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Guitar hero Joe Bonamassa has pledged to keep on playing after revealing his appetite for making music is stronger than ever.

With a Top 20 UK and Top 40 US solo album under his belt and the debut record from supergroup Black Country Communion due later this month the New Yorker has never been busier.

But Bonamassa, who has released 10 records in 10 years, insists the well is not about to run dry and fans can expect a deluge of new material next year. Read the rest of this entry »

In the second part of our exclusive interview with Pennywise star Fletcher Dragge we talk new bands, old bands and the survival of bands.

Punk fan Tom Walsh fires the questions and the ebullient Dragge hits back in some style.

Look out for more exclusive interviews on rushonrock very soon! Read the rest of this entry »

Back with a bang – and a new vocalist – in 2010 the legendary Pennywise took the UK by storm during their headline tour earlier this year.

rushonrock‘s Tom Walsh caught up with guitarist Fletcher Dragge to talk all things rock and bring you yet another exclusive interview.

Look out for part two very soon! Read the rest of this entry »

Stadium rock giants Linkin Park are heading to the North East later this year on the back of brand new album A Thousand Suns.

The US band has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and won two Grammys since bursting onto the nu-metal scene with debut album Hybrid Theory a decade ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Rising rock stars Halestorm, fronted by the fabulous Lzzy Hale, have made a massive impact this summer on the back of their superb self-titled debut.

The US band went down a storm at Download earlier this summer – a performance which earned them a slot opening up for Disturbed, Papa Roach and Buckcherry on December’s Taste Of Chaos tour.

rushonrock‘s Andy Spoors caught up with Lzzy and her brother Arejay to bring us yet another exclusive interview. Read the rest of this entry »

Behemoth frontman Nergal has broken his silence on the serious illness which has forced the band to cancel a slew of shows across two continents – including this weekend’s Bloodstock Open Air event.

The death metal legend has been hospitalised and it looks like the band won’t be back on stage until late 2010 or early 2011.

“I’d like to announce that Behemoth won’t be able to tour for the foreseeable future,” said Nergal. Read the rest of this entry »

Prolific Florida pop punks Mayday Parade are set to unleash their third album in as many years next month with a full UK tour to follow.

And we’re pretty sure Anywhere But Here will maintain an upward curve which has seen the Give It A Name tour favourites win an army of frenzied fans on this side of The Pond.

Singer Derek Sanders said: “We really just wanted to follow our own path on this record and not worry about if we fit in anywhere. The songs are much more structured than we’ve done in the past.” Read the rest of this entry »

With tickets for Pendulum’s Immersion UK arena tour flying out of box offices the length and breadth of Britain we thought we’d ramp up the expectation levels by bringing you a taster of what fans can expect before Christmas.

A stunning Sonisphere show under their belts, and with Leeds/Reading sets to follow, the dance rock kings continue to go from strength to strength. Read the rest of this entry »

rushonrock faves Europe are on a roll right now and after last night’s successful iTunes Festival show in London the supercharged Swedes have revealed they’ll be touring the UK again next year.

Joey Tempest and the boys tackle Sonisphere later this week on a main stage bill featuring fellow Scandinavians Turisas and the mighty Alice Cooper.

And with latest album Last Look At Eden continuing to confound the critics worldwide there’s never been a better time to revisit the band which brought us The Final Countdown almost 25 years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Metal fans can look forward to one of the live events of the year this autumn after it emerged  heavyweights Stone Sour and Avenged Sevenfold have joined forces to deliver what should be a cracking co-headline tour of the UK.

Corey Taylor, who steps over from his day job fronting Slipknot, is excited to be returning to Britain and said: “This tour with Avenged Sevenfold is going to be great!

“We were looking for something different and exciting to do with our next UK tour and it just made perfect sense.  The shows are going to be amazing and the fans are going to lose their minds.  Here we fucking go!” Read the rest of this entry »