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NEW SINGLE: “MEET ME IN THE CITY”STREAM ON SPOTIFY HERE || WATCH THE VIDEO HERE + EXPANDED VERSION OF: ‘SUCKER PUNCH’ OUT 3 NOVEMBER ON VINYL VIA KRAUTPOP RECORDS London-via-Cornwall indie-rock quartet – THE VELVET HANDS – are back with a new single, “Meet Me […]
NewsYes kids, it’s true! The gothrockers from Trashcan Dance are out with yet another single from their upcoming album Killing Moon. Listen on music services: https://push.fm/fl/thrashcandance-lildreamer This time it’s all about anxiety about the terrible state our world is in today.The negativity is handled with […]
NewsFFO: YAK, Joy Division, Minami Deutsch, Drenge ‘’You’ll be bombarded with dirty guitar riffs, heavy drum noises, and slimy vocals, and they’ll slide right into your ear and stay in your brain for years to come.’’ – Independent Music News ‘’An unapologetic cacophony of outer […]
NewsThe first Drunken Monkey Festival was held at the Drum and Monkey pub, near Upton on Severn in 2014, in honour of Ian Downton. It became an annual event, a great weekend of live music and fun in the beautiful Worcestershire countryside, raising money for […]
Gig reviewsThe Finnish Nu Metal band are on their first ever UK headlining tour, tonight 14th September is their stop in Manchester. You might recognise Blind Channel from last year’s Eurovision Song Contest with their song, Dark Side. They’re supported by Lost Society, a Finnish metal […]
Gig reviewsOn 23th September 2022 Canadian hardcore punk band, Cancer Bats, returned to Manchester Rebellion for their headlining UK tour, with Witch Fever and Graphic Nature. The Manchester show follows their performance in Liverpool the night before, which ended early as a result of the ceiling […]
Gig reviewsNEW ALBUM SCARS FOR YOU TO REMEMBER OUT 14TH OCTOBER VIA FEARLESS RECORDS Philadelphia quintet VARIALS — Mitchell Rogers [vocals], Mike Foley [bass], James Hohenwarter [guitar], Shane Lyons [guitar], and Sean Rauchut [drums] — recently announced their new album Scars For You to Remember. The metallic juggernaut is their third long player and […]
NewsDaedric returns with a somber official music video for their dark new industrial rock single “Coldharbour.” Continuing where they left off with “Wretched” Daedric pushes into a more cinematic rock direction. Directed by Brittany Davis, the music video contrasts dark and light themes, with an enigmatic, […]
NewsA good song is a good song. Enough with the banalities, you say? Why? There’s actually a lot of truth to it! A good song has to work in whatever environment it is staged – be it full-blown oversized stadium rock or an intimate acoustic […]
NewsHailing from Jakarta, Indonesia, alternative rock duo SCALLER release their stunning second album ‘Noises & Clarity’, featuring previously released singles ‘Chaos & Order’, ‘Music All We Have’ & ‘Inside My Head’. The album marks Reney Karamoy & Stella Gareth musical journey, embracing honesty in lyrics […]
NewsThe Raw album is a collection of some of the works that were initially the demos for a never released third record. Those songs have been recently mixed by the band’s first producer, Mark Dearnley-whose credits include a wide range from AC/DC to Paul McCartney – […]
NewsArtist: The Hot Damn! Track: Live Love Laugh Genre: Rock, Pop Punk For Fans Of: The Darkness, The Struts, Blink 182 Audio Release Date: 21 Sept (out NOW) Pop-Rockers The Hot Damn! return with a sugar-infused power pop anthem ‘Live Laugh Love’, out now on all […]
NewsSERMON OF MOCKERY – CRIPPLER CROSSFACE MURDER SUICIDE EPLABEL: COMATOSE MUSICRELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 7th 2022 Walking a tightrope above a lava pit of uncontrollable rage; tendrils of liquid hate reaching up to you, straining to pull you down into the boiling, all consuming fury. Distorted faces […]
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