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(the) Melvins are the first headline act to be confirmed for this year’s Temples Festival, which takes place at Motion in Bristol from 2 – 5 June. They will headline the Saturday night (4 June). They join a line up that already features Acid King, ACxDC, All Pigs Must Die, …

Steelhouse Festival has added Blues Pills, Fastway and Hey! Hello! to this year’s line up. They join The Darkness, who headline the Sunday evening, Von Hertzen Brothers, Vega and Hand Of Dimes. Steelhouse takes place at Hafod-Y-Dafal, just outside Ebbw Vale, in south Wales on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 …

London based singer songwriter Millie Manders released her third EP Obsession Transgression via JTV Digital on 20th November 2015. Millie has a wide and varied musical background ranging from classical to jazz, punk to soul and, as well as singing, she also learnt to play the clarinet, saxophone and ukulele. …

With the buzz from last weekend’s electrifying night still raising hairs on the back of the neck, we descend on Fibber Magees for the second heat of Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Ireland. Tonight’s showcase features (once again) 5 acts from different ends of the metallic spectrum who are all …

Formed in Tamworth, Staffordshire in 2013. Heavy Metal band Hidden released their debut EP True Mercian Metal last year. Containing a short intro track  False Ones Must Die and three tracks packed with the classic NWOBHM sound of bands like Saxon and Judas Priest. Lots of screaming guitars and vocals …

Elixir To Start Skol Records’ Series Of The Replicas Of The NWOBHM Singles SKOL RECORDS proudly presents the first release in the series of the CD replicas of the legendary NWoBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) singles: ELIXIR “Treachery (Ride Like The Wind)”, which will be out on January …

Tonight’s gig might as well be at the Freeze as opposed to the Fleece – the cold snap is finally upon us and biting savagely. Critics might say this is the reason why Venom Prison (8) attract a a sizeable portion of the crowd tonight as punters hop inside to get warm, …

19th February 2016 sees the latest studio album release from Canadian Rockers Monster Truck, entitled Sittin’ Heavy. After months on the road, the guys are ready to show us the new sounds they have to offer since the incredible Juno Award nominated Furiosity, released in 2013. Canada has provided some terrific Rock …

Simo will be a new name to most of you, but as an indication of how good they are, it was Joe Bonamassa who brought them to the attention of the record label – any band good enough to impress him is definitely worth a listen. So, what can you …

EXORCISM Recruit Ex JORN Bass Player NIC ANGILERI Heavy Doom metallers EXORCISM featuring RAVEN LORD and METAL MACHINE’s CSABAZVEKAN (vocals) as well as featuring HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR‘s JOE ‘SHREDLORD’STUMP(guitars) have recruited ex JORN, IAN PACE, KHAOS, TORE ST. MOREN bassist NIC ANGILERI to their ranks. The band is currently …

Body swerving trends and transcending sub genres, the miraculous UK sludge colossus BOSS KELOID are set to release their highly anticipated sophomore album Herb Your Enthusiasm on April 8via BlackBow Records. Herb Your Enthusiasm is as heavy as it is massive and as filthy as it is passionate. Recorded and mixed by Chris Fielding at …

Fear of Domination unleashes a new wicked album The fourth studio album of Fear of Domination is titled Atlas and it will be released on March 11. It is the darkest and heaviest masterpiece FoD has ever done. The Finnish shock industrial metal -band Fear of Domination will give a …

Melodic metal newcomers VALUES have confirmed that they will be releasing their Broken Nation EP on the 19th February 2016 via Ghost Music. In light of the announcement the quintet have revealed the EP’s title track, which was given its first spin on Alex Baker’s Kerrang! Fresh Blood show. Of …

As seen at Bloodstock Festival and Hammerfest THE HERETIC ORDER (featuring members of Breed 77) have premiered thier new music video ‘Death Ride Blues’ following the announcement of a co-headline UK tour this Feburary with I.C.O.N (as seen on tour with former Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate’s Operation Mindcrime). WATCH ‘DEATH …

UK TECH-FEST returns in style in 2016 for its fifth anniversary with a huge band announcement, delivering once again the most forward thinking metal line up in the UK this summer. Progressive metal legends BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (UK 2016 Exclusive) and Canadian math-metal mavericks PROTEST THE HERO (UK …

MORTIIS will be returning to our shores for a run of 7 headline shows in May – the tour kicks off at Newcastle’s Cluny venue on 23rd May and commences at Bristol’s Fleece on 29th May. The tour will follow hot on the heels of the forthcoming release of Mortiis’ …

A few months ago, Witchcraft began releasing some very vague posts on their Facebook page. Fans were expectant. “Were the Swedish doom rockers hinting at a return?” Then came the announcement that in 2016, a revitalized Witchcraft would release their new album ‘Nucleus‘ on Nuclear Blast records. There was much …

Following the release of their debut album ‘Liberated Sounds’, London metal quintet Counting Days will be heading out on a UK tour in February/March with Rap Metallers in Hacktivist. “Crushing” – Daniel P Carter, BBC Radio 1 Rock Show “Counting Days just want to smack you round the face with …

The Treatment; the critically acclaimed British hard rock band are set to release their studio album, Generation Me, worldwide on Friday 18th March 2016.  A 14-date Nationwide UK Tour will follow on Wednesday 27th April, when the band kick things off at Norwich Waterfront, with their final UK show at …

Ireland’s doom metal soothsayers, MOURNING BELOVETH, have today unleashed their sixth album, Rust & Bone, on the world. The album is out now via Ván Records. The band commented: “Having lived with Rust & Bone for a few months now we are delighted that it is finally “officially” out there! …