The Shark Music News

Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Announce 2025 Co-Headlining Tour

On Tuesday (April 15), Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announced that they are teaming up for a highly anticipated co-headlining tour of North America. The hard rocking run will hit 22 cities from late summer through fall, beginning on September 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and concluding on October 26 in Houston. North Carolina heavy metal legends Corrosion of Conformity will join the tour as a support act for all dates except the September 18 show in Alpharetta, Georgia. Artist presale for the tour starts on Wednesday (April 16), with general on-sale beginning on Friday (April 18). The tour news followed the passing of former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks, who was a pivotal member during his short stint with the band and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. While Judas Priest recently released their 19th album, Invincible Shield, Alice Cooper is set to head off on a solo Too Close for Comfort Tour this summer in support of his 2023 album, Road. 

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Formosa Is Set For Tour, Release "Rolling High"

FORMOSA will start their hot Germany tour in a few days! Together with the Massive Wagons from the UK, the boys from Essen jump on the German stages. The band is the support a total of six times, but also two other tour dates are announced for the summer. Among other things, the self-founded FORMOSA beer festival in the hometown of Essen. With home-brewed FORMOSA beer from guitarist/brewer Nik Beer!

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Hardline Signs With Steamhammer Records

There's been speculation behind closed doors for some time, and at long last it's official: American hard rock legends Hardline, helmed by outstanding vocalist Johnny Gioeli (also frontman of the Axel Rudi Pell Band), have signed with Steamhammer/SPV.The five-piece act is currently working on new material for its upcoming studio album, scheduled to be released in spring 2026, to be followed by two headlining tours of Europe, including a number of shows at major summer festivals."The time is right, not just for a new album, but also for a complete restart, not least with the support of an ambitious record company that's always been 100 percent behind its bands," explains Gioeli. "I've known SPV for over 25 years and appreciate how committed they are to their work. They always give their all for their artists. I'm looking forward to working with them and can't wait to start recording our new album in spring 2025."Gioeli promises his fans an album that couldn't be more typical of Hardline, commenting: "We've always had our own, unmistakable sound, that characteristic Hardline style, and that’s definitely not about to change. There will be no half-hearted experiments with me and my bandmates Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards), Luca Princiotta (guitars), Anna Portalupi (bass), and Marco Di Salvia (drums), everyone will get what they've come to expect from this band and have been familiar with since our '92 debut classic Double Eclipse. We'll get back to our children!"Steamhammer label manager Olly Hahn is also delighted with this successful coup and looks forward to a promising collaboration: "Obviously, there's no need to explicitly go into Johnny Gioeli's great qualities as a singer with Axel Rudi Pell, and he's just as fantastic with his own band. Hardline stands for consistent excellence in the melodic rock genre, and I'm happy that this band is now part of the Steamhammer family!"HARDLINE LIVE 2025:5/3 — SK, Bratislava — Randal Club5/4 — AT, Vienna — Szene5/27 — IT, Bologna — Alchemica Music Club5/28 — IT, Milano — legend Club6/6 — SE, Sölvesborg — Sweden Rock Festival6/8 — ES, Villena Alicante — Leyendas Del Rock9/20 — CH, Tennwil — Rocknacht Festival

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