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NWOBHM fans are in for a double treat at Hard Rock Hell: Pirates Of Prestatyn after festival chiefs announced the latest big names to bag main stage slots.

Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di Anno will play a set full to bursting of classic tracks from the Killers and Iron Maiden albums.

And Bruce Dickinson’s successor, the brilliant Blaze Bayley, will rifle through a set featuring tracks from across his celebrated career. Read the rest of this entry »

The decision to announce AC/DC as the first headline act for Download 2010 has given the UK’s premier rock and metal festival a huge shot in the arm.

A band synonymous with the Monsters Of Rock event of years gone by – and an act still riding high on the back of their best album for more than 20 years – is the perfect tool to inspire a tickets rush. Read the rest of this entry »

The New Year’s new releases are coming thick and fast as the rock and metal world recovers from festive excess and finally swings into action.

This week we focus on a trio of albums from the Century Media stable with hard rock, Israeli prog and death metal making for an eclectic mix of guitar driven music.

Read on as we review and rate Dream Evil, Orphaned Land and Dark Fortress.

And remember to check out Rock Solid every Sunday – tomorrow’s releases today!  Read the rest of this entry »

Just how many rock festivals can one country take?

That’s the question on everybody’s lips right now as a nation in the grip of recession continues to embrace a succession of top class events showcasing the world’s very best bands.

No sooner had Sonisphere announced itself as the major rival to Download than plans were in place to launch the classic rock-themed High Voltage festival for 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

She blew the Hard Rock Hell III main stage crowd away with her gritty metal and fearsome attitude and 2010 looks like being a breakthrough year for Estonian Marya Roxx.

With a Kevin Shirley-produced album under her belt and a belting band to boot it seems nothing will stop the LA-based rock diva in her quest for world domination.

But before the pint-sized singer makes too much noise we caught up with Ms Roxx for yet another rushonrock exclusive! Enjoy… Read the rest of this entry »

And it should be a cracker as the likes of Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Lostprophets, Him, Cinderella, Airbourne and The Gaslight Anthem all prepare to unleash new rock in 2010.

We’re already looking forward to catching Kiss on their UK arena tour, AC/DC at Download and a whole load of other loud and proud rock and roll heroes strutting their stuff.

And we’ve got plenty of new ideas and features lined up for your favourite independent rock and metal website. For now we focus on the records to look out for this year.

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Sonisphere may have stolen a march on its rivals in the race to become crowned the summer festival of 2010 – naming Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Alice Cooper among its confirmed acts – but next year’s new kid on the block has hit back in some style.

The Classic Rock conceived High Voltage two-dayer had already named ELP and ZZ Top as co-headliners and now Foreigner, Focus, Black Label Society and Clutch have been added to the bill.

And all of this at a time when the likes of Kiss and Europe are being touted to deliver main stage sets at Download! Read the rest of this entry »

For a long time now rock music has been the glue which binds together me and my two best buddies.

Right from the early days it was a love of all things hard and heavy that drew the three of us closer.

We’d buy patches for our jackets, vinyl for fun and, when we could afford it, the odd concert ticket. Our A4 files would be decorated with elaborate band logos and cuttings from Metal Hammer. 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 »

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 »