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With a new video and single being released on January 8th 2016, Ballsdeep are excited to announce that this will be followed in April with their second album and the start of an extensive UK tour.   The album, titled ‘…and on the eighth day’ will be released on April …

Helsinki-based Finnish groove/stoner band Black Blood will unleash their self-titled debut album internationally January 22nd 2016. The album was recorded in D-Studio, Klaukkala. A preview of what’s to come can be heard on a new music video “Wolf Of Anger” here: https://youtu.be/kddQmyzyX1Q Track list: 1. Clarity 2. Doomriders 3. Shrine …

Logan Mader’s new band Once Human have been added to the Fear Factory UK run in December. The 6 date strong run is kicking off on 7th December in Bristol’s Motion and finishes at London’s Forum on December 13th. ONCE HUMAN live 07 DEC    Bristol – Motion 09 DEC    Manchester …

Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud to reveal that the multi-award winning, multi-million selling band The Darkness have been added to the lineup at the inaugural STONE FREE FESTIVAL. They will be bringing their exuberant rock to the O2 as part of the festival.   The band are delighted …

HAMMER FIGHT are a bunch whiskey-drinkin’, beer guzzlin’ bros who spawned from New Jersey.  Today they are pleased to announce their worldwide signing with Napalm Records.  HAMMER FIGHT brings a sound that many kids these days may have missed; Hard Rockin’ Metal. Versatile enough to share the stage with the …

R40 Live, Rush’s 10th live album is so named to celebrate their 40th anniversary with drummer Neil Peart in the band. They have actually been in existence since 1968, formed by current guitarist Alex Lifeson with bassist Geddy Lee joining a few weeks later before their second gig. This 3xCD …

Shock ! Hazard In time for Christmas Shock ! Hazard’s new single ‘Know Your Enemy‘ is available for free Download today. A hard hitting three piece from Norfolk they have been on tour with bands such as Biters, Michael Monroe and The Last Vegas. Watch the video to ‘Know Your …

And so it is almost upon us again… the annual Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition, with it’s reward being the much coveted and desired chance to play the New Blood stage at Britain’s favourite bespoke metalfest alongside the likes of Slayer, Mastodon, Twisted Sister, Venom and a host of …

HEXX To Release “Under The Spell” Anniversary Boxset Via Metal Blade Records   Legendary US Bay Area Heavy/Thrash Metallers Hexx will release a 30th anniversary boxset entitled “Under The Spell” on January 15th, 2016 through Metal Blade Records! The boxset includes both the “Under The Spell” and “No Escape” albums, …

Legendary German Thrashers PROTECTOR To Release New Album In February   After their successful return with “Reanimated Homunculus”, PROTECTOR deliver the second full-length album of the not-so-new millennium. Music-wise, PROTECTOR keep their boat sailing steadily on the seas of Thrash Metal, with some visits to the “Death Metal Island”. Vocalist …

Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has announced the first 50 tour dates for 2016 which will form the basis of the promotion of his 8th solo album (working title ‘album 8’) which is set for release in February on his own label Blaze Bayley Recording. This will be Blaze’s …

Black Star Riders are set to cap a hugely successful 2015 with two headline shows in the UK in December 2015. These shows are in addition their guest slot on the fast selling Def Leppard/Whitesnake double bill in the same month. The headline dates are as follows Fri 11th December …

French avant-garde metal band CinC have just unleashed the video for “XXX Dog Petting” from their forthcoming 2016 live CD/DVD VivaLIVEvida. The song was first released as part of Kaotoxin Record’s sampler, Weapons of Self-Destruction, Volume 2. Check out the live video for “XXX Dog Petting” at https://youtu.be/sD0aE55-G4Y Born in 1995 as CARNIVAL …

Die…Hard, the definitive demo collection from Brazilian trailblazers SARCOFAGO, is now streaming in its entirety at this location, courtesy of Noisey! Scheduled for a December 11 release on Greyhaze Records, Die…Hard is the only official, comprehensive collection of SARCOFAGO’s demos. It includes material that had never before been made available, such as the …

The Lounge Kittens stick two fingers up to the winter weather with their sun-kissed California-style latest video release for their Pop Punk Medley. Featuring all the best bits from all the best pop punk songs they’ve managed to squeeze everyone from Blink 182 to Paramore, Fall Out Boy to Bowling …

Following the release of their dazzling second album ‘The Broken Toys‘ Yorkshire based dark rockers Bad Pollyanna have put out an acoustic video of closing song ‘I See You’. Filmed at Whitby Goth Winter Weekend, the performance demonstrates the beautiful versatility of the new grave band. In a stripped back and emotional rendition of the …

York/Manchester-based noise-punks SEEP AWAY have announced their debut single, ‘Trudge’ coming from their first self-titled EP. The band’s sound is raw and punkish. There’s not too much melody, a lot of anger and a shit-tonne of noise. The band’s guitarist Max Watt comments: “These songs come from the darkest places …

BE PROG! MY FRIEND FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CO-HEADLINERS STEVEN WILSON & OPETH  – 1ST & 2ND JULY  FESTIVAL TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORLD’S BEST PROGRESSIVE BANDS  MAGMA, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, TEXTURES, OBSIDIAN KINGDOM, EXXASENS Since its inception in 2014 the Barcelona based festival Be Prog! …

KING DIAMOND will return to the UK this June, to play their first indoor UK show in 15 years. This exclusive UK show takes place Tuesday 21st June at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town. One of the most massively influential artists in the rock and metal scene,KING DIAMOND’s incredible vocal …

Finnish rockers Von Hertzen Brothers are back with a full UK headline tour for March 2016, including a show at the Brooklyn Bowl in London.   The Brothers’ latest / sixth studio album, ‘New Day Rising’, has been enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike; the record (produced in Canada …