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It’s a freezing cold afternoon in November which reflects the darkness falling across the metal community currently with the horrific tragedy and loss, with recent events weighing heavily on our hearts.  I know a lot of us are still anxious about going to gigs and I applaud the venue staff …

NOTHING MORE release new video ‘Here’s To The Heartache’. Texan quartet NOTHING MORE, the musical hydra that runs on frenetic passion, unswerving DIY spirit and relentless sonic experimentation, have just dropped a new video for ‘Here’s To The Heartache’  Taken from their self-titled debut album for Eleven Seven Music, it …

Fresh from her success on tour with Wishbone Ash where she gained a legion of new fans and also broke the record of being the only support act to feature with Wishbone Ash 9 times in a given tour. Doris is not one for resting on her laurels and she …

It is the coldest day of the year so far, with the temperatures plummeting to sub-zero and snow hanging in the air.  So, where does any self-respecting music journalist take a trio of musicians more used to the sunshine of their native Greece?  Why, the open air rooftop beer garden …

“Lycus succeed on virtually every level” – Invisible Oranges “As with any artist worth their salt, the band doesn’t ape or mirror the sound of their obvious influences as much as they give proper credit by making those familiar sounds their very own.” – Steel For Brains “Required: headphones, candles, change of underwear.” – Decibel …

Folky acoustic guitar and fiddle introduce listeners to the eponymous 2015 release by Sweden’s metallic and mighty Manegarm. A definite change of pace from 2013’s Legions of the North, featuring many more quiet, acoustic, moody moments, the new disc brings a welcome dynamic back into metal. As with Manegarm’s previous …

A few days after a local and limited release, ‘Avu’ the new full-length album from Swiss Indie-rock band Kabak is available right now worldwide for LP & digital on Bandcamp and the main legal platforms (iTunes, Deezer, Amazon…) through Whoreshipping Dead Cows/Irascible Distribution.  Four-piece entity from Fribourg (Switzerland), including members from Favez, Nihil Etc. or Lysergic …

Philadelphia-based sci-fi thrashers VEKTOR are due to kick off their first ever European tour tomorrow – Saturday, November 21st – in Nantes, France. The First Contact European Tour will see Spanish thrashers ANGELUS APATRIDA co-headline, with Dutch thrashers DISTILLATOR opening.  The trek comes as VEKTOR prepare for the release of …

New Jersey’s COGNITIVE will be hitting Full Force Studio to record its second full length album Deformity. The band will be working with ‘Smoking’ Joe Cincotta who has worked alongside bands such as SUFFOCATION, BODYCOUNT and INTERNAL BLEEDING. Artwork for the album will be created by renowned illustrator Par Olofsson (SPAWN OF POSSESSION, IMMOLATION, …

North London four piece Knights have revealed the video for brand new single ‘Borderline’. Though relatively ‘new’ to the scene, Knights have been performing their passionately crafted brand of pop/rock in London since 2013 with bands such as EofE  and have not only perfected their live set of soaring anthemic …

Today Northern Irish death metallers Rex Shachath release their latest offering, Revocation Of The Blood Elect, via French label Great Dane Records, and to mark the occasion are streaming the EP in full right here! https://rexshachath1.bandcamp.com/album/revocation-of-the-blood-elect Tackling social issues such as the state of modern society and man’s exorbitant desire for wealth at the …

Southern California’s rising underground alternative-rock band Silver Snakes will make their much anticipated return in 2016 with the release of their third studio album, Saboteur, via Evil Ink Records (U.S.) and Pelagic Records (Europe) on  February 12th. This week the band debuted their first new song, “Raindance,” unveiled the record’s artwork and track list and launched a …

London four-piece Paves have unveiled the video for their neo-psychedelic debut single  ‘Dancing ‘til The End Of Time’, which premiered over on Fred Perry Subculture. The video sees the band in an extravagant townhouse mansion. Greeted by a mysterious masked lady, she escorts them around the striking dwelling where they …

California groove metallers Devildriver have confirmed that they will release their recently completed seventh studio album, ‘Trust No One’, via Napalm Records on Friday 13 May 2016. Frontman Dez Fafara said of the album: “Almost three years in the making, get ready for a new Devildriver record!  ‘Trust No One’ is filled with …

The Kluster-Fux, a hardcore punk bank based in Co. Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland formed in June 2015, by former members of Corrosive Machine and Strichnine, released their debut E.P. Kill The President earlier this year and have played extensively in their home country with bands including GBH and DOA. With …

Friday the 13th of November is the date Paradise Lost chose to end their extensive European tour in Nottingham’s Rock City. Braving the fierce winds outside the venue a small queue of stalwart fans lined the side of the building chatting eagerly while seeking shelter where they could. Rock City …

Given the horrendous events that unfolded in Paris on Friday night, you’d be forgiven for expecting that all gigs in the UK for a period of time would have smaller audiences, earlier finishing times and filled with a certain air of unease. However, in a true tip of the hat …

Dødheimsgard, Norway’s premier experimental extremists who released their fifth album, titled ‘A Umbra Omega’, earlier this year are set to tour Europe in March 2016 with Secrets of the Moon, Thulcandra and Our Survival Depends on us.   One of the top bands and boundary-pushing visionaries of the mid-90’s Norwegian …

Following their explosive UK headline tour this month, Central Pennsylvania-based retro rockersCROBOT have released another of their trippy visualisers for the track ‘Queen Of The Light’ ( see below ). The track features on the special edition version of their latest album, entitled ‘Something Supernatural – Full Moon Edition’. CROBOT have spent the past …