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’.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns today with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat, featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association Presenters' Picks, another short look back at the recent Broadstairs Blues Bash and much more Music this week Includes tracks from Eliza Neals, Larry Griffith Band, Elles Bailey, Marty Manous, Philipp Fankhauser, James O'Hara, David Bray, Erja Lyytinen, Martin McNeill, Andrew Jr Boy Jones, Fran McGillivray Band, Rag’n’Bone Man, The Rumblestrutters, Mick McConnell, Richard Ray Farrell, Husky Tones, Fantastic Negrito, Wily Bo Walker, Gwyn Ashton/Chris Finnen, Ash Wilson (pictured), Catfish, Toriah Fontaine, Teresa Watson Band, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Lachy Doley, Vika Bull & The Essential R&B Band, At Last - The Etta James Story, Camera Soul, Marcus Malone, Southern Avenue and B. B. & The Blues Shacks.

Dawes have premiered their new video 'Roll With The Punches' featuring Mandy Moore - today's Vid Of The Day. In the video, Moore and Taylor Goldsmith, Dawes’s front man, star as a couple in the throes of a breakup. Dawes is currently on a 50-date North American tour, with stops in New York, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Nashville and more. Billed as “An Evening With Dawes”, each night will feature two sets by the band with no opener. Dawes consists of Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber (bass), Griffin Goldsmith (drums, vocals, percussion) and Lee Pardini (keyboards, vocals). The band has toured extensively playing headline shows worldwide and major festival appearances including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and Newport Folk Festival. Recently, they have toured with My Morning Jacket, Bob Dylan, Mumford and Sons, Conor Oberst and Jackson Browne.

In mid-2015, former Venom member Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, together with original members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Tony "Abaddon" Bray, formed a second incarnation of Britain's seminal Black Metal band. After coming together under the flag Venom Inc, history began to write itself once again. Now, after proving their lasting prowess on the road and at festivals internationally throughout the past year, the band is pleased to announce their signing with premier international Heavy Metal label Nuclear Blast Records - and consequently the band is scheduled to release a new album this year - more details coming soon! Venom Inc are also set to perform at several festivals in Europe throughout 2017, including stops at Hammerfest Festival, Inferno Festival, Heavy Metal Cauldron and others where the band will perform classic Venom sets.

The WRC were delighted to hear recently from our friend Pete Pagonis - drummer from Idlewar: "We have great news - we are honored to be nominated for Best New Band by Planet Rock Radio for the Rocks 2017 awards!" Well if you want to vote for Idlewar (who we originally introduced you to in September 2015) or any other WRC favourites, then you need to vote here by 23:59 tonight. The winners will be revealed during Wyatt's show on Planet Rock from 10am this Friday. Meanwhile, today's Idlewar Vid Of The Day 'Soul' was edited by Pete and is taken from their latest LP 'Impulse'.

Of course, yet another mate of the WRC is Route 66 host Rory Auskerry - and on today's Track Of The Day originally broadcast on Sunday - Rory features new music from Mick McConnell and The Sharpeez plus a review of Jo Harman (pictured) and Elles Bailey's gig in Manchester. There are also classic tracks from The Rolling Stones, Chris Rea, Van Halen, Foo Fighters and Rory Gallagher plus music from Rob Tognoni, the Jimi Barbiani Band and Brooks & Dunn.

Just days after Gwyn Ashton was featured on Monday's Black On Blues Track Of The Day, another good friend of the WRC, Rob Taylor, Artist Relations Director at NMB Live, contacted us to tell us that he had bumped into Gwyn at the NAMM Music exhibition in Annaheim at the end of January. For the record, pictured with Rob (second right) and Gwyn (furthest right) are Bobby Kimball from Toto (first left) and second left, young Canadian Sophia Radisch, who Rob tells us to keep an eye on, as she's flying up the charts.

It is finally coming on Friday 19th May - a live CD/DVD from The Dead Daisies! If you’ve been to a show last year, 'Live & Louder' (Vid Of The Day) captures all that! 16 songs, recorded during their terrific UK/Europe tour last Autumn. Influenced by 70’s and early 80’s Rock, The Dead Daisies sound is soulful and accessible – equal parts of Aerosmith, Bad Company and Foreigner: muscular vocals, Bluesy riffs, big choruses, powerful melodies and strong hooks. With stellar musicianship and pulverizing live shows, fans across the globe are discovering the band that is bringing back Rock & Roll! The band features in their ranks some of the finest Rockers on the planet, among them one of the premier lead guitarists of this day and age, Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio). He completes a powerhouse line-up consisting of charismatic singer John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream), the well travelled bassist Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), the drumming powerhouse of Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner) and bringing the thunder from down under, Australian rhythm guitarist David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink).

Today's March 2017 WRC e-mail Bulletin not only looks forward long-term to November and Wrinklystock 6 featuring Magic - a kind of Queen & ELO - but also short-term to March gigs including Dan Reed Network, Big Boy Bloater & The Limits, Sari Schorr & The Engine Room, Monster Truck and Devilskin, plus a review of Planet Rock's Winter's End waiting in the wings. We also look back at the gigs and CD's we reviewed in February including, Green Day, The Pineapple Thief, Manimal, Aaron Keylock, Ash Wilson, Johnossi and Where Fires Are, plus our two part interview with Black Orchid Empire. Remember just go here to sign up for FREE membership where you can get discounts on selected gigs and merchandise! And if you are not currently on our e-mail circulation list then please send us your details in the contact box below!

Described as Hard Rock with a soft underbelly, we saw the awesome Black Orchid Empire headline at Camden's Monarch in early February. At yet another Camden Rocks showcase, The Monarch is a real rock pub, a microcosm of today's music business as bands bartered equipment with each other during their sound checks, whilst we were interviewing BOE consisting of New Zealander Dave Ferguson (bass/vocals), American Billy Freedom (drums) and Brit Paul Visser (vocals/guitar) backstage beforehand. In fact the interview was so good and long that we split it into two parts - the second and final part is today's Track Of The Day where the guys talk to us here about, amongst other things, guitar heroes, production, music videos, festivals and Petula Clark!