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And so it is almost upon us again… the annual Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition, with it’s reward being the much coveted and desired chance to play the New Blood stage at Britain’s favourite bespoke metalfest alongside the likes of Slayer, Mastodon, Twisted Sister, Venom and a host of …

HEXX To Release “Under The Spell” Anniversary Boxset Via Metal Blade Records   Legendary US Bay Area Heavy/Thrash Metallers Hexx will release a 30th anniversary boxset entitled “Under The Spell” on January 15th, 2016 through Metal Blade Records! The boxset includes both the “Under The Spell” and “No Escape” albums, …

Legendary German Thrashers PROTECTOR To Release New Album In February   After their successful return with “Reanimated Homunculus”, PROTECTOR deliver the second full-length album of the not-so-new millennium. Music-wise, PROTECTOR keep their boat sailing steadily on the seas of Thrash Metal, with some visits to the “Death Metal Island”. Vocalist …

Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has announced the first 50 tour dates for 2016 which will form the basis of the promotion of his 8th solo album (working title ‘album 8’) which is set for release in February on his own label Blaze Bayley Recording. This will be Blaze’s …

Black Star Riders are set to cap a hugely successful 2015 with two headline shows in the UK in December 2015. These shows are in addition their guest slot on the fast selling Def Leppard/Whitesnake double bill in the same month. The headline dates are as follows Fri 11th December …

French avant-garde metal band CinC have just unleashed the video for “XXX Dog Petting” from their forthcoming 2016 live CD/DVD VivaLIVEvida. The song was first released as part of Kaotoxin Record’s sampler, Weapons of Self-Destruction, Volume 2. Check out the live video for “XXX Dog Petting” at https://youtu.be/sD0aE55-G4Y Born in 1995 as CARNIVAL …

Die…Hard, the definitive demo collection from Brazilian trailblazers SARCOFAGO, is now streaming in its entirety at this location, courtesy of Noisey! Scheduled for a December 11 release on Greyhaze Records, Die…Hard is the only official, comprehensive collection of SARCOFAGO’s demos. It includes material that had never before been made available, such as the …

The Lounge Kittens stick two fingers up to the winter weather with their sun-kissed California-style latest video release for their Pop Punk Medley. Featuring all the best bits from all the best pop punk songs they’ve managed to squeeze everyone from Blink 182 to Paramore, Fall Out Boy to Bowling …

Following the release of their dazzling second album ‘The Broken Toys‘ Yorkshire based dark rockers Bad Pollyanna have put out an acoustic video of closing song ‘I See You’. Filmed at Whitby Goth Winter Weekend, the performance demonstrates the beautiful versatility of the new grave band. In a stripped back and emotional rendition of the …

York/Manchester-based noise-punks SEEP AWAY have announced their debut single, ‘Trudge’ coming from their first self-titled EP. The band’s sound is raw and punkish. There’s not too much melody, a lot of anger and a shit-tonne of noise. The band’s guitarist Max Watt comments: “These songs come from the darkest places …

BE PROG! MY FRIEND FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CO-HEADLINERS STEVEN WILSON & OPETH  – 1ST & 2ND JULY  FESTIVAL TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORLD’S BEST PROGRESSIVE BANDS  MAGMA, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, TEXTURES, OBSIDIAN KINGDOM, EXXASENS Since its inception in 2014 the Barcelona based festival Be Prog! …

KING DIAMOND will return to the UK this June, to play their first indoor UK show in 15 years. This exclusive UK show takes place Tuesday 21st June at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town. One of the most massively influential artists in the rock and metal scene,KING DIAMOND’s incredible vocal …

Finnish rockers Von Hertzen Brothers are back with a full UK headline tour for March 2016, including a show at the Brooklyn Bowl in London.   The Brothers’ latest / sixth studio album, ‘New Day Rising’, has been enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike; the record (produced in Canada …

Bloodlash was founded in late 2011. Formed in Morelia, México when the rule of thumb leaned towards thoughtless violence, and dedication and creativity marked the exception, it began as an act of rebellion within that context. While Bloodlash’s music displays aggression, they try their hardest to make it a force for creation and …

A new SABBATORY song “Ascension to My Holy Tomb” from upcoming Unspeakable Axe Records split 4 Doors to Death is now streaming at this location. The label has also revealed the SABBATORY version of the cover art (above). Please note that the release date for 4 Doors to Death has been pushed back …

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell will release ‘Game Of Sins’, his 16th studio album, on 15 January, via Steamhammer / SPV Records, on 15 January. The first single from the album, ‘King Of Fools’, is set for digital release tomorrow (Sunday 6 December. “[It] is about a pimp, the King …

Dream Theater are to release their new double concept album, ‘The Astonishing’, on 29 January via Roadrunner Records. ‘The Astonishing’ paints a tale of a retro-futurist post-apocalyptic dystopia ruled by medieval style feudalism. It’s a place aching for a Chosen One to rise above the noise and defeat an Empire …

IRON MAIDEN & ONKYO LAUNCH ED-PH0N3S.   PRECISION ENGINEERED ON-EAR HEADPHONES, DESIGNED AND TUNED BY STEVE HARRIS FOR ROCK AND METAL FANS Brand new companion Maiden Audio smartphone App with exclusive IRON MAIDEN custom EQ settings also made available on December 4th IRON MAIDEN and the award-winning Japanese electronics company ONKYO Corporation are delighted to announce the launch of their …

Reading & Leeds Festival 2016 announce first headliner, 26th – 28th August 2016, Bank Holiday Weekend. FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, THE 1975, COURTEENERS, TWENTY ONE PILOTS, BOY BETTER KNOW, DJ EZ, SLAVES, CROSSFAITH, HINDS AND RAT BOY ALSO ANNOUNCED The first of hundreds of exciting acts set to …

Shinedown Unveil ‘State of My Head’ Video SHINEDOWN have unveiled a new video for ‘State of My Head’.  The track is taken from their current album, ‘Threat To Survival’, out now via Atlantic Records. Says frontman, Brent Smith; “‘State of My Head’ is a celebration of originality.  It is a …