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British metallers I.C.O.N and The Heretic Order will be joining forces and bringing their music to various corners of the UK in February 2016 in support of their latest releases. In June 2015, I.C.O.N released their second album ‘The Blacklist’ on Metalbox Recordings “A solid second album, and proof once …

Northern Germany’s infernal extreme metal duo Mantar have inked a worldwide record deal with Nuclear Blast. Commented the band: “We never had any plans to think this big with the band, but for some strange reason people seem to dig it. Within just two years we got the chance to play ********* …

Years Young is one of THE most anticipated bands of 2015. The North Lincolnshire rockers spent the first 9 months carefully planning a launch that would instantly stamp their name on the alternative music scene. Drawing influences from bands such as Biffy Clyro, Mallory Knox and Don Broco, they have a live show that …

December 26th – Liberty Square at Chang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan FRONTMAN FREDDY LIM TO RUN FOR POLITICAL ELECTIONS IN TAIWAN Taiwanese 5-piece metallers Chthonic, have announced a huge landmark gig in Liberty Square at Chang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, in the country’s capital, Taipei, to an estimated 10,000 fans. The …

Remember 2005? It was a simpler time. MySpace was still a thing, My Chemical Romance were making music together, and Aiden’s début album Nightmare Anatomy was being blasted by teenagers across the world…. Well guess what, in January 2016 we can all dust off our eyeliner and party with godfathers of grave Aiden one last time. Due …

The 69 Eyes are currently in the studio with producer Johnny Lee Michaels in his Helsinki-based Bat Cave Studios. Their 11th studio album titled ‘Universal Monsters’ is due for release in April 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records. The first single and video from the record will be released on January …

Ireland’s doom metal soothsayers, MOURNING BELOVETH, have today unveiled the first new music from their upcoming sixth album, Rust & Bone. The clip is an edited version of the track Godether, and is taken from their new album, due out on January 22, 2016, via Ván Records. The band commented: …

Wrathrone plays brutal old school death metal with their own spices. In their early years, from 2008 to 2011 the band was slowly building up their gig experience, though the first self-released EP “Burning Hatred” saw daylight in 2011. The second self-released EP “Left Unburied” was out in 2013. From 2013 they played …

Detroit Rock Animals WILSON Are Set To Headline Their Debut UK Club Tour In February 2016 The five piece released ‘Right To Rise’ earlier this year – their second album, but the debut for new label home Razor & Tie – and are excited to make a return to UK …

HRH AOR hits the road in style with The Quireboys, Faster Pussycat, Bonafide and more. Rock n roll royalty and kings of the road to headline the inaugural HRH AOR on the Road Tour 2016. Hard Rock Hell, Europe’s undisputed leader in residential festivals are pleased to announce they are taking their …

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 to their guest slot on the fast selling Def Leppard/Whitesnake double bill in the same month. In celebration of the band hitting the road, …

Enter Shikari are today happy to finally be able to announce the opening artist on their The Mindsweep Tour UK 2016 shows. Alongside US label-mates The Wonder Years, the band will be joined by The King Blues who today announced the reformation of their original line-up. Longtime fans and friends, the bands have previously played together …

X JAPAN premiere music video for their new single “Born To Be Free”. The fan-driven video, released on Yoshiki’s birthday as a gift to X Japan fans, celebrates the worldwide commercial release of the single “Born To Be Free,” released on November 6th. The single is currently available at iTunes …

Kaotoxin Records has announced the signing of Swiss rockers THE ERKONAUTS and worldwide re-release of the band’s full-length debut, I Did Something Bad. Mixed and mastered by SAMAEL’s Drop at the Downtone studio, I Did Something Bad was independently released in January 2015. The demand for the album was so high, …

New York’s resident mad-men Patent Pending are streaming their new album new RIOT HEARTS REBELLION in full, due out on November 27th on Rude Records. CHECK IT OUT HERE http://smarturl.it/RHRStream Singer Joe Ragosta comments: “This is my favorite Patent Pending album that we’ve ever made. I know I’ve said that …

CULT OF LUNA’s take on Fritz Lang’s Metropolis film, the 2-parts concept album Vertikal, I and I I, has been met with great enthusiasm in the heavy music world. Naturally, the band has had a busy schedule in the months following its 2013 release, playing extensive European tours with The Ocean and Lo!, and US tours with …

Mesmerising post-prog UK metallers band Sumer have released their final live video from their storming Bloodstock Open Air set this summer. The pro-footage, first premiered via Heavy Blog Is Heavy, is taken from ‘Pinch, Cut’, from their critically acclaimed debut album The Animal You Are. Championed by Metal Hammer, Metal Injection, …

Technical hardcore quartet THE COLOUR LINE are thrilled to announce that they will be releasing their new EP The Long Awaited Seal Of Disapproval on the 26th February 2016 via Basick Records. In light of the announcement the band have revealed their latest single E = MC Hammered, which was …

New from Coma Commander, ‘Council Of The Jackalope‘ is one wild ride of just raw, catchy punk tunes and well amongst the best things you’ll hear over the next few months. From fast Off With Their Heads-esque bangers like ‘Christopher Robin And The Giant Blisters‘ to Iron Chic-ish melodic stuff like ‘Broken Bottles …

Wendy James Studio Album: “The Price Of The Ticket” Release date: 12th February 2016 featuring members of The Patti Smith Group, Sex Pistols, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Iggy & The Stooges. “Wendy James’ new album ‘The Price Of The Ticket’ is brave and tender, artful and wild, …