NWOBHM Legends Saxon To Release 9 Album Vinyl Box Set via Demon Records on 18th March 2016 Demon Records has announced the release of an extraordinary Saxon Box Set containing vinyl LPs of the band’s nine studio albums recorded between 1991 and 2009. “Eagles and Dragons” will be released on …

  Seminal prog pioneers YES has announced an extensive UK and European tour for April 2016. The band will be performing 1971’s ‘Fragile’ and 1980’s ‘Drama’ in their entirety, the latter for the very first time, plus other seminal tracks including ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ and ‘Starship Trooper’.   …

Fish Announces April Headline Tour Due to Phenomenal Demand Iconic Scottish singer, songwriter and ex-Marillion frontman FISH has announced new tour dates in April, as part of a re-scheduled series of European shows. These dates come straight off the back of a hugely successful sold-out run of the UK with …

In 2014, after four highly successful fan funded album album campaigns (555%, Hey! Hello!, Mutation and Albion) Ginger Wildheart looked at what could be the next step in fan connectivity and the answer was G*A*S*S (Ginger Associated Secret Society) an immersive subscription, digitally based fanclub platform that saw Ginger delivering a new 3 …

DEVILSKIN Announce New Single START A REVOLUTION & Debut UK HEADLINE February Tour Supported by SKARLETT RIOT‏ Devilskin, a phenomenon in their native New Zealand, release the new single Start A Revolution on February 26th to celebrate their first ever UK tour. The anthemic Start A Revolution from their debut album We Rise is a “call to …

Exorcism to Re-Release “I Am God” New Artwork and Tracklist Revealed Doom heavy metallers EXORCISM will re-release their debut effort, “I AM GOD”, on  February 13 2016 via Dream Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Gragoth and Zvekan.   Recordings: All drums by Garry King recorded …

  Hordes Of Belial Announce Lifer and Others for 2016   On October the 1st (a change from the usual last Saturday in September), the Beat Generator Live! venue, which has played host to Hordes since its early days, will be yet again invaded by a host of rising talent …

                  Mike Peters and his Welsh alternative rock band, played their first gig in 1981 as The Alarm. After changing their name from Seventeen to Alarm Alarm, the former having toured extensively, the latter only doing one gig before they became The …

Mortiis Reveals New Video for ‘The Shining Lamp of God’ Mortiis has launched a new video for the track ‘The Shining Lamp of God’, taken from the new album ‘The Great Deceiver’ penned for release via Omnipresence on 4th March. This is the second single from the forthcoming Mortiis album. …

The devil’s due this January as U.S rock band Venrez return to the UK on tour with Michael Schenker. Following the release of their latest album ‘Children Of The Drones’, American hard rock act Venrez have released a new lyric video ahead of this month’s UK tour as special guests …

Alter Bridge Announce Long-Awaited Studio Return and Launch Fan Packages Rock powerhouse, ALTER BRIDGE are pleased to reveal they are hard at work on the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2013 album, ‘Fortress’. The as-yet-untitled fifth album is tentatively set for release Autumn 2016 with producer Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette …

All Girl Bristol Three-Piece IDestroy Reveal Debut Single & EP ‘Vanity Loves Me’ Blasting straight into 2016 comes Bristol three-piece IDestroy, mixing teenage rock’n’roll rebellion with riot grrrl sensibilities, bubblegum pop melodies and a whole heap of sneering, yet charming attitude. Their debut EP, ‘Vanity Loves Me’, is released on …

Following their explosive debut single ‘Bonfire’, The Hunna kick off what looks set to be a massive 2016 for the band, with the release of a stunning single entitled ‘We Could Be’, out now via High Time Records. The Hunna’s rise has been nothing short of spectacular. Since launching in …

Real Life Punks Healthy Junkies Fighting the Devils of Trauma and 21st Century Captivity with New Release Healthy Junkies are an antidote to a generation that’s numbed by televised talent shows by reviving the punk ethos of a time when Johnny Rotten walked down Kings Road with safety pins in his …

Beholder Premiere New Music Video ‘Frozen Steps Of Utøya’   BEHOLDER have premiered the first single / video from their highly anticipated third album ‘REFLECTIONS’ (release date to be confirmed). The track ‘FROZEN STEPS OF UTØYA’ is a pre finalised and as yet unmastered mix, nevertheless it is a powerful …

Matty James & The Irregulars It was a busy Saturday night in December when Matty James brought his band Matty James & The Irregulars to Tiger Lounge, Manchester for the final night of his first UK tour with a full band. What had been a very rainy day in Manchester …

Winter Rocks 2015 – Corporation, Sheffield A very windy day in December heralded the second ever Winter Rocks Festival at Corporation, Sheffield . After a successful event in 2014. There was a bit of a queue when I arrived and the event didn’t kick off at 12.15 with Skarlett Riot …

Selcouth to Release New Album Flummox via Tridroid Records on 12th February 2016 Tridroid Records are pleased to announce that they will release Selcouth by Flummox on February 12 2016. The band has been both critically hailed and incredibly divisive for their mix of sludge/heavy metal and Zappa’esque tendencies, a sound …

Curezum One Hundred Years/The Top [Single] Static Tension Recordings 8 January 2016 “It doesn’t matter if we all die”   The Cure has long been a source of inspiration for the dark side of music, and their nihilistic, gloomy earlier works provided a template for musicians across a wide spectrum …

Fishing With Guns Stream New Album ‘…But The Dawn Will Come’ A few weeks after the singles “It’s poutring” and then “Moshpute”, French independent rock/stoner/southern-hardcore/metal outfit, Fishing With Guns just released its brand new full-length album  ‘…But The Dawn Will Come’, available right now for digital and full stream thanks to the courtesy PureGrainAudio, W-Fenec …