Winter Metal Meltdown has announced a series of live dates across the mainland UK this December, featuring heavy metal bands Alcatrazz, Girlschool and Raven.

The tour will kick off on November 26 at Planet Rockstock in Trecco Bay, South Wales before continuing with shows in Southampton, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, London, Sheffield, Worthing, Hastings, Manchester, and Bridgwater.

Dates for the tour are as follows: November 26 – Planet Rockstock – Trecco Bay, South Wales (Girlschool, Alcatrazz, Raven only) 27 – The Brook – Southampton, UK 28 – The Craufurd Arms (Live Music Venue) – Milton Keynes, UK 29 – Digital Newcastle Live / Events – Newcastle, UK December 1 – The Underworld Camden – London, UK 2 – Corporation Sheffield – Sheffield, UK 3 – The Factory Live – Worthing, UK 4 – Blackbox Hastings – Hastings, UK 5 – Manchester Academy 3, UK 6 – The Palace Nightclub Bridgwater – Bridgwater, UK Tickets for the tour are now on sale from local outlets.

This comes as news that BraveWords has an active Facebook Group where bands can promote their shows and albums, podcasts can advertise new episodes, radio shows can push their latest shows, and record labels can showcase their latest releases.