Almost 25 years after Speed Kills VI, Music for Nations are releasing Speed Kills VII on Vinyl and digitally on 28th October 2016. If ever there were a compilation series of LPs that defined a genre, it was the Music for Nations / Under One Flag series, Speed Kills. These …
Read More »Ramblin’ Man Fair – New Line Up Announcement
23rd to 24th July 2016 New Line Up Announcement Saturday Prog Stage Headliner FAMILY Main Stage The Answer Country Stage Whiskey Myers Hogjaw Road Dog Blues Stage Pat McManus Following from a hugely successful inaugural year in 2015, Ramblin’ Man Fair returns in 2016. The festival is pleased to announce …
Read More »Babymetal unleash brand new song ‘Karate’
New song “KARATE” from metal dance unit BABYMETAL’s new album “METAL RESISTANCE”, was last night premiered on Radio One’s Annie Mac show and has now been made via iTunes. Pre-orders of the album, with ‘KARATE’ as an instant grat track, are available here:https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/metal-resistance/id1087055715 The new album “METAL RESISTANCE”, which features …
Read More »Limb launch 50s sci-fi ‘B’ movie homage music video / Plus UK tour dates with Vodun
Limb are super excited to get their monsta new album ‘Terminal’ out on the road, on a double header tour with psych stoner rockers Vodun. Expect monstrous riffs, grooves and all manner of psychedelic heaviness and performances not to be missed. Watch out for additional dates. In celebration there’s a …
Read More »Jonestown – Aokigahara
It is hard to believe that the English seaside resort of Brighton could give birth to a band as vicious sounding as Jonestown. Their debut July 2014 release EP The Erebus And The Terror showed promise but their debut album Aokigahara raises the bar even higher. Available digitally from March …
Read More »Children of Bodom announced as 3rd Tuska 2016 headliner
As the first rays of sunlight slip through the clouds after a seemingly endless Finnish winter, it’s a good time to start making plans for the summer. Finland’s boldest metal festival, Tuska will provide the heaviest dosage of metal madness of the summer, for the nineteenth time. FROM LAKE BODOM …
Read More »VESPERIA Cross Canada Tour (April 4-24) w/ KALMAH + Launch Album Crowdfunding Campaign
Conquerors of epic metal, VESPERIA will be supporting Finnish metal masters KALMAH‘s 2016 cross Canada tour from April 4th – 24th (dates listed below). The Oshawa based band has been rising up the ranks after winning the Canadian and International 2015 edition of Wacken Metal Battle crowning them the best in the world against other competing independent bands …
Read More »Zakk Wylde debuts “SLEEPING DOGS” + European tour announced
February, 2016 — Guitar icon ZAKK WYLDE today has debuted an all new single titled “Sleeping Dogs” from his forthcoming solo LP. Artwork, created by Wylde and long-time collaborator John Irwin, is being revealed today along with 14-song track listing. “Sleeping Dogs” will also be available as an iTunes instant …
Read More »ShrEdmonton 2016 Fest and Conference Reveal Full Line Up – May 6-8
Prairie Fire Events Ltd is proud to announce its full line up for the official Farmageddon Open Air indoor sister festival SHREDMONTON Metal Festival and Conference taking place from Friday, May 6th to Sunday, May 8th. Featuring over 20 bands over the course of 3 days at The Starlite Room and The Brixx …
Read More »ARMSTRONG METAL FEST Launch People’s Choice Award w/ Broke Neck Radio; Tickets Available Now!
Already unveiling the first eighteen bands for their 2016 line up, Armstrong Metalfest is proud to announce it has teamed up with Broken Neck Radio for the People Choice Awards where one band will be added to the fest via online voting on www.BrokenNeckRadio.com. The contest will run from Feb 24th – 29th with the …
Read More »New deal for Knock Out Kaine
BRITISH HELLRAISERS KNOCK OUT KAINE RAISE THEIR UNIFIED VOICE LOUDER THAN EVER BEFORE, WITH THEIR ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT ANTHEM ‘CRUEL BRITANNIA’, THE TITLE TRACK OF THE NEW EP RELEASED WORLDWIDE VIA ROCKSECTOR RECORDS “We are totally stoked to sign a new long term lucrative deal with Manchester based Rocksector Records that …
Read More »From Ashes To New reveal behind the scenes video ahead of album release
From Ashes To New have unveiled a sneak peak into the making of their latest single video for ‘Through It All’. Watch it below: Following the release of their debut EP ‘Downfall’, FROM ASHES TO NEW are set to release their debut album ‘Day One’ on Friday 26th February on Better …
Read More »Reckless Love – InVader
Reckless Love are a Finnish Glam Rock band who, these days, perform their own music and songs, after initially starting out as Reckless Life, a Guns N’ Roses tribute. They release their fouth album InVader via Spinefarm records on …
Read More »Anthrax – For All Kings
Let’s all be honest with ourselves here: Anthrax are forever going to be the runt of the Big 4 litter. There was never any question that they would open the shows with Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica back in 2011/2012, and they will always be lower than them on festival bills. …
Read More »Thunder – Wembley arena, London – 20th February 2016
Tonight’s gig saw Thunder playing Wembley Arena in London. On arriving it was clear the gig wasn’t sold out as the back part of the arena was curtained off, but I’d estimate around 7000 as the attendance which is more than enough to justify playing a venue of this size …
Read More »Wolfmother – Victorious
Back in September I reviewed Wolfmother’s 10th anniversary release and commented that it seemed as if they had been around for a lot longer than a single decade. I also mentioned that the new album to be released early 2016 would be only their fourth studio album in that time. …
Read More »Rick Springfield – ‘Rocket Science’
As I sat down to write this review of this, the hard-to-believe-it’s-actually-his-20th-album, from Rick Springfield, a little note popped up on my Facebook feed, pointing out that the very date on which I started typing marked the 35th anniversary of the release of his breakthrough album. ‘Working Class Dog’… For …
Read More »Wildfire Festival proud to announce Balbex endorsement
Wildfire Festival, Scotland’s ONLY Rock and Metal Festival are delighted to announce their first new endorsement for 2016, Czech Republic’s high quality drum stick manufacturers Balbex. www.balbex.cz/en Supplied exclusively in the UK by Black Cat Drum Distribution! www.blackcatdrum.co.uk Owned and run by experienced drummer John Clelland (Eden’s Curse) the company …
Read More »Inglorious – Islington Assembly Hall, London – 21/02/16
Tucked away in the corner of stage left, guitar duo Curran sought to warm up the London crowd ahead of tonight’s headliners Inglorious, but despite the best efforts of Mark Curran, they struggle to motivate the apathetic crowd. Armed with the simplicity of acoustic guitars, they played some well written …
Read More »POEM – Album Details, Videoclip and Tour Dates Revealed
POEM – Album Details, Videoclip and Tour Dates Revealed Greek progressive-rock/metal-band POEM will release their new album “Skein Syndrome“ on March 18th, 2016 via ViciSolum Productions. With a wide range of influences, their love for experimentation and a wonderful amalgam of progressive metal, hard hitting riffs and intricate atmospheres, POEM will …
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