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As I sat down to write this review of this, the hard-to-believe-it’s-actually-his-20th-album, from Rick Springfield, a little note popped up on my Facebook feed, pointing out that the very date on which I started typing marked the 35th anniversary of the release of his breakthrough album. ‘Working Class Dog’… For …

Let’s get this clear from the start:  I hate fucking so-called “reality” TV “music” shows.  Never watch them.  By and large, they’re ego-stroking vanity trips for equally vainglorious multi-billionaires merely seeking to embarrass weird and random selections of wannabe has-beens into making complete dicks of themselves and earning undeserved adulation …

Over the course of the past decade or so, the Pure Steel family of record labels has established itself as a stronghold of the classic-meets-New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal sound, whether it be via its own multiple imprints or equally numerous distribution deals.  It has a reputation for picking …

Bavarian hard rock legends Bonfire are to release a special 30th anniversary collection, via UDR Music, on March 18 in Europe and March 25 in North America. ‘Pearls’ will be a double album, spanning the band’s 14 studio and six live albums. The first disc will feature 13 re-recorded tracks, …

RIMFROST – New Video Available – Album Details Revealed Swedish black-deathers RIMFROST have unleashed a new video and therefore another new track from for their third and self-titled album which will be released on March 25th 2016 via Non Serviam Records. Check out the clip for “Witches Hammer” Formed back in 2002, the three-piece band explores …

Alien Ken To Release New Album ‘Change Is Constant’ in March New Single ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’ Available Now Norwegian hard rockers Alien Ken recently released their brand new single called “Veni, Vidi, Vici” (Meaning “I came, I saw, I conquered”). The single is available on spotify here . This is …

The word legend is one which is often, and even more frequently inappropriately, bandied about. But, it is a description which definitely does apply to one man: a guitar player from the humble back streets of east Belfast whose name is cemented in the mythos of the Irish, and subsequently …

TAX THE HEAT | BAND RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK ‘ANIMALS’ Bristol’s original blues rockers Tax The Heat recently announced the release of their full length Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut, Fed To       The Lions. The band are today premiering an official video for the track ‘Animals’, which features on the …

Tremonti are to release their third album, ‘Dust’, on April 29 via Fret 12 Records. It was was recorded during same sessions as last year’s ‘Cauterize‘.  Several exclusive fan bundle pre-orders, including autographed CD’s, T-shirts and hoodies, are now available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PGvyjZtVKU Tremonti will be touring the European festival circuit in late May …

After the death of Terry Horbury in December VARDIS unveil new bass player: MARTIN CONNOLLY. Martin has been in the business for 40 years, playing bass for Rick Wakeman and Paul Fox, releasing two albums with hard rockers Scarlet, performing on Nicko McBrain’s ‘Rhythms of the Beast’ and as The …

Last week saw the release of ‘Love and The Death of Damnation’, from the South California-bred Country style singer / songwriter, The White Buffalo, also known as Jake Smith. From past releases, Jake has been known for his diverse storytelling abilities through the medium of music. This new album is …

Swedish riff lords Grand Magus will release their eighth studio album, ‘Sword Songs’, on May 13 through Nuclear Blast. Frontman JB commented: “We put all of our sweat, blood and tears into this new album and I think that you can hear that. For me, ‘Sword Songs’ is the best Grand Magus album ever!  The new songs are faster and more …

After a renowned career spanning over three decades, The Cult have released their tenth studio album, Hidden City, which hit the shelves yesterday (Friday 4th February 2016). Hidden City is the final chapter in The Cult’s rebirth trilogy, which includes Born into This and Choice of Weapon. As I embarked …

If ever you needed proof that the future of thrash metal is safe in the hands of the younger generation of bands seeking to re-invigorate the genre, then this third album from madcap Finns Lost Society is it. The young quartet first emerged into the collective metal conscience with their …

Finnish thrashers Lost Society have released the third and final track-by-track trailer for their forthcoming new album, ‘Braindead’, being released on Nuclear Blast next Friday (12 February). In this episode, frontman Samy Eblanna discusses the tracks ‘Only (My) Death Is Certain’, ‘P.S.T.88’ and the bonus ‘Terror Hungry (Californian Easy Listening Version)’: …

INCITE, the Arizona based metal outfit led by Richie Cavalera, are set to release their new album, ‘Oppression’ on 22nd April and to tie in with their current UK dates they’re debuting new song, ‘Stagnant’ over at Soundcloud here ‘Oppression’ was recorded at the Omen Room Studios, Garden Grove, CA …

BRIMSTONE COVEN Streams New Album, ‘Black Magic’ in its Entirety   This Friday (January 29th), West Virginian dark occult rockers BRIMSTONE COVEN will release their new album, ‘Black Magic‘, via Metal Blade Records! To pre-order the record in various formats – and to hear ‘Black Magic‘ in its entirety! – please visit: metalblade.com/brimstonecoven …

Lords Of Black have released a video for ‘Everything You’re Not’, the first song to be taken from their forthcoming new album, ‘II’. Lords Of Black singer Ronnie Romero will be fronting Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow on their forthcoming dates, which include a sold-out show at Birmingham’s Genting Arena on 25 …

Let’s not pretend – Super Collider and Thirteen were…questionable at best. This left me wary as I sat at my desk ready to hear the latest offering from Megadeth. Half the band had left in the last year, leaving Ellefson and Mustaine with what looked like nothing to continue the …

Following his nigh on disastrous live return to the UK last October, with the complete shambles that was “Giuffria” at Rockingham this past October, former Dio guitarist Craig Goldy once more re-enters the rock ‘n’ roll arena with Resurrection Kings – a project that sees him teaming up with one …