Following the success of his last acoustic tour, Liam Fray, frontman of the Courteeners, kicked off another jaunt by tackling a full house at Liverpool’s O2 Academy.  

Formed in 2009, More Than Conquerors are a dynamic, alternative punk outfit from Belfast.  Why it has taken them so long to release their debut album, ‘Everything I’ve Learnt’, is anyone’s guess, but it has definitely been worth the wait.  

On their debut, Aussie pop-rockers Tonight Alive asked, 'What Are You So Scared Of?'. Well, when you’ve made a dent with a solid debut, the idea of producing a successful follow up is pretty scary. The balance between developing your sound and ensuring that you please the fans is a fine one, but on 'The Other Side' Tonight Alive are in confident mood.

With the festival now just over a month away, Leeds based Damnation Festival has completed its 2013 line-up. With the festival increased to four stages there is now an overwhelming amount of choice offered to punters, with everything from black, death, doom and sludge metal to post-rock and progressive.

Fall Out Boy have confirmed a special, one-off show at London's Islington O2 Academy for November 5.

US superstar Barry Manilow has announced dates for a return to UK arenas and stadiums in 2014. Barry Manilow Tickets for his Ipswich and Southampton shows are on PRESALE 9AM TODAY, Wednesday September 25.

Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto has revealed that he turned down the chance to collaborate with Kanye West on a music video.

MIA has unveiled the artwork for her brand new album ‘Matangi’.

Acoustic folk duo The Daydream Club have announced brand new EP ‘Found’.

Revived British Metal pioneers Hell have unveiled the cover artwork and tracklist of their upcoming second full-length record 'Curse And Chapter', which will be unleashed onto the United Kingdom on November 25, 2013.

Lily & Madeleine have unveiled the official video for Devil We Know, the first single from their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which will be released 28 October on Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Los Angeles glam metal outfit Steel Panther have announced details of their new album ‘All You Can Eat’.

On the eve of the release of their long awaited second album 'Glow & Behold', Yuck unveil one of the album’s highlights, Memorial Fields.

Multi-platinum selling recording artist Gavin DeGraw announces that his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, 'Make A Move', is set for release on October 14 via Sony Music, available now for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon.

San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans Death Angel have shared a lyric video for the title-track of their upcoming album 'The Dream Calls for Blood'.

Portland thrash metal outfit Toxic Holocaust have premiered a brand new track, Out Of The Fire.

Stone Temple Pilots have revealed a lyric video for their current single Black Heart, which is lifted from their ‘High Rise’ EP.

The Darkness have announced details of their first ever hometown show. It’s taken over a decade, but the band are finally able to give the people of Lowestoft a chance to see what the rest of the world has been talking about all this time!

After selling out their October London show earlier this month, Krept & Konan have announced an extra show at O2 Academy Islington, London on December 28.

Nick Mulvey has unveiled the official video for his forthcoming single Nitrous.