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Having heard a lot of buzz & chatter on various music websites and guitar magazines, I was eager to get a listen to latest release from this 5-piece and find out what all the fuss is about. Although Tesseract have been around with various personnel since 2003 this is only …

  Since forming back in 2005, The Poodles have built a substancial following in their home country of Sweden even going on to represent their nation in the Eurovision Song contest. Through extensive touring throughout mainland Europe and growing record sales on their first 4 studio albums, their brand of …

Shortly before their gig at the Forum in Kentish Town, I spoke with Clutch bassist Dan Maines to talk about their album, their tour and more.  Listen to what he had to say using the player below. Clutch interview

I have a kind of love hate relationship with the Electric Ballroom and gigs, mainly because they choose to only open the doors about 10 minutes before the first band comes on stage.  This has always confused me as it helps to ensure that most of the crowd don’t make …

Clutch played The Forum in London last night and put in a hell of a performance.  Check out these photos from their set.

"I feel we are now witnessing the the start of something very special here. Treading in the footsteps of giants these guys are now side stepping and making their own path to the top of the rock scene".

Rumour has it that a lot of metal fans don’t like salad.  Here’s some supporting evidence, shot at this year’s Download… However, this particular metalhead, LAMB OF GOD’s D.Randall Blythe, really loves salad.  Check out why below, as he enlists some help from a furry friend in persuading you to …

BLOODSTOCK is only four weeks away, and the event have announced another handful of bands for the Jagermeister Stage at Catton Park. MOTORHEAD guitarist, PHIL CAMPBELL is set to bring new project., the PHIL CAMPBELL ALL STAR BAND to top out the party on Sunday night.  Phil comments: “I am …

Amulet are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Sunday the 11th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …

Prosperina are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Friday the 9th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …

Day three dawned quite bright and early, which was good as there was another full day ahead.  It took a while to get some breakfast so it was straight into the press room for interviews.   After this I walked round the corner to the acoustic stage for a bit of …

ESCAPE THE FATE AND FIVE FURTHER BANDS ADDED DAY SPLITS REVEALED – SINGLE DAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE Held at London’s historic Alexandra Palace on November 16th and 17th, the 2013 UK leg of the VANS WARPED TOUR has now been boosted with the news that ENTER SHIKARI and PARKWAY DRIVE …

Cypher 16 are a young band hailing from london, who fuse electronic and metal influences with hints of industrial to create their own unique musical mix. Yet they are much more than that, as leader Jack Doolan – Vocals/Guitars/Synths and the rest of the band take you on an impressive …

Hell is Harmony are an eclectic bunch.  Hailing from Poland and Hungary but living in Scotland, these guys were a wonderful discovery for me at Les-Fest 2013 and followed that appearance up with another tremendous set at the Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses final in Glasgow.  Sadly that set wasn’t …

Demon Records are to going release on the 15th July a rare edition picture disc vinyl, of Saxon’s twelfth studio album ‘Dogs Of War’. Originally released in 1995, it was Saxon’s third for Virgin Germany and the last album to feature Graham Oliver. The album was notorious for the tempestuous artwork and Saxon’s …

Glaswegian metallers MAIR have been on the go since 2010 but have already been making waves in the local metal scene in their short life together.  We managed to catch up with them straight after their performance at the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses final in Glasgow that saw them …

Hevy-er than ever!  Hevy Fest and AEG Live are excited to announce the move to 02 Academy Brixton for 2013.  Featuring a line up of EPIC proportions, be sure to get your tickets quickly for one of THE live events of the summer! The ferocious line-up features exclusive appearances from metalcore …

Following the release of their third album “Cultural Dissonance” and a lengthy tour around Europe, it was time for the Northern Irish, melodic metal band; Sandstone to release this fourth release entitled – “Delta Viridian”. After the instrumental introduction, the lads thunder their way into the album the wall shattering …

Saturday dawned bright, but not so early (I do need some sleep) and brought with it a busy day indeed.  The day kicked off gently with a local breakie and then heading over to the main stage at 12.15 for Bull-Riff Stampede.  Having seen their set on the New Blood …

  Mia Klose is set to play the Jägermeister Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Friday the 9th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …