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Stourbridge metal legends Diamond Head (pictured right, in rehearsal) have revealed that they are currently midway through writing a new album. They hit the studio on July 6 to begin recording the, as yet untitled, album which is expected to be released later in 2015.  It will be the first Diamond Head …

Swedish hard Rockers ColdSpell signs management and booking deal with Sun Hill Production from Sweden. The Swedish melodic rock band ColdSpell has been a rising star on the international stages and is one of the headliners at Scotland’s premier Wildfire Festival. And is warming up a US audience as runner-up to Judas Priest at Rock Fest in Wisconsin, USA. In 2009 they performed at Kirunafestivalen in Sweden and now they are back to give …

Madball announce surprise Old Blue Last Show on Monday 15th June 2015 NYHC Heavyweight legends Madball have announced a London show at The Old Blue Last for next Monday following their already announced Download Festival set. Frontman Freddy Cricien commented ‘We are very excited to be playing Download for the …

‘Another Thing Coming’ is the debut music video and second single to be lifted from the Aussie rockers forthcoming album release – the video is a kaleidoscopic journey of rock through to funk n’ roll. So, go forth and be hypnotized for 170 seconds at maximum volume. With their debut …

RIVERS OF NIHIL unveils “Monarchy”, their sophomore full length album. The record will be available worldwide on Metal Blade Records on August 21, 2015. A brand new track, along with pre-order bundles, is available online now. Fans can visit metalblade.com/riversofnihil to hear “Perpetual Growth Machine” and reserve copies now.   …

KATAKLYSM are back – like a train that can’t stop its raging momentum. With the completion of their twelfth studio album, Of Ghosts And Gods, the band is prepared to unleash an aural assault of the best kind among the masses. Today, the band announce their “Of Ghosts And Gods” European tour 2016. Mastermind Maurizio states: “It’s been a little …

SHATTERED SUN recently returned home to Texas from their successful run on the “Dark Roots Of Thrash II Tour”, providing direct support to Testament and Exodus.  Today, SHATTERED SUN brings you Part Two of the track by track breakdown of their new album, Hope Within Hatred.   Watch “Hope Within …

UK metal act HEART OF A COWARD have just completed a new video for the song ‘Hollow’. Jamie, lead singer, had this to say about the video: “Hollow is the opener for the new record and the shortest, sharpest statement of intent we could make before the Summer starts and …

The Sisters Of Mercy will play UK shows this October, including their first London show since their sold out 2011 Roundhouse appearance. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 11th June 10 am from www.kiliilve.com |www.seetickets.com and usual outlets.   www.thesistersofmercy.com

3 years after its debut album, Swiss punk-metal outfit Mandroid of Krypton is about to release a brand new full-length record, called “HyperkaossMarket”, recorded and mixed by Gabriel Farine from the band itself and mastered by Stéphane Kroug (Mumakil, Rorcal, Six Months of Sun…) in Geneva. The official  release is expected …

  Richmond, VA based heavy rock band LAMB OF GOD will release their highly-anticipated seventh full-length album, VII: Sturm Und Drang, on July 24, 2015 via Epic Records. Today, LAMB OF GOD has unleashed the brand new track “512”, cut from VII: Sturm Und Drang. Listen now via the band’s …

Taipan, a new International Metal project from Russia, composed from the best traditions of thrash-metal is pleased to announce the release of the video “Straight From The Underground” . Taipan unites the leading musicians from all over the world. Guest members include: Aaron Rossi (Ministry, Ankla); Tony Campos (Soulfly, Static-X, …

Nashville, Tennessee heavy/thrash quartet Dark Hound are set to release a brand new five-song EP entitled “Oceans” on July 10th. The follow-up to last year’s promising self-titled debut full-length album was recorded and engineered byFrank Serafine at Free Man Studio with additional guitars recorded by Evan Hensley at Twilight Cloud …

Emo Punks, Going Away Party Have Released Their Debut Self Titled Album – OUT NOW! The Slough, UK Trio Have Released Their Debut, Self Titled Album Through Disconnect Disconnect Records The new album is available through all good retailers and platforms: Webstore: http://disconnectdisconnectrecords.bigcartel.com/product/going-away-party-going-away-party Bandcamp: https://disconnectdisconnectrecords.bandcamp.com/album/going-away-party Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4hbBF2aPoR2DJuUytpsgxB iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/going-away-party/id1000686579?uo=6 Going Away Party …

Punk stalwarts Peter and the Test Tube Babies have been brought in as the Friday night headliners to complete the bill at the third Undercover Festival at Bisley Pavilion in Woking, Surrey. They sit at the top of the programme alongside The Damned, UK Subs, and Penetration. The festival is …

Coventry post-hardcore crew ‘Conduit’ have nationally unleashed their brand new video single ‘Others’. The cut is taken from the quartet’s explosive debut album ‘Life On Repeat’, which is out now. Born in the West Midlands in 2009, Conduit are comprised of Dave Boyle working on bass & guitar, Ian Harris dishing out the riffs, Steve …

Swedish Rock/Metal Gothic act Myrah present to the world the official video-teaser extracted from their new album, entitled “Until The Enf Of Time”. The video contains exclusive footage never seen before, extracted from their recording process of the album. The sound of Myrah combines Rock/Metal with Goth influences, catchy melodies that will take you …

Rude Records is happy to announce the signing of American pop-punk band Light Years, based in Cleveland, OH. The band is currently mixing and mastering their highly-anticipated second full-length album, due out this fall. Produced by Will Yip (Anthony Green, Balance and Composure, Circa Survive, La Dispute, Title Fight and …

The debut album from New York based experimental/doom project INSECT ARK is released in Europe today, as the band prepares to embark on a US tour. Portal/Well is the result of a full year of work in composer/multi-instrumentalist Dana Schechter‘s Brooklyn studio. Having already premiered their single The Collector via Roadburn.com, and …

Following the worldwide acclaim of their fourth album, Apocryphon, The Sword announce today that they will release their new album, High Country, worldwide through Razor & Tie on August 21st and in France on September 4th.  Recorded in Austin, Texas, the album was produced by Adrian Quesada and mixed by …