Ferret Music have announced the signing of GWEN STACY.  The Indianapolis, IN four piece play furious and experimental hardcore with a mission to push the envelope with every song they write. The band is currently in the studio with Producer Brian McTernan (Cave In, Snapcase, Thrice) and Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, The Bled) recording their full-length debut album THE LIFE I KNOW to be released on Ferret on February 4th, 2008. In the meantime you can check out some material at www.myspace.com/gwenstacy

Former Nightwish frontwoman Tarja Turunen has lined up a UK gig at London's Electric Ballroom on December 20th. The show is in support of her new solo album, My Winter Storm, which is scheduled for release on November 19th.

My Winter Storm was produced by Daniel Presley and featured an all star cast of musicians including Living Colour's Doug Wimbish on bass, guitarist Alex Scholpp and Earl Harvin on drums. The full track listing of My Winter Storm is as follows:

My Winter Storm, I Walk Alone, Oasis, Lost Northern Star, The Seer, Damned And Divine, Sing For Me, Calling Grace, Boy and the Ghost, Minor Heaven, The Reign, Ciarán's Well and Poison.

Metal Blade Records has just inked a deal with Bay Area thrashers Hatchet! Hatchet is an onslaught of 5 thrash metal fanatics from the San Francisco Bay Area; a starting point for infamous thrash bands like Metallica, Exodus, Testament, and Vio-Lence just to name a few.

Formed by Julz on guitar and Slave behind the drum kit in January 2005, Hatchet was started as the two were fed up with the stale metal scene in their home town. Their desire to create music filled with substance and driving aggression would be enough to help revive a genre that had slowly began to fade away over the years in their hometown. Hatchet will be playing various one off dates until they release their new album in spring/summer 2008 and will then be on a heavy touring schedule. Head over to the band’s MySpace page to check out some tracks to get a taste of what’s to come!

"It is an honor to be working with Metal Blade", commented the band, "and to be a part of the legacy of amazing artists they have worked with over the years! Together we will help bring Thrash Metal back to the top where it belongs!"

In further Metal Blade news, the label have also announced the addition to its illustrious roster of Woe of Tyrants. From Chillicothe, Ohio comes the next heavy metal goliath. Woe of Tyrants is comprised of five guys dead-set on playing metal the way they want to, never listening or caring what scene they belong to or what sells the most records; who mix the best of death, thrash, and power metal in a concoction that defies pigeon-holing. Mix the vintage sounds of Testament and Metallica, brutal death metal, epic power metal, and even some southern fried flair thrown on top, and you have what has become known as Woe of Tyrants.

"We are extremely excited about working with Metal Blade and feel that we have a lot to offer the label and more importantly the heavy metal community all together. We feel Metal blade has our best interests at heart as they've shown their dedication to their artists and fans by releasing some of the best metal in the world for decades. We have always stuck with our guns when writing and performing our music, refusing to give into any of the trends or clichés that pop-up in the heavy music genre and are very thankful that Metal Blade has not let this go unnoticed. We are prepared to unleash the best and most crushing material we've written thus far and hope to reach as many people possible with our music. We are blessed to have such an opportunity. Keep a lookout for our debut, and lots of touring, this is only the beginning!" Woe of Tyrants

“Woe of Tyrants plays a unique blend of death, thrash, melody, exceptional guitar riffs and even a little bit of Southern rock. They have a great work ethic and we can't wait to work along side them to take them to the next level. W.O.T. will definitely be a band to keep all eyes and ears on. Welcome to the Metal Blade family, guys!” Metal Blade Records – Jen Graham

Woe of Tyrants will be touring through the winter and will be finishing up the writing of their Metal Blade debut in the spring with plans to enter the studio in early summer 2008. More details on tour dates and the album will be made over the coming weeks and months so be sure to keep an eye on the band’s website and MetalBlade.com.

What only can be described as a 'super session' is taking place on virtuosic Florida guitarist Todd Grubbs upcoming fourth solo album titled Time, Space and the Electric. For these sessions, Grubbs, who has been prominently featured in national and international publications such as Guitar World, Guitar FPM and Guitar (Japan), has enlisted an array of well-known musical artists to record on his new CD. “I am very excited about how the CD is coming out!”, says Grubbs . “It's even better than I hoped. I feel like I have achieved a nice balance between chops and composition. The CD is to me the culmination of all my years in music to this point – I have worked really hard to make the best album I can with no concessions towards trends, genres or anything else." The album will feature contributions from the following all star cast:

Derek Sherinian from prog-rock giants Dream Theater and Planet X appears on three tracks. “He is truly a world class musician and a total pro,” compliments Grubbs. “He has a fantastic sense of melody and the technical ability to play anything. Derek is also an extremely cool guy who's very easy to work with and completely down to earth.”

Also legendary Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston has lent a hand. Preston, who is best known for his work with Zappa, Carla Bley, The Residents, Grande Mothers, and John Carter, as well as a his own solo work, will be recording his signature keyboards on a track. “Don Preston's contribution is amazing!,” Grubbs exclaims. “He is playing better than ever as well as being a legend – I feel like I have a Beatle on my disc!”

Also featured on the new Todd Grubbs CD is Chris Poland of rock legends Megadeath and OHM. “Getting Chris to do a guitar solo was a big deal for me as he is one of my absolute favorite current players”, says Grubbs.

Other musicians that appear: “John Wesley (Porcupine Tree) and Ralph Santolla (Obituary) are good friends of mine as well as being incredible players,” says Todd, “and they both made contributions to this project.”; Mark Prator of Iced Earth/John Wesley and Sean Malone of Gordian Knot also contribute drums and bass respectively to several tracks. “Sean is one of the best bass players around with an innate musical sense and chops for days, “raves Grubbs. “Mark plays some great drums on a number of tracks and is also mixing the CD. Mark is a musical giant!”; Also, Patrick Bettison of Acoustic Alchemy, who Grubbs describes as a brilliant musician with a great sound and feel, plays bass on a few songs.

Last but not least, Jeff Henry (Drums) and Alan Tatum (Bass), current Todd Grubbs Group members both made large contributions to the new CD and will be the backbone of the live shows in 2008.

Todd Grubbs studied at Berklee College of Music and has been voted ‘Most Outstanding Guitarist’ at the Tampa Bay Music Awards, as well as winning the ‘Most Outstanding Video’ two consecutive years in a row. Along with Frank Zappa, Grubbs influences, which can be heard throughout Time, Space and the Electric, range from Steve Vai, John Coltrane, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, Ulli Jon Roth and Adrian Belew. “The songs are going to be very thematic,” Todd describes his new work, “with equal emphasis on composition and chops, stylistically ranging from heavy to ethereal.”

The release date for Time, Space and the Electric is tentatively scheduled for January 1, 2008 – a date we can all look forward to! “I would like to thank everyone who has supported me in the past. My desire has always been to write and perform music and I am very blessed to be able to continue doing this.”

The Big Cheese sponsored S-a-N Tour is set to bring together some of the most exciting new underground UK rock acts with the aim of showing the power of home grown bands. The tour erupts in November and takes in the following dates (bands playing each date in parenthesis):

Nov 2nd - Bedford Level 1 @ Esquires (LAP)
Nov 2nd - Cannock Edward St. WMC (Anemic/Asking Alexandria)
Nov 3rd - Cheltenham Two Pigs (LAP/Asking Alexandria)
Nov 5th - Exeter Hub (Asking Alexandria)
Nov 9th - Ystrad Mynach Whammy Bar (RSJ/Anemic)
Nov 10th - Plymouth Voodoo Lounge (RSJ/Anemic)
Nov 14th - London Purple Turtle (Djevara/Circle Of One)
Nov 14th - Stoke Glebe (LAP/Asking Alexandria)
Nov 15th - Leeds Trash (LAP/Asking Alexandria)
Nov 15th - Bedford Level 1 @ Esquires (Circle Of One)
Nov 17th - Plymouth Voodoo Lounge (LAP/Asking Alexandria)
Nov 22nd  - Stoke Glebe (Anemic)
Nov 22nd - Leeds Trash (RSJ/Circle Of One)
Nov 23rd Lincoln Bivouac (Anemic/Circle of One)
Nov 24th - Cheltenham Two Pigs (Anemic/Circle of One)
Nov 25th - Wigan Club Nirvana (Circle Of One)
Nov 26th - Exeter Hub (Anemic/Circle of One)
Nov 27th - Colchester Twist (Anemic/Circle of One)
Nov 28th - Exeter Hub (RSJ/Djevara)
Nov 29th - Pontypridd (RSJ/Djevara)
Nov30th - Lincoln Bivouac (RSJ/Djevara)
Dec 15th - Leeds Royal park Cellars (Djevara)
Dec 16th - Wigan Club Nirvana (Djevara)
Dec 17th - Stoke Glebe (Djevara)

Berlin's exceptional postcore collective THE OCEAN has to postpone their upcoming double album "Precambrian" due to problems within the process of production. The monumental work will now not be released on November 5th (Europe) as previously announced. "Precambrian" will finally see the light of day on November 12th.

Journalist Neil Daniels, the man behind the recent Judas Priest book, Defenders Of The Faith, has a new website online which can be found @ www.neildaniels.com

Following the recent expanded, 2-CD release of their debut album, Huddersfield metallers NEX are releasing a new single and playing a handful of dates before returning to the studio to record their next album...

Prior to signing their record deal with Rising Records, Nex took their metal extravaganza on the road, honing their craft by playing every venue they could and gaining new fans across the UK. Their first demo lead the path to support slots with No Comply, Amplifier, Winnebago Deal and Skindred and airplay on Radio 1. It also gained the title of ‘Demo of the Week’ on Kerrang! Radio and won them the ‘National Kerrang! K-Fest’ competition. This then landed them a spot opening up at Danko Jones’ Manchester Academy gig…and they’ve gone from strength to strength ever since!

The following live shows have currently been confirmed:

Oct 31st - Huddersfield The Parish
Nov 2nd - High Wycombe Irish Club
Nov 4th - London Camden Underworld *
Nov 10th - Barnsley Metrodome
Nov 15th - Kettering Sawyer’s *
Nov 16th - Peterborough Park *
Nov 18th - Liverpool RoadKill *
Nov 21st - Stoke Glebe *
Nov 22nd - Stoke Black Valve *
Nov 23rd - Bridgewater Rugby Club *
Nov 24th - Swansea Sin City *
Dec 1st - Falmouth Princess Pavilion *
Dec 10th - Huddersfield Bar 1:22 *
Dec 11th - Barnsley The Arches *

* Dates on the Rising Records Tour

Joining Nex for the Rising records Tour will  be Cornish teen outfit NATO who, having recently signed to Rising Records, released their debut single in July, and their debut album, Kill The Fox To Foil The Plan, on August 20th.

The band have only been gigging for six months, but have already found themselves sharing the stage with the likes of Enter Shikari, Johnny Truant, Bring Me The Horizon, Raging Speedhorn and Hell Is For Heroes, and will be co-headlining Rip Curl Boardmasters with Enter Shikari, in Newquay…the UK’s biggest surf’n’skate festival!

In addition to the Rising Records Tour Nato also play the following dates in the coming weeks:

Nov 2nd - Lowestoft Sea Breeze
Nov 12th - Manchester Music Box
Dec 1st - Falmouth Princess Pavilion
Dec 15th - Norwich B2
Dec 20th - Cheltenham 2 Pigs
Dec 21st - Carmarthen The Jolly Tar
Dec 22nd - Plymouth White Rabbit

Fables Last Stand, who come kicking and screaming out of Newcastle and who released their debut single in August will release a second single in the new year – but before they cross the Atlantic to record their debut album, they’re playing a UK tour, so come join the party…

Nov 2nd - Ashton-Under-Lyne Witchwood
Nov 5th - Norwich Queen Charlotte
Nov 9th - Clacton The Pier
Nov 16th - Sheffield Casbah
Nov 17th - Leeds Rio’s
Dec 7th - Redcar Silks

Fables Last Stand draw their inspiration from the likes of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and The Cult rather than their glammy brethren on Sunset Strip - vocalist Roachie and sidekick Twiggy are powerful frontmen, and with Rickenbastard (bass) Black John (rhythm guitar) and G-Lover (drums) complete the line-up for this sensational new band.

Fortune Favours, based in Cardiff, are a brand new band…but their first demo has been raising eyebrows. Already championed by Huw Stephens on Radio 1, the band have also had features in Metal Hammer and The Big Issue…not bad for an act yet to release a single or album. The demo’s two tracks, Never Ever Sever and Tonight We’re Breaking Records, show a song writing ability far beyond expectations, with a powerful and sharp rock dynamic that recalls acts as diverse as The Mars Volta, Therapy?, Coheed and Cambria and Wales' own Lostprophets.

Lead singer Pistol Pete says, "We're not a sceney band, mainly because we don't know half the scenes people bang on about. ‘Screamo’? ‘Post hardcore’? We have no idea, mainly because we don't care. We're just a rock n' roll band…

"When was the last time you read an interview with a band and they didn't bitch about touring, what a tough time they had in school or how their bandmates don't understand them?" asks Pete. "We're going to tour like Black Flag and party like Motley Crue. A bit like the Rolling Stones or Guns n’ Roses, only we're going to have way bigger egos and sell way more records…!"

Fortune favours currently have the following live shows lined up:

Nov 1st - London Nambuca,
Nov 2nd - Ystrad Mynach Whammy Bar
Nov 8th - Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Nov 27th - Cardiff Barfly (with Zico Chain)
Dec 1st - Ystrad Mynach Whammy Bar

Lost Weekend have been confirmed as the special guests for Gotthard's  show at Nottingham's Rock City (The Rescue Rooms) on Sunday 18th November 2007. Tickets are priced at £11.75 and can be purchased from www.alt-tickets.co.uk

After an absence of over 20 years, legendary progressive rock band, Twelfth Night, are re-uniting for 2 shows in London this November. They will be performing a selection of music spanning their whole career – from their earliest days as an instrumental band, to their last album with Virgin. And for the first time ever they will perform their classic ‘Fact and Fiction’ album, as a single seamless piece – as it was originally conceived. 

Original members Andy Revell, Brian Devoil, Clive Mitten and Andy Sears are being joined by new boy Mark Spencer (ex-LaHost) for these unique shows, which will be recorded for subsequent CD & DVD release next year. A spokesman for the band confirmed that "the show will be roughly two and a half hours long with material from throughout the bands career and may even include an instrumental piece from the very early days."

Gig Details are as follows: -

Saturday 17th November: The Peel, Kingston-on-Thames. Tickets £10 in advance from the venue via credit card on 020 8546 3516 - or by sending a cheque payable to 'Peel Leisure Co'. to 160 Cambridge Rd, Kingston KT1 3HH. http://www.peelmuzik.com  

Saturday 24th November: The Albany Theatre, Deptford, London: Tickets £12.50 in advance from the Albany Box Office 020 8692 4446 or by visiting http://www.thealbany.org.uk  

In both cases the show will start at 8.00pm, with doors open from 7-30pm. There is no support act, but there will be an interval. Both venues are already reporting strong advance sales – so early booking is advised... For further info visit www.twelfthnight.info  

Additional Information

Despite being away from the live scene for over 20 years, and not having recorded any new material since 1994’s cover of former singer Geoff Mann’s ‘Piccadilly Square’, the band’s loyal following has remained.  

All of their original albums have been re-mastered and re-released in the last 10 years (with bonus tracks etc.) on Cyclops Records. In addition the band has embarked on a series of ‘Archive Releases’ of their own – with seven titles released to date. 

In 2005 Virgin Records finally released ‘Twelfth Night’ (or ‘XII’ as it is now known) on CD - and in the same year the ‘Creepshow’ video – the only previously available filmed footage on the band – was released on DVD by Voiceprint – as part of their ‘Live from London’ series.

At last the new Tygers of Pan Tang Website is up online www.tygersofpantang.com . It’s been a long time coming but we wanted it to be right bang up to date so it was launched to coincide with the release of the New EP Back & Beyond. You will be able to read the latest news, check on concert dates as they are confirmed and hear samples of the songs new and old. There is also a Tygers Shop to buy the latest merchandise and of course all new releases.

Back & Beyond includes two brand new songs and three re-worked classic songs and the band's new lease of life is reflected in the music. No longer is the band experimenting and trying to be industrial, Classic Rock is firmly back as the sound of the Tygers. The new material is in the mould of Wildcat, Spellbound and Crazy Nights and you will be pleasantly surprised with the sound and production which was carried out by Ben Matthews of Thunder.

Current UK Gigs lined up for the Tygers are:

3rd Nov - Huddersfield Holmefirth Picturedrome
8th Dec  - Leeds Rios
2nd Feb - Durham Crook AFC
22nd Feb - Belfast Spring & Airbrake
29th Feb - Mansfield Intake
21st Mar - Newcastle Carling Academy 2

The support act for The Almighty''s upcoming UK tour will be Australian rockers HEAD INC., featuring Gary Buckley, Dean Tsolondres, Steve Dalton and Julian Medor.

The dates are as follows:

Jan. 19 - Manchester Academy 3
Jan. 20 - Inverness Ironworks
Jan. 21 - Glasgow Garage
Jan. 22 - Newcastle Academy
Jan. 24 - Sheffield Corporation
Jan. 25 - Leeds Rio's
Jan. 26 - Nottingham Rock City
Jan. 27 - Birmingham Academy 2
Jan. 29 - Bristol Academy
Jan. 30 - Southampton The Brook
Jan. 31 - Brighton Concorde 2
Feb. 01 - London Mean Fiddler

Hair Metal Haven will feature an interview with the rock & metal scenes new hotshots Edens Curse. I'll be talking to vocalist Michael Eden & bass player Paul Logue on a two way link to the United States and Scotland. Their debut cd also called Edens Curse is getting fantastic reviews all around the world and the album is already tipped to be in most peoples top cd's of the year. Check out the reason why when i'll be playing songs from the album and getting the story of how the band came to be such a fantastic new force to be reckoned with . Usual time and place , the Hair Metal Haven , Saturday 3rd of November only on www.rock247online.co.uk 17.00-19.00 GMT/18.00-20.00 CET

Hot on the heels of the release of their latest album, Born Into This, iconic goth rockers The Cult have announced a series of UK shows for early 2008.

Dates so far announced for the tour are as follows:

Feb 22nd - London Forum
Feb 28th - Birmingham Carling Academy
Mar 1st - Manchester Academy

All hail the King of Iowa.. Billy Peiffer, you thought this area of the U S of A was only associated with corn and farming....wrong!. Billy Peiffer; songwriter extraordinaire has been rockin' and sockin' the tri state area since 1980...now finally this prolific songwriter gains his first UK release through renowned cutting edge outlet Escape Music Ltd.

Early eighties Bill formed Pilot with Jesse Johnson who went on to form The Time And have a successful solo career.. leading the way for Lynn Allen.. originally monickered Art Young.. this was in 1982, taking to 1983 to record and change their monicker to Lynn Allen the infamous EP was released with the regional hit" Leave Me alone"

1984 saw the bands first LP "We Laugh at You", the biggest seller in the quad cities except Michael Jackson's "Thriller", spawning the classic line up of Bill Pieffer (Vocals/guitar), Dale Fisher (keyboards), Bobby boyd (drums), Terry Murphy(bass) and Tim Compton (guitars).With a European promo tour, Kerrang and Metal Forces reviews and US support slots with Ratt, Great white and Warrant, and another regional hit "Last Nite", things were on the up

Later that year,journalists were invited to Daveport Iowa, to taste the Lynn Allen experience as the boys prepare to record ,their 3rd opus , autobiographical "Look at Me I'm the King" Bill was doing better than signed bands on the East and West Coast without selling his soul to the corporate records companies, band members then came and went, causing a hiatus for the third release. Bill moved to San Francisco to hook up with members of Nightranger and Journey in a group called Big Rock, unfortunately his peers didn't seem to be as serious as he was , Bill returned to Iowa and released The aforementioned "LAMITK", under new title Panorama Park with different songs and members, spawning the aor classic "In Time"

1991, Bill hooks up with long time partner in crime Johnny Hal Williamson on bass, family related Terry Murphy on guitars and "Panorama Park" drummer Tommy Guild to form Dead End Kids, before reverting back to Lynn Allen name and begin recording the s/t pink cd.

1992, Pink album released with European journalists attending record release party, spawning "Poisoning Of The Rain", "Jesse" and "Surprise Surprise", highlighting Bills progression as a songwriter and his ability to wear shorts on top of his trousers.

1994 sees the release of the tribute to the greatest rock n' roll club ever: "Live At Beethoven's" from tapes recorded at the aforementioned venue in 1986 found in Hawaii. Local fans vote Lynn Allen Top group in first Oil Music awards

1995-Due to over the top demand for We laugh at You , commanding silly prices on LP worldwide, Bill hooks up with legendary guru Khalil Turk then working for Long Island, to secure the bands first German release , a re-issue of the afore mentioned opus with a bonus track and some teeth on the cover

1997- "Petrified Ice Cream" is released on Swedens Rock On The Rise Label, spawning "I Am", "Where are You Now" and "Gone to pieces", Bill takes post grunge apocalyptic AOR to another level.

1999- "Best of Lynn Allen" is released with bonus track "Romeo" bringing Bill grandly into the 21st century

Most of this decade Bill develops his Iowa project, only Bill could take the name of the state and wear the crown proudly

Mixing the two projects in 2007 , Lynn Allen returns for the most exciting part of their career and teaming up with long time devotee and good friend Khalil Turk's & Barrie Kirtley's notoriously cutting edge label Escape Music, a marriage is made in heaven!

"The Horse You Rode In on" is set for a December release and the fruit of that marriage, Bills finally got the sound right, this is no mere "AOR by numbers" release, but the culmination of years of songwriting and gigging in the Midwest to bring Lynn Allen To the best position they have ever been in, with tentative UK dates next year to match the bands UK debut on CD...

The Sam Isaac show frequently resembles an indie cottage industry. Friends make artwork, do recording, direct music videos and carry clipboards. Perfect strangers sell his CDs. Sam's part of the bargain is donning an acoustic guitar, a Casio keyboard or occasionally just his own voice and making the music that is at the centre of all of this.

Counting Bright Eyes, The Spinto Band and Ed Harcourt amongst his influences, twenty-year-old Sam grew up in the sleepy town of Malvern in the West Midlands before moving to East London in 2005. Having self-released two mini albums, both of which received glowing reviews and national radio play, April saw Sam Isaac releasing a split 10" with Luke Leighfield on Mannequin Republic - the new label of Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly's Sam Duckworth. He has recently recorded sessions on Janice Long's Radio 2 show, Huw Stephens' Radio 1 show and John Kennedy's Xfm show and has been played by Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq on Radio 1. Sam has spent the summer touring UK festivals, including Wireless, Glastonbury, Truck and Latitude.

A busy end of year is looming for Sam with shows supporting the likes of Scouting For Girls and Pigeon Detectives (to be broadcasted on MTV2), playing Huw Stephens Sŵn festival in Cardiff as well as a slot at the prestigious BBC Electric Proms (w/ Edwyn Collins), as one of just four new artists on the lineup, and the In The City event in Manchester.

Sam Isaac’s debut single, 'Sideways' will be co-released on 10th December by Big Scary Monsters Records and Alcopop! Records, as part of BSM’s “Meet and Greet” singles series. All copies of the release will come with a password offering access to a secret website containing exclusive recordings, videos and other Sam Isaac goodies.

Issac play the following shows across the UK in October & November

27.10 – Watford, Oxfam Furniture Store (Oxjam)
28.10 – London, Dingwalls (BBC ELECTRIC PROMS w/ Edwyn Collins)
29.10 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (BBC Electric Proms tour – free entry)
30.10 – Worcester, Marrs Bar (BBC Electric Proms tour – free entry)
31.10 – Northampton, New Roadmender (BBC Electric Proms tour – free entry)
01.11 – Liverpool, Barfly (BBC Electric Proms tour – free entry)
02.11 – Cambridge, The Junction (BBC Electric Proms tour – free entry)
06.11 – London, Dublin Castle
10.11 – Cardiff, Buffallo Bar (Sŵn Festival)
10.11 – Kingston, Fighting Cocks
11.11 – Kingston, Sean’s house
15.11 – Brighton, Brunswick
19.11 – Birmingham, Flapper and Firki
26.11 – London, The Enterprise (BSM Meet & Greet launch night w/ The New 1920)
14.12 – Belper, Queen’s Head
16.12 – Hereford, The Jailhouse (Monosound Xmas Ball

Although their time has been short so far, The New 1920 already have plenty to boast about. Having spent years earning their stripes in much loved UK bands Douglas and thisGIRL, they quickly took the Cardiff scene by storm and weren’t content to stop there.

In their own words, The New 1920 "mix equal parts indie and rock together with rhythmic vocal melodies and hook filled choruses, delivering songs that are sharp bursts of kinetic energy designed to dance to." And that's exactly what thousands of kids were doing in early 2007 when the band were invited to open for The Lostprophets on their European tour, selling a limited pressing of 1000 CDs in just 12 dates along the way. It's no coincidence the same thing happened when the dancefloors were shaking at their shows with the likes of The Blackout, Dartz!, Kids In Glass Houses and at a multitude of summer festivals this year.

It's not just on the live front where they've enjoyed success. Their music has already graced the airwaves of BBC Radio One, XFM and were even awarded the 'band of the week' accolade by New York's Channel 1301 station. With their debut single set to land in November, supported by tours through to the end of the year, you can be sure this won’t be the last you’ll hear of this fast-rising foursome.

The New 1920's debut single, 'Torpedo Libido' will be co-released on 12th November by Big Scary Monsters Records and (Sam Duckworth, AKA Get Cape Wear Cape Fly’s) Mannequin Republic Records, as part of BSM’s “Meet and Greet” singles series.

Bristol quintet Undercut return to release their hotly anticipated single Hot In That on 10th December 2007 through Distiller Records. A sleazy, thrusting romp of a track, Hot In That was a live favourite when on tour with The Crimea back in the summer and further underlines the band’s ability to write highly infectious indie anthems.

For the video to the single, the band have once again teamed up with the incredible video director El Skid from Chrome Productions who earned a CAD nomination for the ‘Banksy’ inspired video to previous single ‘A Bit OF Education’. In Hot In That, the band perform from a collection of famous punk album covers, while a Paris Hilton scrubalike loses the plot.

You can check it out here: http://www.chromeproductions.co.uk/media/promos/undercut_hot_in_that.mov. The video features dancers from E4’s program School of Performing Arts, and the making of this video features on the E4 series throughout October and November. A Bit Of Education is also the title music to the series.

‘Hot In That’ will be available on 7" vinyl with the Manhatten Clique Remix on the flipside and digitally with 2 more remixes from Dogtown Clash and Dub Pistols.  In support of the release, Undercut head out on tour with the Swiss adventurers, pioneers and mad scientists The Young Gods.

Dates are:

Dec 3rd - Liverpool Barfly
Dec 4th - Glasgow Barfly
Dec 5th - York Fibbers
Dec 6th - Manchester Roadhouse
Dec 7th - Bristol The Cooler
Dec 9th - London ULU, Malet St. W1
Dec 10th - Brighton Gloucester
Dec 13th - Nottingham Rescue Rooms

Kerrang! have announced that the Kerrang! Tour 2008 will be take place across January - and February - next year, hitting 13 cities across the UK and Ireland with the best of this year’s – and next – rock talent!

Headlining the tour on each night will be New Jersey progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria, in support of their stunning new album No World For Tomorrow. Pop punk scamps Madina Lake, who have just come off their own UK tour, will be bringing their overflowing energy to the tour, and Charlie Simpson’s post hardcore/ rock outfit Fightstar will be taking this tour as an opportunity to show off their new tracks from second album One Day Son This Will All Be Yours. Opening each night will be Philadelphia’s Circa Survive, who are spending the remainder of this year touring the US.

Kicking off at the Belfast Mandela Hall on 23 January -, the tour will then rock its way through Dublin and the UK, ending up at Brixton Academy on 8 February -! Tickets for all shows are just £15 (that’s £3.75 PER BAND!) and go on pre-sale 26 October from 9am – and on general sale on 27 October from 9am.

Kerrang! Editor Paul Brannigan says, "This is the third year of the Kerrang! Tour and it's our strongest line up yet. The bill is a testament to the strength and diversity of Kerrang!'s world and we know that together, the four bands will get 2008 off to the loudest possible start. There'll be Kerrang! staff at every - show, so we'll see you down the front..."

Since their official inception in 2001, Coheed and Cambria have won over a huge fanbase with their progressive and conceptual music, playing with some of the biggest names in rock music such as The Used, AFI and Thrice to get their unique sound to the masses. Their new album Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow - the follow up to 2005’s Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness is released this month.

Comprising of twins Nathan & Matthew Leone, Dan Torelli and Mateo Camargo, Chicago’s Madina Lake have been at the forefront of the rock scene over the last 12 months. Their debut album From Them, Through Us, To You has produced two anthemic rock songs ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Here I Stand’ with third singe ‘One Last Kiss’ sure to have the same effect on this nation’s rock youth!

From the release of first single ‘Paint Your Target’, Fightstar have been on consistent form with a flurry - of memorable songs and live performances over the last two years, and three top 40 singles in the UK charts. Charlie Simpson and co. have gained thousands of fans as well as leaving Island Records to sign up with Institute, an imprint of Gut Records. Their new album One Day Son This Will All Be Yours was released in September and as the only Brits on the tour, they’ll be looking to steal the show!

From touring with giants such as My Chemical Romance and Billy Talent, plus playing on the inaugural Vans Warped Tour, Philadelphia rock act Circa Survive have been honing their live skills over the last two years and are ready to take the UK by storm – their 2007 album On Letting Go released on Equal Vision having hit the US Billboard Top 30.

Full Tour Dates:

23rd January - Belfast Mandela Hall
24th January - Dublin Ambassadors
26th January - Southampton Guildhall
27th January - Bristol Academy
28th January - Nottingham Rock City
30th January - Cardiff University
31st January - Norwich UEA
1st February - Manchester Academy
3rd February - Leeds University
4th February - Glasgow Barrowlands
5th February - Newcastle Academy
7th February - Birmingham Academy
8th February - London Brixton Academy

Tickets will be available from www.aloud.com or by calling 0870 998 8888 

LOST WEEKEND's recent show that took place on Sunday 14th October was a huge success. The event was put together to raise money for the Special Baby Care Unit in Halifax, to thank them for their help in caring for baby Ellis. Ellis was born prematually and only weighed in at 1 pound. Ellis' father arrange the fund raiser day and ask LOST WEEKEND to perform a special acoustic show during the evening. The guys decided they could do more and penned a new tune called ELLIS and produced a limited edition CD to help raise further funds. The CD also contains three LOST WEEKEND classics, as well as the new song.

The band played an excellent set and one which earned them a standing ovation from the crowd, which included cast members of Coronation Street and Emerdale.

The limited edition CD, ELLIS, is currently available to buy from website - see the store for purchase details. This is limited to 500 copies and all monies raised from sales will be donated to the Special Baby Care Unit in Halifax.

The band will continue to promote their latest album, FOREVER MOVING ON, with the following live dates

02.11.2007 : Bar 15, Bull Green, Halifax
09.11.2007 : The Sportmans Hotel, Halifax
08.12.2007 : The Boulevard, 17-19 Wallgate, Wigan

For further live shows check out the band's official sites at www.lostweekend.org.uk  and www.myspace.com/lostweekenduk.

Last week we brought you the news that the main day of Firefest IV, which takes place at Nottingham Rock City this Saturday (Oct 27th) had officially sold out. Well the organisers have just dropped us an email letting us know that, as of yesterday, tickets for the show were being scalped in London for as much as £80 each.

With this in mind, and not wanting to see fans ripped off, they have decided to release an extra 20 tickets for sale as of today. This is a limited offer and anyone interested must contact Bruce Mee via his fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com email by midnight on Thursday 25th October.

Gallows are back with a new single, a cover of The Ruts’ “Staring At The Rude Boys”. The Watford boys have brought Lethal Bizzle on board and updated the lyrics for their own “Staring At The Rude Bois” which is set for release on November 19^th. 

Check out the video for the track below:

 Gallows - Staring At The Rude Bois

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Finnish Melodic Metal combo LEVERAGE have completed the production of their, as yet, untitled second album. "We're very - proud of the new album” states band’s guitarist and main composer Tuomas Heikkinen. “We've grown tighter as a band, we're more in touch with what Leverage really is for us, and we sure pushed ourselves writing, rehearsing and recording. The album has 10 melodic songs that include the heaviest, most intense and on the other hand the most intimate moments we've been able to capture so far. We feel 'Tides' was the best thing we could come up with at that time, we believe the second album came out as good as we hoped it would now".

Some of the songs set to be included on the album include “Stormchild”, “Sentenced”, “Run Down”, “Heart of Darkness”, “Run Down” and “Shadow In The Rain”. The new album is scheduled to be released via Frontiers Records in January - 2008.

Hanoi Rocks have confirmed details of a comprehensive UK tour for February - & March 2008. Touring in support of their recently released

Feb 25th - Sheffield Plug
Feb 26th - Glasgow Cathouse
Feb 27th - Aberdeen Moshulu
Feb 28th - Newcastle Carling Academy 2
Feb 29th - Manchester Academy 2
Mar 1st - Leeds Rio's
Mar 3rd - Nottingham Rock City
Mar 4th - Dudley JB's
Mar 5th - Bristol Carling Academy
Mar 6th - Brighton Concord 2
Mar 7th - London Astoria 2

Long Island rockers FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES have just announced a string of UK dates as part of a full European Tour to start at the beginning of next year...starting 2008 as they mean to go on! The New York quartet will be hitting our fair isle at the end of January - bringing their unique brand of post-hardcore to our shores. Catch them at one of the following:

Jan 31st -  Yeovil Orange Box
Feb 1st -  Birmingham Academy 2
Feb 2nd -  Nottingham Rock City
Feb 4th -  Sheffield Corporation
Feb 5th -  Leeds Cockpit
Feb 6th -  Glasgow King Tuts
Feb 7th -  Aberdeen Moshulu
Feb 8th -  Newcastle Academy 2
Feb 9th -  Manchester Academy 3
Feb 11th -  Oxford Zodiac
Feb 12th -  London Islington Academy

Blackmore's Night will release a new DVD, entitled Paris Moon through SPV/Steamhammer on Dec 17th.

Recorded and filmed at the Olympia in Paris, France, this DVD/CD celebrates 10 years of Blackmore’s Night. For a decade, the award singer/songwriter Candice Night, legendary - guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and their fellow band of minstrels have crafted an enchanting folk/rock sound that has earned them the devotion of fans around the globe.Over the course of five internationally charting studio albums, several live and compilation releases, they have truly perfected their signature blend of musical styles.

Following global success with Deep Purple and Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore took a new musical direction in the mid-1990s and co-founded Blackmore’s Night with instrumentalist/lyricist and lead vocalist Candice Night.

Since 1997 Blackmore’s Night have continued to fascinate their steadily growing fan community with wonderful vocal melodies and evocative guitar parts. Their debut album, Shadow of The Moon stayed in the German album charts for 17 weeks and went gold in Japan. Their next release, Under A Violet Moon from spring 1999 entered high in the European and Japanese billboard charts and was voted Best Vocal Album of the Year in the USA. Their 2001 release, Fires At Midnight marked a continuation of their success and went to no. 9 in the German album charts (no. 20 in Japan). Past Times With Good Company (2002) was the group’s first live album and this was followed, nine months later by Ghost Of A Rose. The 2004 release, Beyond The Sunset – The Romantic Collection was voted Number One Vocal Album in the USA. Most recently their 2006 studio album The Village Lanterne brought Blackmore’s Night back into the top 20 album charts worldwide.

UK melodic power metallers POWER QUEST have inked a deal with Napalm Records. As had been previously reported, the band will be entering Remaster Studio in Vicenza, Italy on October 25th to begin recording the fourth Power Quest album, Master Of Illusion. The new material will be completed by December, with a release scheduled for spring 2008.

MY RUIN has set a January - 14, 2008 release date for its new album, "Throat Full of Heart", on the group's own imprint label Rovena Recordings in association with Cargo Records UK.  Co-produced by MY RUIN guitarist Mick Murphy and producer/engineer Duane Burda, "Throat Full of Heart" was recorded at The Hobby Shop in Highland Park, California, which was built and is owned by producers Mudrock and Scott Gilman. The new album includes MY RUIN's first official DVD and features two music videos for the tracks "Ready for Blood" and "Religiosity" with bonus footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Ready for Blood". The disc will also include a mini-movie of the band with never-before-seen footage from the studio as well as a personal photo/video film, "Through the Wound", created by vocalist Tairrie B. which documents her accident last October 2006 — from the injury - to her recovery - this past year. MY RUIN will also release a limited-edition picture disc of the new album featuring the bonus track "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" which was recorded live in London at The Mean Fiddler during MY RUIN's 2006 "Brutal Language Tour".

"Throat Full of Heart" track listing:

Ready for Blood, Memento Mori, Skeleton Key, Me without You, Religiosity, Slide You the Horn, Not This Time, Dragon Steel, Nothing Is Sacred and Through the Wound

In support of the album My Ruin also hit the road for a series of UK shows in January -. The dates so far confirmed are as follows:

Jan. 19 - The Park - Peterborough
Jan. 20 - The Charlotte - Leicester
Jan. 21 - The Cathous - Glasgow
Jan. 22 - Moshulu - Aberdeen
Jan. 23 - Ironworks - Iverness
Jan. 24 - Academy - Liverpool
Jan. 25 - Corporation - Sheffield
Jan. 26 - Rio's - Leeds
Jan. 27 - Academy - Newcastle
Jan. 28 - Academy 3 - Manchester
Jan. 29 - Academy 2 - Birmingham
Jan. 30 - Concorde 2 - Brighton
Jan. 31 - Joiners - Southampton
Feb. 01 - Academy - Bristol
Feb. 02 - Islington Academy - London

FIREWIND has just confirmed the first European dates for 2008 as part of a package alongside Ka