Every third weekend in June, there’s a small earthquake in a city called Wervik, Belgium. It’s time for the annual SKULLFEST, the ultimate summer bash in the West Flanders region. During the past years the event grew from a small party to a 2-day metal festival with bands and visitors …

Seeing as it’s Christmas Eve I thought you lot deserved a nice round of…………………….. free downloads!!! Here is a few of the latest free downloads that we’ve featured on PM over the last few weeks as well as the awesome free download from the boys in Beholder. Hope you all …

Hellfest have released their second instalment of bands for the 2013 event. As promised, here is the second announcement of 34 more bands, in addition to the first 50 names … The new confirmed bands are : ZZ TOP HELLOWEEN – SAXON – KREATOR – IMMORTAL – AT THE GATES …

Hammerfest 5 – In Fear Of The Dragon day splits have been announced. Hammerfest starts on the 14th through to the 17th March 2013 at Haven Hafan Y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, North Wales.   THURSDAY: Sister Sin Sacred Mother Tongue Jaguar Vicsous Nature Dyscarnate Black Acid Souls The Goddamn …

Pictures taken of Devin Towsend Project and Fear Factory during The Epic Industrialist Tour at ABC, Glasgow on the 14th December 2012.

Gates Of Dalhalla is a live DVD and CD package that was recorded to commemorate Swedish heavy metallers Hammerfall’s 15 year-anniversary. The open-air concert was held in Dalhalla in Sweden on the 28th July 2012. With two hours and twenty minutes of HammerFall history featuring songs from every album as well as …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Devin Townsend before their amazing show at The ABC in Glasgow. We discuss the Devin Townsend Project, how the tour has been going, their latest album ‘Epicloud’, the extravaganza Retinal Circus,  future plans and what Devin would like from Metal Santa for Christmas!! …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Fear Factory‘s guitarist Dino Cazares before their amazing show at The ABC in Glasgow. We discuss what they got up to after their show in Wolverhampton last night, how the tour has been going, their latest album ‘The Industrialist’, future plans and what …

Summer Breeze Open Air is about to go into its 16th round. For the seventh time, the metallic breeze will blow in beautiful Dinkelsbuehl, Germany from August 15th to 17th, 2013. As usual, this year’s Summer Breeze will take place over three days on two open air stages on the airfield …

Hobgoblin is excited to unveil its electrifying new partnership with Bloodstock Open Air Festival. The collaboration sees both parties teaming up to bring METAL 2 THE MASSES at Bloodstock 2013, offering breaking bands the chance to perform on the Newblood Stage. The road show, aptly titled ‘Hobgoblin presents Bloodstock’s METAL …

WATCHET LIVE FESTIVAL, West Somerset’s largest outdoor music event, have announced the first headline acts for its seventh successive year. With their Teddy Boy style and their incredible back catalogue of twenty three Top 40 hits, Showaddywaddy are the perfect band to headline the ‘retro’ Friday night at Watchet Festival. …

Hot on the heals of announcement number 2 we are pleased to bring you our 3rd instalment of announcements and we are really pulling out the stops to make this the best award winning Rock and Metal Festival, Scotland has ever seen. Sparing no expense we fly across the North …

Photos taken at the Soil, Fozzy and Breed77 gig at the Arches in Glasgow on the 30th November 2012

Testament, Malefice and Xerath photos, The Garage, Glasgow, 27th Nov 2012

You’ve been waiting for the first announcement for a long time and today, we’re finally revealing the first bands that will play at the Hellfest 2013 ! KISS (exclusive French date and first headliner announced!) TWISTED SISTER – ACCEPT – KORN – STONESOUR – BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – VOLBEAT …

San Francisco’s Doom masters Orchid released their latest EP “Heretic” back in September via Nuclear Blast, as a follow up to the successful album “Capricorn” that came out in 2011. Orchid’s next full length is set to be released next year. “Heretic” starts with a spoken chant before seething into …

Graspop Metal Meeting 2013 will be held in Dessel Festival Park over the weekend of Friday 28 June to Sunday 30 June 2013. With leading bands from just about every metal and rock subgenre and a lineup that spans several generations of heavy music, there’s loads of fun to be …

Hammerfest 5 - In Fear Of The Dragon, 14th - 17th March 2013 at Haven Hafan Y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, North Wales.

Hard Rock Hell 6 - Fist Full of Rock, 29th November to 3rd December 2012.

Hellfest 2013 takes place on 21/22/23 June at Rue du Champ Louet, 44190 Clisson, France. With a record of 113,000 people attending the festival in 2012, Hellfest has become the 3rd biggest festival in France. The originality of the festival’s artistic project has allowed it to reach an international recognition. Born …