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Trailblazing UK 5-piece HACKTIVIST have revealed a brand new version of ‘Deceive & Defy‘ featuring Heart Of A Coward frontman Jamie Graham. The track is the second taste of their highly-anticipated debut albumOutside The Box, which is set for release worldwide on March 04 via UNFD (UNFD/Rise Records in the USA). Check out the …

THE GINGER WILDHEART SHOW Announces Stellar Supporting Cast for April 1st O2 Forum , London   On April 1st ‘The Ginger Wildheart Show’ debuts at the O2 Forum in London, with an impressive supporting cast.  Along with The Ginger Wildheart Band, four special guests have just been confirmed for this planned annual event. As Ginger …

Orca continue to explore the space of prog rock with new single ‘Aquarium’ Described as a “cracking band” and praised for their “excellent production values” by music blog Progrockmusictalk, UK-based alt-rockers Orca have proven to be on top of their game. As pioneers and creators of the mysterious domain of …

THE REBELLES *** Rock ‘n’ roll harmony trio release their take on ‘All The Young Dudes’, feat. Ian Hunter, on 18thMarch, via Turtle Recordings ***      The Rebelles is the sound of three stunning vocal talents paying tribute to the songs that inspire them.  Formed of Tracie Hunter, Elizabeth …

2016 marks the release of Heal My Soul – the extraordinary lost album from Jeff Healey which has never been heard before by the public. March 25th of this year would have seen Jeff turn 50 years old and this album begins the celebration of a milestone year for a …

Guitar icon Zakk Wylde will release Book Of Shadows II on April 8th 2016 via Spinefarm Records, his first solo release in 20 years. This release is the highly anticipated follow up to 1996’s Book of Shadows LP, a classic album Wylde released between his work with Ozzy Osbourne that …

In 2006, VAN CANTO surprised the world of metal with a revolutionary idea: to perform metal music with vocals and drums only. Nine years later, after five top 20 releases in Germany, sold out headlining tours throughout Europe and festival performances taking the band from Wacken to Australia, Van Canto …

Darkology Premier ‘Fated To Burn’ Music Video US power metallers DARKOLOGY, featuring ex and current members of Firewind, ex-Solstice, ex-Leather, Arch Rival, Outworld, Zierler, Beyond Twilight and Medieval Steel in their ranks, have been making waves with their latest album ‘Fated To Burn‘, it was produced by Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy). Hot on the heels of their cult video …

Finnish thrashers Lost Society have released the third and final track-by-track trailer for their forthcoming new album, ‘Braindead’, being released on Nuclear Blast next Friday (12 February). In this episode, frontman Samy Eblanna discusses the tracks ‘Only (My) Death Is Certain’, ‘P.S.T.88’ and the bonus ‘Terror Hungry (Californian Easy Listening Version)’: …

BURY THE MACHINES TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED FULL-LENGTH ALBUM AS DIGITAL DOWNLOAD February 27th , 2016    “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” – Friedrich Nietzsche  Bury The Machines releases its self-titled full length album at www.burythemachines.com as a digital download. Bury The Machines, brainchild of …

*** SANGUINE Join Mushroomhead and American Head Charge on 15 date UK Tour in March ***      Exeter alt. metallers Sanguine have announced they’ll be joining American heavyweights Mushroomhead and American Head Charge on a 15 date UK tour, which kicks off in Manchester on March 18th.    The news …

Due to completely unforeseen circumstances, X JAPAN have announced that their show at SSE Arena Wembley, scheduled for March 12, 2016, has now been postponed to March 4, 2017. All tickets sold will remain valid for the rescheduled date. X JAPAN’s guitarist, PATA was admitted to the ICU at a …

BLACK STONE CHERRY have unveiled their video for ‘In Our Dreams’, the first single taken from their forthcoming fifth studio album, ‘Kentucky’, which is set for a 1st April release via the Mascot Label Group.  Check out the clip here: The video is set in a post-apocalyptic underwater world, ‘Hydros’, …

GINGER WILDHEART Unveils Short Film & Releases New Album ‘YEAR OF THE FANCLUB’ on February 12th Ginger Wildheart and Director Mark Haldor unveil a powerful and thought provoking short film to accompany ‘Don’t Lose Your Tail, Girl’ from Ginger’s  forthcoming new album Year Of The Fanclub  released on February 12th through the Round Records Records label.  …

Almost precisely 20 years after the Swedish masters of black metal released their debut and landmark album, „The Secrets of The Black Arts“, and six years after the release of their last full-length studio album, DARK FUNERAL are finally entering the studio again to create another blasphemous masterpiece!“ Lord Ahriman …

The Hunna announce UK & European tour + debut US show **THREE SOLD OUT LONDON SHOWS**  BOSTON MUSIC ROOMS – 2nd, 3rd & 4th March LONDON ELECTRIC BALLROOM – JUNE 1ST New single ‘We Could Be’ passes 2 million video views Spins from Zane Lowe (Beats 1) and Huw Stephens …

   COUNTING DAYS announce Feb/Mar support tour with HACKTIVIST & CROSSFAITH “Crushing” – Daniel P Carter, BBC Radio 1 Rock Show   “Your new favourite band” ­ Metal Hammer “Counting Days do big, belligerent metal. They do it better than you, us and pretty much everyone out there” Rock Sound …

London based metallers KARYBDIS yesterday premiered the new video for their jaw-shattering melo-death track Avarice exclusively on Metal Hammer. The track is the second to be taken from their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Samsara‘ which is set for release on February 19th 2016.  Watch the official video for Avarice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQxQHWKLTrM Modern metal needs new heroes. As …

In October 2015 Beseech signed a new world wide record deal with Swedish label Despotz Records. After a decade out of the spotlight, the Swedish goth metallers will return with a new album. The band’s new album, ‘My Darkness, Darkness’ is set to be released 4th March 2016 and Beseech …

Norwegian noise-rock veterans Arabrot revealed their new song and video, ‘Rebekka (Tragoedie)’ taken from upcoming LP The Gospel (February 26 via Fysisk Format). Directed by Olle Lundin with effects by Tor Edvin Eliassen, the video is a direct reflection of the band’s distinct and dark sound. Staring into the camera but masked entirely by …