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Avenged Sevenfold debut ‘Nobody’

Avenged Sevenfold – ‘Nobody’

Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report!

This week we begin with the best new releases from the past week and up first are the returning metal icons Avenged Sevenfold.

In a big news week, the group revealed that their new studio album, ‘Life Is But A Dream’, will be released on June 2nd. That release is preceded by their lead single, ‘Nobody’, which you can check out above.

The band stated, “Weā€™re thrilled to announce our new album, Life Is But A Dreamā€¦ available June 2, 2023. Written and recorded over the span of four years, the album was inspired by the writing and philosophy of Albert Camus. Our good friend and brilliant artist, Wes Lang, encapsulated our theme of existentialism through visual art for the album packaging.”

Pre-order your copy here.

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Bury Tomorrow share ‘Begin Again’

Bury Tomorrow – ‘Begin Again’

British metallers Bury Tomorrow have shared the latest taste of their upcoming album, ‘The Seventh Sun’. You can listen to new single, ‘Begin Again’, above now ahead of the album release date of March 31st.

Speaking on ‘Begin Again’, guitarist Kristan Dawson says the track is ā€œrepresentative of the change we have all faced in the past few years. It represents an element of renewal and appreciation of where we have been as a band and where we are yet to go. Musically, it serves as a contrast to the heaviness we have presented in the first three singles, but packs a punch in a more positive way.ā€

Pre-order your copy here.

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Trophy Eyes return with ‘Blue Eyed Boy’

Trophy Eyes – ‘Blue Eyed Boy’

Australian punk rockers Trophy Eyes are back with new single, ā€˜Blue Eyed Boyā€™, a track particularly close to home.

Trophy Eyesā€™ John Floreani says the song ā€œwas written about a trip I took back to my hometown. One friend in particular, maybe my best friend, had recently moved back and regressed into their old ways. Iā€™d mourned the death of this friend long ago, as did the rest of us in our small social circle. To see him again brought me great childhood joy yet simultaneously an overwhelming sense of dread.

I was reminded of something my mother told me as a young boy when my grandmother died; ā€œif you see her now, like this, itā€™s the only way youā€™ll remember her. Best hold on to the good times, youā€™ll always have those.ā€

More here.

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Far From Saints share ‘Take It Through The Night’

Far From Saints – ‘Take It Through The Night’

Far From Saints, the new project featuring Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones, have shared their latest single, ‘Take It Through The Night’, which you can listen to above.

The group also this week revealed the news that their self-titled debut album will be released on June 16th.

The members had the following to say:

“It took nine days to record and four years to get it to you! Your record collection will love it!” – Kelly

ā€œItā€™s a labor of love to make a record these days, because you never know whatā€™s going to happen with it frankly, and the outpouring of good vibes and comments, so far, has been really cool to watch.ā€ – Dwight

ā€œThis is kind of the first time Iā€™m anticipating not feeling somewhat sad around an album release. Iā€™m comfortable with who I am now as a person, as an artist, and I hang my hat not on the praise I receive, but on the work itself. Iā€™m proud of this record, and its part in the greater cycle of creativity and inspiration. Iā€™m grateful to be part of that.ā€ – Patty 

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From Ashes To New share ‘Hate Me Too’

From Ashes To New – ‘Hate Me Too’

‘Blackout’, the new album from From Ashes To New, is out on July 28th. This week though saw the band share the latest single from the album, ‘Hate Me Too’, which you can check out above.

ā€œSo many of us fall victim to the classic toxic relationship,ā€ says vocalist Matt Brandyberry. ā€œFeeling like you canā€™t live without someone but knowing youā€™d be better off if you could. Oftentimes these feelings are mutual, but neither of you can see it. Sometimes we just need an anthem to remind us that being stuck isnā€™t always the only option and violence never.”

Pre-order your copy here.

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Ayron Jones debuts ‘Blood In The Water’

Ayron Jones – ‘Blood In The Water’

Next in our News Report is ‘Blood In The Water’, the latest single from Ayron Jones, which you can check out above.

Jones announced this week that his second album, ‘Chronicles of the Kid’, will be released on June 23rd.

“As a child, I vividly remember sitting in church and hearing the preacher speak about generational curses,” Jones explains. “For me, the concept of the weight of trauma traveling through time and space, affecting many generations until treated is an idea I take seriously. ‘Blood in the Water’ is my way of actively choosing to heal and transform this trauma by creating new stories and identities for not only myself, but also my familyā€™s future generations. I understand that energy can never be destroyed nor created anew; it can only be shifted. Therefore, while I cannot choose the life I have been given, I can strive forward and choose to take control of the futureā€“ to break these curses now and forevermore.”

“It was the height of the pandemic and like everyone else, I was stuck inside watching the world pass by while having no idea what the future held,” Jones remembers. “Then it happened, the phone rang and I got the call telling me my song went No. 1. Just like that, I’d become one of the biggest names in rock and roll, but I couldn’t leave my couch. I had no idea how much my life had changed until August of ’21, when I went on tour for the first time since signing my first major record deal. That’s when it all hit me. ‘Chronicles of The Kid’ is the story of the truth – my truth. With my voice as my pen and my guitar as the page, the album is an audio journal of self-discovery told through tales of, temptations, triumphs, failures, sacrifice and the price of fame.”

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Bingley Weekender reveals line-up

We move our News Report on now to the biggest and best festival announcements from the past week and we get started with Bingley Weekender!

The event revealed their first wave of acts this week including headliners Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Ian Brown and Travis.

They’ll be joined over the weekend by the likes of Jake Bugg, Razorlight, James Bay, The Zutons, Kate Nash, Little Man Tate, Jealous Nostril, King No-One, New Model Army, Lottery Winners and BERRIES.

Tickets are here.

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Maid of Stone reveal full line-up

The inaugural Maid of Stone Festival takes place this July and this week the event confirmed Glenn Hughes as headlining the event alongside Airbourne.

Orange Goblin have also joined the likes of Skindred, The Hunna, Kris Barras Band, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Elles Bailey and Florence Black on the linup.

Plus The Treatment and The Hot Damn! will be playing a special opening party on the Friday of the event.

Tickets are here.

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Read our review of Airbourne live in Norwich

No Play Festival line-up revealed

Liverpool get ready for No Play Festival this August!

The stunning line-up revealed this week includes Yonaka, VUKOVI, Higher Power, Conjurer, Graphic Nature, Lizzy Farrall, Gen & The Degenerates and more!

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘NULA’ from VUKOVI

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Ocean Colour Scene set for UK Tour

Our News Report now turns its attention to the best tour announcements from the past week and up first is the above run of dates from Ocean Colour Scene.

Alongside their August dates, the group will now also be out on the road this December including a date at the Eventim Apollo in London.

Tickets are here.

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Interpol announce new UK dates

Also revealing a new set of UK tour dates this past week were Interpol. You can catch the band the summer in select venues.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘A Fistful of Peaches’ from Black Honey

MAN WITH A MISSION announce UK return

MAN WITH A MISSION are next up in our News Report as the group reveal a brand new tour including three stops in the UK this June.

Regarding the tour MAN WITH A MISSIONā€™s Jean-Ken Johnny (guitar / vocals / rap) says, ā€œWe are so excited to announce our WOLVES ON PARADE TOUR is coming to the UK, Europe and North America in May & June! Itā€™s been years since we last toured internationally and weā€™ve missed playing for you all so much! Canā€™t wait to catch up with you all!ā€

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Fall Out Boy live in London

New Black Spiders Tour

The final tour announcement in our News Report comes from Black Spiders who will be hitting the road later this year.

Support will also come from The Hot Damn!

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Bullet For My Valentine live in Cambridge

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fakeyourdeath – ‘consume’

Brighton based Electronic Post-Hardcore duo fakeyourdeath have dropped their sophomore single ā€˜consumeā€™.

“consume explores the idea of materialistic greed and how, as a society, we are fed this idea that without things we cannot be happy. but ultimately thatā€™s a lie. itā€™s a narrative spun by the powers that be and consume was written to see the truth and challenge that way of thinking. consume depicts our disgust at a materialistic culture we all hate and yet want to be a part of.ā€ – Vocalist, Candi Underwood

Northern Captives – ‘Anxiety Dreams’

UK Alternative Rock outfit Northern Captives release their brand-new single titled ā€˜Anxiety Dreamsā€™.

ā€œItā€™s written as an internal monologue battling anxiety by accepting its existence and not allowing it to direct your decisions or impact what you do day to day. We often speak to ourselves in ways weā€™d never dream of talking to anyone else. It’s important to check in with yourself and make sure your internal dialogue is positive.ā€ – Vocalist, Sam Cook.

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JACKALS – ‘DIG IN’

Northern noise hounds JACKALS have unveiled their new single ‘DIG IN’.

ā€œDig in is based on the idea of drug addiction but narrated by the drug itself, the song personifies the drug and its direct effects on a person. When you let drugs into your life they can sort of take on a whole persona unto themselves and we wanted to shine a light on that and show how destructive these can be. Like that one toxic friend you’ve had that keeps trying to worm their way back into your life.ā€ JACKALS

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Ash announce special ‘Free All Angels’ shows

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Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report, where we share the best music news from the past week. We start this week with a real smorgasbord of tour announcements.

First up, is the above special set of shows from Ash. The band will play 3 ‘Free All Angels’ 21st Anniversary Shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London this September!

Drummer Rick McMurray had the following to say: “We’re delighted to announce that we will be commemorating the 21st anniversary of the release of our 2001 classic, Free All Angels. Not least because we will be joined by the fourth member of Ash, guitarist extraordinaire, all-round Shining Light, the one and only, Charlotte Hatherley. Can. Not. Wait.”

Tickets and Vinyl re-release bundles here.

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Idlewild announce ‘The Remote Part’ Anniversary shows

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Another band celebrating a special anniversary is Idlewild, who this week announced 20th Anniversary shows for ‘The Remote Part’ in Manchester and London.

The band also announced a reissue of the seminal album on vinyl, which is available for pre-order now.

Tickets and vinyl here.

Read our review of Idlewild live in London

Liam Gallagher is heading to Cardiff

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Liam Gallagher has announced an additional date this summer in Cardiff.

Gallagher will play Cardiff Bay with support from The Charlatans and many more TBA.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ from Liam Gallagher

We Are Scientists reveal Summer dates

This week saw We Are Scientists reveal their Summer plans with a mixture of festivals and headline shows on tap.

Tickets are here.

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Deaf Havana announce UK Tour

We continue our News Report with Deaf Havana who this week revealed a UK tour set for November and including a huge date at the Roundhouse in London.

The tour is in support of upcoming album, ‘The Present is a Foreign Land’, which is out on July 15th.

Tickets and pre-orders are here.

Listen to ‘On The Wire’ from Deaf Havana on our Spotify Hot List!

Bullet For My Valentine announce UK Tour

Bullet For My Valentine also announced a huge UK Tour this week. Taking place early next year, the band will also be stopping off at the Roundhouse as well as a massive Swansea Arena show.

Support will come from both JINJER and Atreyu!

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Bullet For My Valentine’ from Bullet For My Valentine

Fozzy announce return to the UK

Fozzy this week announced that they will return to the UK this November for a full UK Tour. Support will come from Escape The Fate and Scarlet Rebels.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Boombox’ from Fozzy

Coheed and Cambria team up with Thrice for European Tour

The tour announcements continue in our News Report as we look now to Coheed and Cambria. The band have teamed with Thrice for a European tour with support from TouchƩ AmorƩ.

Tickets are here.

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No Devotion announce run of shows

Our final tour announcement this week comes from No Devotion who will be hitting the road ahead of their appearance at 2000trees Festival.

Tickets are here.

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Steelhouse Festival completes line-up

We move our News Report on now to festivals and we begin with Steelhouse Festival in Wales.

This week the event finalised their line-up with Europe and Von Hertzen Brothers joining the party.

They join the likes Ace Frehley, Michael Schenker, Inglorious, Graham Bonnet Band, Orange Goblin, Black Spiders, Green Lung, The Hot Damn! and many more.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of The Treatment live in Cambridge

Neighbourhood Festival drops line-up

Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival has this week unveiled the line-up for this October with The Snuts, Everything Everything and Sundara Karma at the top of the bill.

Also playing are the likes of Lauran Hibberd, Louis Dunford, Ten Tonnes, The Goa Express, The Skinner Brothers, Anorak Patch, Courting and more.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of The Snuts live in Colchester

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Skid Row unveil video for ‘The Gang’s All Here’

Skid Row – ‘The Gang’s All Here’

We move on now to the new releases of the past week in our News Report. We start off with Skid Row who have unveiled the video for their new single ‘The Gang’s All Here’, which you can watch above.

ā€œā€˜The Gang’s All Hereā€™ for me represents the brotherhood of this band. And with the addition on Erik our bond is more solid than ever. Our fans have always been part of the family, so when it was time to shoot a video, we handed the camera work over to them. After all, they have the best perspective to capture the excitement of a Skid Row show.ā€ – Scotti Hill
 
ā€œIā€™m so fā€™ing psyched to finally release this video! This video is by the fans for the fans. A big shout out to all the fans who made this video happen. Thank you!ā€ – Erik Grƶnwall

The song is the title track of their upcoming album which is released on October 14th.

Pre-order here.

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October Drift release new single ‘Webcam Funerals’

October Drift – ‘Webcam Funerals’

October Drift released their latest single, ‘Webcam Funerals’, this week ahead of their new album, ‘I Don’t Belong Anywhere’ on September 23rd. You can listen to the track above, and pre-order the album here.

“I donā€™t want to go into too much detail out of respect,ā€ begins Kiran, ā€œbut this song was written at the time of losing a friend during the height of the pandemic and lockdown. She passed after a long battle with cancer. Her son, a very close friend of mine, was living with me at the time of the funeral.

I watched online from my front room, while many others did the same from their homes. This song was a response to the strangeness and sadness of friends and family members not being able to be at the funeral or there for each other at that time.”

Kiran talks further about the track and album with us on The Full Pelt Music Podcast, which you can watch below.

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VUKOVI debut ‘HADES’

VUKOVI – ‘HADES’

There was more new music emanating from VUKOVI this week as the band unveiled new single, ‘HADES’, which you can watch above.

The band will release their new album, ‘NULA’, on October 7th.

Pre-order your copy here.

Read our review of VUKOVI live in Norwich

TV Priest unveil ‘It Was Beautiful’

TV Priest – ‘It Was Beautiful’

TV Priest have shared new single, ā€˜It Was Beautifulā€™, taken from forthcoming album ‘My Other People’ out 17th June. You can listen to the track above.

Vocalist Charlie Drinkwater says of the single, ā€œā€˜It Was Beautifulā€™ is a love song about the past, present, and future. A reminder that love is the most essential thing. The words came fast; it was recorded in a single emotive session, the first song we wrote together after my family had gone through a difficult experience and I think you can hear that in the kind of melancholy euphoria that plays out as the song progresses. In some ways itā€™s a coda to the whole album; a reminder to guard your hope fiercely.ā€

Pre-order the album here.

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APHYXION release new single ‘Not Gonna Make It’

APHYXION – ‘Not Gonna Make It’

APHYXION have released their latest single, ‘Not Gonna Make It’, which you can check out above.

The band elaborate on the theme of the track:

“‘Not Gonna Make It’ is a song about broken love ā€“ a sad reflection of a relationship that once was – and trying to clutch at a straw while drowning in emotions. We never really touched the subject of love in our songs before. While our lyrics have constantly been circling around dystopic subjects both on a worldly and on a personal level, we simply wanted to embrace our emotions and thoughts from a new perspective.

While trying to leave a very black and white way of seeing things, we want to explore the polarity of emotions ā€“ where both love and hate co-exist because of their mutually dependent nature.ā€

More here.

Listen to ‘Not Gonna Make It’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist

Just Mustard share new single ‘Seed’

Just Mustard – ‘Seed’

We close this segment of our News Report with the latest single from Just Mustard. You can listen to ‘Seed’ above, and order their new album, ‘Heart Under’ here.

Guitarist Mete Kalyoncuoglu shares more on the songā€™s inspiration: ā€œAlong with a lot of electronics and noise, I was listening to a lot of music which featured bowed string instruments. I had finished reading ā€˜The Rest Is Noiseā€™ by Alex Ross around the time we started writing and I was revisiting a lot of the 20th century composers that I first discovered watching Kubrickā€™s films, like Krzysztof Penderecki. The rising tempo strikes at the beginning of ā€˜Seedā€™ were inspired from the rising and falling xylophone in BĆ©la BartĆ³kā€™s ā€˜Music for Strings, Percussion and Celestaā€™.ā€

Listen to ‘Mirrors’ from Just Mustard on our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist

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As always we close out our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist! Joining this week:

The Native – ‘Changes’

The Native return with their latest single, ‘Changes’, ahead of the band’s upcoming EP.

Singer Charlie Noordewier says, ā€œ‘Changes’ is about breaking out from the mundane cycle of life that so many find themselves stuck in, and pushing back against the people that put you down for trying to do something different.ā€ 

Chappaqua Wrestling – ‘Full Round Table’

Chappaqua Wrestling have shared their first new single of 2022, and first with new label EMI, ā€˜Full Round Tableā€™.

The band explains: ā€˜We wrote Full Round Table as a reaction to the endless negativity put in our faces about our generationā€™s future. So much news is greeted with the response of how screwed we are – hopeless views from unhelpful people.

Negativity about youth is relative per generation but today it feels stronger. We want to ignore the cynicism, get together, appreciate what really matters, and not let people tell us what we can’t do. The Full Round Table is full of our friends, and thatā€™s not changing.ā€™

Fixation – ‘More Alive’

As Fixation prepare to release their debut album, they return with new single, ‘More Alive’.

ā€œI wanted to highlight the negative effect social media can have om human relations. It’s harrowing how we spend more time maintaining our online facades, than taking care of our real-life relationships.

With ā€œMore Aliveā€ we hope to bring attention to this topic and help our listeners make conscious decisions on how they interact with social media.ā€ – Jonas Hansen / Vocals

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Royal Blood drop new video for ‘Boilermaker’

Royal Blood – ‘Boilermaker’

We begin our weekly News Report with a look at the best new music released in the past week. First up is Royal Blood as the duo dropped their new single ‘Boilermaker’ this week.

Produced by Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, you can check out the single here. The track comes out ahead of the bands upcoming third album ‘Typhoons’, which is released April 30th.

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘Limbo’ from Royal Blood on our Spotify Hot List!

Myles Kennedy unveils ‘Get Along’

Myles Kennedy – ‘Get Along’

Alter Bridge, Slash and solo artist Myles Kennedy has unveiled the latest track from his upcoming album, ‘The Ides Of March’. You can check out ‘Get Along’ above.

You can pre-order the album here, which arrives on May 14th.

Listen to ‘In Stride’ from Myles Kennedy on our Spotify Hot List!

Pendulum return with ‘Come Alive’

Pendulum – ‘Come Alive’

Pendulum have debuted a new song this week in the shape of ‘Come Alive’, which you can check out above.

For more on Pendulum, head over here.

Black Deer announce The Roadhouse stage line-up

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Just the one festival line-up for our News Report this week. The already great looking Black Deer Festival in Kent has announced the line-up for their The Roadhouse stage.

The hard hitting stage will feature sets from Orange Goblin, King Creature and many more. You can grab your tickets here.

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Every Time I Die & The Bronx to hit the UK!

Every Time I Die The Bronx News Report

Onto our tour news section now as our News Report continues.

Every Time I Die and The Bronx are teaming up for a run around the UK early next year. The tour is also set to feature Jesus Piece and Sanction in support and finishes up at the Roundhouse in Camden on February 5th!

For tickets, you’ll want to head here.

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MarthaGunn with 3 huge announcements!

MarthaGunn News Report

The fantastic MarthaGunn this week made three huge announcements as the band try to feature in all our usual News Report sections! So, welcome to the MarthaGunn section of the News Report!

The band has announced that the release date for their debut album ‘Something Good Will Happen’ will be September 17th. You can pre-order your copy here.

Secondly the group have unveiled their new single ‘Giving In’, which you can check out below.

MarthaGunn – ‘Giving In’

Last but certainly not least, MarthaGunn have also announced a run of UK dates for later this year. Tickets for which are available here.

Listen to ‘Honest’ from MarthaGunn on our Spotify Hot List!

Enter Shikari drop surprise album and reveal new book

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Rou Reynolds – ‘A Treatise on Possibility’

We see out our News Report this week with Enter Shikari. This week saw the band drop their surprise new album ‘Moratorium (Broadcasts From The Interruption)’. The new release features special recordings of tracks from throughout the past year of lockdown.

You can listen here, and pick up physical copies here.

Alongside this announcement was news that frontman Rou Reynolds is releasing a brand new book entitled ‘A Treatise on Possibility: Perspectives on Humanity Hereafter’. The book will be released on July 16th and you can pre-order your copy here including a signed bookmark!

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