At the height of the 2000s, there was a swarm of indie, garage and rock and roll bands, from Jet, The White Stripes to The Hives and of course Electic Six. The Detroit rockers took you to the ‘Gay Bar’ and gave you ‘Danger! High Voltage!’ off their bombastic debut …

Hard-edged grunge-rockers Vendetta Love make their first UK performance at Sheffield’s Indie-Go Resurrection bar (formerly The Devonshire Cat), tonight’s event was organised by Red Pen promotions. On stage tonight, are three blistering acts: ‘Bad Heritage’, ‘Eddie & The Wolves’ and of course Irish headliners Vendetta Love. BAD HERITAGE is a …

DIM GRAYTHE WAVE WE THOUGHT WE’D RIDE FOREVER (live) new singleout 26.06.24[Grim Day Records]stream  |  video In August and September 2023, Norwegian rock quintet Dim Gray undertook their first extensive tour of the UK and Europe, playing 15 dates across nine countries with Big Big Train. The band recorded each show and …

ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘VIRTUAL SUMMER’ DUE FOR RELEASE ON EARACHE RECORDS 27TH SEPTEMBER 2024 PRE-ORDER NOW Melodic rock extraordinaire and multi-instrumentalist Sam Millar releases his new single “Deja Vu” today. A track that evokes epic, boombox-hoisting synthwave whilst bringing the magnificence of Queen-inspired guitar, “Deja Vu” is taken from Millar’s …

“Three Kings” is the enthralling new single by Genus Ordinis Dei. This symphonic death metal masterpiece beckons listeners into a realm of relentless energy and breathtaking musicality. The song is a tale of betrayal, survival, and redemption. Two kings, each betrayed by those closest to them, fight against the odds to reclaim …

Cologne-based feel-good rockers Sweet Electric announce that their debut album titled “The Monsters Are Rising” will drop into your mailboxes, playlists and air pods on November 1st 2024. The band formed in 2022 and has been on a whirlwind rise, with multiple international tours, performing on national TV for Rockpalast …

Amongst Liars release new single ‘By Design’ feat Swedish artist Felin Stream song: https://earache.lnk.to/ByDesign This single is the title track from the forthcoming album ‘By Design’, featuring Swedish pop-punk artist Felin.‘We met Felin through our management and both loved her style and the fact that she writes and sings about equality …

Tonight is the second show of Troy Redfern’s eleven-date ‘Invocation’ Headline tour at Retro Bar in Manchester. It’s great to see a few familiar gig-goers out supporting Troy. Telling them I’ve never been to Retro bar before, I’m giving a bit of a history lesson; apparently, the bar was known …

Global Mongolian rock phenomenon THE HU bring forth their riveting live album, THE HU LIVE AT GLASTONBURY, recorded at their groundbreaking debut performance at the legendary Glastonbury festival in Somerset, UK in 2023 in front of over 210,000 festival goers and streamed a record-breaking 50.3 million times across the UK and Europe via BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.  Available now on all …

The Black Vultures swoop back in with their 3rd single ‘Every Part of Me’. The Newest outing from the Welsh flyers will be released for international Radio Airplay from MAY 24th & released to all streaming platforms on June 14th. Having previously shone brightly through their earlier releases ‘Treat Me …

PIGDUM DUM BULLETfeaturing the PIG ChoirEmily Kavanaugh, Burton C Bell, Chris Connelly, Marc Heal,En Esch, Susannah Doyle, Anita Kyoda, Chris Hall, I Ya Toyah,Jim Davies, Mark Alan Griffiths, Mike Watts, Jimmy Livingstone PIG | Dum Dum Bullet video: directed by E Gabriel Edvy for Blackswitch LabsRaymond Watts aka PIG has just announced a mammoth ‘Heroin …

Acclaimed US singer-songwriter Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) recently added a third Irish show to his previously announced UK & RoI tour that takes place next month. He will play the Roísín Dubh in Galway on 20th July. Support on all dates will be provided by compatriot Nate Bergman (except 13th …

THE MARCH VIOLETS: ‘Hammer The Last Nail’ – single from upcoming album by UK post-punk/goth band out today on Metropolis Records First-generation post-punk/goth legends The March Violets signed to Metropolis Records in early 2024 and will release a brand new studio album entitled ‘Crocodile Promises’ on 19th July. A single and video …

Irish Hard Rockers, Vendetta Love continue their rise with another stand-alone single that packs a serious punch! Never a band to rest on their laurels, Dublin/Portlaoise, four-piece, Vendetta Love continues to raise the bar with their latest single, ‘Glue’ which gives off Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Frank Carter vibes, and is …

Scarlet Rebels are thrilled to announce the release of their powerful new single and video, “Streets Of Fire,” from their forthcoming album, ‘Where The Colours Meet,’ set for release on August 16, 2024. Wayne Doyle, the band’s frontman, explains, “‘Streets Of Fire’ addresses the sad state of the world, where we …

Planet Rock Radio, the UK’s number one Rock and Blues radio station brings you a new live event in conjunction with The Gig Cartel. The event is called ‘Blues Power LIVE’ aptly named after the radio station’s flagship Blues show and is hosted and curated by none other than the Blues maestro Bernard Doherty.The …

TROY REDFERN’S  “INVOCATION” UK TOUR STARTS MONDAY 17 JUNE 2024 Following the release of his critically acclaimed new album Invocation, slide guitar virtuoso Troy Redfern embarks on an 11-date UK tour from Monday, June 17th.  TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM WWW.TROYREDFERN.COM The UK tour will see Troy perform Invocation in it’s entirety, plus tracks from his previous albums that have never been played …

UK Arena Tour starts in Oct 2024 as part of 50th Anniversary celebrations You’ve heard it literally everywhere since the 1980s: on radio stations all around the world; sung by Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Mary J. Blige in the film Rock Of Ages; covered by the cast of the TV …

Japanese metal band BRIDEAR have announced their new album Born Again out June 28th via Psychomanteum Records. The album will be released on CD and all streaming platforms, with a vinyl release later in the year. A CD and merchandise bundle is available to pre-order now at the official Psychomanteum Record store – www.psychoshop.net …

Big Paul Ferguson – drummer, cofounder, co-writer of the seminal UK band Killing Joke, and former member of Murder, Inc., Crush and The Orb, has joined forces with guitarist/writer Paul Williams, of UK industrial rock band Chaos 8; and Fred Schreck, vocalist/bass player/writer of NYC-based rock band The Ancients, Satellite Paradiso and …