Welcome back Red Spektor! It seems a helluva long wait since their self titled debut crushed us four years ago but they are back with a vengeance with a new line up and new studio album Heart Of The Renewed Sun. Their stoner rock if anything has got even more …
Read More »The Swamp Born Assassins – Gates Of Hades (single)
Welcome back to The Swamp Born Assassins! It’s been over 18 months since I reviewed their Dead Man’s Train album and they’re back and firing on all cylinders with their latest single ‘Gates Of Hades’ available now from Google Play, Amazon, i Tunes,Deezer,Applemusic, Spotify and from the band website. Since …
Read More »WARD XVI – ACOUSTIC SESSIONS – Unplugged and Sedated
WARD XVI, announce their Acoustic EP Unplugged and Sedated along with the acoustic video – Shadows Three weeks in and your body has given up trying to create antibodies to fend off Psychoberrie’s subliminal toxin and your autonomic nervous system is now screaming for it’s next fix. This one last …
Read More »The Wildhearts – ’30 Year Itch : Live’
So do we need yet another Wildhearts live album? Phuq yeah we do and it just so happens that 30 Year Itch : Live is not just my album of 2020, it’s also one of the most intense live albums I’ve heard for many years! Wildhearts gigs are a lot …
Read More »ROCKMANTIC TREBLE STILL ON TRACK
ROCKMANTIC TREBLE STILL ON TRACK NOT ALL STORMS COME TO DISRUPT YOUR LIFE. SOME COME TO CLEAR YOUR PATH.
Read More »BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE RELEASE ‘VENOM’, A CHRISTMAS SPICED MEAD DRINK
Bullet For My Valentine, one of the biggest British metal acts in musical history, have released a festive edition mead drink following the popularity of their Waking the Demon Honey Mead, released last year.
Read More »Impavidus – Justice
Impavidus have just released a new single Justice. This is a track you might just get hooked to on your first listen. I know I did. If they carry one producing tracks of this quality they have just got themselves a new fan. Line up: – Michelle Adamson – Vocals …
Read More »Son Of Shinobi – Lemon Spit (single)
What the phuq! Four years seems a helluva long wait since I’ve had chance to review new material from Crewe based Son Of Shinobi but with a new line up (Mark Ames on guitar) they return with a rip roaring single called ‘Lemon Spit’, available on all digital platforms. Thankfully …
Read More »Ramblin’ Man Fair lineup announcement
Ramblin’ Man Fair festival 2021 are pleased to announce some key bands for the festival on the 16th to 18th July 2021. Ramblin’ Man Fair has established itself as a staple of the UK festival calendar with incredible bands, stunning surroundings and an awesome atmosphere. “Long live Ramblin’ Man Fair” – Johnnie …
Read More »Recall The Remains unleash new video!
Brit metalcorers RECALL THE REMAINS are braced for launch, the highly rated heavyweights have now released their blistering new single and video, Darker Path – https://youtu.be/NIxIS60u8EE . This ferocious cut is plucked from the band’s incoming debut EP, Dead Dreams, which arrives on Friday 5th March. Formed in the West …
Read More »Eric Gales reschedules UK Tour to March 2022
Eric Gales has rescheduled his February 2022 UK Tour to March 2022. The tour follows the release of his album ‘The Bookends’ via Provogue/Mascot Label Group earlier in 2019. The album features collaborations with B. Slade, Doyle Bramhall II and Beth Hart.Tickets for all dates are on sale via www.thegigcartel.com. …
Read More »Samantha Fish Rescheduled 2021 & 2022 UK Tour
Due to the ongoing pandemic situation, Samantha Fish has rescheduled her March 2021 UK Tour. She will now play three of her UK concerts in September 2021 (Newcastle, Edinburgh, and London), with a further five concerts in February 2022 (including the rescheduled Bath, Manchester, Nottingham). Additional dates in Cardiff and …
Read More »Skinny Lister release new track: ‘Shout it Out
Hallmarked with a celtic twist that harks back to their very earliest days, but with a confidence that only comes from a band in their prime, “Shout It Out” is a track that finds itself instantly at home in the Skinny Lister canon. In something of a first for the …
Read More »Dio – Live album reissues announced
THE LIVE ALBUMREISSUE SERIESEVIL OR DIVINE: LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY+HOLY DIVER: LIVEOUT FEBRUARY 12TH 2021 PRE-ORDER LINKSEVIL OR DIVINEHOLY DIVER Deluxe Reissues of DIO’s Live albums, Holy Diver Live and Evil Or Divine: Live In New York City Newly Remastered and Newly Created Cover Art Limited Edition 3LP Vinyl …
Read More »Ward XVI – Acoustic Sessions – Daisy Chains – video
Week three of WARD XVI – Acoustic Sessions brings you ‘Daisy Chains’ Our attention is drawn again to depths of Whittingham Asylum, haunting melodies are rising once more from Ward XVI. Those brave enough to speak of Psychoberrie tell us she has a saying on the ward, “if two wrongs …
Read More »Mofoisdead release new video
Australian rock crew MOFOiSDEAD have just delivered their contagious and politically charged new single, The Gospel of Engadine, out now. Watch the video for the track, here – https://youtu.be/Gw6kWOfo7hc Comprised of Paul Galagher (vocals & guitar), Luke Pammenton (drums), and Scotty Saunders (bass), MOFOiSDEAD come at you from Brisbane, Australia, …
Read More »Weaponry – Interview
UK crossover unit WEAPONRY have just released their killer new single and video, Something I Lack – https://youtu.be/_x8_tuqUB_U . The track is really picking up steam and with this in mind, we caught up with the guys to find out more about them: What is the full band line-up, …
Read More »Old Selves drop new single
Emerging Brit metallers OLD SELVES have delivered their intoxicating brand-new single, 444, out now. Watch the visualizer video, here – https://youtu.be/aB6_YMMk8QY . The formidable quartet will also release their enthralling debut EP, Two Minds, on Friday 1st January 2021. Hailing from across Yorkshire and predominantly based in York, OLD …
Read More »John Diva and the rockets of love – American Amadeus
One of the best bits of reviewing albums isn’t reviewing albums by bands you love, it’s finding new bands you havent listened to before. This album came to me to review and not having listened to the band before I had no expectations, good or bad. I always prefer to …
Read More »Magnum – Dance of the black tattoo
On a live album or compilation album (and this is both), the track listing is always going to be a matter of debate – put 100 fans of any band in a room and ask them to come up with a list of tracks and you’ll never get them all …
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