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Royal Blood Releases “Back to the Water Below”
New Albums

Royal Blood Releases “Back to the Water Below”

Bass and drum duo Royal Blood have just dropped their fourth album, “Back to the Water Below.” The rock revivalists hunkered down in their home studio in Brighton, where they opted to produce the record themselves.

Fender Announces the Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass
Basses

Fender Announces the Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass

Fender unveiled a new signature model for 2023 with the Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass. Built specially for the Royal Blood frontman, the short-scale bass takes the classic design and fits it with a special set of high-output humbuckers.

Royal Blood Announces North American Fall Tour
Concerts & Tours

Royal Blood Announces North American Fall Tour

Royal Blood has announced they’ll return to North America for a fall tour. The English rock duo of drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr will split the run into two legs.

Royal Blood Unveils 2022 Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Royal Blood Unveils 2022 Tour Dates

Rock duo Royal Blood will be coming back to North America for the first time since 2019. The band, featuring a wall of sound created by bassist Mike Kerr, will be touring the U.S. and Canada in support of their latest album, “Typhoons”.

Royal Blood Announces New Album, “Typhoons”
New Albums

Royal Blood Announces New Album, “Typhoons”

The hard rock bass and drum duo Royal Blood has announced a new album and unleashed the title track. Get a taste of what’s to come with the title track (and yes, that’s all from bass).

Royal Blood Announces 2020 U.S. Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Royal Blood Announces 2020 U.S. Tour Dates

Royal Blood has announced a 2020 U.S. headlining tour slated for May. The British duo, consisting of drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr, will be focusing on the Southeast and Midwest.

Royal Blood Announce U.S. Headlining Tour
Concerts & Tours

Royal Blood Announce U.S. Headlining Tour

Bass and drum duo Royal Blood have announced they’ll be coming to the U.S. for a headlining tour in 2018. Fronted by bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr, the band will be hitting the road in support of their latest album, How Did We Get This Dark? The tour kicks off in Brooklyn, New York before heading to Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, Florida,...

Royal Blood: Lights Out
Bass Videos

Royal Blood: Lights Out

It has been a while since we’ve featured a video by the duo known as Royal Blood. Bassist Mike Kerr (who also handles keyboards and vocals) and drummer Ben Thatcher have released their video for “Lights Out,” which is appearing on their upcoming album, How Did We Get So Dark?, set to release on June 16th. The album is available...

Learn More About Playing Like Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr in New Book
Sheet Music & Instruction

Learn More About Playing Like Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr in New Book

Hal Leonard’s book, Royal Blood for Guitar and Bass with Tab, provides an insight into how Mike Kerr, bassist/vocalist for the bass/drum duo Royal Blood, creates his sound. His bass setup allows him to use his bass to emulate two guitars, as well as carry its own sound. “Through careful arranging of the riffs and deft switching, he’s able to...

Royal Blood: “Figure It Out” Live at Coachella
Bass Videos

Royal Blood: “Figure It Out” Live at Coachella

Ian Pettersson contacted us with a simple note: “Royal Blood Live… and they sound great live!” It never ceases to amaze how big of a sound these guys create, thanks in large part to everything bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr does in the group.

Royal Blood Covers The Police’s “Roxanne”
Bass Videos

Royal Blood Covers The Police’s “Roxanne”

Mitch (host of Groove here on NT) sent me this video of Royal Blood performing a cover of The Police’s “Roxanne”. It has been a while since we’ve shared a Royal Blood video, so it was great timing. After the video, be sure to check out our interview with Mike Kerr – the bassist/vocalist in the band who handles everything...

Foo Fighters Announce 2015 North American Tour Dates Supporting “Sonic Highways”
Concerts & Tours

Foo Fighters Announce 2015 North American Tour Dates Supporting “Sonic Highways”

The Foo Fighters’ tour supporting the album/show Sonic Highways will hit North America in July, opening with a spectacular show at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The tour also marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s first album release. D.C. is one of the cities featured in the Foo’s Sonic Highways television show on HBO, which documents the making of...