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Metallica UK tour 2009

Metallica are set to play a full tour of the UK for the first time since October 1996. All the dates will be performed in the round with general admission tickets situated on the floor, with reserved seating off the floor. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday October 24th 2008. Support on all dates will be Machine Head and The Sword.

FEBRUARY 2009

Wed 25 Nottingham Trent FM Arena 08444 124 624 www.nottingham-arena.com

Thurs 26 Manchester Evening News Arena 08448 478 000 www.men-arena.com

Sat 28 Sheffield Arena 0114 256 56 56 www.sheffieldarena.co.uk

Mon 2nd The O2 Arena 0844 856 0202 www.theo2.co.uk

Tues 3rd Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 0844 493 6666 www.metroradioarena.co.uk

Wed 25th Birmingham LG Arena 0121 780 4133 www.necgroup.co.uk

Thurs 26th Glasgow SECC 0870 040 4000 www.secc.co.uk

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Bitter Things play Camden

Bitter Things will headline The Dublin Castle in Camden on 31st October. The night starts at 7pm, there are a host of other good bands, Bitter Things will be headlining, on stage about 9.30pm.

For bookings contact The Dublin Castle.

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Buraka Som Sistema – Black Diamond

Black Diamond from Buraka Som Sistema gets its UK release on fabric records November 10.

Tour Dates:

October 21- Cargo

October 22- Africa Express (part of BBC Electric Proms)

If you can’t make the dates, you can witness their phenomenal live show here.

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DOA

A brand new album from Canadian trailblazers DOA, that marks 30 years in the Punk Rock Business, albeit a brief break in the early Nineties. I think we can let ’em off for catching their breath back there!

This band were a huge influence on me in the early Eighties – picking up their “Positively DOA” EP in ”81 was an El Dorado moment, I’d truly struck gold. And it marked the start of my long term relationship with these Vancouverites and their rabble rousing music. I’ve pretty much followed them thru most of their subsequent releases, jeez that’s a hell of a lot of DOA friends! Sure, we’ve experienced ups and downs along the way… with some records not quite up to scratch. But I can report that a bulk of “Northern Avengers” 15 tracks are really top notch, with Joey Shithead howling like a grizzled hound dog and peeling of scorching riffs, whilst bassist Randy Rampage and drummer Floor Tom Jones (!!) keep the engine room stoked red hot.

Like they’ve been doing for the past 3 decades, their songs rally against the war machine, corporate greed, religious fanatics, police brutality, fighting fascism, and celebrates still being a Punk, right on! Oh, and they like Hockey, the Ice type, ya goofs! It’s a Canadian thing.

In conclusion; a cracking return to form. “Northern Avenger” is Punk with a big shot of Rock, and guess what… it’s co-produced by… Bob Rock!! Check out the track “Crossfire” on the player!

Pete Craven

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Guru to visit UK in November

Watch this space as Guru from Gangstarr/Jazzmatazz fame is due to play the Jazz Cafe in London in November and hopefully we will schedule an interview of this musical legend. Check out his recent work with Common and Bob James below.

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Live Reviews

Nebula – Live

Camden Underworld, London.
9th October 2008.

For many people a Thursday night will forever be taken up by going to wanky artfag gallery openings in the east end in the search of a free beer – luckily for the rest of us there are other things to do. I’m not talking about celebrity x-factor or eastenders, but we have places to go, people to see. This was such a night, with stoner rockers Nebula playing in Camden why would you be stood on Brick Lane with yer plimsoles on and half a bagel hanging from yer cake hole?

As I arrive at the underworld a band is already taking to the stage. I swiftly grab a drink from the bar and proceed into the venue. The band in question is the support band Obiat. The room is filled with all the darkness you would expect from a doom band, and the sparsely populated room welcomed with a man dressed in a full black robe previously worn by Death himself. The music was powerful and was complemented by a vocalist using simple effects, such as a megaphone into a mic with delay. For me this band was only let down by the vibe the frontman gave out, and no audience participation left us feeling unwanted in a dark place with droning music.

The next support The Pilgrim Fathers were a stark contrast, hailing from the delights of the North, Doncaster to be precise, they kicked into their first song ‘Great North Road’ with enthusiasm only to be let down by a technical hitch late on in the song. Shelf, the singer, turned this problem into a pleasurable experience with some good Yorkshire sarcasm, and in no time the show was back on. The Pilgrim Fathers sound send you back to 70’s rock, the front man giving off an air of Zappa, with voice effects galore used well. So many times I have seen these effects boards trying to cover up a bad singer, but not this time. I guess this is why the band is supporting Nebula for the rest of the European tour.

On to the headline act, Nebula, LA stoner rock supremeo’s. This band really know what they are doing. They are super tight, I don’t know how they manage to write new songs they spend so much time on the road, but they do and the crowd, dense by now, are treated to songs both new and old. Their sound is crisp and lends itself to a live performance, the music is quite uplifting for Stoner Rock and always a pleasure to hear. Remember these guys have been doing this for some time and so their improvisation skills are superb making this a visual as well as audio feast.

After feasting in so many ways I was left fulfilled, supped the last of my Newquay Brown and ventured into the night. Rocking.

Kev Firth

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Vans Off The Wall Club Night 08

November 1st sees the all new Vans Off The Wall Club Night launch simultaneously across five countries including the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy and France.

The UK leg will take place at the Faversham in Leeds, kicking off at 5pm. The Ghost of a Thousand will be headlining supported by Devil Sold His Soul, local boys The Plight, Jettblack (formerly Skirtbox), Failsafe and Leeds own Gentleman’s Pistols. All this for only £5! If that wasn’t enough the first 30 people through the door will get a free pair of Vans and also a chance to win a limited edition Vans Fender Stratocaster guitar.

If you can’t wait till then Exit store in Leeds will be hosting a ‘Guitar Hero Rock Off’ competition in promotion of the Vans off the Wall Music Night. Simply head down, rock out and the person with the highest score will win a limited edition customized Vans Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Get your tickets for the Vans Off The Wall Music Night at seetickets.com

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Waghorn Anti-Christ

Dylan Humphries takes you through his pride and joy, but does it go to 11?

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Filter and P.O.D Tour the UK

Multi-platinum selling artists Filter and P.O.D are to return to the UK in early 2009 for a co-headline tour. The UK shows are part of a 31 date tour that will take the bands all over Europe. This will be P.O.D’s first shows in the UK for 5 years and marks a welcome return to Filter who toured Europe this summer.

The full UK dates are as follows:

February :

11th- Birmingham, Academy 2

13th- Oxford, Academy 2

14th- Manchester, Academy 3

15th- Glasgow, Garage

17th-Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

18th- London Astoria

Tickets are £15 regional / £17 London

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AC/DC Tour for the first time in 8 years!

AC/DC “Black Ice World Tour” is to arrive in the UK on 14th April 2009.

Tour Dates:

Tuesday 14th April – London O2

Tuesday 21st April – Manchester MEN Arena

Thursday 23rd April – Birmingham LG Arena