A little over three years since Relentless Retribution and veteran US thrash giants Death Angel are back with their seventh album, The Dream Calls for Blood. And in a word it is SUPERB.

Stone Temple Pilots pull in Linkin Park's very own Chester Bennington on vocals to release five track EP High Rise that shows STP to be very much alive and kicking.

Arizona state metalheads Eyes Set To Kill reached a crossroads with fourth album White Lotus in 2011. Not content with being shoe-horned into a style that wasn't to their liking they struck out and partnered up with Century Media Records for their new release, Masks.

Glaswegian death metallers Blood Thread have been on the go since about 2009 and their first EP, The Tolerance is Over, is a sound platform to grow and build on from.

What can you say about these guys that hasn't already been said? This is indeed a supergroup of musical talent and one that has produced a rock album that, while full of expected flourishes, has an infectious groove to its heart.

San Francisco's self-proclaimed "doom pop" merchants Death Valley High follow up their acclaimed 2011 album with more tracks of a deliciously dark nature on Positive Euth.

Scottish metallers Cnoc An Tursa were one of two local bands on the bill when the Headbangers Balls Tour rolled into Glasgow.  We caught up with them before they opened the night with a display of brutally melodic power. LINKS: www.cnocantursa.com www.facebook.com/cnocantursa

During their recent visit to Glasgow as part of the Headbangers Balls Tour in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust we caught up with iAMi frontman ZP Theart before their set to discuss the band, their future, Scottish hospitality and much more. LINKS: www.iamiofficial.com www.facebook.com/iamiofficial Find out more about the Headbangers …

The Headbangers Ball tour that’s been winging its way around the UK in July and August has taken in the best part of a dozen venues with over forty of the UK’s best upcoming rock and metal acts.  After Reign of Fury frontman Bison was given his five year all …

A tremendous night of rock and metal from four very different bands and all in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust unfolded at the Classic Grand in Glasgow as the Headbangers Balls Tour rolled into town. 12 tour dates spread across July and August with over 40 of the UK’s finest upcoming …

Hell is Harmony are an eclectic bunch.  Hailing from Poland and Hungary but living in Scotland, these guys were a wonderful discovery for me at Les-Fest 2013 and followed that appearance up with another tremendous set at the Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses final in Glasgow.  Sadly that set wasn’t …

Glaswegian metallers MAIR have been on the go since 2010 but have already been making waves in the local metal scene in their short life together.  We managed to catch up with them straight after their performance at the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses final in Glasgow that saw them …

TRIA brings together three of Sweden's most powerful frontmen into a project that provides not just a creative outlet but, from this double-track single digital release, a style that is very very different from what you would expect from each of their backgrounds.

It was the last day of what was a truly fantastic weekend of rock and metal and Les-Fest once again came to life early doors both on the main stage and the acoustic stage. I felt in need of a bit of R&R myself as Sunday morning arrived so the …

We all felt kinda broken, beat and scarred after the brutality of the day and night of Day 1 of Les-Fest 2, but Saturday dawned with excitement and expectation as the acoustic stage came to life alongside the main stage to give those festival-goers a chance to chill out and …

Three days. 62 bands. One main stage, one acoustic stage and from what I saw across the weekend of Les-Fest 2 it most definitely was all killer and no filler. Planetmosh descended en-masse to take in the sights, the sounds and the craic, as Scotland showed it does indeed know …

On the Saturday of Les-Fest Collapse came in as a last minute replacement and set about destroying the stage with their own unique brand of heavy.  Afterwards we sat down with them all for what turned out to be one crazy session talking about the album, pre-gig rituals, their time …

Wales’ very own self-proclaimed “three piece rock n’ roll band sent to earth on a mission to destroy shit music” (check out their facebook for proof indeed) are actually thoroughly decent blokes and performed a sublime acoustic set at Les-Fest 2013. We had the chance to chat at length with …

Following an astounding set at Les-Fest we sat down with Bull-Riff Stampede‘s guitarist Jay Walsh and bassist Rod Boston to discuss their recent tour with Beholder, appearing at Les-Fest and their forthcoming support of and appearance at the Headbangers Balls collection of gigs in aid of testicular cancer. Interview with …

Mancunian rockers The Goddamn Electric weren’t content with one set at Les Fest 2013.  Catching them just after their superb, albeit brief, acoustic set, we sat down with them to discuss just what the band is about. The Goddamn Electric are: Tommy – Vocals Al – Lead Guitar Gavin – …