Search results for 'magnum'

Review

The Wolf and The King

The dark magic of the Norwegian black metal scene in the late '80s and early '90s will never truly be replicated. Like all revered musical eras, it grew from a confluence of circumstances that still exist in memory, but that have zero chance of being repeated in the same way. But of all the bands th...

News

MAGNUM Announces 'A Passage In Time - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin' 2025 Tour Dates

MAGNUM, the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band, has announced four shows paying tribute to Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force, who died eight months ago. "A Passage In Time - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin" 2025 tour dates: Jan. 21 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK Jan. 22 -...

News

MAGNUM Announces Return To Live Stage: 'We're Doing It Again'

Bob Catley has announced the return of MAGNUM, the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band, eight months after the passing of Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force. Earlier today, Catley, along with MAGNUM keyboardist Rick Benton and drummer Lee Morris, shared a video message in whi...

News

PITCHSHIFTER Releases Long-Lost Original Version Of '[NOS] Genius'

Nottingham-based industrial rock outfit PITCHSHIFTER has re-released its long-lost original version of their monster single "[NOS] Genius". The unheard and recovered version of the track comes as a celebration of 27 years since the release of the band's magnum opus album, "www.pitchshifter.com", and...

News

GREEN DAY Announces Massive 'American Idiot' 20th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Exactly two decades ago, five-time Grammy Award-winning band GREEN DAY forever changed punk rock and popular culture with their conceptual magnum opus, "American Idiot". Commemorating the Grammy Award-winning record's 20th birthday this year, the California trio proudly present the definitive "Ameri...

News

DEMON Announces New Album 'Invincible', Shares 'Face The Master' Single

On its 45th anniversary as a band, iconic British heavy metal outfit DEMON has announced the release of a new studio album, "Invincible", due on May 17 via Frontiers Music Srl. Considered one of the leading bands of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM),DEMON has also unveiled the first sing...

News

MAGNUM's BOB CATLEY: 'I Really Can't Carry On With TONY CLARKIN Not Here Anymore'

Bob Catley has apparently put MAGNUM to rest, two months after the passing of Tony Clarkin, the guitarist, songwriter and the driving force behind the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band. Earlier today (Thursday, March 7),the 76-year-old MAGNUM singer released a video message on social media in which he s...

News

Watch: ROB DUKES Performs EXODUS Songs With SHOVEL HEADED KILL MACHINE In Clifton

On Saturday, February 24, former EXODUS singer Rob Dukes performed a full set of the band's songs under the SHOVEL HEADED KILL MACHINE banner at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. SHOVEL HEADED KILL MACHINE's setlist included the following tracks, most of which were originally recorded during Dukes's...

News

FIREWIND Shares New Song 'Chains'

FIREWIND will release a new studio album, "Stand United", on March 1, 2024 via AFM. The official lyric video for the LP's latest single, the powerful hard rock anthem "Chains", can be seen below. FIREWIND mastermind Gus G. says: "This is the last single we put out as we're getting closer to the 'Sta...

Review

Here Comes The Rain

Impervious to time or trend and seemingly indestructible, MAGNUM carved a unique niche for themselves back in the late '70s and early '80s. One brief hiatus aside, the Brits have been making classy, progressively inclined melodic rock records ever since, and a particularly strong recent run of album...

News

MAGNUM's TONY CLARKIN Dead At 77

Tony Clarkin, guitarist, mastermind and main songwriter of the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band MAGNUM, has died at the age of 77. The news of his death comes just weeks after it was announced that he had been diagnosed with a rare and incurable spinal condition. As a result of his diagnosis, MAGNUM can...

News

MAGNUM Releases New Single 'The Seventh Darkness'

British rock band MAGNUM will release a new studio album, "Here Comes The Rain", on January 12, 2024 via Steamhammer/SPV. The official lyric video for the LP's second single, "The Seventh Darkness", can be seen below. "The Seventh Darkness" includes some awesome brass sections courtesy of guest musi...

News

MAGNUM Members Open Up About TONY CLARKIN's Health: Canceling The Tour Was 'The Wise Thing To Do'

Earlier this week, it was announced that Tony Clarkin, guitarist, mastermind and main songwriter of the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band MAGNUM, has been diagnosed with a rare and incurable spinal condition. As a result of his diagnosis, MAGNUM has canceled its previously announced spring 2024 tour. In...

News

MAGNUM's TONY CLARKIN Diagnosed With Rare And Incurable Spinal Condition; Spring 2024 Tour Canceled

Tony Clarkin, guitarist, mastermind and main songwriter of the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band MAGNUM, has been diagnosed with a rare and incurable spinal condition. As a result of his diagnosis, MAGNUM has canceled its previously announced spring 2024 tour. Earlier today (Monday, December 18),Clarkin...

News

MAGNUM Shares New Single 'Blue Tango'

British rock band MAGNUM will release a new studio album, "Here Comes The Rain", on January 12, 2024 via Steamhammer/SPV. The official lyric video for the LP's first single, "Blue Tango", can be seen below. MAGNUM guitarist/songwriter Tony Clarkin states: "Apart from MAGNUM's typical trademarks, 'He...