It’s 30 years of Thunder this year, so we’ve decided to release the first ever band curated Greatest Hits compilation on 27 September 2019.

“Thunder - The Greatest Hits” will feature at least 1 track from all of our 12 studio albums. There’s even a couple of our favourite covers thrown in there too. We hope you’ll like having all the bangers in one handy place.

There will be 28 remastered tracks, available on Triple Vinyl, 2xCD, 3xCD & Digital formats. The 3CD version includes the live show we streamed at Planet Rock’s London studios on January 18th this year. The artwork is chock full of memorabilia pics and interviews too.

Pre-orders will are now live from the Townsend Music store.

There are several bundles available plus an exclusive Greatest Hits t-shirt.

Check them all out here.

Thanks

Ben, Chris, Danny, Harry, & Luke

CD1 [of both 2 and 3CD formats]

Dirty Love // Love Walked In // She’s So Fine // A Better Man // Backstreet Symphony // Low Life In High Places // River Of Pain // Like A Satellite // Stand Up // Living For Today // Love Worth Dying For // Just Another Suicide // All I Ever Wanted // Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones cover)

CD2 [of both 2 and 3CD formats]

I Love You More Than Rock N Roll // Loser // I’m Dreaming Again // The Devil Made Me Do It On The Radio // The Rain // Wonder Days // Rip It Up // In Another Life // Right From The Start // The Thing I Want // Future Train [2019 Version] // Low Life In High Places [2019 Version] // Your Time Is Gonna Come (Led Zeppelin cover)

CD3 [recorded live at Planet Rock - Included with Deluxe 3xCD Version Only]

Bigger Than Both Of Us // Serpentine // She’s So Fine // Blown Away // River Of Pain // Stand Up

Hello everyone

We want to share with all you guys the news that Al has decided to leave the band. He has been finding it increasingly difficult to spend so much time away from home now that he lives in America.

We’re all going to miss him very much, not just what he brought musically but his company and character. His tireless efforts in helping with putting our albums together, social media, website, and promotional literature have always been massively appreciated, especially when we didn’t pay him for them (JK)!!

We wholeheartedly wish him the best in all his future projects both musical and personal. We’ll be keeping in touch, and for the time being he will still be helping out on Facebook.

Stepping in to his shoes we are pleased to announce that Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Unisonic) will be joining us effective immediately. We’ve already been working hard with him on the new album - due for release early 2020, with artwork by Rodney Matthews. We’re all very excited by this next chapter in the Great Adventure that is Magnum.

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YES, Asia, John Lodge of The Moody Blues and Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy with guest vocals by Arthur Brown--all together for the first time--are now rolling across North America on the must-see best-of-British-rock tour, "The Royal Affair Tour." Exciting highlights of the tour, including collaborations and reunions, are listed below.

Headlined by prog rock pioneers and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees YES, the trek launched June 12 in Bethlehem, PA and wraps Sunday, July 28 in Saratoga, CA. It's an unforgettable, historic and seamlessly flowing evening with 3 ½ hours of music by legendary artists who've sold over 150 million albums combined, adding up to excellent value for the ticket price. The concert experience includes high-definition video walls with archival clips that illustrate the historic importance of the music. Fans can also check out areas of each venue where the artwork of Roger Dean--whose masterful artwork has graced classic album covers and posters, most prominently by YES and Asia--is exhibited, with Roger on hand to sign merchandise.

See below for the full list of tour dates and go to www.yesworld.com/live  for ticketing information plus meet-and-greet/VIP packages.

View the tour trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkN5R1Gh7Po . Read the launch press release here.

On "The Royal Affair Tour," YES--Steve Howe (guitar--joined 1970), Alan White (drums since 1972), Geoff Downes (keyboards; first joined in 1980), Jon Davison (vocals since 2011) and Billy Sherwood (guitar/keyboards in the 1990s and the late Chris Squire's choice to take over bass/vocals in 2015), with Jay Schellen on additional drums--is playing an expansive set that underlines their legacy as the most enduring, ambitious and virtuosic progressive band in rock history. The set includes their signature songs "Roundabout," "I've Seen All Good People," "Siberian Khatru" and their immortal cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "America" plus various songs they haven't performed in years like "The Gates of Delirium" and "Rhythm of Love."

The tour's highlights include:

As part of the evening's British theme, YES is performing their interpretation of John Lennon's "Imagine." YES drummer Alan White played on the song's original recording and other Lennon solo material. The video montage for "Imagine" includes rare archival footage of John Lennon and George Harrison with Alan White.

Asia is playing their signature songs (as they pay tribute to their late founding member John Wetton). Original members Carl Palmer and Geoff Downes of YES are joined by the new line-up featuring guitarist/lead vocalist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (formerly of Guns N' Roses) and bassist Billy Sherwood of YES. A portion of their set features original guitarist Steve Howe of YES in a special performance. Featured are such ASIA classics as "Only Time Will Tell" and "Heat of the Moment," alongside ELP's "Lucky Man" and "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles (which Downes co-founded).

John Lodge's set encompasses his classic hits by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Moody Blues and pays tribute to the band's recently departed member Ray Thomas. Notably, Jon Davison of YES joins Lodge in his set for a riveting version of the Moodies classic, "Ride My See-Saw."

Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy reignites the music he made famous in Emerson, Lake and Palmer and remembers late members Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. Joining his band on vocals is shock-rock pioneer Arthur Brown. The set features a lethal, show-stopping version of the 1968 chart-topping smash, "Fire," by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, for which Palmer was the drummer in his pre-ELP days.

The in-progress tour dates for "THE ROYAL AFFAIR TOUR" are as follows:

About YES:

Founded in 1968 by the late Chris Squire and Jon Anderson, Grammy-award winning recording artists YES has created some of the most important and influential music in rock history, such as iconic pieces "Roundabout," "Close to the Edge," "I've Seen All Good People," "Owner of a Lonely Heart," "Starship Trooper," and countless others. The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees'albums, including Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Going For the One and 90125, have been certified multi-platinum, double-platinum, platinum, and more by the RIAA, and have sold over 50 million records total during the band's long and successful career that has so far spanned over five decades. In 2018, the band triumphed with their acclaimed and hugely successful #YES50: Celebrating 50 Years of YES tour. In the summer of 2019, the band is headlining their "The Royal Affair Tour" in North America. This must-see best-of-British-rock show also features Asia with the return of founding member Steve Howe in a special performance, John Lodge of The Moody Blues, and Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy with guest vocals by Arthur Brown. Among the world's most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands, YES continue creating masterful music that inspires musicians, fans and music lovers around the world.

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THE DAMNED have announced a special show at The Palladium to take place on 28th October.

The band have also announced the first ever career-spanning greatest hits collection curated by themselves, titled “Black Is The Night”, arriving 25th October via BMG.

‘An Evening Of A Thousand Vampires’ at The Palladium will be the band’s biggest headline show this year following on from a summer of festival performances at Glastonbury, Rebellion Festival, Y Not and more.

The Damned have partnered with The Hammer House Of Horror to bring a special immersive theatrical experience, unlike those ever seen before and certainly not for the faint of heart! Melding The Damned’s love of horror with a punk rock show that also features cabaret and supporting cast from The Circus of Horrors is a night that promises shock, awe and gore!

Get tickets for ‘An Evening Of A Thousand Vampires’ below.

Pre-order the album ‘Black Is The Night’ here: https://thedamnedband.lnk.to/BITNPR

‘Black Is The Night’ Track-list:

Love Song
Wait For The Black Out
Generals
I Just Can’t Be Happy Today
Bad Time For Bonzo
Democracy
White Rabbit
Antipope
Ignite
Melody Lee
Smash It Up Pt 1 & 2
New Rose
Machine Gun Etiquette
Neat, Neat, Neat
Stretcher Case Baby
Sick Of Being Sick
Born To Kill
Rabid (Over You)
Problem Child
1 Of The 2
So Messed Up
Disco Man
Fan Club
Suicide
Eloise
Plan 9 Channel 7
Grimly Fiendish
The Shadow of Love
The History Of The World (Part 1)
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
Streets Of Dreams
Curtain Call
Alone Again Or
Lively Arts
Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow
Stranger On The Town
Fun Factory
Under The Floor Again
Black Is The Night (brand-new track)

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The Damned are: David Vanian - Vocals, Captain Sensible - Guitar, Monty Oxy Moron - Keyboard, Pinch - Drums, Paul Gray – Bass

Pink Adds Extra London Dates To Tour

Following huge public demand, international superstar P!NK has today released extra tickets for her sold-out show at London’s iconic venue Wembley Stadium tomorrow night as part of her Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019.

Famed for her immensely powerful, unique voice and her high-octane live shows, the multi-million selling global pop icon P!NK has taken her spectacle ‘Beautiful Trauma World Tour’ to Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, before wrapping up the UK with two incredible nights at London’s Wembley Stadium this weekend.

P!NK has treated UK fans to abundant energy and timeless hits on her Beautiful Trauma World tour, performing classics including ‘Get This Party Started’ and ‘Like a Pill’, as well as fresh tunes off the back of her No.1 charting album ‘Hurts2BHuman’ - delivering a show of pure brilliance and good fun to fans across the nation.

Full UK Tour Dates:

Saturday 29 June
Wembley Stadium, London - EXTRA TICKETS ADDED
Sunday 30 June
Wembley Stadium, London

Tickets Priced from £45.00 to £135.00
Tickets sold subject to booking fee.

Sheryl Crow Can't Believe Master Destroyed In Fire

Eclipse (Sweden) will release their new album, "Paradigm" on October 11, 2019. More info later this summer. 

Tracklisting:

1. Viva La Victoria
2. Mary Leigh
3. Blood Wants Blood
4. Shelter Me
5. United
6. Delirious
7. When The Winter Ends
8. .38 Or .44
9. Never Gonna Be Like You
10. The Masquerade
11. Take Me Home

Spread Eagle is back and will release their first album in over 26 years, "Subway To The Stars" via Frontiers Music SRL. 

"Our primary intention was to go back to the egg. Not to the debut album, but even before then. When we were unsigned, rehearsing in the East Village NYC and just putting our first songs together. We worked every day and night on our dream. We were a gang and no one could tell us we couldn’t accomplish something. That’s when we were at our rawest and nastiest and the intensity was completely off the meter. Of course, you can never truly go back in time, everyone learns and evolves; however, I wanted to remember that feeling of writing razor riffs in those basement spaces in 1989, then add it to current experiences," says founder and bassist Rob De Luca on what fans can expect. On first single "Sound of Speed", De Luca continues, "We wanted something that had a strong sense of propulsion. After that verse riff popped out, the chorus and other sections flowed effortlessly. From very early on in the writing process, I felt this should be the song to reintroduce Spread Eagle. I was happy that Frontiers had that exact same vision for it. As I said above, it invokes the spirit of our inception with some additional skills that we’ve learned." 

Spread Eagle burst upon the hard rock scene of the late ‘80s/early ‘90s playing a brand of rock that hailed straight from the mean streets of New York City. When Paul DiBartolo (guitar), Rob De Luca (bass), and Tommi Gallo (drums) moved to New York City and met up with Ray West (vocals), East Coast Streetmetal was born. The group was quickly snatched up and signed to MCA/Universal Records, then sent straight into the legendary Record Plant studios to record their debut album. The self-titled debut was produced by Charlie Gambetta and featured a gritty and dangerous sound, wailing vocals and razor sharp guitar, demonstrated through songs such as "Switchblade Serenade", "Scratch Like A Cat", and "Broken City". 

Four years later, after the release and touring of their second album, "Open To The Public" (also produced by Gambetta), the band took an extended break and went about their own personal projects. Spread Eagle reformed in 2006 under the direction of Ray West and Rob DeLuca (who has also worked with UFO and Sebastian Bach) along with two new members, Ziv Shalev (guitar) and Rik De Luca (drums). The band has been together ever since and decided to start production on a new album, scheduled for release in August 2019 on Frontiers. 

Songs for “Subway To The Stars” were put together in the Music Building in NYC, which is the exact same place where the songs for their debut album were rehearsed and written. Recording took place at Studio E in Brooklyn, NY with Grammy Award winning engineer Tom Camuso. The new album does not disappoint and picks off up where the band left off. Spread Eagle is a welcome addition to the Frontiers' family, where they will become yet another vital band from the '80s/'90s rock scene to release amazing new music in the 21st century! 

Check out the new single from the album here - https://youtu.be/_YWYEhwArMc

Tracklist: 1. Subway To The Stars 2. 29th Of February 3. Sound Of Speed 4. Dead Air 5. Grand Scam 6. More Wolf Than Lamb 7. Cut Through 8. Little Serpentina 9. Antisocial Butterfly 10. Gutter Rhymes For Valentines 11. Solitaire 

Line-up: Ray West - Lead Vocals Rob De Luca - Bass, Vocals Ziv Shalev - Guitars Rik De Luca - Drums, Percussion 

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Kryptos, the spearhead of the Indian Metal revolution release official video Single and title song “Afterburner” from upcoming Album , released by AFM Records on June 21, 2019!

Shaping their very own KRYPTOS style, somewhere between massive Heavy Metal and precise high-speed thrashing!  Check it out here - https://youtu.be/VnwcFnQw8-U

KRYPTOS from Bangalore, India the four-piece is a synonym for hotshot old school heavy metal with a thrashing twist. They will hit European shores once again in the summer of 2019 to bring their blistering brand of 80’s inspired heavy metal to the masses.

Kryptos, the spearhead of the Indian Metal revolution release official video Single and title song “Afterburner” from upcoming Album , released by AFM Records on June 21, 2019!

Shaping their very own KRYPTOS style, somewhere between massive Heavy Metal and precise high-speed thrashing!

KRYPTOS from Bangalore, India the four-piece is a synonym for hotshot old school heavy metal with a thrashing twist. They will hit European shores once again in the summer of 2019 to bring their blistering brand of 80’s inspired heavy metal to the masses.

Molly Hatchet thank fans for support over death of Phil McCormack

On behalf of Molly Hatchet, we want to thank you all for your condolences on the passing of Phil McCormack. We truly appreciate your support over the past several weeks, and we recognize that this is a difficult time for all of us. We've spent many years performing with Phil across the country - and across the world - and we've been through a lot together. Phil is, and will always be, an undeniably important figure in the history of the band.

We have assessed many options concerning the future of Molly Hatchet. At this juncture, in speaking with family, friends, our veteran fans, our record label, our agency, and many behind the scenes personnel, we will go forward into the next chapter of the band’s legacy. All tour dates will be fulfilled, and more shows added.

The lead singer / front-man position is both demanding and critical to the show performances and recording responsibilities. Jimmy Elkins will join us and carry the torch on stage for the initial, foreseeable future. Jimmy is from central Florida, has a long history singing with Southern rock bands that have performed with us, and we as a band have known him for years.

We are now writing songs that will appear on the long-awaited studio album next year on SPV/Steamhammer. This is the start of a new chapter for us. Again, we thank you all for the decades of strong support and your continued dedication to Molly Hatchet.

More info and tourdates at: http://mollyhatchet.com

Vanden Plas to release boxset collection of their work

“The Epic Works 1991-2015” is a stunning box set collection from the German masters of progressive metal Vanden Plas. The box set, out on July 12th, 2019, will include eight studio albums, one EP, a live recording, and a bonus disc (exclusive to the physical edition) entitled “Bonus Treasures,” that will include all unreleased, bonus, rare, and demo tracks from Vanden Plas.

Pre-order HERE: http://radi.al/VandenPlasTheEpicWorks

The included albums:

i. “Colour Temple”
ii. “AcCult”
iii. “The God Thing”
iv. “Far Off Grace”
v. “Spirit of Live”
vi. “Beyond Daylight”
vii. “Christ 0”
viii. “The Seraphic Clockwork”
ix. “Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld [Path One]”
x. “Chronicles Of The Immortals (Netherworld II)”
xi. “Bonus Treasures” (Physical Edition Only)

AFM is proud to announce the signing of Metalite, the new Melodic Metal shooting star from Sweden. The young band around guitarist Edwin Premberg aims at writing and recording melodic and memorable metal with a young and fresh style. We are very happy about that signing and welcome Metalite dearly to the AFM Records family!

Edwin about the signing:

”It feels that the success with Metalite never gonna stop! Metalite are so happy about the signing with AFM and we feel very proud to share label with all the big and fantastic bands that they have under their wing and we're going to be a part of it too. I think we have a shining future in front of us, new singer Erica together with fantastic new songs will make the Metalite success keep going and going. Big thanks to all of our fans who kept believing in us!"

Frontiers Music is pleased to announce the new album from Billy Sherwood - 'Citizen: In The Next Life' out July 12th, 2019.

The first single “The Partisan” is available now. Listen Here: https://youtu.be/eqlbum-SAXk

Pre-order the album here: http://radi.al/Citizen-InTheNextLife

“Citizen: In The Next Life” is Billy Sherwood’s second release in the Citizen series, which follows the concept that he started with the “Citizen” album released in November 2015. The songs describe the individual experiences in a journey through time and space of a character, “The Citizen” through his own eyes: from an appearance in the Berlin bunker as Adolf Hitler in the final days of WWII to the Impressionist painter Monet, then as Stephen Hawking exploring the depths of the mind and the universe, Wyatt Earp, the legendary sheriff of Tombstone, Christopher Columbus, Romeo Montecchi and Mata Hari, among other real and fictitious characters.

On first single "The Partisan" and other songs on the album, Sherwood says, "the song is about Adolf Hitler and follows his rise to power and eventual fall. "Sophia" is about the first ever A.I. to be formally recognized and declared a citizen of a nation, Saudi Arabia. The song explores the notion that perhaps this isn't such a great idea and "just because we can does not mean that we should". "Monet" finds the citizen as the famous impressionist painter and expresses the beauty within the paintings themselves, "painting for all our eyes". "We Shall Ride Again" has the citizen as the famous lawman Wyatt Earp as he takes care of business, along with his brothers Virgil, Morgan and comrade Doc Holiday. "By Design" is a song where the soul of the main character is Romeo, expressing his love for his Juliet. "Mata Hari" is about the infamous spy who used her seductive ways to get vital information to the governments she worked for. The double agent would eventually find herself in front of a firing squad after being found out."

For the first album in the Citizen series, Billy amassed an impressive list of guests, including the last recorded performance of original YES bass player Chris Squire, this time he wanted and managed to work on the concept on his own. The result is another splendid ride in human history, with an exceptional storyteller like Billy who is bringing us on a fascinating musical ride through the centuries. The album also includes an impersonation of the character “The Citizen” as Chris Squire. "Amazing Grace" is a famous bass solo that Chris used to do on stage and so it seemed a fitting tribute to him.

"I'm looking forward to this record coming out and having people take these jumps through time. The citizen is your guide and there are many interesting places this lost soul appears. I think of it as a sort of movie for your ears. I recommend a good set of headphones and let the stories take you on a journey," continues Sherwood.

Billy Sherwood is a current member of YES, handpicked by original founding member Chris Squire, before his untimely death in June 2015, to fill in for him. Billy was also asked by legendary progressive icon John Wetton to replace him in ASIA. Billy started his career in the band Lodgic and then World Trade, with whom he released two albums. He joined YES for the first time as touring member on the “Talk” tour in 1994, before becoming a full time member from 1997 to 1999. He also recorded two albums with Chris Squire on the “Conspiracy” project and released six albums with CIRCA, the band he formed with another former YES member, Tony Kaye.

Tracklist:

1. The Partisan
2. Sophia
3. Monet
4. Skywriter
5. We Shall Ride Again
6. Via Hawking
7. By Design
8. Sailing The Seas
9. Mata Hari
10. Hold Quite

Line-up:  Billy Sherwood: Lead & Backing Vocals / Guitars / Drums