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British guitar sensation SOPHIE LLOYD has dropped her brand new single and video for ‘Runaway (Feat. Michael Starr)’. Teaming up with the STEEL PANTHER frontman, the collaboration tells the story of a young girl born to rock and her metalhead parents, who goes on to […]
NewsAlbum issued November 10th, 2023 via Atomic Fire; preorders available. It is impossible to talk about experimental or avant garde metal without mentioning long-running metal icons, MESHUGGAH. Since forming in 1987 in Umeå, Sweden, MESHUGGAH has developed into one of the most technically complex and […]
NewsAt its best, prog can be a safe haven from the storm outside, a soothing experience with healing and escapist qualities. Genuine musicianship, pure emotion and a penchant for supreme melody make this music a journey, an experience for which records and headphones were invented […]
NewsThe Metal Queen Returns! LEE AARON – RADIO ON!LABEL: METALVILLE RECORDSRELEASE DATE: JULY 23rd 2021 It’s been a long time since it really felt like the sun was shining. The last year we’ve stumbled through gloom and fear under steel grey skies, with our friends and […]
NewsDeath metal band DEATH REICH will release their sophomore EP, “Death Camp”, on July 16th 2021 via Non Serviam Records. On July 16th the band unleashes the first EP “Death Camp”. Its primitive intro evolves into a progressive verse that mutates into an aggressive chorus […]
NewsRussian gothic doom metal band Inner Missing released their eight studio album Deluge on June 23rd 2021 via Inverse Records. Inner Missing was formed back in 2008 and they have been very productive since then and toured extensively with bands such as My Dying Bride, Katatonia, Saturnus […]
NewsDark UK Industrial Metal PARRILLA – FEMME FATALE: ENSNARED BY VENUSLABEL: INDEPENDENT RELEASERELEASE DATE: JULY 30th 2021 There are treasures that catch our eye and snare our soul – a glitter of gold in the darkness, a cold gleam of starlight in a clouded night sky. […]
NewsGoo Goo Dolls Release ‘Rarities’ – A New Compilation Album of Previously Unreleased Songs from 1995 to 2007 Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling band Goo Goo Dolls has officially released their brand-new compilation album Rarities. A retrospective collection of 20 songs spanning Goo Goo Dolls’ career from 1995 […]
NewsThe Members release their new video for ‘Lovesongs (Joe Strummer Told Me)’ from the current album ‘Betsitland’. JC Carroll and The Members today release the fantastic new video for ‘Lovesongs (Joe Strummer Told Me). The song is based on advice given to JC by Joe […]
NewsFinnish Lahti-based melodic hard rock band Highway Queen released a new single ‘You Better Run’. Guitarist Teemu Kääriäinen comments:” “You Better Run” is a melodic rock song. It has a mystic and melodic verse, but the song has a strong and powerful chorus. The solo […]
NewsThe Nordic Cult Returns VULTURE LORD – DESECRATION RITELABEL: ODIUM RECORDSRELEASE DATE: JUNE 2021 “If a god of light and love ever did exist…he is long since dead.” – The Masque Of The Red Death A barren landscape illuminated only by the pale grey light […]
NewsWhen Randy Rhoads joined the Ozzy Osbourne band at the end of 1979 he not only helped to transform the career of the ex-Black Sabbath front man, he also helped to redefine the metal scene of the 1980’s and has been a prominent influence for […]
News‘Pure’ is Robben Ford’s brand-new instrumental studio album – the first one since “Tiger Walk” from 1997 – is released 27 August 2021 on earMUSIC. With nine unique tracks, the album features a “pure” Robben Ford – this guitar virtuoso who has a tremendous music […]
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