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BAND RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘RED’ FOR ANIME KENGAN ASHURA & ANNOUNCE ALBUM, ‘PLAYDEAD’, DUE 27th SEPTEMBER via UNFD. Japanese genre-bending powerhouse SiM have announced their forthcoming new album Playdead, due out on 27th September via UNFD. In celebration, the band have released new single ‘Red’ taken from the […]
NewsMidwestern metal act OF VIRTUE have released their brand new single and music video for ‘Sober’, a cautionary tale on substance abuse taken from their upcoming full-length album Omen, due 29th September via Arising Empire. Watch the music video to latest single ‘Sober’ here.Pre-order Omen here. On the […]
News‘CLOUDS (Ft. VIOLETTE WAUTIER)’ STREAMING NOW. Boundary-breaking Thai alt-metal outfit DEFYING DECAY have returned with the release of their new single ‘Cloud’, accompanied by a superbly-shot ethereal music video. Mixed by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me The Horizon, Blink-182, Yungblud), and available in Dolby Atmos, the track is the […]
NewsA first post-lockdown trip back to the hallowed turf of the Robin 2, Bilston sees the self-styled ‘R n B Club’ getting back to its roots with a smorgasbord from the Deep South oeuvre in the shape of the Blues Caravan. A resident fixture of […]
Gig reviews‘None of Your Business’ will be the band’s first album since 2013. Caravan release “If I was To Fly” the first new single & animated video from It’s None Of Your Business – their new studio album out on 8th October. Following the announcement from, […]
NewsDay 3 – September 12th. Take day 2 and repeat, up, shower, dress and it’s off to the golden arches. Breakfast and a yarn about Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime is the topic of conversation. If you’ve not seen it, it’s well worth a watch. […]
Gig reviewsI don’t think there is a better way of spending a Wednesday evening that at a live music venue watching and listening to the one thing the last 16 months deprived us all of so badly. Tonight KK’s is buzzing, so many Wildhearts fans have […]
Gig reviewsDay 2 – September 11th This was an earlier start so it was a case of up early shower, dressed and off to the infamous double gold arches for a spot of breakfast. Knowing it was going to be a long day and that the […]
Gig reviewsDay 1 – September 10th Well the time has come to leave for Rock in the Bowl 2021, and to be honest I’m not feeling it. I’m not sure what it is, maybe the fact that it is now a 3-day event instead of the […]
Gig reviewsFEATURING… IDLES HAPPY MONDAYSECHO & THE BUNNYMEN || FRIENDLY FIRESSLEEPER || CAST || BLACK GRAPE || ASH || ECHOBELLYTHE WEDDING PRESENT || GLASVEGAS || MARQUIS DRIVE& MANY MORE A BRAND NEW TWO DAY FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVELY CURATED BY ALAN McGEE@ WEST PARK, WOLVERHAMPTON – 28-29th MAY […]
NewsJohn Grant made a visit to Liverpool and the beautiful surroundings of Liverpool’s Grand Central Hall was his stage for the night. This tour came not long after the release of his 5th album “The Boy From Michigan” received some great reviews. This is a […]
Gig reviewsGLOUCESTER DATE FOR INFLUENTIAL ELECTRONIC OUTFIT – 18 SEPTEMBER 2021 Influential British electronic outfit DREADZONE will bring their 2021 tour to Gloucester Guildhall this Autumn (18 September). One of the most energetic, exciting and powerful live bands to emerge from the post-rave scene, Dreadzone have steadily […]
NewsTonight is the opening night of the Inglorious tour and where better to start than at such an iconic venue as Rock City. It did feel good to walk up the steps for the first time in over 19 months due to the ‘C’ word, […]
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