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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 »

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 »

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 »

Hard gigging, hard rocking south coast crew Not Advised are not pausing for breath after announcing a mammoth midsummer trek across the UK.

After a standout show at the 2010 Slam Dunk Festival and rave reviews for debut album After The Fight you’d be a fool to miss one of the fastest-rising bands on the circuit.

And Not Advised are making it so easy to see them in action – playing 14 dates in 19 days from July 30. Guitarist Jack Fairbrother said: ”We’re excited for the August tour because these will be our first headline shows in some time. We can’t wait to get out and play a new set in both familiar cities and new places – to some old and new faces. Read the rest of this entry »

With brilliant new album American Slang crashing the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic it seems fans of good old fashioned rock just can’t get enough of rushonrock faves The Gaslight Anthem.

And the band has responded to calls for more live action by announcing their biggest UK headline tour to date.

If you’ve just caught the boys then you’ll no doubt want some more and if you’re still a Gaslight virgin then now’s your chance to book a big night out with the best in the business. And don’t forget new single Boxer is released on August 9.

For the full list of UK dates read on… Read the rest of this entry »

Coheed & Cambria are at a career crossroads with the culmination of The Amory Wars concept in the shape of standout album Year Of The Black Rainbow.

As the band kick off a short UK headline tour we caught up with frontman Claudio Sanchez to talk science fiction, relationships, the future and the past.

Stay posted to rushonrock for the big exclusives – every week! Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer Bats are returning to the UK this autumn for their biggest ever run of British headline shows.

And after their demented Download set earlier this month frontman Liam Cormier can’t wait to come back to his adopted home.

“We’re headlining the UK,” he beamed. “And we’re coming back over to play some shows around our favorite holiday, Halloween! Check out the dates and get your costumes ready cus we’re going to headbang the shit out of life for 12 days across the United Kingdom.” To put it mildly.

Read on for full dates and ticket details. Read the rest of this entry »

They bagged an 8/10 rushonrock rating for their excellent Agridustrial album and now The Legendary Shack Shakers are bringing their unique sound to the UK after announcing a headline tour next month.

We described their latest work as rich in emotion and with an acute sense of history – but apart from that it rocks. And after picking a series of select club venues across the country there’s no better way to beat those mid summer blues than catching these boys live. Read the rest of this entry »