Second Cities – Like A Moth (single)

Second Cities return with latest single ‘Like A Moth’ but these Birmingham based oiks sound more like a bat out of hell as they thrash out a brutal bludgeon. It’s not all noise for noise sake as there is a lot more to their oeuvre from the lead vocals of …

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Dan Reed Network Co-Headline tour rescheduled to 2022

Dan Reed

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Dan Reed Network have rescheduled their nine-date co-headline UK tour with Reckless Love to March 2022.  All dates will feature special guest Mason Hill.  All tickets remain valid  and on sale via www.gigantic.com and www.danreed-network.com The highly anticipated tour will preview new songs from the band’s forthcoming studio album “Let’s Hear It For The King” whose release …

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KORPIKLAANI – “Niemi music video”

KORPIKLAANI Jylhä

KORPIKLAANI – Release Single And Music Video For The Song “Niemi”! With only 4 weeks remaining until the release of their 11th studio album Jylhä, Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are happy to present another new song to their fans. Niemi is a fast-paced and catchy neck breaker which is reminiscent of the band’s heavier past, …

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KING OF THE DEAD – DESTROY MY NAME

King of The Dead

The second instalment of sacrifice continues from King of the Dead with their latest single ‘DESTROY MY NAME King of the Dead is a brand that is not afraid to be bold. The 3-piece Horror Rock band are a celebration of the macabre and the weird. The music is anthemic …

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GRAHAM BONNET NEW SOLO STUDIO ALBUM

Graham Bonnet

GRAHAM BONNET NEW SOLO STUDIO ALBUM ANTICIPATED RELEASE SUMMER 2021 VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC Srl ALBUM TO INCLUDE SPECIAL GUESTS Graham Bonnet has announced that he is currently recording a new studio album with bandmates Beth-Ami Heavenstone (bass), Conrad Pesinato (guitar) and Mark Zonder (drums). In addition to the core band, …

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Rainbreakers new single ‘Ashes’

Rainbreakers

Rainbreakers are back with striking New Single: ‘Ashes’ The mighty Rainbreakers are back, with lovingly honed new material, spearheaded by their striking new single ‘Ashes’, taken from the band’s forthcoming new album to be released in 2021. “Built around the persuasive vocals of Ben Edwards, the urgent guitar of Charlie Richards and a …

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Accept – Too Mean To Die

Accept

Formed in 1976 in Solingen, West Germany, Accept are still flying the flag for German heavy metal, point proven by their upcoming studio album Too Mean To Die. Whether it’s frustration from Covid (which has delayed the album release from Jan 15th till the 29th due to a pressing plant …

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VOODOO CIRCLE Locked & Loaded (single)

Voodoo Circle

January 15th will see VOODOO CIRCLE release their highly anticipated new album, ‘Locked & Loaded’. The successor to 2018’s ‘Raised On Rock’ was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Pretty  Maids, Volbeat, Primal Fear) and includes the following songs: 01. Flesh & Bone02. Wasting Time03. Magic Woman Chile04. Locked & Loaded05. …

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Immortal

Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker will release his new MSG album, “Immortal”, on January 29th, 2021 via Nuclear Blast. The album title is a perfect statement describing Michael Schenker‘s legacy and to celebrate his 50th anniversary as a musician. Today, the band reveal their third album trailer, in which Michael Voss explains, how their second single, the power ballad ‘After The Rain’ was …

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Mike Ross and Verity White |Baby Its Cold Outside

Mike Ross

Mike Ross and Verity White Share Their Take on the now Controversial Classic: ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ Multi-talented guitar meister Mike Ross and alt rocking Verity White have joined forces to release a: a tongue-in-cheek, gender-swapped version of the now-controversial duet ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’, written by Frank Loesser in 1944, which the public first heard …

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ACCEPT | Too Mean To Die postponed to January 29th 2021

Accept

Unfortunately, with a heavy heart, we have to postpone the release of the new ACCEPT album Too Mean To Die from January 15th to January 29th 2021. Due to a COVID-19 related pressing plant closure, the finished product has been massively delayed so that the planned release on Jan 15th 2021 cannot be kept. …

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HOUNDS – Interview

UK metal hardcorers HOUNDS have just dropped their blistering new single and video, Beast, https://youtu.be/QjduFVmW0K8 . With this in mind, we asked the guys to introduce themselves: What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? Ashley : Vocals, Dave: Guitar, Josh: Drums, Ben, Bass and …

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Ward XVI – Unplugged And Sedated EP

As somebody a lot wiser than me once proclaimed, “Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast”. Point proven by the Unplugged And Sedated EP currently available by Preston based macabre metallers Ward XVI. Throughout the pandemic in 2020 they managed to release the over the top studio album Metamorphosis …

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Alexi Laiho dies aged 41

One of the most renowned guitarists in the world, Alexi Laiho, has passed away. The musician, most notably known as the front man of Children of Bodom, died in his home in Helsinki, Finland, last week. Laiho had suffered from long-term health issues during his last years. Alexi Laiho and …

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Ashen Reach – Homecoming

My first review of 2021 and what a way to start the year with the quite astonishing debut album Homecoming from Merseyside based Ashen Reach. Currently available via all digtal outlets, for such a young band these 11 songs show early maturity in their songwriting. Opener ‘Fighting For My Life’ …

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