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Vardis have been confirmed for a headline appearance on Friday 25th July at The Rock & Blues Festival at The Coney Grey Show-ground. Pentrich, Derbyshire UK. This year this event will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary Show on the British festival scene and takes place from 12 noon Thursday 24th …

@planetmosh reviews Cock Rockin by .@JacksonFirebird on @NapalmRecords “Cock Rockin” is the debut album from Aussie rockers Jackson Firebird, due for release on March 31st.  Jackson Firebird are Brendan Harvey on guitar and vocals and Dale Hudak on drums, bottle bin (more on that later!) and vocals.  The album was recorded …

Mesopotamian kings of blackened thrash metal, MELECHESH, have announced the addition of drummer Sasha “Sin” Horn. Commented mainman, songwriter, singer and guitarist Ashmedi: “After a lengthy search MELECHESH are proud to announce the inclusion of new drummer Sasha “Sin” Horn. Sin as in the Mesopotamian moon god. He will be …

With three releases contributed to the metal world, 2012′s ‘Burning Bridges To Nowhere’, 2009′s debut album ‘At The Bottom’ produced by Greg Dawson (The End, Moneen, Choke) and 2006′s debut ‘Glass Barricade’, Canadian band Odium has established itself as a serious contender on the metal stage, delivering melodic, dark yet …

Progressive metal band Midhaven from Mumbai, who recently signed to Universal Music and announced their debut album ‘Spellbound‘ have released a lyric video for the first single ‘Seeking The Divine‘. Commented frontman Karan Kaul “Seeking the Divine is a melodic piece with sludge metal elements. Its story talks about finding …

Death metal legends MASSACRE have returned with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years! This new album, ‘Back From Beyond‘, is “pure Florida death metal, the way it was meant to be played from the Sunshine State” (DECIBEL MAGAZINE.com) and is now available in Europe! As another preview …

THE ANSWER have announced they will play both Download 2014 and Steelhouse 2014 festivals this summer.  After finishing up a gargantuan 32 date trek through the UK, Eire and Germany the Downpatrick outfit will join Black Star Riders, Europe, The Graveltones, Bernie Marsden and loads more to be confirmed at …

Before heading out on their busy 2014 festival circuit, MOTORHEAD is giving fans in North America something to cheer about! Today, MOTÖRHEAD is teaming up with Rolling Stone to premiere their brand new lyric video for the track ‘Crying Shame’. Check out the impressive and engaging video here, only via …

Photos of a recently re-united No Hot Ashes at HRH AOR 2. The band, fronted by Eamon Nancarrow played a great set and went down well with the crowd. Download the band's Reunion EP from their Soundcloud page - https://soundcloud.com/no-hot-ashes-reunion.

LONDON-BASED punk rockers, Turbogeist, have revealed a brand new video for their current single, ‘Comatose’, available now via Spinefarm Records; the track is taken from the band’s hotly anticipated debut album, due for release later this year. Says Luis Felber, Turbogeist guitarist/vocalist, about the video:-  “The idea was to create …

Vancouver, BC folk/power/progressive metal band SCYTHIA’s upcoming trek, dubbed the “Conquest of the Northwest” tour, kicks off in Edmonton, AB on March 29th! The tour hits ten cities in the U.S. and Canada, running sporadically through April 26th in Calgary, AB at a battle for Wacken at Vern’s. See the …

Kee Marcello captured during an appreciative set at HRH AOR 2 in Pwllheli

Germany’s HELLOWEEN have been one of the most influential and internationally successful acts of the global heavy metal scene. This year the Hamburg-based quintet celebrates their 30th anniversary. Their latest studio album ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, charted at a sensational #4 in Germany, and held their position for five weeks. …

Doom legends SAINT VITUS will play a special 35th anniversary show at Damnation Festival... performing ‘Born Too Late’ in full. The LA quartet will air their seminal LP along with a selection of classics on the Jagermeister Stage in Leeds, on Saturday, November 1. The doom stalwarts join headliners Bolt …

Love/Hate at HRH AOR 2 in Pwllheli.

UK hardcore band HEIGHTS have decided to separate after nearly five years. Having released two critically acclaimed albums, toured throughout the world reaching as far as Australia and received a Metal Hammer Golden God nomination, HEIGHTS achieved a huge amount but feel it’s time to move on. The band have …

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Ahead of the release of their fourth album, Argia, Diabulus in Musica singer Zuberoa Aznárez took some time to answer a few questions for us… OK for anyone who isnt familiar with Diabulus in Musica, can you tell us a bit about the band? We are an, I would say …

Hellfest are happy to announce the final additions to the 2014 lineup. The final bands are as follows: FRIDAY: LYNCH MOB, KVELERTAK, ORDER OF APOLLYON, ROTTING OUT SATURDAY: WALKING PAPERS, AGAINST ME, NEFARIUM Unfortunately QUEENSRYCHE, DEFEATER and 7 SECONDS have cancelled their appearances at Hellfest 2014. Stay tuned for the …

.@DownloadFest add another 18 acts to lineup. Download Festival today announced the addition of a further 18 acts to the lineup – and some news regarding day tickets as well! Heading the confirmations are Against Me! making their debut at the festival, the return of the legendary Monster Magnet and Chevelle, who …