Well, Are You? This years Ready To Rumble kicks off this Friday which will see the start of 5 events held over 6 weeks in partnership with Rock On Promotions and HW Music, Preston. This Friday will see the Grunge/Rock bands take the stage to rumble for only 1 place in the Final. Although you can head over [...]

As Rock On Promotions is all about supporting Northwest bands, it would not be right to ignore this year’s Metal 2 The Masses in Manchester. All 30 bands have been chosen and the heats kick off this week with 5 bands playing each heat, every Tuesday at the Grand Central in Manchester.  Entry to the venue is free, so [...]

Killing The Tyrant – Scars Rock On Promo 1st came accross Killing The Tyrant after they entered this years Ready To Rumble @ 53 Degrees. The whole team behind RTR were very impressed with the guys and they made it through to the Final 16 which they play their heat on the 25th March 2011. When doing [...]

Organisers of the Lytham Proms are giving a local band the opportunity to be the official warm-up band for Status Quo at the Lytham Proms on Friday 5th August 2011. Rock Factor are looking for a local band from the FY or PR postcode to be the official warm-up band in front of 5,000 people [...]

Our friends ‘Sworn To Oath‘ have announced their UK tour to promote their new EP titled “Leave You For Dead”. Make sure and catch the guys at one of the following dates: –April 2011– 01    Edinburgh    Bannermans         02    Glasgow      13th Note 07    Newcastle    Hyem Bar 08    Bradford     Gasworks 09    York         Fibbers 10    Grimsby      Yardbirds                  13    [...]

Subject 7 – Come Out Tonight Not heard Subject 7 yet? Shame on you. Created from the ashes of Hockey Mask Heroes, Subject 7 is made up from a group of talented and determined musicians who aim to get their music heard across the world. Based in Preston, the guys play all over the Northwest [...]

click here for more pics As the title suggests, we have come to an end and before you gasp in shock, we don’t mean ROP. Friday night seen the last gig of ‘The Fire Within Tour’ at The Masque, Liverpool with Hippys On The Hill, Wasted Age and White Heat. It was by far the [...]

Never A Hero – From Heroes To Angels. ROP came across these guys while trawling though the Red Bull Bedroom Jam website. Now the #1 Buzz video on the site, and although not from the Northwest (Based in Sudbury), the ROP team can’t get this song out of their heads. Not only is the song well [...]

At the tail end of last month we heard that one of Preston’s best bands, You Will Fail, had split. The band has contributed a truly commendable amount to the local music scene and it’s a shame to think that we will never have the opportunity to hear their unique brand of metal on the [...]

Photo by <JAG> Photography It’s true, Wild Faith have decided to go down a different path, leaving behind the Classic Hard Rock and play some Contemporary Rock instead. ROP heard of the possible name change a few months ago and have been standing by ever since for some news. The band have now re-launched as [...]