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‘Holding All the Roses’, the latest album from Atlanta southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE, is out now on digital platforms in a new Deluxe Edition, featuring six acoustic bonus tracks. Originally released in February this year, ‘Holding All the Roses’ was recorded with producer Brendan O’Brien (AC/DC, PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN, THE …

IN THIS MOMENT have announced a handful of UK shows for January 2016 Fiery frontwoman, Maria Brink is excited to bring their unique and theatrical live show back to the UK for the ‘Black Widow Tour’, commenting “Here we go again! We are so happy to finally announce our return …

King Diamond will be recording a feature length live concert video for blu-ray / DVD / digital release while on tour this fall! Director Denise Korycki (Cannibal Corpse, Killswitch Engage) has been enlisted to direct the project, which will include footage from multiple shows throughout the entire “Abigail in concert 2015” …

  The new video “In My Dreams” from the current REBELLIOUS SPIRIT album “Obsession” premiered today on the SPV YouTube Channel.  View the video HERE.   Singer and guitar player Jannik Fischer says about the meaning of the video: “Life is full of setbacks. Rock N´Roll can be a way …

  REVOCATION recently recruited Ash Pearson as their new full time drummer. To showcase Pearson’s talents behind the kit, a new video has been released for “Bound By Desire” from the “Teratogenesis” EP. The deftly shot video will give fans a close look at Pearson’s technique and precision. The video …

Twitching Tongues have posted a new live video today for their songs “Eyes Adjust” and “World War V.” Witness the band’s crushing live show now at metalblade.com/twitchingtongues. Fans will quickly know that “Eyes Adjust” and “World War V” are classics from the band’s critically heralded 2013 full-length In Love There Is No …

New Jersey-based progressive metal masters Symphony X are very pleased to announce they will be coming to our UK shores this coming February 2016 for a run of headline shows.   Guitar virtuoso and founding member Michael Romeo said of the announcement; “We are excited about getting back out on …

As the nights start drawing in and evenings are getting dark earlier we head into a busy season for gig goers. The thirteenth, unlucky for some and what would otherwise, have been a quiet Sunday night in September, brought Gunzo to Club Academy in Manchester. Gunzo, not to be confused …

Occult heavy metal conjurors, MIRROR, will unveil the cult craftings of their self-titled debut through Metal Blade Records on November 13th, 2015. The brainchild of bassist/die-hard metal connoisseur/Satan’s Wrath vocalist Tas Danazoglou,MIRROR was forged in fire following a chance meeting with London-based producer (Cathedral, Angel Witch, Paradise Lost) and accomplished drummer, Jaime …

German/Dutch Thrash commando DEW-SCENTED announces the release of ‘Immersed’, a split 7″ with ANGELUS APATRIDA who will also join them on the upcoming “Thrash Mercenaries” tour through Europe. The 7″ features two songs of each band and is limited to 500 copies in three versions (black/orange/dark magenta marbled). ‘Immersed’ can be pre-ordered at THIS location. TheDEW-SCENTED tracks …

Known for their high-energy shows and gritty sonic instincts, Nashville’s country-fuzz titans The Cadillac Three are returning to UK shores this November for a one-off show at the O2 Academy Islington on November 9th.   Since the release of last year’s debut album ‘Tennessee Mojo’ featuring the radio hit  ‘Party Like You‘, …

Throaat are a band that know what they are: straight out blackened thrash metal. It is this strict adherence to genre makes “Black Speed” both fun and disappointing. If you’re a fan of blackened 80s thrash, pick this one up now! You’ll love it! That said, there are huge issues.“The …

Abominor hail from Iceland (not be confused with the extra-galactic droid society from the Yuuzhan Vong galaxy from Star Wars lore) pack a serious black metal punch with the latest two track release “Opus Decay.” I’ve enjoyed this a great deal; the lads are an old school second wave black …

I had a quick chat with Matt Black who organised the very first Redemption Festival which took place on the 12th September 2015 at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A charity event held to raise funds for Barnsley Hospice and Wakefield Hospice. As well as taking the time to …

The first Redemption Festival was held on the 12th September 2015 at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield. Redemption Festival is a charity event to raise to raise money for Barnsley Hospice and Wakefield Hospice. With ten bands and a couple of comedians the event started just after 1pm with festival organiser …

There must be some mistake, surely?  Wolfmother seem to have been together for a lot longer than ten years.  Maybe it’s just that their songs have become so much a part of the fabric of life that I’ve been fooled into thinking they’ve been around forever.  This month however sees …

Five-piece alternative metal band NEW DISORDER have been working tirelessly and touring internationally to promote their brand new upcoming full-length release, Straight To The Pain, hitting stores in North America this Friday, September 18th via MVD in North America. Fans can pre-order the album digitally via iTunes and Amazon and …

California-based female fronted symphonic metallers, GRAVESHADOW, have signed a worldwide deal with legendary metal label, Mausoleum Records from Belgium. The band’s debut album, “Nocturnal Resurrection”, will be released in Europe on November 13th, followed by a North American release on December 13th. Emil “Nightmare” Nodtveidt from the Swedish industrial metal band Deathstars was brought in to mix and master the recordings that …

New York City natives Mother Feather have joined the Metal Blade Records roster! The self-described ‘pop cock rock’ band has been building a loyal following in the late night New York rock scene since their inception in 2009. This fall, fans will be able to see them live during “Pop Cock Rocktober,” …

The problem of dropping a record as career-defining as 2013’s Everblack is that the bar is set so high following it up is a galling task. That The Black Dahlia Murder’s response to such a challenge comes in the form of the devastating Abysmal serves to once again demonstrate why they are considered one of …