KarenS

Photographer, lover of books and movies. Can normally be found walking the dog in the rain.

Doomsday Ceremony to release ‘Black Heart’ on April 22nd.

Greyhaze Records has announced the April 22nd worldwide release of Black Heart from Brazil’s DOOMSDAY CEREMONY. Three official videos for tracks from the album are now available for mass consumption below: Black Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_TzhBF3ia0 Slaves of Sin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxndL05KQdM I Am: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggzPyBpbxA DOOMSDAY CEREMONY are a Brazilian band started in the year 2000. The group has …

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Theory of a Deadman, O2 ABC Glasgow, 28/2/16

Arriving at the O2 ABC just before 6pm on Sunday for an interview with bass player Dean Back, I couldn’t help but notice that over an hour before doors there was already a queue forming down the street.  Theory of a Deadman fans are nothing if not keen.  You can …

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Wildfire Festival announce Saturday headliner Inglorious, more bands added to bill.

Wildfire Festival are gearing up for June’s 5th annual event with another announcement including who will fill the coveted Saturday headline spot. Lining up alongside Wildfire’s exclusive UK performance by Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens on Friday 24th June and New York heavy metal/speed metal legends Riot on Sunday 26th June are fast-rising hard rockers Inglorious. Causing an …

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Wilson – Broadcast, Glasgow, 26/2/16.

It’s just short of a year since Wilson played their first Scottish gigs as support for Halestorm.  Back then they played the legendary Barrowland Ballroom, so tonight’s gig at Broadcast was definitely a change of scenery.  The basement venue, underneath the street level bar, is a tiny hobbit hole of …

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Wolfmother – Victorious

Back in September I reviewed Wolfmother’s 10th anniversary release and commented that it seemed as if they had been around for a lot longer than a single decade.  I also mentioned that the new album to be released early 2016 would be only their fourth studio album in that time.  …

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Wildfire Festival proud to announce Balbex endorsement

Wildfire Festival, Scotland’s ONLY Rock and Metal Festival are delighted to announce their first new endorsement for 2016, Czech Republic’s high quality drum stick manufacturers Balbex. www.balbex.cz/en Supplied exclusively in the UK by Black Cat Drum Distribution! www.blackcatdrum.co.uk Owned and run by experienced drummer John Clelland (Eden’s Curse) the company …

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The Cadillac Three, The Garage Glasgow, 30/01/16

Saturday night saw the arrival of the Night Life Religion tour, with Whiskey Myers and The Cadillac Three bringing a taste of the South to a freezing cold Glasgow.  I had the opportunity to chat to Whiskey Myers’ lead singer Cody Cannon before the show and you can listen to …

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Russian Circles completes Desertfest London 2016 lineup

It’s finally here: your complete DESERTFEST LONDON 2016 line-up has arrived! Chicago’s majestic instrumental progsters Russian Circles are set to headline the Saturday night with Pelican as lead support. Not only that, but we have the mighty forefathers of doom Trouble celebrating their 30th anniversary with a very special show …

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Mohawk release new album, announce LP release in spring.

Four-piece folk/rock/indie/punk outfit from Brest, France, Mohawk released a few weeks ago its brand new full-length record called ‘a.la.li’ still available for CD on Bandcamp / digital on the main legal platforms such as iTunes, Deezer, Amazon…; and just announced an LP release coming out in spring through Bandcamp. In the meantime, the album is available …

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The Temperance Movement – White Bear

We all know the feeling.  Your favourite band announces a new album and you really look forward to hearing it.  Sometimes it’s just quiet anticipation, sometimes we can’t wait and count the minutes.  With this one, I’ve been watching the clock for the last year.  A year past in December I …

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