Born in Wales, Gwyn Ashton moved to Australia as a child in the 1960s, and has been playing guitar since an early age. For five years he fronted Band of Friends, the Rory Gallagher tribute act with Gerry McAvoy. The acts he’s toured with or supported over the years include …
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Rock act DELAIN are delighted to announce a string of headline shows in England for February 2020. Support acts will be revealed in due course. The band have been hard at work writing their sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Moonbathers’, so fans should expect to hear new tunes …
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Anybody who knows about Sumo Cyco will know they are all about their fans. This was never more evident than when myself and my trusted wingman caught up with them at Phase One Records in Liverpool. After we’d had a chat (see Sty’s interview with them) we headed on inside …
Read More »UK riff-slingers KILONOVA unleash their enticing EP, Omnicide, through all digital outlets on Friday 12th July. The UK newcomers have just revealed a stream of their new track, Straight To Hell – https://youtu.be/AMX_5wC0NrE . We sat down the band for a chat and here’s what happened: What is the …
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Sty managed to catch Skye & Matt from the band for a pre-Download festival interview at Phase One in Liverpool before their show on 13/06/19. Always lots of fun to chat to, we talked Download, future plans, returning to the UK, together with questions asked from their fans on the …
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MAZIAC step up with the release of their stunning track, Escapism, taken from their explosive forthcoming new album, Forged, which lands on Friday 5th July. We asked the guys to introduce themselves: What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? Tony Best – …
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As Queen once said, “You know it’s time for the hammer to fall” and it will on August 19th as Swedish power metallers Hammerfall unleash their eleventh studio album Dominion via Napalm Records. They hit hard and heavy from the off as ‘Never Forgive, Never Forget’ bludgeons with big powerchords …
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Prepare for the Swedish invasion! Sweden’s heavy metal warlords AMON AMARTH are set to crash onto European shores this November and December to raid the continent with their biggest and most ambitious, must-see full production tour to date! This epic tour comes on the heels of the victorious worldwide release of the …
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The MJR Group by Arrangement with IAA Presents SKID ROW Plus Special Guests (The Quireboys + Crashdïet + Hollowstar + Matt Mitchell & The Cold Hearts) Multi-platinum selling band SKID ROW will embark on a full UK tour this year, which will see the New Jersey rockers playing shows across the …
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Powerpop rockers Last Great Dreamers are to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their classic debut album this autumn with a first-time vinyl edition and a special London show. Originally released in 1994 though Bleeding Hearts Records, Retrosexual picked up rave reviews at the time, being voted album of the year by legendary …
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Post punk-metal band Eva Bartok will release their self-titled debut EP on 23rd August. Watch their insane new video ‘Chess Club’ here Recorded in Cardiff at Corner House Studios with Liam Ross (Sylosis, Monuments, Hark) with production by Fudge Wilson (Exit International) and mixed by Kurtis Bagley of Luna Crown …
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As perennial rock favourites CLUTCH prepare to take to Download Festival’s main stage later today, the band are pleased to share they’ll return to England in December 2019 for four headline shows, bringing with them Graveyard and Kamchatka as special guests. CLUTCH‘s Jean-Paul Gaster comments, “We are super excited to …
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‘Pyres’ landed on my desk only last week so I’m a little late in reviewing this one as I do like to get reviews out a week prior to release, but not to worry. We’re here now and lovely too. Words That Burn are a four piece unit from Dundalk …
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A couple of weeks ago I managed to catch some quality time with one of the most influential music figures in North Wales. Neil Crud has spent all his life involved in music, and I get an insight into his past, present, and future to find out what makes Neil …
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HAMMERFALL REVEAL LYRIC VIDEO FOR (WE MAKE) SWEDEN ROCK NEW ALBUM ‘DOMINION’ DUE OUT 16THAUGUST 2019 THROUGH NAPALM RECORDS PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW HERE Listen to the song HERE Watch HERE PONTUS NORGREN (guitar), DAVID WALLIN (drums), JOACIM CANS (vocals), FREDRIK LARSSON (bass), OSCAR DRONJAK (guitar). Credit: Robert Tüchi – Picwish Fotodesign HAMMERFALL has …
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Truckfighters – Gravity X from Finish to Start World Tour Truckfighters are happy to let you know that they will be back soon! You can’t escape from what you are. The answer could be as simple as that. Almost two years off the grid feels very long when used to playing …
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There’s just 8 weeks until BLOODSTOCK’s metal weekender gets underway and BLOODSTOCK HQ have now locked in some of the bands for 2019’s Jagermeister Stage. Belfast’s SKYPILOT bring their heavy riffs and groove to Catton Park’s Jager stage on Friday, joined by Leicester grunge/hard rock outfit, GRAVES and blues metal …
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Nottingham has always been synonymous with forests but could this be soon replaced with talk of ‘T.o.w.e.r.s’ This energetic young band have managed to simultaneously create an album with the sweet, nostalgic sound of the 80s hard rock (with a female twist) movement whilst also maintaining their own stylistic values; …
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Dutch psychedelic-blues band DeWolff released their latest studio album in May last year and now they’re following it up with a new live album – Live & Outta sight II. As the name suggests, it’s their second live album, with the original “Live & Outta sight” having been released in …
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Last year’s Rockin the blues even was a great night, and this year promised to be even better. The bill featured Kris Barras, Walter Trout and Jonny Lang, with each getting their own set and the finale being a jam featuring all of them. The venue this year was The …
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