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Multi-million selling melodic rock masters Europe kick off their UK tour in Leeds tomorrow riding high on the back of Swedish chart topper Last Look At Eden.

rushonrock will be checking out Joey and co. when they stop off in Newcastle towards the end of what promises to be another sensational show.

But for now you can feast your eyes on a feature written by editor Simon Rushworth for the North East’s Journal newspaper. And thanks to Tina Korhonen for the sparkling new band shot. Read the rest of this entry »

He landed an 8/10 rushonrock album review last August and now Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan is heading back out on the road in support of the excellent Gold Country.

The punk rock troubadour kicks off his latest UK jaunt in Newcastle at the city’s Northumbria University on March 15 before racking up a further eight dates nationwide.

And it just so happens Ragan reckons his new material is some of the best he’s ever written. “The record is just another page in the book and another chapter in life,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

LA goth rock crew Dommin are being widely tipped as the next big thing to come out of the Roadrunner stable and they hit the UK this week in support of the excellent Lacuna Coil.

With debut album Love Is Gone out the day after Valentine’s Day all those anti-romantics will be licking their cold lips with glee.

And if you don’t get the chance to deliver your verdict on Dommin don’t despair (or do, if that’s what floats your boat) – the US rockers will be supporting the ultimate goth rock heroes H.I.M. in March. And we’re hoping to bring you an exclusive interview with the band right here very soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Those naughty, noisy girls Kittie return to these shores at the weekend and this time they’ve got a similarly loud bunch in tow.

It Dies Today caused quite a stir with their 2009 release for Trustkill Records – Lividity. And now they’re hoping to make a bit of a din by delivering live the choice cuts from that brutal record.

The band members might only be in their early 20s but with three thumping albums under their belts and slots touring on Ozzfest and with the likes of Machine Head and Bleeding Through it’s pretty damn clear they mean business. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the breakthrough bands of 2009 looks set to achieve wider acclaim this year and Fake Problems hope to do so on the back of an 11-date UK headline tour in April.

The hard rocking quartet plan to release the follow-up to It’s Great To Be Alive later this year and are on course to complete the mix before they head back to Britain.

After their landmark support slot on Frank Turner’s autumn 2009 tour, Fake Problems promised they would return to the UK asap. And fans can expect a few shenanigans as they hit intimate clubs up and down the country. Read the rest of this entry »

They released one of the most startling debuts of 2009 and despite coming across like a 70s blues rock powerhouse insist their sound is nothing like classic rock.

Yep, The Parlor Mob are a crew full of contradictions and that’s what makes the US band ones to watch next year.

We’re watching them already and we caught up with guitar hero David Rosen. Read the rest of this entry »

Kiss are rumoured to be on the verge of adding Newcastle to the UK leg of next summer’s Sonic Boom tour.

A concerted rushonrock campaign to bring Gene, Paul and the gang back to the North East followed the news that the Toon had missed out on the rock and roll veterans’ summer 2010 jaunt.

And sources close to the Kiss camp suggest the global stars have caved into the pressure with the band’s management working on an early May date. Watch this space and keep your fingers crossed for what would be a Crazy, Crazy Night!

Following the release of last month’s rushonrock rated 8/10 album Night Is The New Day, Katatonia are set to tour the UK next year.

Formed in 1991 by Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse their debut album, Dance Of December Souls, was released in 1993 gaining the band recognition for their eclectic brand of gothic doom/death metal.

Future albums saw a sleeker Katatonia sound come to the fore, starting with the melodic rock songs which became the third album Discouraged Ones – the record which shaped their modern-day approach. Read the rest of this entry »

@ Newcastle City Hall, November 27 2009

As a youth Alice Cooper was considered talented enough to win a college scholarship on the back of his long distance running. That natural level of endurance has served him well.

Who could have imagined Alice, at the height of his late 70s excess, would still be walking, let alone running, well into his seventh decade on this brutal planet? And yet, like a rampaging can of human Red Bull, he possesses energy enough to fuel one of rock’s theatrical triumphs night after night after night. Read the rest of this entry »

@ Newcastle Trillians, November 25 2009

This gig would have been inconceivable a decade ago but thanks to the long overdue revival of all things glammed up and hairy, the one and only Davy Vain rolled back the years in front of a boistrous and adoring crowd.

 Those who claim one of prettiest boys of the late 80s scene has become a bloated parody of his former self should revise that opinion. And fast. Looking fitter than a bunch of blokes half his age and with the old pipes still in ear piercing form, Vain is a frontman quite capable of delivering unfinished business in some style. Read the rest of this entry »