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KAMCHATKA are all set to play an exclusive performance at Our Black Heart in London on 19th  September with Mother Of God and Mother Trucker. If Robin Trower were to cosy up to Warren Haynes and bust out some Cream/Zeppelin inspired heavy blues whilst Jimi Hendrix looked on admiringly, then …

CORNERS OF SANCTUARY, the US Metal Band, have signed a deal with PURE STEEL PROMOTION. The new album “Axe To Grind” will be released on 1th October 2014 via PURE STEEL PROMOTION. More news coming soon. LINE-UP: Frankie Cross – vocals James Pera – bass Mick Michaels –  guitars, keyboard …

Off the wall Swedish trio Freak Kitchen are excited to share the first video ‘Sloppy’, taken from their acclaimed new album ‘Cooking With Pagans’. Swedish trio Freak Kitchen are back with Cooking with Pagans, their eighth (and most frantic) album to date. The band has always been a tremendously respected …

Legendary cult label Undergroove has announced an addition to it’s growing roster with the recent signing of Welsh psychedelic doomers SPIDER KITTEN. The label will release SPIDER KITTEN’s next record, ‘Behold Mountain. Hail Sea. Venerate Sky. Bow Before Tree‘ on 27th October. The album is a wretched, tormented exploration of Norse Sagas and Eddas, painstakingly …

Formed by Rammstein’s Richard Kruspe, Emigrate have now set the release date for their new studio album – the follow up to the 2007 self-titled debut, a Top 10 German chart entry. Titled ‘Silent So Long’, this sophomore outing – produced by Emigrate themselves and mixed in Los Angeles by …

Rising high above the overkill of self-styled occult rock that lurks in the underground at present. SATAN’S SATYRS are blazing a trail through a nightmarish world of battered VHS videos, overheated ampstacks and dog-eared vinyl, and are a band fit to set the pulse of any self-respecting trash connoisseur racing. …

EXORCISM have announced the addition of drummer ‘Alexis Von Kraven‘ to the group’s ranks. The  band says in a statement: “Alexis is an accomplished and innovative drummer. He has played in bands MOXY, HEAVENS  FIRE, MOTHER’S GREEN, MARKA DIABLO and many more. Alexis also has extensive experience as a studio …

FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS have been announced for a colossal tour with American heavyweights, Black Veil Brides! The boys will be heading out for a host of huge shows at some of the UK & Irelands largest venues this October, including a monster performance in the hallowed walls of London’s infamous, …

Manga metal-hardcore monsters RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR have signed a worldwide licence deal with Nuclear Blast Records after owner/CEO, Markus Staiger, had watched and met the band at this year’s Summer Breeze Open Air. Markus Staiger commented:  “I was instantly blown away by the sheer power of their live performance! …

Buoyed-up by the energy of youth, and packing some serious guitar fire-power, Santa Cruz will be returning to the UK for a one-off headline show, confirmed for the 17th November at The Barfly in Camden Town, North London. Says Archie Cruz, Santa Cruz frontman:- “It’s been quite a while since …

The definitive Primus line-up – Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander – are back together and set to release their first full-length studio set in nearly 20 years, ‘Primus & the Chocolate Factory,’ due out on ATO Records on 3rd November. “The idea was to combine the …

FLYLEAF are set to release their fourth studio album, ‘Between The Stars’ via earMUSIC/Loud & Proud Records on the 3rd November 2014. With producer extraordinaire, Don Gilmore (Pearl Jam, Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine) manning the board, the band holed up in an LA studio with him for a …

UK tech-metal godfathers SikTh have released a short promo video for their upcoming UK tour in October/November, part of ‘Download Freezes Over 2014’. Compiled and edited by SikTh (co)frontman Mikee utilising live material sent in by fans, it features footage from the band’s recent performances at both Download & Tech-fest… …

AT THE GATES are soon to release their highly anticipated “At War With Reality” comeback album, their first studio effort in 19 years.  A first online music teaser, featuring more of the stunning artwork designed by Costin Chioreanu / twilight13media.com for “At War With Reality”, can be seen below. And …

Fallen Fate have announce Rab Duffy as their new guitarist.  He joins the Modern Metal band from the North East after parting ways with Piers Donno-Fuller earlier in the year. The band have spent the summer searching for a replacement and have had great interest in the position from all …

Supertramp and widely respected guitarist Carl Verheyen has released his new album ‘Mustang Run‘ and announced a UK/European tour – accompanying him will be Stu Hamm (bass) and John Mader (drums) UK Tour 2014: 25th Sept – LONDON – Borderline 26th Sept – MANCHESTER – Band On The Wall 27th …

Steve Rothery, highly respected guitarist and founder member of UK prog giants Marillion, is proud to present his long awaited solo album ‘The Ghosts of Pripyat’. Rothery comments, “This album has been a long time coming. I had an offer to record a solo album during the recording of ‘Misplaced …

Brazilian Thrash/Stoner act Panzer has just released a new lyric video on their YouTube channel, for the second track of the album ‘Honor’, ‘The Last Man On Earth’. The work of editing and sync was made by Wolff Videomaker. Check it out below. The band continues to promote the album …

Fresh from a Summer where the band have been conjuring up ideas for their next album, London progressive metal quartet Chapters have announced their return to the live circuit. Chapters will be appearing as main support to their friends & fellow Brits, the progressive death metal maestros Ageless Oblivion for …

The release date of the CALIBRE ZERO album “Con Las Botas Puestas” on CD is September 19th 2014. The preorder phase will start on September 5th 2014 from the Pure Steel Webshop. CALIBRE ZERO, active since 2005, improve from album to album. On their fourth release you will find high …