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Much had been made in Belfast on local rock chatter and social media of the 25 odd years it had been since Magnum had last visited the city, but the night had rolled round quickly since they announced the date and a capacity crowd at the Limelight ensured it was …

American guitarist Paul Gilbert‘s latest studio effort, I Can Destroy, is a fun, uptempo rock album. The record’s 12 core songs (and one bonus track) are a treat to listen to. Jam-packed with good notes, for the legion guitarists anticipating the disc in hopes of busting their chops, it delivers …

Birdwell Venue is a former Working Mans Club on the outskirts of Barnsley South Yorkshire with good transport links, situated just off the M1, it’s easy to find and a has large car park. It’s a reasonable sized venue with a capacity of 350 seated, possibly more if the seats …

Echotape announce the release of their new album ‘Wicked Way’ to be released 29th July 2016 through IRL and Believe Digital. The launch event will be held at Sebright Arms, London 28th July. The new album features 11 summer anthems, all crafted and recorded and produced by the band in …

On the 20th May, Flotsam and Jetsam released their album entitled Flotsam and Jetsam. This album marks the band’s 12th album release since their formation in 1981. As a band, Flotsam and Jetsam are intermittent in the way they hold my interest, my two favourite albums by them being No Place …

Sabaton have today announced the first dates for their European tour next year, with support from Accept. “Today we can present the first dates for our massive European tour 2017. THE LAST TOUR is the biggest tour of SABATON yet and scheduled to kick off January 7th at König Pilsener …

No-nonsense hard hitters Eva Plays Dead‘s journey continues as they announce support shows with American US goth rockers New Years Day and with legends Alien Ant Farm. Dates are as follows: With New Years Day 31/05: Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff 01/06: Waterfront, Norwich 02/06: Joiners, Southampton With Alien Ant Farm …

SARI SCHORR & The Engine Room Featuring Innes Sibun on guitar announce UK Tour to promote debut album which includes Walter Trout & Oli Brown LISTEN TO THE NEW TRACK “Stop! In The Name Of Love” AT THE MANHATON SOUNDCLOUD PAGE BELOW https://soundcloud.com/manhaton-records/stop-in-the-name-of-love-1   New York Blues Hall of Fame singer and songwriter, Sari is a tornado with blues …

Bringing together exceptional talent from both the UK and America, Better Noise Records signings AS LIONS (UK), FROM ASHES TO NEW (USA) and ANAVAE (UK) are set to share a stage in London on Wednesday June 8th 2016. As Lions and From Ashes To New will also go on to play …

Katatonia, are giving fans the chance to hear their brand new studio album The Fall of Hearts in its entirety with an added of bonus of an extra track featuring clips of their 3 bonus tracks released across the various formats of the album Fans can take a listen to …

Seven Eyed Crow starts in summer 2013, with Aurélien (guitars) and Tom (bass). After a few years playing with their former bands, they chose to form a new project, on strong progressive rock basis. Alex (guitar) gets on board, to bring colors and power to strings. Then Fred (drums) joins …

North Yorkshire power-pop punks are set to release their EP ‘Secrets’ on May 29. The band who seamlessly manage to blend the energy and vibrance of Blink-182 with the passion and drive of Alkaline Trio, will unleash the new tracks following a special show at The Fulford Arms in their …

May 2016 (New York, NY) — Morose metal / alternative artist PENNA, led by New York songwriter / musician David Penna, has just released his debut EP ChemicalGod. Penna began his musical career in the early 90’s as the drummer of Long Island indie thrash heroes Kronin.  Setting his sights …

Frédéric Leclercq, virtuoso bassplayer of London-based Power Metallers DRAGONFORCE, and JOEY JORDISON, formerly of SLIPKNOT and currently of VIMIC, have revealed details of their collaboration on an exciting new project, SINSAENUM. Having worked on some material that owed more to Death Metal than the Power Metal of his day job as far back …

Seek Irony – Rising out of the burgeoning music scene of Tel Aviv, Israel and recently taking the big plunge over the Atlantic ocean with full relocation to their new home base Austin, TX, USA. The multi-cultural influences are evident in the band’s music, just like their homeland of Israel, …

Swedish melodic metal forerunners Amaranthe have officially entered the studio to work on the follow-up to 2014’s breakthrough album MASSIVE ADDICTIVE, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart upon release and which enjoyed unprecedented U.S. radio airplay in support of the singles “Drop Dead Cynical” and “Digital …

In the past few weeks, the buzz around self-released, Birmingham blues rock band Broken Witt Rebels has reached a deafening roar. So much so that the band have rushed out new single GUNS to capitalize on fan driven interest. It all started when a live version of previous single LOW …

PERIPHERY have shared a first track from their 11-song album ‘Periphery III: Select Difficulty’ which is out July 22 via Century Media Records. Check out the song ‘The Price is Wrong’ below: “It’s like handing somebody a grenade,” guitar player Jake Bowen says of the song, which serves as the album opener. “It’s so in-your-face …

Thousands of views on YouTube, sold out tours, crazy shows and even crazier parties;Cabin Boy Jumped Ship have caused a proper furore since their formation in 2013. Now the Leicestershire electronic metalcore outfit have dropped a striking new video from their second EP, Pathways. You can check out ‘The New World Order‘ below: …

Alt-rockers ORCAS have revealed the video for their debut single ‘Pulse’ as they set off on their UK tour supporting Press To Meco and INME. Check out ‘Pulse’, which was premiered on Punktastic, here: https://youtu.be/_Q90owJcRm8 Formed late 2015 in Birmingham, Alt-rock five-piece Orcas have already turned many heads with their unique …