The Professionals to Release New Album ‘What In The World’ on October 27th 2017 The Professionals are back! 35 years later, the band formed from the ashes of the Sex Pistols by Paul Cook and Steve Jones is back. Revitalised, re-energised and reinvigorated, the band proudly release their new album What In The World on October …
Read More »American head charge – Craufurd arms, Milton Keynes – 18th September 2017
American head charge’s European tour reached Milton Keynes after a relentless three weeks soft touring with not a single night off – a schedule that is hard for bands to sustain. It’s a four band lineup and the night gets under way with German band Reptil. I always try and …
Read More »Pagan Altar – The Room of Shadows
Approaching what will be the last new music we will possibly ever hear from Pagan Altar with the enigmatic Terry Jones on vocals is not a task to be taken lightly. Formed in 1978 and virtually forgotten about until 1998 when their debut album (recorded in 1982) was finally given …
Read More »The Starling Radicals – Interview
South Wales trio, THE STARLING RADICALS take no prisoners, with a sound built around loud, brazen slabs of rock, the band delight in pleasing and offending in equal measure, and their output is as potent as it is prolific. Pulling from Nirvana, Stereophonics and the Manic Street Preachers, THE STARLING …
Read More »The Adicts Reveal Album Artwork and Tracklisting
Reveal album artwork and tracklisting; Pre-order now available! The classic kings of punk THE ADICTS will unleash their eleventh studio album ‘And So It Was So!’ on November 17th via Arising Empire for Europe and the UK and via Nuclear Blast in the US. Unparalleled with their Clockwork Orange Droog attire, infectious high energy, up-tempo music and unforgettable performances, THE ADICTS are no strangers …
Read More »The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers live at the Fonda theatre 2015
When you’re a band like The Rolling Stones with a career spanning several decades you’re likely to have countless hours of studio and live recordings sitting in a vault never being heard. Happily The Rolling Stones are releasing some of those recordings as their “Rolling Stones, From the vault” series. …
Read More »Over To You – Interview
Brit Punk Rockers OVER TO YOU make their mark with the release of their new single ‘Storm Chasing’, which is out on 6th October. With that in mind, we asked the guys to introduce themselves: -What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Sam Yesner – Main …
Read More »Dan Reed – St Pancras old church, London – 14th September 2017
Tonight was my first time seeing one of Dan Reed’s solo shows. With his band, Dan Reed network the shows are full of energy, but his solo material is quite different. Tonight’s sold out show was at the lovely St Pancras old church, just behind St Pancras station. It’s a …
Read More »Ayreon – 013, Tilburg – 15th September 2017
When Arjen Lucassen announced on Facebook earlier this year that for the first time in 22 years, Ayreon would play some live shows, the fans understandably went nuts. With no promotion or advertising, the two dates at 013 in Tilburg sold out within the hour (that’s 6000 tickets sold with …
Read More »Vardis – First three album reissues/remasters.
I’ve been a fan of Vardis for a long time, well over thirty five years. Bought 100MPH, The World’s Insane and Quo Vardis on vinyl back in the day so the grumpy old man side of me raised his eyebrows when I saw the press release for these reissues but …
Read More »Black Stone Cherry – Black to Blues
At first glance, it might seem a little odd that Black Stone Cherry have chosen a sextet of blues standards for their next outing. Fear not though, because what the Kentucky rockers have done with the classics from Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Freddie and Albert King is nothing short …
Read More »10 ROGUE Unleash Debut album ‘Serpentine’
10 ROGUE Unleash Debut Album ‘Serpentine’ on 20th October On 20th October 10 ROGUE, release their ferocious catchy debut album ‘Serpentine’ on BUT! Records through Universal Music. Serpentine’s unmitigated unbridled, and unique energy makes for one of the best debuts of 2017 Multinational band 10 ROGUE, founded in Johannesburg S Africa, based in Belgium, have been a …
Read More »Kinasis – Pariah
Another week and another amazing underground band discovered. Bridgewater, Somerset based Kinasis have created a crushing four track EP titled Pariah, due for release on September 29th 2017. From the off it’s straight in your face with the mighty riffs and Hellish vocal growls in opener ‘Red Earth’. It builds …
Read More »The Bloody Beetroots Announce New Album ‘The Great Electronic Swindle’
The Bloody Beetroots Announce ‘The Great Electronic Swindle’ Due out 20th October 2017 on Last Gang Records. THE BLOODY BEETROOTS (Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo) doesn’t just want to entertain audiences; he strives to engage and challenge them, emotionally and intellectually; to share stories with them. Changes in his personal life and the …
Read More »Glenn Hughes, Black Country Communion interview – July 2017
A couple of months ago, I spoke to Glenn Hughes about the new Black Country Communion album. Now with the album release approaching we’re able to bring you the interview. What made you decide the time was right to do another Black Country Communion album? Joe came to me. I …
Read More »The Texas Flood Announce New Album ‘Overworked and Underpaid’
THE TEXAS FLOOD NEW ALBUM: “OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID” RELEASE DATE: 27th OCTOBER 2017 They’re hard gigging, hard living…and hard up. Bullish Welsh rockers The Texas Flood might not be awash with cash but the riff-soaked trio are in no mood to let empty pockets destroy their rock and …
Read More »Lonewolf – Raised On Metal
Lonewolf come howling from your speakers with new album ‘Raised On Metal’ If it’s one thing Lonewolf know how to do, it’s how to write a classic metal tune. ‘Raised On Metal’ represents the bands ninth studio album, and is a rip roaring, no holds barred …
Read More »PEUR – Interview
Highly rated alt-rocker PEUR will reveal their new single, An Exercise in Abstinence, on Friday 13th October. We sat down for a chat to find out more…… What is the full band lineup, who plays what? Joe Lomax – Vocals and guitars, Ryan Greenhalgh – Bass and electronics, Sam Tempest …
Read More »Last Great Dreamers Launch PledgeMusic Campaign
Last Great Dreamers Launch PledgeMusic Campaign for Fourth Album Brit rock troubadours Last Great Dreamers have just announced that they are returning to the studio this November, to record their fourth album. The album, yet to be titled, will be the follow up to their highly acclaimed ‘Transmissions from Oblivion’ …
Read More »Crematory – Live insurrection
German gothic metal band Crematory released their first studio album way back in 1993. Their 13th was released last year, so it’s safe to say that they’ve got plenty of material to choose from for their live shows. Before the release of their last album, Monument, their clean-vocals singer Matthias …
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