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Tonight it was an ‘expanded’ KK’s Steelmill as the big room was fully opened up to allow some room to breathe for the sold-out show. The show was opened by The Damn Truth, a collection of Canadians hailing from Montreal specially imported for this tour […]
Gig reviewsWatch the video for ‘Brambles’ HERE 2024 World Tour on sale now Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | Photo credit: Brian Rankin Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are today sharing new single ‘Brambles‘, the second song to be taken from their forthcoming album Dark Rainbow, […]
NewsAmazing Hollywood-style video shot at Pinewood for Christmas single. Trickster, the Austrian singer and entrepreneur from Linz, releases his amped up and swinging mash-up of Christmas classics ‘Silent Night vs Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ on Trickster Recordings through Absolute. Blending nostalgia and festive […]
NewsSaturdays festivities started with The Forged Hearts, who hail from Northern Ireland. They describe themselves as a ‘female fronted, classic rock inspired band’ and had travelled just to be at Winters End. The first two tracks (I Touched The Fire and Stupid Games) rattled the […]
Gig reviews“Any festivals you want to cover, particularly in the first few months of the year, then let me know?” Those were words from Reg that led me to Planet Rocks Winters End Festival, a little all in one rock festival, held in Porthcawl, Wales. Where? […]
Gig reviewsDo you ever get that feeling when things do not seem to work out, whatever good you try to do? This is what Imperial Age must have felt while organising their last, almost four years in the making, tour, after Covid (twice), the Russia-Ukraine war […]
Gig reviewsAvatar have recently released their 9th Studio album, the previous being Hunter Gatherer being released in 2020. Three years ahead we’re welcomed with their brand new album Dance Devil Dance! The best way I can describe this album from start to finish is badass. It’s […]
Album reviewsAmerican punk band, Black Flag are back in the UK on an insane 7 day UK tour. Tonight they take over Manchester’s O2 Ritz with special guests Total Chaos to start the night with a bang. With an insane 19 song set list this is […]
Gig reviewsFollowing the success of Lenmania in Manchester recently, Jamie Lenman has put together a new, short tour of England. Taking in spots from Plymouth to Leeds and from Bristol to London make sure you get out to see him when he’s anywhere near you – […]
NewsSinger and guitarist Loz Campbell is delighted to announce that she will be taking her stellar band out on ‘The Heartbreaker Tour’, a 7-date Headline UK jaunt in February 2023 in support of her forthcoming self-titled EP. The EP is available for pre-order from 25 January and will […]
NewsPoland’s pioneering and leading Progressive Rock band RIVERSIDE have released their new studio album “ID.Entity” via InsideOutMusic. Today, RIVERSIDE are pleased to reveal a new single and video in promotion of the upcoming album. Check out the album’s opening track “Friend or Foe?” in its […]
NewsARCTANGENT FESTIVAL 2023 (ATG) announces even more brilliant acts for the event. Announced today include Swans, Empire State Bastard, Enslaved, PETBRICK, A Burial At Sea, A-Tota-So, Copse and more. Acts already announced include Heilung, Converge, Deafheaven (playing ‘Sunbather’ in full as a UK exclusive), The […]
NewsHeavy, alternative two-piece rockers Ghosts Of Men announce that they have teamed up with friends / vocalists Lou Brett and Bridget to release a new single on 3 February 2023. All proceeds from their remarkable take on Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ will benefit the National […]
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