Ace Frehley – Origins vol 2

In 2016 Ace Frehley released an album of cover versions – “Origins vol. 1”. It featured songs by acts as diverse as Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf, and Led Zeppelin plus some KISS songs. Now he’s back with a second covers album, “Origins vol. 2”. This time there …

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Kiss the gun – We see you

Kiss the gun formed in 2016 in Salisbury and in 2017 released their debut album, Nightmares which is a great album, particularly for a debut from a small band. In 2018 they replaced their singer with Abigail Austin, and now two years on they’re releasing their second album (the first …

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Mad Max – Stormchild rising

Formed in 1983, German hard rock band Mad Max have a brand new album. Their last album (35) was released in 2018, 35 years since the band formed. Thankfully the new album isnt called 37, it’s Stormchild rising. One thing it does have in common with it’s predecessor is that …

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Vicious Rumors – Celebration decay

Vicious Rumors come from the Bay area, home to many of metal’s greats over the years, and have been around for a long time now having released their debut album in 1985. Despite that they’re nowhere near as well known as some of the other bands from the bay area …

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Savoy Brown – Ain’t Done Yet

“You Can’t Kill Rock And Roll” and “You Can’t Stop Rock And Roll” proclaimed Ozzy Osbourne and Dee Snider some years ago. So “Ain’t Done Yet” is the statement added to them by Kim Simmonds, lead guitarist and vocalist for blues-rock band Savoy Brown and is also the title of …

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Master Charger – Origins Of The Lugubrious

The Midlands Sludge Sloths return with their first album in over four years but my god it’s been worth the wait. There’s a sense of maturity and completeness spread all over this album giving me the impression that Master Charger have not rushed into this one little bit, it feels …

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Capra sign to Metal Blade Records

Capra are beyond excited to finally announce that they have signed with Metal Blade Records and Blacklight Media! The band said: “It’s an honor to put out our music with such an incredible team of people. Thank you so much to everyone that has supported us along the way – …

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Red Spektor unleash new music video

Highly rated psychedelic stoners RED SPEKTOR are back with a mesmerising sophomore album, Heart of the Renewed Sun, out Friday 2nd October, via Kozmik Artifactz. The fuzzy rock trio have just dropped a  new video for the single, Long Way Down – https://youtu.be/Fbri494tddE . Hailing from Stoke-on-Trent in 2013, heavy …

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Little Triggers deliver new single and lyric video

LITTLE TRIGGERS are back with an ultra-magnetic slice of fuzzed-up, blues-infused rock, which is sure to turn heads and ignite the senses. The youthful rock ‘n’ rollers have just released their new single Burn. Watch the lyric video, here – https://youtu.be/F9Y8eMPTjI8 This infectious duo hail from Liverpool and pull influence …

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Inception of Eternity – Into Darkness

Inception Of Eternity is the new project from German gothic artist Thorsten Eligenhausen. He has written and produced a great selection of tracks with the addition of American vocalist Ken Pike. Their debut album Into Darkness is set to be released on German label darkSIGN records on 21.08.2020.

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Sidelines plan new single and more

Ascending Brit post-hardcorers SIDELINES reveal their immersing new single, Hangman, on Friday 4th September. Melding emotive drive with defiant belligerence, SIDELINES wear their hearts on their sleeves, producing a sound that deftly blends genres. By extracting influence from everyone from Architects, Taking Back Sunday, and Northlane through to My Chemical …

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Perfectparachutepicture return with blistering single

Rising UK Riff rock crew, Perfectparachutepicture, are primed to release their explosive new single, Working Machine, on Friday 28th August. Perfectparachutepicture, stylised as PPP, hail from Sheffield and are comprised of bassist Edward James and Kyle Ernest on drums and lead vocals. The pair dispatch brash, grit rock framed by …

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Dead Romantic drop new lyric video

Brit newcomers DEAD ROMANTIC have just delivered a hook heavy slab of rock pop in the form of their brand-new single, All Talk. The single has already picked up strong rotation from Kerrang! Radio and is out now via Mercia Records and SONY/Orchard Global.  Check out the lyric video at – https://youtu.be/ujXAUtk2WVw …

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Sanity Control – War On Life

Polish Thrashers Sanity Control introduce themselves with this rather brilliant debut album. The Warsaw based quartet were formed in 2018 and release this album independently. Opener and title track ‘War on Life ‘ parallels itself with early 80’s thrash. There’s hints of Slayer and Exodus (always welcome). But the production …

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NO :IR – Vanity (single)

Back in the day, a lot of the nu metal genre bands did absolutely nothing for me, but fast forward to the present day as Bristol based band NO :IR have relit a fire that went out many years ago with their single ‘Vanity’. Vocals are rapped, clean and blood …

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