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They’re the bright new kids on the British metal block and this month Fury UK add to their glowing reputation with a support slot on the Michael Schenker Group tour.

Ahead of an exclusive interview with founder Chris Appleton next week we find out what tempers the singer songwriter’s fury.

And don’t forget to check out the band before MSG in Dudley (tonight), Belfast, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Newcastle and Oxford. Read the rest of this entry »

Biff Byford is one of the NWOBHM’s great survivors and the charismatic Saxon frontman is sounding better than ever after completing two UK headline tours in one year!

A regular favourite on the rushonrock pages, the boy from Barnsley checked in to offer his thoughts on the seminal metal movement which burst out of the British Isles in the late 70s.

And he also welcomed back old buddies Anvil after touring alongside the Canadian comeback kids this month. Read the rest of this entry »

They’re playing to thousands of rockers and metal heads at Birmingham’s NEC tomorrow night as part of a cracking Hellfire bill featuring the likes of Saxon and Anvil.

And North Eastern heroes The Casino Brawl have just announced a headline show at Newcastle’s Trillians after coming off the road with the Haunted.

It’s all happening for founder members Jonny Ferguson and Jamie Common and they took time out to tell rushonrock all about their meteoric rise. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow sees the return of the ultimate hair metal babe as Lita Ford (left) unleashes her hotly anticipated comeback record Wicked Wonderland. We review and rate it right here.

So who’s the former Runaway up against this week?

Big hitters Bon Jovi and Slayer bring their latest tunes to the table so look out for a Rock Solid special later this week.

In the meantime we check out the old school metal of Saviours and some stripped down Sharon den Adel (if only) as Within Temptation go all acoustic.

Then there’s the full-on assault that is Fu Manchu as the stoner legends return with one of their most accomplished and accesible albums to date.

But does any of it come close to lovely Lita? Find out right here… Read the rest of this entry »

He’s a Barnsley boy boasting the true Yorkshire grit which took his band Saxon to the very summit of the NWOBHM movement.

And 30 years after the UK spawned metal for the masses, Biff Byford is still fronting one of the nation’s best-loved acts as Saxon go from strength to strength.

Out on tour with fellow metal monsters Anvil, it’s time we took a look behind the scenes with one of rock’s finest frontmen. Read the rest of this entry »

Saxon singer Biff Byford is being courted by not one, but two film companies with offers of key roles in productions due to start rolling next year.

The NWOBHM legend tours in support of latest record Into The Labyrinth next month as the band’s remarkable popularity surge continues to gather pace.

But it seems there’s no rest for the musically wicked with Biff set to appear in US and German movies – and provide music for the respective films’ soundtracks. Read the rest of this entry »

NWOBHM legends Saxon have revealed the opening band on the UK leg of their November tour with Celtic-influenced German metal crew Suidakra added to the bill.

The Teutonic trailblazers celebrate their 15th anniversary with their highest profile British shows to date and arrive on these shores on the back of US and Chinese shows.

Suidakra will be followed by rejuvenated Canadian metal monsters Anvil before Biff and the boys close what is sure to be one of the rock events of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Sweet (pictured) makes a stunning return to form with Christian rockers Stryper this week and it’s ironic his band goes up against The Used – whose frontman Bert McCracken has owned up to urinating in holy water in the past.

In a bumper week for new releases we also check out the newie from trad metal stars 3 Inches Of Blood, bizarre label mates iwrestledabearonce and Chuck Ragan‘s impressive solo offering. Plus there’s the new records by Cain’s Offering and Outloud. Now, what to spend that spare tenner on…

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NWOBHM pioneers Saxon have been confirmed as Saturday headliners at the 2009 Hellfire Festival in Birmingham.

And the veteran metallers will be joined by resurgent reality movie stars Anvil with the Canadian crew confirmed as main support to Biff and the boys.

Saxon delivered a typically robust set as the Sonisphere festival made its Knebworth debut at the weekend. But adding them to the bill at the NEC on November 7 is a real coup for Hellfire bosses as they combine the 10th anniversary of Music Live with a slew of hard rocking bands across three days. Read the rest of this entry »

When Europe and Joey Tempest were selling copies of The Final Countdown by the bucketload the band regularly flew by private jet to perform two sets in two different venues in one day.

They were relocated en masse to San Francisco by a record company for whom money was no object and travelled everywhere with at least four bodyguards. Only the best hotels would do, only the biggest dressing rooms would suffice and only the most outrageous riders would satisfy. That was the excess synonymous with 80s success. Read the rest of this entry »