NEWSDESK, 2nd June 2010
> JOE BONAMASSA OCTOBER 2010 UK TOUR
Due to popular demand, and straight off the back of a sold-out London Hammersmith Apollo concert in front of 5,000 people, critically acclaimed blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will embark on a nationwide UK tour in October.
Tickets go on sale from Tuesday June 1st and can be purchased from the nationwide ticket hotline: 0871 230 1101 or can be booked online from http://www.seetickets.com/.
Photo Credit: © Christie Goodwin
Joe Bonamassa is hailed as one of the greatest young blues guitarists of his generation. Championed by Eric Clapton, and voted Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2009 Classic Rock Magazine Awards, Bonamassa recently released his eighth new studio album Black Rock which features the legendary B.B. King on the track 'Night Life'. Black Rock entered the UK album chart at number 14 and number 1 in the Independent Album chart.
Bonamassa also hosts his own weekly UK radio show on Planet Rock.
Tour dates:
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall (Oct 9)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (Oct 10)
Bridlington The Spa (Oct 11)
Ipswich Regent Theatre (Oct 13)
Bristol Colston Hall (Oct 14)
Manchester Apollo (Oct 15)
Newcastle City Hall (Oct 17)
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Oct 18)
Leicester De Montfort Hall (Oct 19)
Photo Credit: © Christie Goodwin
> DARK AGE WANT YOU IN THEIR NEXT VIDEO
German melodic death metallers Dark Age are launching a special video contest and need your help.
The band's idea: "We are planning to do a video for the song '10 Steps To Nausea' from our current album Acedia (out now on AFM Records). We want to something different from the normal (and usually boring) performance clips you see all the time; we want our fans to be a part of the clip. How? Just switch on your webcam (or a digi cam) and film yourself going crazy to '10 Steps To Nausea'. Use your imagination, You can do a crazy performance alone or with your friends ... indoors, outdoors, whatever comes to your mind is welcome."
"After filming the stuff, please email us at nausea@dark-age.de with a short description of your video. We will get back to you with further instructions. Please DO NOT send anything without notification! After receiving your filmed material, we want to compile everything and present something very unique which will include YOU! So, tell your friends, switch on your cam and let the madness begin! We are really looking forward to your ideas! Thanks and greetings from Germany!" - Martin Reichert and Dark Age.
http://www.myspace.com/darkage404
> NEW AVENUE OF ALLIES RELEASES
In June four brand new albums are coming your way from Avenue Of Allies, covering a pretty nice variety of music styles. All CDs will be available worldwide on the 18th of June 2010.
Joey Summer - Written On The Horizon
Impressive Melodic Rock & AOR from Brazil. Feat. Göran Edman, Fredrik Bergh, Michael Müller and Julio Cezar. Incl. songs by Göran Edman, Fredrik Bergh, Michael Bormann and Kee Marcello.
http://www.myspace.com/joeysummer2009
Wheels Of Fire - Hollywood Rocks
Keyboard laced ultra catchy AOR like early Danger Danger, Bon Jovi, Winger and Firehouse. Produced by Michele Luppi (Los Angeles, Killing Touch, Ex-Vision Divine).
http://www.wheels-of-fire.com/
http://www.myspace.com/wheelsoffiretheband
State Cows - State Cows
The triumphant return of the classic West coast sound of Pages, Steely Dan and Airplay. Feat. Jay Graydon on guitar.
http://www.facebook.com/statecows
http://www.myspace.com/statecows
Angeline - Confessions
Big sounding, crunchy Melodic Rock from Sweden. Massive hooks & harmonies meet mighty riffs à la Harem Scarem & Gun.
http://www.angelinetheband.se/
http://www.myspace.com/angelinetheband
> MORE M.I.C. NEWS
Billy Ren is back with M.I.C., and the band's long time friend and drummer Tommy Burke (from the UK) has laid down the tracks for the 3rd, as yet untitled, album.
http://www.myspace.com/madeinchine
> A FOREST OF STARS OUT TODAY
Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring, the long-awaited new full-length from UK psychedelic black metal ensemble, A Forest Of Stars, is out today via Transcendental Creations!
The now quintuplet -- having added drummer John Bishop to the fold -- took the elements brought forth on their dramatic The Corpse Of Rebirth offering to a whole new level, adding new sound textures with oriental percussion and peculiar string arrangements. Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring will carry the listener through a vast musical landscape; an unearthly journey from the rise of mankind to the Golden Age to its decline in the Kali Yuga.
Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring track listing: 1. "Sorrow’s Impetus", 2. "Raven’s Eye View", 3. "Summertide’s Approach", 4. "Thunder’s Cannonade", 5. "Starfire’s Memory", 6. "Delay’s Progression"
http://www.myspace.com/aforestofstars
