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Black Iris are a melodic-metal four piece band from Guildford, UK. Well known for their intense live performance they perform destructively-beautiful music laced with rhythmic breakdowns. Black Iris are exponentially increasing both their song writing skills and fan base. Inspired by the likes of Killswitch Engage and 36 CrazyFists, Black …

Even though its only February,Goatwhore’s 5th full studio release Blood For The Master is well on the way to being my album of 2012. Ten  songs covering 38 minutes of  sheer intensity. Everything is thrown into the melting pot here,black metal/thrash/doom and heavy. Guitars churn and slash throughout backed up …

Following my review of the remastered Lightning To The Nations album i put a few questions to Diamond Head’s guitarist Brian Tatler which he graciously answered. My 1st Diamond Head gig was at Donington 1983,they opened the show followed by Dio,Twisted Sister,ZZ Top,Meatloaf and Whitesnake.Does Brian have any memories from …

24th February sees the release of Lyriel’s fourth album, Leverage.  It could be said that this album is more powerful in many ways than their previous ones, but don’t go expecting anything heavy, because that’s not what Lyriel are about.  Simply put, this is not heavy metal.  So what is …

Symphonic Metal with charming female vocals for all Fans of EPICA. With their latest album, the Spanish quintet proves that impressive Symphonic Metal need not hail from Scandinavia. The musicians revolving around vocalist Zuberoa Aznárez have refined the trademark sound first heard on their debut album “Secrets”, and brought their …

The first trailer for the new Xandria video “Valentine” taken from the upcoming album “Neverworld’s End”. The video will premiere @EMP online and on iMusic TV on TV on the 14th of February 2012! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWdEqgUVe3c] For more information please check out http://www.napalmrecords.com/hp_aom.php?products_id=14416 and follow Xandria on Facebook

Biohazard playing the legendary King Tut’s in Glasgow is a perfect way to kick start a chilly February. On the bill were Dripback, Lionheart and Heights; however I only managed to see Dripback, hear the first song by Lionheart and last 2 songs by the Heights due to interviews, along …

Mark Spiro is an American singer-songwriter with an impressive track record – 45 gold and platinum records, and six solo albums. He’s written songs for a number of films and TV series – most notably the song “Mighty Wings” which was performed by Cheap Trick for the film Top Gun. …

2012 will be the 5th SOS Festival & just like every year so far, we’ll yet again be looking to make the event bigger & better. A tough challenge since 2011 was just fantastic.. headline acts GUN & Fury UK, stunning performances from Exit State, Attica Rage, Falling Red, Velvet …

I had the pleasure of interviewing Bobby Hambel, guitarist from Biohazard in their luxurious tour bus outside King Tut’s in Glasgow.   Bobby gives us a introduction to the band, what they have done over the years including a whirlwind 1 night gig in China, Monster of Rock and last …

Danish band Fate are a band that has been through plenty of lineup changes since the band first formed in 1984. After almost ten years, several lineup changes and several album releases, the band split in 1993. The band then reformed in 2006, and since then have had yet more …

A quote in the press release by the band states “This is not just a compilation of songs for us,this is our life” and the variety of material on the 12 original songs + one cover version here hammers home that statement. Cadaverous Condition will not get on the Billboard …

I caught up with Wez, Lee and Luca from Dripback before they opened  the Biohazard gig at King Tut’s in Glasgow.   The guys introduce us to the band what they have been up to last year including their Download slot and what their plans are for this year including …

The Official video for the title track of the new Les Descrets album is unleashed: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvcgBgb8o0Q] For more information please check out the Official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/lesdiscrets 

I caught up with the guys from Counterhold who hail from Cwmbran, South Wales for an email interview before they head off on a 3 day local tour, good luck on the mini tour guys. If you can check them out on tour do so as your in for a …

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On 20 January, Stahlmann released their second album entitled Quecksilber (Quicksilver).  Formed in 2008 the German electro rockers have a style (a combination of rock, metal and electronic dance) not totally dissimilar to Rammstein – though definitely distinctive in its own right. The album starts of relatively softly with Engel …

FIREFALLDOWN “Genuinely anthemic… staggeringly well put together.” – 5/5 BLACK VELVET MAGAZINE “FFD are able to hone and focus their influences into a controlled, melody-driven sound, complete with positive lyrics and a smattering of restrained but punchy heaviness. This is fresh, summertime music. – ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE -“The Filipino-British trio’s mix …

  Dutch band Vengeance,formed over 30 years ago by vocalist Leon Gowie  has assembled an impressive band line up to record their 9th studio album Crystal Eye due to be released on Feb 27th 2012  by Steamhammer/SPV records. Vengeance probably will not be mentioned in  the same breath as current …