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Skindred, the Welsh legends, are in Manchester on their short UK tour. Skindred for me is a band that should’ve been massively popular way earlier on, before the days of TikTok. I’ve seen these guys before at Download Festival with my shirt in hand whipping […]
Gig reviewsWith a discography of 10 studio albums and more than a decade of being revered as a global blues icon, DAN PATLANSKY has solidified his status as one of the most exceptional blues-based storytellers of his generation, earning legendary recognition worldwide. In 2024, Dan has […]
News“You can’t come in, doors are at 7.30”, says the disinterested security goon, “…says here doors at 7 Fella” I say in reply, showing him the blurb “….it changed today” says he….I try a different tack, “…where do I collect my media pass please?”, a […]
Gig reviewsPre-Order Vinyl Francis Rossi is delighted to announce a Limited Edition 10” vinyl release. The ‘Tunes & Chat’ mini album, that celebrates four of his best loved songs, will be out on 22 September 2023. Available exclusively from francisrossi.com, pre-orders are live now. The run-off […]
NewsTHEOCRACY – ‘Mosaic‘ – Out October 13, 2023 Via Atomic Fire Records – PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE NOW: https://theocracy.afr.link/mosaicPRArtwork by Steven Howard (https://www.stevenwhoward.com/) Last week, US progressive power metal quintet THEOCRACY announced their signing to Atomic Fire Records, and the new partners aren’t wasting any time in revealing […]
NewsListen to Nirn’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUOMEvsgW4 Daedric has announced their upcoming Alternative Industrial Metal album Mortal is now available for pre-order from FiXT releasing on August 25. Purchase/Stream: https://link.fixtmusic.com/Mortal Effervescent. Effortless. Ethereal. Daedric’s “Nirn” is the next sonic offering to materialize ahead of their upcoming album Mortal. The track is […]
NewsNew album “Fatum” due on September 8th via Non Serviam Records. Spanish black metal commando DANTALION, in collaboration with No Clean Singing, premiere “Sound of Bells and Open Scissors”, the second single from forthcoming album “Fatum” which will be released on September 8th 2023 via […]
NewsListen to their brand new single ‘Deliverance‘ – HERE ZAND follows recent tours with Peaches, Scene Queen, VUKOVI and Bob Vylan as well as main stage slot at Slam Dunk Festival, with their first ever UK headline tour through late October, these dates follow their first ever US headline […]
NewsAtlantea, the new project of TEN keyboard player Darrel Treece-Birch, unveils the details of their debut studio album entitled “Choices”, which will be released on October 6, via Lion Music Record Label. According to Darrel Treece-Birch, “Choices”, as a concept album, is about situations and […]
NewsOhio quartet The Plot In You — Landon Tewers [vocals], Josh Childress [guitar], Ethan Yoder [bass], and Michael Cooper [drums] — continue to share new content. The band has recently dropped the video for “Forgotten.” Watch it here. The song is a gnarly anthem with plate-shifting breakdowns, and finds Tewers spewing angrily cathartic lyrics rom the […]
NewsRelease: Piper – What Is The Heart For?Format: CD/DigitalRelease Date: May 26th 2023Record label: Concorde Music CompanyGenre: Singer-songwriterCountry: Finland Through the passing of time and emotions, a sense on wholeness gets channelled into music in Piper’s debut album “What is the heart for?”. The noise of the world, the sudden silence, […]
News‘Forever Is Nothing’ released by the South East London Alt Rock artist. Forever Is Nothing the long awaited follow up to the 2021 debut album ‘Cherry’, although a more guitar driven record then its predecessor, Tizane has lost none of her ethereal magic, it just wouldn’t be […]
News‘TAKE BACK THE NIGHT’ due 22nd SEPTEMBER via SUMERIAN RECORDS. Atlanta-based rock n’ rollers STARBENDERS release the sultry new single ‘Body Talk’ taken from their newly announced album, Take Back the Night, due for release 22nd September via Sumerian Records. Watch the visualiser for ‘Body Talk’ here.Pre-order Take […]
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