Grief Ritual win slot at Bloodstock 2019

New post-hardcore titans on the block, GRIEF RITUAL have won Metal 2 The Masses in their first attempt and secured themselves a place at BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL 2019! Grief Ritual are a quartet hailing from South West England, marrying together elements of post-hardcore, mathcore and screamo. Their brute force intensity, pummelling, …

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Plague 9 – Australian newcomers release debut EP

PLAGUE 9’s debut EP ‘Mr Ass’  is out now! The Australian traditional heavy metal newcomers from Adelaide have just released this, their debut EP. ‘Mr Ass’  is a good mix of thrash and more traditional style heavy metal riffs. Drawing influence from bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Iron Maiden …

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SOS Festival 2019 Stage times

SOS Festival 2019 announce day by day stage times: Tickets are available now via our own website at www.sosfestival.net https://www.facebook.com/sosfestivalmanchester/ Prices are the same as in 2018:  Weekend £20 Friday £10 Saturday £10 Sunday £10 All ages welcome

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ANGELIC UPSTARTS signs to DEMONS RUN AMOK!

ANGELIC UPSTARTS signs to DEMONS RUN AMOK! A dream is coming true!!! With pride, joy and happiness we´re excited to announce the signing of a real UK Skinhead/Punk Legend! Please welcome ANGELIC UPSTARTS to the ever growing Demons Run Amok Entertainment family!! Angelic Upstarts formed in 1977 in South Shields, North-East England. Working …

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The Kingcrows – Brute Force and Ignorance

Leeds based Sleaze-Punk-n-Rollers The Kingcrows released their latest album Brute Force and Ignorance via Corvus Rex Recordings earlier this year. If you did Latin in school you may remember that the translation of Corvus is crow and Rex is King. I’ll leave you to work out for yourself whether it’s …

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Phil Campbell announces solo record

After two very successful releases with PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS and countless live shows with rock giants like GUNS N’ ROSES, legendary long-time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL is currently laying down finishing touches to his first-ever solo record. CAMPBELL comments: _”I’m really happy to release my first solo …

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COLORVINE (formerly Tower City) Release ‘Radio Days’ Fan Video

Colorvine - Wake up

US rock band COLORVINE (formerly TOWER CITY) have released a fan video for ‘Radio Days’, the track is taken from their new melodic rock album ‘Wake Up‘, which was released in Europe on July 5th, 2019 via CV Media Group/Cargo Records UK. This isn’t the typical “come-back” story, though. Forget the band previously signed with Warner Brothers, Interscope and Atlantic, and …

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Spam Javelin – The Crack Whores Of Betws Garmon

Beautifully designed by a crack whore from Betws Garmon, this album will nestle into your record collection between Spacemen 3 and Spandau Ballet, states Bandcamp. Never a truer word printed. Neil Crud never holds back if he has something to say, and why should he. He’s been a pioneer of …

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Bloodred Hourglass – Godsend

It’s easy to predict where this classy quintet hail from. Their Melodic Death / Thrash Metal genre oozes Finnish descendance. Godsend is the band’s fourth full length album, spanning a thirteen year career, and it starts off perfectly with ‘Waves Of Black’.  Crushing guitars fellow a brief melodic intro and …

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Schattenmann – Epidemie

When I was asked to review the new album by Schattenmann it was pitched to me as “if you like Rammstein you might like this”. So as the album starts I’m already prejudging. As if aimed to not disappoint the opening track Schattenland has the throbbing industrial guitar beat from …

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Quiet The Thief – The Fate Of Elision.

There are two points to consider on this fine EP The Fate Of Elision, the brand new release from Stoke based Quiet The Thief. One is what the title means and most importantly, who has spiked their oatcakes to get them to write heavier songs? This fierce five track opus …

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