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Attention Blue Reefers!

Attention Blue Reefers! 🎉TICKETS ARE BACK ON SALE! 🎉So many of you have been asking when you’ll be able to grab tickets again… well now’s your chance.This is the cheapest they’ll be before the next tier in the New Year, so don’t miss out!The first lineup announcement is coming VERY soon 👀 [more…]

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Justin Hawkins: Rides Again, Again!! 2026 UK Tour

Justin Hawkins  Rides Again, Again!!2026 UK Tour Hot from 2024’s acclaimed live version of his highly popular YouTube show Justin Hawkins Rides Again… legendary rock frontman Justin Hawkins returns with an evening of conversation, anecdotes, facts and near-truths based on three decades in music. Justin Hawkins Rides Again, Again … finds The Darkness luminary throwing light [more…]

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Singles

District 13 – Rap Edge with Rock Power

Single – Calling Out Release Date: 12th December 2025 Review by Linda McDermott District 13 aren’t just another London heavy alt-rock band; they’re a group who’ve fought their way onto stages and into lineups that most rising acts would kill to be part of. With a sound that fuses metal bite with [more…]

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Singles

Continental Lovers—Double Hit of Punk Nostalgia

Single—Screwing Your Life Up Single – Bad Little Go-Go Girl Release Date: 15th December 25 Review by Linda McDermott Continental Lovers are gearing up for a great finish to the year, returning with not one but two brand-new singles; consider them a double A-side (remember them?), as they both drop on the [more…]

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Nothing More – Live – SWG3 Galviners – duffpress

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Nothing More are an Alt / Prog / Metal / Hard rock band from San Antonio, Texas who were brought to our attention in 2003, the boys honed their signature style and this gave them the opportunity to share the stage with the likes [more…]

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Metal News

Metal legends STATIC-X drop visualiser for bonus track ‘Down’ off their iconic debut “Wisconsin Death Trip”

Ahead of next week’s release of the 25th Anniversary Edition of their landmark debut “Wisconsin Death Trip”, metal titans STATIC-X have unveiled a brand-new visualiser for the bonus track ‘Down’. The piece blends lyric-video elements, motion graphics built from never-before-seen images by original band photographer Exum, and actual video filmed on the set of the 1998 [more…]

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ALTER BRIDGE share new single “Playing Aces” & accompanying video

With less than six weeks until the arrival of their self-titled, eighth studio album on January 9, 2026, Alter Bridge return with their brand-new single, “Playing Aces.” The track bursts open with the band’s trademark dual-guitar firepower as Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars), Mark Tremonti (guitars/vocals), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums) lock into the [more…]

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Live Review: Pet Needs – Deaf Institute, Manchester

Review and Images by Paul McWilliams Pet Needs turned Manchester’s Deaf Institute into a pressure cooker of noise, sweat and pure adrenaline, proving once again why they’re one of the most exciting punk-leaning alt-rock bands currently tearing up the UK circuit. The intimate venue, with its 260-cap room packed wall to wall, [more…]

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GIPSY KINGS FEATURING TONINO BALIARDO ANNOUNCE THE NEW ALBUM

‘HISTORIA’ TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 15TH – THE FIRST SINGLE, ‘SEÑORITA,’ IS OUT NOW The Grammy Award-winning Gipsy Kings and their leader/founder Tonino Baliardo broke the mold with their self-titled album back in 1987. It was a time when the US and UK charts were almost completely devoid of non-English language songs, and especially music that was inspired and informed by [more…]

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Smith/Kotzen: ‘Blindsided’ – brand new video out now

SMITH/KOTZEN ‘BLINDSIDED’BRAND NEW LYRIC VIDEO RELEASEDWATCH HERE THE BLACK LIGHT / WHITE NOISEUK & EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR 2026  Smith/Kotzen, the acclaimed pairing of guitar icons Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, have released the cinematic lyric video for album track ‘Blindsided’. A driving and heavy-hitting rock song, it’s one of the stand-out tracks from [more…]

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