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A brilliant 13 song offering released in late 2014, Once, Forever & Again by London-based The See See showcases the band’s latest sonic journeys, and is the subject of this week’s Pop Focus. Once, Forever & Again, The See See’s third full-length studio effort, finally breaks some ground and gains a …

Norwegian Black Metal legends Satyricon have signed a worldwide deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records for release of their upcoming DVD, ‘Live At The Opera’. Frontman and band mastermind Satyr explained the story behind the project: “The whole thing started with us doing one song, ‘To The Mountains’ a year and a half …

Seventeen years after their last album, Baby Chaos return with a new barrage of blistering riffs, melodic muscle and thoughts on the human condition. The elaborately-titled Skulls, Skulls, Skulls, Show Me The Glory will fizz out of your speakers, triggering an avalanche of scuzzed-up guitars and rich harmonies. This is …

TYSONDOG: New Album “Cry Havoc” Coming Soon On Rocksector Records NWOBHM heroes TYSONDOG will release new studio album titled “Cry Havoc”, on April 20, 2015, on Rocksector Records. “Cry Havoc” will include 12 brand new songs, one of them titled “Shadow Of The Beast” is available as a free single …

On March 3rd, UDR Music will release Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute, a tribute album of brilliant cover tracks recorded to memorialize Randy Rhoads, lead guitarist for legendary hard rock and metal bands Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. The digipack version of the album will also include an …

Reactivated Los Angeles, California’s COAL CHAMBER have confirmed a May 19th North America release date for their new album Rivals.  This is the band’s first new album in over thirteen years.  With producer Mark Lewis at the helm, Rivals makes it seem as if COAL CHAMBER never took a break …

Irish Rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album Raise a Little Hell this March in North America via Napalm Records.  This is the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2013 release New Horizon.  The album is set for release on the following days:   G/A/S/Europe/AUS: 06.03.2015 UK/NO/FR/DK/IT: 09.03.2015 SE/ESP: …

As I wait outside Camden Underworld to review and photograph Primitai, I notice in the back of my interview book I had written “Primitai, wish I had heard more” from when I first caught them supporting Edguy, thankfully I have got to see them a few times since and was …

Hailing from Dublin, Red Enemy are a five piece signed to Mediaskare Records, boasting shows alongside names like Parkway Drive, Unearth, and Tesseract. Following on from their second EP, the well received ‘What We Are Contained In Is What We Are’, the eponymously titled ‘Red Enemy’ is the bands first …

Icelandic classic rock trio The Vintage Caravan will release their second album, ‘Arrival’, on May 18, via Nuclear Blast. Commented the band: “We are so excited for the release of the upcoming album. It’s definitely a step forward for us musically and we are incredibly happy with how natural the recording process was …

As if it wasn’t tasty enough already, Download Festival have now announced the day splits for the current crop of bands taking to the stage this year in June – have a look below and start planning your weekend of mayhem and carnage! Tickets for the event are still on sale …

This whole package is quite a mystery. No songtitles they are just labelled I and II, no country of origin, no pictures and no members names. The only information available is that it s coming out on Iron Bonehead productions. This leaves us with the music on its own merits, …

Last week, it was announced that ever-notorious rap duo TWIZTID’s new album The Darkness debuted on the Billboard Top 200 charts at #29, marking their 11th album debut on the chart. But why stop there? Today with the help of Noisey, TWIZTID is unleashing their long-awaited brand new music video …

NLC “ROCKIN FOR THE CHILDREN” FESTIVAL Saturday 2nd May and Sunday 3rd May 2015 The Maze, Nottingham. Now into it’s fifth year the Noize Level Critical Festival has undergone a change of name to “Rockin For The Children”, this is due to BiG D now adding a second very worthy …

The Dreaming are an American industrial rock band who rose from the ashes of the powerhouse that was Stabbing Westward. Formed by lead vocalist Chris Hall and drummer Johnny Haro The Dreaming have two full length albums and a handful of EP’s to their name. Rise Again was titled by …

“MOTOR SISTER is a group of musicians whose collective musical pedigrees speak for themselves.”  Mother Superior founder, guitarist, and vocalist Jim Wilson fronts the band, with Anthrax’s Scott Ian on guitar, Pearl Aday on backing vocals, Joey Vera on bass, and John Tempesta on drums.   Today the band presents …

As is well documented throughout music history, the biggest change a band can make in terms of lineup is their singer. Guitarists and drummers are skilled enough to be chameleons and play note-for-note renditions of songs written by former members, but bring in a new vocalist and there is more onus …

South African blues musician Dan Patlansky released his debut album in 1999 and is now releasing his seventh album, Dear silence thieves.  His second album saw him signed to a major label, and in 2006 he became just one of six musicians in Africa to receive a guitar and amp …

New Zealand band LIKE A STORM have made huge waves in the US scene, labeled “one of the hottest buzz bands out there right now,” by National Rock Review. With a brand new album out through Century Media / Another Century, this year the storm spreads to Europe and the rest of …

Good news for QUEENSRŸCHE fans! The legendary Seattle Metal band will return to Europe to play summer festivals as well as some headline shows. Armored Saint and Death Angel will support them on special dates. With the QUEENSRŸCHE canvas wiped completely clean and the band’s easel the strongest and most stable it’s been in …