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Our weekly music News Report has evolved into the Full Pelt Magazine, and you can download the sixth issue now for free!

Volume six includes an update from cover stars Dream Nails, reviews of Ash, The Subways and Muse live and a load more!

We have our News Report rounding up new releases from Mike Shinoda, Normandie, The Cadillac Three, Tesseract, Haunt The Woods, Millie Manders and the Shutup, LØLØ, Tropic Gold and BLACKGOLD!

Plus new live announcements from Within Temptation, Tenacious D, The Gaslight Anthem, 2000trees, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Beartooth, Blackberry Smoke, The Sleeping Souls and Sean McGowan.

Finally, we round up the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist with modernlove., Break Fifty and Noah and the Loners!

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Therapy? announce new tour dates

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

This week we begin with a handful of new tour announcements and up first are Therapy?, who are currently celebrating the release of their highest charting album since 1998.

The group will tour ‘Hard Cold Fire’ later this year as they head out on the road once again.

Support comes from Bokassa.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Hard Cold Fire’ from Therapy?

October Drift reveal UK Tour

This week was greeted by the fantastic news that the Music Venue Trust and National Lottery will be continuing their partnership with the ‘United by Music’ Tour!

One of the acts heading out on the road where Lottery players can take a friend for free are October Drift.

Tickets are here.

Watch Episode 10 of The Full Pelt Music Podcast with guests October Drift!

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Read our review of ‘I Don’t Belong Anywhere’ from October Drift

The Dirty Nil will also play the ‘United by Music’ tour

Another band head out on the ‘United by Music’ tour from the Music Venue Trust and National Lottery will be The Dirty Nil.

Support comes from Lowlives and Exit Child.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Dead Man’s Whiskey live in Norwich

Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts unveil new live dates

The last tour announcement in our News Report this week comes from Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts, who have unveiled a handful of July live dates.

Warwick says: “After the fantastic shows we played last year, I’m thrilled to get back out with my band The Fighting Hearts once again. I’m looking forward to playing songs from all aspects of my musical journey!!”.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Ricky Warwick live in Norwich

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Avenged Sevenfold debut ‘We Love You’

Avenged Sevenfold – ‘We Love You’

Our News Report now looks at the best new releases from the past week and we begin with the latest single from Avenged Sevenfold. Check out ‘We Love You’ above now.

The track will feature on upcoming new album, ‘Life Is But A Dream…’, which will arrive on June 2nd!

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘We Love You’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Queens of the Stone Age unveil ‘Emotion Sickness’

Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Emotion Sickness’

There was also new music on offer this week from fellow rock royalty Queens of the Stone Age. The band unveiled their brand new single, ‘Emotion Sickness’, which you can check out above!

In a big week for the band they also revealed that their new album, ‘In Times New Roman’, will be released on June 16th!

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘Emotion Sickness’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Tenacious D debut ‘Video Games’

Tenacious D – ‘Video Games’

Another iconic rock band with new music this past week were Tenacious D!

The duo delivered a new single entitled ‘Video Games’, and you can of course check it out above!

More here.

Listen to ‘Video Games’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Black Stone Cherry share new single ‘Nervous’

Black Stone Cherry – ‘Nervous’

The new music continues next in our News Report with, ‘Nervous’, the latest single from Black Stone Cherry, which you can check out above!

The band will release their brand new album, ‘Screamin’ At The Sky’ on September 29th.

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘Nervous’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Asking Alexandria reveal video for ‘Dark Void’

Asking Alexandria – ‘Dark Void’

This week also saw Asking Alexandria reveal the video for their new single, ‘Dark Void’, which you can check out above.

The track is the first taste of their as-yet-titled new album set for release this autumn.

“With the world seemingly getting darker and darker, it’s easy to see why so many of us struggle with anxiety, depression, loneliness” relays guitarist Ben Bruce. “This song is about fighting those demons that live in your head and trying your hardest to be your own savior. Finding that inner strength to pull yourself out of the darkness.” 

“This theme is explored throughout the entirety of our upcoming album. We all have our own struggles and hurdles. We are all on our own journeys that present unique challenges and difficulties, but we all have our own inner strength to fall back on. There is always light at the end of the tunnel. I feel that there can be comfort in knowing that we aren’t alone. We all feel a little down from time to time. We all feel a little lost from time to time, but somehow, in some way, we are all in this together and hopefully our new album can help people through some of their toughest times.”

More here.

Listen to ‘Dark Void’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

DevilDriver debut ‘This Relationship, Broken’

DevilDriver – ‘This Relationship, Broken’

DevilDriver this week shared their latest single from new album, ‘Dealing With Demons, Vol. II’.

You can check out the video for, ‘This Relationship, Broken’, above!

DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara says about ‘This Relationship, Broken’: “‘This Relationship, Broken’ explores the severance that happens between two long time partners when they leave each other after years of turmoil.” 

Grab the album here.

Listen to ‘This Relationship, Broken’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Duff McKagan unveils ‘This Is The Song’

Duff McKagan – ‘This Is The Song’

Duff McKagan this week shared new single ‘This Is The Song’, which you can check out above. The track features on a new EP honouring Mental Health Awareness Week.

“’This is the Song’ was written in the middle of a panic attack” Duff McKagan says in a personal statement about the EP. “I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see straight, and lately, I have thankfully found my acoustic guitar as a refuge. If I just hold on to that guitar, play chords, and hum melodies, I can start to climb my way out of that hole. For those of you who have never experienced something like this, count yourselves blessed. To those of you who recognize what I am talking about: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!”

More here.

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Caskets debut ‘More Than Misery’

Caskets – ‘More Than Misery’ – feat. Telle Smith

Next up in our News Report are Caskets, who this week debuted their new single ‘More Than Misery’, featuring Telle Smith (The Word Alive).

You can check out the track above which features on newly announced album, ‘Reflections’, which is out August 11th.

Speaking of the track, frontman Matt Flood says, “More Than Misery is written around the conflict of being hypnotically entranced by someone or something that in the end, you know will only lead to toxic habits or bad intentions. Everyone has felt this and been in this situation in one way or another throughout their life. It’s about not wanting to be in this situation and feeling the struggle of bearing the weight of pressure it puts on your shoulders. How it can affect every other thing around you, from your mental health to the relationships you build around you.”

”There is light at the end of the tunnel though,” he states. “To even acknowledge the situation and build a foundation of support around you to come face to face with what it is that’s holding you back. If you just take a step into the unknown, you’ll see your life is more than just misery’ 

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘More Than Misery’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Hot Milk debut ‘PARTY ON MY DEATHBED’

Hot Milk – ‘PARTY ON MY DEATHBED’

Hot Milk continue to prepare for the release of their debut album, ‘A CALL TO THE VOID’, on August 25th.

This week saw the band share their latest single, ‘PARTY ON MY DEATHBED’, which you can check out above.

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Listen to ‘PARTY ON MY DEATHBED’ on our Spotify Hot List!

REWS unveils ‘Not Your Solider’

REWS – ‘Not Your Soldier’

The new music also continues to flow from REWS and this week fans were treated to new single, ‘Not Your Soldier’, which you can check out above!

The track comes ahead of REWS forthcoming new album, ‘Meridians’, which is set for release on October 13th.

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘Not Your Soldier’ on our Spotify Hot List!

Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun return with new single ‘Reno’

Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun – ‘Reno’

Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun returned this week with their new single, ‘Reno’, which you can check out above.

The group also marked their big return with news that a new album, ‘Colours’, will be coming on July 28th!

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘Reno’ on our Spotify Hot List!

Ayron Jones debuts ‘The Title’

Ayron Jones – ‘The Title’

Ayron Jones is next up in our News Report with his latest single, ‘The Title’, which you can check out above!

The track comes ahead of new album, ‘Chronicles of the Kid’, which comes out on June 23rd.

“For a lot of people, the world is a dark place. It feels like a dark room with no windows, no doors, and no way out,” Jones explains. “When we’re faced with uncertainty, our instincts tell us to either take flight or stay and fight. ‘The Title’ is dedicated to those of us who choose to fight. It’s about this seemingly foolish idea of holding on to a sliver of hope that drives our obsession to be great, even when faced with fear of defeat. It’s about winning because you don’t know how to fail.”

Pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘The Title’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Conquer Divide share ‘welcome2paradise’

Conquer Divide – ‘welcome2paradise’

Closing out this section of our News Report this week is Conquer Divide who have shared their new single, ‘welcome2paradise’, which you can check out above!

The band have also revealed that their new album, ‘Slow Burn’, will arrive on September 8th.

“This song is special to all of us for a lot of reasons” says guitarist Kristen Sturgis. “We really wanted to stretch our musical muscles and play around with time signatures. We recorded some of the production ourselves, including drilling sounds you’ll hear sprinkled throughout the song. Artistically, we really stepped out of our comfort zone, and we ended up with something really special.”

The song also takes a close look at a very important topical issue.

“It’s sad that humans don’t care about our environment” Sturgis continues. “I was especially inspired by a situation close to my heart. I live on the Great Lakes, which contain 20% of the earth’s freshwater. There is a 70-year-old pipeline called Line 5 that is in very rough shape and runs through the water where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet. The current is especially turbulent there. The pipeline keeps getting hit by boat anchors.

I am not here to preach anti-fossil fuels, as electric vehicles come with their own environmental tolls, and touring bands have to drive gas-guzzling vehicles to play for our fans. But if a spill happened in that spot, it’s in the worst possible place, due to the strong currents.

A Great Lakes spill could affect major cities like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Windsor, Toronto, and Rochester, NY. Tourism, fishing industries, and boating would all be affected. And with all of the droughts happening around the U.S., it’s going to be everyone’s problem soon.

Right now, there’s just one small local organization trying to draw attention to it, but If I can do anything with this song release, it would be to shine a spotlight on something I care so much about.” 

Pre-order your album here.

Listen to ‘welcome2paradise’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

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As always we conclude our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast!

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BIG SPECIAL – ‘SHITHOUSE’

From the Black Country, Midlands, BIG SPECIAL share new single ‘SHITHOUSE’.

“’SHITHOUSE’ is about a rough time. The societal depression we are going through and its personal effects on people. It’s about looking at it from the outside and living it from the inside. Seemingly, no matter the moves we make, it all ends up a shithouse and sometimes all we can do is shout about it.” says singer Joe Hicklin.

Ålesund – ‘Rode Off Into the Sun’

Alt-pop outfit Ålesund reveal their new single ‘Rode Off Into The Sun’.

“I was so impressed by a friend who had been dealt a rough hand and instead of wallowing and seeing the glass as half empty, she just dusted herself off and charged on with making the best out of her life. It was inspiring to witness and became the main theme of the song”, says vocalist and lyricist Alba Torriset.

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Butterfly Hurricane – ‘BARRICADE’

Alternative Rock artist Butterfly Hurricane has shared his debut single ‘BARRICADE’.

“A lot of my lyrics come from my battles with crohn’s disease and how it has affected my personal life and the lives of others. This song in is essentially me venting my frustrations on how I wish I could be someone else and just have a day not having to plan my life around this disease. It’s not all doom and gloom though, the struggle is part of the beauty. It’s helped me grow and realise what’s important in life”. – Butterfly Hurricane

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Isle of Wight Festival reveal 2023 line-up

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

We start this week with a handful of festival announcements and they didn’t come bigger than the initial line-up reveal for the 2023 edition of the legendary Isle of Wight Festival!

Always eclectic, this year’s bill is full of diverse options for attendees to check out including headliners Pulp, George Ezra, The Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams.

Also on the bill are Courteeners, Blondie, James Bay, The Human League, Manic Street Preachers, The Enemy and more.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Manic Street Preachers live in Cambridge

Takedown Festival returns in 2023!

Following a multi-year hiatus, Takedown Festival will return in 2023, and this week organisers revealed the stunning first batch of bands that will be taking over Portsmouth Guildhall in April.

Headlining the event will be Sleep Token and Skindred. They will be joined by the likes of Loathe, Jamie Lenman, InMe, Palm Reader, Our Hollow Our Home, As December Falls, Fearless Vampire Killers, The Bottom Line and more!

Tickets are here.

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Radar Festival drops initial line-up

Manchester’s Radar Festival has this week revealed a number of acts due to feature at the event next July including headliners Periphery!

They’ll be joined by the likes of Haken, Loathe and Heart of a Coward.

Tickets are here.

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Tenacious D announce huge London show

The one and only Tenacious D have this week announced a run of European dates for June.

Fans in the UK can catch the duo in London at The O2 Arena on Friday 16th June.

Tickets are here.

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Bastille to celebrate ‘Bad Blood’

Our News Report continues to look at the week’s best tour announcements next with Bastille.

In celebration of 10 years of ‘Bad Blood’, Bastille will be playing a range of outdoor venues next Summer with shows already starting to sell out.

Pick up your tickets here.

Read our review of The Snuts live in Norwich

Porcupine Tree announce Manchester show

Another band heading to Castlefield Bowl in Manchester next summer will be Porcupine Tree who will play the venue on Thursday 29th June.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Pawns & Kings’ from Alter Bridge

Sleeping With Sirens announce UK Tour

Sleeping With Sirens this week revealed a UK Tour set for March next year and including a date at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Creeper live in London

Gaz Coombes sets up UK Tour

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes will be releasing his latest solo album, ‘Turn The Car Around’ on January 13th. Ahead of that release, Coombes has this week revealed a full UK/Ireland Tour set for April.

Pre-orders and tickets are here.

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The Joy Formidable reveal UK tour dates

The final tour announcement in our News Report this week comes from The Joy Formidable who will be playing a run of shows next March and May.

They will finish up with a special show at the Clapham Grand in London where they will be joined by The Wolf Orchestra.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Into The Blue’ from The Joy Formidable

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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes share ‘Parasite’

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – ‘Parasite’

We move our News Report on now finally to the best new releases from the past week and we start with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes!

This week saw the band share new single, ‘Parasite’, which you can listen to above.

Of the song they share: “This song was written between 12am and 3am during a particularly brutal trip to the seaside, it rained for a week straight and I had spent all my time listening to friends and their relationship problems but I had no words, no solutions to find. After all that a new parasite had been discovered.”

The band also detailed a 3 date residency at the Underworld in Camden this December.

Tickets and more here.

Read our review of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes live in Norwich

Creeper debut ‘Ghost Brigade’

Creeper – ‘Ghost Brigade’

At the end of their special Roundhouse show on Friday, Creeper announced the debut of their new single, ‘Ghost Brigade’, which you can listen to above now!

More here.

Read our review of that gig!

Black Star Riders debut ‘Crazy Horses’

Black Star Riders – ‘Crazy Horses’

Black Star Riders this week released unique new single, ‘Crazy Horses’, which is a reinterpretation of The Osmonds classic. Listen to the track above!

The Track comes from upcoming new album, ‘Wrong Side Of Paradise’, which is out January 20th.

Front-man Ricky Warwick comments: “I remember watching The Osmonds performing this song on television in the early seventies as a young kid. I fell in love with it then and was patiently waiting for the opportunity to cover it. Thankfully my brothers in BSR shared the same adoration for the tune. So
 The time is now and here it is!”

Pre-order your copy here.

Read our review of Ricky Warwick live in Norwich

AWOLNATION share ‘We Are All Insane’

AWOLNATION – ‘We Are All Insane’

AWOLNATION returned this week with brand new single, ‘We Are All Insane’, which you can listen to above.

Frontman Aaron Bruno on the inspiration behind ‘We Are All Insane’, “I wrote the song during a time when the days of the week felt especially monotonous and I was searching for ways to stay creative and productive. I think that’s a feeling most people have experienced at some point in their lives, especially over the past few years.”

More here.

Listen to ‘We Are All Insane’ on our Spotify Hot List!

IDLES announce ‘Five Years of Brutalism’

IDLES – ‘1049 GOTHO’ – Live from Glastonbury

This week saw IDLES announce the upcoming release of ‘Five Years of Brutalism’, a newly released vinyl celebrating five years since the release of their seminal debut album.

Speaking about the album, singer Joe Talbot writes; “What started as a headstone slab of indulgence and unrest became a long journey of beauty, forgiveness, and gratitude. Little did we know that it was not just a headstone but the foundations we were building, for a house full to the brim with loving human beings. Thank you so so much”

You can check out a taster of the release with ‘1049 GOTHO’ live from Glastonbury which you can listen to above.

Pre-order your copy here.

Read our review of IDLES live in London

Just Mustard share new video for ‘Blue Chalk’

Just Mustard – ‘Blue Chalk’

Just Mustard this week shared the new video for their track, ‘Blue Chalk’, which you can watch above.

The video was made with the group’s friend SeĂĄn McMahon and was directed by vocalist, Katie Ball. â€œThe song Blue Chalk defines the heaviness that the whole of ‘Heart Under’ exists beneath. The kind that comes with grief and you feel like you are trying to navigate life with the weight of the sea on your chest keeping you down. I wanted to make this video since we started writing ‘Heart Under’ and to me it visually represents a lot of the emotion in the album. It was filmed in 4hrs in freezing cold water with the help of our friend SeĂĄn McMahon.” says Ball.

More here.

Read our review of ‘Signs of Life’ from Asylums

The Franklys share ‘Before You Hit the Ground’

The Franklys – ‘Before You Hit the Ground’

Finally we close out this section of our News Report with The Franklys who returned this week with a new single.

You can listen to ‘Before You Hit the Ground’, above now. The track comes from new album, ‘DOGMA’, which is out February 17th.

Pre-order your copy here.

Read our review of the self-titled new album from The Hunna

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DEADLETTER – ‘Madge’s Declaration’

DEADLETTER share new single, ‘Madge’s Declaration’, taken from debut EP, ‘Heat!’, which is out November 18th.

Frontman Zac Lawrence said the following on the track: “We wanted to make something that had elements of humour and danceability, trying to explore a genuinely terrifying idea in a manner which mirrors our cultural fascination with it. Our tendency to work around the drumbeat and bassline is highly evident here, with the song climaxing in a cacophony of primal ecstasy.”

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Hell’s Ditch – ‘Take The Night Off’

British punk rock group Hell’s Ditch are back with their brand-new single ‘Take The Night Off’.

“We’re made to feel lucky that we have a job and that we should be grateful for the opportunity to fight over scraps from the tables of the political class. People deserve more than just the bare minimum – we deserve dignity and good quality of life. Take The Night Off is about the need to live a life beyond the daily grind. Bread and roses, if you will”. – Vocalist Nick Davis

Xondra – ‘Tedious’

New York-based singer and songwriter Xondra unveils ‘Tedious’, the final single from her much anticipated EP, ‘Tedious & Brief’.

“It is a song for the people that love so much and so hard that they sometimes forget to save some for themselves; it is for those learning to step out of survival mode and really live in the present,” says Xondra. “’Tedious’ is me putting myself first. It is me allowing myself to to walk through the hard feelings I was having and still be hopeful that good times were coming down the road for me.”

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