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South Florida’s ABIOTIC emerged in 2010 with a flourish of riffs, solos, and technical breakdowns that culminated in the release of their debut EP in 2011. “A Universal Plague” set the stage for the band’s first few years of existence. What was immediately apparent: guitarists John Matos and Matt Mendez …

Two weeks after their album announcement, Krysantemia has premiered their new album “Finis Dierum” now at MetalUnderground. The album will be released on February 24th via Memorial Records. Fans can pre-order the record now at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/finis-dierum/id960670240. “Finis Dierum” was recorded at New Sin Studio and produced by Luigi Stefanini (previously …

THE BATTERY ELECTRIC is a rock and roll band based in Asbury Park, NJ.  Formed in the summer of 2012 by three friends wanting to re-create back to basics rock and roll with strong influences of punk, soul, garage, and American classic rock, they have a crafted a sound that’s both …

Wow, what a fantastic surprise. Hello=Fire‘s heavy, dramatic, bombastic single, “Angle To See”, released in 2013 for Record Store Day and recently promoted by Schnitzel Records, represents a near-180 degree turn from the melodic, varied rock and pop heard on 2009’s eponymous debut. Hello=Fire mainman Dean Fertita‘s tenure in The …

Ian Siegal releases new live video for “Hard Pressed” (Live & Extended);Available exclusively as a free MP3 download with the CD & Vinyl editions of the forthcoming live album “One Night in Amsterdam” Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Ian Siegal has premiered the new live video recording of “Hard Pressed” from …

DAN PATLANSKY ADDS 3 MORE UK TOUR DATES. “DEAR SILENCE THIEVES” VOTED #1 ALBUM ON BLUES ROCK REVIEW’S TOP 20 BLUES ALBUMS.   “The Bruce Springsteen-endorsed South African bluesman has been making waves since 1999’s Standing At The Station, and his seventh album, the Theo Crous-produced Dear Silence Thieves, is …

Swedish metal crusaders Sabaton have been confirmed as on of the headliners for this year’s instalment of the Tuska Open Air Festival. The day splits have also been announced and are as follows Friday 26.6.2015 SABATON, LAMB OF GOD, EXODUS, KROKODIL, BLUES PILLS, GHOST BRIGADE, ENFORCER, FORESEEN, DEATH TOLL 80K, …

Hailing from the depths of Lincolnshire Knock Out Kaine burst onto the UK rock scene at full throttle in 2012 with the release of debut album ‘House of Sins’. Followed up by an aggressive tour schedule with rock greats such as Love/Hate and Tigertailz plus an appearance opening for Status …

Maybe it’s just my age, or because I’m going deaf? Or perhaps shadowy echoes of my past, listening to the likes of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and others. But I do love a band that uses a deep thumping base beat! Now it’s my chance to listen to The Driftwood …

Two relatively new bands from Northern Ireland have come together to unleash this monstrous split vinyl onto an unsuspecting public. Nomadic Rituals released a full length “Holy Giants” last year which was well received and this one track “The Great Dying” is picking up where it left off. Its 2 …

Friday night’s Metal 2 The Masses Ireland heat was always going to be the curveball in this year’s showcase. It was a real mixed bag of genres that came together in Fibber Magees and what followed was an interesting selection of performances. The Dark Lanes opened the evening. Kevin’s enthusiasm for …

Kaotoxin is proud to announce that recently reformed PUTRID OFFAL have been confirmed to tis year’s cult Grindcore summer festival Obscene Extreme in Trutnov, Czech Republic where they’ll bring on stage all the voracious ferocity of their just released debut full-length in 25 years, “Mature Necropsy“. The band also just …

Last week, platinum-selling Texas rockers DROWNING POOL announced the second leg of their successful Sinner “Unlucky 13th Anniversary” Tour, with Adrenaline Mob and Full Devil Jacket. The band will perform their platinum-selling album Sinner in its entirety at each tour stop, followed by other hits. See below for all confirmed …

NATIVE CONSTRUCT is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Guitarist and composer Myles Yang’s passion for innovation, coupled with his extensive academic study of arranging and compositional techniques, makes NATIVE CONSTRUCT a truly distinctive up-and-coming …

Pioneers of the classic American metal scene, TESTAMENT, are announcing what will undoubtedly be the most crushing heavy metal tour to hit North America this spring – the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour! The Dark Roots of Thrash II tour will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April …

The Quireboys Realise Swede Dream With Album Number Nine St Cecilia And The Gypsy Soul 4CD Deluxe Edition Available March 30 2015 Gracie B EP Released March 16 2015 Unplugged & Personal UK Headline Tour Kicks Off Feb 27 2015   Locked away for a week in the Swedish outpost …

UK sympho-prog metallers Nocturna have released their début EP Lucidity. The 30-minute release sees a culmination of the band’s Euro-American influences, blending together Symphony X and Firewind, along with touches of Dream Theater and Periphery. Lucidity EP is released digitally today on Bandcamp. Plans for physical copies are in place, …

BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce their third headliner for the Sophie Lancaster Stage, and a slew of other Sophie stage bands for the August 2015 event! Industrial icons GODFLESH are to headline Sunday night on the Sophie Lancaster stage!  Frontman and visionary Justin Broadrick comments: “GODFLESH is thrilled to be …

Hot on the heels of announcing that they will be taking part in the upcoming North American COAL CHAMBER tour, Minneapolis, Minnesota’s AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE has inked a new deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records.   The band commented about signing with Napalm Records: “AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE are extremely …