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With a new album in the can for Feb. 2016 entitled Not Guilty following the 2013 release of Forgotten Dreams, Salem fans can now listen to how they crafted their songwriting with In The Beginning, a superb 17 track compilation album of demo songs recorded between 1981-1983. Released via High …

Winter Rocks 2015 – Corporation, Sheffield A very windy day in December heralded the second ever Winter Rocks Festival at Corporation, Sheffield . After a successful event in 2014. There was a bit of a queue when I arrived and the event didn’t kick off at 12.15 with Skarlett Riot …

I spoke to Gorka Elso, keyboard player with Diabulus in Musica just before their London show supporting Leaves Eyes.  Hear what he had to say about work on their next album and more..  

I spoke to Liv Kristine from Leaves Eyes just before the band played London to talk about their latest album, the tour, and the Liv Kristine solo shows (the only UK date being London on 20th December).  

Stone Broken Stone Broken are a four piece from the Midlands.  They are Rich Moss (lead vocals/guitar), Chris Davis (lead guitar/vocals), Keiron Conroy (bass/vocals) and Robyn Haycock (drums/vocals).  The band was formed in 2013 and released their debut EP, The Crow Flies, the following year.  In October this year they …

For most people, celebrating the festive time of year quite often starts and ends with work related staff outings. Not for me though, this rocker saw in the silly season at Rock City Nottingham for the manic craziness that was the Lawnmower Deth Xmas party. Those of a hardened nature …

Selcouth to Release New Album Flummox via Tridroid Records on 12th February 2016 Tridroid Records are pleased to announce that they will release Selcouth by Flummox on February 12 2016. The band has been both critically hailed and incredibly divisive for their mix of sludge/heavy metal and Zappa’esque tendencies, a sound …

Curezum One Hundred Years/The Top [Single] Static Tension Recordings 8 January 2016 “It doesn’t matter if we all die”   The Cure has long been a source of inspiration for the dark side of music, and their nihilistic, gloomy earlier works provided a template for musicians across a wide spectrum …

Tonight was my third time seeing Nightwish on this tour, and having seen how good they are at the moment I was really looking forward to seeing this, the last date on their European tour, and the first time they’ve brought their full show over to the UK.  It’s probably …

Fishing With Guns Stream New Album ‘…But The Dawn Will Come’ A few weeks after the singles “It’s poutring” and then “Moshpute”, French independent rock/stoner/southern-hardcore/metal outfit, Fishing With Guns just released its brand new full-length album  ‘…But The Dawn Will Come’, available right now for digital and full stream thanks to the courtesy PureGrainAudio, W-Fenec …

  Pelican, Asteroid, Blood Ceremony and More Added to the DESERTFEST LONDON 2016 Lineup! The DESERTFEST LONDON promoters have announced thirteen more bands, who are confirmed to play the festival in Camden this spring, including the Old Empire Stage lineup that will be hosted at the Electric Ballroom on the Sunday. …

Ukrainian Heavy Kings STONED JESUS Release Electrifying Video for “Wound” via The Obelisk Kiev-based heavy rock titans STONED JESUS have teamed up with The Obelisk to unveil their “Wound” video, another anthem taken off their latest album “The Harvest”, released in February. This video shows the band doing what they do best: putting …

Ulan Bator To Release New Full-Length Album ‘Abracadabra’ in January 2016 More than twenty years of career and still the same faith in music, French avant-rock/experimental long-time project Ulan Bator will be back next year with a brand new full-length called ‘Abracadabra’. The official release is planned on January 26th through Acid Cobra Records/Overdrive …

Helium Horse Fly Offer Self-Titled Album for Free Download Two years after the release of its last effort : experimental rock, venomous noise, progressive baroque hardcore Belgian band Helium Horse Fly will be entering the studio to record the successor of their eponymous album today! To celebrate this, the musicians are offering their previous record for …

Rivers of Nihil Announce Winter Headlining Tour with Black Fast and Dark Sermon After completing a North American trek with Hate Eternal, Misery Index and Beyond Creation in November, Rivers of Nihil are ready to get back on the road again – this time, with Black Fast andDark Sermon as support! Set to kick off in February 2016, the …

Being a mainly rock/metal fan I’m not really sure how a folk metal band like Steel Threads got under my radar. I saw them live before I heard any recorded output at a local gig here in Crewe when some friends who rated them highly took me along and I …

Hail of Bullets Announces David Ingram (ex-Bolt Thrower/Benediction) as Vocalist for Maryland Deathfest As previously reported, Hail of Bullets and front-man Martin van Drunen have parted ways. Today, the band has announced David Ingram (ex-Bolt Thrower/Benediction) as his live replacement for Maryland Deathfest on May 28th in Baltimore, USA – the only …

Metal Blade Re-Signs Chilean Thrashers CRIMINAL   We are very happy to welcome back CRIMINAL to the Metal Blade roster. CRIMINAL have released four albums in the past via Metal Blade before they moved on to different shores and are now preparing their return to the Blade with a major blast to drop in …

Vesania Premieres New Video for ‘Notion’ via NoCleanSinging.com Poland’s Vesania has launched a new video for “Notion“, directed by Aleksander Ikaniewicz and taken from their 2014 album, Deus Ex Machina! To watch the 6+ minute video epic from the symphonic black metal act that features current and former members of Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Vader, and Decapitated, head …

AVANTASIA have been confirmed for Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2016! The band’s first ever show in Finland will take place at Finland’s heaviest festival in Suvilahti, Helsinki during 1.-3.7.2016. Special priced Early Crow tickets are on sale until the end of the year. Avantasia is one of the most …