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Download Festival line-up update
Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report!
Up first this week is the latest news from Download Festival who this week added additional bands whilst also confirming the stage splits for each day.
The Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot headlined event will also now feature the likes of State Champs, Puscifer, Hundred Reasons, Static Dress, Cancer Bats and more.
Tickets and info here.
Read our review of Download Festival 2022
Queens of the Stone Age announce UK return
We move our News Report onwards now to the best tour announcements from the past week and we begin with the UK return of Queens of the Stone Age.
The rock icons will play huge outdoor shows in Halifax, Margate and Cardiff this June with support from Coach Party.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ’72 Seasons’ from Metallica
Limp Bizkit set summer UK shows
The summer is taking shape nicely and Limp Bizkit this week confirmed their plans to get back to the UK.
The band will play two special shows in August at The Piece Hall in Halifax and then at Gunnersbury Park in London.
Support comes from KennyHoopla and Joey Valence & Brae with special guests Pendulum and Deijuvhs also hitting up the London date.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Still Sucks’ from Limp Bizkit
Greta Van Fleet announce new tour dates
Following the announcement of new album, ‘Starcatcher’, last week, this week has seen the news that Greta Van Fleet will be back out on tour later this year.
The UK will see the band tackling arena shows in London, Manchester and Glasgow with support from Mt. Joy.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘The Battle At Garden’s Gate’ from Greta Van Fleet
BABYMETAL announce headline UK shows
Next up as the tour announcements continue are BABYMETAL who will return to the UK for shows in London and Wolverhampton this November.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Paramore live in London
Atreyu reveal UK Tour
Our News Report continues with Atreyu who have also announced when they will return to the UK. Alongside their EU tour the band will play a run of eight dates in the UK this November.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Atreyu live in Cambridge
Danko Jones set for UK Tour
Continuing the theme of bands announcing their return to the UK, Danko Jones have revealed a full EU and UK tour for this Autumn that will finish at the Garage in London.
Support comes from Radkey.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Danko Jones live in Birmingham
InMe to celebrate 20 years of ‘Overgrown Eden’
InMe have revealed Manchester and London shows to go alongside their already announced appearance in Bristol.
The shows will see the band celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of their album, ‘Overgrown Eden’.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Hundred Reasons live in London
WSTR announce new tour dates
WSTR also had new tour dates to announce this week with the band set to head around the UK this September.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘A Kiss for the Whole World’ from Enter Shikari
The Bottom Line reveal new tour
The Bottom Line will be heading out on the road this November. Support comes from Beauty School.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Fall Out Boy live in London
Fatherson unveil new live dates
Fatherson are next up in our News Report with the band set for a handful of shows in September.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of Fatherson live in Cambridge
Madness reveal new arena tour
The legendary Madness will return to UK arenas later this year for their ‘C’est La Vie’ tour.
Support will come from the Lightning Seeds.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Who On Earth’ from Sean McGowan
Dream Wife reveal new tour
We segue our News Report now from tour announcement to new music as Dream Wife unveiled both this past week.
As the group get ready for the release of new album, ‘Social Lubrication’ on June 9th, they’ve set up a full UK tour set to take place in October.
Support for the tour will come from Ash Kenazi.
The band also had more new music on offer with new single, ‘Orbit’, which you can check out below.
On the single the band explain, “Written through the joy of jamming together and locking into the groove like a multi limbed space age organism, Orbit has a dance rock edge from the early noughties of bands like New Young Pony Club and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Lyrically, it was inspired by post-lockdown London coming back to life and sharing a space through friendship and community. And how each day you never know what’s in store for you or how a stranger can become someone close to you – for a day, a heartbeat, a phase, or a lifetime.”
Tickets and album pre-orders are here.
Read our review of Y Not Festival 2022
Foo Fighters return with ‘Rescued’
Where else could we start as our News Report moves on to new releases other than the return of Foo Fighters.
Their first new music since the tragic passing of Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl and co this week debuted ‘Rescued’, which you can check out above!
Not just that tough, the band also revealed that they will release a new album, ‘But Here We Are’, which will arrive on June 2nd.
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Rescued’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Florence + The Machine share ‘Mermaids’
Florence + The Machine this week shared their new single, ‘Mermaids’, which you can check out above.
The track features on the Complete Edition of latest album, ‘Dance Fever’.
More here.
Listen to ‘Mermaids’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Bloc Party debut ‘High Life’
Whilst currently out on tour with Paramore, Bloc Party have this week debuted their brand new single, ‘High Life’, which you can check out above!
The deluxe version of their latest album, ‘Alpha Games’ is out now.
More here.
Listen to ‘High Life’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Skindred debut ‘If I Could’
Next up we have Skindred who have this week shared their new single, ‘If I Could’, which you can check out above.
The track comes from new album, ‘Smile’, which is out on August 4th.
Frontman Benji Webbe recalls that the track was inspired by lockdown and how much he hated 2020 and the effect it had on the world. “On the other hand, 2023 is a different story,” he says. “We’ve released new music and we’re still to drop another few monsters from our album ‘Smile’. We’ve got the KISS tour coming, and we’ve also got our headline tour supporting the new album. So 2023, to me, looks like a very exciting time to be in Skindred. I’m very optimistic about the future!”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘If I Could’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Sleep Token share ‘DYWTYLM’
The mysterious Sleep Token continue their rise with their latest single, ‘DYWTYLM’, which you can listen to above.
The track comes from upcoming album, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’, which is out May 19th.
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘DYWTYLM’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Beartooth debut ‘Sunshine!’
Our News Report continues at pace with Beartooth who also had new music on offer this week. You can check out their latest single, ‘Sunshine!’ above.
More here.
Listen to ‘Sunshine!’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy Playlist!
Spiritbox share ‘The Void’
Spiritbox are up next in our News Report with their latest single, ‘The Void’, which you can of course check out above!
More here.
Listen to ‘The Void’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
The Amity Affliction debut ‘Not Without My Ghosts’
This week also saw The Amity Affliction release their latest single, ‘Not Without My Ghosts’, which features Phem, and you guessed it – you can check it out above!
The new album of the same name will be out on May 12th.
You can pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Not Without My Ghosts’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist
James and the Cold Gun debut ‘Something to Say’
It was a big week for James and the Cold Gun as they announced that their self-titled debut album will arrive on July 21st!
Accompanying that announcement was new single, ‘Something to Say’, which you can check out above.
Speaking on the album, frontman James Joseph says, “We can’t wait to get this album out into the world, it’s a no frills rock and roll ripper recorded ourselves in the garage where we first started jamming as a band, we think it’s a great introduction to what we’re about at our core, loud, energetic guitar rock…”
Pre-order your copy here.
Watch Episode 18 of our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast with guests James and the Cold Gun
Listen to ‘Something to Say’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist
Militarie Gun share ‘Very High’
Another band approaching the release of their debut album is Militarie Gun who will release, ‘Life Under The Gun’ on June 23rd!
This week the group shared the latest single from them ahead of that album. You can check out ‘Very High’ above.
The record is inextricably linked to Shelton’s past. “I grew up in a household with family members struggling with addiction,” he explains. “It was an oppressive force. We were always wondering, ‘Is it going to be a good day or a bad day? Are the cops going to come today? What am I going to come home to after school?’”
On the album, “This is what I thought we sounded like all along,” Shelton laughs. “It’s always felt like a melody-forward band to me, but I think now we’re finally achieving what I was always setting out to do.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Very High’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist
Willie J Healey shares new single ‘Little Sister’
Willie J Healey has shared his latest single, ‘Little Sister’, which you can listen to above.
The track features on upcoming album, ‘Bunny’, which is due for release August 25th.
Willie says “The whole era is something that I love. Long before making ‘Twin Heavy’, I had always listened to funk, soul and R&B, but for some reason it never translated into my own music. Really my inspiration was just the feel of things.’’
He goes on to say about ‘Little Sister’ specifically “We recorded it in New York, just one take, it was magical. I remember spending a couple of hours learning and messing around with it and then it was done. I really just enjoy playing music that makes you feel really good.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Little Sister’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Lottery Winners debut ‘Letter To Myself’
Lottery Winners had more music to share this with as they debuted their new single, ‘Letter To Myself’, which features Frank Turner. You can listen to the track above.
The band are set for the release of their new album, ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’, on April 28th!
Pre-order your copy here.
Read our review of Frank Turner live in Cambridge
As always we conclude our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist!
Lambrini Girls – ‘Lads Lads Lads’
With just a month to go until their debut EP ‘You’re Welcome’, out 19th May, Lambrini Girls share new single ‘Lads Lads Lads’ about toxic masculinity.
“In order to be a lad, make sure to follow the following guidelines: excessive drinking, harassing anyone with a pulse and starting fights. Most importantly, make sure to never talk about your feelings as this simply cannot be associated with manliness. Lad culture is the shit stain on the bathroom floor and toxic masculinity is the toilet paper that refuses to unstick from the shoe of society. Nobody wins.” says the band.
headcage – ‘false gold’
Alternative Post-Hardcore band headcage have shared their brand new single ‘false gold’.
“With this track I’m trying to lay down the premise of always wanting more from life, as in wealth, status or fame but ultimately realising the people and culture that those things predominantly exist in are not the world I come from or identify with in any way, shape or form. To put it simply, it’s something I’ve always wanted for so long, and is also something I hate”. – Vocalist, Leyum Pattinson.
Grove Street – ‘Lessons of the Past’
Recently signed to UNFD, get yourselves acquainted with Grove Street via recent single, ‘Lessons of the Past’!
“Grove Street becoming a part of UNFD felt like it was meant to happen,” says guitarist Sandy. “A label that fully believes in us and wants to nurture our growth as a band is a rare thing to be seen. This band started out as fun between friends, we never had any expectations of reaching the levels we have and with UNFD behind us we can push those levels even further.”
Speaking of the track, the band share, “Lessons of the Past focuses on police brutality, abuse of power, systemic oppression and racism. People not taking a stand against these things only encourages them to manifest further, and we as people must do better to hold those in power accountable.”
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