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EU/UK Tour On Sale Now “The first taste of Wednesday guitarist/Waxahatchee collaborator’s fourth album portrays a dubious figure sinking into a post-breakup crisis, set to understated sludge.” – The Guardian “MJ Lenderman reliably writes with the wit and hindsight of someone at least double his age. […]
NewsTOUR STARTS 22 SEPTEMBER 2024 – TICKETS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST HERE THE PERFECT SUMMER’S DAY, BEFORE WE LOST THE LIGHT – DEBUT ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 13THPRE-ORDER HEREAcclaimed musician and actor Sam Palladio has announced his Before We Lost The Light UK headline […]
NewsVIDEO/STREAM/DOWNLOAD In eager anticipation of their forthcoming “We Shall Remain” European headline tour starting on October 3, Swedish symphonic dark metal stalwarts ELEINE have delighted their legion with a new digital 2-track single today: ‘Through The Mist’ (incl. its instrumental version) is now available on […]
NewsListen To “Shit Karma” HERE Canadian death metal overlords SATANIC TEA CO have released their new video for “Shit Karma” via Slam Worldwide.The song is from their previously released EP A Celestial Beating. Frontman Crucifix comments: “We are pleased to announce the release of our grotesque […]
NewsALBUM EVERGREEN OUT NOW Producer, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist PVRIS (Lyndsey Gunnulfsen) has announced a series of live shows across Europe, the United Kingdom and North America in 2024. The tours come off the back of the critically acclaimed new album ‘EVERGREEN’ which saw PVRIS gracing […]
NewsAmong the most popular and enduring British hard rock bands of the past 25 years, Thunder are to launch two previously unreleased live albums on January 26, 2024, on earMUSIC. The first of the pair, “Live At Islington Academy”, captures the South London based band […]
NewsBRITISH EPIC POP BAND TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE: “RUNNING OUT OF HEARTBEATS” OUT 15 JANUARY – PRE-SAVE HERE TAKEN FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM: ‘LOVING YOU IS KILLING ME’ OUT 9 FEB 2024, VIA EXILOPHONE/REPUBLIC OF MUSIC – PRE-ORDER HERE+ CONFIRM RUN OF UK INSTORE SHOWS […]
NewsStream/buy: https://orcd.co/filter-the-algorithm / https://linktr.ee/officialfilter Alternative Industrial rockers Filter have announced a series of headline dates across mainland Europe and the U.K. celebrating the release of new music and the band’s formation 30 years ago. It is Filter’s first tour in the region in 8 years. “It’s been […]
NewsAlternative Metal band Helmet from New York City have hit Manchester on their Look Left World Tour. Helmet had had numerous lineup changes with Hamilton as the only constant member; since 2010, the band has consisted of Hamilton, Drummer Kyle Stevenson, Guitarist Dan Beeman and […]
Gig reviewsROWSIE, in their own words, are a unique blend of noise, rock, alternative, and Americana. They formed in 2021 making them insanely fresh onto the scene from a studio on London’s Kings Road. Rowsie, despite being American born, captured the attention of people around the […]
Album reviewsCalifornia based metalcore legends Atreyu are back in the UK for their own headline tour! Originally booked for Club Academy, they take the stage at the upgraded Academy 2 for an insane Sold Out show! The entire room is packed and there is barely room […]
Gig reviewsXandria, the incredible symphonic metal band from Bielefeld, Germany are back in Manchester on their own headline tour. Last year the band toured on a joint tour with Visions of Atlantis but they’re back again with support from Phantom Elite and Skarlett Riot. Tonight is […]
Gig reviewsReleased November 17 2023 I have a theory about the evolution of our musical taste, we grow up listening to the music our parents love, it’s what we emulate; as teenagers we find our tribes and are influenced by our contemporaries, but there also the […]
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