Def Leppard – Hysteria at the O2

If like me, you remember “Hysteria” being released then you’re officially old – it’s over 30 years ago. It’s an album that saw Def Leppard’s popularity explode and they were constantly in the charts and on TV as the album spawned seven singles. To celebrate the 30th anniversary in 2017 …

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Aleah – Aleah

Aleah is a heartfelt and fitting tribute to a beautiful soul I was genuinely struggling as to how to approach reviewing this album, I’m a great believer in that music should stir the emotions, and this album certainly does that. To lose such a shining talent at the ridiculously young …

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Poltergeist – Feather Of Truth

Thrash Titans Poltergeist return to wreak havoc with their fifth Metal offering titled ‘Feather Of Truth’ The importance and longevity of the Thrash genre to the Metal world can not be over emphasised, whilst it may have dipped in popularity in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, its resurgence over the …

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Underking – The Throne (single)

Underking returns chomping at the bit with The Throne, a teeth-gnashing single that highlights the more melodic side to them but it’s powerful enough to keep the headbangers busy! All music and lyrics come from head honcho Maxwell Jeffries. Vocals are delivered with angst that the subject matter deserves, musically …

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Massive Wagons -House Of Noise

Massive Wagons

Full Nelson, the last studio album from Massive Wagons opened a lot of doors for them but the soon to be released follow up, House Of Noise on July 17th 2020 won’t just do the same, it’ll smash the windows to and blow the roof off! It’s a heavier album …

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ELZ AND THE CULT new album “BLOODLINE” out now

BLOODLINE is the second studio album by the Istanbul based industrial goth band ELZ AND THE CULT. The album consists of 12 tracks mixing industrial music with dark wave and pop elements and is produced and mixed by Taner Yucel and mastered by Gorkem Karabudak. The album will be released …

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Blind Channel to release new single, Gun

Finnish rock band Blind Channel are back with a brand new single ‘Gun’ on 3rd July via the Ranka Kustannus label. The single is taken from their 3rd album ‘Violent Pop’ and has been produced by Jonas Olsson.  The track has been mixed by the man behind the biggest Volbeat …

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Call To Faithful – interview

UK alt rockers are picking up new fans and making waves throughout the music scene. With an alternative sound that is framed by driven guitars and melodies that will be glued to you for an age, the emerging tunesmiths have just released their brand new single Demons – https://youtu.be/Ov2NbTu1Sdc . …

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Epica postpone European tour to 2021

The ‘Epic Apocalypse Tour’ with Apocalyptica has been postponed till Spring 2021.‘As we were awaiting our tour with Apocalyptica with great anticipation, we are now forced to have a little bit more patience. This might not come as a surprise, as you have all seen our colleagues in the music …

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Powerwolf – Best of the Blessed

Powerwolf release their first greatest hits album in July. Entitled “Best of the blessed” it’s a mixture of original versions and re-recorded versions of songs, and to make it even more appealing, the second disc is “The live sacrament” – a live album recorded on the Wolfsnächte tour in 2018, …

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INTO THE GRAVE ANNOUNCES THE EUROPEAN METAL FESTIVAL ALLIANCE

Summer 2020 is a very different landscape from the usual event-packed few months, so to maintain a sense of community, Into The Grave has joined forces with twelve of the best independent metal festivals in Europe to create a unique online event for both bands and fans! The European Metal …

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