Category Archives: tour dates

ARCHITECTS Announce Exclusive  Global Streaming Event at Abbey Road Studios on 11th December


ARCHITECTS will be performing an exclusive global streaming event from the legendary Abbey Road Studios on 11th December. The performance will be backed by Parallax Orchestra, made up of some of country’s best and most versatile classical musicians, arranged and written by Simon Dobson, Parallax Orchestra’s conductor and a three times British Composer award (BASCA) winner for his compositions.

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NAPALM DEATH Release Video For ‘Contagion’ and Announce 2022 UK Tour


UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are pleased to be able to continue to promote their current and much-acclaimed album Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism. While currently on the road all across North American as part of the “Scumdogs 30th Anniversary Tour” with Gwar as well as labelmates EyeHateGod, NAPALM DEATH are now debuting a promotional video directed by Marc Nickel & Ljuba Generalova for the track ‘Contagion’ off Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism. Check it out here.

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THE HALO EFFECT band feat. In Flames and Dark Tranquillity legends release first ever single & music video ‘Shadowminds’


The year of the corona-pandemic, when the world was forced into a standstill, five old friends finally put an old idea in motion. The result is a brand new band, THE HALO EFFECT, who recently inked a contract with Nuclear Blast.

The members of THE HALO EFFECT are not only masters of their domain, but also pioneers of the Gothenburg melodeath scene, who, at some point, have all been members of fellow Gothenburg icons IN FLAMES: Lead guitarists Niclas Engelin (ENGEL) and Jesper Strömblad (CYHRA), lead singer and lyricist Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY), bassist Peter Iwers, and drummer Daniel Svensson.
Today, the band are giving metal fans all over the world a taste of their sound with debut single ‘Shadowminds’, that comes together with a music video. Its brooding atmosphere, melodic riffs and harsh vocals provide a perfect example of what THE HALO EFFECT is about.

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VADER EUROPEAN TOUR REJECT THE SICKNESS AND MARA CONFIRMED AS SUPPORT


Reject The Sickness and Mara are confirmed to support Vader (as main support acts) during their upcoming European tour.

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SABATON Release New Single “Christmas Truce”


December 24th, 1914: Late On Christmas Eve, British Expeditionary Force heard German troops in the trenches opposite them singing Christmas carols and saw lanterns and small fir trees along their trenches. Messages began to be shouted between the trenches.
The following day, British and German soldiers met in no man’s land and exchanged gifts, took pictures and some even played football. It was a rare but magic moment of peace and harmony in the midst of one of the most atrocious events in the 20th century. 
Today, Swedish metal heroes SABATON release a song about this outstanding event that is known today as “Christmas Truce”.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Announces Two March 2022 UK Shows


Yngwie Malmsteen has announced two UK headline shows in support of new album PARABELLUM. March 2022 will see Yngwie take to the stage at Wolverhampton’s KK’s Steel Mill (11 March) and London’s prestigious O2 Forum Kentish Town (13 March) marking 5 years since his last capital performance. Support for the two dates comes from Dutch metal outfit TerraDown, and Cypriot progressive-rocker Joakem.

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