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ALKALOID are mad scientists. With each album, the extreme metal concocters have poked and prodded at mysterious phenomena both of this world and far beyond. The band are now proudly presenting the title track of their upcoming album “Numen”. The new offering is now streaming via the […]
NewsSee FEARING’s Shadowy Music Video for “Destroyer” The moody, brooding, darkwave banger appears on the album of the same name out September 29th. See FEARING on tour with Portrayal of Guilt. “…a bold voyage into auditory landscapes that beautifully balance contrasting tones—pairing the sombre and […]
NewsOCTOBER 2023 HEADLINE UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS TICKETS ON SALE 9AM ON FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2023 TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM “The Damn Truth are an out of body experience!” – Planet Mosh, 5 Stars “With a near sell-out crowd eagerly awaiting their arrival, the […]
NewsDELUXE BOX SET, 2LP, 1CD & DIGITAL Released on 10th June Multi-platinum selling English supergroup ASIA recently announced they are to release ASIA In Asia – Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983, as a Deluxe box set containing: 2LP, 2xCD, 40 page 12” book, Blu-ray […]
NewsTwo rock bands stick out for me one from each side of the Atlantic, both brilliant live and neither have quite reached the heights their music has deserved. The American band is Y&T their English brother from another mother being Thunder so you can guess […]
Album reviewsCats In Space: Official ‘Poke The Witch’ Video! “We never thought we would be upstaged by dancing dogs and a Witch…!” But that’s all part of the wonderful new video for CATS in SPACE brand new single ‘POKE THE WITCH’, the first release from their […]
NewsFinnish alternative death metal band Extinction In Progress released their long-awaited debut album Shades of Pale via Inverse Records. The basis of the album is cast firmly from modern, aggressive death metal, in which emotions from a wide spectrum are skillfully woven into: from fragile, beautiful […]
News‘THE FIGHTER’ is a fantastic, impressive, and multi-layered album. It is indebted to the blues and rock tradition, but never anachronistic, always modern, but never concerned about trends. Songs like the great ‘SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE’, the straight rocker ‘KINGDOMS’ and the new high-energy single […]
NewsIt’s a Wednesday night, Easter is on its way and Bilston was about to be torn a new one as Thrash and Death Metal enthusiasts descended on the Robin 2 to hear the Swiss Misses [sort of] of the Burning Witches perform a double-header with […]
Gig reviewsFinnish 1996 founded melancholic metal band DENIGRATE has released their third full length album. Album titled “Blackguard” is doom metal flavored and maybe the darkest album so far by the band. Since Denigrate was found the inevitable vibe of the band was to be dark, […]
NewsSTREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE || WATCH VIDEO HERE TAKEN FROM NEW EP: ‘CHIASM’ – SET FOR RELEASE 13 MAY 2022. “Paving the way in electronic music”Hunger Magazine “The crushing intensity of their music comes equipped with a redemptive, blissful edge”Clash Magazine TEMPLE INVISIBLE – have […]
NewsSTREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERENEW SINGLE ARRIVES AHEAD OF FIRST-EVER UK HEADLINE TOUR+ NEW ALBUM: ‘WONDERFUL OBLIVION’ AVAILABLE IN THE UK, 6 MAY 2022 VIA ANTI-FRAGILE MUSIC Ahead of their first-ever UK headline tour – CHARM OF FINCHES – are releasing a spine-tingling rendition of […]
NewsFollowing the release of “Infinite” and “Murphy’s Law” feat. Florent Salfati (Landmvrks), Suasion are now dropping their first brand-new single “Transformation” along with a music video today! The cinematic electronic metalcore architects Suasion have also announced that they are almost finished in the studio of […]
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