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Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett is set to release his new studio album ‘The Circus And The Nightwhale’ on 16th February 2024, via InsideOut Music. A rite-of-passage concept album with a young character called Travla at the centre of it, ‘The Circus And The Nightwhale’s’ […]
NewsSTREAM SINGLE | WATCH MUSIC VIDEO “She is a guitarist with a special magnetism. She is an absolute professional, serious, and solvent.” – Billy Gibbons “Susan Santos is a guitar hero. She is a monster in the studio, overdubbing well performed layers of guitar that […]
NewsThe band announce debut album ‘Hang Wave’ for 26th January release and UK / EU tour dates. Band to play for 8 hours straight via livestream on 13th Jan on to raise money for Gaza Sunbirds. ‘Sleaford Mods, without the cringe’ – Louderthanwar ‘What the […]
NewsPLAYDEAD DUE 27TH SEPTEMBER via UNFD Genre-blending Japanese metal, punk and reggae powerhouse SiM have released their new single ‘DO THE DANCE’ alongside an accompanying visualiser. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length album PLAYDEAD, due 27th September via UNFD. Watch the visualiser for ‘DO THE DANCE’ […]
NewsALLMAN BROWN SHARES NEW SINGLE: “BEWILDERED” WATCH VISUALISER HERE || STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE London Singer-songwriter – ALLMAN BROWN – has unveiled his new single, “Bewildered”, taken from a forthcoming EP which is being slated for release this Winter. Having initially started out as […]
NewsOrder Here Portraits of Phil Lynott is a photographic celebration of the legendary Phil Lynott, lead singer, bassist and driving force of Thin Lizzy. Starting in the early 70’s this book traces the career of the charismatic Lynott from the early days of Thin Lizzy […]
NewsDEBUT ALBUM DUE LATER THIS YEAR via THRILLER RECORDS Four-piece hard rock band CATCH YOUR BREATH have released their bold new track ’21 Gun Salute’. The song is a follow-up release to their single ‘Savages’ and both singles are set to be on the band’s debut album […]
News“GARY WOULD WANT SKYNYRD TO CARRY ON.” Speaking exclusively to Rock Candy Mag as part of an in-depth 18-page Lynyrd Skynyrd story, lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant explains exactly how and why the band has decided to continue after the untimely death of founding member […]
NewsBrazilian progressive power metal legends ANGRA recently signed a deal with German-based record label Atomic Fire Records. While playing a string of shows in their home country, the group have also kept preparing the release of their upcoming studio album »Cycles Of Pain« which is due […]
NewsCheck out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ8e2bJAj0k [explicit lyrics] Modern Thrash Frontrunners DUST BOLT Unleash Album Details With AFM Records + Music Video For First Single “I Witness” Bavarian metal act DUST BOLT has signed a worldwide record deal with AFM Records. The band will release their much-awaited, fifth […]
News‘VIKING’ STREAMING NOW via SUMERIAN RECORDS Russian deathcore demolition experts, SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL, have released their savage new track ‘Viking’, alongside a live video from their headline US tour, streaming now via Sumerian Records. Watch the video for ‘Viking’ here.Stream and listen to ‘Viking’ here. Drawing […]
NewsBritish guitar sensation SOPHIE LLOYD has dropped her brand new single and video for ‘Runaway (Feat. Michael Starr)’. Teaming up with the STEEL PANTHER frontman, the collaboration tells the story of a young girl born to rock and her metalhead parents, who goes on to […]
NewsAlbum issued November 10th, 2023 via Atomic Fire; preorders available. It is impossible to talk about experimental or avant garde metal without mentioning long-running metal icons, MESHUGGAH. Since forming in 1987 in Umeå, Sweden, MESHUGGAH has developed into one of the most technically complex and […]
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