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3 weeks ago | 
rocksins.com | Tom Wilkinson |John Layland |Greg Latham |Jamie Giberti
Japanese metallers Babymetal have officially announced the release of their highly anticipatednew album, METAL FORTH, due for global release on June 13th via Capitol Records. Thealbum will feature contributions from a host of artists including Poppy, Spiritbox, Tom Morello,Bloodywood, Polyphia, and Slaughter to Prevail.
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3 weeks ago | 
rocksins.com | John Layland |Tom Wilkinson |Greg Latham |Jamie Giberti
Fresh from the success of their latest album. This week Tennessee deathcore giants Whitechapel have announced their latest European summer campaign, Hymns Over Europe!Kicking off in Gdansk on June 4th, Whitechapels tour will see them team up with Northlane to take a variety of venues and festival stages by storm. Including the UK’s own Download Festival. As well as two headline shows in Bristol and London on June 16th & 17th respectively.
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3 weeks ago | 
rocksins.com | John Layland |Greg Latham |Jamie Giberti |Tom Wilkinson
Papa Roach are having a very busy start to 2025, as they have announced a brand-newversion of their global hit lead track, “Even If It Kills Me (Reimagined),” via their own label,New Noize Records/ADA. The single sees the band completely turn the track on its head andfrontman Jacoby Shaddix says that “It shines in a new way that we’re extremely proud of.” Thereimagined track, produced alongside Joshua Landry, previously hit #1 on US Rock Radio —marking their 13th time at the top of the charts.
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4 weeks ago | 
rocksins.com | Jamie Giberti |John Layland |Tom Wilkinson |Greg Latham
The Vengabus is coming, and Donington will be jumping!Last years’ excellent District X line up at Download Festival 2024 featured everything from Slay Duggee to awesome DJ sets to an unforgettable Bowling For Soup acoustic set. The 2025 District X line up is off to one hell of a start.
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1 month ago | 
rocksins.com | Tom Wilkinson |John Layland |Simon Crampton |Jamie Giberti
‘DYE’ are not here to pull punches! The Bristol based, female fronted 5 piece are releasing the blistering new single ‘Herd’ on March 14th. The band have been making waves with their powerful, feminist expression of frustration toward traditional generational expectations. ‘Herd’ is a track full of brutal and raw potential, disgusting, groove filled guitars and the guttural vocals.
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1 month ago | 
rocksins.com | Tom Wilkinson |John Layland |Simon Crampton |Jamie Giberti
Sleep Token are back among us! The enigmatic and anonymous four piece have finallyrevealed their new single ‘Emergence’ after weeks of teasing. The track is to be followed bytheir fourth studio album entitled ‘Even in Arcadia’, scheduled for release on May 9th, via RCARecords. The announcement also includes a huge arena tour of the United States set forSeptember, concluding at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, California.
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1 month ago | 
rocksins.com | Jamie Giberti |Simon Crampton |Tom Wilkinson |John Layland
Shocking news out of the Mastodon camp this evening. The band posted on their social media accounts at about 6pm UK time that Guitarist / vocalist Brent Hinds was no longer part of Mastodon. The full statement can be read below:Friends and Fans, After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually decided to part ways. We’re deeply proud of and beyond grateful for the music and history we’ve shared and we wish him nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavors.
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1 month ago | 
rocksins.com | Tom Wilkinson |Simon Crampton |John Layland |Jamie Giberti
It has been a relentless two years for Architects. They have seen a near constant touring cyclefeaturing massive shows with Metallica, and top billing at festival stages across Europe,including a headlining set at Bloodstock festival. And if that wasn’t enough, in December 2023they dropped Seeing Red, the first single on the much anticipated The Sky, The Earth & AllBetween.
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2 months ago | 
rocksins.com | Simon Crampton |John Layland |Jamie Giberti |Chloe Tucker
I’m not convinced the members of Bowling For Soup know what sleep is. Midway through their biggest UK tour ever, they announced their next UK date (December 13th at Wembley Arena if you’re wondering) Now coming off the heels of that aforementioned tour they have dropped a “surprise” acoustic live album. Stoked on Trent was recorded in 2022 during the Acoustic Sing – A – Long with Jaret & Rob tour.
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2 months ago | 
rocksins.com | John Layland |Jamie Giberti |Chloe Tucker |Simon Crampton
Not content with providing heavy metal fans with a weekend stacked with some of the world’s finest extreme music every summer. Bloodstock announced their first ever ‘Winter Gathering’ event today, set to take place at KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on December 6th!Having long ago graduated from indoor stages into the open air behemoth Bloodstock has since become. The new day festival marks a return to their roots and is sure to set some pulses racing this winter.
