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@ Newcastle o2 Academy, July 10 2010

Surfacing at the beginning of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Blitzkrieg were a huge influence on countless bands in the genre.

Despite surging onto the scene with thunderous force alongside bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Saxon, Blitzkrieg would never gain the mainstream success of them. Nevertheless, in their 30th year their performances are as powerful as they ever have been. Read the rest of this entry »

They’ve just wowed crowds at the SlamDunk festival and now Rolo Tomassi are preparing to take their summer festival assault to the next level with what promises to be a blistering 35-minute blast on The Ronnie James Dio stage at Download.

rushonrock‘s Tom Walsh caught up with Joe Nicholson and Edward Dutton ahead of their eagerly anticipated Saturday lunchtime set.

And it seems there’s just no stopping the RT crew with new album Cosmology securing critical acclaim and winning the typically hardcore band a new legion of rock and metal converts.

Throw in the fact that their lead singer is one of the hottest women in rock and you’ve got no excuses for missing a band we’re tipping to steal the show early doors on Day Two. Read on for the full interview… Read the rest of this entry »

Last summer Stuart Cable and his band Killing For Company spent several weeks holed up in a Newcastle studio laying down the tracks which would appear on this year’s soon-to-be released debut album.

rushonrock editor Simon Rushworth spent time with the band at Blast! Studios and eventually agreed to write KFC’s first official biography from interviews conducted during August 2009.

Here we publish his interview with Stuart Cable for the first time – it was a chat which didn’t dwell on the past but rather looked forward to an exciting future with a band which, it seemed, had already overcome its fair share of tragedy. This weekend’s Download show would have announced KFC as one of the bands to watch in 2010 and it’s clear from the following words that Cable couldn’t wait to bring his brilliant new sound to the masses. Read the rest of this entry »

He’s one of the hardest working and hardest rocking men we know but there’s a reason Tony Mills pops up all over the place – his voice still remains strong two decades after SHY burst onto the melodic metal scene.

With new records by State Of Rock and Serpentine under his belt and talk of a brand new SHY record later this year we’ll be seeing a lot more of the likeable Brummie throughout the year. Read on to find out what Mills has to say about life as one of rock’s most respected hired hands. Read the rest of this entry »

New Yorkers Y&T celebrated their 35th anniversary last year but with a new album under their belts, a Download 2010 berth booked and their first full US headline tour since the 1980s ready to roll these are heady times for the hard rockers.

In the week that the excellent Facemelter (Frontiers Records) hits stores we catch up with the legendary Dave Meniketti and hear all about his band’s very special relationship with the UK 26 years after their landmark appearance at Monsters Of Rock 1984. Read the rest of this entry »

Just days after hitting our vinyl throwback 12@12, with the classic Come Back Baby single, the delightful Dan Reed called up rushonrock to give us the lowdown on life after fame, fortune, addiction – and a spell with Tibetan monks.

And with new album Coming Up For Air released earlier this week there’s never been a better time to catch up with the original funk rocker.

Out on tour across the UK for the next 10 days you’d be a fool to miss one of the finest musicians of a generation but in case you do here’s what Dan’s doing these days! Read the rest of this entry »

They’re billed as the ‘All Chick Tribute To Metallica’ and Misstallica hit the UK for the first time this month armed with an arsenal of thrash metal classics and a whole load of attitude.

Packing their set with Metallica standards up to and including the …And Justice For All era the four piece already boast a huge following on America’s West Coast.

And we caught up with bass player Teddi – a.k.a. Clit Burton – as the band prepared to tackle a new territory head on and avoid that dreaded ash cloud… Read the rest of this entry »

He was best mates with the Young brothers and spent a year fronting the original AC/DC before parting ways with the band which would go on to conquer the world.

But Dave Evans didn’t dwell on the past and the prolific singer songwriter is riding high on the back of his best solo record to date, Judgement Day.

Now the Aussie frontman is hitting the UK for a full headline tour with label mates Falling Red. We caught up with the Thunderer from Down Under. Read the rest of this entry »

When we heard Tony Iommi had revived the classic Dio-era Black Sabbath line-up as a touring entity we literally jumped for joy.

And we were fortunate to witness a fabulous show at Newcastle’s Arena in the autumn of 2007 with Ronnie in fantastic form.

As we pay tribute to one of the finest singers in rock and metal history here’s rushonrock editor Simon Rushworth’s interview with Iommi prior to those UK shows. “Tony was so excited about playing live with Ronnie again and playing all of the early 80s classics,” recalls Rushworth. “They were a match made in metal heaven.” Read the rest of this entry »

They’re one of the hardest gigging acts on the planet and UK audiences just lap them up every time Zebrahead trek across Britain.

rushonrock‘s Tom Walsh is a big fan and our man in the know caught up with guitarist Matty Lewis to bring you yet another exclusive interview. Read the rest of this entry »