Fresh off his G3 European and UK tour with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci, former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players ever. He is one of the last greats who is still around to present his magical style of playing which …
Read More »The Struts Release Video for New Single ‘Body Talks’
RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BODY TALKS’ “…they’re the best opening band we’ve ever had.” – Dave Grohl “The Struts are on the cusp of something very big indeed” – Kerrang “You gotta love a band who know they have to pull off a big show then proceed to do so. Rock …
Read More »Hell’s Gazelles – ‘Take Your Medicine’
It’s been two years since Hell’s Gazelles introduced themselves with their self titled debut EP. Leaping on to the music scene, the Oxford based quartet have had quite ride so far playing Bloodstock and Hard Rock Hell. Their music has elements of 70’s hard rock, 80’s heavy metal and 90’s …
Read More »Diamond Head Announce Massive European Tour
DIAMOND HEAD announce massive European tour in October / November 2018 Photo: Florian Stengl Diamond Head have announced a massive European tour that kicks off at Buckley Tivoli on October 4, 2018 and works it‘s way through the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Spain Before wrapping …
Read More »The Levellers – The Stables, Milton Keynes – 21st July 2018
Tonight’s support act was due to be Ginger Wildheart, but as he’s currently dealing with some health issues he was replaced by Gaz Brookfield. While Ginger is a great performer, this was clearly a popular substitution among Levellers fans. I’d heard plenty of good things about Gaz Brookfield from friends …
Read More »SOUTH AFRICA’S FINEST PROG ROCK EXPORT ‘DEITY’S MUSE’ RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘WALLS DOWN’
South Africa’s finest alternative prog rock export DEITY’S MUSE have released an official video for ‘WALLS DOWN’, taken from their latest album CONVERGENCE . Watch the video, here: The band filmed the video in their rehearsal room using a phone, which vocalist and guitarist WAYNE BOUCHER explains the reasoning behind …
Read More »Japanese superstars MAN WITH A MISSION release new single ‘2045’
Japanese superstars MAN WITH A MISSION have released their new single, ‘2045’, taken from the upcoming album, Chasing The Horizon, out August 10th via Century Media. Featuring a disturbing depiction of an imminent dystopia, the video sees the band perform amid futuristic anarchy. Commenting on ideas of the loss of …
Read More »Massive Wagons – Full Nelson
Even by the standards Massive Wagons have set by their three previous studio albums they have raised the bar higher with Full Nelson, due to be released via Earache Records on August 10th 2018. Featuring ten brand spanking new tracks and two from previous album Welcome To The World added …
Read More »U.D.O – Steelfactory
U.D.O, the band founded and led by former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, is back with a new album. The band has been fairly quiet in the last couple of years as Udo has toured under his own name playing Accept songs with the intention of drawing a line under that …
Read More »Night Demon – Live Darkness
Night Demon released their second album “Darkness remains” and it was a damn good album. Despite being a modern band, their music is very much based in the NWOBHM era. Planetmosh gave it a 4 star review, and they got great reviews around the world. Earlier this year they toured …
Read More »Scream for me Sarajevo
“Scream for me Sarajevo”, is a film about a concert by Bruce Dickinson and his band Skunkworks in 1994. If you’re not a fan of Bruce or Iron Maiden it doesnt matter – you still need to watch this film as this is a concert film like no other you’ll …
Read More »Mob Rules – Beast reborn
German power metal band Mob Rules release their ninth studio album, “Beast reborn”, in August. Their last album, 2016’s “Tales from beyond” deservedly got great reviews, so they’ve got a tough job on their hands to make sure the new album lives up to the expectations set by “Tales from …
Read More »Halestorm – Vicious
Having been a fan of Halesform for many years, having first seen them play live 8 years ago, I was looking forward to hearing the new album. I really love their first two albums (particularly the 2nd album “The strange case of..”, but wasnt so keen on the last one …
Read More »Crystal viper – At the edge of time
Polish Metal band Crystal Viper disappeared from the scene for a few years due to the health problems of frontwoman Marta Gabriel, but returned last year with live shows and the excellent new album “Queen of the witches”. They’ve now followed up with a 5 track EP – At the …
Read More »Graham Bonnet Band – Meanwhile Back In The Garage
At the ripe old age of 70 Graham Bonnet can still belt it out with aplomb, point proven by current studio album Meanwhile Back In The Garage released by Frontiers Music Srl. At fourteen tracks long it’s a challenging listen in one go but the results are well worth it as …
Read More »Ancient Lights – Ancient Lights
Ancient Lights bestow an epic debut album upon the world in the form of the self titled ‘Ancient Lights’. Such was the depth of material available to the band, that a double album format was deemed necessary, as well as others. The Doom genre …
Read More »Saxon Announce Special Tour Edition of Critically Acclaimed album ‘Thunderbolt’
SAXON Announce Special Tour Edition of Critically Acclaimed album ‘Thunderbolt’ Since 1979 SAXON have shown their ability to take rock ‘n’ roll and give it an electrifying edge which has since cemented their status as pioneers of the British heavy metal wave. With over twenty studio albums under their belt, …
Read More »From Inside – Interview
Brit Alt-metallers FROM INSIDE are back with their blistering new EP, When I’m Breathing Without You, which arrives on 14th September. Before then, we grilled the guys about their history and beginnings…… How and when did the band form? The band formed in 2016 but it wasn’t until 2017 …
Read More »Icarus Dive – interview
ICARUS DIVE have been making waves on the scene for the past few years. Ahead of the release of the band’s new EP, Among The Thorns, out 21st September, we sat down with lead vocalist and guitarist Joe Crook to gain an insight into the band’s background…… What is …
Read More »HRH METAL III SUMMONS THE FAITHFUL FOR A STORMING CELEBRATION OF METAL!
Heed the call, brothers and sisters! HRH Metal III announces line-up and will explode into life, at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, between Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th Feb, 2019: music thundering out across state-of the-art stages and arenas, with the venue and hotels awash with HRH’s longstanding comradeship, right-raucous …
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