Reckless Love – InVader

                        Reckless Love are a Finnish Glam Rock band who, these days, perform their own music and songs, after initially starting out as Reckless Life, a Guns N’ Roses tribute. They release their fouth album InVader via Spinefarm records on …

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Anthrax – For All Kings

Let’s all be honest with ourselves here: Anthrax are forever going to be the runt of the Big 4 litter. There was never any question that they would open the shows with Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica back in 2011/2012, and they will always be lower than them on festival bills. …

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Wolfmother – Victorious

Back in September I reviewed Wolfmother’s 10th anniversary release and commented that it seemed as if they had been around for a lot longer than a single decade.  I also mentioned that the new album to be released early 2016 would be only their fourth studio album in that time.  …

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Rick Springfield – ‘Rocket Science’

As I sat down to write this review of this, the hard-to-believe-it’s-actually-his-20th-album, from Rick Springfield, a little note popped up on my Facebook feed, pointing out that the very date on which I started typing marked the 35th anniversary of the release of his breakthrough album. ‘Working Class Dog’… For …

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Wildfire Festival proud to announce Balbex endorsement

Wildfire Festival, Scotland’s ONLY Rock and Metal Festival are delighted to announce their first new endorsement for 2016, Czech Republic’s high quality drum stick manufacturers Balbex. www.balbex.cz/en Supplied exclusively in the UK by Black Cat Drum Distribution! www.blackcatdrum.co.uk Owned and run by experienced drummer John Clelland (Eden’s Curse) the company …

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POEM – Album Details, Videoclip and Tour Dates Revealed

POEM – Album Details, Videoclip and Tour Dates Revealed Greek progressive-rock/metal-band POEM will release their new album “Skein Syndrome“ on March 18th, 2016 via ViciSolum Productions. With a wide range of influences, their love for experimentation and a wonderful amalgam of progressive metal, hard hitting riffs and intricate atmospheres, POEM will …

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Wigelius – ‘Tabula Rasa’

Let’s get this clear from the start:  I hate fucking so-called “reality” TV “music” shows.  Never watch them.  By and large, they’re ego-stroking vanity trips for equally vainglorious multi-billionaires merely seeking to embarrass weird and random selections of wannabe has-beens into making complete dicks of themselves and earning undeserved adulation …

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Allegiance Of Rock To Play Stockholm Rocks Festival

Allegiance Of Rock To Play Stockholm Rocks Festival The new Swedish supergroup ‘Allegiance Of Rock‘ is a collaboration consisting of Gus G (Ozzy, Firewind) – guitars, John Leven (Europe) – bass, Anders Johansson (Hammerfall, Yngwie Malmsteen) – drums and Mats Leven (Candlemass, Gus G) on vocals. This all star alliance will be united for the very first time …

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Darkyra Announces European Headline Tour Dates

Darkyra Announces European Headline Tour Dates Australian symphonic metallers DARKYRA will play for the first time live in Europe, announcing a headline tour in April 2016 through the Netherlands and Germany. The following dates have been confirmed: 07. April – Jack’s Music Bar, Zwolle (NL) 08. April – De Engel, Den Helder (NL) 09. April – De Driesprong, Aalten (NL) 10. April – …

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Axevyper – ‘Into The Serpent’s Den’

Over the course of the past decade or so, the Pure Steel family of record labels has established itself as a stronghold of the classic-meets-New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal sound, whether it be via its own multiple imprints or equally numerous distribution deals.  It has a reputation for picking …

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De Staat – New Album “O” Out On 22nd April

De STAAT are pleased to announce the release of new studio album “O” on 22nd April 2016, via Caroline. In “O”, the Dutch 5 piece DE STAAT present a unique musical soundscape – eclectic, energetic, irreverent alternative rock with added melody. Debut single and album opener “Peptalk” is the perfect …

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Entombed A.D – Dead Dawn

With the ten-track Dead Dawn, Sweden’s death metal behemoth Entombed A.D has returned to a scene the members helped to form, offering its second album under this moniker. Two closely related questions in most fan’s minds seem to be ‘where does Dead Dawn hit stride, and does it measure up …

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Cairo Son release Devils Tongue video single!

Cairo Son are thrilled to announce the release of their new single, ‘Devils Tongue’, out now!  February 22nd sees the release of ‘Devil’s Tongue’, the crushing new single from Cairo Son.  The London based three piece have been steadily building a formidable fan-base throughout the UK and with ‘Devil’s Tongue’ …

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Bonfire to release 30th anniversary collection

Bavarian hard rock legends Bonfire are to release a special 30th anniversary collection, via UDR Music, on March 18 in Europe and March 25 in North America. ‘Pearls’ will be a double album, spanning the band’s 14 studio and six live albums. The first disc will feature 13 re-recorded tracks, …

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