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RELEASES SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘THE HEARTROOT ROTS’ Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari has announced his long-awaited solo project BJØRKØ, which features an array of stellar guest vocals and collaborations, including the debut single ‘The Heartroot Rots’ which features Carcass‘ Jeff Walker. A journey 15 years in the making, […]
NewsCheck out Firestar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyfb0iONIXA Sometimes pure coincidence or seemingly inconspicuous little details can turn a very good album into an outstanding release. In the case of ‘Firestar’, the latest studio recording by Hamburg power metal act Iron Savior, it has come as a real surprise […]
News‘WILL THIS HOLD TOGETHER?’ DUE 6th OCTOBER via FORT RECORDS Cambridge four-piece Brave Liaison have dropped their new single ‘Spike’, recorded with Adrian Bushby (Muse, Foo Fighters) at Otterhead Studios. The track is taken from their newly announced EP Will This Hold Together?, due 6th October via […]
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 […]
NewsListen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAK9cOjynwI Las Vegas based punk rock outfit Gob Patrol have unleashed a hard and angsty punk offering with their new single ‘Supposed to Do’. The single is out now on all digital platforms through Riot Records. ‘Supposed to Do’ is the first new material from Gob Patrol since the release […]
NewsLead singer Luke Spiller comments, “We are bursting with excitement to be coming back to our home country to see you all once more. It’s been far too long and we are more than ready to make up for lost time. Can’t wait to make some […]
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