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AVATAR GET FOSSIL NAMED AFTER THEM; GO #1 IN USA The Swedish madcap visionaries known as AVATAR, have had a fossil named after them. Discovered by Dr. Ben Thuy, a paleontologist at the Luxembourg Natural History Museum, this fossil is now known as Ophiocoma avatar. They’ve also had […]
NewsAtlanta-based rock n’ rollers STARBENDERS release new single ‘We’re Not Ok’ and tackle illness and addiction with the announcement of their new album, Take Back the Night, due for release 11th August via Sumerian Records. Watch the music video for ‘We’re Not Ok’ here.Pre-order Take Back the Night […]
NewsCheck out ‘Fever’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOSYSnSJ4Uc Paris-based alternative rock force, ONLAP, has premiered a lyric video for their new single “Fever”! The track will be part of the band’s upcoming, first full-length album, that is scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2024 via AFM Records. ONLAP comments: […]
NewsThe Jazz festival returned to Cheltenham’s Montpellier Gardens after having no events in 2020 or 2021 with a bright array of performers straddling, but not confined to, the jazz genre. The public were treated to everything from the R&B/soul of Lola Young (she was the […]
Gig reviewsLyric video for lead single, ‘Smoke Without A Fire’ launched and album availoable for pre-order. Vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Claus Lessmann and Michael Voss (ex-CASANOVA, ex-MAD MAX; producer of acts such as Michael Schenker): a combination that makes rock fans sit up immediately. That’s why Atomic Fire Records […]
NewsHeart Attack have a lot of steam to let off and today, heavy and grooving thrash join forces to provide you with a great headbang experience with no shortage of a full metal onslaught! In the brand-new video single “The Messenger” the band explores the […]
News“The frontwoman’s star continues to burn brightly….Dance Fever sees Welch return to the euphoric, stadium-sized anthems that defined her early career” – Vogue Listen HERE Florence + The Machine today releases her highly-anticipated new album, Dance Fever. The album features previously-released tracks ’My Love’, ‘Free’, ‘King’ and ‘Heaven is Here’, […]
NewsThe new EP arrives as the band unleash the flaming-hot grooves of their final single from the release:“When It’s Gone”. LISTEN HERE Thundering through a riotous blend of fuzzy reverb, vintage-tinted guitar lines, heady instrumentals and booming vocals, “When It’s Gone” is the latest offering […]
NewsL-R (1998):Tom Naumann (guitars), Mat Sinner (bass, vocals),Ralf Scheepers (vocals), Klaus Sperling (drums)Photo Credit: Rainer Ill Founded by bassist Mat Sinner and vocalist Ralf Scheepers, and completed by guitarist Tom Naumann and drummer Klaus Sperling shortly after, German metal commandos PRIMAL FEAR started to pave […]
NewsThe world’s favourite rebel Billy Idol has rescheduled The Roadside Tour 2022 with new dates now set for October 2022. All existing tickets are still valid for the revised dates. Says Billy Idol: “As many of you know, this year has dealt me some health […]
NewsOn May 6th Xander and the Peace Pirates released their eagerly anticipated 10-track album ‘Order Out Of Chaos’. If you’re a lover of rock and soul, subtle riffs that haunt and send the listener, stunning vocals and guitar mastery, beguiling and infectious melodies, Xander And The Peace […]
NewsWhat’s the definition of a gentleman?Somebody that knows how to play the accordion, but doesn’t. Unfortunately, JC Carroll is no gentleman so it is time to unleash his Roots Folk album unto the world. ‘This Is Our Record’ from The Wise Monkeys will be released […]
NewsFor fans of Judas Priest, D.A.D., Mustasch. Battering Ram comes from a small Swedish mining town – Filipstad. A place you never heard of, a place you’ve never been to and a place you most likely will never visit. Up there north, in the Scandinavian […]
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