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The History of Rock is a celebration of rock music covering the past 55 or so years with songs from the late 1960’s performed by a group of well-heeled musicians, some of whom will be recognised from other bands. Much of the two-part setlist is […]
Gig reviewsWell, what a night this turned out to be with the fabulous Kira Mac, complete with line-up changes, and a swerve in their musical direction, along with newcomers, Jayler, who have been compared to Greta Van Fleet or, as I like to call them, Led […]
Gig reviewsTime for something completely different – and, no, it’s not Monty Python but it is pretty damned funny at times. Comedy, burlesque, magic, circus – this show had it all as the fabulous Hundred Watt Club returned to the Gloucester Guildhall for the first of […]
Gig reviewsUS thrash metal group Crazy Mad Ride arrive on the scene with their first E.P entitled Life, Liberty, Death and it proves that the band has what it takes to be raw, powerful, versatile and original. Delivering an immense amount of hook with the first track Lunacy, the listener gets […]
NewsGerman heavy metal group U.D.O. (also performing as DIRKSCHNEIDER) are in the final stages of their 2023 summer festival tour and with the arrival of their highly awaited studio album Touchdown (to be released this Friday — on August 25, 2023 — via Atomic Fire Records) […]
NewsBraveWords.com recently announced the launch of BraveWords Records and now BraveWords Records is excited to announce their debut signing of Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse. Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse will release their first title for BraveWords Records in 2024. The core of the band and founders are Paul Di’Anno, […]
NewsWith eleven irresistible, compact and catchy songs, the band’s colossal debut unleashes anthemic, straightforward metal that has international class. Under the banner of ALL FOR METAL, metal enthusiasts Tim “Tetzel” Schmidt (known as the singer of Asenblut as well as a strength athlete and fitness influencer) and […]
NewsALKALOID are mad scientists. With each album, the extreme metal concocters have poked and prodded at mysterious phenomena both of this world and far beyond. The band are now proudly presenting the title track of their upcoming album “Numen”. The new offering is now streaming via the […]
NewsSee FEARING’s Shadowy Music Video for “Destroyer” The moody, brooding, darkwave banger appears on the album of the same name out September 29th. See FEARING on tour with Portrayal of Guilt. “…a bold voyage into auditory landscapes that beautifully balance contrasting tones—pairing the sombre and […]
NewsOCTOBER 2023 HEADLINE UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS TICKETS ON SALE 9AM ON FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2023 TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM “The Damn Truth are an out of body experience!” – Planet Mosh, 5 Stars “With a near sell-out crowd eagerly awaiting their arrival, the […]
NewsNEW SINGLE ‘COBRA’ UK HEADLINE TOUR and PLAYING WITH FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND THS AUTUMN “We have found the most accomplished band out of Scotland yet” – Jack Saunders, Radio 1 “Big things are coming for Dead Pony” Kerrang! “Dead Pony are set to continue their meteoric rise […]
NewsLORD OF SHADOWS – ECHOES OF YORELABEL: MEUSE MUSIC RECORDS / TRAGEDY PRODUCTIONSRELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 1st 2023 “…a new vortex of melancholy and blackness…”– ACTA INFERNALIS Bowed beneath the weight of sorrows I walk into the sunset, with the ghosts of love and loss waltzing sadly […]
News“RUNAWAY MASSACRE” – WATCH VIDEO HERE – TAKEN FROM A NEW EP: ‘TEACHERS’ + UK LIVE DATES THIS AUTUMN Spanish indie-rock band – LAGUNA GOONS – have shared new track “Runaway Massacre”, taken from their EP ‘Teachers’. An indie-rock freight train that pins together livewire […]
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