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Halestorm are thrilled to share that their upcoming UK headline tour is completely sold out, three months in advance. The September shows form the band’s biggest UK run yet and include London’s O2 Academy Brixton, a bucket-list venue for the group. Halestorm can also confirm that special guests on the …

After yesterday, the sight of no rain and straw on the arena floor is much welcomed, and it’s definitely a more optimistic punter that takes their place in front of the Lemmy Stage. It certainly buoys Avatar (8) as well, who are going from strength to strength with every performance …

I had a chat with Avatar drummer John Alfredsson about new album Feathers and Flesh, the challenges in writing a concept album and Frank Zappa, amongst other things….    

AVATAR have launched the first two tracks off their forthcoming concept album ‘Feathers & Flesh’ wich is set for release on Friday, 13th May, 2016 via Another Century. The songs ‘Regret’ and ‘House of the Eternal Hunt’ are being released in tandem – check them out here: http://vevo.ly/21Emgl “What you have is …

SAINT DIABLO Tapped to Support Avatar & September Mourning on Upcoming ‘Hail the Apocalypse’ Tour SAINT DIABLO have been confirmed as support for Avatar and September Mourning on select dates of the upcoming ‘Hail The Apocalypse’ tour. The band will jump on the tour starting January 26 in Birmingham, AL. …

Huntress Premières New Single ‘Flesh’ And Lyric Video Exclusively With Revolver Magazine! U.S. Tour Dates Announced With Avatar, Gemini Syndrome & First Decree! HUNTRESS are on the verge of releasing their third studio album STATIC on September 25th via Napalm Records. The powerful pentad’s first single Flesh premiered today on REVOLVERMAG.COM with a …

PlanetMosh have compiled a poll for the best albums released in 2014 and now we are asking YOU, our readers, to pick your three favourite albums from 2014. The Poll will remain open until Saturday December 27th at 18.00. Will you agree with our Staff ?  The PlanetMosh Album Of …

Unless you’re a resident of Bristol, the novelty of a gig in the underbelly of a boat is something to behold – particularly when the Thekla is a wonderful little venue that has a fantastic sound system: the three bands on tonight benefit from it fantastically. On arrival, with twenty …

Wacken X-mas calendar announcements is in full flow. Here is a list of last week’s announcements: The first bands revealed on the 1st were STRATOVARIUS and ANGRA. Tuesday 2nd: Shining – Get ready for some melancholy – Shining from Sweden are on the way to the Wacken Open Air 2015! …

Industrial Metal Monsters Killus present the first video extracted from their successful record “Feel the Monster”, which was premiered through LaEstadea.com http://youtu.be/uWK30Sk9JrU The video has been directed by Celeste Barria in collaboration with Triangle Creatiu and it shows all the aggressiveness and power of the band banda in a very  …

Unstoppable Metal Monsters Killus have recently been confirmed as special guest for the upcoming European tour of Avatar and The Defiled! The band continues presenting their successful and latest album “Feel The Monster” throughout the European territory, visiting countries such as Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, France and the UK. Until November 23 the band will rotate with Avatar and The …

November UK Tour Announced Single: “Vultures Fly” Released: 17th November 2014 Album: “Hail The Apocalypse” (CD, Gain Music) Out Now 2014 has been a busy year so far for Avatar with the release of their triumphant album ‘Hail The Apocalypse’ (a USA Billboard Top 100 entry) as well as playing at the …

Problems with flights meant Graveyard were unable to play their main stage slot, so swapped with Avatar.  Avatar made the most of the main stage slot putting in a very entertaining performance that definitely won them a load of new fans.  Here are some photos from their set… [flickrapi user=”planet …

The sun dawned over the final day of Catton Park… well, it would have if it could have been seen through the heavy clouds and incessant rain which had unleashed itself over southern Derbyshire in the early hours of the morning and showed no sign of abating a sodden campers …

      Following a slightly earlier than scheduled set on main stage at this years Bloodstock, we managed a few minutes with the band post set. We discuss the festival, videos, current and future plans, including the upcoming tour with The Defiled           http://avatarmetal.com/ https://www.facebook.com/avatarmetal

After the sudden cancellation of ALT-FEST, which was set to take place August 15th – 17th, THE DEFILED have announced a last minute replacement show down the road in Corby.   The band will headline at the Zombie Hut on Friday 15th August, bringing with them special guests MY RUIN …

And so, the final day of Download 2014. And this time it’s overcast. The rain has not been hard but it’s definitely a lot cloudier than before – a welcome relief for many of the punters. Elliott and Ant give their opinions on this final day. For me the day …

While circuses may fascinate many – either in terms of the tongue-in-cheek grotesquery of the ‘carny’ or the slapstick farce of clowns chucking water over each other – personally I’ve never quite seen the attraction.  They’re often facile and meaningless – and those which inflict needless cruelty on animals just …