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Thin Lizzy are very proud to announce Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton will be playing bass at their forthcoming festival appearance. Tom, an Aerosmith founding member and co writer of iconic songs such as ‘Sweet Emotion’ and ‘Janie’s Got A Gun’, joins Guitarists Scott Gorham & Damon Johnson, together with Lead Vocalist …

Returning with their trademark fusion of melodic alt-rock, Southampton’s (UK) Circle Of Reason deliver news of their ‘Questions’ single & video release.   For Southampton quartet Circle Of Reason, the path that led to the creation of their new album Faith Or Theory is one that ultimately saw them start to assess their own relationships, …

Today, DAN REED NETWORK launch the official music video for their new single “DIVIDED”; the first single taken from the band’s new studio album, “Fight Another Day” – released by Frontiers Music Srl on Friday 3rd June. Originally formed in Portland, Oregon, Dan Reed Network packed out local clubs from …

‘EMPIRE’ Brand new single Taken from the band’s forthcoming self-titled EP Released on 3rd June Confirmed Festival Dates Download Festival, The Great Escape, Dot To Dot, BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend Academy, 2,000 Trees, Camden Rocks and more… Devonshire three-piece Reigning Days have revealed their crushing new single‘Empire’, to be …

We are proud and excited to officially announce that Norhod will be performing at Exit Festival (Explosive Stage) on the 10th of July! Exit Festival will be held from July 7/10 at the Petrovaradin Fortress; the Explosive Stage will also be blessed with the presence of iconic bands such as …

London-based progressive, psychedelic rockers Messenger will release their much-anticipated second album ‘Threnodies’ on the 22nd April 2016, and it has been receiving fantastic reviews already. Prog Magazine have called it “a spellbinding album”, while Metal Hammer UK awarded it 9/10 and said it is “a joyfully ambitious journey through edgeless realms of prog, folk, electric blues …

This summer just got a whole load heavier with US deathcore titans Fit For An Autopsy announcing an EU run of dates, supported by up-and-coming technical death metal upstarts From Sorrow To Serenity. Tour dates: 03/07 – Netherlands, Tilburg, Little Devil 04/07 – UK, Bournemouth, The Anvil 05/07 – UK, …

Brit Alt-Rock metal outfit Fallen To Flux have returned and are aiming for the jugular of the UK scene, armed with their stunning lyric video single for Anchored, taken from their forthcoming debut album Transitions, which lands this Summer. The video can now be viewed below. The single is a forceful …

  Canadian theatrical goth-punks New Jacobin Club, best known for their darkly flamboyant stage theatrics and sideshow stage performers, are proud to announce their upcoming UK tour to celebrate their achievement as one of Canada’s longest running theatrical rock acts as well as the success of their latest album overseas.  …

26TH – 28TH AUGUST 2016, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THE BIGGEST NAMES FROM ACROSS THE MUSICAL SPECTRUM. NAS, FRANK TURNER, GOOD CHARLOTTE, KANO, MASTODON, TONIGHT ALIVE, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, THE TEMPER TRAP + OVER 70 MORE NAMES ADDED TO READING & LEEDS 2016 A UK FESTIVAL FIRST – 5 HEADLINERS OVER 3 …

Reports are coming in that in the last week, local independent record stores have experienced a surge in footfall through their doors. This surge has been followed by a slew of tumbleweed in the subsequent days. Further investigation revealed that the phenomenon known as Record Store Day took place last …

Half-time oranges have been consumed, team talks have been given and team PlanetMosh is now coming back out for the second half of our look at when football and metal collide. On Tuesday, we brought you eleven players (and a manager) who have graced turfs around the world whilst harbouring …

Australian rockers Massive are back with their second album, Destination Somewhere.  It’s the follow up to their excellent 2014 debut album, Full throttle.   As with the first album, there’s plenty of high energy rock and roll. The first track on the album is the first single to be released …

All KISS fans have a favourite era or line up of the band. For me, everything up to and including Ace & Paul’s solo albums was gold. After that, not so much. I first heard KISS when the make up came off but it was only when I dug into …

Corey Taylor Announces One-Off Solo London Show SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR’s inimitable frontman, COREY TAYLOR is set to play a one-off London show next month at London’s KOKO on Sunday 8th May.  The show will take an ‘Evening With…’ format, with Corey playing a solo acoustic set.  There will be …

Blunderbuss Stream Brand New EP ‘Resurrection’ A few weeks after unveiling some audio excerpts from their new effort, French alternative Nu-metal outfit Blunderbuss just released their brand new EP, called ‘Resurrection’, on CD, digital and full stream on Bandcamp. In addition to the official announcement, BDB will celebrate this EP release at …

Those guys in Wilson have been tearing up venues across the globe since the release of their debut album ‘Full Blast Fuckery‘ back in 2014. They’ve just returned to Detroit after a hellraising tour of the UK (read our Glasgow review here) supporting their latest release ‘Right To Rise‘ and …

Marilyn Manson sang about The Beautiful People. Machine Head gave us Beautiful Mourning. And although not common, The Beautiful Game intertwines with metal on a number of occasions, from Download Festival’s 5-a-side tournament to Steve Harris’ West Ham crest on his bass (but more about that in Part 2…). With …

Mark Tremonti burst onto the rock scene in the late ’90s as lead guitarist with Creed.  His roaring guitar riffs and unique song writing skills quickly gained him recognition with both fans and critics.  After the band’s demise, Mark and two other members, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips, teamed up …

We thought we would counteract the advent of Spring by bringing you The Doom Dozen, a collection of tracks designed to darken your mood and wipe that silly smile off your face. Doom Metal as it exists now, covers a pretty wide spectrum ranging from your, shall we say traditional …