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Slayer have been confirmed as the headliners for this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.  It is the third time the touring festival. They will be joined on the event’s by King Diamond, HellYeah and The Devil Wears Prada.  The second stage will be headlined by Whitechapel, and also feature …

Manchester-based melodic hard rockers Ten are to release their 12th studio album, ‘Isla de Muerta’, via Rocktopia Records on May 20. The album – the follow up to last year’s ‘Albion’ – is the second to feature the current line-up of vocalist Gary Hughes, lead guitarists Dann Rosingana and Steve Grocott, John …

The Quireboys released their ninth studio album ‘St Cecilia And The Gypsy Soul’ via Off Yer Rocka on 30 March 2015. They head into their fourth decade by bringing out this Four CD deluxe edition, which was preceded by the release of the ‘Gracie B’ EP on 16 March 2015. Whilst this is …

Swedish death metal time, and in the Pantheon of the “greats” of the genre we have Soilwork. Now, while I prefer the overall output of In Flames, Soilwork are an enjoyable band and have a very impressive body of work to put a live set from. So going into this …

SWEDENS FASTEST RISING ROCK BAND TO PLAY TO 100,000 AT SHANGHAIS BIGGEST MUSIC FESTIVAL. London, England – Alt Rock / Metal band We Are The Catalyst have today announced a string of dates for late April and early May including Chinas biggest music festival “Strawberry” which takes place in Shanghai …

Fans of Norwegian black metal rejoice, as scene legends Aura Noir, low-end heavy mob Khold and avant garde outfit Dodheimsgard have been announced to join the already stunning line up at this year’sTrondheim Metal Festival! Formed in 1993 by Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) and Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe), Aura Noir released …

IN THIS MOMENT have had an almost fairytale ascent to fame – on the surface. The years of hard work, setbacks, heartache and blood aren’t immediately obvious to the casual observer, but then the ‘Blood Legion’ are not your typical fans. They understand and relate to this ethos of a …

Be it one of their live shows, be it one of their albums: Germans MY SLEEPING KARMA never fail to create a unique and hypnotic score of epic proportions that is bound to send the listener on deep mental journeys. On their fifth album Moksha, the instrumental groove rockers show …

When SIRENIA mastermind Morten Veland starts composing, one thing is for sure: the Norwegian pours his heart and soul into a brand new escapist masterpiece! SIRENIA invite the listener on a cinematic journey with their new album The Seventh Life Path.  This amazing new album is comfortably nestled between gothic …

POWERWOLF – Have Finished Mix Of Upcoming Album Blessed & Possessed! POWERWOLF have just finished the mix of their upcoming album Blessed & Possessed at Studio Fredman, with Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at the helm of the desk. These days Jens Bogren laid final touches to the song, mastering …

Essence are a Danish metal band with roots in thrash metal, formed in 2005. The band consists of four young guys, Lasse, Nikolaj, Mark & Rasmus. Their debut album, ‘Lost in Violence’ (produced by Søren Andersen), was released in 2011, and their second album, ‘Last Night Of Solace’ (produced by …

SINGLE: ‘NO HOME’: MAY 11th 2015 DATES: MARCH/APRIL/MAY DEBUT ALBUM: AUGUST 2015 Praise for debut E.P ‘DAO’ “The London trio lovingly tap the distortion-loving rockers of the 90’s to come out with five pretty damn compelling tracks” – Kerrang! “LTNT are firing on all cylinders… They should be huge!” 9/10 …

On May 2nd UK rock band Lock Up Laura will be releasing their highly anticipated 2nd album: ‘Masquerade’. This will be accompanied by the release of their new single ‘The Jurys Out’ On April 20th. Lock Up Laura released their first Album ‘Running in the Dark’ in 2013 and was …

Canadian four piece SUMO CYCO have unveiled the video for their current single ‘Fighter’.  A completely DIY, self directed and produced video, ‘Fighter’ is work of crazy genius! On the video, front-woman Sever said; “We are thrilled to present Fighter, our newest self directed music video. It’s taken us months …

“Sweden’s coolest band is following up the best album of the century by going their own way and creating a new record that forever will be remembered in the history of metal.” Close-Up Magazine   “Fearless crossing over thresholds both musically and spiritually, Tribulation are becoming one of the most luminous bands …

After an intensive European tour with SABATON and Battlebeast earlier this year and while the band are currently on tour in the US with NIGHTWISH, Dutch Symphonic Metal sensation DELAIN has confirmed a headlining-tour in autumn with stops in the European hot-spots of France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia …

BABYMETAL are one of the most powerful musical phenomena in the world today and they are taking the world by storm. Formed in Japan, the three girls known as SU-METAL, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL began their mission to unify the world through Heavy Metal in 2010. Backed and supported by some …

UK Emo Trio,Going Away Party have signed to Disconnect Disconnect Records.Debut Self Titled Album Release – June 8th 2015 The debut, self titled album will be released worldwide through London, UK based label Disconnect Disconnect Records. Billed in Already Heard’s “50 Bands To Watch In 2015”, the year started on …

 New Album ‘Old Glory – Wild Revival’ Release Date 20th April 2015 UK Exclusive Show – 21st April 2015 – The Islington – London Europe Tour Announced with Lynyrd Skynyrd You can’t teach the blues. It’s not something that can be codified in music books or learned on YouTube. It goes …

New Single: “My Girl Is A Serpent” Release Date: 25th May 2015, April UK Tour Supporting Theory Of A Deadman. Headline Show – Nottingham On 16th May. South West London’s Beasts will release their brand new single “My Girl Is A Serpent” on 25th May 2015, via Avatone Records. The …