At the end of 2012 The Temperance Movement scored a support slot on the Little Angels reunion tour. At the London show, the band’s live set had a reasonable amount of energy, but the tunes were largely marred by bad sound mixes and a frontman in a scruffy suit with a voice that sounded like it had half blown. Still, by and large, compared with the reception given many support acts, the audience seemed enthusiastic.
NOFX to tour South America in March
Punk stalwarts NOFX have confirmed a short South American tour for March 2015. The tour takes in various territories, including four dates in Brazil.
The band’s new album ‘Backstage Passport Soundtrack’ will be released in the UK in January.
Read a piece on NOFX’s 2012 London visit here.
Judas Priest ‘Defenders of the Faith’ deluxe edition due in March
In March 2015, Judas Priest are to reissue their classic album ‘Defenders of the Faith’ to mark its thirtieth anniversary. Much loved by fans, the album is home to Priest classics ‘Freewheel Burning’ and ‘Some Heads Are Gonna Roll’.
The new deluxe edition pairs the studio album with a complete live show – two disc’s worth of live material recorded on the ‘Defenders’ tour of ’84. Unlike the two previous Priest deluxe editions, no visual material is included, despite the band making a few TV appearances to promote the original album. The extended 12″ mix of ‘Freewheel Burning’ is also omitted.
Real Gone’s end of year round up, 2014
Given the position Real Gone finds itself in at the end of our fifth year online, it might seemed clichéd to say it, but ever year seems to get better and better. It’s been another brilliant year for discovering new music – particularly releases from underground and DIY bands, but also for discs from a couple of old favourites. Culled from hundreds of albums to grace our stereo this year, presented below is a quick look at ten of our favourite releases, as well as a round-up of the more notable of the rest.
Idiots & Idols (A Real Gone Sampler)
2014 was an absolutely great year for music from DIY bands or releases distributed through independent labels. There was so much great music this year that Real Gone found that just one free sampler just wasn’t enough!
A free sampler containing tracks from ten different metal bands can be found here. For those who’d like a few free gems from other genres – rock, pop, punk etc – in ‘Idiots & Idols’ we’ve got a similarly top-notch collection for you!