English NWOBHM legends SATAN announces new album ‘Cruel Magic’ for September 7th! Releases video for first single ‘The Doomsday Clock’ and starts pre-order! On September 7th Metal Blade Records will release ‘Cruel Magic’, the brand new studio album by English NWOBHM legends SATAN! For a preview of ‘Cruel Magic’ surf …
Read More »Alice In Chains Announce New Album ‘Rainier Fog’
ALICE IN CHAINS L-R: WILLIAM DUVALL, SEAN KINNEY, JERRY CANTRELL, MIKE INEZ CREDIT: PAMELA LITTKY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM RAINIER FOG THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS OUT AUGUST 24TH VIA BMG RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘SO FAR UNDER’ LISTEN HERE BAND CURRENTLY ON WORLDWIDE HEADLINE TOUR ALICE IN CHAINS have …
Read More »Wolves Don’t Sleep – Interview
We reached out to UK Metalcore crew WOLVES DON’T SLEEP, who release their new single, Hope Won’t Set You Free, on 3rd August. ——– What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Steev Bond- Vocals, Chayce Swain – Guitar/ Vocals, Dan Bradley – Guitar, Dan Bingley – Bass, Connor MacLean …
Read More »Hollywood vampires – Arena, Manchester – 17th June 2018
Tonight’s gig was a great lineup. The Damned, The Darkness and the Hollywood Vampires. The Damned opened the night. Lets be honest, a band like the Damned as openers? That seems crazy, but it’s testament to the strength of tonight’s bill. Personally as I prefer them musically to The Darkness …
Read More »Dorrian Sorriaux – Hungry ghost
. Blues Pills guitarist Dorrian Sorriaux has won plenty of praise for his playing in the band, but for his solo EP release, he’s taken a very different direction musically. It’s not Blues rock – it’s psychedelic Folk. It’s quite a laid back pace, and …
Read More »Bloodstock release day tickets, announce more bands and more
With just six weekends to go, BLOODSTOCK release a limited number of day tickets at 9am this Friday, 29th June! Adult day tickets are priced at £65 (+ booking fee) and child day tickets at £20 (+ booking fee) and will be available at http://bloodstock.seetickets.com. You can still also pick …
Read More »Wacken 2017 – 28 years louder than hell
As this year’s Wacken festival approaches it’s time for their annual CD/DVD release featuring some of the best performances from the previous year’s event. These releases are a great souvenir for fans who were there and also are great releases in their own right. The sound is always crystal clear …
Read More »Big boy bloater and the limits – Pills
It’s hard to believe that “Luxury hobo” Big boy bloater’s last album came out 2 years ago. It’s a sign of how good it is that I still listen to it regularly, but he’s now got a new album – Pills. The big question is – how can he follow …
Read More »Stone Free Festival 2018 – Sunday
In contrast to the first rock n roll day of Stone Free, the second day was a more prog oriented affair of bands. Along with a wide set of bands playing again in the Indigo, The Orange Amps Stage and All Bar One in the O2, with almost 12 hours …
Read More »Stone Free Festival 2018 – Saturday
Gates are open for the third annual Stone Free Festival in the O2 and the line-up for the first day of the weekend in the main arena seems pure lush. For people who wanted to enjoy a whole day of live music, the O2 offered three different stages during the …
Read More »Download 2018 – Sunday
Starcrawler kicked the proceedings on second stage at Downoad off with a set where the attention was clearly focussed on their painfully thin singer Arrow de Wilde. I suspect it’s mainly an act as she staggers around and generally comes across like she’s off her head on drugs. She chokes …
Read More »COHEED AND CAMBRIA Return with New LP The Unheavenly Creatures
COHEED AND CAMBRIA RETURN WITH NEW LP THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES VAXIS – ACT I: THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES LIMITED EDITION DELUXE BOX SET AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER U.S. CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH TAKING BACK SUNDAY BEGINS JULY 6TH THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES ARRIVES OCTOBER 5TH Roadrunner Records group Coheed and Cambria have announced details of their long …
Read More »Download 2018 – Saturday
Saturday didn’t start well for me. After getting the bus from Derby, it was time to get the shuttle bus round to the guest and media entrance. Sadly security decided to stop and thoroughly search every vehicle entering the guest car park and that resulted in 2 mile queues causing …
Read More »Roger Waters – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam – 22nd June 2018
Roger Waters is currently on his “Us and them” tour which started last year and is now making it’s way through Europe including four nights here at the 17,000 capacity Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. On this tour there is no support, just Roger Waters and his band doing two sets …
Read More »HALESTORM UNLEASH “BLACK VULTURES”
Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm have unleashed “Black Vultures” the lead track on their upcoming album, Vicious, out July 27 (see full tracklist below). The song is the second unveiled from the album, following the lead single, “Uncomfortable.” A new companion visual for the song will premiere next Friday, June 29th via …
Read More »MAXXWELL Reveal ‘Metalized’ Album Details, Video Teaser Posted
Swiss hardrock/metal band, MAXXWELL, have announced the release of their fourth album ‘Metalized‘ on September 21, 2018. Metalized says it all – many concerts have left their mark. On the new record, the band rocks harder, catchier and a lot more edgier than on their earlier releases. The lyric video for the title track …
Read More »MOTHER’S CAKE To Release ‘Live At Bergisel’ in September and Announce UK/RoI Tour Dates
1 Intro 4:25 2 Streetja Man 8:38 3 The Killer 6:38 4 Hide & Seek 5:44 5 Isolation 6:11 6 Blank Soul 4:16 7 Gojira 7:34 video trailer The ancient Greek and Roman amphitheatres were renowned for their sound quality, with claims made about the acoustics being so perfect that spectators watching from …
Read More »Takeaway Thieves – Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool, June 16th 2018 (acoustic set)
You know when you see a band for the first time and you know they have the X factor? Well the Takeaway Thieves have the whole alphabet and enough letters left for the Countdown conundrum! This Saturday lunchtime acoustic set recorded for a future CD release at the Waterloo Music …
Read More »CLUTCH Share Second Single from New Album & Release on Vinyl
CLUTCH RELEASE SECOND SINGLE TRACK FROM THE NEW ALBUM “BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS” VERY LIMITED VINYL OUT 22nd AUGUST “BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS” OUT SEPTEMBER 7TH 2018 Maryland rockers CLUTCH are releasing the second single from their upcoming album Book Of Bad Decisions as an instant gratification track. iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/book-of-bad-decisions/1376829212&app=itunes) Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D3CQNTT). Spotify (http://open.spotify.com/album/0uWlwy6wHD7tGV3FfiVBF0) In …
Read More »Heavy Metal Guitar Competition Series Shredders of Metal to Premiere on BangerTV
HEAVY METAL GUITAR COMPETITION SERIES SHREDDERS OF METAL TO PREMIERE ON BANGERTV ON JULY 23. CONTESTANTS AND HOST REVEALED The first talent competition series dedicated to heavy metal guitar. Six episodes to be released daily during “Shredders Week” – July 23-28 BANGER FILMS has announced its original webseries SHREDDERS OF …
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