{"id":12498,"date":"2020-06-30T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12498"},"modified":"2020-06-29T18:15:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:15:05","slug":"hrh-nwocr-line-up-and-dates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12498","title":{"rendered":"HRH &#8211; NWOCR line up and dates announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our lifestyles are forged in rock, our world is changing and through changes in culture emerges new talent, new music and new scenes. Legends are great and hold a special place in all our lives, but it\u2019s the fresh bands who will spearhead the future. This new exciting scene, typified by bands appearing on the\u00a0<strong>New Wave of Classic Rock<\/strong>\u00a0Facebook group and\u00a0<strong>Hard Rock Hell Radio<\/strong>, needs to be brought to visibility and amplified on every platform worldwide to create a unique circle of talent which will forge the future in this new modern style n sound of classic rock.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets and packages are available right now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rockngrowl.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1de7ea4683ee13b5e90bc2d8c&amp;id=277ce96654&amp;e=74a0392fc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/rockngrowl.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D1de7ea4683ee13b5e90bc2d8c%26id%3D277ce96654%26e%3D74a0392fc4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593540516398000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOso-SRTLf162EA03Xet74ybwSFQ\">www.hrhnwocr.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12499 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-7-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-7-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-7-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-7-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HRH are taking that leap of faith and bringing the cream of NWOCR bands together for one incredible weekend where they are the headliners within their own right. We want to kickstart 2021 with a new positive framework that\u2019s all about the music and more importantly all about the fans.\u00a0<strong>HRH NWOCR<\/strong>\u00a0will be a 2-day, 2-arena affair with nothing but NWOCR artists. The event will take place on Saturday 23rd &amp; Sunday 24th January 2021 @ the 02 Academy Leicester where we call upon everyone to come and support the next generation. The event itself will be broadcast live on Hard Rock Hell Radio worldwide as it happens and we will be inviting all bands to get involved in an Amazon Rockumentary which will be getting shot over the weekend which will have one sole purpose \u2013 to amplify the scene worldwide and bring it all to visibility.<\/p>\n<p>If you are as passionate as the bands and true NWOCR fans, and want to support putting the scene where it should be, then this is it \u2013 get involved, feel the community, enjoy the music and let\u2019s protect the future of music together.<\/p>\n<p>We are stoked to announce some of the top names in the genre \u2013 spearheading the future of rock at HRH NWOCR.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a33qdeM3XjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ask the new wave of rock fans which band are leading the way for the new breed of classic rock \u2013 and you\u2019ll hear the same name crop up over and over again \u2013\u00a0<strong>Massive Wagons<\/strong>. Piloted by one of the most charismatic frontmen in rock, Baz Mills, the 5-piece from Lancaster have kicked off their second decade as a band with a bang \u2013 their brand new album \u201cHouse of Noise\u201d is due out in July, and the latest single is, as everyone kinda expected, a stunning rock\u2019n\u2019roll earworm!<\/p>\n<p>Although slow starters \u2013 they took until their 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year as a band to release debut album \u201cHalf Way Home\u201d to stunning reviews \u2013\u00a0<strong>Bad Touch<\/strong>\u00a0have been making up for it ever since and have just released their 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0album in just 5 years.\u00a0 \u201cKiss The Sky\u201d is a masterclass in heavy swaggering blues-rock and firmly places the band in the leading pack of the NWOCR movement.\u00a0 Having toured with the likes of The Quireboys, Skid Row, and FM the lads are one of the most active on the live circuit and are sure to shake the O2 Academy Leicester to its very core.<\/p>\n<p>Success may have been a long time coming \u2013 but ozzies\u00a0<strong>Massive<\/strong>\u00a0are reaping the rewards for 8 years of recording and touring at full-throttle.\u00a0 Brad and the lads see the UK as their second home and love nothing more than filling our ears with hard-hitting rock\u2019n\u2019roll.\u00a0 They cemented their reputation by being hand-picked by The Quireboys as support for their 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u201cA Bit of What You Fancy\u201d 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary UK Tour for 2021.\u00a0 Checkout this cracker from Massive\u2019s latest album \u201cRebuild Destroy\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>At the heavier end of the NWOCR spectrum, South Wales\u2019 finest\u00a0<strong>Florence Black<\/strong>\u00a0have honed their original classic round sound into a power-house depth-charge no better showcased than on their collaboration with Skindred\u2019s Benji Webbe with 2017\u2019s Gunshot. With a reputation for incendiary live sets that take the alternative sensibilities of the grunge era and marry them with a no-nonsense heavy rock attack that leaves you in no doubt that this 3-piece take no prisoners, we can\u2019t wait for them to take to the main stage on Saturday at HRH NWOCR.<\/p>\n<p>Now a finely-tuned 4-piece,\u00a0<strong>Ryders Creed<\/strong>\u00a0have been at the forefront of the NWOCR ever since their triumph in HRH\u2019s Highway to Hell in 2017 catapulted them to a wider audience \u2013 their reputation as a superb live band already sealed in their formative years.\u00a0 Now 2 albums into their recording career, the lads from Staffordshire are looking forward to showcasing \u201cLost Souls\u201d released earlier this year on the road \u2013 and where better than on the main stage at the very first HRH NWOCR.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester based\u00a0<strong>SKAM<\/strong>\u00a0will play with home advantage as one of the local contingent of bands at HRH NWOCR.\u00a0 The hard rock trio have cemented their place at the top table of the new wave of UK rock bands with 3 incredible studio albums to date plus stunning appearances at Wildfire, Steelhouse, Ramblin\u2019 Man and of course our very own Hard Rock Hell.\u00a0 Their 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0album \u201cThe Amazing Memoirs of Geoffrey Goddard\u201d is a masterpiece of conceptual hard rock that shows all other bands how to present and deliver a rock album \u2013 rightly being held in high esteem by outlets such as Planet Rock Radio and Classic Rock Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Another of the local brotherhood of bands to take to the main stage in January will be\u00a0<strong>Hell\u2019s Addiction<\/strong>.\u00a0 10 years into their career, they describe themselves as \u201cthe bastard child of an illicit three-way between Skid Row, early Guns N\u2019Roses and AC\/DC\u201d \u2013 which any fan will tell you is hard to argue with.\u00a0 However, the band are much more than that \u2013 live they exude confidence professionalism and talent \u2013 but it\u2019s on their latest recordings that their upward trajectory will be accelerated into orbit.\u00a0 Latest EP V1.0 is simply mind-blowing, and we can\u2019t wait to hear what the lads have in store for 2021!<\/p>\n<p>Cambridgeshire based\u00a0<strong>Hollowstar<\/strong>\u00a0are the relative newcomers here, only being 5 years and one album into their short but explosive career.\u00a0 Their self-titled debut long-player from 2019 caught the imagination and ears of the NWOCR community and has set the band up to hit heights that might even surpass the bigger names of the scene.\u00a0 Fronted by the effervescent Joe Bonson, the guys take to the main stage on Sunday at the O2 Academy in Leicester for one of their biggest appearances yet.<\/p>\n<p>Headlining the second stage each day are\u00a0<strong>Ethyrfield<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Trident Waters<\/strong>, and we are extremely proud to be able to bring you\u00a0<strong>The City Kids<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a modern take on punk \u2018n\u2019 roll from members of The Main Grains, Warrior Soul, Falling Red and Tigertailz.<\/p>\n<p>Also appearing at HRH NWOCR are\u00a0<strong>Matt Mitchell and The Coldhearts, Empyre, Gorilla Riot, Molly Karloff, DeVience, Liberty Lies, Dig Lazarus, Blind River, Twister, Thirteen Stars, Old Glory and The Black Riviera, Weston Rd, Cloverhill<\/strong>\u00a0and last but not least\u00a0<strong>Fires of Freya.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early bird tickets are on sale at the unbelievable rate of only 25 GBP per person with no booking fee for the whole weekend where we will see 30 bands giving it their all. 2-day hotel packages are also available at killer rates for both Classic packages and Royalty if you fancy the extras of an upstairs seated balcony, private bar, security and toilets as well as access into the private HRH NWOCR Unplugged sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rockngrowl.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1de7ea4683ee13b5e90bc2d8c&amp;id=34ebafdbcd&amp;e=74a0392fc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/rockngrowl.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D1de7ea4683ee13b5e90bc2d8c%26id%3D34ebafdbcd%26e%3D74a0392fc4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1593540516399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHRsml3ohRQZS0ym0AcRzZQWdttHA\">www.hrhnwocr.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our lifestyles are forged in rock, our world is changing and through changes in culture emerges new talent, new music and new scenes. 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