Amsterdam based Metal band The Charm The Fury are gearing up to release their sophomore album, 'The Sick, Dumb & Happy'. The album will be released on Friday 17th March via Nuclear Blast (worldwide) and Arising Empire (Europe). The Charm The Fury have matured since their debut. With several of Europe's biggest festivals under their belt, they have transformed their sound into a startling slab of ultra-modern but utterly distinctive Metal that shrewdly and honestly redefines what they are all about. Driven by a collective distaste for the state of the world in the 21st century, the band, consisting of Caroline Westendorp - vocals, Mathijs Tieken - drums, Rolf Perdok - guitars, Martijn Slegtenhorst - guitars and Lucas Arnoldussen - bass, recorded an angry album underpinned by ferocious intelligence and a heartfelt desire to wake people out of their digital stupors!

This week's 2016 WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day includes Smithradio, Asphalt Horsemen, Voodoo Hill, Black Stone Cherry, Alter Bridge, Failure Anthem, The Broken Ravens, Art Of Anarchy, Wicked Tongues, Bruce Kulick, Budgie, Scorpion Child (pictured), Blue Helix, Rival Sons, Rainbreakers, The Brew, Inglorious, The Answer, Voodoo Six, Empyre, Bedwyr Morgan and on their introducing stage Motion Device!

Walter Trout (Vid Of The Day) is on fire right now and at the peak of his game following the release of two recent firecrackers of albums; ‘Alive in Amsterdam’ (2016) and ‘Battle Scars’ (2015) - both reached the top of the Blues Charts and has rejuvenated one of the most formidable Bluesmen of our time. After a blistering performance at Ramblin' Man Fair (pictured), BluesFest and his October tour last year, Walter is back in the UK , ‘Alive’ with the sound of a man resurrected - calling at; Whitely Bay, Glasgow, Sheffield, Lincoln, Warrington, Norwich and Leamingon. Walter will be joined on the tour by The Trout Brothers Band; his sons Jonathan and Mike along with honorary brother Adam!

UK rock trio RavenEye (Vid Of The Day) have been invited to tour Europe as Special Guests of Kiss, one of Rock’s most notorious and influential bands. They have also been added as Special Guests on the Hellyeah UK tour in April. The band also recently announced shows at Download festivals in Spain and France, as well as Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Festival, with more to follow soon. Since releasing their wildly successful EP, ‘Breaking Out’, and debut album ‘NOVA', RavenEye has toured globally, supporting Slash, Deep Purple, The Darkness​ and Halestorm amongst others. The band has headlined their own tours through Europe and America as well as performing at major international rock festivals - their incendiary live shows have captivated crowds and put them on the map as a ‘must see live’ band. When RavenEye formed two years ago with Oli Brown on vocals and guitar, Aaron Spiers on bass, synth and vocals and Adam Breeze on drums - the then 25 year old singer and multi-award winning guitarist Brown​, had already released four solo albums and toured the world for 10 years with legends such as Jeff Beck​, Buddy Guy​, Johnny Winter​ and Joe Satriani​.

NYHC legends Madball have announced a UK tour for this Summer starting on Sunday 25th June at London's Underworld in Camden and ending at Birmingham's Mama Roux on Thursday 29th June. Madball have earnt their stripes as one of the true veterans of the hardcore scene, with a career that's spanned more than a quarter of a decade so far. Madball are currently working on their ninth studio album - the veterans last CD 'Hardcore Lives' being released in 2014.

Today's Black On Blues Track Of The Day includes music from Professor Louie And The Crowmatix, Vin Mott, JW Jones, Guy Verlinde and Delta Moon.

Today's Blues On The Marsh Track Of The Day, orginally broadcast on Friday night, includes Tiny Legs Tim, Calvin Frazier, Eddie Bo and Chris Barber, Paul Lamb and the Kingsnakes, Catfish (pictured) and more.

New Forest Tribal-Pop quartet Natives have announced an extensive 17-date UK headline tour running throughout May and June this year. The tour starts at the Bristol’s Louisiana on Tuesday 9th May and finishes at The Winchester, Bournemouth on Saturday 17th June. The band will call at major cities across the UK and headline The Camden Assembly, London on Friday 15th June. The announcement follows the band’s recent tour with Busted, which saw Natives play the biggest shows of their career and achieve high profile press support from the Evening Standard, Metro and more. The band are gearing up to release their second album later this year through LAB Records/The Santi Collective. The recent string of highly acclaimed single releases, including ‘Warpaint’, ‘Passion’, ‘Stop The Rain’ and ‘Chasing Lions’, give a taste of the ambitious record, which explores the fictional story of a curious character who embarks on a journey into an unknown world. The band have also been announced to play the Common People Festival, Southampton on Sunday 28th May.

'Saint Of The Lost Souls”' is House Of Lords’ tenth studio album due to be released on Friday 24th March, following up the highly successful “'Indestructible”'. Recorded and produced by the band’s singer and mastermind James Christian, this collection of songs has an incredible flow of up-tempo and mid-tempo rockers mixed with power ballads, which lean a bit more toward keyboards this time around, but without compromising the band's trademark sound which is based around Jimi Bell’'s guitar. The band has toured relentlessly in Europe and the States in support of their releases and have now become a true staple of the Hard Rock scene on both continents. Look out for House of Lords (Vid Of The Day) on tour in the spring of 2017 with Christian, Bell, Chris Tristram on bass and BJ Zampa on drums!

Latin Metal legends Ill Niño bring their "15 Years Of Revolution" celebrations tour to the UK tour this month, marking the 15th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album 'Revolution Revolución', by playing the classic in its entirety, alongside other fan favourites from the band's extensive catalogue. Reigning from New Jersey/New York, Ill Niño are a force to be reckoned with. 'Revolution Revolucion' marked what was the beginning for these founding fathers of Latin Metal. The band continues strong 15 years later and show no signs of letting up following extensive touring across Europe, U.S., Australia, UK, South America, Japan, and China. With 1.3 million worldwide albums sales under their belts, their breed of Metal to the masses resonates with long-term and new fans. Not following the typical flavour of the day musical trends, and sticking to their guns, is what makes Ill Niño one of the most prolific Latin Metal bands of all time.

There's no doubt that the WRC are spoilt for choice tonight with a number of stand-out gigs taking place. First up are WRC favourites Loose Moorings (Vid Of The Day) who are playing London's Three Wishes in Edgeware HA8 7EL at 8.30pm. And just up the road at The Proud in Camden at 7.30pm, Yorkshire Alternative Rock trio Hellbound Hearts (pictured) continue to solidify the promise shown on previous EP's in a fashion that simply shouldn’t be ignored if you’'re a Rock fan. Finally, further South at Leo's Red Lion in Gravesend, 'G3' will feature live sets from Damo Fawsett's own band Big River, UK Blues/Rock guitarist Dean Howard (T'Pau, Ian Gillan Band, Cats In Space) and former Bad Company and Humble Pie guitarist and Fret-King Signature Artist Dave 'Bucket' Colwell and Friends.

Bristol’s grrrl rockers IDestroy are not only playing London's Hope & Anchor tonight but they have also revealed a double A-side featuring the brand new singles ‘Annie’ and ‘98%’ which is today's Track Of The Day. Fuelled with Rock'n'Roll swagger and riotous attitude, the gutsy trio are mixing powerful riffs with catchy Pop melodies to create an infectious party-Punk sound. ‘Annie’ is a short, sharp, feisty number, packed with driving rhythms and rebellious charm, while ‘98%’ ramps up the gears with its energetic guitars and pounding basslines. This is the first taste of new music from the band since bursting onto the scene in 2016 with their EP 'Vanity Loves Me', a raw and gritty debut that was a perfect introduction to their edgy-Punk style. Showcasing their fierce determination and passion for their craft, it saw them gain support from the likes of Planet Rock, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio with the title track, ‘Vanity Loves Me’, and also second single, ‘State Of The Art’.