Songwriter, vocalist and guitar slinger Jim Kirkpatrick announces the release date of his latest, eagerly awaited, the 10-track solo album ‘Dead Man Walking’, which impressively showcases Jim’s multiple rock and blues talents and expands his variety and range into pastures and prairies new. The album will be released on Friday 21st April 2023. Jim will …

Following his sold-out UK tour in 2022, acclaimed Texan singer-songwriter Ryan Hamilton has announced a whistle-stop run of acoustic live shows for May and June 2023. Billed with tongue firmly in cheek as ‘The Farewell Tour Part 1’, the dates will follow the release of Hamilton’s new studio album ‘Haunted By The Holy Ghost’, …

Welcome to the new Empyre. UK rock band Empyre, who recently signed to Kscope, will release their new album Relentless on 31st March 2023. They now find themselves alongside the likes of TesseracT, The Pineapple Thief and Envy of None, on a label that has previously released albums from Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree and Tangerine …

CARCASS ANNOUNCE ‘BLOODY BLIGHTY 2023’ UK TOUR DATES CARCASS has announced a non-stop, two-week run of intimate UK club shows this May and June, dubbed the ‘Bloody Blighty 2023‘ tour, followed by a performance at Download Festival. Support will come from Unto Others (June 1st onwards) and Conjurer (all dates). CARCASS, who will also be playing three shows in …

Italy’s Embryo is sharing the next glimpse of powerhouse melodic death metal from their forthcoming fifth album “A Vivid Shade on Misery”, which features the pummeling drumming George Kollias (Nile) whom the band recruited for the full-length’s recording. Due out on March 17th, 2023 via Rockshots Records. Watch and listen to the intense sheer energy this …

L.A. Guns will release a new studio album entitled ‘Black Diamonds’ on 14th April via Frontiers. Produced by founding member and guitarist Tracii Guns, ‘Black Diamonds’ is another tour-de-force by the long-running hard rockers that is guaranteed to please their legion of followers. The song ‘You Betray’ is available today …

Hailing from Italy and other mad planets, intergalactic metallers Sick N’ Beautiful are part of a three-band bill touring the UK in April. The group will be presenting a brand new live show to promote their ‘Starstruck’ album released in 2022 via Frontiers.“We’ve been primed and ready to go for …

Esprit D’Air releases 雫 (‘Shizuku’) in collaboration with Misstiq Japanese metal solo project Esprit D’Air, led by award-winning producer and composer Kai, has their new single, 雫 (‘Shizuku’), featuring Australian producer Misstiq on synthesizers.  About the track, Misstiq says: “I’ve worked with many talented artists around the world, but Esprit D’Air… damn son. One of my absolute …

One of Ontario’s most successful musical exports, Mark “Kaz” Kasprzyk, is no stranger to comebacks. With over two decades spent slugging it out in trenches, refining, reinventing and meticulously tuning his craft, the Los Angeles transplant now arrives with In Our Blood — the latest full-length outing released through his riff-powered alter …

Texan singer-songwriter Ryan Hamilton says he was “thrilled” to receive a video message from The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins offering his support for an act of self-sabotage that means no radio station will be able to play his new single ‘A**hole’, which is being released on Valentine’s Day.    In the video, Hawkins is seen playing the …

GRAMMY Award-winning Iowan icons SLIPKNOT have shared Bone Church, a surprise standalone single available today on all streaming platforms.  The new song arrives with a M. Shawn ‘clown’ Crahan directed video piece titled Yen – Director’s Cut (Bone Church), which finds the multidisciplinary artist and founding member refreshing footage from the band’s Yen music video.Says clown about the …

Motörhead, the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, released their 23rd (and final) studio album Bad Magic in 2015. Instantly hailed as one of the best the beloved trio had recorded in many years, Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC enjoys a bonus-packed refresh, adding two previously unreleased tracks from those furious sessions: “Bullet in Your Brain” and “Greedy Bastards” …

Mike Tramp will release an album entitled ‘Songs Of White Lion’ on 14th April via Frontiers Music Srl, which sees the respected vocalist and guitarist reimagining a selection of tracks by his former band. A first single from the record, ‘Cry For Freedom’, is available now, while a sampling of …

Welsh rock juggernauts THOSE DAMN CROWS continue their enviable ascent with the release of empowering new single, ‘Takedown’, included on their forthcoming new album. A ten-track collection of bona fide, modern rock bangers, ‘Inhale/Exhale‘ is set for release worldwide on February 17th, 2023 via Earache Records. Tiding fans over ‘til the new …

BMG Records continue their new series of limited edition vinyl reissues and deluxe CDs from Slade, with the release of Nobody’s Fools, and The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome on 3rd March.  These beautifully presented reissues will see Nobody’s Fools released on limited edition transparent clear & red vinyl and The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome released on limited edition orange and yellow splatter …

Rising like a rocket, maxxed-out rockers Kira Mac announce their ‘Downfall’ 9-date headline tour: an impressive feat, given that the band is not yet one year old! But this is a band that’s been making a hell of an impact, making noise and earning rave reviews from many a reviewer.  Kira Mac previously undertook an …

Ever-creative rockmeister Mike Ross releases the first single from his forthcoming, brand-new 12-track album, ‘Third Eye Open’, which will be out in Spring 2023.  ‘The Preacher’ starts the ball rolling with much grit, gusto and impact, and drops on Friday 20th January. Kerrang! called Mike Ross “Burnt in Blues, Soaked in Soul!” — a description …

Brighton-based rock band, Bad Luck Friday release Rebel With A Cause, the third single from their eponymous debut album. Released by Wilde Fire Records, the single is available to stream HERE. “Rebel With A Cause is Bad Luck Friday’s unambiguous statement about Britain’s current political climate,” says the band’s guitarist Steve Brook. “Channelling Rage Against the …

The three-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and 25x Billboard chart-topper Joe Bonamassa has announced Tales Of Time, a sprawling and expansive live concert film and album featuring material from his latest #1 studio album, Time Clocks. Filmed at the breathtaking Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado in August 2022, with a stunning visual backdrop that served to highlight the …

Award-winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist Arielle will release her new studio album ’73 on Friday 20 April 2023. The album is available to pre-order from https://arielle.store/collections/73-pre-order. The new album is a sentiment of love and an ode to her personal 1973 Volkswagen Bay Window Bus that Arielle lovingly refers to as Magick – a celebration of its 50 years of existence. …