Jimi Jamison, Unruly Child and Warrant head the list of bands confirmed for this year’s Firefest. (more…)

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts have been added to the bill for next year’s Sweden Rock Festival. (more…)

WHO: Bloodstock Open Air Festival

WHERE: Catton Hall, Derbyshire

WHEN: August 13-15 (more…)

They toured with Queen and Black Sabbath, were hotly tipped by many in the mid-70s to become big news, and even had a management connection with Peter Grant. But Liverpudlians Nutz were destined to be consigned to features such as this, eventually failing to make the grade in the unforgiving yet all too forgetful world of contemporary music. Malcolm Dome looks back at what might have been. Check out all the other Cult Heroes. (more…)

In this era, when bands are so careful about choosing their name, it’s interesting to look back at some of the names which have been shared over the years. Some almost inherited their name from a previous band. In other instances, one was forced to change! (more…)

Doro is the among the latest artists confirmed for next year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival. (more…)

Devin Townsend is to play at the tenth Bloodstock Open Air Festival next year. (more…)

Andromeda, the Swedish progressive metal band, are the latest addition to the bill for next year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival.

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The promoters of the annual Sweden Rock Festival have denied a report in the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet that they are to penalise five bands, because the festival is to be fined 250,000 SEK (about £25,000) for noise violations.

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