Sunday midday saw Aborted playing the main stage at Bloodstock.  Here are some photos from their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646180308910″ size=”z” count=”100″]

EnkElination played the Jaegermeister stage on the Sunday at Bloodstock.  The band recently released their debut album, Tears of Lust and their set at Bloodstock was based on material from the album.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646538476796″ size=”z” count=”100″]

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 …

Amon Amarth brought us pyro, smoke and some superb viking metal on the Sunday at Bloodstock, putting in one of the top performances of the day in my opinion.  Here are some photos from their set…. [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646176015107″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Sunday at Bloodstock saw a return from metal veterans Saxon.  Saxon fans had a double treat as the art gallery on site was displaying several paintings by Paul Gregory from Saxon album covers.  Below are some photos of Saxon performing their set on the main stage… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” …

Friday at Bloodstock saw a long overdue return to the UK by Flotsam and Jetsam.  Check our Friday review to see what Dennis thought of their performance.  Below are some photos from their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646477033355″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Aonia are a band from the East Midlands who play metal with female operatic vocals.  They are unusual though in that instead of having a single classically trained vocalist either by themself of paired with a male singer doing growls, Aonia have two classically trained (i.e. operatic style) female vocalists. …

Brighton based band, Bad for Lazarus, have a lineup that includes former members of bands including The eighties matchbox B-line disaster, Unkle and Nine inch nails, so you probably expect these different musical backgrounds to lead to an interesting combination, and you aren’t going to be disappointed. I’m not sure …

Dutch band Revamp, fronted by Floor Jansen (who also sings in Nightwish) played the main stage at Bloodstock on the Sunday morning.  Initially there was heavy rain but this didn’t deter the crowds, and the sun soon came out.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” …

One of the bands that played on the Thursday night at this year’s Bloodstock festival was Balls Deep, from Stoke on Trent.  Here are a few photos of their set….     [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646471623955″ size=”z” count=”100″]

If you were to stop a random person on the street and ask them to name a blues musician, the chances are they’d come out with names like John Lee Hooker, BB King, or maybe even Joe Bonamassa.  If you were to ask them to name a Blues-Rock musician or …

The Courtesans are a London based all female band consisting of Sinead La Bella (vocals), Saffire Sanchez (guitar), Agnes Jones (bass) and Victoria Brown (drums).  Their music is dark, sultry, fascinating and addictive.  Their live shows are a blend of beautiful music, superb vocals and a large theatrical element as …

British Power Metal band Dragonforce release their sixth album in August.  Entitled Maximum Overload, it’s their second album with their current singer Marc Hudson, and will be followed by a Headline tour of the UK – and unlike many bands that announce a “UK tour”, this one isn’t jsut dates …

Last year the legendary Wacken festival in Germany welcomed 75,000 fans to watch over 120 bands spread over seven stages.  Unlike 2012, 2013 was notable for the beautiful hot sunshine that lasted almost all weekend with just a couple of short downpours.  If you haven’t been then it’s certainly a …

Virgil & The Accelerators are set to release a brand new studio album “Army of Three” on Monday 6thOctober via Mystic Records. The band will support the release of the album with the single and accompanying promo video “All Night Long”. The new album dovetails Virgil & The Accelerators’ nationwide …

,SunsetIt’s been three years since those drunken pirate metallers at Alestorm last gave us a new studio album (Back through time), but happily they sobered up long enough to write and record a new album – Sunset on the golden age.  Ok to be fair to them they have released …

In June Unisonic released their EP “For the Kingdom” to whet the appetite of fans for this their second album.  The band emerged two years ago, releasing a debut EP and following that with an album.  The band hit the headlines for reuniting two legends of German rock/metal – Kai …

Chicago XXXVI: Now is the first album of completely new material from the band for eight years.  As it’s the 23rd album over the course of 47 years from the soft-rock giants (36th if you include live albums and compilations), then it’s safe to say that nobody is expecting anything …

“Disciple” is the debut EP from South Wales metal band Beneath the divine. It’s a five track EP, with the first track, “Disciple” being more of an intro than a normal song, but at 2 minutes long it’s longer than an average album intro.  A philosophical spoken voice track with …

With only six weeks to go until Alt-Fest, taking place 15th – 17th August at Boughton Estate Kettering, the event today reveals a raft of new acts across the Metal, Gothic and other stages, including several exclusive bookings. Tickets to Alt-Fest are available now from Alt-Fest.com. God Seed, featuring former …