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THURSDAY 21st APRIL 2005
DOWNLOAD: THIRD STAGE ANNOUNCED
A third stage has been announced for this year’s Download festival, which takes place at Donington Park between 10th-12th June 2005. Already confirmed for the Napster sponsored third stage are Napalm Death and Raging Speedhorn for the Friday, Helmet and Towers Of London for the Saturday, with Therapy? and Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster lining up on the Sunday. Napster are also offering all Download ticket holders the opportunity to download up to 1 million tracks, absolutely free! All Download tickets carry an access code exclusive to that ticket. Once ticket holders receive their tickets they will be able to visit the Download website and use the access code to gain entry to the exclusive official Download Vault.
TUESDAY 19th APRIL 2005
BRUCE DICKINSON TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM
Bruce Dickinson will release a new solo album on 23rd May 2005, via Mayan/Sanctuary. Entitled, A Tyranny of Souls, the album sees Dickinson once again collaborating with producer/writer Roy Z. Recording of the album began in February 2004, in between Iron Maiden finishing their tour and Roy commencing work as producer on the new Judas Priest album. Roy also handles all guitar and bass parts on the album, with David Moreno contributing on drums.
ROAD RAGE CLUB NIGHTS
In addition to the forthcoming Road Rage tour, which features Trivium, 3 Inches of Blood and Still Remains, Roadrunner Records have set up a number of special club nights as a prelude to the tour. Each night, including three for under 18s, will feature chances to win tickets for the Road Rage tour, plus t-shirt and CD giveaways. Dates for the club nights are as follows: Friday 22nd April: Wolverhampton – Civic Hall “Corrosion” (Under 18s); Saturday 23rd: Birmingham – Academy “Subculture”; Liverpool – Krazy House; Manchester – Jilly’s Rockworld; Edinburgh – Studio 24 “Mission”; Leicester – Square “Retribution”; Nottingham – Rock City “Nailed”; Monday 25th: Swansea – Escape “Teen Spirit” (Under 18s); Cardiff – University Union “Fun Factory”; Thursday 28th: Oxford – Zodiac “Sabotage”; Saturday 30th: Stoke – Sugarmill “The Dirt”; Glasgow – Cathouse “Voodoo” (Under 18s); Friday 6th May: London – Electric Ballroom; Portsmouth / Southsea – The Lounge “Inferno”; Saturday 7th: Leeds – Stylus “Whiplash” room at “Rock Of Ages”; Ipswich – The Venue “Riot”.
FOZZY ANNOUNCE LONDON DATE
Fozzy, the band featuring WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, will play a show at The Astoria, London, on Saturday 7th May 2005.
THURSDAY 14th APRIL 2005
FESTIVAL UPDATE: DOWNLOAD
More bands have been confirmed to play as this year’s Download festival at Donington Park on 10th-12th June 2005. ‘A’, Wednesday 13, Queen Adreena, InMe, Shadows Fall, Mad Capsule Market, Finch, The Mooney Suzuki, Lordi, Flogging Molly, Fozzy, Apocalyptica and Underoath have all recently been confirmed to play. The line-up is now as follows:
Friday 10th June:
Main stage: Feeder, Garbage, Dinosaur JR, Megadeth, Biffy Clyro, JJ72, Wednesday 13, Queen Adreena.
Snickers stage: Billy Idol, The Used, My Chemical Romance, InMe, The Bled, Lordi, Fozzy, Flogging Molly, Underoath, Apocalyptica.
Saturday 11th June:
Main stage: Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, HIM, Anthrax, Alter Bridge, Bowling For Soup, ‘A’, Mad Capsule Markets, The Mooney Suzuki.
Snickers stage: In Flames, Chimaira, Lamb of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Meshuggah, Unearth, Every Time I Die.
Sunday 12th June:
Main stage: System of A Down, Slipknot, Slayer, Nightwish, Killswitch Engage, Papa Roach, Mudvayne.
Snickers stage: Motorhead, DKT/MC5, Lacuna Coil, Mastodon, Shadows Fall, Caliban, As I Lay Dying, Finch.
Day tickets for the event are now on sale priced £45.00 for the Friday, £50.00 for the Saturday and £50.00 for the Sunday. Both day tickets and weekend tickets can be purchased from the festival website: www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
TOUR DATES: CLUTCH
Clutch have announced the following tour dates: 12th May 2005 – LONDON, Mean Fiddler; 13th – DUBLIN, Whelans; 14th – BELFAST, Limelight; 15th – GLASGOW, Cathouse; 16th – BRADFORD, Rio’s; 17th – SHEFFIELD, Corporation; 18th – MANCHESTER, Rockworld; 19th – MILTON KEYNES, Woughton Centre; 20th – NUNEATON, Queens Hall; 21st – CAMBOURNE, College; 22nd – BRISTOL, Bierkeller.
IN BRIEF: Hot Hot Heat will release a new single, ‘Goodnight, Goodnight’, on 16th May 2005 via Reprise.
TUESDAY 12th APRIL 2005
FESTIVAL UPDATE: DOWNLOAD
Papa Roach and Mudvayne have both been confirmed to play at this year’s Download festival at Donington Park on 10th-12th June 2005. Both bands will be appearing on Sunday’s main stage. Scroll down to previous news items for the rest of the line-up.
TOUR DATES: AVENGED SEVENFOLD
Avenged Sevenfold have announced the following UK tour dates: 22nd May 2005 – Manchester Academy; 23rd – London Astoria; 25th – Glasgow Arches; 26th – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. Tickets are available from the usual agents at a price of £10.00 (£12.50 for London). Avenged Sevenfold are currently in a studio in Los Angeles recording their new album with producer Mudrock (Eighteen Visions, Godsmack) which is set for release in June.
TOUR DATES: THE MISSION
The Mission have announced the following UK tour dates: 6th September 2005 – Cambridge Junction; 7th – Reading Fez Club; 8th – Oxford Zodiac; 9th – Stourbridge Rock Café; 10th – Nottingham Rock City; 12th – Falmouth Princess Pavilions; 13th – Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms; 14th – Colchester Arts Centre; 15th – Northampton Soundhaus; 16th – Bristol Bierkeller; 18th – Stoke Sugarmill; 19th – Liverpool Academy 2; 20th – Keighley Victoria Hall; 21st – Preston The Mill; 22nd – Glasgow Garage; 23rd – Manchester Academy 3. A London show will be announced soon, so watch this space. The Mission will also release an as-yet-untitled DVD via SPV on 29th August. A new album is also in the pipeline.
IN BRIEF: Funeral For A Friend will release their new album, Hours, on 13th June 2005. The album will be preceded by a single, ‘Streetcar’, on 30th May.
TUESDAY 5th APRIL 2005
BILLY CORGAN TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM
Ex-Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will release his debut solo album on 21st June 2005, via Warner Bros. Entitled TheFutureEmbrace, the album contains 11 Corgan penned tunes plus a cover of the Bee Gees’ ‘To Love Somebody’, which features Robert Smith of The Cure on backing vocals. Former Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin also guests elsewhere on the album. “Many people assume when I do more progressive work that I am trying to move away from something, when honestly what I am trying to do is get closer to who I really am,” says Corgan. “I tried to sum up all my feelings about my life and the world around me in the most beautiful ways I could dream up. It is easy to be negative, and much harder to find that silver lining behind the clouds of modern society.” A world tour will follow the album release, with Corgan and his band playing “intimate” venues.
THURSDAY 31st MARCH 2005
DOWNLOAD CLOSE TO SELL-OUT
Organisers of the Download festival have announced that weekend passes for the event are close to selling out! Full festival passes are selling much quicker than last year and anyone wishing to go to the event, who haven’t already bought their ticket, are advised to do so sooner rather than later. Tickets can be purchased from the official Download festival website: www.downloadfestival.co.uk
THURSDAY 24th MARCH 2005
CARLING WEEKEND LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
The headliners for this year’s Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festivals have been announced. Iron Maiden, Foo Fighters and Pixies have been revealed as the main stage headliners at the three-day event, which takes place between Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August 2005. Iron Maiden will play Leeds on the Friday and Reading on the Sunday, Pixies will headline Leeds on the Saturday and Reading on the Friday and Foo Fighters will top the bill at Leeds on the Sunday and Reading on the Saturday. Other acts set to appear on the main stage include Marilyn Manson, Queens of the Stone Age and Kings of Leon. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have also been confirmed for the NME/Radio1 Stage.
STARS RECORD FOR ROADRUNNER ALBUM
Roadrunner Records is in the process of putting together a album to mark the label’s 25th Anniversary. Tentatively titled Roadrunner All-Stars, the full length release will contain original tracks that are collaborations between past and present Roadrunner stars. Four central musicians will be chosen to produce and write all the songs. Those chosen thus far are Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria) and Robert Flynn (Machine Head). The fourth writer/producer is yet to be named. These four musicians will not only play on the songs they have written but also assemble a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician will play for more than one writer/producer and each song will feature a different vocalist. Musicians who have already recorded for this project are Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Paul Gray (Slipknot), Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly), Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head), Marcelo Dias (ex-Soulfly), Dave McClain (Machine Head), Nadja Peulen (ex-Coal Chamber) and Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank). “I am really excited about having the opportunity to be a part of this landmark event,” says writer/producer Robert Flynn. “I just got Andols (ex-Chimaira) locked in as the drummer and Mick from Slipknot on guitar, so I’m f**King stoked! Congrats to Roadrunner for lasting 25 years! We’ll drink a beer or four in their honour!” Writer/Producer Dino Cazares adds, “It was a great honour to get to play with some of my friends in other Roadrunner bands. I’m excited for everyone to hear the songs I’ve written.” The album is tentatively scheduled for release late Autumn 2005.
MORTIIS ANNOUNCE SINGLE & TOUR
Mortiis will release a new single, ‘Decadent and Desperate’, on 25th April 2005. The single will be released in two 7″ vinyl formats and one CD Digipack. Mortiis will tour the UK in support of the release. Dates are as follows: 19th April 2005 – Cardiff Barfly; 20th – Cambridge Junction; 21st – Leicester Charlotte; 22nd – Camberley Agincourt; 23rd – Sheffield Corporation; 24th – London, The Garage; 25th – Leeds Cockpit; 26th – Liverpool Academy; 27th – Glasgow King Tuts; 28th – Dundee Reading Rooms; 29th – Manchester Academy 3; 30th – Birmingham Academy. Support on all dates comes from NFD and Panic DHH. Meanwhile work is still continuing on Soul In A Hole, the forthcoming live DVD, which was recorded at the London show on last year’s ‘Unlimited Grudge’ European tour and is set for release in May.
MONDAY 21st MARCH 2005
FESTIVAL UPDATE: DOWNLOAD
In addition to the bands already announced, Anthrax, Bowling For Soup and Alter Bridge have been announced for Saturday’s main stage, with Nightwish and Killswitch Engage being added to Sunday’s main stage. Additions to the Snickers Stage are The Bled for Friday’s line-up, Meshuggah, Unearth and Every Time I Die for Saturday’s line-up and DKT/MC5, Lacuna Coil and As I Lay Dying for Sunday’s line-up. Scroll down to previous new items for more information of the Download festival.
TOUR DATES: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
Funeral For A Friend have announced the following UK tour dates: 22nd June 2005 – Dublin, Ambassador; 23rd – Belfast, Mandela Hall; 24th – Glasgow, Barrowland; 26th – Newcastle, Northumbria Uni; 27th – Norwich, UEA; 28th – London, Astoria; 30th – Leeds, University; 1st July – Cambridge, Corn Exchange; 3rd – Folkstone, Leas Cliff Hall; 4th – Sheffield, Octagon; 5th – Southampton, Guildhall; 6th – Nottingham, Rock City; 8th – Manchester, Academy; 9th -Birmingham, Academy.
WEDNESDAY 13 IN-STORE SIGNINGS
Wednesday 13 has announced a bunch of in-store signings to celebrate the release of their debut album, Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead, which hits the shelves on 11th April 2005. The band will be at the following music stores from 4pm: 11th April – HMV MANCHESTER, Market Street; 12th – HMV BRIGHTON, Churchill Square; 14th April – HMV BIRMINGHAM, High Street; 16th April – HMV GLASGOW, Argyle Street. And as previously announced on this page, the band will play the following tour dates: 11th April – MANCHESTER Academy 3; 12th – BRIGHTON Concorde 2; 13th April – LONDON Islington Academy; 14th April – BIRMINGHAM Academy; 15th April – GLASGOW Cathouse; 16th April – NOTTINGHAM Rock City. The London show, which takes place on Wednesday 13th April, will be a ‘Monster Masquerade’ whereby gig-goers are invited to dress up in ghoul/horror-themed attire. The best-dressed will be invited to stay for the band’s after-show party and meet the band.
IN BRIEF: Alice Cooper’s as-yet-untitled new studio album will be released in June.
MONDAY 14th MARCH 2005
FESTIVAL UPDATE: DOWNLOAD
More bands have been announced for this year’s Download festival, which takes place at Donington Park between Friday 10th and Sunday 12th June 2005. Motorhead have been confirmed as headliners of the Snickers stage on the Sunday, with Bullet For My Valentine, Chimaira and Mastodon joining them. Also just announced for Saturday’s Snickers stage are In Flames and Lamb of God. The current line-up is now as follows:
Friday 10th June:
Main stage: Feeder, Garbage, Megadeth, Dinosaur JR, Biffy Clyro, JJ72.
Snickers stage: Billy Idol, The Used, My Chemical Romance.
Saturday 11th June:
Main stage: Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, HIM.
Snickers stage: In Flames, Lamb of God.
Sunday 12th June:
Main stage: System of A Down, Slipknot, Slayer.
Snickers stage: Motorhead, Bullet For My Valentine, Chimaira, Mastodon.
Running orders are still to be confirmed and many more acts are still to be announced.
‘A’ ANNOUNCE TOUR AND FOUR-NIGHT RESIDENCY
As a prelude to their full UK tour, ‘A’ have announced a four-night residency at London’s Metro, running from 4th to 7th April 2005. Each night will feature a different set by the band, a different support band and a different DJ. The Metro gigs will give fans the opportunity to hear tracks from the band’s forthcoming new album, Teen Dance Ordinance, due for release in June. In addition to the Metro gigs, the band will play the following UK dates: 4th May 2005 – Northampton Soundhaus; 5th – Nottingham Rock City; 6th – York Fibbers; 7th – Leeds Cockpit; 9th – Wrexham Central Station; 10th – Manchester Academy 3; 11th – Newcastle University; 13th – Edinburgh Venue; 14th – Aberdeen Moshulu; 15th – Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut; 16th – Birmingham Academy 2; 18th – Leicester Charlotte; 19th – Sheffield Leadmill; 20th – Oxford Zodiac; 22nd – Brighton Concorde; 23rd – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms; 24th – London Mean Fiddler; 26th – Reading Fez Club; 27th – Bristol Fleece. ‘A’ will release a new single, ‘Rush Song’, on 18th April.
SAXON RE-SCHEDULE TOUR DATES
Saxon have re-scheduled their UK tour. The new dates are as follows: 16th October 2005 – Bradford Rio; 17th – Dudley JB’s, 18th – Nottingham Rock City; 19th – Liquid Room, Edinburgh. Tickets for the original dates are still valid.
FRIDAY 11th MARCH 2005
GEEZER BUTLER ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
Geezer Butler has announced details of a new G/Z/R album, entitled Ohmwork, set for release on 18th April 2005 through Sanctuary Records. The album is the first release from Geezer’s band G/Z/R since 1997’s Black Science. It sees Geezer again working with singer Clark Brown and guitarist Pedro Howse, with Chad Smith joining on drums and was recorded in just 10 days! “There’s a spirit of spontaneity and freshness that can only be achieved when you approach a record in that manner,” recalls Geezer. “It’s the way the first two Sabbath albums were done. Black Sabbath was recorded in two days and Paranoid took a week and that’s what I wanted with my new record – 10 days done and dusted.” The track listing for the album is as follows: 1) Misfit, 2) Pardon My Depression, 3) Prisoner, 4) I Believe, 5) Aural Sects, 6) Pseudocide, 7) Pull The String, 8) Alone, 9) Dogs of Whore, 10) Don’t You Know.
THE LEVELLERS RETURN
The Levellers will return with a brand new album on 23rd May 2005, entitled Truth and Lies. The album will be preceded by the single ‘Make U Happy’ on 18th April. The band will also tour the UK during April to support the release – watch this space for the dates.
MONDAY 7th MARCH 2005
DJ TOMMY VANCE DIES
Rock DJ, Tommy Vance, has died. The 63-year-old former Radio 1 DJ, died in the early hours of Sunday morning in hospital where he was being treated after suffering a stroke. Vance was best known for the 15 years he spent as the host of The Friday Night Rock Show on Radio 1. In recent years he hosted a rock show on VH1 and made numerous TV appearances. “As a teenager, Tommy Vance’s Friday Night Rock Show introduced me to a host of new bands”, commented LoudPlanet editor Alan Hutchinson. “You’ve got to remember, in those days rock and metal just wasn’t played on TV and radio, so his programme was so very important.” Our sympathies go out to his family and friends.
IN BRIEF: Garbage will release their new single, ‘Why Do You Love Me’, on 28th March 2005 via Warner Bros., followed by their new album, Bleed Like Me, on 11th April. • Nickelback have entered the studio to record the next album, with new drummer Daniel Adair.
THURSDAY 3rd MARCH 2005
MORE BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR DOWNLOAD
Megadeth, The Used, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, Dinosaur JR and JJ72 have all been confirmed to play at this year’s Download Festival at Donington Park, with Megadeth announcing that this will be their last ever UK show! The current line-up is now as follows: Friday 10th June: Main stage: Feeder, Garbage, Megadeth, Dinosaur JR, Biffy Clyro, JJ72. Snickers stage: Billy Idol, The Used, My Chemical Romance. Saturday: Main stage: Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, HIM. Sunday: Main stage: System of A Down, Slipknot, Slayer. Running orders are still to be confirmed and many more acts are still to be announced. On top of this, one lucky unsigned band can win the chance to perform at the festival. For more information about how to register your band go to www.snickersunsigned.co.uk. Tickets for the event are priced at £105.00 for all three days. Camping and car parking are priced separate. Visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk for further information.
TOUR DATES: EIGHTIES MATCHBOX
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster have announced two gigs for this month. The band will play at the Foundation, Newcastle on 16th March and Koko in London on 17th March. Tickets for the Newcastle show can be purchased from the venue on 0191 2618985 and tickets for the London gig can be purchased online from www.ticketweb.co.uk
TUESDAY 1st MARCH 2005
TOUR DATES: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
Funeral For A Friend have announced the following Welsh dates: 21st April 2005 – BANGOR, University; 22nd – BLACKWOOD, Miner’s Institute; 23rd – BRIDGEND, Rec.
THURSDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2005
GARBAGE ANNOUNCE LONDON SHOW
Garbage have announced that they will play London’s Brixton Academy on 9th June 2005 in support of their forthcoming album, Bleed Like Me, due for release on 11th April. Tickets for the show are on sale now priced £25.00.
HELL IS FOR HEROES ALBUM & DVD
Hell Is For Heroes will release their new album, Transmit Disrupt, on 14th March 2005. The band will also release a live DVD on 28th March, simply entitled Hell Is For Heroes Live. Recorded at the Sheffield Leadmill in October 2004 the DVD features the following live tracks: 1) Out of Sight, 2) One of Us, 3) Discos And Casinos, 4) Quiet Riot, 5) Three of Clubs, 6) I Can Climb Mountains, 7) They Will Call Us Savages, 8) Five Kids Go, 9) Models For The Programme, 10) Sick Happy, 11) Transmit Disrupt, 12) Folded Paper Figures, 13) You Drove Me To It, 14) Kamichi. Bonus features include backstage and sound check footage, interviews, promo videos and a short film.
BILLY IDOL TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
Billy Idol will release a new album on 21st March 2005 entitled Devil’s Playground. Full track listing is as follows: 1) Super Overdrive, 2) World Comin’ Down, 3) Rat Race, 4) Sherri, 5) Plastic Jesus, 6) Scream, 7) Yellin’ At The Xmas Tree, 8) Romeo’s Waiting, 9) Body Snatcher, 10) Evil Eye, 11) Lady Do Or Die, 12) Cherie, 13) Summer Running. Billy Idol will also perform at this year’s Download festival at Donington Park on Friday 10th June.
TUESDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2005
TOUR DATES: HOPESFALL
Hopesfall have confirmed the following tour dates: 14th May 2005 – London, Mean Fiddler; 15th – Bristol Fleece & Firkin; 16th – Nottingham Rock City; 17th – Birmingham Academy; 18th – Glasgow Cathouse; 19th – Newcastle Globe; 20th – Leeds, Josephs Well; 21st – Manchester Hop & Grape; 22nd – Leicester Princess Charlotte; 23rd – Oxford Zodiac; 24th – Brighton Concorde 2; 25th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms. Tickets are on sale now, priced £10.00 from box offices and all usual agents.
TOUR DATES: AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE
American Head Charge have confirmed the following tour dates: 19th March 2005 – Exeter Cavern; 20th – London Garage/Mead Fiddler; 21st – Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms; 22nd – Liverpool Uni; 23rd – Cardiff, Barfly; 25th – Sheffield Corporation; 26th – Wolverhampton Civic; 27th – Glasgow King Tuts. Tickets are on sale now priced £8.00 regionally and £10.00 London.
IN BRIEF: Helloween have appointed Dani Löble as their new drummer following the departure of Stefan Schwarzmann.
FRIDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2005
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED
Details of this year’s Download festival have finally been confirmed after much anticipation. This year the festival will become a three day event taking place on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June 2005 at Donington Park, with the mighty OzzFest being incorporated into Saturday’s proceedings.
Headlining the main stage on the Friday will be Feeder, and frontman Grant Nicholas is looking forward to the event: “We are really excited about playing Download, it should be an amazing weekend. There’s a bit of pressure on us to get the weekend off to a rocking start but I’m sure we’ll rise to the challenge. Bring it on”. Joining them on Friday’s main stage will be Garbage and Billy Idol.
Saturday at Download festival sees Black Sabbath returning to Donington for the first time since 2002. “Donington is the spiritual home of rock and I’m really happy to be playing there again. Download is going to be a fantastic show and we’ll be pulling out the stops to make it a special experience for the crowd and everyone at Donington, I’m really looking forward to seeing those fans again”, commented Ozzy. Joining Sabbath will be Velvet Revolver and HIM.
Confirmed for the Sunday are System Of A Down, Slipknot and Slayer. “It’s been a long time since we’ve been in the UK and we can’t wait get out there”, commented System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian.
Of course many more bands are still to be confirmed, so watch this space.
Tickets for this year’s event are on sale now and are priced at £105.00 for a three-day ticket. Camping tickets are to be purchased separately at a cost of £22.50. The cost of the camping ticket includes access to hot showers, lockers and weekend car parking. Downloaders purchasing three-day festival tickets but not wishing to camp will be able to purchase car parking for an additional £5.00 but only if the passes are purchased at the same time as the festival tickets. Car passes purchased on the day will costs £10.00.
TUESDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2005
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE RELEASE SINGLE
Bullet For My Valentine will release a limited edition single on 28th March 2005, entitled ‘Four Words (to choke upon)’. The single will be released on two formats – a single sided etched 7″, limited to only a 1000 copies, and a 2 track CD single, which includes an extended and alternate mix of the track ‘Curses’. Both formats of the single will be deleted on the day of release.
MONDAY 31st JANUARY 2005
GREEN DAY ANNOUNCE EXTRA DATE
Green Day have announced a second show at the Milton Keynes National Bowl. The first date, on 18th June 2005, has now completely sold out. The extra date is on 19th June and tickets are on sale now. Green Day will release a new single, ‘Holiday’, on 14th March.
CRADLE OF FILTH ADD EXTRA DATE
Cradle of Filth have added an extra show to their UK tour. The new date is at the Bristol Academy on 12th April. Full tour dates are now as follows: 12th April 2005 – Bristol Academy; 13th – Portsmouth Pyramid Centre; 14th – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall; 15th – Manchester Academy; 16th – London Forum. Tickets are on sale priced £14 regionally and £16 in London. Support is yet to be confirmed.
AEREOGRAMME POSTPONE TOUR
Aereogramme have postponed the rest of their UK tour due to vocalist Craig B’s continued viral throat infection. The shows are being rescheduled for March.
MONDAY 24th JANUARY 2005
TOUR DATES: ALICE COOPER
Alice Cooper has announced the following UK tour dates: 5th November 2005 – Brighton Centre, 6th – London Wembley Pavilion; 7th – Cardiff International Arena; 9th – Birmingham NEC; 10th – Manchester MEN Arena; 12th – Glasgow Clyde Auditorium; 13th – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena; 15th – Sheffield Hallam FM Arena; 16th – Nottingham Arena; 17th – Bournemouth BIC. Support comes from Twisted Sister. All tickets are £29.50 except for London which are £30.00 (in advance all subject to booking fee). Alice is currently working on material for a new album which will be released prior to the tour.
TOUR DATES: WEDNESDAY 13
Ex-Murderdoll Wednesday 13 will play the following dates: 11th April – MANCHESTER, Academy 3; 12th – BRIGHTON, Concorde 2; 13th – LONDON, Islington Academy; 14th – BIRMINGHAM, Academy 2; 15th – GLASGOW, Garage; 16th – NOTTINGHAM, Rock City. Tickets are on sale now priced £9.00 regionally and £11.00 London. All shows are for ages 14+.
TOUR DATES: THE QUIREBOYS
The Quireboys have announced the following tour dates: 3rd February 2005 – SWINDON, The Queens Tap; 4th – GLOUCESTER, Guildhall; 7th – NORWICH, The Brickmakers; 9th – BELFAST, Limelight; 10th – MANCHESTER, Academy 3; 11th – MILTON KEYNES, Woughton Centre; 12th – SHEFFIELD, Corporation; 13th – NEWCASTLE, Foundation; 15th – CAMBRIDGE, The Junction; 16th – BILSTON, Robin 2; 17th – BRISTOL, The Fleece; 18th – LONDON, Mean Fiddler; 20th – CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach; 22nd – SOUTHAMPTON, The Brook; 23rd – NOTTINGHAM, Rock City; 24th – CREWE, Limelight; 25th – GLASGOW, Cat House; 26th – BRADFORD, Club Rio; 27th – CLEETHORPES, The Beachcomber.
TOUR DATES: SAXON
Saxon have announced the following tour dates: 20th March 2005 – Bradford, Rio’s; 21st – Dudley, JB’s; 22nd – Nottingham, Rock City; 23rd – Edinburgh, Liquid Room.
IN BRIEF: Electric Six will release their new album, Senor Smoke, on 14th February 2005 via Rushmore Recordings/Warners.
MONDAY 17th JANUARY 2005
CRADLE OF FILTH ANNOUNCE TOUR
Cradle of Filth have announced the following tour dates: 13th April 2005 – Portsmouth Pyramid; 14 – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall; 15th – Manchester Academy; 16th – London Forum. Tickets are priced at £14 regionally and £16 in London. Support is to be confirmed. Roadrunner Records will be releasing a special limited edition package of Cradle’s latest album Nymphetamine on 21st February 2005. The new package will feature new artwork and an additional disc containing six extra tracks. These include two brand new songs (‘Prey’ and ‘Soft White Throat’), a new version of the album’s title track (the ‘Deva-Fix version’) featuring the band’s backing vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva, plus covers of Ozzy’s ‘Mr Crowley’, Bathory’s ‘Bestial Lust’ and Cliff Richard’s 1976 hit, ‘Devil Woman’. ‘Devil Woman’ also features guest vocals by the King Diamond. Also included on the disc is the promo video for ‘Nymphetamine’.
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THURSDAY 6th JANUARY 2005
MEGADETH ANNOUNCE EXTRA DATE
Due to popular demand, Megadeth have announced a second night at the London Astoria on their current Blackmail the Universe World Tour . Full UK tour dates are now as follows: 1st February 2005 – Dublin, Ambassador; 2nd – Belfast, Ulster Hall; 3rd – Glasgow Academy; 4th – Birmingham, Academy; 5th – Nottingham Rock City; 7th – Manchester, Academy; 8th – London Astoria; 9th – London, Astoria. Tickets are £16.50 each except for London where they are £17.50 and Dublin (Euros 38) and Belfast (Euros 22 and 25). All tickets subject to booking fee.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ANNOUNCE TOUR
Bullet For My Valentine have announced a series of dates for February 2005. These are: 14th – Metal Hammer Valentines Day Massacre – London Garage; 16th – Liverpool, Barfly; 17th – Cardiff, Barfly; 18th – Glasgow, Barfly; 19th – York, Barfly; 20th – London, Camden Barfly.
IN BRIEF: The Used will release their sophomore album, In Love And Death, on 24th January 2005 via Maverick. • Head Automatica will have their Decadence album re-released on 24th January 2005 via Warner Bros. • John Frusciante will release his latest solo album, Curtains, on 24th January 2005 via Record Collection.
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