Welcome back to Syncolima, the curiously titled band from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire who have just released their sophomore studio album Wavelengths that features stunning artwork from Andy Pilkington at Very Metal Art , following Where The End Meets The Beginning, their 2021 debut. These ten tracks prove that they put the …
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Welcome back Tygers Of Pan Tang who have just released their new studio album Bloodlines courtesy of Mighty Music! Formed in Whitley Bay, Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1978 embracing the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) movement by releasing several singles via local Neat Records and their debut studio …
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Well here’s a nice surprise as a blast from the past that sees French heavy metal band Spirit return with their stunning new studio album Le Chaos , recently released by Rockcity Production. Formed in 1996 in the North Of France (hauts de France/pas de Calais), it’s sung in French …
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Welcome back When Rivers Meet! The husband and wife dynamic duo of Grace and Aaron Bond return with a new single ‘Perfect Stranger’ taken from forthcoming studio album Aces Are High, due for release late summer 2023 that follows their debut album We Fly Free and sophomore album Saving Grace. …
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With the recent release of studio album Third Eye Open on Taller Records, Brighton based Mike Ross is definitely the boss with these twelve speaker rattling songs and I’ll admit to not expecting it to be this heavy, point proven by album opener ‘I Swear’. Wailing guitar feedback intro is …
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Emerging UK tunesmiths CULT REVIVAL have unleashed their anthemic new single and video, Warhead. Watch the video, here – https://youtu.be/tJfmFW66gvI . With the band on the rise, we spoke to guys to find out more: What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? Chris Horton …
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Hail, hail, hail and thrill to the return of Ross The Boss as he unleashes Legacy Of Blood, Fire And Steel via AFM Records on April 28th 2023. It highlights the best of his four solo albums New Metal Leader, Hailstorm, By Blood Sworn and Born Of Fire since his …
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Recently released via US One/Proper Distribution, Dead Man Walking is the sophomore studio album from Jim Kirkpatrick that follows Ballad Of A Prodigal Son, released in 2020. Normally known for his guitar duties in FM, he’s once again been let off the leash! It’s slightly more melodic than his debut …
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Recall The Remains return with an overwhelming new single ‘Empty Woods’, only six weeks since the release of ‘Fairfield’. Once again their take on symphonic death metal never fails to impress. Simple but effective riffing also has the power to tear your ears off. The lighter symphonic parts intersperse between …
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Mick Rossi, musician and one of the founding members of Manchester Punk Rock band Slaughter and the Dogs, turned actor, writer and producer's new album Gun St. was released on 23 February via Secret Records.
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Commanding heavyweights ATARKA are poised to drop their striking new EP, The Mountain, out Friday 14th April. The band have also set loose their furious new single and video, The Nethermost Blight. Watch the video, here – https://youtu.be/HIfRIvAetng Hailing from Birmingham, ATARKA were originally conceived in 2018 and initially comprised …
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Has it really been nine years since I last saw self proclaimed “Heraldic, Templar Metal, Castle Dwelling, Cacophoni” band Jaldaboath lay waste to a packed out Sophie Lancaster Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival in 2014? Maybe they have spent too long conquering new lands but have now returned to …
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Now this is the way thrash metal should be played as Sheffield based lunatics Psython who formed in 2014 re-hatch with their first single since 2018, ‘Hatchling’ taken from a forthcoming ten track studio album titled “Fun?”. The single is utterly utterly thrashtastic and, erm, is thrashed till death, taking …
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No April Fools Day today from noisy bastards Black Coast as they unleash their five track self titled EP at the end of this month. The Stoke On Trent (in) famous five return once more to terrify us whilst pushing the boundaries of metal to its limit. They sound absolutely …
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The Answer play a small set of intimate venues in support of their brand new album ‘Sundowners’ with support from Oli Brown & The Dead Collective The Answer is firing on all cylinders at tonight’s penultimate show. Choosing to play a set of intimate venues the band are back, playing …
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Welcome back Demonstealer AKA Sahil Makhija, the quietly spoken creator of Demonic Resurrection but it’s Demonstealer we are talking about as he will release his latest studio album The Propaganda Machine via Black Lion Records on March 31st 2023. Dubbed as technical symphonic death metal, these eight tracks are overwhelming …
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Nashville, Tennessee based Tyler Bryant & And The Shakedown unleash their brand new Dirty Work EP via Rattle Shake Records, made up of six shimmering songs that will leave you breathless! As it’s self produced these tunes are as raw as you want it which makes for a very rewarding …
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It’s been a few years since I’ve had chance to review ‘Southside’ London based deathcore metallers ‘Dygora’ and it’s a welcome return as they have lost none of their don’t give a fu*k attitude when it comes to expressing their dissatisfaction of the current state of affairs with ‘Find Yourself …
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It’s very apt that as I was about to start reviewing ‘Dressed For Fear’, new single by The Midwich Affair, that the rain stopped and out came glorious sunshine! Recently released it’s a short but sweet ankle biter of power pop par excellence, point proven by a jabbing main riff, …
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Some collaborations work, some don’t work (sorry Lars!), but HOST make theirs work as they release their album IX via Nuclear Blast Records. It’s a synth -pop side project by Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh from Paradise Lost that is “Taking the concept of what we attempted to do on …
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