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CO-HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2024 WITH NOTHING MORE + SPECIAL GUESTS VEIL OF MAYA + SLEEP THEORY KICKS OFF 16TH APRIL. The band has built its reputation on the back of smart songwriting that expertly pits hooks against heaviness and sprinkles melody amidst the maelstrom. On “Magnetic,” the […]
NewsRELEASED 7TH JUNE / PRE-ORDER NOW Nordic Giants, the enigmatic musical duo known for their captivating soundscapes and immersive live performances have solidified their place in the alternative music scene through a rich history of sonic innovation and visual storytelling. A cornerstone of Nordic Giants identity is […]
NewsSECOND FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ‘DESIGN’ DUE 4TH JULY 2024 Alternative rockers AMONGST LIARS are going head to head with the powers that be with their new single and music video for ‘You Are Not a Slave’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming second full-length album, Design, due 4th July […]
NewsListen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEocMs3JGg Klayton is back teaming up his alter egos Scandroid and Celldweller for an alternative Pop Punk single, “Waste My Time.” Purchase/Stream: https://link.fixtmusic.com/WhyWouldYou Returning to the retro future “Waste My Time” is an upbeat and defiant track about a relationship gone wrong. Complex electronic elements blend […]
NewsBABYMETAL DROP NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO ‘METALI!! (FT. TOM MORELLO)’ The first official single to be released by the newly reborn BABYMETAL, now consisting of SU-METAL, MOAMETAL and MOMOMETAL was dropped this week. Up-tempo ‘METALI!!’ features riffage from the legendary Tom Morello and was […]
NewsCheck out the video: https://youtu.be/qiaUgMgbHVw In support of their hotly-anticipated, fifth studio album “Everfrost” (postponed for a release on September 22, 2023 via AFM Records, pre-order HERE!), power metal force WINTERSTORM is premiering a lyric video for their new single “Fate of the Atlanteans”! “In “Fate of the […]
NewsBearings have released their highly-anticipated third album The Best Part About Being Human via Pure Noise Records. Produced by Sam Guaiana (Silverstein, Between You & Me), the new album features the most tightly honed songwriting of Bearings’ near-decade career – including previously released singled “Gone […]
NewsUK Tour Dates Focus return to the UK, in November 2023, with their THE HOCUS POCUS TOUR 2023-24. Fresh from the studio, where they are recording their eagerly-awaited new album, they will traverse Britain to give their loyal fans what they always want – a […]
NewsLegendary guitarist Steve Hackett presents his brand-new live audio/visual extravaganza, with the release of ‘Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton’, set for release on the 15th September 2023. Filmed & recorded live on his 2022 UK tour, in the coastal city of […]
NewsOn 24th November the first in a series of box sets commemorating the life and music of one of the UK`s most extraordinary and prolific musicians, John Wetton, will be released. The An Extraordinary Life box set contains 8 newly remastered CDs, featuring the six […]
NewsDOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION launch second video ‘Keep On Moving’ from new album‘Celestial Songs’. Downes Braide Association (DBA) announce the release of the second single and video Keep On Moving from their long-awaited new album Celestial Songs (released on 8th September). Following their previous critically acclaimed […]
NewsMandoki Soulmates’ new single, Devil’s Encyclopedia, is an exciting sneak peek into their new album for 2024, as well as the ongoing Thirty Year Anniversary Tour (dates below). This new Rock soundscape comes from Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp) and Tony Carey, along […]
NewsIt’s been a few years since I last saw Airbourne but all the reports suggest the band, Joel O’Keeffe in particular, are still as mad as a box of frogs – let’s see what transpires shall we! Before Airbourne hit the stage we have Florence […]
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