GraViL have been confirmed to headline the Takeover stage at Download Festival 2013, following the release of their debut album 'Thoughts Of A Rising Sun'.

“Machine gun riffs and brutal riffs with an imaginative mix of melodic industrial death metal - Thoughts Of A Rising Sun is excellent” - Metal Talk

No strangers to the music world, GraViL have already featured in Kerrang, Terrorizer and Rock Sound magazines and radio airplay including Ian Camfield's XFM rock show. Their single 'March Of The Titans' (with guest James McIlroy - Cradle Of Filth) features as a bonus track on 'Thoughts Of A Rising Sun' with the track playlisted by Scuzz TV and radio stations including Bruce Dickinson’s Radio 6 Rock Show.

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After recently signing a deal with Megaforce Records for North America to release their new EP 'United World Rebellion – Chapter One, the band has just inked a deal with UDR Music for the rest of the world including the UK.

Skid Row's new release 'United World Rebellion – Chapter One' is the first out of three chapters that the band will release over the next 18 months. The first ep gets its official UK release on 27th May 2013.

Catch the band on the UK leg of their 'United World Rebellion Tour' this April.

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Neuronspoiler's powerhouse new album 'Emergence' is out now. Critics are describing it as "Riff-laden hard & heavy music, with decent melodies, great performances and lots of attitude".

The band have just released new single and music video 'Through Hell We March' to accompany their debut album with new tour dates being announced for 2013 in support of the release

"Bang your head and swing your pitcher, Emergence will leave you snow-blind and gasping. Amazing!" - Metal As Religion.com

Watch 'Through Hell We March' music video

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COLLAPSE hit the floor running in 2013 with the release of their debut album 'Arms and the Covenant'.

Released through Transcend Music, the album is receiving high praise from critics for its fresh unique approach to the heavy/thrash/death metal genre.

Collapse, who have been championed by the likes of Metal Hammer and Terrorizer magazines, already have an array of prestigious festivals under their belt including Download, Bloodstock and Hammerfest plus tours with the likes of Devildriver, Gwar, Anthrax, Armoured Saint and Revoker.

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Following last years crushing debut album 'Scatter The Ground' - one of the UK's finest thrash metal bands BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE have commenced work on their 2nd full length release 'Enraging The Beast' with a November 2013 landing date expected.

This mighty juggernaut 4 piece take time out from the studio to play Metal Hammer magazine sponsored UK event HAMMERFEST V in March, before heading out on UK tour with BEHOLDER in May and playing a crushing set at prestigious German metal festival WACKEN OPEN AIR in August.

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Following their Roadrunner Records debut album REVENGE FOR THE RUTHLESS, Welsh rockers REVOKER are set to return this new year and prove to the heavy metal masses that the number 13 is lucky for some!

Revoker, who release their 2nd album in 2013, take a break from the studio in April to tour the UK as main support to co-headliners DROWNING POOL and FOZZY (featuring WWE wrestler CHRIS JERICHO).

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Following their hugely successful slot at last year's Download Festival and UK/European tour with SOiL and Fozzy - BREED 77 return to the UK for their own headline tour to co-incide with the release of their highly anticipated new album THE EVIL INSIDE and music video BRING ON THE RAIN in March 2013.

The band recently inked a new record deal with Frostbyte Media, with Metal Hammer magazine (UK) stating that the new album is "possibly their best yet".

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Following the release of their latest ep 'War Party' plus slots at Download, Bloodstock and Bulldog Bash Festivals this year - Huron finish off 2012 in style as support to Skindred on the last run of their hugely successful Union Black tour.

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Chicago hard rock band SOiL return to the UK/Europe later this year before entering the studio to record a new album with reunited lead vocalist Ryan McCombs following his departure from Drowning Pool. SOiL's next album is expected to be released in 2013 - the first to feature McCombs since Redefine.

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