE OF LORDS: Finally…………for the first time since 1988 House of Lords will set foot on a British stage. Following a long period of inactivity House of Lords have agreed to a one off European performance of their classic material. Drawing on their three classic albums ’House of Lords’, ‘Sahara’ and ‘Demons Down’ , the band are fired up and rearing to go. This will be the first time since 1993 that the band have played live and they are currently working on a set list that will not only please, but blow away their long standing fans. House of Lords were one band that emerged from the whole ‘hair band’ era with not only their credibility, but an entire army of fans keen to hear cleverly crafted and masterfully delivered songs that simply demanded your attention. If tracks such as ‘Edge of your Life’, ‘Love don’t Lie’, ‘Can’t find my way Home’, ‘Remember my Name’ , ‘O Father’, ‘What’s forever For’ and ‘Metallic Blue’ conjure up memories of one of the finest melodic rock outfits to grace the stage the only place to be is Nottingham Roc City on Saturday November 26th to witness the ultimate live reunion. They may even have a surprise or two in store as well……………but telling wouldn’t make it a surprise would it???? Full ticketing details will be available next week, but for the moment if you have any questions or enquiries then please e mail firefest@hotmail.com, k_dargan@hotmail.com or fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com and we’ll do our best to answer. Tickets will be available from a number of venues throughout the UK, but we would ask that you purchase directly from the promoters wherever possible.It’s also hoped to add a Friday night pre show similar to FIREFEST 1, more details on this early next week, but again, please remember it will be a limited amount of tickets available for this show. Once again, on behalf of FIREFEST 2, thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing everybody in Nottingham in November. For those of you who missed Firefest 1 back in May then a full review of the show is online and can be found via this link. |
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14th July |
Soulfly |
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Soulfly, the band featuring one time Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, will release their new album, the follow up to the 2004 release 'Prophecy', through Roadrunner Records in September. Entitled 'Dark Ages' the album will be available as both a regular release and also it will be available in a limited edition three panel digi pack format which comes complete with three additional bonus tracks. The track listing for Dark Ages is as follows: The Dark Ages, Babylon, I And I, Carved Inside, Arise Again, Molotov, Frontlines, Innerspirit, Corrosion Creeps, Riotstarter, Bleak, (The) March, Fuel The Hate, Staystrong and Soulfly V The three additional tracks on the digi pack release will be Salmo-91 and live versions of both Prophecy and Seek 'N' Strike.
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14th July |
Nevermore |
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Seattle's Nevermore will release their new album, entitled 'This Godless Endeavor', through century media on July 25th.Descibed as a grand overture where musical tapestries are fascinatingly complex while entirely accessible, the album was recorded at England's Backstage Studios with producer Andy Sneap, Vocalist Warrel Dane states that 'This Godless Endeavor' captures “the most ripping guitar work we've recorded,” The track listing for 'This Godless Endeavor' is as follows: Born, Final Product, My Acid Words, Bittersweet Feast, Sentient 6, Medicated Nation, The Holocaust of Thought, Sell My Heart for Stones, The Psalm of Lydia, A Future Uncertain and This Godless Endeavor
To promote the release of the album Nevermore will be undertaking a short UK tour during September. the dates confirmed are: Sept 20th
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14th July |
Fear Factory |
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Fear
Factory have announced the final track listing for their
upcoming release, "Transgression", which is due for release
August 23 via Calvin Records, an imprint of Liquid 8 Records.
The final
track listing for 'Transgression' is as follows:
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14th July |
Ignarus |
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LITO Music Group today announced that it is releasing one of the
hottest hard rock CDs of the summer on Tuesday July 12th
2005. Ignarus - S/T CD is available on the Web at http://www.litomusicgroup.com/store.htm and at other online merchants, as well numerous retail stores and chains such as Tower Records and Sam Goodys.
About LITO Music Group
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14th July |
New York Dolls Sign To Roadrunner Records |
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Roadrunner
Records have announced the signing of seminal punk rock artists
the New York Dolls. Since rising to the heights of the lower
east side glam/punk scene, the NY Dolls have become synonymous
with low-fi, down and dirty, rock music. The band Rolling Stone
Magazine credits with "the sound and snarl of jubilant outlaw
spirit," will soon record an album of fresh, original material
due out on Roadrunner in the Spring of 2006.
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13th July |
Ferret Under The Gun Tour |
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Roadrunner Records & Ferret Music are promoting the 2005 'Under The Gun Tour' throughout the UK during August. Featuring Every Time I Die, Twelve Tribes & A Life Once Lost the tour will making the following stops at a venue near you! Aug 5th -
Birmingham Academy 3 Every Time I Die will be promoting their new album, 'Gutter Phenomenon' due fro release through Roadrunner on August 22nd.
The album will feature the following track listing: Apocalypse Now And Then, Kill The Music. Bored Stiff, Easy Tiger, Tusk And Temper, The New Black, Champing At The Bit, Gloom And How It Gets In The Way, Guitarred & Feathered, L'Astronaut and Pretty Dirty
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13th July |
Ill Nino Set To Unleash New Album |
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Ill Nino will release their new album, entitled 'One Nation Underground', through Roadrunner Records on September 26th. The album will feature the following track listing: This Is War, My Resurrection, What You Deserve, La Liberacion Of Our Awakening, Turns To Gray, All I Ask For, De La Vida, Corazon Of Mine, Everything Beautiful, In This Moment, My Pleasant Torture, Violent Saint and Red Rain
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13th July |
Deicide UK Tour |
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Famed black metallers Deicide, along with Visceral Bleeding have teamed up for a UK tour in October. The dates so far confirmed for the tour are as follows: Oct 22nd -
Leeds Josephs Well
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13th July |
Place Vendome |
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce all details surrounding the release of the highly anticipated Place Vendome album. The album features the long awaited return to rock for former Helloween singer Michael Kiske, this time in a more melodic rock and AOR oriented mood.
The lineup
for the album is completed by famed musicians from the German
rock scene such as Pink Cream 69 contributors Dennis Ward, Kosta
Zafiriou, Uwe Reitenauer and Gunther Werno (Vandenplas).
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11th July |
In The Castle 2005 |
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Scarborough will be playing host to the a new rock festival this September. Held in the grounds of Scarborough castle and dubbed 'In The castle 2005' the first two bands confirmed for the show are The Wildhearts & Terrorvision. Tickets for the event will be on sale from July 15th and further information can be found at the official website at www.rockinthecastle.co.uk
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7th July |
Waysted |
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Waysted have a new official bootleg recording available exclusively from www.majesticrock.com. Entitled 'Boot From The Dead' the CD features four tracks recorded earlier this year when the band supported the Quireboys at London Mean Fiddler. Also included on the release are two bonus tracks in the shape of 'The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent' and 'No Place To Run' which were originally on the Japanese release of the band's latest 'Back From The Dead' album and are re-recordings of UFO classics and feature Paul Chapman on guitar. The CD is limited to just 1,000 copies and as mentioned above is available exclusively from Majestic Rock priced at £6.99.
The full track listing of 'Boot From The Dead' is as follows: Toy With The Passion, Love Loaded, Night Of The Wolf, Garden Of Eden, The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent and No Place To Run Waysted are undertaking a full UK tour during September and the dates for this trek as confirmed as: Sept 09th - Hednesford The
Tackeroo Support on the last four shows (Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield & London) of the tour comes from M.ill.ion who were last seen in the UK at the Firefest in Bradford in May.
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7th July |
Dream Theater |
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To along with the already confirmed shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo on October 24th & 25th, Dream Theater have confirmed details of a third UK show which will take place at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall on Wednesday 26th October.
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7th July |
Trivium |
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Trivium, who releases their album Ascendancy through Roadrunner Records in March arrive in the UK for a full tour during September. Supported by Still Remains the confirmed dates for the trek are as follows: 10th Sept
- Leeds Cockpit
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7th July |
Helloween |
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German metallares Helloween have lined up three UK shows for early next year. The band will be playing: 11th Feb -
Bradford Rios In the meantime Helloween will release their new album, entitled The Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy' on the 31st of October 2005. The new songs recorded for the album inherit elements that connect to the lyrical concept of the first two highly successful 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys' albums. According to the bands website the new compositions offer intricate arrangements, many speed changes, gifted drum breaks and epic sounds. A renewed team spirit prevailing during pre-production encouraged the band members to hold intense rehearsal room sessions with a fresh inspiration, resulting in the band choosing "Keeper of The Seven Keys - The Legacy" as the title for their new album.
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7th July |
Thunder UK Tour |
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Thunder will be touring the UK once more in early 2006. The band have confirmed twelve shows for the trek which are as follows: 20th Jan -
Newcastle City Hall Tickets for the shows go on sale at 9.00am on Friday 8th July.
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6th July |
Pulse |
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PULSE
ANNOUNCE FIRST LIVE SHOW OF 2005!!!
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6th July |
Download Thunder |
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Thunder's first ever download only song is available now,
exclusively from
www.karmadownload.com 'I'm A Lucky Man' was recorded last
year during the TMS sessions, and until now has not been
released in any form whatsoever. Up-tempo, written by Luke, and
keyed so high as to make it almost impossible to sing, it's just
been Thunder play three UK festivals this summer, appearing at Guilfest on July 16th, Shepstwo Rock Til You Drop on July 23rd & the Rock And Blues Custom show in Derby on July 30th
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6th July |
Lamb Of God |
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Lamb of God are set to return to the UK later this year. The band have currently confirmed two shows at Nottingham Rock City on December 1st and London Astoria on December 6th
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6th July |
Iron Maiden To Play Special Charity Show |
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In 2002
the members of Iron Maiden were shocked to learn that their
former drummer, Clive Burr was suffering from MS. They played
three nights in March at Brixton Academy in his honour, donating
the £250,000 plus profits from the concerts and merchandising
into a newly formed Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust Fund.
The fund also received generous donations from the record
company EMI and publisher BMG Music from the commercial single
releases of Run To The Hills and Number of The Beast (which
leapt into the UK charts at No 3 earlier this year). There were
kind donations from all over the world of Heavy Metal, and
tremendous support from the fans through numerous fund raising
initiatives and very generous individual contributions.
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6th July |
Waysted Afternoon |
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To help promote Waysted's UK tour in September, Mark Mcafferty is holding a 'Waysted Afternoon' on August 6th. The event will take place at the Solid Rock Cafe, which is located at 19 Hope Street in Glasgow between Midday and 5.30pm and fans will be treated to an afternoon full of Waysted music and maybe, just maybe a couple of band members coming along for good measure. Entrance to the event if free, but is open to over eighteens only and any money that is made from raffles for signed goods etc. will be going to charity
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6th July |
Alter Bridge |
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Alter Bridge return once again to the UK for a full tour in November. The dates so far confirmed for the trek are: Nov 10th -
Glasgow Academy
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