HOME CONTACT LOOPYWORLD: THE EARLY HISTORY OF IRON MAIDEN... the full story right here Search Search all our articles by typing band name, album name, artists name etc here... CHRIS DALE'S METAL THE TIRITH RELEASE NEW ALBUM, ‘TALES FROM THE ERIC CLAPTON 'SLOWHAND AT 70 - LIVE MELTDOWN TOWER’ ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL' IS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 18th September 2015 The landmark release will come in five formats Share 0 including a Deluxe edition... | 0 GENTLEMANS PISTOLS' BILL STEER TALKS UNDISCOVERED ABOUT JOINING THE BAND KISSTORY: THE KISS The Carcass guitarist brings us up to speed DRUMMER about his membership... AUDITIONS OF 1980 - UPDATED... DAN REED WILL PERFORM ACOUSTIC SET IN LIVERPOOL IN OCTOBER TONY MOTTRAM'S Sefton Park Palm House is the special setting for SHOT OF THE MONTH this eclectic show... GLOBAL CHART DOMINATION FOR IRON MAIDEN 'THE BOOK OF SOULS' Iron Maiden maintain their status as one of the foremost influential rock bands in the world with Long Live Cow Punk these astounding results... Rock BERNIE MARSDEN BEGINS UK TOUR 18 & LIFE BY CHRIS Bernie will play tracks from his latest release NELSON 'Shine' as well as some of his greatest hits... CIRCLE II CIRCLE LAUNCH FIRST SONG AND VIDEO FROM NEXT ALBUM 'REIGN OF Chris Troy of Praying DARKNESS' Mantis... "We wanted to pay homage to the past, but we also wanted to create a musical renaissance MetalTalk GIG OF within our genre that is fresh and energetic..." THE WEEK SYMPHONY X ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR FOR 2016 Following the release of 'Underworld', the UK has a chance to sample the Prog Metal delights live... The Tirith are one of the new UK-based Progressive / The Wildhearts/Baby Classic Rock Bands. The band has a long history Chaos/Hey! Hello!, HUNTRESS RELEASE ALBUM PREVIEW CLIP Saturday 19th stretching back to the 70s; the present band reformed 'Static' is a feast of both flesh and spirituality September 2015 in 2010 and has been playing festivals and selected encompassing timeless Metal elegance... gigs since 2011. The band is known for playing a wide THE SANCTUARY variety of music within the Progressive genre and beyond. THE TIRITH RELEASE NEW ALBUM, 'TALES FROM THE TOWER' ON SEPTEMBER 30TH A rare album of real songs performed, 'Tales From The Tower' is a rare album of real songs interpreted and recorded in the modern This is where you will performed, interpreted and recorded in the modern progressive idiom... find shorter news progressive idiom, and features the songs of Tim Cox and items, the very latest Richard Cory. Most of the songs on this album are from the DEF LEPPARD ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO videos and more... ALBUM FOR 30TH OCTOBER 2015 time of the first incarnation of The Tirith, the songs of youth. The self-titled album is released before the string of UK Arena Dates, many of which are Those songs have been taken, rearranged in some cases, sold out... Johnny Main lyrics have been supplemented, and the songs have been Jools Green reinterpreted and presented for a new century and audience. ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL IS READY FOR A Sean Cameron FEAST OF MELODIC ROCK IN NOTTINGHAM'S ROCK CITY Anne Johanna Article continues below... The successor to Firefest will be held on 23rd- Ian Sutherland 25th October 2015... Luke 'Loki' Milne Andy Rawll FORMER IRON MAIDEN MEMBERS COMMENT ON 'THE BOOK OF SOULS' PART Scott Adams ONE Liz Medhurst Have you ever wondered what former members of the band think of Maiden's latest offering...? Daryl Soar Tony Conley LESLIE WEST TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM Mark Taylor 'SOUNDCHECK' FEATURING BRIAN MAY, Steve Goldby JACK BRUCE AND PETER FRAMPTON Joe Geesin The sixteenth solo album from the Mountain guitarist will be available on 4th December... John Oakley Brian Boyle Sonia Waterfield Andy Hodge METAL ALLEGIANCE STREAM VIDEO FOR 'GIFT OF PAIN' FEATURING RANDY BLYTHE DJ Angel Catch up with the latest offering from the all- Umar Rachman star Metal band... Jeff Kunze Nik Underwood MICHAEL KISKE JOINS AVANTASIA ON Danny Mattin 'GHOSTLIGHTS' ALBUM AND TOUR "Micha will join Avantasia once again to do the Aggy G old classics, but also some of the new material Petra Leusmann which sounds really fantastic; as Avantasia- “Tales From The Tower is not a concept album, but there is a esque as it gets..." Sam Hayler theme that runs through several of the songs. It starts with Michael Foley The Tower, that alien Tower on a distant planet, surrounded FLYING COLORS TO RELEASE 'SECOND Jeff Kent by methane snow, that we envisaged long ago. The Tower FLIGHT: LIVE AT THE Z7' Andy Millen was one of our earliest songs and ends with the line, “The The release of the unique event is available on multiple formats and, through technological Roger Berserk Fauske door drew back and so we saw”. innovation, with different ways of listening... Fernando Souza “Song of all Ages follows this theme, it tells of what we saw WEAPON (UK) ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN when that door drew back, the lone figure standing there, TOUR DATES FOR OCTOBER with the two moons in the sky, a witness for a lost alien race Meanwhile Weapon (UK) are also in the process of setting up a British tour for February and and the subject of these two songs is reflected in the cover March 2016... art. LIFE OF AGONY ANNOUNCE RETURN TO UK “Lost and Monday Evening, are both early Tirith material "We cannot express just how excited the whole have been re-invented within this framework, as Lost and band is to see all of our friends again this March Pioneers of the Outer Arm. The former a tale of lost love on for three special nights..." a galactic scale, and Pioneers...a tale of a hapless band of privateers (probably us) bungling their way across the GLORYHAMMER PREMIERE MUSIC VIDEO FOR TRACK 'RISE OF THE CHAOS WIZARDS' galaxy (in a ship too old to be for real). The track rewrites history and future alike and raises the Astral Hammer to smash the evil “Lost is seen as the epic track, it brings the album to a Chaos Wizards... climactic finish with its big build up and slow epic end section.” THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR DATES "White Bear is a real step on for us sonically and The album took three years to complete and has been artistically. Playing so many shows together expertly produced and mixed by Tim Cox bringing all of his over the last 3 years allowed us to develop a production experience to bear on the tracks. really clear idea of where we wanted to go with our next record..." This is only the start, The Tirith have much more material IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCE FIRST DATES OF ready for recording, and are currently writing more for the 2016 WORLD TOUR next studio release. As previously announced, this tour will be the most ambitious tour ever undertaken by any band in the whole of history... For more information and the latest tour dates, check out www.theTirith.com. RICKY WARWICK ANNOUNCES TWO SOLO ALBUMS AND TOUR Ricky's side project from Back Star Riders follows a productive bout of songwriting and includes a quality array of guests... GHOST REVEAL OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR 'FROM THE PINNACLE TO THE PIT' The track is from 'Meliora' and is released in advance of the UK headline tour... MANOWAR ADD MORE DATES TO GODS AND KINGS WORLD TOUR 2016 "If you think the Kings Of Metal tour was massive, just imagine what is going to happen when we join forces with the earth-cracking Gods Of War!..." FIRST DATES OF ROCK MEETS CLASSIC UK TOUR ANNOUNCED We are pleased to announce that Rock Meets Classic UK will be touring England, Scotland and Wales in Autumn 2016... STATUS QUO ANNOUNCE TRIO OF CLASSIC DELUXE EDITION ALBUMS Status Quo are delighted to announce the release of deluxe expanded two CD versions of a trio of classic albums... Recommended for you RITCHIE BLACKMORE LINES UP EXCITING NEW SINGER FOR ROCK COMEBACK "I'm doing it for the fans, for nostalgia, and the singer I found is very exciting..." QUEENSRYCHE DEBUT NEW TRACK 'GUARDIAN' AND LAUNCH PRE-ORDER 'Condition Human' is a new mountain towering over many of the peaks and valleys of the hard rock landscape... GRAVE DIGGER RELEASE ONLINE STREAM FOR NEW TRACK 'STAND UP AND ROCK' After three decades of making Heavy Metal history, Grave Digger are still one of the very best German bands... FINSTERFORST UNVEIL DETAILS OF UPCOMING RELEASE "We want to inform you that we do not intend to sit on our lazy asses and do nothing creative..." Undiscovered Joe Elliott's Down Pentagram: Kisstory: Vinnie... 'N' Outz: The G... 'Curious Volume' FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS NEVER- metaltalk.net metaltalk.net metaltalk.net BEFORE-RELEASED CONCERT FILM OUT OCTOBER 30th 2015 A Frank Zappa show goes way beyond a mere concert - it is an experience... a flight of improvisation, musicianship, and cerebral cynicism... RIVAL SONS ANNOUNCED AS SUPPORT FOR BLACK SABBATH'S FINAL WORLD TOUR The scheduled dates will take the band all across the USA and Canada, with more dates Ugly Kid Joe: Slayer: Undiscovered due to be announced soon... 'Uglier Than Th... 'Repentless' Kisstory: The Ki... EAGLE ROCK TO RELEASE 'THE RITCHIE metaltalk.net metaltalk.net metaltalk.net BLACKMORE STORY' ON DVD In this documentary film, Blackmore has AddThis granted fans extraordinary access, resulting in a truly revealing, in-depth look into his life and career... BATTLE BEAST ANNOUNCE MIGHTY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER EUROPEAN TOUR This European Tour also includes a headline show at London's Borderline on 7th December..