Bad Touch leave a great touch on the ears with their latest studio album Shake A Leg released via Marshall Records on October 5th. On seeing the running time at thirteen tracks I was a bit apprehensive about it’s length but could not be more wrong as it captivates from …
Read More »Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour – New Album “IN VINO VERITAS” out on 16th November 2018
IN VINO VERITAS Album release date: 16th NOVEMBER 2018 Preceded by the “Black Confetti” single, available in various formats, on the 5th October 2018. UK Dates 2018 2018 is the 35th anniversary of The Dogs D’Amour and despite a lifetime in the fast lane & mishaps aplenty the bands main man – …
Read More »Hardcore Superstar – ”You can’t kill my rock n roll”
Hardcore Superstar (HCSS) hits you right in the face from start to finish, with their new smasher ‘You can’t kill my rock n roll’! Forged in Gothenburg, Sweden back in 1997 and after a brief hiatus and a couple of member changes, they have continued to embed their footprint on …
Read More »Ayreon – Into the electric castle (20th anniversary reissue)
“Into the electric castle” was the third Ayreon album and was released way back in 1998. Now 20 years on, it’s being reissued including being released on vinyl for the first time. Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen isnt the type of person who’d be content with just re-releasing something so he …
Read More »THE FEVER 333 link with Vic Mensa and Travis Barker for remix, join BMTH tour
Roadrunner Records activists THE FEVER 333 have shared an official remix for Made An America, featuring Vic Mensa and Travis Barker. Check out the video here The black and white clip, directed by Brandon Dermer, sees THE FEVER 333’s vocalist Jason Aalon Butler and Mensa backed by Barker on drums, …
Read More »Behemoth unveil ‘Bartzabel’
Before unleashing their eagerly awaited new album, I Loved You At Your Darkest this Friday, BEHEMOTH have released a video for new track, Bartzabel over on their YouTube channel – BEHEMOTH mastermind Nergal comments: “Bartzabel is a song that came in the midst of a BEHEMOTH rehearsal… We had no …
Read More »Northward – Northward
Northward is Nightwish singer Floor Jansen and Pagan’s mind guitarist Jorn Viggo Lofstad. The pair met in 2007 and in 2008 wrote an entire album’s worth of material together, but never managed to find time to record them. In 2017 they got in touch again and finally recorded the album …
Read More »Teksti-TV 666 – Aidattu Tulevaisuus
Finnish punk band Teksti-TV 666 aim to prove that you can never have too many guitars, so to that end, this seven member band have 5 guitars (on some songs it’s even more at six). That’s a lot of guitars, but does it work? Well yes and no. Having so …
Read More »Epica – Beyond the Matrix – the Battle (feat. Metropole Orkest)
Epica’s latest release is something a bit different (and tha’s an understatement). It started out normal enough – in the summer of 2017 the band won a vote held by the Metropole orkest. This award winning Dutch orchestra were going to record with the winners. Given Epica’s use of orchestras …
Read More »Cauldron and Primitai -The Black Heart, London – 20th September 2018
Thursday night in the heart of Camden and the masses are descending to the Black Heart to see a long promised heavy metal concert and bang their heads with an early start for the weekend. The heavy metal ritual would commence at 8, with UK based Primitai on stage, promising …
Read More »Europe – Institute, Birmingham – 19th September 2018
Tonight’s opening act is Scottish blues rock band King King. They’re a great choice given the bluesy nature of recent Europe albums, and the fact that King King are a great live band. That fact was evident from the fact that the hardcore Europe fans who had been queuing outside …
Read More »FLEDDY MELCULY LAUNCHES NEW SINGLE VIDEO ‘IK BEN KWAAD’ (I Am Angry)! Live Album ‘Live At Graspop’ Coming December 2018!
FLEDDY MELCULY LAUNCHES NEW SINGLE VIDEO ‘IK BEN KWAAD’ (I Am Angry)! Live Album ‘Live At Graspop’ Coming December 2018! Anouk’s ass. The Fiat Multipla. Hang overs. Ikea. ISIS. The drumming of Lars Ulrich. Dumb people. Old people in supermarkets. Michael J. Fox who is seriously ill…. For Belgian metal-hardcore …
Read More »CHROME DIVISION | RELEASE FIRST SINGLE OFF THEIR FINAL ALBUM ‘ONE LAST RIDE’
For one last time, infernal hard rockers CHROME DIVISION will let their engines roar. CHROME DIVISION | RELEASE FIRST SINGLE OFF THEIR FINAL ALBUM ‘ONE LAST RIDE’ AND START PRE-ORDERS For one last time, infernal hard rockers CHROME DIVISION will let their engines roar. After 5 full-length albums and the …
Read More »HRH CROWS 2018 – Sunday
Stonewire were first to play in the VIP sessions and it was a great start to the day – Sky has a great voice and the acoustic set showed off the gentler side of her vocals whereas the later main stage set showed off the power she’s got in her …
Read More »HRH CROWS 2018 – Saturday
This was the first day of the first HRH Crows – Country Rock, Outlaw, Western & Southern Rock. Held in the O2 Academy in Sheffield there was a fairly diverse lineup to look forward to over the weekend. Before the main event started, there were two bands doing acoustic sets …
Read More »Bigfoot + The New Breed – Eleven, Stoke
On only the second date of an extensive UK tour (following five European gigs) it looked like a baptism by fire for new Bigfoot lead vocalist Sean Seabrook but he made it look effortless with a confident delivery and stage persona point proven by set opener ‘Eat Your Words’ from …
Read More »The Senton Bombs – Outsiders
When your live show is like four of the Inbetweeners necking a ruck of Monster drinks before going onstage to let all hell break loose, it must be a daunting task for The Senton Bombs to capture that vibe in the studio but with forthcoming studio album release Outsiders on …
Read More »Fuzz Rockers Under Release New Video
Fuzz rock trio Under have released the brand-new video for the track “Traitors Gate”! The clip, which premiered recently on Echoes and Dust, shows the band performing while stripped half nude while chained and gagged. Shot in a grainy, weathered VHS style it fits perfectly with the trio’s lo-fi, bass …
Read More »YOU ME AT SIX ANNOUNCE POP-UP VEGAN KEBAB SHOP ‘YOU ME AT SHISH’
YOU ME AT SIX ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF YOU ME AT SHISH BAND WILL OPEN THEIR OWN VEGAN KEBAB SHOP TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEW ALBUM “VI” OPENING ON 5TH OCTOBER IN CONJUNCTION WITH TEMPLE OF SEITAN TEMPLE GOODS CAFE, LONDON, E8 2BT. DOORS OPEN AT 6PM …
Read More »Cirith Ungol – Witch’s Game EP
California is a long way from Cirith Ungol, Tolkien’s fictional pass leading to the kingdom of Gondor. Somebody should have told the Ventura power metal outfit of the same name, as it seems they’ve let an orc or two loose on their upcoming EP ‘Witch’s Game’. A whopping 27 years …
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