2011

  • 2011,  Download Festival,  Featured,  News

    The Dirty Youth – Unplugged

    The Dirty Youth – Exclusive Download Festival Preview Special Download Festival Acoustic Preview Tipped to be one of the hottest break-through acts of the year, our good friends The Dirty Youth have released, exclusively to you today, video footage of a track from their forthcoming album RED LIGHT FIX. ‘THIS IS FOR YOU’ is one of 10 astounding tracks on their debut album, due for release on September 19th, 2011. The Dirty Youth are packed full of energy and Danni, Matt, Luke, Leon and Tom have been found tearing up stages across Europe in the last year alone. Normally pushing the decibels and rocking out as a full five piece,…

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  • 2011,  Featured,  News

    New Slipknot Exhibition by photographer Paul Harries

    SLIPKNOT EXHIBITION TO TAKE PLACE IN LONDON JULY 12TH-24TH To commemorate 30 years of Kerrang! Magazine as the World’s biggest music weekly and in celebration of the 12 years in which freelance photographer, Paul Harries, has photographed the mighty Slipknot, there will be a photographic exhibition running for two weeks next month at The Strand Gallery in Central London. This is the perfect opportunity to display Paul Harries’ fascinating work that has taken him all over the world. This includes Slipknot’s hometown of Des Moines, Iowa and as far away as Australia. Over sixty photographs will be on display, including behind the scenes and previously unseen images, only possible due…

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  • 2011,  News

    John Pilger on ITV tonight

    The War You Don’t See John Pilger’s new film, ‘The War You Don’t See’, will broadcast tonight, Tuesday 14 December, on ITV1 at 10.35pm GMT. Having premiered at the Barbican on Tuesday 7 December 2010, the first Pilger film since 2007 is also currently showing at the Curzon Soho in London and at cinemas nationally. Find out more Watch the trailer Read New Internationalist interview with John Pilger about the film BBC Radio 4 interview with John Pilger about the film

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  • 2011,  High Voltage Festival,  News

    Judas Priest farewell to UK at High voltage 2011

    Judas Priest announce final world tour Judas Priest are one of the true classic heavy metal bands, who for three decades have travelled the world putting on spectacular stage shows and thrilling audiences worldwide. They have been making music that over the years has influenced many (including such bands as Metallica and Pantera) and have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. They are a band who have shaped the music of generations with such landmark, genre defining albums as “British Steel”, “Painkiller” and “Screaming For Vengeance”. Thirty one years after Judas Priest sealed their reputation as one of the world’s great festival acts with their legendary performance at the inaugural…

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  • 2011,  News,  Sonisphere Festival

    Slipknot at Sonisphere 2011

    The first of the headliners can now be revealed. Iowa’s favourite sons,  Slipknot will perform this summer at Sonisphere, including an exclusive UK performance at Knebworth. One of the biggest bands in the world, UK headbangers have embraced their fiercely heavy yet enchantingly melodic sound from the off, with 1999’s “Slipknot” album achieving platinum status here. What followed was a meteoric rise to superstardom the likes of which the metal scene had never known; Top 40 singles, sold out arena tours and a media frenzy that left no one in any doubt that Slipknot’s impact in the world of music would be a permanent one. Since then, the Maggots –…

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