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BLOODSTOCK SHARES MORE JAGERMEISTER STAGE ADDITIONS! While we all wait patiently for the final lockdown restrictions to be eased, BLOODSTOCK HQ remains busier than ever finalising details for this year’s event. We know everyone is more than ready for a hellaciously good time with their friends in the sunshine and tickets are …

As the bassist of prog legends OPETH, Martin Mendez has gained worldwide popularity and now he returns with another virtuous death metal crusher that captures the fear, loss of control and despair of lockdown in eight new tracks. For ‘Dancing Into Oblivion’, his project WHITE STONES goes further down the path of progressive extreme metal …

After an impressive run of critically acclaimed, career-best albums in recent years, The Quireboys have gone back to the beginning. In recent weeks, they have been in the studio re-recording a brand-new, 30th-anniversary version of their chart-topping debut album ‘A Bit Of What You Fancy.’ We too are going back …

Following the critically acclaimed release of “Battle Lessons,” earlier this year, Damon Johnson and The Get Ready are thrilled to announce their UK tour with Buckcherry this November/December.  Damon Johnson comments: “Oh hell yes! We could not be more thrilled to support our friends in Buckcherry on their 2021 UK tour. …

UK melodic rock quartet Blood Red Saints have returned to the Frontiers label for the forthcoming release of their fourth studio album, ‘Undisputed’. Musically, the album is a return to the sound of the band’s debut, ‘Speedway’, which was released via Frontiers in late 2015 to much acclaim.The first single …

Currently putting the finishing touches to their fourth studio album, ‘The Unknown’, which is due out this autumn, LA-based hard rock act Edge Of Paradise have released a new single today entitled ‘Digital Paradise’. It serves as a prelude of what to expect from the full-length record, showcasing a band …

Long Shadows Dawn is a new musical alliance that features Scottish vocalist Doogie White (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Fest) in partnership with Swedish guitarist Emil Norberg (Persuader). Their forthcoming debut album, ‘Isle Of Wrath’, is a timeless hard rock record that evokes memories of iconic 1970’s artists as well as the …

Hailing from hallowed depths and set on overshadowing slain remains, VAELMYST have come forth as conduits of spiritual violence through a brutal melodic death metal delivery. Conceived in Los Angeles during the winter of 2017, the melo-death ensemble slowly expanded not only in size but in power as well through an expanded …

Hard rock Supergroup RESURRECTION KINGS new album ‘Skygazer’ – featuring Vinny Appice, Chas West & Craig Goldy – out July 16, via Frontiers Comprising the core trio of Craig Goldy (guitars), Chas West (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums), Resurrection Kings announce their return with the upcoming release of a second …

Brazilian metalcore band APRIL 21st take on depression with new “Healing My Wounds” music video & single Brazilian metalcore band April 21st   have revealed a new music video and single for the song “Healing My Wounds“. The video was directed by Lucas Akira and Romulo Machado. “Healing My Wounds” is the first single from the …

SHOTGUN MISTRESS release their self-titled debut album via Crusader Records on 16th July Melbourne based SHOTGUN MISTRESS release their highly-anticipated self-titled debut album via Crusader Records on the 16th of July on CD and all digital platforms. Shotgun Mistress is an explosive dose of pure indie contemporary hard rock at its most searing and exuberant. After a year of remarkable …

Genre breaking San Francisco groove/funk thrashers MORDRED release their first new full length album, ‘The Dark Parade’, in over 25 years, and it’s every bit as good as expected from this unique band. Set to be released by M-Theory Audio on July 23rd, the record – which will be offered on CD, digital, cassette, …

Cult post-punks 1919 are back with Citizens of Nowhere: Their fourth studio album, and their most ambitious work to date. It’s fair to say the group are well-versed in overcoming tragedy. Having achieved indie success in the early ‘80s with singles such as “Cry Wolf”, their Machine LP, and two …

British singer-songwriter Carol Hodge releases THIS – the first release from her The Crippling Space Between album. Due for release on 9th July 2021, THIS is an uplifting rock anthem that packs a positive punch. Lyrically, the song references W.H. Auden’s Funeral Blues, and charts the deterioration of the spirit throughout 2020. Dramatic low key …

Here’s a little ditty from the Motor City, well to be precise, Cumbria and Gloucestershire as Hoss Thompson from Thirteen Stars and Verity White join forces to bring even more sunshine to an already blazing summer as they team up for ‘When Push Comes To Shove’, recently released via WDFD …

I’m a firm believer in not just listening to the music that the printed magazines want us to but to look further afield to bands who self release their own music point proven by Condor Leader, the debut solo album from Dazzle Rebel due to be released on July 23rd …