Gig list update

There’s been a few new gig dates announced this week so I’ve updated my list, if there’s any you know of in the West Midlands area and would like to include it on the list just let me know.
June

20 Santana NEC
24 Bon Jovi Ricoh Arena Coventry
25 Morbid Angel Wolves Wolfrun

July

10 Yngwie Malmsteem Brum Academy

August

18 Lostphrophets Brum ACademy
20 Serj Tankian Brum Academy

September

18 Nickleback NEC Arena
18 Keith Caputo (Life of Agony) Brum Academy
27 Dragonforce Brum Academy
28 In Flames Brum Academy

October

16 Queen & Paul Rodgers NIA
19 Scorpions Wolves Civic

November

02 Hanoi Rocks Brum Academy
03 Motorhead Wolves Civic
03 Elliot Minor Wolves Wulfrun
05 Airbourne Brum Academy
12 Bullet For My Valentine (Support Bands Lacuna Coil,Bleeding Through & Black Tide) Brum Academy
19 Opeth Brum Academy
27 Thunder Wolves Civic

Dec

3 Pendulum Brum Academy
5 Apocalyptica Wolves Wulfrun
10 Hawkwind Wolves Wolfrun
22 Status Quo  NEC Arena

Updated gig list

Sorry I’ve not updated this in a while, but here’s all the gigs I know of at the moment.
June

18 Queensryche Wolves Civic
18 Def Leppard/Whitesnake/Black Stone Cherry NEC
20 Santana (Beverly Knight supporting)  NEC
24 Bon Jovi Ricoh Arena Coventry
25 Morbid Angel Wolves Wolfrun

July

10 Yngwie Malmsteem Brum Academy

August

20 Serj Tankian (re-sheduled)

September

18 Nickleback NEC Arena
27 Dragonforce Brum Academy

October

16 Queen & Paul Rodgers NIA
19 Scorpions Wolves Civic

November

03 Motorhead Wolves Civic
03 Elliot Minor Wolves Wulfrun
05 Airbourne Brum Academy
19 Opeth Brum Academy
27 Thunder Wolves Civic

Dec

3 Pendulum Brum Academy
5 Apocalyptica Wolves Wulfrun
10 Hawkwind Wolves Wolfrun
22 Status Quo  NEC Arena

Metal gone global

Any Heavy Metal fan will tell you that the genre is loved all over the globe despite it’s poor image in the West, but now a new documentary will lift the veil on how Metal is seen and performed in places across the globe that might take you by surprise.

The documentary Global Metal is from Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc, who were the creators of the critically acclaimed, award winning documentary “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey” back in 2005.

The new film follows Sam on a new journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East.

You can read more about Global Metal at the film’s website http://www.globalmetalfilm.com/03/GM_03.html

Updated Gig Guide

A bit quiet on announcements at the monent, but here’s the latest I have

April

May

03 Blaze Bayley Wolves little civic
08 Magnum
12 Wednesday 13 Wolves Wulfrun
27 Dio Brum Academy

June

02 Ministry Farewell Tour  Wolveds Wulfrn
18 Queensryche Wolves Civic
18 Def Leppard/Whitesnake NEC
20 Santana NEC

August

20 Serj Tankian Brum Academy (rescheduled)

September

18 Nickleback NEC Arena

October

16 Queen & Paul Rodgers NIA

November

03 Motorhead Wolves Civic
27 Thunder

Dec

22 Status Quo  NEC Arena

Lesbian Bed Death gig dates

Lesbian Bed Death have announced the following gig dates.

13 Apr 2008      20:00 LA Rock Cafe      Lichfield, Midlands
17 May 2008     12:00 GODLESS 2008  Stoke-on-Trent, Midlands
18 May 2008     19:00 Satan’s Hollow     Manchester, Northwest

I can’t get to any of em with this damn knee

Nightwish London signing session

Just a quick announcement

Nightwish will be signing copies of their album ‘Dark Passion Play’ on Wednesday 26th March at 6:00pm at the Oxford Street zavvi.

Nightwish confirmed for Bloodstock open air!

Nightwish have been added to the line for this years Bloodstock festival at Catton Hall in Derby.

Source: http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/news/archives/126-NIGHTWISH-CONFIRMED-FOR-BLOODSTOCK-OPEN-AIR-2008!.html

The Full line up for the event can be found here http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/bands-line-up.php

I’d love to catch up with this gig seeing as the Brum one sold out before I got my ticket. But it all depends on my knee, and at the current rate of progress, it looks like I can virtually write this year off

Finland do it again!

Andy Abraham the X-Factor runner up, has been announced as the UK’s entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest after winning a live public vote on BBC One. I didn’t watch the show but after seeing his rehashed 70’s disco number on the BBC News site, it looks like another great year for a long list of nil points.

But we can still hold out hope for something resembling music as Finland has once again entered a metal band into the cobweb ridden cheese fest that is Eurovision. A video of 80’s throwbacks TERÄSBETONI performing “Missä miehet ratsastaa” on Finnish TV can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgOxYaNMIeU

So will metal win again repeating the success of Lordi? Will puppet Dustin the Turkey win it for Ireland? Or will it be an eastern European band singing la lala la la?

Why is it we always chose to send dated cheese laden crap to this event? Who narrows the entry’s down to the 5 or 6 that the British public get to choose from?

I say we send Cradle Of Filth just to make a UK entry interesting

Updated Gig List

This was popular on my old blog, so it’s only right I move it into this nice shiny new one.

Feb

28 The Cult Brum Academy

March

03 Sum 41 Brum Academy
04 Siouxsie Wolves Wulfrun
04 Korn Wolves Civic
09 Asia Wolves Civic
10 Gary Numan Wolves Wulfrun
22 Velvet Revolver Wolves Civic
23 Velvet Revolver Brum Academy
29 Nightwish Brum Academy (SOLD OUT!!!)

April

07 Aiden Brum Academy

May

03 Blaze Bayley Wolves little civic
08 Magnum Wolves Wulfrun
12 Wednesday 13 Wolves Wulfrun
27 Dio Brum Academy

June

02 Ministry Farewell Tour Wolveds Wulfrn
18 Queensryche Wolves Civic
18 Def Leppard/Whitesnake NEC
20 Santana NEC

I’ll keep it updated as best as I can.