Influential industrialists/extreme metallers Godflesh have announced a short run of dates in the US this coming Autumn.
The dates are as follows:
REAL GONE GOES OUT: Iron Maiden – O2, London 04/08/2013
When Iron Maiden headlined the UK leg of the Sonisphere Festival in 2011, it was a distinctly underwhelming experience. Not only were the band too quiet, but since they had a new product to promote (that year’s workmanlike ‘Final Frontier’ album), the setlist represented the rest of the ‘Final Frontier’ tour in that most of their near two hour set was culled from material from the band’s three most current releases. For those who’d never seen the band before, or the more casual admirer who’d have liked to hear a few more classics, the set was a colossal misfire. Sure, when you’re a band headlining your own ticketed gig at a large venue, the audience is your audience, they’ll go along for the ride no matter what; but a festival audience is an entirely different beast – much more demanding. From halfway through Maiden’s set on that particular occasion, people were leaving in droves, wandering off with casual indifference.
UGLY KID JOE – Stairway To Hell
At the beginning of the 90s, it seemed almost impossible to watch MTV’s ‘Headbanger’s Ball’ or listen to the BBC Friday Rock Show with Tommy Vance (RIP) without encountering Ugly Kid Joe. Their best-known singles ‘Everything About You’, ‘Neighbour’ and ‘Cats In The Cradle’ were huge. Despite such success, the band’s time in the sun was relatively short-lived. By the time of their fourth studio release, 1996’s ‘Motel California’, the media were indifferent at best and even though some fans praised that disc, the band’s glory days seemed so distant. How fickle the finger of fame.
Wretched Soul: upcoming tour dates
Hailed by Terrorizer Magazine as “one of the UK’s most promising underground thrash bands”, Wretched Soul are set to release their debut album ‘Veronica’ on Dark Lord Records in September 2013.
New video from Her Dying Regret
Ahead of their second release, Her Dying Regret have issued a new promo clip for their track ‘Legacy’.
The clip has been premiered by BlankTV.com and is the title cut from the UK metalcore band’s upcoming album set for release on 19th September 2013.