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40 spectacles in 14 countries across the continent: Finnish hard rock / metal group LORDI are about to start haunting Europe with the eerily beautiful with tunes that can be found on their current album »Screem Writers Guild« (released on March 31, 2023). In anticipation of […]
NewsCurrently confirmed to perform is Chris Holmes Mean Man, the very special Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper Tribute, Fury, Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Desolation Angels, The Darker My Horizon and Tysondog. TICKETS The life of one of Swindon’s most famous residents will be celebrated […]
NewsPre-Order Now Status Quo release “The Early Years (1966-69)” on 15 March 2024 via BMG on 5CD clamshell boxset [Cat No BMGCAT900BOX]. This collection features songs from the Pre-Status Quo days, as the first iterations of the bands that developed into Status Quo found their feet, […]
NewsSelected praise for “I Am Not There Anymore”: “After decades building up to it, The Clientele have produced what is probably their finest, most enjoyable record.”– The Quietus “The Clientele deserve to be up there with the greats – and the band’s new album could […]
News‘North Korea’ lifted from incoming album ‘COLD WAR CLASSICS VOL.2’, due October 27th via Submarine Cat Records. Alabama 3, the legendary band from Brixton, South London are sharing their new single ‘North Korea’ today. Telling the tongue-in-cheek tale of a man attempting to woo his […]
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 […]
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