You’ve talked a lot about it, and you’ve been waiting for it, today we are glad to confirm the presence of GOJIRA at HELLFEST. The leader of the french scene will crush the main stage 1 on Sunday, June 23rd with his “pachydermic” metal ! GOJIRA will be the 20th …

The lineup for this summer’s edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting is really shaping up now with the addition of another seven bands. The newcomers are Helloween, W.A.S.P., Prong, All That Remains, Tankard, Newsted and Love And Death. A small change to our day schedules: Heaven Shall Burn has been …

Metal Blade Records Teams Up with SiriusXM Liquid Metal to Celebrate the Label’s 30th Anniversary. More events take form as Metal Blade Records continues to celebrate the label’s 30th anniversary, which already included a packed showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX and the recent announcement of the label’s Scion A/V …

Another year, organised, enjoyed and packed away. For me personally, this year’s line-up wasn’t as good as some of the previous years but it’s obvious that it was pretty darn epic for a lot of people by the fact that this year was officially the busiest BOA on record with …

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Death Metal titans, The Black Dahlia murder, headlined the first day of this years Ghostfest in a whirlwind visit to the UK We managed to catch up with the bands vocalist, Trevor, before they took to the stage for what was to be yet another awesome performance. Interviewer: Thom Hague …

I think the quality of the outside of a product is just as important as the contents. If time has been taken to make the packaging of a product impressive, it’s likely that the contents within are going to match. I, myself, am not a Gojira fan but found myself …

I don’t normally agree with the idea of “best of” albums as I feel that they are more of an excuse to release something when a band can’t think of anything new to release. However, I can’t say that this is the case here! At 17 tracks, the album is …

Hailing from Northern Ireland Baleful Creed are a classic rock influenced four-piece that also take a nod at the stoner rock section of the genre. With a growing number of well-received gigs and guest spots under their belts Baleful Creed are now finding themselves in what is undoubtedly their zone …

Girls in rock bands are always a welcome sight to see. The majority of rock fans may be male (although that may be debatable when you factor in the male/female breakdown at some of 2011’s rock festivals) but that doesn’t mean the vast proportion of guys don’t want to see …

Us entertainment reviewers are lucky guys and girls you know, after all we quite often get to attend gigs for free, we receive countless promo CDs and merchandise items, and if we are very lucky we even get to meet some of our heroes along the way. Whilst these perks …

It’s nice sometimes to stumble upon a band you have always wanted to see and hear and yet due to circumstances beyond your control you have missed. For this reviewer Northern Irish rockers Rebels By Nature were one such band until not so long ago. These guys (and girl) were …

It can be a gamble to promote gigs post-Christmas, when everyone’s strapped for cash and awaiting that first pay packet of the year. However the promoter of this gig (Chris Shaw) did his homework and put together such a strong line-up for this early (6pm-9pm) show that he pretty much …

Unfortunately we have been forced to cancel our final Xmosh giveaway prize of 2 pairs of GWAR tickets for the european tour. As you may know, Gwar have cancelled their european tour that was due to kick off in January next year. However, rather than leaving you all with no …

Since last week’s competition proved to be so popular, we’ve decided to give you all another chance at winning a 2nd mega stack of CDs!!! Of course, you’ll get the extra goodies as usual thanks to our friends at Metal Blade, Pitch Black Records, Nuclear Blast and TrashPit!! Remember, there’s …

In this week’s Xmosh Giveaway we have a whole bunch of CDs that will surely make your collection look awesome; thanks to our friends at Metal Blade Records and Pitch Black Records!! Of course you’re not satisfied with that… So we’ve thrown in a selection of posters from our friends …

To launch the first ever Xmosh give-away, we have been donated a stack of various prizes to be won by ONE LUCKY WINNER!! This week’s star prize is a Six Feet Under limited edition “Wake the night – Live in Germany” CD+DVD; donated by our friends at METAL BLADE RECORDS!! …

It’s time for the second phase of the offensive… The first strike has already done many damages. The first 43 bands announced gathered our first 2,000 troopers in only a week and we were able to penetrate the enemy lines in a flash. This success convinced a powerful new ally, …

When you think of Knoxville, Tennessee , you don’t really picture a five-member band fronted by a female who’s screams can give any guy on the music scene a run for his money. But, Straight Line Stitch is just that. Somehow, vocalist Alexis Brown can dance on the fine line …

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