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THE CHAMELEONS | Where Are You? EP cover artworkTHE CHAMELEONSWHERE ARE YOU?new EP12″  |  digitalout 24.05.24(Metropolis Records)Bandcamp pre-order  |  pre-save/add “It’s exciting to finally be putting out fresh Chameleons material for the first time in over twenty years, although initially I found it quite daunting,” admits Mark Burgess, the vocalist/bassist of iconic post-punk band …

‘Stay Strange’ is a song included on ‘Trickery’, the magnificent seventh album by Swedish post-punk/goth trio Then Comes Silence. Also home to the singles ‘Ride Or Die’ and ‘Like A Hammer’, plus several other future anthems, the record has been collecting accolades worldwide and seen the group favourably compared to …

Hot on the heels of their hugely successful ‘Classic Tales Of Yes’ American Tour, Progressive Rock legends, YES, are poised to hit the road in the UK once more on a 9-date trek across the country starting on 23rd May at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and ending in London …

Polish death-metal maniacs DISLOYAL will return this summer with their fifth full-length album, Divine Miasmata.Marking the band’s natural progression, Divine Miasmata is a proposalthat simply cannot be ignored. This is easily the band’s most complex, catchy, atmospheric, groovy, and dark record to date. Combining hard-labor musical craftsmanship with top-notch artistic finesse, this release …

THE HU has shared the live shot performance video of their marching, chant-inducing single “Tatar Warrior” filmed during their recent U.S. co-headlining tour with British rockers Asking Alexandria. Watch “Tatar Warrior” streaming below or directly via YouTube  “During our performance at the Glastonbury festival in 2023, the crowds were extra lively and energetic, …

The Rhythm of the War Drum Tour‘ begins May 8th running through June 1st New full-length album Where I Begin is available everywhere now! Listen at this location Hot off the heels of their recent critically acclaimed third full-length album release entitled Where I Begin, American NWOCR band Hearts & Hand Grenades are gearing up to hit …

Raymond Watts aka PIG has enjoyed a stellar career since starting out as a pioneering member of the mid-1980s industrial rock scene. As well as releasing fourteen albums as PIG, he has toured with KMFDM (he was a member of the band in their early days), Nine Inch Nails and Einstürzende Neubauten, …

August 9th 2024 cannot arrive soon enough as blues sensation Elles Bailey releases her Beneath The Neon Glow album via Cooking Vinyl Records, and has just released ‘Leave The Light On’, second single taken from it, and another bonus is a 16 date UK Autumn headlining tour! To my ears …

Taken from his last studio album, the chart topping Battles, comes Jack J Hutchinsons most melodic track to date from it, Said track is ‘Love Is The Law’ that still packs a punch from the lumbering grooves that drives this laid back bombast of a belligerent, bluesy ballad along that …

Once again, the resurgence in the blues comes up with another quality release, point proven by ‘Saratoga’, latest single on Ruf Records from Eddie 9V (9-volt), but you can add another two zeros to that due to the party starting energy it unleashes! At the tender age of 15, he …

Massive Wagons announce a 9-date headline tour across the UK and Ireland. Kicking off at Nottingham’s Rock City on 22nd November and finishing at Belfast’s Limelight 2 on 7th December, the tour will see them headline their biggest venues to date and will follow a run in Europe with Kissin’ …

To coincide with the Friday May 3rd release of legendary British AOR rock band FM‘s fourteenth studio album Old Habits Die Hard, the band have released their new single “Whatever It Takes.” Both album and single celebrate FM’s 40th Anniversary (1984-2024).  Old Habits Die Hard is available to order from https://orcd.co/oldhabitsdiehard. Watch the official music visualiser for “Whatever …

At the announcement of the When Rivers Meet tour, I was surprised they were playing a venue the size of Gorilla here in Manchester, however, it is already full when I enter so it is clear they are growing in popularity and it also means the support band are getting …

Welcome back Demon, as they unleash a brand new studio album and celebrate their 45th anniversary with the aptly titled Invincible on May 17th 2024 via Frontiers Music s.r.l Formed in Leek, Staffordshire in 1979 by Dave Hill and Mal Spooner, they made their mark early on with three solid …

Plague of Angels, the new band on the block, are ready to release their first interesting and unique single. Plague of Angels is a brand-new band made up of some well-known and seasoned musicians from the metal scene. The brainchild of Mark Mynett (Kill II This), Jeff Singer (Kill II …

Kira Mac kicked off their 12-day tour at The Brudenell Social Club, with support from newcomers ‘Jayler’ Formed in the Midlands a couple of years ago, Jayler is the main support for Kira Mac. The four-piece classic rockers waste no time getting down to business, playing songs from their debut …

Welcome back Llanelli, South Wales based noisy bastards Scarlet Rebels. It seems an age since I last reviewed their album See Through Blue just over two years ago and now they treat us with a new single ‘Secret Drug’, taken from a forthcoming studio album ‘Where The Colours Meet’, due …

Welcome back Nashville, Tennessee based Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, releasing a brand new single ‘Snake Oil’, taken from forthcoming eleven track album Electrified, released on May 10th, 2024 on their very own independently owned and operated Rattle Shake Records, which perfectly describes four minutes of a fiesty fist fighter …

Welcome back Phoenix, Arizona based thrash metallers Flotsam And Jetsam as they release a brand new single ‘I Am The Weapon’, which is also the same title of a forthcoming 2024 studio album. Time goes so fast as I can remember buying their debut album Doomsday For The Deceiver in …