Armored Dawn, the Brazilian Viking metal band from Sao Paulo release their album  Viking Zombie (Deluxe Edition) via  The Orchard/Sony in the UK on 20 th March 2020.  Recorded in Sao Paulo, the album was produced by drummer  Rodrigo Oliveira and bassist  Heros Trench. The deluxe edition consists of 14 tracks, including …

Raise a glass to Lemmy!  Motörhead Spirits are proud to announce their Gold Award win at The Spirit Business prestigious Rum & Cachaça Masters 2020, for Motörhead Premium Dark Rum in the ‘Rum Aged 7-12’ Years category. Uncompromising, iconic and innovative – three of the values at the core of …

On April 24, Eagle Rock Entertainment will present legendary British Rock ‘N’ Roll icons and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame® inductees Def Leppard: London to Vegas. This limited edition 2Blu-ray+4CD, 2DVD+4CD, DVD/Blu-ray+2CD and digital format release features two spectacular concert films: Hysteria At The O2 and Hits Vegas, Live …

Tonight saw Sabaton play their only UK gig on their current tour, at a sold-out Wembley arena. On this tour they’ve got two excellent support acts in the form of Amaranthe and Apocalyptica. First up was Amaranthe. I first saw them play 9 years ago and while they were impressive …

Way back in the 80s when you said “Stadium rock”, the name that came to most people’s minds was Bon Jovi. Sadly it’s been many years since they made any great new music, and live shows have declined too. Happily there are bands making great stadium rock music today, and …

When it comes to Southern rock, The Outlaws are a band whose history dates back over 45 years – this is a band that counts Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker band and The Allman brothers as their contemporaries. They’re best known for songs on their 1975 debut album including “There …

“Believe” is the eighth studio album from Blues rock guitarist Albert Cummings. It features songs such as the blues classic “Red rooster” (also called “Little red rooster”), Van Morrison’s “Crazy love”, Freddie King’s “Me and my guitar” and more. The album was recorded at Muscle shoals studio – a studio …

Ahead of her tour to promote the new album, Tarja Turunen made time to do two special shows. The first was at Obecní Dum – Smetana Hall in Prague, a beautiful historic venue. The second show, two days later was in Bucharest and was performed in the round with the …

New NIGHTWISH studio album ‘HUMAN. :II: NATURE.’ to be released on April, 10th! Pre-orders start February 7th! Tuomas once said that whenever he creates a new record he has the intention of capturing something rare and unique, a monument and a true album experience. In 2020 he’s certain to achieve …

German heavy metal band Rage have signed to SPV/Steamhammer to release their new album – Wings of Rage. It’s their 25th studio album. Formed in 1984, Peter Wagner is the only member to remain from the original lineup. They come from a great time for German metal, hitting the scene …

British melodic rock legends Magnum release their 21st studio album in January. They released their debut album in 1978, and have been regularly recording and releasing new albums for the 40+ years that followed. With a new Magnum album you’ve always got a pretty good idea what to expect as …

“Battleground” is the new live album from Southern Hard Rock band, Molly Hatchet. It’s a double album featuring 19 tracks and was recorded at shows in Pratteln, Switczerland, Ludwigsburg, Germany and during their 40th anniversary tour in the US. Molly Hatchet are a band that really come alive on stage …

Prong released “Age of defiance”, their new EP in late 2019. The crossover metal band have been around since the late 80s and are still going strong although the lineup has changed regularly with Tommy Victor being the only member to be in the band throughout their history. In fact …

Malone Sibun are a new band that were nominated in the best band category at the European blues awards in 2019 despite not having released an album at that point. Their debut album, “Come together” will be released at the end of January 2020. The band takes it’s name from …

Tonight involved plenty of options for music fans including the Gun/Dan Reed Network/FM triple bill gig, but I opted instead for Sonata Arctica. This gig also three bands on the bill with support from Edge of Paradise and Temple Balls.   First up was Temple Balls – an odd name …

Slash – Living the dream tour or to give it the full title, “Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the conspirators – Living the dream tour” is the new live release from Slash and Myles Kennedy. As the name suggests, it was recorded on the tour that followed the release of …

This is a two DVD release that could easily have been released as two separate DVDs. The first DVD, CURÆTION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There, was filmed at the Royal Festival Hall on 24th June 2019, the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown festival …

Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen celebrated her 25th anniversary in music with two special shows last month. Most singers would probably have a few weeks off after something like that but Anneke van Giersbergen is already back on tour, this time with an orchestra. Over the years Anneke has released …

In the late 80s Dan Reed Network came on the scene and immediately stood out with their funk laden songs. The band’s first two albums , 1988’s self titled debut and 1989’s “Slam” are now being reissued which coincides with the 30th anniversary of “Slam” and comes ahead of the …

Turbokill are a new band from Germany formed by Stephan Dietrich, former vocalist with Alpha Tiger. The band released their dfebut EP last year and after signing to Steamhammer/SPV they’ve now got their debut album out. It’s an album which draws on classic heavy metal for it’s sound. the album …