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URIAH HEEP to Embark on 2019 North American Tour As Special Guests to Judas Priest (TOP PHOTO: Photo credit: Richard Stow / Courtesy Chipster PR) April 25, 2019 In celebration of the release of their 25th studio album, Living the Dream, classic rock icons URIAH HEEP will join fellow British rock icons on an extensive North American tour. Kicking off on May 3rd in Hollywood, FL, the trek will run through June 29th in Las Vegas. The current itinerary can be seen below. Dave Rimmer comments, “‘Speaking as a life long Rock/Metal fan myself, I am very excited that Judas Priest and Uriah Heep willRead More →

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Ian Anderson Continues 50 YEARS OF JETHRO TULL into its 51st Year Jethro Tull’s first North American Tour was in 1969 Ian Anderson’s 50 Years of Jethro Tull continues in 2019 with tours confirmed in the United States and Europe. Concerts in the States in March, July, and September with confirmed concerts on both coasts in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, New England, and California. It was on the 2nd of February 1968 at the world-famous Marquee Club in Wardour Street that Jethro Tull first performed under that name. The group would go on to become one of the most successful and enduring bands ofRead More →

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JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE SPRING/SUMMER 2019 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Big news for Judas Priest fans for 2019. If you missed this show, here is your chance to see it.  Once of the best, most intense heavy metal shows of 2018 will continue on into the next year.  If you went to a Judas Priest show this year, they you now have a chance to take in another show. Firepower is one of the top new metal albums of 2018 With Judas Priest’s latest studio album, Firepower, confirmed as one of the most successful of the band’s entire career – landing in the “top 5” of 17Read More →

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Judas Priest’s latest studio album, Firepower, was released March 9, 2018, via Epic Records. Co-produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap, the 14-track album has become one of the most successful of the band’s entire career – landing in the “top-5” of 17 countries (including their highest chart placement ever in the U.S.), and scoring their highest charting commercial rock radio single in decades with “Lightning Strike” (for which a music video was also filmed). “’No Surrender’ captures the true metal fighting spirit and metalheads around the world find a united voice within the message of this song,” says the band. “When you honestly believeRead More →

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Ian Anderson Presents 50 Years of JETHRO TULL 2018 Tour Schedule The legendary music of Jethro Tull will set off for a North American Tour in 2018 February 21, 2018 It was on the 2nd of February 1968 at the world-famous Marquee Club in Wardour Street that Jethro Tull first performed under that name. The group would go on to become one of the most successful and enduring bands of their era, selling over 60 million albums worldwide and entering the cultural collective consciousness along the way. To celebrate this golden anniversary, Ian Anderson will present 50 Years of Jethro Tull in summertime U.S. concerts,Read More →

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SONS OF APOLLO RELEASES VIDEO FOR “ALIVE”; MORE U.S. SHOWS ADDED TO WORLDWIDE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF #1 ALBUM ‘PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY’ Worldwide Tour To Include a New England Area Show in Worcester, Massachusetts February 20, 2018 SONS OF APOLLO is former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—released the Vicente Cordero-directed video today for “Alive” from their #1 highly anticipated debut album, PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY. Watch it here: In touring news, SONS OF APOLLO launched their first-ever highly anticipated worldRead More →

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LAMB OF GOD to Perform on North American Leg of Slayer’s Final World Tour Featuring Additional Support from Anthrax, Behemoth, and Testament January 23, 2018 Internationally-renowned heavy rock leaders LAMB OF GOD will support metal legends Slayer on leg one, North America, of what will be Slayer’s final world tour. The 26-date trek will begin on May 10 and visit several major cities – from San Diego to Toronto, Orlando to Minneapolis. Additional support will come from fellow metal heavyweights Anthrax, Behemoth, and Testament. Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday, January 26; log onto www.lamb-of-god.com for all ticketing info. Randy Blythe ofRead More →

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SAXON: THUNDERBOLT Album a Sure Hit – Plus 2018 Tour Dates with Judas Priest SECOND SINGLE & VIDEO “THEY PLAYED ROCK & ROLL”FROM NEW ALBUM “THUNDERBOLT” SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 2nd Attention heavy metal fans of the world. Saxon’s latest album, THUNDERBOLT is on mark to be one of the top heavy metal albums of 2018. ​This album is a must listen! Northeast Rock Review had the chance to listen to SAXON’s latest album THUNDERBOLT. What a delight. It is always great when you put on a new album and it instantly sticks. There is no waiting for it to get good, its just good, all the wayRead More →

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SONS OF APOLLO ANNOUNCES FIRST STRING OF U.S. SHOWS AS PART OF WORLDWIDE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF #1 ‘PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY’ ALBUM November 29, 2017 Sons of Apollo features former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—will be hitting the road in 2018 for their first-ever highly anticipated worldwide tour, which kicks off in Tampa, FL on February 3 as part of the “Cruise To The Edge,” which will be sailing to Belize and Costa Maya. Once the cruise concludes,Read More →

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SAXON Announce New Album “Thunderbolt” Set for Release on February 2nd, 2018 via Militia Guard (Silver Lining Music) Thunderbolt Tour Part 1 UK & European Dates Announced November 7, 2017 SAXON isn’t wasting any time in 2018. Following the critically acclaimed release of Battering Ram in 2015, the heavy metal giants are set to release their latest studio album, Thunderbolt, on February 2, 2018 via the Militia Guard label (Silver Lining Music). The new album Thunderbolt will feature original artwork by long time SAXON collaborator Paul Raymond Gregory. “This is album 22 and it’s called Thunderbolt.  It’s a storming, smashing, thundering collection of tracks we’ve beenRead More →