It’s easy to predict where this classy quintet hail from. Their Melodic Death / Thrash Metal genre oozes Finnish descendance. Godsend is the band’s fourth full length album, spanning a thirteen year career, and it starts off perfectly with ‘Waves Of Black’. Crushing guitars fellow a brief melodic intro and …
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When I was asked to review the new album by Schattenmann it was pitched to me as “if you like Rammstein you might like this”. So as the album starts I’m already prejudging. As if aimed to not disappoint the opening track Schattenland has the throbbing industrial guitar beat from …
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There are two points to consider on this fine EP The Fate Of Elision, the brand new release from Stoke based Quiet The Thief. One is what the title means and most importantly, who has spiked their oatcakes to get them to write heavier songs? This fierce five track opus …
Read More »AvaGrace serve up an explosive fusion of heavy alt-rock, complete with delectable hooks and colossal riffs. The quintet have an original but hugely accessible sound, the guys release their debut album, The Witching Hours, on Friday 30th August. Prior to this, the band have just revealed a brand new single …
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When it comes to visiting the UK, Pennsylvania’s finest can be compared to a Solar Eclipse. Very rarely does it happen, but when it does, you have to be there to witness it. I can’t remember exactly when my favourite band of all time last visited these shores. Thirteen years …
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Empyre from Northampton has been steadily making waves for the last couple of years appearing at Breaking Bands, Wildfire festival and Hard Rock Hell AOR and Ibiza. Their modern intelligent rock has generated a lot of interest and after a collection of EP’s the band are about to release their …
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GLENN HUGHES Special Guests: INGLORIOUS, PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, WAYWARD SONS, GEOFF TATE, DIAMOND HEAD, THE AMORETTES, MASSIVE (AUS), SAMARKIND NEWARK SHOW GROUNDS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH 2019 Stonedeaf 2019 is a one day, one stage, rock festival and has been cited as one of the UK’s friendliest …
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Spain’s masters of the riff, Hex, return with a rib crushing offering in the form of new album ‘God Has No Name’ released through Transcending Obscurity records The Death/Doom scene has been ever expanding for a number of years now, and no one has been flying the flag higher or …
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SOS Festival takes place each year at Longfield Centre, Prestwich. 2019 will be our 12th edition and with the bar set incredibly high in 2018. The work is on to deliver another killer line-up over three days, between 12 – 14 July 2019. The superb Quireboys who are celebrating 35 …
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Since founding Holocaust in Edinburgh 1977, guitarist/lead vocalist John Mortimer has released some impressive music to say the least and the bar has been raised even higher with current studio album Elder Gods. The trio is completed by Mark McGrath on bass guitar/vocals and Scott Wallace on drums. A shift …
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ENDSEEKER launch new video for “Spiritual Euphoria” from forthcoming album “The Harvest” Hamburg’s finest death metal act ENDSEEKER have just announced September 13th as the release date for their debut Metal Blade Records full length album, The Harvest. Music and videos can be heard now at www.metalblade.com/endseeker Pre-orders for the album are available in a …
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THE STUDIO COLLECTION – REMASTERED FEAR OF THE DARK / THE X FACTOR / VIRTUAL XI / BRAVE NEW WORLD THIRD SET OF CD DIGIPAK ALBUMS RELEASED ON JULY 26TH Parlophone Records will continue their reissues series of the IRON MAIDEN catalogue with the third set of Digipak CD titles …
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Choo choo! Here come the mad Scots The Swamp Born Assassins with their latest studio album Dead Man’s Train. Ten first class travel tracks kick off full steam ahead with the title track as it literally burns up the track as ear rasping harmonica from frontman Charlie Moffat add nuances …
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Hardcore Punk legends Cro-Mags have just signed with Victory Records (and Arising Empire Records in Europe) to release a three track EP ‘Don’t Give In’. Their first release since the ‘Revenge’ album’ in 2000! They head out on tour supporting the Misfits on several shows in the USA before heading …
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CRO-MAGS RELEASE NEW EP ON VICTORY RECORDS First New Music in Nearly 20 Years, Three Song EP Out Today, 7 Inch EP To Be Released Dates with Misfits Start Today! Victory Records is excited to announce the signing of hardcore icons CRO-MAGS, led by founder Harley Flanagan. The pioneering NYC …
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Welsh fuzzed-up tunesmiths SWEET IGNITIONS have just revealed a new track and video, Daggers. We interviewed the guys and asked them to fill us in on their background….. What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? The full band line up is Matthew Phillips on …
Read More »Jack Rabbit Slams have arrived with their blistering new single, Crackerjack – https://youtu.be/nv_fHlAicBU . We had a chat with the guys to get to grips with their background and more….. What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? The band are: Rob McCombie – Guitar …
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Empyre release ‘New Republic’, which is the second single off their anticipated album ‘Self Aware’. The album, Self Aware is due out on 5th July 2019. You can check out the video for the latest single, New Republic here: Hailing from Northampton, the atmospheric rock four-piece is ready to present …
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I saw Curse of Lono on tour supporting Samantha Fish and while they were very good I wasn’t quite won over, which may have been that they’re very different musically to what I’d expected from a support on that tour, but I always think it’s good to give a band …
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Rantanplan released their latest album “Stay rudel stay rebel” at the beginning of the year and are now following it with a 6 track EP. Rantanplan are a German ska-punk band. Formed in Hamburg in 1995 they have ten albums to their name. As a ska-punk band you’ve got that …
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