On the eve of the release of Saxon’s twentieth album ‘Sacrifice’, TV Rock Live caught up with the band’s frontman, Biff Byford. Running at just six minutes, the interview doesn’t necessary capture the outspoken vocalist in as much depth as usual, but a chat with Biff is always worth tuning in for. You can see the clip below.

‘Sacrifice’ is released in February. Amazon UK are currently advertising a special edition box set of 4 discs, but this is incorrect. The special edition is only a 2CD set and includes a handful of acoustic an re-recorded Saxon classics.

REAL GONE SAYS: In December 2012, the Saxon documentary movie ‘Heavy Metal Thunder’ finally saw general release on 2DVD and blu-ray. The original DVD was an expensive mail order item released in a limited number back in 2010. Fans were promised the expensive mail order version would contain exclusive material, and yet the retail version appears to be the same. If this is so, we should have saved our money, since the current blu-ray comes in at half the price of that original mail order release.

In 2012, Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti released his solo debut ‘All I Was’. In February 2013, he visits the UK for four live dates (see below).

The shows tie in with the release of the new single ‘Wish You Well’, released on January 28th.

TREMONTI – UK GIGS

14th February – Welfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
16th February – The Liquid Room, Edinburgh
17th February – HMV Ritz, Manchester
18th February – Electric Ballroom, London

Below are the first confirmed Green Day live dates for 2013. The dates are most rescheduled shows from October 2012, although a couple of new shows have been added. To make up for the original cancellation of these shows, the band shifted the release date of their January 2013 release ‘Tre!’ forward to December ’12.

March 28th Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
March 29th Moline, IL I Wireless Center
March 31st Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
April 1st Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
April 3rd Philadelphia, PA Liacourias Center
April 4th Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
April 6th Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
April 7th Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
April 9th Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center
April 11th Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
April 12th Quebec City, QC Quebec Colisee

Over the last few years, ragga-metal band Skindred have built up a solid following through hard touring and frontman Benji Webbe’s gift for winning over festival audiences. As the band’s touring schedule for 2012 pulled to a close, Riff Media caught up with the charismatic Webbe for a chat, which can be seen below.

Skindred’s fourth album ‘Union Black’ was a cult success, reaching #54 on the UK album chart, with tracks being aired on BBC Radio 6. In 2012, the album was reissued with bonus tracks and a bonus DVD featuring live clips from the band’s 2011 appearance at the HMV Forum in London plus promo clips.

Pop-punkers The Ataris head to Europe in Spring 2013 for a run of dates visiting France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain. They’re even stopping off in Luxembourg for a one-off show.  All confirmed dates can be seen below.  There are no plans at this time for the band to visit the UK.

4.16.2013 France, Lyon La Marquise
04.17.2013 France, Paris Backstage By The Mill
04.18.2013 Switzerland, Basel Sommercasino
04.19.2013 Switzerland, Lyss Kufa
04.20.2013 Austria, Kapfenberg Overdrive Festival
04.21.2013 Austria, Vienna B72
04.23.2013 Germany, Berlin Bi Nuu
04.24.2013 Germany, Hamburg Headcrash
04.25.2013 Germany, COlogne MTC
04.26.2013 Luxemburg, Luxemburg Kulturfabrik
04.27.2013 Belgium, MEerhout Groezrock Festival
04.28.2013 Belgium, MEerhout Groezrock Festival
05.01.2013 Germany, Stuttgart Zwolfzehn
05.03.2013 Spain TBA
05.04.2013 Spain TBA
05.05.2013 Spain TBA
05.08.2013 Italy, MIlan Lo Fi
05.09.2013 Italy, Rome Traffic
05.10.2013 Italy, Livorno The Cage
05.11.2013 Italy, Pinarella Rock Planet