We caught up with energetic Londoners , who have just released their brand new single, Stupid Thoughts – https://youtu.be/eWBnPgmOUSw . We asked the band a few probing questions: What is the band full line up? Who plays what? Chloe Taylor – Lead Vocals; Jack Heayn – Guitar; Howard Martin …
Read More »Hardcore Superstar Only UK Show in 2019 – Call of the Wild Festival
Hardcore Superstar fans will be heading to Call of the Wild Festival in Lincoln on 26th May if they want to see the Swedish hard rockers perform in the UK this year. Headlining Sunday evening of the 3 day event, HCSS have an explosive show planned that simply can’t be …
Read More »Gasoline Outlaws – Light Up The World.
Gasoline Outlaws are the second band this year that have until now slipped under my radar. Latest studio album Light Up The World should have been released on April 5th but for a problem not of their own but from their Pledge campaign means it won’t see the light of …
Read More »Obey album launch – The Underground, Stoke.
If Saturday night’s alright for fighting then surely Friday nights are alright for obeying as Stoke based metallers Obey unleashed their seismic new studio album Swallow The Sun at the well attended Underground in Stoke. A four band bill saw openers The Secret Elephant and Banzai Pipeline bring the noise …
Read More »Dead Man’s Whiskey – Under The Gun – Reloaded
Released a couple of years prior, Dead Man’s Whiskey have now reissued this their debut album as an expanded version. The whole thing has been re-mastered and has also introduced two new songs, ‘Raising Hell’ and ‘Racing Bullet’. These guys are another band that sit outside the comfort of my …
Read More »Atorc – Under The Raven Banner
Formed in 2012, the battle-hardened folk-metal warriors of East Anglia have become a force to be reckoned with on the UK metal circuit, sharing stages with the likes of Evil Scarecrow, Whispered, Manegarm and Grimner, and received praise for their diverse sound and powerful live show. The group have now released …
Read More »Left For Red – Human Complex
Left For Red show their primary colours with the release of this impressive album ‘Human Complex’ I guess it was a kind of conformation of the quickening of time as you get older moment, when it suddenly dawned on me that this bunch have been in existence for …
Read More »Ramblin’ Man Fair – Announce Grooverider Stage Headliner
Following on from the critically acclaimed and commercially successful fourth year in 2018, Ramblin’ Man Fair returns in 2019! This year the festival will move back its traditional end of July slot on the 19th, 20thand 21stJuly. MONSTER MAGNET (Grooverider Stage Headliner) –Retro-rock visionaries Monster Magnet have become one of …
Read More »The Darkness Announced as Special Guests for Huge Toto Outdoor London Show
LIVE OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT IN WEST LONDON SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUCNED Thursday 13TH JUNE ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA SW3 British hard-rock stalwarts, The Darkness, have been announced as special guests for a huge outdoor summer show in West London in the stunning grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, which will see the …
Read More »Sworn Amongst – Reclamation
Sworn Amongst have returned to the studio, having signed to L.A’s Famined Records and released what I can only describe as a mercy-less onslaught of Groove Metal. Well, I say Groove Metal, but there’s something different here. There’s an element of Melodic Death Metal too. These guys ooze passion and desire. …
Read More »MAN WITH A MISSION (MWAM) Chasing the Horizon Tour at Manchester Academy 3, February 27th, 2019
Playing only two UK shows on their ‘Chasing the Horizon Tour’ Planetmosh went to Manchester to catch the latest craze. Kicking bands like Slipknot and Babymetal up the arse! Man with a Mission are the new masters of gimmickry who adorn Wolf-heads for their stage wear. Taking you on a …
Read More »Torqued – The Coup de Grâce EP.
There must be something in the water (or scrumpy) in Postbridge, Devon for Torqued to create the totally unhinged recently released The Coup De Grâce EP. The trio of Marc Cleave, Kurt Johnson and Rimmy Sinclair have created some of the heaviest music I’ve heard in quite sometime as they …
Read More »Obey – Swallow The Sun
So, can Obey overcome the tricky third album syndrome with their new opus Swallow The Sun? Of course they have and with ease! It’s taken 3 years since they served up Maelstrom but the wait has been worthwhile as opener ‘Back Home’ draws you in from the off by a …
Read More »Raised By Owls – Dreadful
Raised By Owls are a Death Metal band from Derby releasing this, their first full length album on the back of nine singles and one EP. The band were formed in 2016 and don’t hold anything back with their witty and hilarious sense of humour which they capture perfectly within …
Read More »The Treatment – Power Crazy
“Power Crazy” is the fourth full-length album from hard rock band The Treatment, released earlier this month via Frontiers Music Srl. The Treatment formed in Cambridge over ten years ago. Whilst “Power Crazy” is the band’s fourth album it’s the first album to feature their new third vocalist, Tom Rampton. …
Read More »Hellfire – Mania
‘Mania’ is Hellfire’s third full album release after ‘Metal Masses’ (2016) and ‘Free Again’ (2017). The four piece unit are from San Francisco, California and were formed in 2010. I was quite apprehensive about stepping out of my genre zone again for this one, but I’m glad I did. There’s …
Read More »Iron Maiden are too hot for Chile!
IRON MAIDEN TOO HOT FOR CHILE!! SANTIAGO STADIUM SHOW SELLS OUT SIX AND A HALF MONTHS IN ADVANCE FANS DEMAND ANOTHER SHOW! NEW DATE ADDED ON THE EPIC LEGACY OF THE BEAST WORLD TOUR: MOVISTAR ARENA – MONDAY OCTOBER 14TH Following IRON MAIDEN’S record-breaking sell-out of Santiago’s 63,000 capacity Estadio Nacional, …
Read More »Camden Rocks Festival 2019 – Announces 60 further bands Including The Pigeon Detectives, Ruts DC and Glamour Of The Kill
The Pigeon Detectives, Ruts DC, Glamour Of The Kill and 60 New Acts Announced 300 bands are now announced for London’s hottest weekend of rock ‘n’ roll Celebrating Camden’s Thriving Music Scene With A Stellar Line-up Camden Rocks Festival is proud to announce a further sixty bands for the 2019 …
Read More »THE QUIREBOYS – Rock And Roll Icons Revel In Amazing Disgrace
On their essential new album, THE QUIREBOYS amazed themselves. “The new music has surpassed all of expectations” admitted long-term guitarist Guy Griffin. “It’s the most diverse album we’ve ever done” added fellow six-stringer Paul Guerin. And for a band celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2019 that’s saying something. Amazing Disgrace is the sixth Quireboys‘ album in seven years …
Read More »BLACK TREE VULTURES – have just released a stunning new single and video for Bitter
Brit hard hitters BLACK TREE VULTURES have just released a stunning new single and video for Bitter – which has been taken from their eagerly anticipated self-titled EP, which arrives on Friday 19th April. Initially formed at the start of 2017 by Jonno Smyth (Drums) and Aaron ‘Ham’ Hammersley (Guitar), BLACK TREE VULTURES set …
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