 Being already possibly the first Russian metal band to ever successfully tour the UK as headliners, Imperial Age have announced dates of their second - and bigger - UK tour in April 2020, kicking off at The Dome in London. Prior to working on the highly anticipated follow up to 2018‘s ’The Legacy Of Atlantis‘ you can catch them here:  April 2020 16th LONDON – The Dome 17th BIRMINGHAM – Asylum 18th MANCHESTER – Rebellion 19th GLASGOW – Ivory Blacks Watch out for special news concerning support bands soon Founded in Moscow by singers / songwriters Alexander “Aor” Osipov and Jane “Corn” Odintsova in 2012, Imperial Age has become Russia‘s most famous symphonic metal band and the country‘s second most-internationally-touring rock act, achieving acclaim from fans, press and even the founder of symphonic metal – Christofer Johnsson (Therion) – himself. Between 2016 – 2019 the band toured Europe 4 times, with a total of 103 concerts (out of those 38 as headliners). Musically, Imperial Age combine heavy metal with a symphony orchestra, folk instruments, 3 lead singers (1 male and 2 female) and a full choir. The records feature multiple collaborations with musicians from DIMMU BORGIR, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, THERION, ARKONA and the Moscow Conservatory Chamber Choir. Lyrically, the band deals with the idea of ancient prehistoric advanced civilizations (Atlantis, Hyperborea, Lemuria) and their legacy in the form of the Western Magical Tradition (Hermetism, Kabbalah etc.) carried through history by secret societies and magical orders (Orphism, Templars, Rosenkreuz, Freemasons, Golden Dawn etc). As of 2019, Imperial Age have self released 2 studio albums and 1 EP The records feature multiple collaborations with musicians from DIMMU BORGIR, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, THERION, ARKONA and the Moscow Conservatory Chamber Choir. All artwork by Jan Yrlund (MANOWAR). Mixing and mastering by Sergei Lazar (ARKONA). Connect with Imperial Age https://www.imperial-age.com https://www.facebook.com/imperialageofficial https://www.instagram.com/imperialage/
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 French Symphonic Metallers Beneath My Sins have announced the band's next shows and 2020 UK tour with Tezaura & Serpentyne. See the confirmed dates below. 2019 - FRANCE Dec. 20, 2019 Bordeaux (FR - 33) @Salemwith Amethys, Nox Dec. 21, 2019 Toulouse (FR - 31) @La cave à rock - Sortie d'Usine #2 2020 - FRANCE Jan 17, 2020 Mons (BE)@La LorgnetteAcoustic show, w/ Beyond The Fields We Know Jan 18, 2020 Arras (FR - 62) @GlanworthAcoustic show, w/ Burnt Umber BACK TO THE UK with TEZAURA & SERPENTYNE Apr 10, 2020 Abertillery (UK)@The Dolls House w/ Wales Dementia Awereness Fest Apr 11, 2020 Manchester (UK)@Rebellion Manchester Apr 12, 2020 Birmingham (UK)@Tower of song w/ Quinphonic Festival Apr 13, 2020 Swansea (UK)@The Bunkhouse Swansea Apr 15, 2020 Leicester (UK)@Firebug Apr 16, 2020 Edinburgh (UK)@Bannermans Bar Apr 17, 2020 Glasgow (UK)@Ivory Blacks Apr 18, 2020 London (UK)@The Unicorn Camden Live ITALY May 2020 IT @TBA Just recently Beneath My Sins signed a record deal with Pride & Joy Music for their new album “I Decide”, coming out on March 20th, 2020!! More information TBA. Beneath My Sins is a French symphonic metal band created in December 2015 by the guitarist Clement Botz and the singer Emma Elvaston. Former members of Evolvent, they have together taken their first steps in the metal scene and in the musical composition. In March 2017, Beneath My Sins released their first album “Valkyries of Modern Times”, promoted during shows in Belgium with Skeptical Minds and during two European tours shared with the Russian thrash metal band, Pokerface. Quickly perceived as the emerging symphonic metal band of the French scene, Beneath My Sins had the opportunity to tour with the famous Canadian band Kobra And the Lotus during their stay in France in June 2018 and Imperial Age in 2019. In September 2018, the band got in contact with Fabio D’Amore, bassist from Serenity. After a few meetings and discussions they all agreed that he would provides his services as a producer to the band. Thanks to this collaboration, the band was able to record under professional conditions and to work with famous names of the music business. Many talented guests such as Matteo Sisti from Eluveitie, Melissa Bonny from Ad Infinitum, Michele Guaitoli from Temperance and Visions of Atlantis and Fabio Lethien Polo from Elvenking also joined the ship for one or more songs. While awaiting the release of the album, the band has worked on an acoustic set warmly welcomed in France. https://www.facebook.com/beneathmysins http://www.beneathmysins.com https://alphaomega-management.com https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement https://www.prideandjoy.de  Due to phenomenal demand Within Temptation and Evanescence have added three more dates to the UK leg of their 'Worlds Collide' tour as well as three more in Europe. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. GMT 29th October followed by general on sale at 9 a.m. on 1st November. Tickets are available HERE. Fronted by two of the most influential and creative women in the rock world in the form of Amy Lee from Evanescence and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, the extra UK dates take in Glasgow, Leeds, and Birmingham. Den Adel commented:- "It is beyond our greatest expectations that a lot of our shows with Evanescence would sell out so quickly! We are super grateful for this. Surprise! We’ve got a surprise for Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK: we are adding some extra shows end of April and beginning of May. Check out the extra dates! Lee said:- “We are very excited to announce that due to the overwhelming response to our upcoming tour with Within Temptation, we are adding 5 more dates!” Full tour dates are: April 2020: Sat 4th Belgium, Brussels Palais 12 (SOLD OUT) Sun 5th France, Paris Accor Hotel Arena Tues 7th UK, London, The O2 Thurs 9th Germany, Berlin Velodrome Sat 11th Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle Sun 12th Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion Tues 14th Italy, Milan Mediolanum Forum Wed 15th Germany, Munich Zenith Fri 17th Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle Sat 18th Germany, Leipzig Arena Mon 20th Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Hall Tue 21st Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome (SOLD OUT) Wed 22nd Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome Fri 24th Belgium, Brussels, Palais 12*^ Sun 26th Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Rockhall Mainhall*^ Tue 28th UK, Glasgow, The SSE Hydro * Thur 30th UK, Leeds, First Direct Arena* May: Fri 1st UK, Birmingham, Arena* *= New dates ^= New dates on sale Thursday, October 31st at 10am CEST. A variety of VIP ticket packages are available to ensure fans obtain the best seats in the house. Other VIP benefits include the opportunity to meet the band and attend their sound check, plus receive exclusive merchandise items. For full details go to: www.evanescence.com and www.within-temptation.com Evanescence: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Spotify / YouTube / Twitter Within Temptation: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Spotify / Twitter / Website  Archspire are proud to announce their very first European headliner tour in December 2019. The Canadian tech death maniacs will be blasting through 21 cities at 350 bpm, supported by Beneath The Massacre, Vulvodyina and Inferi. A full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. The band comments on the new trek:- "We are beyond stoked to be a part of Tech Trek Europe this year, alongside these amazing bands! This is our first European headliner tour and we're hitting some of our favourite places as well as some new ones! Mainland Europe and UK get ready! Stay Tech!"  ARCHSPIRE +Beneath the Massacre + Vulvodynia + Inferi 30 Nov 19 Karlsruhe (DE) Weisse Rose 01 Dec 19 Sint-Niklaas (BE) De Casino 02 Dec 19 London (UK) Underworld 03 Dec 19 Bristol (UK) The Exchange 04 Dec 19 Glasgow (UK) Cathouse 05 Dec 19 Birmingham (UK) Asylum2 06 Dec 19 Manchester (UK) Rebellion 07 Dec 19 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 08 Dec 19 Paris (FR) Glazart 09 Dec 19 Toulouse (FR) Rex 10 Dec 19 Madrid (ES) Caracol 11 Dec 19 Barcelona (ES) Bóveda 13 Dec 19 Aarau (CH) Kiff 14 Dec 19 München (DE) Feierwerk 15 Dec 19 Ljubljana (SL) Orto Bar 16 Dec 19 Vienna (AT) Arena 17 Dec 19 Prague (CZ) Nova Chmelnice 18 Dec 19 Hannover (DE) Mephisto 19 Dec 19 Berlin (DE) Musik & Frieden 20 Dec 19 Leipzig (DE) Naumanns 21 Dec 19 Bochum (DE) Matrix Want to practice you Tech Trek skills a bit in advance? ARCHSPIRE have provided a rather challenging karaoke video of the track, 'Calamus Will Animate', which is streaming via the Season of Mist YouTube channel at the link below. Are you keeping up? www.facebook.com/Archspireband  English Modern Metallers Sister Shotgun have announced dates in July with Gamma Bomb and a Midlands show with friends Iconic Eye in Cannock on June 1, 2019. Vocalist Chloe Ozwell says:- “We‘re very much looking forward to returning to the Midlands for an intimate show with our good friends, Iconic eye. It going to be a crazy show” And on hooking up with Gamma Bomb again: “We can‘t wait to get back on the road and hit a couple of a cities we've not played for in a while. We‘re excited to be supporting Gama Bomb and these are set to be some insane shows!” Iconic Eye + Sister Shotgun June 2019
Gama Bomb + Sister Shotgun July 2019
Sister Shotgun recently premiered the music video for "Sacred Heart," a single from their debut album, entitled Fragments. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H70_GK_4eIM&feature=youtu.be Chloe Ozwell – Vocals Benji Tatlock – Guitar Niall Wills – Guitar Tim Chambers – Bass Dave Harvey – Drums  Mongolian rock / metal group The HU announce 23 European summer tour dates throughout June and July, including 6 UK dates, for the first time ever. The tour coincides with the upcoming international release of their debut album The Gereg, slated for summer 2019. Bringing their unique style of Mongolian rock to the masses, The HU will be making their worldwide debut this June during a run of summer festivals in Europe. Swapping the Altai Moutains and Gobi Desert for High rises and down pours, their European summer tour will include, Sama’Rock Festival and Eurockeennes De Belfort Festival (France), Download Festival (UK), Tons of Rock Festival (Norway) and Graspop Festival (Belgium), plus UK performances in Brighton, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and London. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 3rd May and can be purchased from the band’s official website, HERE. The four-piece band combines traditional Mongolian instruments with modern American hard rock to create their own style of music they call “hunnu rock,” which derives from “HU,” the Mongolian root word for human beings. This unique sound blends heavy rock elements with traditional Mongolian guttural throat singing, accentuated by lyrics reflecting old Mongolian war cries and poetry. You can watch the band’s EPK HERE. The HU became an online sensation when they released music videos for “Wolf Totem” and “Yuve Yuve Yu” in December 2018, racking up a combined 24 million views to date. They, re-released the singles on March 29, generating incredible global recognition across the globe. The track, “Wolf Totem” reached Top 5 on the iTunes Rock Chart and was featured as the #1 song on 19 different charts, while “Yuve Yuve Yu” reached #2 on 11 different charts across the globe. Both tracks are available digitally HERE. In April, the band were offered Official Mongolian Ambassador to the World by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mongolia, whilst he congratulated them on their success. The HU also celebrate their signing to E7M (Eleven Seven Music) – home to Mötley Crüe, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach and Nothing More. Eleven Seven’s COO, Steve Kline said about the signing:- “Eleven Seven is continuously searching for unique and talented artists. The Hu’s mix of traditional Mongolian instrumentation and original brand of rock is unlike any other band. From first listen, we were immediately blown away. The Hu are about to take the world by storm, and we could not be more excited to welcome them to the Eleven Seven family!” Eleven Seven Label Group Managing Director Europe Dan Waite added to Kline’s comments:- “The Hu will perform in 12 European countries in June and July, playing to hundreds of thousands of festival fans this summer. With 2 tracks in the UK iTunes genre top 10 currently this is perfect timing to satisfy the demand to see the band. The excitement building up reflects the compelling blend of music and Mongolian culture”. The HU said:- "We couldn’t be more excited to join the amazing team at E7M. The passion they have for The HU can be felt from New York to Mongolia and we’re excited to do great things together.” THE HU EUROPEAN TOUR 2019 JUNE Thursday, 6 Berlin GERMANY Sage Friday, 7 Nurnberg GERMANY Rock Im Park Saturday, 8 Eifel, Nurnburg GERMANY Rock Am Ring Sunday, 9 Amiens FRANCE Sama'Rock Festival Tuesday, 11 Brighton UK The Haunt Wednesday, 12 Manchester UK Academy 3 Friday, 14 Glasgow UK G2 Saturday, 15 Donington UK Download Festival Monday, 17 Bristol UK Fleece Tuesday, 18 London UK Underworld Wednesday, 19 Paris FRANCE Nouveau Casino Friday, 21 Dessel BELGIUM Graspop Festival Sunday, 23 Varniai LITHUANIA Kilkim Zaibu Monday, 24 Warsaw POLAND Hydrozagadka Wednesday, 26 Copenhagen DENMARK Pumpehuset Thursday, 27 Stockholm SWEDEN Debaser Strand Friday, 28 Oslo NORWAY Tons of Rock Sunday, 30 Hamburg GERMANY Knust JULY Monday, 1 Amsterdam NETHERLANDS Melkweg (Oude Zaal) Tuesday, 2 Cologne GERMANY Luxor Thursday, 4 Belfort FRANCE Eurockeennes De Belfort Festival Friday, 5 Zurich SWITZERLAND Moods Saturday, 6 Cesky Brod CZECH REPUBLIC Rock for People Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the HU members Gala, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush, with their producer, Dashka, combine the bombastic bass and drums of rock music with traditional Mongolian instrumentation like the Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle), Tovshuur (Mongolian guitar), Tumur Khuur (jaw harp) and guttural throating singing. Since the formation of the band, they’ve been working on their first album, The Gereg. The term Gereg means the first diplomatic “passport” issued by the Mongol Empire during the time of Genghis Khan. The album contains nine songs, including the recently released “Yuve Yuve Yu” and “Wolf Totem,” and is slated for release in 2019 on Eleven Seven Music. WEBSITE // FACEBOOK // INSTAGRAM // TWITTER // YOUTUBE  Virvum have announced an extensive European tour together with Bloodshot Dawn in support of their latest release "Illuminance" which was re-released by Season of Mist in 2017. The Swiss tech death shooting stars comment:- "We are excited to embark on the "Interdimensional Spacegoats Across Europe Tour" with our friends in Bloodshot Dawn. This run is a very special one, as it marks our very first headlining tour since the release of our debut record "Illuminance" in 2016. We can't wait to perform for all our European supporters again, while we all just confusedly float through space and reach infinite enlightenment in the presence of the ultimate generous goat god. Please grab your tickets before they are all gone!" See below for a list of all currently confirmed shows.  VIRVUM +BLOODSHOT DAWN 03 Mar 19 Brighton (UK) The Green Door Store * 04 Mar 19 Newcastle (UK) Trillians 05 Mar 19 Edinburgh (UK) Bannermanns 06 Mar 19 Leicester (UK) Dryden Street 07 Mar 19 Hitchin (UK) Club 85 08 Mar 19 London (UK) Black Heart 09 Mar 19 Paris (FR) Gibus 10 Mar 19 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat 12 Mar 19 Copenhagen (DK) Beta 13 Mar 19 Hamburg (DE) Bambi Galore 14 Mar 19 Hradec Kralove (CZ) CC Lucie 15 Mar 19 Prague (CZ) Modra Vopice 16 Mar 19 Graz (AT) Club Q 17 Mar 19 Perugia (IT) Rework Club 18 Mar 19 Baden (CH) Werkk *No Bloodshot Dawn www.virvum.com www.facebook.com/virvum  Virvum have announced an extensive European tour together with Bloodshot Dawn in support of their latest release "Illuminance" which was re-released by Season of Mist in 2017. The Swiss tech death shooting stars comment:- "We are excited to embark on the "Interdimensional Spacegoats Across Europe Tour" with our friends in Bloodshot Dawn. This run is a very special one, as it marks our very first headlining tour since the release of our debut record "Illuminance" in 2016. We can't wait to perform for all our European supporters again, while we all just confusedly float through space and reach infinite enlightenment in the presence of the ultimate generous goat god. Please grab your tickets before they are all gone!" See below for a list of all currently confirmed shows.  VIRVUM +BLOODSHOT DAWN 03 Mar 19 Brighton (UK) The Green Door Store* 04 Mar 19 Newcastle (UK) Trillians 05 Mar 19 Edinburgh (UK) Bannermanns 06 Mar 19 Leicester (UK) Dryden Street 07 Mar 19 Hitchin (UK) Club 85 08 Mar 19 London (UK) Black Heart 09 Mar 19 Paris (FR) Gibus 10 Mar 19 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat 12 Mar 19 Copenhagen (DK) Beta 13 Mar 19 Hamburg (DE) Bambi Galore 14 Mar 19 Prague (CZ) Fatal Music Club 15 Mar 19 Brno (CZ) Unleaded Coffee 16 Mar 19 Graz (AT) Club Q 17 Mar 19 Perugia (IT) Rework Club 18 Mar 19 Baden (CH) Werkk *No Bloodshot Dawn www.virvum.com www.facebook.com/virvum  Photo credit: GamleEirik Cretura returns overseas in September. Taking on England, Scotland and Ireland in one tour setting. Already joining forces are Mordrake from Bristol, Byrde from Norway, A Night In The Snow from Ireland and more bands still to be announced. “In the set-list for this tour we’re going to try a whole bunch of different things. Our rehearsal plan is booked throughout august and September so that we can prepare everything and be at our best..even better than before!” - Sárá, Cretura  Cretura has ben on and off tour for the past 2 years after releasing their debut album “Fall Of The Seventh Golden Star”. The album made good reviews internationally and enabled the band to do tv appearances, tours and festivals. Last festival was the Metalhead Meeting with Behemoth and Cradle Of Filth. Having their tour van stolen in Denmark, equipment stolen in Poland, and guitar gone missing from an aeroplane in Finland are all challenges the band has faced throughout their touring cycles and have managed to overcome. Shows are always the main priority! “We are excited to be able to return to London, Essex and Leicester, places we visited last time around. And to be able to cover 3 countries in one tour leg is amazing!” - Markus, Cretura - 25.09.2018 - The Unicorn, Camden, London - 27.09.2018 - The Basement, Essex. - 28.09.2018 - Firebug, Leicester. - 29.09.2018 - The Gryphon Real Ale and Metal pub, Bristol. - 30.09.2018 - Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, Scotland. - 01.10.2018 - The Wharf Chamber, Leeds. - 03.10.2018 - The Black Box, Belfast, Ireland - 04.10.2018 - Fibber Magees, Dublin, Ireland www.facebook.com/Cretura cretura.wixsite.com/creturaofficial  Swiss Dark Metal monsters Xaon continue their exceptional 2018 with their first headlining UK tour in October. The band are set to play 6 hard and heavy shows stretching from the heart of England all the way up to Glasgow in Scotland for their final date. For these dates, the band will play in relatively small club-like venues so this will be a great chance to get up close and personal with a superb live act. UK Fall Tour 2018: Oct 24 | The Black Heart | London, UK Oct 25 | The Fenton | Leeds, UK Oct 26 | B2 Venue | Norwich, UK Oct 27 | The Hairy Dog | Derby, UK Oct 28 | Aatma | Manchester, UK Oct 29 | Ivory Blacks | Glasgow, UK  Xaon’s latest release takes the band’s sound to a new sonic level, progressing from spectral ambiances to grandiose and intricate orchestrations. The album evolves from oppressing aggressiveness to majestic lamentations and due to it’s very nature, it is soberly entitled The Drift and presents the band at their electrifying best. Read more about The Drift …here Get your copy of The Drift from: Shop Sliptrick | iTunes | & many more Listen to the whole of The Drift on: Spotify The Drift | Released May 25th, 2017 on Sliptrick Records Xaon are: Rob – Vocals | Vinc – Guitar Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | On Sliptrick |
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