Rock Music

16 February 2009

Almighty Vocalist Goes Acoustic

Global Music is proud to announce the signing of Irish songwriting-legend, Ricky Warwick and the release of his new solo album, Belfast Confetti, out April 27th 2009.Born in Newtownards, Northern ...

16 February 2009

Black Sabbath - Deluxe Expanded Edition: Paranoid

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne - four names that resonate throughout Rock's recorded history as clear and sublime as the haunting bell that tolls the opening to ...

16 February 2009

Mastodon - Crack the Skye

Prog behemoths Mastodon, release their highly anticipated 4th album, Crack the Skye on March 23rd on Reprise Records. Recorded in their hometown of Atlanta, GA with producer Brendan O’Brien ( AC/DC, ...

16 February 2009

Yes Cancel US Tour

Yes has caused many fans to scream ‘No!’ as the have announced the decision to scrap their current tour of America - citing "unforeseen medical reasons" for the cancelled shows.The ...

16 February 2009

Mickey Rourke Would Rather Date A Gorilla Than Courtney Love.

Courtney Love might not be everyone’s cup of tea, I mean, let’s face it, she is a bit of a crazy one, but recently we’ve been hearing rustles of a ...

13 February 2009

Vanna - A New Hope

Boston post-hardcore group Vanna will release their anticipated sophomore album, A New Hope, March 23rd  on Epitaph Records.  Produced and mixed by Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Our Last ...

13 February 2009

Velvet Revolver Singer Search Over?

Velvet Revolver seem to be pretty close to finding a front man to replace former singer Scott Weiland.The supergroup, featuring former Guns N' Roses stars Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt ...

13 February 2009

Ira Black Quits Lizzy Borden

Ira Black has quit cult California heavy metal band Lizzy Borden, so he can concentrate on his solo career and his side project Prophesy.The guitarist recently joined Prophesy, but insists ...

12 February 2009

Every Time I Die and Epitaph Make It Official

With the ink on the contract barely dry, the band is eager to enter the studio this spring to record their debut for the label, which is expected for release ...

12 February 2009

Sid Vicious' Drug Dealer “feels no guilt”

The man who sold Sid Vicious the heroin that killed him has announced that he feels "no guilt" 30 years after the hellraising rocker overdosed.Vicious - real name John Ritchie ...

11 February 2009

Steven Wilson - Insurgents

Acclaimed for his work with Porcupine Tree, Opeth and Anja Garbarek amongst others, Steven Wilson's debut album Insurgentes will be released on Kscope on the 9th of March 2009. Comprising 10 new ...

10 February 2009

Fei Comodo - Behind Bars

Fresh from their extensive UK & European touring with UK rock favourites Fightstar and US goth-rocker's I Am Ghost Fei Comodo are set to unleash their blistering second single "Behind ...

10 February 2009

Latest News From The Noise Cartel

Dir En Grey - A Knot Of - Available in February all over Europe!Fresh from their slot on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour, Dir En Grey are releasing their ...

10 February 2009

U2 - Get On Your Boots

Get On Your Boots, the first single from U2’s new album No Line On The Horizon, will be released as a digital download on February 15th with a physical format ...

10 February 2009

Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky - 10,000 Sermons, 1 Solution

On February 13th, Tampa Florida's Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky will be debuting 10,000 Sermons, 1 Solution on the bands MySpace page.The track is taken from their upcoming ...

9 February 2009

The Defiled Join Deathstars Tour

The Defiled have been confirmed as the opening act on Deathstars upcoming UK run. Having previously supported the likes of Dry Kill Logic and The 69 Eyes, the band are ...

9 February 2009

Blink 182 Reunion - Too little Too Late?

After their jaw-dropping performance at last night's 51st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Barker announced the band's reformation stating, "We used to play music together, and we decided we're going to ...

6 February 2009

Nightwish - Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places) DVD

As four guys looking like they’re fresh out of high-school and a girl in leather pants played at the legendary rock-venue Lepakko in Helsinki, Finland, no-one could’ve known that one ...

6 February 2009

The Answer - On And On

Explosive Northern Irish 4 piece The Answer are set to release a digital only single 'On and On’ on February the 23rd, the first to be taken from sophomore album ...

4 February 2009

Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omina

Pure Reason Revolution are pleased to announce the imminent release of new album 'Amor Vincit Omnia' on the 9th March 2009. The band will also be supporting the release with ...

3 February 2009

Middle Class Rut - 25 years

Middle Class Rut will release a new EP, '25 Years', on 23 March through Bright Antenna. The EP will be released on CD and as an iTunes bundle. The Sacramento ...

3 February 2009

Panic at the Disco launch Valentine's Day Merchandise

Panic at the Disco are launching new merchandise especially for Valentine's Day.The american band have released a Panic at the Disco Valentine's Day Card as well as other merchandise for ...

30 January 2009

The Rasmus - Livin’ In A World Without You

Multi platinum selling Finnish rock act, The Rasmus, are set to release the first single from their new album Black Roses on February 23rd. The single “Livin’ In A ...

30 January 2009

Jack‘s Mannequin - The Glass Passenger

Jack’s Mannequin will release their second album ‘The Glass Passenger’ on March 9th on Warner Bros. Records / Sire. The album follows the 2005 debut ‘Everything in Transit’ and represents ...