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I had the pleasure of speaking to the wonderful Jenny Deacon from The Lounge Kittens at Download Festival this year about Stephen Sondheim, Shaggy and glory holes. As you do… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1JxLsEjWLo&w=560&h=315]

After reviewing the new Tremonti album Cauterize last week I was excited to get to the O2 ABC in Glasgow last night to see how the live show compared. The venue was quite full for a Monday night, but the crowd that showed up were nothing if not enthusiastic. From the …

Marilyn Manson Announces UK Tour Dates for November 2015 Fresh from an acclaimed USA tour and show stopping performance at UK’s Download Festival on the 13th June 2015, Marilyn Manson announces a four date UK headline tour for November 2015. Full dates are… Thursday 19th November 2015 London, Eventim Apollo …

Northern Ireland power metallers Stormzone are to release their fifth album, ‘Seven Sins’, via Metal Nations on August 3. Recorded at FireMachine studios and produced by guitarist Steve Moore, ‘Seven Sins’ is a concept album.  Set in the 18th century, the album tells the story of the mysterious Dr Dealer, his travelling …

Cumbrian rocksters Heartbreak Remedy are to release their debut album, ‘Midnight Groove’, on September 11. Heartbreak Remedy took its first breath in 2013 when Matty Penn (Bass and Lead Vocal) and drummer Stephen Jackson hatched a plan to form a band that embraced LA’s classic rock sound, but with the groove of …

FAILURE , ALBUM: ‘THE HEART IS A MONSTER’ 29th JUNE 2015 DIGITAL RELEASE 17th JULY 2015 CD RELEASE UK/EU VINYL RELEASE COMING AUGUST 2015 ‘Failure has been a huge inspiration to me. They say amateurs borrow and professionals steal. Well over the years this pro has robbed those poor saps blind’ – Maynard …

The 69 Eyes are a dark gothic rock band from Finland, formed in 1989 in the bars of Helsinki they started out playing sleazy rock inspired by bands such as Hanoi Rocks and Motley Crue. Fairly early in their 25 year career the band allowed influences from gothic bands such …

Rue Morgue Magazine Premieres Gothic Shockers New Jacobin Club’s New Video ‘Into The Fire’   The Luminous – cello, The Ruin – bass, Mistress Nagini – backing vocals/keyboard, Rat King – drums, Poison Candi – Vocals/theremin/percussion, The Horde – vocals/guitar       Canadian gothic shock rockers New Jacobin Club have teamed up with horror …

Kagoule Announced for British Summer Time Hyde Park Festival Nottingham alt-rock trio Kagoule have been announced for this year’s British Summer Time festival in London’s Hyde Park. The rising teenage rockers will be performing on Friday 26th June on the PlayStation Music stage, joining a line-up of artists such as The …

  Glowsun Unleash Brand New Lyric Video for Track ‘Against The Clock’ French Psychedelic Rockers Glowsun will release their upcoming album Beyond The Wall Of Time on June 29th in the UK & July 7 in the US on Napalm Records!Just in time the trio has unleashed a brand new lyric …

Gasoline Outlaws emerged on to the Northern Ireland rock scene at the turn of this year, when former Black Freeway/Last Known Addiction singer Matt Fitzsimons, freshly returned from a sojourn down under, re-united with his brother Chris and in turn teamed up with former Yellow Sam guitarist Adam Parkin and …

‘Ten Years of Pussy’ is the title of Nashville Pussy’s new compilation CD to celebrate their tenth year with SPV records, with whom they have released five albums from ‘And Get Some’ in 2005 to ‘Up The Dosage’ in 2014. ‘Ten Years of Pussy’ takes sixteen studio tracks from their …

Monday 8th June saw around a thousand Nightwish fans descend on the Finnish port city of Turku for the first ever Nightwish cruise. After checking in at the passenger terminal (in the case of some fans, many hours before boarding), fans waited for the ship to arrive for them to …

Gloryhammer to Release New Album ‘Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards’ on September 25th 2015 In the distant future of the year 1992…war has returned to the galaxy. One thousand years have passed since the brave hero Angus McFife defeated the evil sorcerer Zargothrax in the battle of Dunfermline, …

Moonspell Extend Worldwide Deal with Napalm Records First they brought the dark flames to their native country – and then set the rest of the world aflame with milestone records such as ‘Irreligious’ or ‘Night Eternal’: After the sucessful release of their eleventh studio album Extinct in March 2015, which …

Dennis Churchill Dries will be best remembered to rockers of a certain vintage as the singer and bass player with White Sister and, latterly and (almost) simultaneously, Tattoo Rodeo.  The former’s self-titled 1984 debut, produced by Gregg Giuffria, is one of the most under-rated and overlooked classic albums of it’s generation, although …

Vancouver Anthem Thrashers Titans Eve Unleash New Album ‘Chasing The Devil’ L-R – Jesse Hord – Bass/Backing Vocals  |  Casey Ory – Drums  |  Brian Gamblin – Lead Vocals / Guitar  |  Kyle Gamblin – Vocals/Guitar – (Photo Credit : Shimon Karmel) Vancouver thrashers TITANS EVE their third full length ‘Chasing The Devil’ featuring seven …

  After a 12-year journey ROSETTA has been reborn with Quintessential Ephemera. Now a five-piece including new guitarist/vocalist Eric Jernigan (City of Ships), the band recorded their new album Quintessential Ephemera, a many-layered collection of songs at once existential and deeply hopeful. Containing some of the band’s most moody and …

The Black Dahlia Murder have returned with the much-anticipated, new full-length albumAbysmal, which is now officially set for a September 18th release. This vicious slab of unrelenting aggression showcases TBDM at their very finest with a meticulous, pin-point precise rhythmic assault mixed with ferocious speed and dynamic hooks. The group kicks …

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH & PAPA ROACH JOIN FORCES FOR CO-HEADLINE WEMBLEY ARENA SHOW FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH TO DROP NEW ALBUM “GOT YOUR SIX” ON AUGUST 28th PAPA ROACH RELEASE NEW SINGLE “GRAVITY” FRIDAY 10TH JUNE 2015, LONDON – With 10 #1 singles, 25 Top 10 singles and millions …