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Gloucestershire based Amplified Open Air Festival will return in 2018 on a slightly earlier date than the 2017 edition and the organisers couldn’t be happier. Festival founder Gary Paterson said about the Festival: “2017… Did it go according to the plan?   Well if you were planning for the arrival …

Multi-cultural Londoners, DECRYPTED plan their assault on the UK backed by a slew of influences panning from Death Remains, Killswitch Engage, to Hacktivist. DECRYPTED release the track ‘EOEE’ on 29th September. Prior to this, we asked the band to introduce themselves:   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? …

Another year, another stupendous Rockwich returns! Organised by Prometheus Promotions, they managed to book twelve top quality bands to play in 12 rocking hours. Midday opening act, Wakefield based The Sourheads, fronted by the barefooted ball of energy Jake who looked like he was born to be onstage, ripped through …

CJ WIldheart New Album Blood Released October 20th   On October 20th CJ Wildheart proudly releases his new studio album, ‘Blood’, a riot of sound all held together through force of conviction, on Devilspit Records. With a punk spirit and a truck full of great tunes, the cathartic Blood pulsates with a …

When thinking of Finnish rock stars people will bring to mind Hanoi Rocks. However with her tenth studio album Stolen Hearts receiving huge acclaim, and a European tour which sees her play seven U.K. dates during September, Helsinki based slide blues guitarist, vocalist and writer Erja Lyytinen is determined to …

Brit rock n rollers BLACK CAT BONES reboot their new EP ‘Down To The River’ on Friday 29th September. We ask the band to introduce themselves:   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Jonnie Hodson – Lead Vocals, Harmonica; Rimmer – Lead Guitar; Ash Janes – Drums, back …

It feels like far more than three years since H.E.A.T last released an album but that’s just a sign of how good they are that their absence has been so noticeable. The fact that the band haven’t played a live show for 2 years has also made the wait feel …

Gizmodrome will be a new name to you but some of the members are extremely well known. To start with you have the drummer from The Police – Stewart Copeland , who also does most of the lead vocals for Gizmodrome. On bass you have Level 42’s mark King. Rounding …

Sunday at Bloodstock Open Air Festival, a bitter sweet one  as it’s the final day but this year it turned out to be the strongest day! A great start came from Kettering based hard rockers  Switch Blade City featuring Sean Seabrook on lead vocals, the best dressed frontman of the …

UK Subs bassist Alvin Gibbs spent the best part of a year as part of Iggy Pop’s band on the Instinct tour following the release of the album of that name. This book is about that time, from when he first got the call to meet Iggy Pop through to …

“Saturday, Saturday, Saturday nights alright” as Elton John wisely put it and describes today’s bands perfectly! Hotel fry up and straight off I go to Bloodstock Open Air Festival again with the first trip of the day to the New Blood Stage to witness Preston based lunatics Ward XVI. Shuttle …

Doesn’t time fly! My tenth Bloodstock Open Air Festival and definitely the most enjoyable due to the quality of the bands on show. Over one hundred played this year and I managed to catch over forty of them over the weekend playing on four stages. A mad dash to the …

Thursday at Bloodstock is mainly a day for arriving, getting wristbands sorted and setting up camp before meeting up with friends. Then in the evening the arena opens for some bands. The fact that this year’s festival is sold out was apparent – the car park was a lot busier …

    Criminal are famed for their live shows, and this year’s set at Bloodstock festival was no exception I caught up with Dan Biggin and talked about the show, current album ‘Fear Itself’, the South American metal scene and lots more https://www.facebook.com/Criminal.Band          

    Wolfheart always give 100%, Bloodstock festival was their third show in just one weekend I talked to the guys about the difficulties in making it to Bloodstock, the vinyl release ‘Winterborn’, plans for new material and much more https://www.facebook.com/WolfheartRealm    

    Wintersun had the honour of closing the festival at this year’s Bloodstock, and what a way to round things off, with a packed Sophie tent and a killer set I chatted to Teemu prior to the show to ask about the festival circuit, current album ‘Forest Seasons’, life …

  Prognosis played the New Blood stage at this year’s Bloodstock festival, and left it shaking I talked to the guys after their set to talk about the performance, what their up to in general, future plans etc https://www.facebook.com/Prognosis1      

  Seething Akira were like a breath of fresh air at this year’s Bloodstock festival I managed to have a chat with the band about Bloodstock , current and new material, future plans etc https://www.facebook.com/seethingakira    

  Possessed are true icons of the metal world I was lucky enough to chat with Emilio about their main stage set at Bloodstock, signing to Nuclear Blast records, the long awaited new album, and much more photo by https://www.facebook.com/fotomadebyroma https://www.facebook.com/possessedofficial/    

When Jonny Lang’s first album for four years, Signs, dropped through the door the immediate thought was: “Blessed!” This proved a more than accurate reaction. Signs is an album of contrast, light and texture with a pulsating, nerve shredding opening five numbers finally cooling and growing mellower and more heartfelt …