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Esprit D’Air announce huge 17-date tour in UK and Europe

Esprit D’Air announces their new 17-date “Leviathan Tour” in the UK and Europe after selling out their entire self-promoted UK tour earlier this year. Lead vocalist and producer Kai says:“After our sold out 7-date tour in the UK earlier this year, we felt like we had more to give and …

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Dropkick Murphys Release New Single ‘Gotta Get To Peekskill (feat. Violent Femmes)

Following their hugely successful U.S. St. Patrick’s Day Tour, Dropkick Murphys have released “Gotta Get To Peekskill (feat. Violent Femmes)” as the new single from their forthcoming Okemah Rising album, out May 12 via the band’s Dummy Luck Music / [PIAS]. Okemah Rising is the second in Dropkick Murphys’ series of works interpreting the words of Woody Guthrie for a new generation. …

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dEMOTIONAL release new video for single ‘Lost In This City’, out now on AFM Records

May 26, 2023, sees Swedish modern melodic metal outfit dEMOTIONAL reissue their latest, much-acclaimed masterpiece Scandinavian Aftermath. With four albums under their belt and following their recent, worldwide signing with AFM Records, the Hamburg-based powerhouse label is proud to present the band’s self-released 2021 offering, Scandinavian Aftermath, to a global audience. With over 15 million streams …

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Negatives unleash break taking new video

Highly-rated UK metal crew, NEGATIVES, have released their brand new single and video, Mimic, out now – https://youtu.be/AhFRWlER2WU . Since their creation in 2020, NEGATIVES have not only survived but progressed through multiple obstacles that would have severed most bands. Comprised of Benjamin Michael Smith (Vocals), Andrew Sparham (Guitar), Sam …

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Copehill Down drop new video!

Welsh rising metalcorers COPEHILL DOWN throw down their commanding debut EP, The Design, The Disaster: Part One, out Friday 21st April. The Brit riff slingers have also just unleashed their powerful new single and video, Captive Conviction. Watch the video, here – https://youtu.be/op7QDd4hr8c   Born in 2020 and coming at …

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Coastal Fire Dept unveil new album & video

Unrelenting UK post-grunge crew COASTAL FIRE DEPT. have just set loose their greatly anticipated new album, Outsiders, via all major stores. To mark the event, the industrious dirty rockers have also released a potent new video for their recent single, Cry Your Heart Out – https://youtu.be/cH0_ZSeNJOM Coming at you from …

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Robert Jon & The Wreck announce first-ever live DVD “Live At The Ancienne Belgique”

Just weeks after the release of their celebrated EP One Of A Kind, Southern roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have announced Live At The Ancienne Belgique, their first-ever live DVD, released April 21st via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records.  Recorded during their sold-out show at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium on June 29th, 2022, the …

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Atarka release brand new video and more

Commanding heavyweights ATARKA are poised to drop their striking new EP, The Mountain, out Friday 14th April. The band have also set loose their furious new single and video, The Nethermost Blight. Watch the video, here – https://youtu.be/HIfRIvAetng Hailing from Birmingham, ATARKA were originally conceived in 2018 and initially comprised …

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Electron charge ahead with new single & more!

ELECTRON continue their ascension with the release of their brand new single and lyric video, Throw Me Away, out now – https://youtu.be/VajMUJKAs10 . The track is lifted from the band’s eagerly awaited debut album, out this September. If you’re new to ELECTRON then you’ve been missing out on this formidable London-based metal band …

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Struck/down unleash explosive new video

Brit riff beasts STRUCK/DOWN reveal their eagerly-awaited new EP, To Witches, on Friday 7th July. The acclaimed groove metallers have also delivered their potent new single and video, The Enforcer –  https://youtu.be/T1UXZpQArow Tugging from a range of sources, from the driving onslaught of Machine Head and Lamb Of God, through …

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King Of The Dead set loose engulfing new video

Immensely enchanting alternative rock crew, KING OF THE DEAD, are set to soar to new heights with their intoxicating sophomore EP, Perdition, out Friday 2nd June. The striking unit have also just released a brand new single and video, The Sermon For The Cursed – https://youtu.be/M85Av6JipPY Massively intriguing and wholly …

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Cult Revival release belting new single & video

Brit newcomers CULT REVIVAL have set loose their ultra-magnetic new single and video, Warhead, out now, through all major platforms and streaming sites. Watch the video, here – https://youtu.be/tJfmFW66gvI Harnessing emotive drive, contagious choruses and boundless energy, CULT REVIVAL’s reach has vast potential, as they skillfully pull influence from a …

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Civil Villains detail new single and more

CIVIL VILLAINS return with their engulfing debut album, Motion Sick, out Friday 26th May. The Brit alt-rockers have also released their brand new single and video, Mortuary Blue, out now – https://youtu.be/l1dMDDDPHOg . Ever since their inception in 2016, Londoners CIVIL VILLAINS have done things differently. Embodying influences that run …

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TERRNOCT – new album ‘Icon of Ruin’

Terranoct is a metal band based out of Akron, Ohio, originally the brainchild of two childhood friends, guitarist Tyler O’Brien, and drummer Dan Paddy. While the two had played together since childhood and released an EP under a different name in 2014, it wasn’t until they’d elevated their musical abilities …

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THE 69 EYES new album Death Of Darkness

When the sun goes down and the moon comes up, Finnish goth/glam goo-goo mucks THE 69 EYES proudly wear their sunglasses, leather jackets and black eyeliner to become one with the night. Founded in the hazy, murky, twilit bars of Helsinki more than 30 years ago, the band circling around Northern gothic rock epitome Jyrki …

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