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Rock Wolves are an all-star trio springing forth from a dynamic heritage of German thoroughbreds. Showcasing the unmistakable talents of ‘Herman Rarebell’ (Scorpions) on drums, ‘Michael Voss’ (Mad Max) guitar and vocals, and ‘Stephen “Gudze” Hinz’ (H-Blockx) on bass. This astounding, diverse and fresh sounding debut will be unleashed to …

Soothsayer hail from Ireland and have been described as doom merchants, however there is a lot more on offer here than doom. They present two hefty tracks with a mixture of influences which have been moulded together to give a unique and dense sound.  The First track “Umpire”, begins with a …

In 2014 Status Quo released an acoustic album – “Aquostic: Stripped bare”.  It was a bit of a shock to suddenly hear the classic songs we know and love being done acoustically, but like many fans, I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Clearly plenty of other fans enjoyed it too as Quo …

They might be headlining the O2 Arena in November, but Alter Bridge are one of those bands that often slip under the radar when we think about bands who could top the bill at Download, for example. Maybe it’s the band members’ other commitments – Myles Kennedy’s touring with Slash and …

  Announce second UK show for November Polish death metal legends Vader are very pleased to announce they will be playing another UK show this November at The Rainbow Courtyard, Birmingham. This new addition will follow a show at The Dome, London the day beforehand. Both shows will be part …

A Saturday night out in Manchester was something I hadn’t experienced for quite a while, so I was looking forward to this, the third show of the current tour by Glasgow’s Attica Rage. I really enjoy the Rebellion Rock Bar as a venue, it seems to be able to maintain …

Raw passion is the underlying spirit that bursts through on the second of Simon Townshend’s former USA Only releases, Denial.  An album that in its entirety examines addictions – personal and witnessed – this is a musical statement with balls and introspection that is never burdened by laconic remorse or …

Its that time of year again ladies and gents! We are looking for your help to suggest the best new songs of 2016, the best festivals, best videos, albums and a lot more. There are 3 phases that the awards go through. Phase 1 which we are at now is …

Steve Hackett lines up 16 dates during April and May 2017 where he’ll play tracks from 1976 Genesis album Wind & Wuthering.  Former Genesis guitarist and prog legend Steve Hackett is returning with an exciting new show for a 15 date UK tour next spring after his outstanding performance at …

Okay. Where to start? Simon Townshend – younger brother of a certain Pete and son of jazz saxophonist, Cliff – certainly knows what it takes to make an album stand out and that’s very definitely what the remastered version of the 2012 release Looking Out, Looking in does. An invigorating …

It’s always a great pleasure to catch up with the Glasgow Hard Rock guys known as Attica Rage. With a storming new album (Warheads Ltd) firmly under their belts, I had the pleasure of talking to main songwriter and vocalist Jonny Parr, and got the lowdown on the production process …

The night began with local heroes and solid groove meisters Morass of Molasses (7). Regrettably, there weren’t many in attendance at the time, but that didn’t show on the faces of the seasoned musicians on stage. A tad sloppy at times and playing songs that are more or less well …

Formed in 2008, Shotgun Rodeo are a four piece heavy metal band hailing from the city of Trondheim, Norway. Following on from their previous EP releases ‘Dead End Massacre’ (2012) and ‘Guilty as Charged’ (2013), the band released their debut full-length album, ‘World Wide Genocide’. Seamlessly cruising across a sea …

The new single from Burton Upon Trent’s BAD LLAMA as they release their new e.p TODAY   (Sept 30th). The “Shedding Skin” e.p. was produced by Gavin Monaghan at Magic Garden Studios and the lead track is The Wolf You Feed.  The band on the track The Wolf You Feed: “It’s a dark possessive love story, …

After 11 years in activity, 8 releases and 4 international tours, three years after an acclaimed split EP with the Canadian one-man-band thisquietarmy, Brazilian post-rockers/post-metallers Labirinto just released their brand new full-length album called ‘Gehenna’ (including a special collaboration on one track with Matthieu Vanderkerckhove from AmenRa, Syndrome…) for CD and Digital on …

Currently busy in the studio, SUMO CYCO have taken a moment out from working on the follow up to 2014’s ‘Lost In Cyco City’ to share a brand new track from their forthcoming new album, due out next year. Singer SEVER checked in to say: “I’m so excited to release Anti-Anthem …

The mighty TRUCKFIGHTERS have now released their new album “V” worldwide through Fuzzorama in cooperation with Century Media Records! You can get the album at CMDistro and Fuzzorama! “V” is available as a Ltd. Gatefold LP+CD including a poster and as a Ltd. CD+DVD Digipak including two instrumental bonus tracks. The DVD contains …

SOCIAL DISTORTION TO RELEASE NEW VINYL BOX SET, THE INDEPENDENT YEARS: 1983–2004  Four-LP set includes Mommy’s Little Monster, Prison Bound, Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll and Mainliner (Wreckage From the Past) Spinefarm Records, in cooperation with Concord Bicycle is pleased to announce the November 25, 2016 release of The Independent Years: …

30th September: “It was basically therapy for me!”, reveals Towers frontman/guitarist Mark of today’s release, the alt-rockers self-titled debut EP. With artwork which simply features an image of their beloved Bournemouth beach, he explains the release’s significance: “Music to all of us is important, its kept me going and these …

UK rock outfit As Lions have announced their debut EP Aftermath, out October 14th via Better Noise Records. The EP will be available digitally in the US and physically in Europe. In conjunction with the announcement of the EP, the band have also unveiled the title track and first single …