Vintage Trouble – 1 Hopeful Road

Los Angeles based blues rock band Vintage Trouble have just been out on tour as special guests to AC/DC see our review of the Dublin, Belfast and London shows here. They have also opened for other big names such as The Who and Paloma Faith. Their second album 1 Hopeful Rd. is due to be …

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Venom and Behemoth Announced for Bloodstock 2016

Venom and Behemoth Announced for Bloodstock 2016 As the sun comes down on BLOODSTOCK’s most successful year to date, the independent metal festival is excited to announce the first confirmed bands for 2016, which will take place 11th – 14th August at Catton Park, Derbyshire. In a UK festival exclusive, …

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Delain interview at Bloodstock 2015

What can I say about Delain, one of the hottest bands in Europe, and a healthy fan base in the U.K. to boot. Their headline set on the Sophie Lancaster stage at this years Bloodstock guaranteed to reduce more than a few grown men to tears when the opening bars …

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Conan interview at Bloodstock 2015

From the moment Conan were announced on this years line up at Bloodstock, I knew we were in for something special. And so it proved, with many calling it the highlight of the weekend. I got to talk with Jon about current and future release plans, touring, festivals and much …

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Bl’ast – For Those Who’ve Graced the Fire! [EP]

California’s Bl’ast, one of the “founding father” primal hardcore punk bands, has returned with its first new music in two decades. A five-minutes-and-change listening trek, this two song EP, titled For Those Who’ve Graced the Fire! quickly whets fans’ appetites for more. As before, the band’s core members remain Clifford …

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Waylander – Belfast, Limelight 08/08/2015

With most true-blooded Belfast metal fans away across the schuk for Bloodstock, there was a somewhat understandably disappointing turn out for this rare live invasion by Armagh pagans Waylander. Openers Whitby Bay seem something of an anomaly, it must be admitted.  Drummer/vocalist Patrick Moran looks like he would be more …

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Armored Saint interview at Bloodstock 2015

We were honoured to have Armored Saint at this years Bloodstock Festival, and we were able to chat to drummer Gonzo Sandoval post set to get his reaction to the main stage set, new material, upcoming shows and much more Click the link below for the full interview    

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Behemoth Announced to Play Bloodstock 2016

Behemoth Announced to Play Bloodstock 2016 Just announced on Bloodstock Festival’s Facebook page here “BEHEMOTH! Announced as 2016 special guests, playing ‘The Satanist’ in full. 2016 Early Bird tix available online from 9am Mon 10th Aug at www.bloodstock.uk.com” See the video announcement on Metal Hammer’s YouTube Channel below:- Behemoth are …

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1st Wildfire Festival Announcement

Wildfire are pleased to announce the first group of bands to be playing at next years festival.   Full details and early bird tickets from facebook.com/events/wildfire http://www.wildfirefestival.co.uk/ http://www.wildfirefestival.co.uk/ Apriori-Fire https://youtu.be/mos29X1rURk   Serpentine-Season Of The Witch Sky Valley Mistress-Dirty Blonde Blues https://youtu.be/8SXw5aUjH-o   Soldier- https://www.facebook.com/soldiernwobhm/videos/178070445675523/   Winterstorm-Sail The Unknown Sea  

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Reds’Cool – ‘Press Hard’

Name me a Russian hard rock band.  Go on.  Gorky Park.  OK, there’s one.  Try another.  Try counting them off on the fingers of one hand.  Tough, isn’t it?  While evil western rock ‘n’ roll music was banned under the communist regime, even in the post-Glasnost era very few bands …

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Trivium interview at Bloodstock 2015

Was there ever any doubt that Trivium would do anything else but triumph at Bloodstock? Of course not, with new material, a new stage set, all debuted at this years festival, this was a headline set not to be missed. I had a chat with Corey prior to the show, …

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Nitrovolt – Dirty Wings

German Speed Rockers Nitrovolt released their third album Dirty Wings via Mausoleum Records earlier this year. Formed in 2004 by vocalist Tom “Voltage” Krämer and bass player Luciano “Louis” Vanini, they started out as a three piece called ‘Hi Octane Rockers’ with Micha on drums completing the threesome. In 2009 long …

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Demolition Train – Unleash The Hordes

Described as ‘Dirty Speed/Thrash Metal with Rock & Roll and NWOBHM influences’ Demolition Train formed in Athens Greece in 2009, making their first live appearance in 2010. They released their first EP ‘Kill Your Boss’ in 2011. When Vasilis and Michalis had to leave the band for a while, Witchkiller …

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Aesthetic Perfection – Audio, Glasgow – 05/08/2015

Many bands love Glasgow. Aesthetic Perfection is no exception. Last year they were rocking The Classic Grand together with Faderhead, and they were back again, this year – to the Audio club. While people were slowly gathering in Audio, the first opening act, a local band called Advance started their …

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Diatessaron at Bloodstock 2015

I caught up with the guys post set at this years Bloodstock festival. We chat about the set and the forthcoming album amongst other things. A great band in my opinion,with a really bright future ahead of them Click on the video link below to hear the full interview   …

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