Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
Not even the anticipated torrential rain could spoil the vibe at Cardiff castle as a very busy early crowd prepare to greet openers, Teen Mortgage. This two piece are no strangers to the big stage and set about instantly delivering riff after riff as they […]
Gig reviewsSaturday night in Manchester means only one thing today which is a night of symphonic metal to really get your weekend started. However…. Unfortunately, first band Symphonity had a start time of 7:20 which made the first half of the set extremely quiet which felt […]
Gig reviews33 Oldham Street is a new upcoming music venue in the heart of Manchester ready to open its doors to new bands. and tonight that involves Sheffield born Static Lives on their first headline tour. For a music venue you can tell it’s brand new […]
Gig reviewsHear It Now! Celebrate the keenly-anticipated release of GRAHAM PARKER’s new album LAST CHANCE TO LEARN THE TWIST with the street date release of a diabolical new single. The album’s lead track (and perhaps its manifesto) “The Music Of The Devil” gets a standalone release […]
NewsFrench/Irish alternative rock-metal outfit MOLYBARON, known for their energetic, hard-hitting sound, are set to release their new album Something Ominous in just 2 weeks, on the 15th of September via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. Today, MOLYBARON are pleased to share the epic 4th single from the album “Reality Show,” a high-energy […]
NewsPLAYING LIVE IN THE UK & IRELAND NOVEMBER 2023:November 14—London, UK—OVO Arena WembleyNovember 16—Dublin, Ireland—3ArenaNovember 19—Manchester, UK—AO ArenaNovember 20—Glasgow, UK—OVO Hydro Greta Van Fleet have unveiled the new video for their much-lauded track ‘The Falling Sky’, directed by the band alongside Gus Black; watch/share HERE. […]
NewsPre-Save / Pre-Order Now The UK’s own Southern Rockers, Sons Of Liberty, are delighted to announce their return to the fray with their first new music for two full years. The new single ‘Time To Fly’ will be released 1 September 2023. The track is […]
NewsQuite some expectations here, with Michael C. Hall (better known as TV anti-hero Dexter Morgan) taking on the vocals role with his bandmates Peter Yanowitz (drums & guitar) and Matt Katz-Bohen (guitar & keyboards). Formed, initially, in 2018 under the name Princess Goes to the […]
Gig reviewsAlbum review, album released September 2023. Caught off guard again! When you sit and think about it, Reg is definitely a wily old dog! The phone dings, and there’s a message from him, I can’t see the message and therefore bluff it, so I open […]
Album reviewsFirst act of the night Unyielding Love takes to the stage. With no hesitation and no introduction they jump right into their set with a whiny and intense backing track full of electronic growls loud enough to pierce your ear drums. No drummer, just bass, […]
Gig reviews‘SEVERANCE’ OUT NOW via MLVLTD Manchester’s GUILT TRIP have dropped their brand new album, Severance, out today via MALEVOLENCE-run label MLVLTD. In celebration of the release, they’ve also shared new single and video for ‘Eyes Wide Shut’. Watch the music video for ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ HERE. Order […]
NewsSINGLE FOR TITLE TRACK HERE The debut Rocket Pengwin album ‘Polar Opposites’ from multi-hyphenate singer, songwriter, and visual artist Eddie Sears is out now. The title track, ‘Polar Opposites’ serves as the project’s lead anthem, and anchors what’s sure to become a pop-punk phenomenon. […]
NewsRAGE BEHIND – »Eminence Or Disgrace« Out December 8, 2023 Via Atomic Fire Records:PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE: https://ragebehind.afr.link/eminencePR RAGE BEHIND – Don’t Break (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWk7OKIow24 WATCH/STREAM/PURCHASE: https://ragebehind.afr.link/dontbreakPR Today, French groove/nu-metal thrash monsters RAGE BEHIND are proud to announce their long-awaited debut album »Eminence Or Disgrace« which […]
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