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RAY ALDER Releases new single/video “Waiting For Some Sun” off upcoming solo album


Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder is pleased to reveal another new song off his upcoming sophomore solo album “II” today. 

Check out the track “Waiting For Some Sun” in an atmospheric video created by Manu Giménez / MG Media Productions here: https://youtu.be/hbOoZjzO_HM 

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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL SELLS OUT IN RECORD TIME


Download Festival’s 20th anniversary has become a double celebration, as today the festival sells out, marking 2023 as the fastest-selling year of all time. Day, weekend and camping tickets have been snapped up by fans eager to celebrate an incredible 20 years for the legendary festival. The special anniversary edition, taking place for the first time over four days on 8-11 June 2023 at Donington Park, will feature headliners Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot and Metallica, who will perform two headline sets with no repeat songs.
 

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PREVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL UK 8th-11TH JUNE 2023


by Carina Lawrence

Download Festival 2023 will mark their special 20th-anniversary edition, their biggest and longest festival yet, being four days instead of the usual three and taking place on 8-11th June 2023. Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot headline a great year for the UK’s biggest rock festival, and Metallica will perform two headline sets with no repeat songs. As expected, their 20th-anniversary celebration boasts a mega line-up for a record-breaking year for the festival, as 2023’s event is the fastest-selling Download ever. Here are some reasons this year’s event is breaking records and some bands we are particularly excited to see added to the anniversary bill!

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Reveal new single ‘LosT’


Today the undisputed hottest rock band in the world, Bring Me The Horizon, release a highly anticipated new single ‘LosT’.   The track is part of the globally acclaimed Post Human series and follows singles ‘DiE4u’ and ‘Strangers’, which have been streamed over a massive 150 million times to date.
 

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PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS announce full EU/UK tour for 2023


PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS have announced an extensive EU/UK tour for 2023 to support their upcoming third studio album that will be titled Kings Of The Asylum.

Shortly after the band announced to the world the recruitment of new powerhouse lead singer Joel Peters in January 2022, the band entered Stompbox Studios in South Wales, UK and began writing and recording a new album at the beginning of 2022. 

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PREVIEW: SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL UK 27th-28TH May 2023


Slam Dunk Festival 2023 is guaranteed to be one of the biggest weekends in the alternative music world, bringing the best punk, rock, metal and alternative acts since 2006 and has grown bigger each year. It started as a one-stage event in Leeds Millenium Square, and Slam Dunk Festival expanded its site to Hatfield University in 2010 before moving to the green field site of Hatfield Park in 2018. In 2019, Slam Dunk Festival North moved out of Leeds City Centre to take over Leeds Temple Newsam, making Slam Dunk Festival a fully outdoor event for the first time. Slam Dunk Festival 2023 is the sixteenth instalment of the festival and has seen an increased capacity to 60,000 across both sites. The fact that the Slam Dunk Festival South event on Saturday, the 27th of May, has sold out and that the North event the following day, on the 28th of May, is also close to selling out is a testament to the success and popularity of the festival. So with sold-out events and a massive and mighty line-up, here are some reasons and bands to get excited about!

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