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Today, Friday the 13th, Belgian death metallers ABORTED have launched the pre-order for ‘Termination Redux’, the band’s brand new 20th anniversary EP release penned for a 15th January 2016 release via Century Media Records. In celebration of the release, ABORTED posted a brand new live video for the song ‘Necrotic Manifest”’ shot …

It was like Halloween in Manchester for this second time this year when German Horror Punk band The Other played at Tiger Lounge, a small basement venue on Cooper Street, near Manchester Town Hall and conveniently close to one of Manchester’s Wetherspoons pubs The Waterhouse. Although The Other have been …

Hey! Hello! Announce Headline December UK Tour   Hey! Hello! embark on their first ever headline tour in December, following their hugely successful dates with The Wildhearts, in September. Hey! Hello! have been creating their first studio album as a band and these shows will give audiences the first opportunity …

Up today I have Phantasma’s upcoming release The Deviant Hearts for review, ‘Phantasma is a project sprung from the collective energy of Georg Neuhauser (Serenity), Oliver Philipps (Everon) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain)’ When this project was announced there was a lot of excitement amongst the Symphonic Metal Music fans, and …

Previous Classic Rock Magazine ‘Best New Band’ award nominees & Planet Rock ‘Presents’ Headliners, BlackWolf are back; this time as a part of a series of shows previewing their entire brand new sophomore album live. Watch the teaser: This will be the first time BlackWolf have performed their yet-to-be-released second …

Impaled Nazarene Announced for Doom Over London VI     Following our previous additions, Doom Over London 2016 – The Sixth Edition are ecstatic to bring you the next line up announcement for the event, and one that will bring some more misery and a fair amount of filth to …

at The O2, London featuring ALICE COOPER RICK WAKEMAN performing ‘The Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table’ for the first time since 1975 plus MARILLION / STEVE HACKETT / BLACKBERRY SMOKE  and many more to be announced Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud …

Heavy metal band TRIAXIS release their first lyric video, a poignant visual and auditory offering of the timely ‘Lest we Forget’. The track is taken from their most recent album ‘Zero Hour’ released on 18th May 2015 via Rocksector Records.            The skills of Andy Pilkington …

Bloodstock Open Air has confirmed that it will be running its annual ‘Metal 2 The Masses‘ competition in 2016. ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ offers venues, promoters and bands – as well as fans – a chance to be part of the Bloodstock Festival experience at local level. Amust4music Ltd, along …

The combination of it being a Monday night – and the coldest and stormiest one of the year so far – and the fact that half of Belfast’s metallians had decamped south of the border for the first of the Megahuff/Lamb Of God co-headline arena shows did not initially bode …

“Blessing in Disguise” is Black-Bone’s second studio album after their first release back in 2012. Since then the band have been dedicating their time to building up the fan base and playing the early music their fans all know and love. For a band so early into their career, it’s incredible …

Slaughter and the Dogs Original Line Up Announced for Rebellion 2016 Rebellion Annual Punk Music Festival 2016 will take place on the 4th – 7th August 2016 at The Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY11 1HL. The stages and times will follow nearer the festival but for those wanting …

Whenever you hear that Pat McManus is playing, it is safe to say that an instantaneous excitement forms in the air.  It doesn’t matter where you are or what you are doing, that come hell or high water you will be in attendance for ‘The Professor’ for an education and a night worth remembering.  Pat McManus is widely …

Fire Red Empress Enter Studio With New Singer Jennifer Diehl UK heavy rockers Fire Red Empress have recently entered Crown Works Studio in Wolverhampton with co-producer Gazz Rogers (God Damn, Robert Plant, Editors) to record new tracks including new single ‘Hail the Face’ The track is being mixed and mastered by …

Last year I went to see Vintage Trouble for the first time and they played one of the most memorable gigs I’ve seen in a long time, featuring a piper, a marriage proposal, Ty Taylor climbing a balcony and all of this in an old church hall.  Since then they’ve …

Michael Schneker hits the UK later this month to tour supporting Judas Priest.  He’ll be back with his band in January doing a headline tour (see below for tour dates).  A new single has just been released from the current album (Spirit on a mission) – check out the video …

Following the recent announcement of Joe Bonamassa’s live DVD, Blu-ray and album, Live At Radio City Music Hall, and 2014’s critically acclaimed studio album Different Shades of Blue, the internationally renowned guitarist has re-scheduled his recently postponed Bournemouth BIC concert to Sunday 20 March 2016. In addition to the re-scheduled …

The drive over to the Sanctuary Rock Bar in Burnley was more spectacular than usual, as the night sky was lit up with plenty of firework displays. Tonight, Sanctuary were playing host to the decadent Knock Out Kaine, who were once known better for their genuine party hard antics – …

Stone Broken Reveal Details of Debut Album Hard rock band Stone Broken will release their debut album on January 29th. The band have also revealed artwork and track listing for the album titled ‘All In Time’. There is a lot happening in the Stone Broken camp at the minute. The …

Michigan based Shitfucker a Black/Death/Thrash Metal band with Punk Influences have joined forces with Abigail a three piece Black metal, Thrash metal, Heavy metal outfit from Tokyo to release a 7″ EP via Hells Headbangers on 30th September 2015. Although the opening track on this EP has the words lovely and pussy in it, …