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NWOTHM bastions The Sword are back in the studio and pounding out the riffs which will eventually underpin their eagerly anticipated third album.

After a long spell on the road opening up for the legendary Metallica, the US stars are finally bowing to fan pressure and crafting their next assault on the rock world.

With the album expected later this year, The Sword’s Trivett Wingo said: “Sword fans everywhere, since you wouldn’t stop asking for a new album, we figured we’d write some songs and give you what you deserve. Read the rest of this entry »

Aerosmith will co-headline Download 2010 – on the condition that Steven Tyler joins Joe Perry on the Donington stage.

That’s the incredible news rock fans are digesting tonight as the organisers of the UK’s leading roc and metal festival continue to finalise this summer’s bill.

Chart-topping angst rockers Rage Against The Machine have also been lined up to join the likes of AC/DC, Them Crooked Vultures and Mortorhead at what is fast becoming a who’s who of rock greats. And while Aerosmith with Tyler would be a massive draw it’s debatable whether the Toxic Twins can get their shit together in time for one final hurrah. 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 »

If you missed them first time around then prepare to be introduced to your New Year new best friends as Canadian troupe Priestess bid to make it big in 2010.

Familiar to a handful of UK fans following their 2007 support slot on Megadeth’s tour, the trad metal monsters have shared stages with the likes of Black Label Society, Converge, Mastodon and Motorhead.

And February will see the band return to British shores for a brief tour with Big Elf – just a fortnight before new album Prior To The Fire gets its UK release. “It wasn’t exactly the easiest record to make,” said singer/guitarist Mikey Hepner. Read the rest of this entry »

With a rushonrock rating of 7/10 we’ve already recommended fans of quirky rock check out the various collaborations on the Extremely Sorry soundtrack – released earlier this week.

Featuring the might of Motorhead, Slayer and Black Mountain to name but a few it’s better than your average hotch potch of movie tunes.

And now we’ve bagged a clip of Motorhead’s Lemmy chatting to Flip rider Geoff Rowley – the former no doubt imparting his vast knowledge of skater life to the latter… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s another almighty week of music mayhem on the UK’s fastest-growing independent rock and metal website and kicking it all off we’ve got a couple of British legends. Motorhead play Newcastle’s City Hall tomorrow and Saxon frontman Biff Byford checks in for an exclusive chat with the rushonrock team!

It’s a busy seven days for live action with Rise Against, Thursday and Poison The Well playing Newcastle’s Academy on Wednesday before the double header that is Yes and Bring Me The Horizon on Friday. Elliott Minor play tracks off new album Solaris on Saturday and The Butterfly Effect head to the North East the following day.

Gavin from Funeral For A Friend is the latest victim of the rushonrock Rider and Joan Jett hits The Vinyl Countdown as we hit finally hit the top five. But there’s more! Read the rest of this entry »

Motorhead mainman Lemmy and Slayer’s Dave Lombardo are just two of rock’s royalty to have added their significant clout to the soundtrack of new skater movie Extremely Sorry.

Acclaimed producer Baron has brought together some of the biggest names in music to create a compilation of top tunes relating to each of the skaters featured in the latest film from the Flip franchise.

But it is the decision to get down and dirty with Lemmy and Lombardo which will excite metal heads at a time when both men are riding the crest of a creative wave. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock is recession proof. Or so we keep hearing. Well try telling that to German label SPV after the legendary rock and metal specialists today announced they were insolvent.

There are high hopes the Hanover-based company will survive – with a number of interested parties considering a swift purchase – but the European home of bands like Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Saxon, Iced Earth, Sepultura and Motorhead is clearly struggling. Read the rest of this entry »

This week it’s all about one woman and one woman only – the delightful Maria Brink. With her band In This Moment releasing a new record tomorrow and Tyneside playing host to the US metal crew on Tuesday it’s all systems go for one of the hottest new acts on the planet. 

We take a look at the music behind the image and give you the lowdown on what could be the rock and metal compilation of the year – Crobar Volume One.

But if that’s not enough then how about introducing some Italian glam metal into your life? If you always had a soft spot for bands like Poison, Ratt, Faster Pussycat and the ilk then you could just learn to love the Romans of Knyght.  Read the rest of this entry »

Crucified Barbara last tantalised UK audiences as supports on 2008’s brilliant Backyard Babies tour and the foxy fourpiece promised that was only the beginning.

With new record Til Death Do Us Party out later this month it seems this could finally be the Swedish group’s year and rushonrock caught up with lead singer Mia Coldheart to find out more.

A full review of the new record will appear here a week on Sunday as part of the weekly Rock Solid slot. Read the rest of this entry »