SKUNK ANANSIE ANNOUNCE 2020 UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES & BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘THIS MEANS WAR’ OUT – FEB 7TH VOCALIST SKIN ANNOUNCES HER FORTHCOMING MEMOIRS PUBLISHING SEPTEMBER 2020 After celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2019 with the release of the 25LIVE@25 album British rock icons Skunk Anansie have announced their return to the …
Read More »Exlibris Announce New Album ‘Shadowrise’
Polish/Finnish heavy metallers Exlibris are wrapping up the production of their new release titled “Shadowrise”. Following original guitarist Daniel Lechmański’s departure from the band in early 2019, the band’s been joined by one of Finland’s top axemen – Antti Wirman (Warmen, King Company, Children of Bodom). “Riku first contacted me in spring …
Read More »DOOL ‘Sulphur & Starlight’ Exclusive Cassette Giveaway
Dool launch ‘Suphur & Starlight’ exclusive cassette giveaway with sneak preview of ‘Wolf Moon’ music video! ‘Sulphur & Starlight,’ the first single from Dutch dark rockers Dool’s bedazzling second album Summerland (released on April 10th), was published a few days ago – now the band gives away an extremely limited cassette with …
Read More »SHVPES RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE & VIDEO, ‘HOT HEAD’
SHVPES RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE & VIDEO, ‘HOT HEAD’ + PLAY SHIPROCKED (USA), FESTIVALS (EU & UK) + TOUR DATES W/ WHILE SHE SLEEPS (EU) Photo credit: Ryan Chang SHVPES have released a brand new single, ‘Hot Head’, with …
Read More »Syteria – Reflection
Yorkshire based Syteria have been making a name for themselves on the live circuit since their formation in 2015, playing a number of festivals including Call Of The Wild and Hard Rock Hell. Their debut album Rant-O-Bot was released in 2017 and they are now set to return with their …
Read More »Abuse Your Confusion 3 – The Star & Garter, Manchester: 26th January 2020
For the third year running, the now annual event, Abuse Your Confusion came to The Star & Garter in Manchester, on what turned out to be a fairly mild January Sunday. Whilst there was an entry fee for this show it wasn’t in monetary pounds it was in pounds of …
Read More »Six Sins Til Sunday – Unmasked EP
Minding my own business is a thing I tend to do from time to time. And minding my own business I was, when a messanger ‘ping’ came through on my phone from vocalist Chris Newman asking if I’d like to have a listen to this, Six Sins Til Sunday‘s follow …
Read More »HEAVY PETTIN’ Releases First New EP ‘4Play’ on Valentines Day
HEAVY PETTIN‘ have announced the release of their first new EP ‘4Play‘ on Valentines Day – February 14, 2020. The first batch of new HEAVY PETTIN‘ songs recorded in over 30 years. Pre-order the EP here: https://heavypettinofficialmercandise.bigcartel.com Track Listing : 1. Get Back To You 2. Tell Me Why 3. Who We …
Read More »Raging Speedhorn – Chester Live Rooms – 30/01/20
Tonight’s venue is Chester’s live rooms, which claims to be one of the north wests premier live venues. I’m afraid I have to take that claim with a huge pinch of salt. The sound is atrocious, barely able to hear the vocals in all the bands this evening and the …
Read More »Tarja – Obecní Dum – Smetana Hall, Prague – 21st January 2020
Ahead of her tour to promote the new album, Tarja Turunen made time to do two special shows. The first was at Obecní Dum – Smetana Hall in Prague, a beautiful historic venue. The second show, two days later was in Bucharest and was performed in the round with the …
Read More »SYTERIA release their new album ‘Reflection’ on 21 Feb 2020
SYTERIA release their new album Reflection on 21st February, out via Syteria Records/Cargo Distribution SYTERIA have produced an absolute ripper of an album Reflection and one that should see them rise through the ranks at speed. Blending classic rock stylings with a punk fuzz, great tunes with heart and feel, …
Read More »LICANTROPY release brand new music video!
Punky Garage Rock outfit LICANTROPY release brand new music video! “Extrabiliante” to be released February 7th on Go Down Records LICANTROPY do not stand to musical clichés, rather they prefer to take unexpected and destabilizing drifts and to tell you an ironic point of view, bizarre episodes and adventures on lycanthropy, …
Read More »JOE SATRIANI announces The Shapeshifting Tour May 2020
JOE SATRIANI announces The Shapeshifting Tour May 2020 World-renowned guitar virtuoso, JOE SATRIANI, announces a string of May 2020 UK tour dates to support the release of his 18th solo album. Travelling under the moniker of “The Shapeshifting Tour”. The six-date UK run will start at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea …
Read More »ANVIL to release new album Legal At Last on 14th Feb 2020
ANVIL to release new album Legal At Last on 14th February 2020, out on AFM Records ANVIL have released their new music video ‘Legal At Last’, the title track from their upcoming album Legal At Last it’s our way of telling the public: ‘It’s okay, Anvil are okay, you’re allowed …
Read More »Lindsay Schoolcraft nominated for Juno Award for solo album “Martyr”
LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT NOMINATED FOR JUNO AWARD Internationally acclaimed recording artist Lindsay Schoolcraft has been nominated for the 2020 JUNO Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards) for her debut album Martyr, which released on October 7th via her newly founded and totally DIY label, Cyber Proxy. Martyr is nominated for the Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year along with …
Read More »Monster Magnet Powertrip Tour Leeds Uni Stylus 23 January 2020
Monster Magnet Powertrip A CelebrationTour at Leeds Uni Stylus 23 January 2020 with support from Those Damn Crows. Legendary rockers Monster Magnet ‘Powertrip A Celebration’ Tour arrived in town today to celebrate the 21st birthday of the album Powertrip, released in June 1998. Monster Magnet lead by space lord …
Read More »POISON BOYS BLAST INTO 2020 WITH RAUCOUS ‘BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT’ SINGLE
Chicago glam-punks Poison Boys start their year with a bang with the release of their scuzzy new single ‘Been Here All Night’. The stomping track is lifted from last year’s triumphant debut LP Out Of My Head (via Dead Beat Records), and follows sold out hometown and West Coast shows. …
Read More »Thy Art Is Murder – Manchester Academy 2 – 26/01/20
There’s always been a stigma when it comes to Sunday concerts. Especially one on a bitter night in January. A month notorious for everyone being broke due to last months events. However you wouldn’t think it was such a night, as the sold out venue was packing in metalheads of …
Read More »SATURDAY’S HEROES release video for “I Will Be Right There”
SATURDAY’S HEROES release video for “I Will Be Right There” single Saturday’s Heroes release a new single and music video! “I Will Be Right There” is the fourth in a series of seven singles that will be released during the upcoming months by Swedish punk rockers Saturday’s Heroes. “I Will …
Read More »Wacken Open Air plants 5,000 trees in Brazil
Wacken Open Air plants 5,000 trees in Brazil… and more are to be planted! In view of the horrifying images of burning forests, the team of the Wacken Open Air decided in December 2019 to refrain from sending the usual physical Christmas greetings. Instead, the metal festival joined forces with the German branch of World Wide Fund for …
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