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Saturday 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 reviewsBlack Smoke Trigger Initiating proceedings tonight is a four-piece hard rock outfit from New Zealand. Straightforward, driving mid-tempo guitar with stomping beats was the vibe, and they achieved this well, the Sunday night crowd quickly warming to them during their solid but brief set. At […]
Gig reviewsBand: PANSSARITUHOAlbum: SanansaattajaCountry: FinlandGenre: Death / Thrash MetalLabel: Sliptrick RecordsRelease date: September 26th, 2023 Sanansaattaja is the second full length album from Finnish death metal trio Panssarituho. It contains 10 songs of oldschool death metal. The songs vary from a Deicide-style of shredding to a Bolt Thrower-style […]
NewsNew prog metal sensation TEMIC (international band) is now releasing the second track ‘Falling Away’! The track is accompanied by a beautiful music video which can be viewed via Season of Mist channel HERE. The link may be freely spread throughout your channels. Conquering the location […]
NewsCheck it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKTJlOLNEO8 Danish Power-Prog Metal Act PYRAMAZE Premieres “Taking What’s Mine” Studio Video, Taken Off Latest Album, “Bloodlines”, Out Now On AFM Records. Taken off their critically acclaimed, seventh studio album Bloodlines (released on June 23, 2023 via AFM Records, order HERE!) Danish prog-and […]
NewsVinyl Reissue of ‘Fearless in Love’ Includes “Promise”. VOYAGER have been everywhere since landing in the Top Ten at Eurovision. They’ve topped the AIR chart. They’ve chatted with Today and Guitar World and graced the cover of Prog magazine. The Australian progressive pop metal band […]
NewsSUNDAY AT FOXWOODS ARRIVES 20TH OCTOBER 2023 VIA FEARLESS / CONCORD RECORDS VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “CRY” OUT NOW – WATCH The announcement is heralded by today’s release of “CRY,” the fourth preview of the upcoming record, which is available now at all DSPs. Watch video […]
NewsThin Lizzy’s ERIC BELL & Band join CCR as special guests on selected dates for their 2024 UK tour. Creedence Clearwater Revival are one of the most iconic rock groups of all time. Their all time classic hits such as Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Have You […]
News**HAPPY RELEASE DAY** THE WORD ALIVE – Hard Reset Happy release day to THE WORD ALIVE and their brand new album, Hard Reset, out now via Thriller Records. Listen to focus track single ‘One of Us (Ft. Bad Omens)’ here. Buy | Spotify | iTunes […]
NewsOn the 3rd of April, as part of the Europan tour, Finnish band Finntroll played live at The Underworld, after nearly a decade, supported by their far Nordic friends Skálmöld (joining from Iceland). While both bands fall into the metal category, Finntroll has deeper routes […]
Gig reviewsManchester’s own Hot Milk have returned to the scene after an epic festival run with a brand new album A Call To The Void. This will be the band’s first studio album after an amazing run with some incredible EPs. This album comes just before […]
Album reviewsCheck out ‘Nafanua‘: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2deBF5O49C0 Hailing from the vibrant region of South Auckland, New Zealand, Shepherds Reign embodies the essence of their Polynesian heritage through their music. Led by the dynamic Filiva’a James on vocals and keytar, the band consists of Gideon Voon on guitar, Oliver Leupolu on guitar and production, Shaymen Rameka on drums, and Joseph Oti-George on […]
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