Judas Priest ‘The Chosen Few’ cd

Some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world picked their favorite Judas Priest songs for the band’s forthcoming compilation album, The Chosen Few (out October 10th via Legacy/Sony) – and the result is one of the more interesting Priest tracklistings ever put together. Artists who took part …

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Giovanni from Evergaze Eternity Interview, Oct 2011

Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing Evergaze Eternity debut album ‘Uninvolved’.  Spider Rock Promotions kindly arrange this indepth email interview with Giovanni. What bands did you listen to when growing up? I started up with the metal and hard rock of the 80’s (Iron Maiden, Guns’n’Roses, Motley Crue, Twisted …

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The Answer – Vida (I want you) – CD Single

Vida (I want you) is the first single to be released from the forthcoming album “Revival” – the third studio album by Irish rockers The Answer. Vida (I want you) is a great song with a nice catchy chorus, some great guitar work and a nice heavy blues rock feel …

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Cypher16 – The Metaphorical Apocalypse (E.P)

Cypher16 are a young, talented new organic rock band, who fuse electronic and metal influences with hints of industrial to create their own unique musical mix. Having supported the likes of Mudvayne, In this Moment and Head P.E this 4 piece are rapidly rising through the masses of up and …

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Komatoze at ABC, Glasgow 29/9/11

Komatoze were the only support band for the Y&T concert on Thursday night so it was their job to warm up the crowd that had gathered for rock legends Y&T. It was an early start to the concert so throughout their set the ABC was starting to slowly fill up. …

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Amebix – Sonic Mass

Over 20 years ago Rob Miller turned his back on the world, settled in the remote location of the Isle of Skye, and against the rugged backdrop of the Cuillins, became a self-taught sword smith. History saw Amebix become a casualty of their cult success coupled with record company wrangling. …

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NEMESEA – The Quiet Resistance (Teaser) | Napalm Records

tiny.cc Napalm Records is very proud to release the first teaser of Nemesea´s upcoming new album “The Quiet Resistance”. The new album will hit stores on: 16.11.11 ESP/FIN/SWE 18.11.11 GER/AT/CH/ Benelux/ITA 21.11.11 Rest of Europe 22.11.11 USA/CAN

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Wyrd Ways Rock Show CLXIV

It’s time for this week’s Wyrd Ways Rock Show!  Would you care to cast your minds back to August and the Bloodstock Festival?  You would?  Excellent.  This week’s show features interviews with Thomas G Warrior of Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and now Tryptikon (to use his own words) and young up-and-comers, …

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Joey DeMaio – Manowar

Email interview with Joey DeMaio of Manowar.   Q: Hello Joey. Thank you for taking a break from your work in the studio to answer a couple of questions. So, what’s going on in the kingdom of MANOWAR? Joey: Quite a lot! First of all: After 16 years, MANOWAR will …

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3 – The Ghost You Gave to Me

  According to Peter Griffin (Family Guy) then the bird is the word. Well, it has now been replaced by React. It is the 2nd track on 3’s new album The Ghost You Gave To Me and it is a bona fide classic. When the radio stations, youtube, etc pick …

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Warrior Soul at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 23/9/11

Having seen Warrior Soul back in March at Ivory Blacks, I was delighted to hear that they were returning to Glasgow so soon with the Rubicon Tour. The set list was to be a mixture of favourites and rarities from all their albums. I only managed to catch the last …

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Slash UK,Brooker’s bar,Chester,24/9/2011

Before the review,a quick word about tribute bands.Love em or hate em you have to admire their dedication.Personally i love em as i appreciate that its done for the love of the music.Most tribute bands have full time jobs so only really get to play their gigs at weekends and …

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