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Neck Deep release self-titled record this week

January 18, 2024

In September 2023 UK-rock band Neck Deep have announced their upcoming self-titled album “Neck Deep”, set for release on January 19, 2024, via Hopeless Records. “We’re so stoked to announce our new self made, self titled record” shares vocalist Ben Barlow. “With a return to roots approach, we made this record ourselves at our warehouse in North Wales, with Seb at the helm, and the rest of us over his shoulder, like it was at the start”. The new album encompasses everything Neck Deep have excelled at across their career, enhanced and dialed to eleven. From the bouncing bombast of “Dumbstruck, Dumbf**k” and the ripping intensity of “Sort Yourself Out”, to the poetic introspection of “They Don’t Mean To (But They Do)”, it’s an album that boasts a song for almost any occasion (including, in recent single “Take Me With You”, the impending alien invasion). In the little over a decade since Neck Deep formed in the Barlow brothers’ spare room in Wrexham, Wales, a lot has changed. From the scrappy, naively hopeful beginnings that [Read More]

New year – lots of upcoming tours in Europe

January 5, 2024

Lots of tours coming up in 2024. Here are just a few of them to pick from for your start into yet another amazing concert year! Bury Tomorrow / We Came As Romans / Kingdom Of Giants Southampton-based Metalcore band Bury Tomorrow will start their European/UK tour with We Came As Romans and Kingdom Of Giants on January 17th, 2024 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. 2023 has already been a busy touring year for the band. They also released a new record last year called “The Seventh Sun”. This upcoming tour is almost sold out, except for two dates. So better be quick to get your tickets. For more information on the bands, check their social media: Bury Tomorrow https://www.facebook.com/BuryTomorrow http://www.burytomorrow.co/ https://twitter.com/burytomorrow https://www.instagram.com/burytomorrow/ We Came As Romans https://www.facebook.com/wecameasromans https://iamdarkbloom.com/ https://twitter.com/wecameasromans https://www.instagram.com/wecameasromans Kingdom Of Giants https://www.facebook.com/kingdomofgiants/ https://www.instagram.com/kingdomofgiants https://twitter.com/kingdomofgiants Buster Shuffle Ska/Punk Rock fans also have an awesome tour to look forward to in February. Buster Shuffle will be touring mainland Europe. For selected dates, there are Super Fan tickets available, which give fans access not only to [Read More]

Upcoming tours in Europe/UK – part II

February 15, 2023

A few weeks into 2023 and already a lot of amazing live shows happened. So many great acts are currently touring over the pond, it’s really hard to choose. So here’s part II of a selection of upcoming tours in Europe/UK. Devin Townsend Last time Devin Townsend played here, was probably the acoustic tour in 2020. In November 2022 Devin released his latest record “Lightwork”. With the upcoming European tour, which starts in Oslo, Norway in February 21st, he brings the new record to European and UK stages. Choose your date(s) and get your tickets! For more information on Devin Townsend, follow his social media: https://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend https://hevydevy.com/ https://twitter.com/dvntownsend https://www.instagram.com/dvntownsend Erra Birmingham (AL)-based band Erra will be touring in Europe/UK in February/March 2023. It’ll be their first headliner tour. They will be joined by Silent Planet, Invent Animate and Sentinels. Erra are currently on tour in the US supporting We Came As Romans. In May 2023 they will be joining Bad Omens on tour in the US. Get your tickets HERE. Take your chance to see [Read More]

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2023 – Upcoming tours Europe / UK – mark your calenders!

January 7, 2023

2023 is only a few days old and looking at tour announcements, it’s going to be a wild one. Here are a few of the upcoming tours we can look forward to: Architects The tour through Germany is already underway. They also have European festival dates coming up (e.g. Hellfest France in June). For further dates, check the band’s social media: https://www.facebook.com/architectsuk https://www.architectsofficial.com/ https://twitter.com/architectsuk https://www.instagram.com/architects/ Trivium / Heaven Shall Burn Trivium are currently on tour in the UK with Heaven Shall Burn. Both bands will soon after hit European stages with a co-headliner tour. They will be joined by Obituary and Malevolence. For more information on both bands, follow their social media: https://www.facebook.com/Trivium/ https://www.trivium.org/ https://www.instagram.com/triviumband/ https://twitter.com/TriviumOfficial https://www.facebook.com/officialheavenshallburn https://www.heavenshallburn.com/ https://instagram.com/heavenshallburnofficial Dropkick Murphys Their massive European tour starts on January 13th in Belfast N. Ireland and ends on February 18th in Mannheim, Germany. They will be playing in the US in March 2023. They will also play Wacken Festival this year! Don’t miss your chance to see them live! For more information on the band and [Read More]

Rancid announce EU/UK tour for 2023

December 18, 2022

Legendary punk rock band Rancid from East Bay announced their comeback to European/UK stages for a few festivals and headline shows in June 2023. Tour starts June 2nd in Rimini, Italy, where the band will attend Slam Dunk festival, followed by shows in Slovenia, Austria, Poland, Germany, Spain, Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. For the headline shows, they’ll bring The Bronx and Grade 2 on tour. Get your tickets HERE. For more information, follow the Rancid’s social media: https://www.facebook.com/rancid https://www.rancidrancid.com/ https://twitter.com/rancid https://www.instagram.com/rancid/ (Source: Starkult Promotion)

Architects release new single “deep fake”

August 31, 2022

Shortly after the announcement of their new album and new tour dates, UK-Metalcore-legends Architects released their new single “deep fake” via Epitaph yesterday. The song is the opener of their highly anticipated new studio record “the classic symptoms of a broken spirit”. It’s a pulsating and bombastic album with a rave-rock-intro, which peaks in a vortex of pure hard rock riffs. After the hymn-like appetizer “when we were young”, which has reached 10 million streams so far, and the second forerunner “tear gas”, the pure power of the third pre-released song shows again, why Architects are amongst the most successful rock acts of the current decade. “the classic symptoms of a broken spirit” will already be the 10th studio record of the band and follows last year’s highly praised UK #1-record “For Those That Wish To Exist”. The band didn’t have much time to celebrate the success extensively, because they soon started the writing process of the new songs, which will be on the new record. It was produced at Deacon’s Middle Farm studios and [Read More]

Weatherstate release new single ‘Headstone’

January 10, 2022

As Weatherstate approach the release of their second album ‘Never Better’, which will be out 11 February via Rude Records, the Weymouth punk band has revealed another new track from it ‘Headstone’. Showcasing a slower, more contemplative side to Weatherstate, building to that anthemic, singalong chorus complete with signature Weatherstate riffage, it’s a track about fulfilling your potential. “Headstone is about trying to make something out of ourselves in the time we have here,” says guitarist Callan Milward. “It’s okay to go through periods of life unhappy and that’s what makes the good bits all the better. The lyric “Catch me I don’t want to come down” specifically relates to friends being around when you need a safety net and how important it is to have a support network that can get you through those monotonous times. We’re only around for so long, and that’s the way it is, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up too much, and it’s completely okay to sometimes just roll with the punches.” Never Better’ is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Born [Read More]