With ten fantastic acts already announced, including headliners THE PRODIGY, IRON MAIDEN & METALLICA, SONISPHERE has revealed ten more bands that will join the 2014 line up. The inimitable LIMP BIZKIT return to Knebworth as special guests to THE PRODIGY. One of the biggest bands to emerge from the Nu-Metal …

@Planetmosh reviews @VanCantoBand album “Dawn of the brave” on @NapalmRecords If you’ve never come across Van Canto before then you could be in for a shock – they aren’t your typical metal band.  Instead of the usual electric guitars and bass, Van Canto use vocals.  That’s right – no guitars, …

@PlanetMosh reviews the @LambOfGodBand @Decapitated @HuntressKills show in Birmingham. @Roadrunner_UK First up tonight were Huntress. At first glance they seem an odd choice to support Lamb of God as they’re nowhere near as heavy as either Lamb of God or Decapitated, but they don’t let that bother them and right …

Local band Twilights Embrace were first up.  They got the night off to a good start and as their set went on the crowd grew steadily as more people arrived so they got a good crowd and went down well.  Nice twin guitar metal sounds combined with a mix of …

On Saturday night, Evil Scarecrow played what was probably their best show to date, at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham.  Check out these photos from the show.. @EvilScarecrowUK

Polish metallers Crystal Viper are back with their new album – Possession.  Like the previous album (Crimen Excepta), Possession is a concept album but whereas “Crimen Excepta” was about holy inquisition, black magic and witches, the new album is about a young girl called Julia who is possessed. In terms …

If you’re not familiar with MaYaN , they are the side-project of Epica guitarist Mark Jansen.  For the first album (Quarterpast) he was joined by several colleagues from Epica and other musicians as well as a number of guest vocalists including Floor Jansen (Revamp, Nightwish), Henning Basse (sons of seasons), …

Back in the 90s Voodoo Sioux looked set for success.  They were touring with the likes of Little Angels and Terrorvision, were played on Tommy Vance’s Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1, and signed to Bleeding Hearts/Music For Nations.  Clearly something went wrong as the band then went silent …

Finnish band Indica released their first album in 2004.  Like the next three albums it was recorded in Finnish and while enjoying considerable success in Finland, the band had a far lower profile outside Finland.  In 2010 they released their first album sung in English – ‘A way away’.  It …

Alt-Fest are celebrating the New Year in style by announcing The Cult, set to appear on Sunday 17th of August as the final headliner for the festival. This is an exclusive UK 2014 performance that will take place over the weekend of 15th – 17th August at Boughton Estate, Kettering. …

Tonight’s support was The Wild Lies who got the night off to a good start.  When a support band is faced with a fairly empty venue when they go on stage it must be quite demoralising, and I’ve seen some bands in that situation putting in pretty underwhelming performances whereas …

No Sinner are a Blues-Rock band from Vancouver, Canada.  They take their name from their lead singer, Colleen Rennison (Rennison spelt backwards gives No Sinner).  This is their debut album, and it’s release follows them playing their first ever UK gig at the Black Heart in Camden at the end …

A stunning lineup of artists including Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson, Brian May, Alfie Boe, Kerry Ellis, Steve Balsamo, Sandi Thom, John Paul Jones, Uli Jon Roth, Brian Auger, Ian Paice, Mark King, The Temperance movement, Micky Moody and many more.

Tonight Heavens Basement and The Smoking Hearts were at Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton supporting Black Veil Brides.  With a crowd consisting of 99% teenage girls and given how dedicated BVB fans are to their band I was wondering how the support acts would fare.  The venue was packed out well …

The self-proclaimed ‘God of Fuck’ has been confirmed as the headline act for Alt-Fest – Saturday 16th August 2014. This will be the band’s only UK Festival Performance. 10 albums down, 3 Grammy nominations, a string of past band members, a truck load of covers and more controversy than the …

Tai Shan are a Finnish band that originally started out as a covers band before switching to original material.  They released their first album, “Lost horizon” in 2011 and have now released their second album, “Iceflower”. The album is completely instrumental, so if you’re not keen on instrumental albums this …

This is the self titled debut album from Italian band Roxin’ Palace.  The band only formed a year ago, so they haven’t wasted any time writing and recording this debut album.  What is surprising though is how good the album sounds for a band that is so new.  They’ve got …

Bullet bill are a London based band who have played gigs in many pubs and small venues around the capital.  They started to record their debut album in late 2011, but it was over a year later before recording was complete and the album was mixed and mastered.  The album …

Tipsy road are a Swiss rock band that formed in 2007.  In 2009 they released their debut EP, Breakin’ the line.  Four years later, in 2013 they have finally released their debut album – Somewhere alive. Despite the “somewhere alive” title, it’s not a live album, but is actually their …

Danish band Black Succubi was formed in 2005 in Copenhagen.  Following the release of the debut EP and some lineup changes, the band released their self-titled debut album in 2008.  Following more lineup changes, the band started to record their second album in 2012, and now in late 2013 it …