From Loudersound. Status Quo’s Francis Rossi has revealed that he’ll head out on another spoken word tour in 2020. The vocalist and guitarist is currently on the first leg, which came on the back of his autobiography I Talk Too Much, which was published earlier this year – and he’s wasted […]
From Blabbermouth. Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will release their new studio album in the fall. The follow-up to 2016’s “Incarnate” will be made avaialble via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. and Sony Music Entertainment in the rest of the world. The effort will feature a guest appearance on one song by the band’s former lead singer Howard Jones. […]
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From Ultimate Classic Rock. Santana will release a new album called Africa Speaks on June 7 that’s “inspired by the melodies, sounds and rhythms of Africa,” according to a press release. Rick Rubin produced at his Shangri La Studios in Malibu. The sessions were described as a “joyous and stimulating 10-day period,” with many […]
From the NME. Florence + the Machine debuted a new song in the second episode of Game of Thrones season 8. ‘Jenny of Oldstones’ is played in the episode’s closing credits. It followed Podrick Payne singing ‘Jenny’s Song’ by a fire earlier on in the programme, a truncated version of which appears in George R.R. Martin’s A Song […]
From Loudwire. Since Black Sabbath wrapped their final concert in February 2017, guitarist Tony Iommi has taken his time determining his next musical step. He spent some time working with various charities and has hinted in the past year about returning to music. But a new Instagram post suggests that he’s approaching music in earnest, and […]
Let’s hope the deck stays dry, otherwise it’ll be Slippery When Wet! From Loudersound. Jon Bon Jovi has announced that he’ll head out on a music cruise in the Mediterranean later this year. He’ll set sail with 2500 fans from Barcelona on August 26 and also take in Palma, Majorca, with the […]
For anyone who collects vinyl, we all know that some of the most highly wanted pressings tend to be those classed as Audiophile. Those with the best hi-fi equipment will always want the best quality sounding pressing available, be that high quality 180 gram or heavier vinyl, CD’s, Super Audio […]
From Metal Hammer. Late last year, we brought you news of a man performing a jaw-dropping rendition of AC/DC‘s 1980 classic Hells Bells on Europe’s largest carillion in a church in Germany. Now, to celebrate Easter, the same talented carillionist, David Drambyan, has recorded his own take on Metallica‘s For Whom The Bell Tolls. Because Easter […]
From Loudersound A new Tangerine Dream box set is to be released later this year by Universal Music. It’s titled In Search Of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979 and will feature seven remastered albums: Phaedra, Rubycon, Ricochet, Stratosfear, Encore, Cyclone and Force Majeure. The remasters have been taken from the original first generation master tapes, while the box set will […]
From Loudersound. Mastodon have released their cover of Led Zeppelin classic Stairway To Heaven. The band launched their take on the track last weekend to mark Record Store Day – and they’ve now made it available for everyone who didn’t get their hands of the 1500-run 10-inch disc on Saturday. Mastodon […]
From Loudersound. A graphic novel based on how Rush created A Farewell To Kings is to be released later this year. The publication is officially licensed and will launch on September 10 via Fantoons and is available to pre-order via the band’s website – including a version that comes with a reproduction of the 1978 […]
One of our buyers has been very busy the past few days, returning back to the head office with a fantastic rock & pop collection. Lovingly collected over many years, with material from rock greats such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Saxon, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue and Judas Priest, to pop […]
AC/DC Thunderstruck – Complete set of 14 coloured vinyl test pressings. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire the COMPLETE SET of all Fourteen different coloured vinyl 12″ test pressings for their 1990 anthem ‘Thunderstruck’. Each record is a different colour and its white label have been inscribed ‘Sample One’ through to ‘Sample […]
To own a piece of our musical and cultural history and actually hold the book that Lennon held is for many collectors the Holy Grail and the missing piece to their collection. Here at eil.com we pride ourselves on being able to find the finest signed collectables available. From The […]
From Loudersound. Former Queensryche and current Operation: Mindcrime frontman Geoff Tate has revealed his new project titled Sweet Oblivion. Tate has teamed up with guitarist and bassist Simone Mularoni, keyboardist Emanuele Casali and drummer Paolo Caridi in the band – and they’ll release their self-titled debut album on June 14 through […]
From LouderSound. Baroness have released a video for their new single Seasons. It’s the second track taken from their upcoming album Gold & Grey, which is set to arrive on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns and follows Borderlines which debuted last month. The new video was shot as the band recorded the album in […]
For anyone who collects vinyl, we all know that some of the most highly wanted pressings tend to be those classed as Audiophile. Those with the best hi-fi equipment will always want the best quality sounding pressing available, be that high quality 180 gram or heavier vinyl, CD’s, Super Audio […]
From Loudersound. Rush’s live package Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland is to be released on vinyl later this year. It previously appeared on CD, DVD and Blu-ray, and will now launch on 4LP featuring all 26 tracks on June 7. The concert was recorded and filmed before Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson […]
From Loudersound Prog. Pink Floyd’s 1994 album The Division Bell is to be reissued on double translucent blue vinyl later this year to mark its 25th anniversary. Material based on the sessions for the follow-up to 1987’s A Momentary Lapse Of Reason were used for 2014’s The Endless River, but The Division Bell was the last original […]
From Planet Rock. When the world was first introduced to Led Zeppelin with two echoing chords in ‘Good Times Bad Times’ back in 1969 few people, let alone Jimmy Page himself. would have been able to predict the effect the band would have on rock music. And the sound of that album was all […]
Text by Phil Ashdown. Released on April 11th 1988 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is the seventh studio album by British heavy rock band Iron Maiden which really confirmed their place in rock’s hierarchy. Arguably their finest hour with some calling it their Dark Side Of The Moon or Led Zep IV in later years. Following the […]
From Loudersound. Pioneering British rock band Traffic are to have their studio albums collected together in a limited edition vinyl box set for the very first time. The Studio Albums 1967-1974 celebrates the band’s original incarnation. Always centred around a core of vocalist and organist Stevie Winwood, drummer and singer Jim Capaldi and reed […]
From Loudersound. The first Heavy Metal World Knitting Championships have been announced. They’ll take place in Joensuu, Finland, on July 11. “Finland is the promised land of heavy metal music,” say the organisers. “There are 50 heavy metal bands per 100,000 Finnish citizens, which is astonishingly many and actually more […]
From Loudwire. This isn’t an April Fools (we hope). Baywatch legend David Hasselhoff will be diving into heavy metal for his next album. Having developed a wildly successful career in Germany and Austria, the Hoff will release his 14th (yes, 14th) studio album soon. Beyond Hasselhoff’s unintentionally hilarious “Hooked on a Feeling” video, […]
From the BBC. Video captionPart of a performance by The Beatles on Top of the Pops in 1966 (This video has no sound). An 11-second clip of the Beatles’ only live appearance on the Top of the Pops, which was thought to have been be lost, has been unearthed in […]
To own a piece of our musical and cultural history and actually hold the book that Lennon held is for many collectors the Holy Grail and the missing piece to their collection. Here at eil.com we pride ourselves on being able to find the finest signed collectables available. From The […]
From Loudersound. King Crimson’s back catalogue of studio albums are to be released on streaming platforms in the coming months. At the moment, only a selection of the band’s material is on services such as Apple Music and Spotify – but that’s about to change in a move brought forward […]
From Loudwire. As the world of heavy metal merch continues to expand, U.K.’s Zee Productions will be launching a new serious of jigsaw puzzles, spotlighting classic albums from Iron Maiden, Slayer, Judas Priest and Motorhead. Each puzzle contains 500 pieces, allowing fans to recreate the artwork from Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast, Powerslave and Somewhere in […]
For anyone who collects vinyl, we all know that some of the most highly wanted pressings tend to be those classed as Audiophile. Those with the best hi-fi equipment will always want the best quality sounding pressing available, be that high quality 180 gram or heavier vinyl, CD’s, Super Audio […]
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