Summer 2020 is a very different landscape from the usual event-packed few months, so to maintain a sense of community, Into The Grave has joined forces with twelve of the best independent metal festivals in Europe to create a unique online event for both bands and fans! The European Metal …

German band Beyond the black are back with a new album – Horizons. It’s their second release since a major lineup change in 2016 shortly after the release of their second album. Since that time though the band has gone from strength to strength and the linup has remained stable. …

British band Vega have been around for over a decade now and have released five studio albums in that time as well as playing plenty of gigs and festivals. I first saw them live in 2011 and was very impressed, and their next album (What the hell) wasexcellent. Sadly for …

Pirate metallers Alestorm are back with their sixth studio album. While critics will no doubt moan about how they must be scraping the bottom of the barrel for pirate themes to sing about, the band won’t care and nor will their fans, and if you’ve seen the crowds they attract …

Dion has been making music since the 50s having had 39 top 40 hits in the late 50s and early 60s including “The Wanderer” and “Runaround Sue”. He’s not stopped making music and now aged 80 he’s releasing his latest album. For this album as the title suggests, Dion has …

Taken from Samantha’s latest studio album “Kill Or Be Kind”, which received rave reviews when released in September 2019, “Dream Girl” is a sublime track that showcases the more downtempo side of Samantha’s eclectic musical palate. “The “Dream Girl “ single was released on Friday 15, May 2020. “Dream Girl is about trying to …

Clutch will perform a streamed concert titled “Live From The Doom Saloon Volume 1” on May 27th. They will be supported remotely by Crowbar, Blacktop Mojo, and Saul. This unique online concert format has been produced in conjunction with Sound Talent Group (STG), and LiveFrom Events and will use cutting-edge streaming technology to close …

For the first time ever, twice Grammy®-nominated band Gojira will host an official stream of their previously unreleased Live At Red Rocks concert on May 20, 2020. The show broadcasts exclusively from the band’s official site (www.gojira-music.com) for 24 hours only, beginning at 9pm BST (4pm ET) May 20 until …

Dropkick Murphys return Friday, 29th May for their Streaming Outta Fenway free live stream performance. The band will be joined (remotely) by longtime friend Bruce Springsteen for a special “double play” of one DKM song and one Springsteen song. The full electric performance–with no live audience–will be simulcast worldwide from Fenway Park in Boston on Friday, May 29 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time / 3:00 PM Pacific Time on the …

At the end of March Dakesis released their latest album Fractures. As such this review is a bit overdue but I’m going to take the view that April didnt happen (if it did then surely we’d remember doing stuff), so that means the album has only been out a couple …

Following restrictions being put in place banning large events in a number of countries for the next few months, Rammstein have bowed to the inevitable and announced their tour will not go ahead…   Due to local event restrictions related to COVID-19, which now affect almost all planned dates, the …

Sadly the inevitable has happened and this years Bloodstock festival is cancelled.  Read the official statement here….   Following the ongoing government guidance on mass gatherings and social distancing, we are extremely disappointed to announce that this year’s BLOODSTOCK will no longer be going ahead. We respect the government’s mandate …

I last saw Samantha Fish in May last year at the Stables in Milton Keynes. I thought at the time that it wouldn’t be long before she was playing bigger venues in the UK, and I was right as this tour saw her playing and selling out the Islington Assembly …

In 2017 Behemoth Frontman, Nergal aka Adam Darski, released an album (Songs of Love and Death) that was a world away from the music he’s made for years with Behemoth. Released under the name “Me and that man”, the album recorded with John Porter was a superb piece of work …

Four Dio albums are being re-released in a newly remastered form. The albums are the studio albums from 1996 to 2004 – Angry Machines (1996), Magica (2000), Killing The Dragon (2002), and Master Of The Moon (2004). The albums have been out of print for a long time so for …

One thing I love about being asked to review a “Blues” album is the wide range that the blues genre covers meaning that I’m never sure what to expect from the album unless it’s from an artist I listen to regularly. This is the debut solo album from 24 year …

This is the third album from German/Italian band The unity. The band features former members of Firewind and Gamma Ray – former Gamma Ray members Henjo Richter (guitars) and Michael Ehré (drums) along with Gianbattista Manenti (vocals), Jogi Sweers (bass) and Sascha Onnen (keyboards). It’s a great blend of sounds. …

Louisiana slide-guitarist Sonny Landreth has a new album, just released via Provogue/Mascot label group. Entitled “Blacktop run” it’s a mix of songs and instrumentals with a wide level of diversity. “Don’t ask me” is primarily accordion and percussion and while acoustic it’s got a more intricate sound than a typical …

Not many bands reach 50 years together as a band, and even fewer are still making and releasing new albums regularly after 50 years, but that’s exactly what Wishbone Ash are doing – releasing their new album as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. They’ve had plenty of lineup changes over …

Last year Ayreon played their second set of shows. The first was their first live shows in the existence of the band, and they played several sold out shows in Tilburg entitled “Ayreon universe”. This time it was “Electric castle live and other tales”. As the title suggests, it was …