TARJA TO RELEASE FOLLOW UP TO THE TOP 10 LIVE RELEASE “ACT I”: BRAND NEW LIVE ALBUM AND VIDEO “ACT II” TO BE RELEASED ON  JULY 27th, 2018 ON earMUSIC.   Following up the worldwide top 10 video chart success “Act I”, Tarja and earMUSIC are happy to announce the release of the long-awaited follow …

The Sloths have just released Back From the Grave in Europe via Eternal Sound Records. Who are The Sloths? You ask. What is a Sloth? You may ask. The Sloths were a garage rock band from Los Angeles, active for a short time in the mid sixties, playing covers of …

After their highly successful headline run earlier this year, American Heavy Metallers VISIGOTH return to Europe in July for a bunch of festival and club shows still promoting their latest album ‘Conqueror’s Oath‘! VISIGOTH 06/07/18 UK – London – Boston Music Room 07/07/18 UK – Newcastle – Head Of Steam 08/07/18 …

PUNK NEWS PREMIERES THE PREFAB MESSIAHS’ NEW “PSYCHSPLOITATION TODAY: THE VIDEO ALBUM” \ FEATURES TRIPPY MUSIC VIDEOS FROM ALL 10 TRACKS FROM THE BOSTON-BASED GARAGE-PSYCH-POP BAND’S RECENT “PSYCHSPLOITATION TODAY” ALBUM CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT! “A monumental audio-visual work of towering artistic achievement!” said no one ever about ‘Psychsploitation Today: The Video Album‘ featuring …

ALBUM: “FULL NELSON” RELEASE DATE: 10TH AUGUST 2018 LIVE DATES THROUGHOUT 2018 INCLUDING DOWNLOAD AND AS SPECIAL GUEST TO BLACKBERRY SMOKE Praise for last album “Welcome To The World” ‘After eight years of scintillating live shows and two acclaimed studio albums, Lancashire feel-good rockers Massive Wagons are finally getting the …

This June, Harm’s Way will head back out on the road for their “Posthuman Pacific Northwest Tour”, featuring special guests Soft Kill, before joining the final, full cross country Vans Warped Tour later that month, with Every Time I Die, Hatebreed, and many more. For a preview of their captivating …

A message from the band themselves… All good things must come to an end… And it’s now been 26 (!) intense years of sacrifices for the thrash metal cause for us. Despite numerous setbacks, DEW-SCENTED never split up or even stopped for any significant amount of time. We were always blessed with …

For decades, LIZZY BORDEN has been one of theatrical rock’s top front-men. And on June 15th, Borden will issue his first album in 11 years, ‘My Midnight Things‘, via Metal Blade Records. The extended layoff between albums has not dulled his desire to rock and shock. “Although we have stayed busy touring …

As BLOODSTOCK’s regional finals for their grass-roots-artist-supporting METAL 2 THE MASSES scheme thunder through local venues around the country this month, the festival is very excited to announce the first winners who won themselves a slot on 2018’s New Blood stage this August. Joining the bill on Friday are hard-rocking …

24-25th August 2018 #Stonedeaf2018 STONEDEAF FESTIVAL CREATED AND  PROMOTED BY HARD ROCK FANS, FOR HARD ROCK FANS SKID ROW, THE QUIREBOYS, WOLSFBANE, ANVIL,GRAHAM BONNET BAND, MASSIVE WAGONS, CHROME MOLLY BAND OF DIMES, FALLEN MAFIA, DJ HELLHOUND AND KRUSHER www.stonedeaffestival.co.uk Stonedeaf Festival the new festival on the block has announced some of …

Stevie R. Pearce is confirmed to play ROCKMANTIC ON THE ROAD FESTIVAL, on Friday June 1st in Rochdale, UK. Other bands on the bill are: FAHRAN, KNOCK OUT KAINE, CONFESS and the CRUEL INTENTIONS. The Rockmantic series of events initially began with the now revered ROCKMANTIC weekend held annually at …

ba·boon /ba’boon/ : noun A loud, angry, anti-social primate with large teeth, and aggressive tendencies . . . Additionally a loud, angry single and video by Swedish Rock Legends ‘HARDCORE SUPERSTAR’ who are also known for their anti-social behaviour and aggressive tendencies. 2018 is proving to be wild year for …

Monte Pittman releases new video playlist for each track on ‘Inverted Grasp Of Balance’; Announces Los Angeles and New York dates There are great guitarists, great vocalists and great songwriters, but Monte Pittman is one of the elite few who can truly lay claim to all three titles. With his …

After successfully launching the first two COUNT RAVEN albums ‘Destruction Of The Void’ and ‘Storm Warning’ on vinyl it is time to re-issue the next two albums, ‘High On Infinity’ and ‘Messiah Of Confusion’ on June 15th! Both albums will be available on vinyl for the first time ever and …

On June 15th, KING DIAMOND will release LP re-issues of the classic albums ‘Conspiracy’, ‘The Dark Sides’, and ‘The Eye’ via Metal Blade Records. Available as 180g picture discs, these exclusive editions can be purchased now at: metalblade.com/kingdiamond “You can spiral yourself into darkness with these classic King Diamond albums, …

To everyone´s surprise, Stockholm Death Metallers LIK have just entered the official German album charts on position 78! Congrats on that! Comments LIK: “We all felt very humbled and happy when this news reached us. But most important is that this means one thing, death metal á la old school …

On July 27th, REDEMPTION will release their seventh full-length album, ‘Long Night’s Journey into Day‘ – the first to be produced with Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Amaranthe, Doro, etc.). For a preview of ‘Long Night’s Journey into Day‘, the single ‘Little Men’ can be heard now at: metalblade.com/redemption – where the record can also be pre-ordered …

NYC PSYCH/POP/GLAM BAND BEECHWOOD OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE NEW LP INSIDE THE FLESH HOTEL DUE OUT JUNE 8 ON ALIVE NATURALSOUND SHARE NEW SINGLES AT BANDSINTOWN & NEW NOISE MAGAZINE NYC psych/pop/glam band, Beechwood, have officially announced their new LP, Inside the Flesh Hotel, due out June 8th on Alive Naturalsound. The …

If you said Indonesian music to me my first thought would have been the Gamelan, it’s not a country I really associate with rock music. A fortnight ago I had never even heard of the band Speaker First, that was until I got a press release through announcing their debut …

Louise Swift chatted to Indonesian Rock Band, Speaker First, after their show at The Ruby Lounge, Manchester on 8th May! An introduction to the band, if you’ve not heard of them before find out a bit more here: – You can read our review of the gig here