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On the 3rd of April, as part of the Europan tour, Finnish band Finntroll played live at The Underworld, after nearly a decade, supported by their far Nordic friends Skálmöld (joining from Iceland). While both bands fall into the metal category, Finntroll has deeper routes […]
Gig reviewsManchester’s own Hot Milk have returned to the scene after an epic festival run with a brand new album A Call To The Void. This will be the band’s first studio album after an amazing run with some incredible EPs. This album comes just before […]
Album reviewsCheck out ‘Nafanua‘: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2deBF5O49C0 Hailing from the vibrant region of South Auckland, New Zealand, Shepherds Reign embodies the essence of their Polynesian heritage through their music. Led by the dynamic Filiva’a James on vocals and keytar, the band consists of Gideon Voon on guitar, Oliver Leupolu on guitar and production, Shaymen Rameka on drums, and Joseph Oti-George on […]
News‘Tree Shadow Piano.’ by My Glass World is released on 22 September 2022 on Luxury Noise Records. Previous tracks from the band have been championed at radio by, amongst others, Guy Garvey and the late great Janice Long. The project is the brainchild of Jamie Telford […]
NewsThe heavy metal world has given birth to a fair number of legends. But none like Mat Sinner. Such conviction, life blood and self-sacrifice, such pure heavy metal spirit, and such dedication are qualities not usually found bundled within one single person. Since 1982 he’s […]
NewsICYMI: BASTETTE GOOD TIME GIRL *VIDEO OUT NOW* Blackburn-based alt-rock band Bastette share their brand new single ‘Good Time Girl’, out now on all streaming platforms. A song celebrating diversity, ‘Good Time Girl’ is an anthem for womxn, the yee-haw gays, the QPOC community, […]
News‘Distorted Reality’ by John Steel is released on 2CD set on 15 July 2022 by Global Rock Records [GRRBOX003] and comes with an amazing bonus disc of great material that brings together all of his work to date. John Steel is the brainchild of guitarist […]
NewsWatch the video HERE Taking influence from early post-punk and minimalist rock, the music of GRAVE GOODS has been described as urgent and demanding, claustrophobic yet spacious, and they’re guaranteed to grab your attention. Featuring current and former members of PINS, Girls Names, and September […]
NewsNorway‘s GOTHMINISTER Releases Epic Music Video For Brand New Single, “Pandemonium” With his captivating debut ‘Gothic Electronic Anthems’ in 2003, Gothminister Bjørn Alexander Brem took the dark music scene by storm, unleashing a thunder of pitch-black magic. Powerful metal riffs march relentlessly arm in arm with huge […]
NewsSTREAM HERE || WATCH THE VIDEO HERE || TAKEN FROM HIS UPCOMING SECOND SOLO ALBUM ‘MILK’ PLUS, UK HEADLINE DATES + SUPPORT SHOWS WITH GUN “The best voice in rock this side of the Atlantic.”– The Sunday Times“MacFarlane belts out hard, driving sounds with catchy-as-hell […]
NewsTHE SLUAGH EMERGE FROM THE IRISH UNDERGROUND WITH IMPRESSIVE SYMPHONIC TECHNICAL METAL SINGLE, ‘I bhFolach’. New single, ‘I bhFolach’ [Irish for ‘Hidden’] is out now, and can be accessed via this link. The Sluagh [meaning “Army/Host” in Gaelic] bring a striking dynamic to the Death Metal […]
NewsPre-order/add/save link: https://lnk.to/HoneyMotelCartoons ‘Cartoons’ talks about the machine of life. That psychological cog that we all become apart of at some point in our lives. A cog that chews us up and spits us out. A cog that’s always turning and turning, day by day, week […]
News‘Drop the Reins’ is the latest release for Sweden’s Hong Faux. It is a heavy riff based, classic Hong Faux track written exclusively as a homage to Miles Davis and rock n’ roll. Can you spot all the Miles-references? Pre-order/add/save link: https://bfan.link/HongFaux-drop-the-reins ABOUT HONG FAUXEver since Hong Faux’s very first recorded notes that started […]
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