Bad news for Ozzy Osbourne fans… If you were planning to catch him live in Europe next year, sadly you will now have to wait even longer. The legendary heavy metal frontman recently announced that he has been forced to postpone the European part of the ‘No More Tours’ tour until 2021 due to a neck injury.
Here is an official statement from Ozzy:
The new dates have yet to be announced. Ticket holders have been advised to wait for further information.
We wish Ozzy a speedy recovery! For more details go to:
The American death metal outfit Cannibal Corpse have started their summer onslaught on Europe. They will be playing in Budapest, Hungary tonight (10th June 2019). Here is the rest of the schedule:
10.06.2019 (HU) BUDAPEST / A38
11.06.2019 (RS) NOVI SAD / Novosadski Sajam
12.06.2019 (RO) CLUJ-NAPOCA / Form
13.06.2019 (RO) BUCHAREST / Quantic
14.06.2019 (BG) SOFIA / Mix Tape 5
15.06.2019 (GR) THESSALONIKI / Principal Club Theater
16.06.2019 (GR) ATHENS / Piraeus 117 Academy
18.06.2019 (MK) SKOPJE / MKC
20.06.2019 (HR) ZAGREB / Boogaloo
21.06.2019 (AT) SALZBURG / Rockhouse
22.06.2019 (CH) AARAU / KiFF
23.06.2019 (FR) CLISSON / Hellfest
24.06.2019 (FR) LYON / Ninkasi Kao
25.06.2019 (IT) PARMA / Villa Del Fulcino
27.06.2019 (DE) LINDAU / Club Vaudeville
28.06.2019 (DE) GRAEFENHAINICHEN / Full Force
29.06.2019 (NL) DOKKUM / Dokk’em Open Air
30.06.2019 (DE) ASCHAFFENBURG / Colos-Saal
02.07.2019 (DE) BREMEN / Tivoli
03.07.2019 (DE) KIEL / Pumpe
04.07.2019 (CZ) TRUTNOV / Obscene Extreme
05.07.2019 (DE) STUTTGART / LKA Longhorn
06.07.2019 (FR) LIMOGES / CCM John Lennon
07.07.2019 (ES) BARCELONA / Rock Fest Barcelona
Faroese folk metal band Tyr will be playing several shows in Europe this month. Tomorrow (5th April 2019) marks the start of their ‘The Tour From Hel’. They will be accompanied by Heidevolk and Dalriada.
Here are the dates:
5.04 NL Rotterdam – Baroeg
6.04 DE Weinheim – Cafe Central
7.04 FR Paris – La Machine
8.04 FR Toulouse – Rex
9.04 SP Barcelona – Salamandra
10.04 FR Marseille – Jas Rod
11.04 CH Lausanne – Les Docks
12.04 DE Hannover – Musiczentrum
13.04 BE Bomal – Durbuy Rock Festival
14.04 CH Pratteln – Z7
15.04 FR Lyon – CCO
16.04 FR Colmar – Grillen
17.04 DE Essen – Turock
18.04 DE Bischofswerda – East Club
19.04 SK Banska Bystica – Tartaros
20.04 CZ Zlin – Masters Of Rock Cafe
21.04 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
22.04 AT Wien – Viper Room
23.04 DE München – Backstage
24.04 NL Nijmegen – Doornrosje
25.04 DE Hamburg – Kaiserkeller
26.04 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser
27.04 DE Lichtenfels – Ragnarök Festival
Dutch death metal outfit God Dethroned are coming to Europe this April in support of Suffocation. The ‘Europe Under Black Death Metal Fire’ tour also include Belphegor, Nordjevel and Dakrise and it starts on 4th April 2019 at Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
2019 will be a busy year for the British groove metal band The Raven Age. They are currently putting the finishing touches on their second album ‘The Conspiracy’ which is scheduled hit the shops on 8th March 2019 via their own record label Corvid Records.
You can check out the cover art and track-listing below:
1. Bloom of the Poison Seed
2. Betrayal of the Mind
3. Fleur De Lis
4. The Day the World Stood Still
5. Stigmata
6. Surrogate
7. Seventh Heaven
8. Forgotten World
9. The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships
10. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
11. Scimitar
12. Grave of the Fireflies
The album release will be followed by a European and UK tour this spring starting in Bristol on 20th March.
Here is the full schedule:
MARCH
Wed 20th – Bristol, The Fleece
Thu 21st – Manchester, Rebellion
Sat 23rd – Newcastle, Think Tank
Sun 24th – Glasgow, Attic
Tue 26th – Leeds, Key Club
Wed 27th – Stoke, Sugarmill
Thu 28th – London, Underworld
Fri 29th – Southampton, Joiners
Sun 31st – Biebob, Vosselaar, BELGIUM
APRIL
Mon 1st – La Boule Noire, Paris, FRANCE
Wed 3rd – Backstage Halle, Munich, GERMANY
Thu 4th – Colossaal, Aschaffenburg, GERMANY
Sat 6th – Luxor, Cologne, GERMANY
Sun 7th – Cassiopeia, Berlin, GERMANY
Tue 9th – Headcrash, Hamburg, GERMANY
Wed 10th – Poppodium W2, Den Bosch, HOLLAND
In the meantime you listen to one of the new songs here:
The American rock band Escape The Fate have announced that their ‘This War Is Ours’ 10th anniversary tour will come to Europe at the start of next year. The tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of their debut album starts in The United States in December 2018. Then the European leg of the tour begins on 24th January 2019 in Bristol, The UK .
Here is the full schedule:
January 2019
Thu 24th – Bristol, UK, Thekla
Fri 25th – Manchester, UK, Gorilla
Sat 26th – Nottingham, UK, Rock City
Sun 27th – Dublin, Ireland, Voodoo Lounge
Mon 28th – Belfast, N. Ireland, Limelight 2
Tue 29th – Glasgow, Scotland, Garage
Thu 31st – Antwerp, Belgium, Zappa
February 2019
Fri 1st – Cologne, Germany, Kantine
Sat 2nd – Copenhagen, Denmark, Pumpehuset
Sun 3rd – Stockholm, Sweden, Fryshuset
Tue 5th – Helsinki, Finland, Nosturi
Thu 7th – Oslo, Norway, Parkteatreret
Fri 8th – Goteborg, Sweden, Sticky Fingers
Sat 9th – Hamburg, Germany, Grunspan
Sun 10th – Berlin, Germany, Bi Nuu
Mon 11th – Munich, Germany, Backstage Halle
Tue 12th – Prague, Czech Rep., Futurum
Thu 14th – Vienna, Austria, Szene
Fri 15th – Milan, Italy, Live Club
Sat 16th – Zug, Switzerland, Galvanik
Mon 18th – Paris, France, Le Trabendo
Tue 19th – Eidenhoven, Holland, Dynamo
Wed 20th – London, UK, Electric Ballroom
The Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum have announced that they will be playing a series of acoustic shows in Europe this December. Here is more details about this special tour from their bassist Sami Hinkka:
“Just to tell you guys a bit more about the whole idea of these acoustic gigs. Ensiferum has always had acoustic elements and also whole acoustic songs on the albums but those have been impossible to add to traditional metal gigs. So we decided to create a setlist that would include songs that haven’t ever been played outside of Finland. Not just acoustic songs but also some very rare songs that we rearranged a bit to fit the acoustic atmosphere. Most of the setlist will be songs that haven’t been heard ever outside of Finland so even if you saw Ensiferum within the last years, this show will blow your mind! Partying, beer, moshpits, singalong, crowd surfing has always been a big part of Ensiferum’s metal gigs, how about this time? Fear not, it’s not going to be a ballads-only-evening, because we also include some old hit songs that went through an acoustic metamorphosis to keep the party spirit high! So see you all in the acoustic moshpit!”
They will be joined by a Finnish acoustic rock band called TRIO DE FACTO.
To give you an idea of what kind of show you can expect, here is a video of one of their acoustic performances in Helsinki back in 2016:
It’s busy times ahead for the American metal band All The Remains. Their new album ‘Victim Of The New Disease’ will be out on 9th November 2018 via Fearless Records. It is rumored to be their “ heaviest record since ….for We Are Many” and it will feature a guest performance from Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria).
You can check out the cover art here:
They will also be hitting the road in December 2018 supported by Sevendust with a series of European dates starting in Southampton in The U.K.
Here is the full schedule:
01.12 – Southampton, Engine Rooms, The U.K.
02.12 – London, Electric Brixton, The U.K.
04.12 – Manchester, Academy 2, The U.K.
05.12 – Glasgow, Garage, Scotland
06.12 – Nottingham, Rock City, The U.K.
07.12 – Bristol, Swx, The U.K.
09.12 – Paris, Glazart, France
10.12 – Cologne, Luxor, Germany
11.12 – Berlin, Columbia Theater, Germany
12.12 – Prague, Meet Factory, Czech Republic
14.12 – Wroclaw, Firlej, Poland
15.12 – Vienna, Flex, Austria
17.12 – Munich, Backstage Halle, Germany
18.12 – Aarau, Kiff, Switzerland
19.12 – Amsterdam, Melweg Oz, The Netherlands
In the meantime you can enjoy their latest lyric video ‘Fuck Love’:
Get ready for the thrash metal assault in Europe this autumn…
The Danish thrashers Artillery have recently announced that will be co-headlining ‘Thrash Til Death’ European tour along with Onslaught starting in Oberhausen, Germany next month. They will be joined by their Greek brethren Exarsis and Chronosphere.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of their ‘Terror Squad’ album so their fans can expect to hear some of the classics from the band’s early days along with new material from their last opus ‘Penalty By Perception’.
For the full schedule see the list and the poster below:
23/09 – Helvete Club – Oberhausen (DE)
24/09 – Hedon Club – Zwolle (NL)
25/09 – De Verlichte Geest – Roeselare (BE)
26/09 – Roxy Concerts – Flensburg (DE)
27/09 – Garage Deluxe – München (DE)
28/09 – Moonlight Music Hall – Diest (BE)
29/09 – Fuizenfest – Riel (NL) (ONSLAUGHT)
30/09 – Kiehool Burgum – Burgum (NL)
01/10 – OFF DAY
02/10 – Schwarzer Adler – Tannheim-Egelsee (DE)
03/10 – Escape Metalcorner – Vienna (AT)
04/10 – 7er-Club – Mannheim (DE)
05/10 – Musigburg – Aarburg (CH)
06/10 – Dada Live Club – Pavia (IT)
07/10 – Revolver Music Hall – Venice (IT)
08/10 – Borderline – Pisa (IT)
09/10 – Sala Utopia – Zaragoza (SP)
10/10 – OFF DAY
11/10 – SMAC de La Gespe – Tarbes (FR)
12/10 – Sala Upload – Barcelona (SP)
Artillery are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their new album ‘The Face of Fear’ which will be out later this year.
For more details on the tour and more updates go to:
The American hard rock band Bad Wolves have recently announced that they will be embarking on their first ever European tour this autumn. Here’s a statement about this from their singer Tommy Vext:
“Last year when I stood in for 5fdp on a few of their shows I was reminded how passionate and loyal European fans are. When BW released ‘Zombie’ earlier this year we got the same, great response and couldn’t believe the massive wave of support from all over Europe, especially given that we’re a new band. Not a day has gone by that we don’t get tons of messages from fans demanding for us to come over. Originally, we were planning to do so in 2019 but it became clear that the time is now and we had to find a way. Coincidingly, Three Days Grace invited us to join them in Europe this Fall so we didn’t think twice and here we are. We couldn’t be more excited and can’t wait to see all of you out there at the shows.”
They will be joining Canadian rockers Three Days Grace. The tour will start in Portsmouth, The U.K. in October.
You can see the full schedule below:
Mon, Oct. 1st – Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth, UK
Tue, Oct. 2nd – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Thu, Oct. 4th – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
Fri, Oct. 5th – St. Philips Gate, Bristol, UK
Sun, Oct. 7th – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
Mon, Oct. 8th – SWG3, Glasgow, UK
Tue, Oct. 9th – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
Thu, Oct. 11 – Poppodium 013, Tilburg, NL
Sat, Oct. 13 – Docks, Hamburg, GER
Sun, Oct. 14 – Palladium, Cologne, GER
Mon, Oct.15 – Tonhalle, Munich, GER
Wed, Oct. 17 – X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland
Thu, Oct. 18 – Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
Fri, Oct. 19 – Mala Sport, Prague, Czech Republic
Sun, Oct. 21 – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, GER
Tue, Oct. 23 – A2 Centrum Kocertowe, Wroclaw, Poland
Wed, Oct. 24 – Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
In the meantime you can check out their latest video ‘Hear Me Now feat. DIAMANTE’. The track is from their debut album ‘Disobey’ which came out earlier this year.
Good news for fans of Anaal Nathrakh. Two years after the well received ‘The Whole of The Law’, the British black metal/grind-core act return with ‘A New Kind Of Horror‘.
Here’s what their vocalist Dave Hunt (a.k.a V.I.T.R.I.O.L.) had to say about it:
“This is not a happy album, it is bitter, vengeful, sarcastic, sardonic, violent, terrified and horrified, terrifying and horrifying in equal measure. Above all, it is human, and all that that entails. It’s as sincere as we could make it.”
You can check out the art-work and track-listing below:
. The Road To…
2. Obscene as Cancer
3. The Reek of Fear
4. Forward!
5. New Bethlehem/Mass Death Futures
6. The Apocalypse Is About You!
7. Vi Coactus
8. Mother of Satan
9. The Horrid Strife
10. Are We Fit for Glory Yet? (The War to End Nothing)
‘A New Kind of Horror’ will be out worldwide on 28th September 2018 via Metal Blade Records.
In the main time you can catch Anaal Nathrakh live in Europe on the following dates:
09/08/18 DE – Schlotheim – Party.San Open Air
11/08/18 UK – London- Blackheart
02/11/18 DK – Aalborg – Aalborg Metal Festival
03/11/18 UK – Leeds – Damnation Festival
05/11/18 NL – Rotterdam – Baroeg
06/11/18 FR – Paris – Backstage
09/11/18 NL – Deventer – Burgerweeshuis
10/11/18 DE – Oberhausen – Helvete
Shortly after finishing their tour with supporting Cannibal Corpse, the American death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder will be hitting European shores this summer. The schedule will include a series of festivals including Brutal Assault in The Czech Republic and Party San Open Air in Germany.
For more details, check the poster below.
In the meantime you can enjoy their newest video ‘Kings of The Night World’, taken from their latest album ‘Nightbringers’ which came out last year.
The legendary thrash metal titans Slayer announced at the start of this year that they will be calling to a day. Before that takes place they will embark on one final world tour which has already started.
This autumn The Final World Tour will continue in Europe starting in November 2018. Lamb of God, Obituary and Anthrax have been announced as the supports. You can see the full schedule below:
Final World Tour: Europe 2018
NOV 1
Dublin 3 Arena – Dublin, 07, Ireland
NOV 3
Wembley Arena – London, United Kingdom
NOV 5
Cardiff Arena – Cardiff, X5, United Kingdom
NOV 7
Birmingham BCA – Birmingham, A7, United Kingdom
NOV 9
Manchester Arena – Manchester, United Kingdom
NOV 10
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena – Newcastle, United Kingdom
NOV 12
Glasgow Hydro SSE – Glasgow, V2, United Kingdom
NOV 14
Westfalenhalle – Dortmund, 07, Germany
NOV 15
IJsselHal – Zwolle, Netherlands
NOV 17
Vistalegre – Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain
NOV 18
St. Jordi – Barcelona, 56, Spain
NOV 20
Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy
NOV 21
Halle 622 – Zurich, ZH, Switzerland
NOV 23
Stadthalle – Vienna, Vienna, Austria
NOV 24 SAT
Freiburg SICK ARENA – Freiburg, 01, Germany
NOV 26
Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, 04, Germany
NOV 27
ATLAS ARENA – Lodz, Poland
NOV 29
Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany
NOV 30
Messehalle – Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
DEC 2
Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany
DEC 3 Royal Arena
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
It’s busy times for The Raven Age.They recently completed their UK tour with Savage Messiah and gained a new singer. Now the British groove metal band have announced that they will be joining Killswitch Engage on their European tour this summer starting in Sweden late next month.
In addition to this, they will also be supporting Iron Maiden as well as playing a show with Shinedown and another date with Tremonti.
Here’s the full schedule:
MAY
Thur 31st – Gothenburg Pustervik, Sweden (w/Killswitch Engage)
JUNE
Sat 2nd – Olso Rockefeller, Norway (w/Killswitch Engage)
Sun 3rd – Tronhelm Rocks, Dahis Arena, Norway (W/ Iron Maiden)
Wed 6th – Hamburg Gruenspan, Germany (w/ Shinedown)
Thu 7th – Solvesborg Sweden Rock Festival (w/ Iron Maiden)
Sat 9th – Munich Rockavaria, Germany (w/ Iron Maiden)
Sun 10th – Hannover Expo Plaza, Germany (w/ Iron Maiden)
Mon 11th – Cologne Live Music Hall, Germany (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Thu 14th – Krakow Kwadrat, Poland (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Sat 16th – Budapest Akvarium, Hungary (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Sun 17th – Nickelsdorf Nova Rock, Austria (w/ Iron Maiden)
Tue 19th – Warsaw Proxima, Poland (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Wed 20th – Prague Letnany Airport, Czech Republic (Iron Maiden)
Fri 22nd – Dessel GMM, Belgium
Sun 24th – Clisson Hellfest, France
Mon 25th – Luxembourg Den Atelier (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Tue 26th – Zwolle Hedon, Holland (w/ Tremonti)
Thu 28th – Sopron Volt Festival, Hungary
Sat 30th – Freiburg Messegelaende, Germany (w/ Iron Maiden)
JULY
Thu 5th – Paris AccorsHotel Arena, France (w/ Iron Maiden)
Fri 6th – Paris AccorsHotel Arena, France (w/ Iron Maiden)
Mon 9th – Milan Ippodromo San Siro, Italy (w/ Iron Maiden)
Thu 12th – Resurrection Festival, Spain
Fri 13th – Lisbon Altice Arena, Portugal (w/ Iron Maiden)
Tue 17th – Trieste Piazza dell’Unita d’Italia, Italy (w/ Iron Maiden)
Fri 20th – Athens Rockwave Festival, Greece (w/ Iron Maiden)
Sun 22nd – Plovdiv Hills of Rock, Bulgaria
AUGUST
Wed 1st – Dublin Academy, Ireland (w/ Killswitch Engage)
In the meantime you can check out their new video here:
The Irish pagan metal band Primordial have announced that their new album will be entitled ‘Exile Amongst The Ruin’. You can see the cover-art and the track-listing below:
1. Nail Their Tongues 2. To Hell or the Hangman 3. Where Lie the Gods 4. Exile Amongst the Ruins 5. Upon Our Spiritual Deathbed 6. Stolen Years 7. Sunken Lungs 8. Last Call
‘Exile Amongst The Ruins’ will be out on 30th March 2018 via Metal Blade Records. There will also be a special treat in store for German fans of the band – two special album release shows on Cassiopeia, Berlin (30/03/18) and Jungle Club, Köln (31/03/18).
In addition to this the band will also be embarking on a European tour with Moonsorrow in April 2018. Here is the full schedule:
12/04/18 NL – Leeuwarden – Neushoorn
13/04/18 NL – Tilburg – 013
14/04/18 FR – Paris – Trabendo
15/04/18 BE – Brugge – Entrepot
16/04/18 UK – London – Islington Assembly Hall
17/04/18 LU – Esch-sur-Alzette – Kulturfabrik
18/04/18 CH – Pratteln – Z7
19/04/18 DE – Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
20/04/18 DE – Leipzig – Hellraiser
21/04/18 CZ – Prague – Akropolis
22/04/18 SK – Kosice – Colloseum
23/04/18 HU – Budapest – Barba Negra
24/04/18 AT – Wien – Szene
25/04/18 DE – München – Backstage
26/04/18 DE – Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
27/04/18 DE – Bochum – Matrix
28/04/18 DE – Hamburg – Markthalle
Greek metallers Rotting Christ have decide to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation with a new EP entitled ‘The Call’. It will include one new song as well as a live version of an old classic ‘The Sign Of Evil Existence’ with Nergal from Behemoth and Varathron’s Necroabyssus on guest vocals.
You check out the cover art here:
‘The Call’ will be out as an exclusive, limited edition on 7″ vinyl on 9th February 2018 via Peaceville Records.
They are also embarking on a European tour starting in Germany later this month. For the full schedule, see the poster below:
Good news for fans of the British hard rock band Turbowolf. They are currently putting the finishing touches on their new album ‘Tree of Life’ which is scheduled to be released on 9th March 2018 via So Recordings.
The band will also hit the road again soon after the album hits the shops. They will embark on a tour of Europe and The UK starting in Manchester Academy on 9th March. For the full schedule see the poster below:
The Canadian symphonic death metal band Ex Deo are due to hit the European shores again next year. This time they have teamed up with the Finnish folk metallers Ensiferum for their ‘Path To Glory’ tour starting in April 2018.
The German power metal band Powerwolf are currently working on their next album, the follow up to ‘Blessed & Possessed’. The title hasn’t been announced yet but their fans will be pleased to know that they are embarking on a European tour in 2018.
Starting with a few festival performances in the summer including Graspop and Sabaton Open Air.
Then the “WOLFSNÄCHTE TOUR” will start in Wiesbaden, Germany on 26th October 2018. They will be supported by Amaranthe and Kissin’ Dynamite. For the full schedule see the poster below:
More dates coming soon. For more information visit:
The Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum are back and have just announced that their new album will be entitled ‘Two Paths’. The new record will be released worldwide on 15th September via Metal Blade Records.
You can check out the track-listing and the cover-art below:
1. Ajattomasta Unesta 2. For Those About to Fight for Metal 3. Way of the Warrior 4. Two Paths 5. King of Storms 6. Feast with Valkyries 7. Don’t You Say 8. I Will Never Kneel 9. God Is Dead 10. Hail to the Victor 11. Unettomaan Aikaan 12. God Is Dead (Alternative Version) 13. Don’t You Say (Alternative Version)
They are also embark on a European tour starting in August 2017. Here is the schedule for the first part of the tour:
Aug. 17 – Summerbreeze festival – Dinkelsbuehl, Germany
Sept. 26 – Bochum, Germany – Zeche
Sept. 27 – Langen, Germany – Stadthalle
Sept. 28 – Arnhem, Netherlands – Luxor Live
Sept. 29 – Berlin, Germany – SO36
Sept. 30 – Osnabruck, Germany – Hyde Park
Oct. 1 – Paris, France – La Machine
More dates will be announced soon.
In the meantime you can check out the lyric video for the first single here:
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