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THE SISTERS OF MERCY Announce 3 Exclusive London Shows For September 2021


THE SISTERS OF MERCY is 40 this year and will play 3 special shows at London’s Roundhouse.

It howls, it’s grindingly beautiful, and it’s probably heading your way.

New and hence unreleased songs make up half of any Sisters’ set these days, although the classics get a good thrashing in rotation. Having derived their light show from the Big Bang (gleefully inventing rave lighting in the process), the Sisters see no reason to tone it down, and will be exploding in all their usual glory at the next suitable opportunity.

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ARCHITECTS claim the Official UK Album Chart Number 1 with ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’, out now on Epitaph


It is official, ARCHITECTS have claimed the UK number 1 spot on the album charts, beating out competition from the likes of Maximo Park, Alice Cooper and Digga D.

The band are actually number 1 on (all UK):

The Official Album Chart
The Official Record Store Chart
The Official Download Albums Chart
The Official Vinyl Albums Chart
AND the Official Rock And Metal Albums Chart (their fifth number 1 on this chart)

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ATREYU announced new album + releases new music featuring Travis Barker


Atreyu have announced their new album Baptize, out June 4th via Spinefarm Records.


The band has shared not one but two brand new songs from the record.


Listen to the anthemic “Warrior,” featuring Travis Barker, and “Underrated.”

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JESS AND THE ANCIENT ONES Announce New Album “Vertigo”


The Savonian occult rock behemoth Jess and the Ancient Ones have emerged with a new album! Their brand of heavy guitar and organ-led swagger has progressed from the twin guitar metal blast of yesteryear to Jess and the Ancient Ones’ very own take on soulful late sixties garage psychedelia. Titled Vertigo, the new record is set for release on Svart Records on May 21 this year with a foreboding sound of lysergic doom.

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Download Festival UK 2021 is cancelled & headliners for 2022 revealed


Download Festival 2021 has unfortunately been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic.

The 2021 event, which was set to take place at Donington Park from June 4-6, with Kiss, Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down as headliners. With the event cancelled the organisers did offer some good news in the form of confirming the headliners for 2022 with Kiss and Biffy Clyro re-confirmed to headline and with the addition of Iron Maiden as one of the headliners now instead of Sytem Of A Down.

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