Funeral For A Friend get set to release one more single before the band release the new album on their own record label ‘Join Us Records’, the single is called ‘Kicking and Screaming’ which will be releasd on the 29th september, two weeks before the album ‘Memory and Humanity, to get a flavour of the single you can watch the video by following this link here.

Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the signing of  DOMMIN, Los Angeles-based goth rock quartet Dommin was discovered by Dirty Icon Productions, a company founded by producer Logan Mader, the former guitarist of longtime Roadrunner band, Machine Head. Led by the enigmatic frontman, guitarist and songwriter Kristofer Dommin, Dommin puts a refreshing spin on the romantic, dark goth sound, bringing a unified voice to the brokenhearted swarm of purposefully melancholic music fans who prefer not only to look at the glass as half-full but as cracked, too. Veteran A&R rep Monte Conner signed the band to the label and was quick to express his excitement, saying, “Dommin comes across as very fresh and unique in today’s landscape. Kristofer Dommin is their secret weapon. His vocals are absolutely compelling, and this is especially evident live where you can feel the power, passion and emotion of every word he sings.” Dommin’s line up is rounded out by keyboardist Konstantine, bassist Billy James and drummer Cameron. Check out the swell of black-hued, stormy and mysterious rock on the band’s heavily trafficked MySpace page, viewable at:

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 www.myspace.com/dommin.

Seventies Classic Metal webcaster Rock3 announces NEW shows for the Classic British Metal webcast, Now there is a softer metal/rock playlist for Sundays ” to cater for the cricket and tea brigade” but they go on to say that they will continue their succesful mix of heavy metal and hard rock throughout the rest of the week, all from the early seventies, and rumours of the progressive metal webcast also been simililary updated.

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CLASSIC SEVENTIES METAL WEBCAST HERE

Returning to British shores for the first time since last November, WARLOCKS will be accosting audiences nationwide next month with their morbid combination of sound and sense (see dates below).

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With the Warlocks you learn to expect the unexpected. Always shrouded in mystery and dressed in black, this once octet are known for their signature sound and live shows, and have been compared a million times to the Velvet Underground’s exploding plastic inevitable. This works through from the ‘Phoenix EP’ and the albums ‘Rising From The Ashes’ and ‘Destroying & Rebuilding’.

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Almost at the brink of giving up music completely, leader B.H. found the perfect label to let his art come before song and song come before art. Tee Pee Records (Brian Jonestown Massacre, Witch, Earthless, Entrance), a label know for giving their artists complete creative control, signed the Warlocks with no idea who was in the current line-up and no current band images.

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The new stripped-down line up took a matter of weeks to record latest record, ‘Heavy Deavy Skull Lover’, which was released last October to critical acclaim.

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August

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15        Manchester    Roadhouse

16        York                The Duchess

17        Aberdeen        Moshulu

18        Glasgow          Barfly

19        Newcastle       Academy 2

20        Liverpool         Academy 2

22        Cardiff             Clwb Ifor Bach

24        Sheffield         The Dream Machine

25        Cambridge      Barfly

26        Birmingham   Academy 2

27        Bristol             Academy 2

28        Oxford             Zodiac

29        London            Islington Bar Academy

30        Brighton         Engine Room

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On Monday 28th July ‘On The Fiddle Records’ will release a brand new single by The Levellers entitled ‘Before The End’ which will be available on 7 inch vinyl and as a download.

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‘Before The End’ is the closest the Levellers have ever come to writing a love song. With the insistent, pounding drums, Velvet Underground-style violin and shadowy female backing vocals this song oozes charm and has a certain sexiness not usually associated with The Levellers and their anthemic folk-punk songs. Singer, Mark Chadwick, belts out an enormous heartfelt chorus and it becomes apparent why this band have endured twenty years wowing crowds and notching up fourteen Top 40 singles to date.

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“Before the End” is taken from The Levellers’ forthcoming album “Letters from the Underground” which sees the band return with a contemporary sounding rockier edge. The band’s latest work offers a sound and attitude that will not only please established fans but court a new audience and represent the ideas and opinions of a new generation of musical and political dissidents.

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The Levellers have always provided the perfect soundtrack to any festival which is why they have been invited to headline so many over the summer followed by a headline tour of the UK later in the year… check out the site for dates.
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www.levellers.co.uk
www.myspace.com/levellers www.onthefiddlerecordings.com

Random Conflict, the UK established five-piece from Birmingham, formed in 2006 with the desire to write passionate yet aggresive music.
Since taking to the live circuit, Random Conflict have headlined tours with support from Elias Last Day, Many Things Untold, Brutality Will Prevail, A Fallen Regret (on their tour of Belgium) & Salvatore Leone, with tours alongside heavyweights Shaped By Fate & Eternal Lord coming up!

you may have seen us mention our friends in Valencia before? Well, they came over to tour the UK with Kids In Glass Houses earlier this month and they have made a lovely tour video you should all go check out. Simply click the pic below… AND for the actual tour photos you will need to go HERE:

Merthyr Tydfil’s The Blackout are one of the fastest rising new bands on the British rock scene. The hotly tipped sextet have exploded out of the UK to circuit to find themselves sharing bill’s with the likes of Lostprophets, Funeral For A Friend, The Used and Gallows. Nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2006 Kerrang Awards, the Valleys outfit have landed themselves a deal on the unfeasibly cool Fierce Panda label, where they released their debut album ‘We Are the Dynamite’ in late 2007. That album became the Fierce Panda’s fastest ever selling release, which for a label that has released records by Coldplay, Keane and Ash is no mean feat. The band has just returned from a tour of American and Europe and are considered by the likes of Kerrang Magazine to be one of the hottest acts around.

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Currently on a European Tour with Linkin Park , Pontys Big Weekend welcomes these local heroes to the Muni Arts Centre on Saturday 19th July.

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READ THE LIVE REVIEW AND VIEW THE EXCELLENT PICTURES HERE

The hard hitting Seattle fourpiece, fronted by the legendary Duff McKagan as vocalist and guitarist, are set to tour the UK for the first time….

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Debut album “Dark Days”, released in 2001, shows a band at the height of their powers. From the “kick in the head” of punked up ballsy album opener “Seattlehead” to the epic and moody “Criminal”, from the grunge swing of “Wrap My Arms” to the introspective “Dark Days”, the album showcases driving and melodic punk infused rock overlaid with McKagan’s unique and powerful vocals.

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The band are currently in the studio working on material for a new studio album (release date tbc). The sessions are progressing well and they band already have three new tracks ready – “Forgive Me”, “Sick” and “No More”.

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With Duff McKagan on Vocals and Guitar, the band is completed by Jeff Rouse on Bass, Mike Squires on Guitar and Geoff Reading on Drums.

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Duff who recently toured with Guns ‘N Roses axeman SLASH’s band ‘Velvet Revolver’ was caught on stage live at the Birmingham Acadamy in all his rampant pomp.. for photos follow this…HERE

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Duff McKagan’s Loaded will be playing European dates. Full dates at time of going to press are as follows

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2008

Sat 6 Sep                Azkena Festival, Vittoria, Spain                         www.azkenarockfestival.com

Sat 13 Sep              Palasharp Festival, Milan, Italy                        

Sun 14 Sep            Bristol, Academy, UK                                        0844 477 2000

Mon 15 Sep           Liverpoo,l Academy, UK                                   0844 477 2000

Tue 16 Sep            Sheffield, Academy, UK                                    0844 477 2000

Thu 18 Sep            London, Islington Academy, UK                     0844 477 2000

Fri 19 Sep              Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall, UK                  0870 320 7000

Sat 20 Sep            Nottingham, Rock City, UK                                08713 100 000

Sun 21 Sep           Gateshead, The Sage, UK                                  0191 443 4661

Mon  22 Sep           Glasgow, Garage, UK                                         08444 999 990

Tue23 Sep            Inverness, Ironworks, UK                                 08444 999 990

Thu 25 Sep            Belfast, Limelight, Northern Ireland

Fri 26 Sep               Dublin, Academy, Eire

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For UK and Eire dates tickets cost £15 (£17.50 in London, £17 in Glasgow, £20 in Belfast and E25 in Dublin) – subject to booking fee. Tickets are available from local box office numbers, 24hr cc hotline 0844 576 5483 or online at www.livenation.co.uk. Doors are at 7pm and Duff McKagan’s Loaded will be onstage at 9pm.

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Support comes from The Loyalties

www.myspace.com/theloyalties

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www.myspace.com/loadedlamf

Bon Jovi are currently doing some shows in the UK and this week were snapped at the Ricoh Arena by Photographer James Hope, Review and photos HERE: Jon and the boys have currently got a single out ‘We Got It Going On’ which has reached the top of the HMV download charts and looks set to stay there for a while. while Bon Jovi complete there second sell out night at Twickinham Stadium tonight this evening then it will be a little R&R. The fans are delighted with the bands set on this show as the band bring out all the big guns.

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London, United Kingdom - Twickenham Stadium - 6/27/08

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PRAYER
BAD NAME
LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
CAPT. CRASH
RUNAWAY
SLEEP w/ Twist & Shout & Start Me Up
BLAZE OF GLORY
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN’
DIAMOND RING
ALWAYS
IN THESE ARMS
WE GOT IT GOIN’ ON
IT’S MY LIFE
I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU - RICHIE VOX
DRY COUNTY
HAVE A NICE DAY
FAITH
WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T GO HOME
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout

ENCORE:
HALLELUJAH
WANTED

CAGE THE ELEPHANT have been flying this past month, and on friday we see them hit up FOPP in Bristol for an instore launch of the self titled album release before heading to Glastonbury for a Friday night performance.. to see whaat you have been missing check out the live show photos of the band at the Birmingham Academy and The Birmingham Barfly both this past month, and of course the videos..!

Barfly Photos

Academy Photos

Def Leppard got very close to their Sheffield home town when they played the Birmingham NEC to a sold out audience, with fans claiming that the guys are as good as ever and with a new album on the table with ‘Songs from the sparkle lounge’, is it time for metal to re-gain its spot in the British mainstream charts. To see the fellas in all their pomp and glory follow this link to view their live photos and review…

Pennsylvanian quartet INNERPARTYSYSTEM are proud to be the first band ever to have their debut UK single pressed onto a seven-inch single made entirely from dark chocolate and limited to only 100 copies. Featuring their forthcoming single ‘Don’t Stop’, released June 30^th, if kept cool enough the record does actually play as the grooves are cut into the chocolate, allowing it to play like a normal, if slightly crackly, vinyl single. We kid you not. It might not sound as good as regular vinyl but it sure tastes better and it’s far easier to swallow.

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INNERPARTYSYSTEM are also confirmed to play the highly-anticipated Projekt Revolution show at Milton Keynes Bowl June 29^th. Headlined by Linkin Park, INNERPARTYSYSTEM join Jay-Z, Pendulum, N*E*R*D, Enter Shikari and The Bravery on a bill that threatens to be one of the gigs of the summer.

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Their first visit to the UK in April for the Camden Crawl immediately caught the attention of music heads and clued-up media leaders in the capitol with the likes of Zane, Daniel P Carter, XFM, Scuzz and Kerrang! all lending their support. The superb Penta directed video, is currently the #1 requested video on Scuzz.

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Alongside their appearance at Projekt Revolution, the Pennsylvanian quartet are also confirmed to play the following dates including a set at the Wireless Festival, where they will appear on the Tuborg Stage.

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Check out the band’s tour teaser vid at the following link. That’s some eerie shit!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dHGTpLvMXE

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June dates :

23^rd    Wolverhampton      Little Civic

24^th    Southampton           Joiners

26^th    Liverpool                  Barfly   

27^th   Swansea Club NME         Sin City

29^th  Milton Keynes      The Bowl (With Linkin Park)

30^th   Cardiff     Barfly

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July dates:

1^st    Glasgow  Barfly

3^rd   London    The Scala

4^th   London Club NME      Koko

5^th   London   Wireless Festival

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The band’s utterly infectious debut UK single ‘Don’t Stop’ will be released on 30th June through Fallout Records to be followed by an album in September.

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INNERPARTYSYSTEM are:

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Patrick Nissley – vocals, songwriter

Kris Barman – keyboards, guitar, programming

Jared Piccone – drums, beats, programming

Jesse Cronan – keyboards, programming

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They can be found at: www.myspace.com/innerpartysystem

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www.innerpartysystem.com

The Devil Wears Prada came to England they played and they conquored, warming up with some select shows before descending on Englands Donnington park for the monster Download Rock festival, they were photographed on stage by the UK’S Rock3 crew.. (photo’s & review) and didn’t they do well capturing Mike Hranica and the guys in fine fettle. The Devil Wears Prada is going from strength to strength with over 20,000 plays each day on the bands myspace page they have gone atmospheric.

Myspace page

Catch the FFAF latest video of the ‘Waterfront Dance Club’ due out on the 14th July and with Three gold selling albums. Nine Top 20 singles. Half a decade of global touring taking in Singapore, Thailand, Australasia, Japan, America and every corner of Europe. Twenty plus magazine front covers. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND are truly a phenomenon.
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And in 2008 they are embarking on the greatest part of their adventure yet. They have formed their very own record label, the bullishly titled Join Us Records. Funded by Ingenious Music and built on Integral’s (a division of PIAS) formidable infrastructure, this is a move that has energised and excited the Welsh quintet in equal measure.

“We were fortunate to be on a major label for the past five years,” says bassist Gareth Davies, “Now we are in a great position to take the time investment that they have already put into us, and walk away, and start afresh, with a clean slate and with the fanbase already in place. This is a great stepping stone for us.”
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‘Waterfront Dance Club’ and ‘Beneath The Burning Tree’ will be Funeral For A Friend’s fans’ first chance to hear the newly invigorated band’s current sound. Drawing fire from the muscular intensity of their earlier material and melding it seamlessly to the melodic intelligence of latter albums ‘Hours’ and ‘Tales Don’t Tell Themselves’, this new material shows the band to be as incisively relevant as ever. ‘Waterfront Dance Club’ will be available as a free download from July 14 and both tracks will grace a limited edition 7” from the same date.,

Now with their own hands at the tiller, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND look destined to add another scintillating chapter to their incredible story.
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Catch the guys at one of their following UK dates:
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Jun 28 - Woodstock, WAKESTOCK FESTIVAL
Jun 30 - Manchester, Academy 3
Jul 1 - Glasgow, King Tuts
Jul 2 - London, Kings College
Jul 4 - Newport, TJ’s
Jul 5 - Abersoch, WAKESTOCK FESTIVAL
Jul 6 - Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, ZOO THOUSAND & EIGHT FESTIVAL

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Myspace page

Lincoln Parish guitarist of Cage The Elephant leapt from the stage at the Birmingham  academy to show the audience that its not only Matt Shultz who can get amongst the crowds… full gig photos and show review can be found here .. to view the bands latest single and video single check out ‘Aint No Rest For The Wicked’ Video.

INNERPARTYSYSTEM are confirmed to play the highly-anticipated Projekt Revolution show at Milton Keynes Bowl June 29th. Headlined by Linkin Park, INNERPARTYSYSTEM join Jay-Z, Pendulum, N*E*R*D, Enter Shikari and The Bravery on a bill that threatens to be one of the gigs of the summer!

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INNERPARTYSYSTEM is four guys who were reared in the bleak small towns that surround Reading, Pennsylvania. The weathered houses, rusted factories and sprawling farms make this the landscape of true America. These environments are stark and mechanical, and they are pregnant with dark and anxious hope – sentiments that Patrick Nissley, INNERPARTYSYSTEM’s main songwriter, carries in his writing. INNERPARTYSYSTEM have a distinctive vision, as their songs incorporate throbbing electronic beats that nod towards Autechre, Chemical Brothers and Squarepusher but they are equally a rock band whom, like Nine Inch Nails, Pendulum and Prodigy, aren’t afraid to mix styles and mess with the formula.

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Their first visit to the UK in April for the Camden Crawl immediately caught the attention of music heads and clued-up media leaders in the capitol with the likes of Zane, Daniel P Carter, XFM, Scuzz and Kerrang! all lending their support. The superb Penta directed video, is currently the #1 requested video on Scuzz.

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Alongside their appearance at Projekt Revolution, the Pennsylvanian quartet are also confirmed to play the following dates including a set at the Wireless Festival, where they will appear on the Tuborg Stage.

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June
23rd  Wolverhampton  Little Civic
24th  Southhampton  Joiners
26th  Liverpool   Barfly 
27th  Swansea Club NME Sin City
29TH  Milton Keynes  The Bowl (Projekt Revolution with Linkin Park)
30th   Cardiff   Barfly
July
1st  Glasgow  Barfly
3rd   London   The Scala
4th  London Club NME  Koko
5th  London   Wireless Festival

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The band’s utterly infectious debut UK single ‘Don’t Stop’ will be released on 30th June through Fallout Records to be followed by an album in September.
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‘DON’T STOP’ SINGLE RELEASED JUNE 30th(Island/Fallout Records)www.myspace.com/innerpartysystem | www.innerpartysystem.com

Avenged Sevenfold will issue the single ‘Dear God’ with ‘A Little Piece of Heaven’ as a limited edition single on July 7th to coincide with this summer’s festival dates and Twickenham Stadium show as support to Iron Maiden.

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Available as a limited edition CD single and on digital download formats, ‘Dear God’ (video) adds a dark country tinge to the band’s patented attack. The CD also features an alternate version of album favourite ‘Afterlife’ that’s also included on the iTunes DMD along with ‘Crossroads’. The 7 Digital DMD will feature ‘Dear God’ supplemented by a live track (title TBC) and the single will also be available as a one-track DMD.

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Avenged Sevenfold are appearing as special guests of Iron Maiden at many of their shows across mainland Europe and Scandinavia this summer. The sole UK date is at Twickenham Stadium on July 5th. The band will return to these shores to play on the main stage at the Leeds and Reading festivals on August 22nd and 24th respectively, where Metallica headline a bill that also includes Slipknot and Tenacious D.

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Produced by the band with Andy Wallace (System of a Down, Linkin Park) on mixing duties, Avenged Sevenfold’s current self-titled album continues their burgeoning reputation as one of the most exciting bands on the contemporary metal scene. The result is an uncompromising collection laden with heavy riffage, fluid leads, battering rhythms and insistent hooks. Highlights of the set include the first single ‘Almost Easy’ and the vehement opening track ‘Critical Acclaim’ as well as ‘Dear God’.

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“It rocks” – Classic Rock 

“Their anthem-filled fourth album’s brazen swagger may prove irresistible” – Q

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UK dates:

5th July Twickenham Stadium (w/ Iron Maiden)
22nd August Leeds Festival
24th August Reading Festival

http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/   |   www.myspace.com/avengedsevenfold

 Could it be possible to release a track with the same addiction as ‘Lips Like Morphine’?  The Kill Hannah track was high on the play lists of XFM and Kerrang! Radio, and made a major impact on the download charts.  It would seem Kill Hannah have done it again as they prepare to release their next single from their ‘Until There’s Nothing Left Of Us’ album.  All of us here at Rock3Music.com are loving this band and ‘Boys And Girls’ does not disappoint us.  It is a compulsive rocking dance piece with the trade mark tones of the vocals and a video that screams at you to get up and shake your perfectly sculptured bonce.  It is a tune which will have you bouncing about wherever you are every time you hear it.  It was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and produced by Sean Beavan – with top names like that the single will sell itself!  The video was featured on MySpace as an exclusive – click the link below to indulge.

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The A-list US band are midway through a world wide tour, but will be calling back to the UK this week for the Download Festival on Friday 13th, after a night in Wrexham on the 11th and Oxford on the 12th.  ‘Boys and Girls’ will be hitting our radios and seducing our ears very soon!

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©Meriel Flavell 2008

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http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=35639925

www.myspace.com/killhannah

www.killhannah.com 

Live Show Review and Gig Photographs HERE

Aussie rockers Airbourne fly into the UK mainland from their Jersey hideout to give the fans a full on treat at Donnington’s Download this weekend and have already organised to come back for a month long tour in november the length and breadth of the uk. When they toured the UK in February this year they found time to give an interview which was recorded and can be found HERE, where brothers Ryan and Joel give candid answers to some interesting questions and it seems that sex, drugs and rock n roll still go hand in hand.

AIRBOURNE OFFICIAL SITE