BLOODSTOCK announces VIP tickets, Fear Factory, & more!   As we cruise in to Christmas, BLOODSTOCK’s rolling out some early treats!  Three more bands for your delectation, plus on-sale details for the VIP tickets.   First up for a main stage add are FEAR FACTORY!  Hot from their 20th …

Louise for PlanetMosh chats to Bruce and Matt from Colour of Noise ahead of their gig supporting The Dead Daisies at Manchester Academy 3, 10th December 2015 on the penultimate date of their UK Tour. Find out a bit more about the band, previous bands, the making of their new …

Iron Bastards Release Digital Live EP for Free Download Too fast too furious  A week ago, French Fast Rock’n’roll power trio Iron Bastards released their debut full-length album, ‘Boogie Woogie Violence’, still available for limited CD edition & digital through BLACK’N’PURPLE Records (Evas Kiss Anger…) and entire streaming on Bandcamp. In order to promote the album, the …

DELAIN Release Details Of Brand New EP! Title, Artwork, Track Listing & Release Date Unveiled! DELAIN seem to be restless spirits: Their latest album ‘The Human Contradiction‘ was released in 2014 on Napalm Records and gained high praise from both fans and the press alike. DELAIN followed up the release …

On a wet and breezy day at the beginning of December a pirate ship bearing the Jolly Roger insignia sailed up Oxford Road and deposited The Captain (Sensible of The Damned) and his crew of brigands, Slim Jim Phantom (of Stray Cats), Chris Cheney (of The Living End) and Mike …

Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA have parted ways with singer Christian Wolfgang Kohl and replaced him with North American singer Daniel Ponce. The break with singer Christian Wolfgang Kohl has been done in a friendly manner, the rest of the band members intend on continuing to forge, maintain and increase the status that they have …

‘We are Twisted F*cking Sister!’ The Movie – Cover Artwork Unveiled etc The Twisted Sister movie ‘We are Twisted F*cking Sister!’ a documentary film by Andrew Horn to be released in Europe on January 29, 2016 via MONODUO FILMS. The film, lenght 137 minutes + over 2 hours bonus material will be available on VOD (iTunes & Vimeo on Demand) and as DVD (Amazon Europe and Monoduo Films …

Shock ! Hazard In time for Christmas Shock ! Hazard’s new single ‘Know Your Enemy‘ is available for free Download today. A hard hitting three piece from Norfolk they have been on tour with bands such as Biters, Michael Monroe and The Last Vegas. Watch the video to ‘Know Your …

HEXX To Release “Under The Spell” Anniversary Boxset Via Metal Blade Records   Legendary US Bay Area Heavy/Thrash Metallers Hexx will release a 30th anniversary boxset entitled “Under The Spell” on January 15th, 2016 through Metal Blade Records! The boxset includes both the “Under The Spell” and “No Escape” albums, …

Legendary German Thrashers PROTECTOR To Release New Album In February   After their successful return with “Reanimated Homunculus”, PROTECTOR deliver the second full-length album of the not-so-new millennium. Music-wise, PROTECTOR keep their boat sailing steadily on the seas of Thrash Metal, with some visits to the “Death Metal Island”. Vocalist …

IRON MAIDEN & ONKYO LAUNCH ED-PH0N3S.   PRECISION ENGINEERED ON-EAR HEADPHONES, DESIGNED AND TUNED BY STEVE HARRIS FOR ROCK AND METAL FANS Brand new companion Maiden Audio smartphone App with exclusive IRON MAIDEN custom EQ settings also made available on December 4th IRON MAIDEN and the award-winning Japanese electronics company ONKYO Corporation are delighted to announce the launch of their …

Shinedown Unveil ‘State of My Head’ Video SHINEDOWN have unveiled a new video for ‘State of My Head’.  The track is taken from their current album, ‘Threat To Survival’, out now via Atlantic Records. Says frontman, Brent Smith; “‘State of My Head’ is a celebration of originality.  It is a …

As Lions Announce Signing to Better Noise Records (Part of Eleven Seven Music Group) London five-piece As Lions are happy to today announce their signing to the ever-growing roster of Better Noise Records, part of Eleven Seven Music Group. Comprised of vocalist Austin Dickinson, guitarists Conor O’Keefe and Will Homer, …

Reveal the artwork for their forthcoming 25th anniversary shows under the ENSLAVED 25 band banners   Commissioned by Chioreanu Costin who has worked with Roadburn Festival, as well as Ivar Bjornson and Enslaved on various projects, the pieces perfectly capture the essence and imagery of the periods they represent. What’s …

Anti-Clone Recording Debut Album with Matt Hyde (Slipknot, Machine Head) Following a highly successful tour supporting Skindred and the release of their EP ‘Hands Sewn Together’ – Lincolnshire, UK nu-metal band ANTI-CLONE have announced they are now back in the studio recording their debut album. Working with acclaimed producer Matt …

BLOODSTOCK Announce SLAYER as Final Headliner for 2016! As the calendar turns to the final month of the year, BLOODSTOCK are excited to announce their Sunday night headliner for 2016!  The very mighty SLAYER are set to close out the festival at Catton Park next August. Having recently released their …

Detroit Rock Animals WILSON Are Set To Headline Their Debut UK Club Tour In February 2016 The five piece released ‘Right To Rise’ earlier this year – their second album, but the debut for new label home Razor & Tie – and are excited to make a return to UK …

Announce support bands for European tour 2016 World Management and Symphony X are pleased to announce the complete line-up for the ‘Underworld Europe Tour 2016’. Support will be coming from Tunisia’s fantastic progressive rockers Myrath and from France the incredible Melted Space. Symphony X states: “Together we are excited to …

To Release New Album ‘Braindead’ on February 12th 2016 Finland based ‘braindead thrash metallers’ Lost Society are very pleased to announce the publication of their third record entitled ‘Braindead’. The album is set to be released on February 12th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist/vocalist Samy Elbanna states: “A lot has …

Khynn Unleash New Music Video ‘Tainted Impression’ A few days after the official release of their brand new full-length album, French metallers Khynn just unleashed an official music video for the single “Tainted Impression” on YouTube. The song is extracted from ‘Supersymmetry’ still available on CD, digital formats through the main legal platforms (iTunes, …

  Far From Your Sun Debut Music Video for “The Eightfold Path” French indie / rock collective Far From Your Sun unleashed a few days ago worldwide its debut music video for the single “The eightfold path” available right now on YouTube. Produced by Raphaël d’Aboville (Le Petit Remorqueur), the video stages two …

Silent Jack a hard rocking four piece from Birmingham released their debut album ‘Play The Game’ on 30th September 2015 following a campaign on Pledgemusic. Their debut album follows a seven track EP Snakebite and was recorded at Arkham Studios, under the guidance of producer Alex Cooper and self-released via their own label …

Acid Western ‘Rampage EP’ Available for Free Download A few weeks after unveiling the official music video for the song “Kisses in a fire” still available on YouTube, French desert-rock/stoner power trio Acid Western put the digital reissue of its ‘Rampage EP’ for Free (or Pay What You Want) Download on Bandcamp.   Acid Western …

Novacaine Nothing to Release EP ‘Noughts and Crosses’ on 18th December London based Novacaine Nothing are bringing their own take on metal to a wider audience this year with their first major release. The ‘Noughts and Crosses’ EP featuring lead single ‘Closure’ is a heady mix of grunge, rock and nu …

KAMPFAR RELEASE THEIR SEVENTH ALBUM! Over 20 years have passed since the men from Fredrikstad embarked on a journey that would change their lives and lead them down a path of black leaded sonus. Over the years this brigade has risen from dark basement gigs to worldwide acclaim. Their selftitled …

HATEBREED are set to headline 2016’s Impericon Festival which hits London and Manchester next May, as well as a clutch of dates across mainland Europe. The East Coast hardcore icons are currently working on their seventh album which is is set to see the light of day in Spring 2016.  …

Darrell Bath to Release Solo Album ‘Roll Up’ on 11th December 2016 via Livewire/Cargo Records UK punk rock blues guitarist and songwriter DARRELL BATH (Vibrators, Crybabys, ex-UK Subs, Ian Hunter, Nikki Sudden, Dogs D’Amour) to release his new solo album “Roll Up” on December 11 via Livewire/Cargo Records. A snippet of the song “It’s In The Music” can be streamed here: https://youtu.be/FlRK0jVEyiM On …

NLC ‘Rockin’ For The Children Festival’ 2016 – Limited Early Bird Tickets Left Not long now to get those ‘Early Bird’ tickets for NLC ‘Rocking For The Children’ 2016 a charity event held annually at The Maze Nottingham. Festival organiser Big D said on the event’s group Facebook page earlier …

Reckless Love Announce Headline UK Tour For March 2016 With Special Guests & Spinefarm Label-Mates Santa Cruz… New Reckless Love Studio Album On The Way… Reckless Love will return to the UK for a run of eight headline shows in March 2016; these dates, the Finnish showmen’s first over here …

PRIMUS Share claymation ‘Candyman‘ Video Primus & The Chocolate Factory out now via ATO Records   “One of the most unique and oddball acts in rock and roll.” – Guitar World   “Les Claypool is always pushing the boundaries of bass and taking his music to new levels of greatness” – Bass Player …

The Kluster-Fux, a hardcore punk bank based in Co. Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland formed in June 2015, by former members of Corrosive Machine and Strichnine, released their debut E.P. Kill The President earlier this year and have played extensively in their home country with bands including GBH and DOA. With …

WINTER ROCKS FESTIVAL 2015 Saturday 5th December 2015 – Corporation Sheffield. UK After the huge success of Winter Rocks festival 2014, the rock all day event returns on Saturday the 5th December with an even bigger line up of international and rising artists. Keeping to its Sheffield roots, the event …

Liv Kristine Announces Special One-Off London Show   LIV KRISTINE has announced she will play a special one-off UK show at The Underworld, London on December 20, 2015. As well as airing Liv’s solo material she’ll be joined by Raymond Rohonyi of Theatre Of Tragedy to play classic stuff from …

Multinational Heavy Metallers MIRROR Launch New Single “Mirror” Multinational Heavy Metallers MIRROR launch new single “Mirror” exclusively via Deaf Forever Germany! Heavy Metal conjurors, MIRROR, unveiled the cult craftings of their self-titled debut through Metal Blade Records on November 13th, 2015. The brainchild of bassist/die-hard metal connoisseur/Satan’s Wrath vocalist Tas Danazoglou,MIRROR was …

Armored Saint Exclusively Partner with Loudwire.com to Debut New, Official ‘An Exercise In Debauchery’ Music Video New headlining shows announced for Europe and USA!   Los Angeles, California’s ARMORED SAINT has had a banner year with the release of their seventh studio album, “Win Hands Down“, which is a vintage crush of …

Between The Buried And Me and Metal Blade Records Partner with “Ten Bands One Cause 2015”; Effort Raises $36,758 for Gilda’s Club NYC After the success of 2014’s “Ten Bands One Cause” effort – which raised $28,046.50 for Gilda’s Club NYC (GCNYC), an organization that provides free support to people …

 Cradle Of Filth – Announce UK and Ireland Shows March 2016 Cradle Of Filth, one of the greatest and most influential British metal bands of all time are very pleased to announce a run of three UK and Ireland shows this upcoming March. These dates will follow a highly anticipated headline performance at …

ALUNAH to play Doom Over London VI ALUNAH have announced they will play at Doom Over London VI in March 2016. They’ll join Moonspell, In The Woods, Impaled Nazerene, Black Moth, Mourning Beloveth, Ataraxie, Sea Bastard, Sardonis, Autumnal, Coltsblood, Slabdragger, Bathsheba, Eye Of Solitude, Officium Triste, Darkher, Bossk, Faloch, The …

Saint Diablo Release New Album ‘Devil Horns and Halos’ Virginia modern metal veterans SAINT DIABLO released their new sophomore album “Devil Horns and Halos” on 13th November 2015.  The album was produced by Tim “Rumblefish” Gilles (Anthrax, The Misfits, ill Nino) at Big Blue Meenie studios in Jersey City, NJ.  “Devil …

MYTHRA – Two Songs Available For Streaming First Official Anthology Out In November Legendary NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) act MYTHRA will release the “Warriors Of Time: The Anthology” compilation via Skol Records. The limited edition CD album will include all classic MYTHRA tracks from 1979 through to …

STONE SOUR are set to celebrate Black Friday’s Record Store Day with an all-new EP gathering together five cover versions. ‘Straight Outta Burbank’ will be available at selected record stores as a coloured vinyl-only exclusive on Friday 27th November. ‘Straight Outta Burbank’ sees STONE SOUR take on five immortal tracks …

Swedish hardrockers COLDSPELL has been confirmed for the new ‘Norrlandsvrål‘ rock festival, set to take place May 27-28, 2016 in Luleå, Sweden. COLDSPELL is scheduled to play on Friday, May 27th, alongside with bands like Pain, Hoffmaestro, Thundermother, Corroded, Amaranthe, to name a few. The new indoor festival will be located at Coop Norrbotten Arena and tickets can be obtained via Luleå Ice Hockey/the Arena. More …

It was like Halloween in Manchester for this second time this year when German Horror Punk band The Other played at Tiger Lounge, a small basement venue on Cooper Street, near Manchester Town Hall and conveniently close to one of Manchester’s Wetherspoons pubs The Waterhouse. Although The Other have been …

Hey! Hello! Announce Headline December UK Tour   Hey! Hello! embark on their first ever headline tour in December, following their hugely successful dates with The Wildhearts, in September. Hey! Hello! have been creating their first studio album as a band and these shows will give audiences the first opportunity …

Previous Classic Rock Magazine ‘Best New Band’ award nominees & Planet Rock ‘Presents’ Headliners, BlackWolf are back; this time as a part of a series of shows previewing their entire brand new sophomore album live. Watch the teaser: This will be the first time BlackWolf have performed their yet-to-be-released second …

Impaled Nazarene Announced for Doom Over London VI     Following our previous additions, Doom Over London 2016 – The Sixth Edition are ecstatic to bring you the next line up announcement for the event, and one that will bring some more misery and a fair amount of filth to …

at The O2, London featuring ALICE COOPER RICK WAKEMAN performing ‘The Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table’ for the first time since 1975 plus MARILLION / STEVE HACKETT / BLACKBERRY SMOKE  and many more to be announced Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud …

Slaughter and the Dogs Original Line Up Announced for Rebellion 2016 Rebellion Annual Punk Music Festival 2016 will take place on the 4th – 7th August 2016 at The Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY11 1HL. The stages and times will follow nearer the festival but for those wanting …

Fire Red Empress Enter Studio With New Singer Jennifer Diehl UK heavy rockers Fire Red Empress have recently entered Crown Works Studio in Wolverhampton with co-producer Gazz Rogers (God Damn, Robert Plant, Editors) to record new tracks including new single ‘Hail the Face’ The track is being mixed and mastered by …

Stone Broken Reveal Details of Debut Album Hard rock band Stone Broken will release their debut album on January 29th. The band have also revealed artwork and track listing for the album titled ‘All In Time’. There is a lot happening in the Stone Broken camp at the minute. The …

Michigan based Shitfucker a Black/Death/Thrash Metal band with Punk Influences have joined forces with Abigail a three piece Black metal, Thrash metal, Heavy metal outfit from Tokyo to release a 7″ EP via Hells Headbangers on 30th September 2015. Although the opening track on this EP has the words lovely and pussy in it, …

Midnight a three piece Black/Thrash Metal outfit from Ohio joined forces with Michigan based Shitfucker a Black/Death/Thrash Metal band with Punk Influences to release a Split 7″ Single via Hells Headbangers on 30th September 2015. Midnight’s contribution being the song ‘Sadist Sodomystic Seducer‘ and with a title like that I wasn’t …

 Premiere ‘She Sings, I Kill’ Lyric Video and Single Austin heavy psych-rockers Scorpion Child are very pleased to announce the release of a brand new single ‘She Sings, I Kill’. This new track gives us a furtive glimpse into the Texans highly anticipated upcoming sophomore album, on the wake of …

THE MOTH GATHERER to Premiere New Track on BBC Radio 1 Swedish sludge, doom, electro, post-rock visionaries, THE MOTH GATHERER, are going to premiere a new song, “Attacus Atlas”, exclusively on BBC Radio 1. It will be the final song of Daniel P. Carter‘s Rock Show, which airs this coming Sunday (November 8th) at 7PM GMT (8PM CET). The …

Doll Skin Release Debut EP ‘In Your Face’ via EMP Records/Cargo Records MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has created an imprint called EMP Records through the legendary label Megaforce, also known as the launching pad for legendary thrash bands METALLICA and ANTHRAX. The first release is “In Your Face“, the debut six-song EP from the Arizona-based all-female rock quartet DOLL SKIN. “In Your Face” …

Long Beach, California’s RIVAL SONS are due to kick off a European tour supporting rock legends DEEP PURPLE this Sunday, November 8th. The four week tour will see the bands playing arenas across Switzerland, France, Germany and the UK, followed by a headlining set from RIVAL SONS at this year’s …

 Rock’n’roll ain’t dead! Portland rockers APE MACHINE to release “Coalition Of The Unwilling” this month on Heavy Psych Sounds; European tour to kick off next week Rock’n’roll has never been so alive, as Portland’s most exciting and hard-hitting riff merchants APE MACHINE are set to make heads turn again, with the imminent release …

KING 810 are set to release a limited edition 10″ vinyl EP, ‘that place where pain lives…’ on 20th November.  The digital version is already available via iTunes. ‘that place where pain lives…’ is limited to 2000 hand-numbered copies worldwide and features two previously unreleased tracks, ‘bad man’ and ‘devil …

Discharge – Sign with Nuclear Blast Records and Release New Song Nuclear Blast Records are proud to announce the signing of British legends Discharge. Formed in 1977 by Terry ‘Tezz’ Roberts, his twin brother Tony ‘Bones’ Roberts and Royston ‘Rainy’ Wainwright, Discharge are cited as a key influence by renowned artists …

ISAAK: Genova’s Badass Rockers to Unleash new LP “Sermonize” on Heavy Psych Sounds  Isaak are back with their testosteroned-as-fuck new LP “Sermonize”, due out November 27 on Heavy Psych Sounds If you like your rawk badass, heavy and hairy, then you’ll probably exult about the great return of Italy’s raddest stoner …

Native Construct Launches Cover of “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” from Les Miserables After completing a USA headlining run this past summer, outfit Native Construct is ready to embark on another North American trek, set to kick off November 18th in Cincinnati, OH. Featuring Between The Buried And Me, Enslaved, and Intronaut on the bill, …

Ketzer Announces New Album “Starless” to be Released 29th January 2016   German KETZER will release their brand new album “Starless” on January, 29th through Metal Blade Records! The band has now launched a landing page featuring the albums title track “Starless” as well as the front art at metalblade.com/ketzer. Make also sure …

The Black Dahlia Murder Added to Abbath London Show The Black Dahlia Murder and Benighted will be joining forces with Abbath and Primordial at O2 Forum Kentish Town on Saturday 23rd January 2016! Original Underworld tickets will remain valid for the O2 Forum show! The Black Dahlia Murder will still …

Ensiferum Announce Dates in UK and Ireland in February 2016 Finnish Metal warriors ENSIFERUM have just announced dates in the UK and Ireland kicking off in Bristol on February 18, 2015. Sami Hinkka Comments: “Hi folks! We are extremely happy to announce that in February 2016 we shall raid UK …

Fresh off the road from an all-conquering UK headline tour and a sold-out show at The Lexington, London, earlier this week, Storms have announced their debut EP ‘Undress’, to be released March 4th through MUK Records. The title track is available from today as an instant grat when you pre-order …

Italy’s Noise Fuzzers Beesus Announce the Release of Debut Album “The Rise Of Beesus” this December Italian fuzzy foursome Beesus have great plans for this world and they won’t spare any soul. Be prepared to have your ears drenched into a blazing amount of noise-laden licks, with debut full-length “The Rise …

The Vintage Caravan – Interview October 2015 I had a quick chat with The Vintage Caravan before their show at The Ruby Lounge, Manchester on 27th October 2015. Find out about their influences, why original drummer left and more but the less said about my lack of geographical knowledge – …

The Vintage Caravan were founded in Iceland in 2006 by singer Óskar Logi and former drummer Guðjón Reynisson, who were only 12 years old at the time. In 2012 they were joined by Alexander Örn on bass and released their second studio album Voyage in their home country, before it …

Electro-Rockers ‘Clear The Auditorium’ Unleash New Single ‘Dead Behind The Eyes’ Clear The Auditorium have announced their upcoming single release. ‘Dead Behind The Eyes’ will be released on Sunday 29th November. Self-described ‘Electronicore’ quartet from South Wales, UK; Clear The Auditorium play a blend of post-hardcore and punk fused with electronic genres like Drum n …

New Cauldron Studio Album “In Ruin” Out In January 2016 Canadian Heavy Metal band Cauldron formed in Toronto, Ontario, back in 2006. Since then they have released the “Into The Cauldron” EP in 2007, as well as three full-length albums: “Chained To The Nite” (2009), “Burning Fortune” (2011), “Tomorrow’s Lost” …

Lethal Steel Debut Album “Legion Of The Night” Out In January 2016 Lethal Steel is a new band coming from Sweden, who just inked a deal with High Roller Records. In 2012, the band issued their first demo which was limited to only 50 copies, and started to play in …

Vardis – Sign to SPV/Steamhammer SPV/Steamhammer is proud to sign one of the real and true veterans of the NWoBHM: VARDIS. VARDIS were forged out of Glam, Punk, Heavy Metal, Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the crucible of 1970s northern England. They are a product of rock music across three generations: inspired …

COP UK – Interview with Dale Radcliffe and Kevin Rockenfield at The Underworld Camden, 23rd October 2015 After seeing COP UK at Redemption last month I was pleased to see that they would be supporting The Poodles at The Underworld Camden. I had a quick chat to frontman Dale and …

Exumer Announces More European Tour Dates and Support Acts for “Road Rage 2016” German thrash masters EXUMER will enter the studio in Dortmund/Germany on October 19th, to record the follow up for “Fire & Damnation“, which was released worldwide via Metal Blade Records in 2012. The band will once again team up …

King Diamond: New Video Interview on Vice   Upcoming shows in Detroit and Philadelphia to be filmed for DVD! King Diamond sat down for a chat with Slayer‘s Kerry King while on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem fest this summer. Noisey was there with cameras in hand to capture the conversation. That “King vs. …

Twitching Tongues Releases New Video for “Insincerely Yours” New album, ‘Disharmony’, Out Now Southern California’s rising underground metal/hardcore outfit Twitching Tongues is celebrating the release of their third studio album, Disharmony, with the premiere of a new video for their song “Insincerely Yours” here: metalblade.com/twitchingtongues To purchase Disharmony, head over …

DOOM OVER LONDON VI SECOND BAND ANNOUNCEMENTS Doom Over London are excited to inform you of the second tranche of bands to  join the, already announced, acts Sardonis, Bathsheba, Autumnal, Officium Triste and Malthusian Formed in 1992, Moonspell have progreessed from black metal beginnings to a unique gothic / metal …

As I already had plans to go down to The Big Smoke to see Spike and Tyla’s Hot Knives, and inflict myself upon my brother, I was pleased to see that The Poodles were doing a one off UK gig in Camden the same weekend. I haven’t heard much of their …

Whitechapel Premieres “The Saw Is the Law” Live Video via MetalInjection.net   This Friday (October 30th), WHITECHAPEL will unleash their new live CD/DVD set, The Brotherhood of the Blade, via Metal Blade Records. Featuring an exclusive documentary (in addition to a live performance shot in Knoxville, TN), The Brotherhood of the Blade stands as a …

Twitching Tongues Stream New Album, “Disharmony”, via Lambgoat.com This Friday (October 30th), southern California’s rising underground metal/hardcore outfit TWITCHING TONGUES will release their new album, Disharmony, via Metal Blade Records. To listen to Disharmony in its entirety, head over to Lambgoat.com now for the exclusive stream:lambgoat.com. For a behind-the-scenes look at Disharmony, be sure to check out the …

Berlin-based start-up company Staramba has made it possible: the metal queen comes to your home as a 3D figure   Doro Pesch has played more than 2,800 concerts in more than 60 countries across four continents in her thirty year plus career – and now the metal queen comes to …

DAMIEN THORNE “Soul Stealer” CD Out Now Chicago, Illinois based Metal act DAMIEN THORNE, has just released new, fifth studio album titled “Soul Stealer”. The Jackal Productions’ release includes 10 brand new songs: “Soul Stealer”, “Hell To Pay”, “Dark Mission”, “Hell Rider”, “Tortured Dreams”, “Riding To Glory”, “Salem”, “Remember The …

Reverence Release ‘Until My Dying Breath’ Music Video US power metal act REVERENCE, featuring Riot V vocalist Todd Michael Hall, ex-Tokyo Blade guitarist Bryan Holland and ex-Savatage drummer Steve “Doc” Wacholz, have released a new video for the song “Until My Dying Breath Video” from the upcoming sophomore full length …

JOANovARC release the thunderous Live Rock’n’Roll on November 27th through Red Vixen Records. JOANovARC are a four piece force of nature – an all girl rock ‘n’ roll band hailing from  the UK.  Describing themselves as “Puss In Boots” this gritty female four piece have delivered a statement of intent with …

I.C.O.N Premiere Lyric Video Ahead of Operation: Mindcrime UK/European Tour in December 2015 ‘Drowning in Their Screams’  “I.C.O.N are Heavy Metal in its purest form…they hammer out riff after riff of bone crunching, head banging rock” – Planet Mosh “Fresh and vibrant with a sound of their own…There is a …

HEXX Announce New Lineup and New Management Deal The legendary Bay Area Power Thrashers HEXX, announced the addition of new vocalist Eddy Vega, and second guitarist Bob Wright (from BROCAS HELM). The new lineup, which includes bassist Mike Horn and original members Dan Watson and John Shafer, recently joined forces …

Horror Punk Rock band The Other from Köln, Germany released their sixth album ‘Fear Itself‘ on 10th July  via Steamhammer/SPV. The Other started in 2002 as a Misfits cover band, a lot has happened in the thirteen years since then, and a few line-up changes sees the remaining original members …

Cedron Release New Single “Time Heal My Wounds” Through Redfield Records On Friday October 16th, Redfield Records’ latest signing Cedron released the official music video for its brand new single “Time Heal My Wounds”. “Blistering passion, addictive riffs and crushing vocals filled with emotion and political, yet personal messages.” The …

Wilson Unveil ‘Right To Rise’ Video   Detroit rockers, WILSON have unveiled their new video for ‘Right To Rise’ over at VEVO – http://www.vevo.com/watch/USRZR1566113.  The anthemic track is taken from the band’s current album of the same name, out now via Razor & Tie. The clip serves as an ode to …

Long Beach, California’s RIVAL SONS have released a 2-Disc Tour Edition of their latest album, ‘Great Western Valkyrie’, in celebration of the band’s upcoming tours with rock legends DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH. Originally released in 2014, ‘Great Western Valkyrie’ stormed into charts around the world and was rated the …

A veritable Smörgåsbord came to Manchester Club Academy last Monday. With Michael Monroe from Finland and his band, which brings together celebrated musicians who have played with such greats as Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Dogs D’Amour and Danzig, to name but a few. I was anticipating some top notch …

Iron Bastards Unveil New Music Video for “Pancho Villa” A few days after the official release of their debut full-length effort “Boogie Woogie Violence”, French Fast Rock’n’Roll power trio Iron Bastards just unveiled a new official music video for the single “Pancho Villa”. This song features on the album consisting of 15 songs …

Atlanta southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE are due to kick off a headlining European tour tomorrow – Saturday, 17th October in Spain. The tour, which includes a string of UK shows, follows the release of a Deluxe Edition of the band’s latest album, ‘Holding All the Roses’, which includes six unmissable …

Resistance Release New EP ‘Volume 1 – Battle Scars’ via Metal Machine Records Formed in 2000, RESISTANCE are a Los Angeles based Power/Heavy Metal band delivering a full on Metal assault from a broad range of influences. The new EP “Volume 1 – Battle Scars” is now available worldwide via …

VARATHRON Premiere Live Version of Classic Song via Noisey Long-running Greek black metal legends, VARATHRON, have teamed up with Noisey to premiere a live version of the band’s classic song, “Unholy Funeral”, taken from their upcoming EP, “The Confessional Of The Black Penitents”, set to be released on October 23rd through Agonia Records. Stream …

Human Improvement Process Made A Propaganda-Style Video For ‘Project Monarch’ Italian death metallers Human Improvement Process have released a new video for their current single “Project Monarch”.  Available now exclusively on Metal Injection, the track is found on the band’s recently released “Enemies Of The Sun” available now from Memorial Records. “With ‘Project Monarch’ we …

DANKO JONES Confirm UK Return and Release Lyric Video Following a slew of headline UK dates last month (their first extensive run here in seven years), DANKO JONES galloped off into Europe for another 30+ shows, leaving UK fans to chase away their post-gig blues with a brand new video for …

Mastodon Confirmed as your Saturday Bloodstock 2016 Headliners BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to unveil their first 2016 headliner; Atlanta’s mighty beasts, MASTODON!  They will headline the Saturday night at the Catton Park festival. Loved and respected by critics, music fans, and their peers, this will be MASTODON’s first performance at BLOODSTOCK!  The band’s …

CATTLE DECAPITATION: Tour With Cannibal Corpse Tour Trailer + “Pacific Grim” Play-Through Video Posted Road warring San Diego deathgrind unit, CATTLE DECAPITATION, kicked off their tour supporting Cannibal Corpse on October 8th in Jacksonville, the journey will run through nearly a month’s worth of cities, coming to a close on November …

Mother Feather Launch Digital Single and Video – Full Length Album Coming 2016 Mother Feather has released the title track from their full length debut, Mother Feather! The song is available now on iTunes, and the video is streaming at metalblade.com/motherfeather. The video was directed, designed, and animated by Isaiah King …

Twitching Tongues announce UK dates with Terror and Wisdom In Chains Twitching Tongues have announced four UK dates in UK with Terror and Wisdom In Chains after their continent only appearance on the EMP Persistence Tour. Colin Young is up for it: “Believe it or not, these will be our …

 GOATWHORE Announces Fall Live Demolitions GOATWHORE Announces Fall Live Demolitions Including A Stint At This Year’s Knot Fest “FBS” Fan-Filmed Video Compilation Unveiled New Orleans’ favorite road demons, GOATWHORE, will take to the streets again later this Fall on a run of live demolitions to close out the year. The latest …

I saw Shock ! Hazard supporting Biters at Rock City, Nottingham last month (review here). Impressed by their energetic performance I had a quick chat with them ahead of their gig, on the same tour, at Ruby Lounge, Manchester. Find out a bit more about the band, their political stance, …

Kentucky rockers, BLACK STONE CHERRY are proud to announce their signing to new label home, the Mascot Label Group. Yesterday (Oct 7th 2015), the band went into Barrick Recording in Glasgow, KY to record their fifth studio album.  This process will be a ‘back to their roots’ approach, recording it …

Voodoo Vegas Have Released a Brand New Music Video ‘Tied Up’ For fans of hard rock, this is a foot to the floor track that oozes groove, swagger and plenty of melody, ‘Tied Up’ is some of the band’s best work yet and by all accounts “you ain’t see nothing yet” according …

  Saxon Reveals New Track “Queen of Hearts” and Lyric Video On October 30, 2015, legendary British heavy metal quintet SAXON will release their 21st studio album, Battering Ram, in North America via UDR Music. The new album boasts a clinically ‘heavy’ echo of SAXON’s glorious NWOBHM sound! Ultimate Classic …

Phantasma – Premiere Lyric Video For Track “Enter Dreamscape” Photo by Fabio Interra Photography PHANTASMA, the new Symphonic Rock musical of Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN), Georg Neuhauser (SERENITY) and Oliver Philipps (EVERON) has recently signed to Napalm Records. Today this power formation is celebrating the exclusive lyric-video premiere for the first …

WORLD FAMOUS TRIBUTE ACT THE IRON MAIDENS BRING THEIR SHOW TO LONDON IN 2016 The world’s only all-female Iron Maiden tribute band the Iron Maidens have announced a one-off show at Shepherds Bush Empire on 14th April 2016.   Excited front-woman Kirsten Chickinson said: ‘For years people have been asking …

Atlanta rock ‘n’ roll punks BITERS have joined forces with Kerrang! for the premiere of their brand new music video ‘Low Lives in Hi Definition’ Currently on the road in the UK in support of their new album ‘Electric Blood‘, BITERS have teamed up for the launch of “Low Lives …

SLIPKNOT Announce UK Dates for 2016 & Premiere ‘XIX’ Video The multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning, masked beast that is SLIPKNOT is set to play a string of UK arena shows in February 2016. After their triumphant return headlining this year’s Download Festival at Donington Park, the metal icons return to these shores …

Johnny’s Alright Single Release November 6th PREACHERS SON are set to release Johnny’s Alright as a single November 6th.The song was recorded and mixed in Ireland and Los Angeles, produced by Marc Urselli (Lou Reed, John Zorn) with additional production from Warren Huart (Aerosmith, The Fray). Johnny’s Alright on Soundcloud >> Download Johnny’s Alright MP3 >> Download …

Who is SALEMS LOTT? Noisey Asks, “What the F*** is Your Deal?”  SoCal shock-rock group SALEMS LOTT have been making a name for themselves on the Sunset Strip since their inception in 2013, having sold out venues such as House of Blues, The Whisky A Go Go, The Roxy and …

Vreid Release New Video “Sólverv” Vreid released the new video for the title track “Sólverv” on 1st October! The amazing art in this video is forged by the talented Kim Holm. The video is filmed in the beautiful landscape of Sogndal in the western part of Norway. ”Sólverv is the title …

VARG – EXCLUSIVE MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE FOR TRACK  “ROTKÄPPCHEN”! Once upon a time … This is how every good story begins. German Wolf metallers VARG are set to release their upcoming EP “Rotkäppchen” on October 9th via Napalm Records! This beauty or let’s        say this beast comes as …

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have unveiled a second video clip taken from their debut live DVD, ‘Thank You: Livin’ Live’ released via Eagle Vision on 30th October 2015. Check out the clip of ‘Me & Mary Jane’ The performance featured was shot on BLACK STONE CHERRY’s ‘Magic Mountain’ tour, exactly …

SACRED STEEL To Release “Reborn In Steel” Deluxe Edition CD On Halloween SACRED STEEL do not play Heavy Metal. They ARE Heavy Metal, or to be more exact: True Heavy Metal. Back in the middle of the ’90s, when Classic Metal was fighting for its survival and was losing, bunch …

KILLING JOKE unveil new track ‘EUPHORIA’ from their latest album ‘PYLON’ out OCTOBER 23rd via SPINEFARM RECORDS  Killing Joke are on a mission to take their music of resistance to a whole new level with latest / 16th studio album Pylon, released October 23rd via Spinefarm Records. With the original line-up of Jaz Coleman, Geordie, Youth & Big Paul continuing to hold …

Coldspell to support Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock Swedish hard rockers ColdSpell are confirmed to support Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock for the Nordic leg of their Spirit on a Mission world tour dates. Michael Schenker is a true legend and, to many, the greatest guitar player around. Winning awards, getting rave reviews for his albums and when touring the …

Probably the most famous band I know from Atlanta, Georgia is The Black Crowes. There’s a new band on the block also hailing from Atlanta, these guys are Biters, they’re not brand new, as they formed in 2009, but I only got to hear about them when their debut album …

Theory of a Deadman Announce UK Tour in Early 2016 Canadian rockers, THEORY OF A DEADMAN have announced their return to UK shores in early 2016. The boys enthuse; “Hiya United Kingdom!  We’re pumped to announce that we’re coming back across the pond for a crackin’ good time this coming …