Lonely The Brave have released their first new music to feature vocalist David Jakes since 2017, and it is every bit as anthemic as you would expect.
The song comes in the wake of the band announcing that Jakes was rejoining the band earlier this year, of which guitarist Mark Trotter had this to say:
“The five of us reconnecting was something totally organic and unexpected. There was no big pre-conceived plan to start playing with Dave again, but it’s been the best thing ever. To all be in a rehearsal room together again, hearing his voice with the songs we wrote, being the band we were when we first started all this… It’s incredibly special and something all five of us are not taking for granted. The only reason we are here, coming back as our original lineup, is based solely on a sense of friendship, fun and freedom.”
And much of that sentiment can be felt within the track, which feels like a return to the sort of rallying, euphoric, earnest sounds that defined the band way back in the beginning. Driving riffs, bellowed melodies and gorgeously affecting atmospheres, it is Lonely The Brave through and through. Less a return and more a cementing of where this band has always had its foundations.
The band had this to say about it:
“We are all absolutely delighted to be releasing ‘So Nearly’. This is the first song we wrote after all of us got back in a room together again with Dave (Jakes), and decided to just see what happens. To us, ‘So Nearly’ just SOUNDS and FEELS like a Lonely The Brave song should, and we couldn’t be happier with it.”
Lonely The Brave will be playing two special shows next month on November 12 at Cambridge’s Mash and on November 17 at London’s Bush Hall, but have now added a short headline run for 2027.
The band had this to say about that announcement:
“Our first headline tour with our full original lineup in ten years….honestly just writing that phrase feels surreal. Ten years. Proud to be here, honoured to be coming to some of our favourite places and cannot wait to see you all there. Your support is everything, thank you.”
It has been an exciting year for Silveroller. Having just secretly signed their first record deal, the band made the triumphant announcement on stage at this year’s Maid Of Stone Festival, where they were on a definite high, their blues-soaked rock blending the best of Bad Company and The Faces.
“Silveroller to me are the dream band,” Jonnie Hodson, vocals, harp, “Rod-esque barnet and espresso snob,” told MetalTalk. “We play rock ‘n’ roll in what we see as the traditional way, loose hips, hollering vocals, organ crying for mercy, with a rhythm section that knows when to sit in the pocket and knows when to come crashing through the song. With screaming guitar solos with chunky, spacious riffs, this all gently nods to blues, soul, folk, country, gospel, etc. Roots music.”
Silveroller – The Garage, Highbury – 18 April 2025. Photo: Ryan Hildrew/MetalTalk
Jonnie describes the band as a “rag tag mob of misfits.” Sammy Murdock, guitar and harmony vocals, “can and will quote Peep Show, and is a hater of moths. Drummer Joe Major is a “low-key MD, H Bar C shirt hunter, and can kill a man at ten paces with a glance.”
Lucas Tadini, organ, keys and harmony vocals, “can sleep on a washing line, and disappears without a trace after being stood right in front of you. A sassy, sassy man.” Jack Scully, bass? “Funk for days, harder than a coffin nail, probably fishing, also a hater of moths.”
The band are a “no fixed abode band,” Jonnie says. “Myself and Scully are from the People’s Republic of Liverpool, Joe is a Stockton boy originally, now living in Darlo, Dini is living in London but is originally from Brazil. Sammy, we think, is from Middle Earth, but he calls it Chesterfield, bless him.”
The official announcement of signing with Frontiers came in July 2026. “I think to tell the full story we would have to do it in volumes,” Jonnie said. “We released our first single late in 2023. We had been given the run around by a few people, promised a lot and let down a lot more, I think is the most diplomatic way of putting it.
“Once we finally grabbed the steering wheel ourselves, things began to move in the right direction. It turns out that being told you will not amount to much is totally subjective, and some hard graft and dedication can actually render rewards.
“Don’t get us wrong, there have been some steep mountains to climb, and some deep valleys to climb out of. But we are proud of what we are achieving, considering the vast majority is just us putting in hard graft.
“Having the right management has helped enormously. Things started really moving in the right direction last year, and having the right someone behind us, who believes in what we’re trying to do has been incredible.
“We’ve got a few people around us now who have bought into the ‘Silveroller thing’. We’re really grateful to them. Really, we want to make honest rock ‘n’ roll, from the heart, no nonsense, yano?”
Silveroller – The Garage, Highbury – 18 April 2025. Photo: Ryan Hildrew/MetalTalk
This is a band that wants to play live, and Jonnie says they approach this in a traditional way. “We don’t use any backing tracks or anything like that,” he says. “We like to change things up a lot, extend sections of songs, get down and have a jam. We don’t use click tracks or go to a grid in the studio, either. We just play together live, let the song, the music breathe as we feel it should.
We’re really excited to get new music out. We’ve signed our first record deal with Frontiers Records, so we’ve got a great label behind us. We’ve just joined Eat Music Agency, too. It’s exciting times in camp Silveroller.”
The Silveroller lineup has a real mixture of influences. “For me, Paul Rodgers’ career is my first love,” Jonnie says. “Free and Bad Company, especially ‘Light Me Up’. I can never land on which of those groups I prefer.
“I’m a huge fan of the blues and soul guys too. I’m listening to a lot of Freddie King at the moment. Muddy is a big hero too. I really got buried in Dobie Grays album Drift Away recently. I really dig the contemporary guys as well, Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, Temperance Movement, Cadillac Three.
“But the influences really do stretch. Joe is really into country stuff, Cowboy music, as well as rock ‘n’roll. Dini brings a lot of South American influences as well as the staples of rock ‘n’ roll, soul, blues, gospel. Sam is really into Porcupine Tree and Zeppelin. I’ve nudged him towards Free and Kossoff’s playing as well, [laughs]. Scully is funk to the bone, loves soul, great blues player. He’s really got ‘the sauce’ as a musician. Him and Joe are both really into Vulfpeck. There’s a big variety of influences.”
The record deal with Frontiers is a proud moment for the band. “We’ve taken our fair share of lumps, and moments of ‘how the hell do we survive this’, and we’ve come out of it to the point of signing a record deal with Frontiers,” Jonnie says. “So, I’m sure, like a lot of bands, we’ve survived a fair amount and come out the other side. Signing the deal felt like a moment of ‘I’m glad we fought our way through the difficult times. Now, let’s celebrate by making the best album we can.’
“I think we did that, too. We didn’t have a lot of time in the studio, but I feel like we made the most of it. We tracked live. There’s not a million takes of stuff, so it feels raw from the desk mixes we got back. It feels very real, very honest, which is exactly what we wanted to do.”
The immediate future for Silveroller is having the album mixed and mastered. “Our good friend Ross from The Commoners is on mixing duty,” Jonnie says, “and we’re having it mastered at Abbey Road.”
Now we have to wait. The album will be out in March 2027, and the dates for the Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour are out now. “It’s a really exciting time,” Jonnie says. “New music is not far away, and we can’t wait.”
Silveroller hit the road for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour 2027 in March. Tickets are available from Silveroller.com.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
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Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
Event Details
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
Event Details
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
Event Details
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
Event Details
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
Event Details
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage.
Event Details
Silveroller hit the road in 2027 for their Love, Truth and Peace UK Tour, bringing blues-soaked rock ’n’ roll, hollering vocals, swirling organ and spacious guitar riffs to the stage. With their debut album due in March through Frontiers Records, expect new music and a band who love to stretch out, jam and let the songs breathe.
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has announced a string of European and UK tour dates for summer, autumn and winter 2026.
The mercurial frontman will hit the road with his solo band on the Psychogod tour from June to July, where he’ll play headline dates and a number of festival sets. He’ll return to the road from November to December for a headline run where he’ll be supported by Swedish prog/power metal band Evergrey.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 30. See dates below.
Dickinson comments: “What we do is real and that’s so important right now. A real drummer, a real bass player, real guitarists, real keyboards – A.I. can only copy, it can only pretend. It can never be in love, and it can never play. This band? They can really play!”
The singer’s live lineup will be rounded out by guitarists Chris Declercq and Philip Näslund, bassist Tanya O’Callaghan, keyboardist Mistheria and drummer Dave Moreno. The tour comes after the group spent much of 2026 recording Dickinson’s upcoming solo album, the follow-up to 2024’s The Mandrake Project. Press materials say that the newly announced shows will “showcase a whole range of new material, alongside fan favourites and deep cuts spanning his entire solo career”.
Dickinson told VSX over the summer that his new album will be out next year and is “heavy as shit”. It was recorded live in the studio in early 2026, with tracking taking place at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, the space owned by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. Members of Brazilian heavy metal greats Sepultura are set to appear.
As well as touring with his solo band, Dickinson will hit the road with Iron Maiden next year, despite the band previously stating their ongoing 2026 dates will be their last until at least 2028. The British institution will play a string of North American dates in the spring to conclude their 50th-anniversary Run For Your Lives world tour, including a headline slot at Columbus festival Sonic Temple.
Maiden are currently playing across South America and will take the stage at Nubank Parque in São Paulo tonight (October 27). Their full 2027 itinerary can be found below.
Bruce Dickinson 2027 tour dates:
Jun 14: Belfast Ulster Hall, UK
Jun 16: Dublin The Academy, Ireland
Jun 22: Milan Alcatraz, Italy
Jun 23: Zurich Volkshaus, Switzerland
Jun 25: Zagreb SRC Salata, Croatia
Jun 26: Belgrade Luka Beograd, Serbia
Jun 28: Sofia Vidas Art Arena, Bulgaria
Jun 29: Istanbul Bonus Parkorman, Turkiye
Jul 02-04: Cartagena Rock Imperium, Spain
Jul 07: Luxembourg City Den Atelier, Luxembourg
Jul 07-10: Ballenstedt Rockharz, Germany
Jul 08-11: Vizovice Masters Of Rock, Czechia
Nov 10: Warsaw Stodola, Poland
Nov 12: Helsinki Black Box Jäähalli, Finland
Nov 14: Stockholm Annexet, Sweden
Nov 16: Oslo Sentrum Scene, Norway
Nov 17: Copenhagen Store Vega, Denmark
Nov 19: Hamburg Inselpark Arena, Germany
Nov 20: Berlin UberEats Music Hall, Germany
Nov 22: Munich Zenith, Germany
Nov 24: Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Germany
Nov 25: Amsterdam AFAS Live, Netherlands
Nov 27: Lincoln The Engine Shed, UK
Nov 28: Glasgow O2 Academy, UK
Nov 30: Manchester O2 Apollo, UK
Dec 01: Bristol O2 Academy, UK
Dec 03: London Eventim Apollo, UK
Dec 04: Birmingham O2 Academy, UK
Dec 07: Lyon Le Radiant-Bellevue, France
Dec 08: Toulouse Le Bikini, France
Dec 10: Paris L’Olympia, France
Iron Maiden 2027 tour dates:
Apr 14: Tacoma Dome, WA
Apr 16: Vancouver Rogers Arena, Canada
Apr 18: Portland Moda Center, OR
Apr 20: Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre, CA
Apr 22: Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, CA
Apr 24: San Bernardino Glen Helen Amphitheater, CA
Apr 26: Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, AZ
Apr 28: Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion, TX
May 01: Tampa Benchmark International Arena, FL
May 02: West Palm Beach iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, FL
May 05 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre, GA
May 07: Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, NC
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The band shared their special 20th-anniversary edition of the album this past Friday, exactly 20 years on from its initial release, and it looks set to hit the very top.
Back in 2006, the album peaked at No.02, kept off the top spot by Robbie Williams’ Rudebox, and has spent a subsequent 73 weeks in the charts.
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Alongside that, they have left a message for fans outside of the famous Whisky A Go Go, reading, “We have the world’s best fans. Thank You. See you soon”. Does this mean something else is coming?
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