Thrash metal icons, SACRED REICH have announced their long-awaited new album, ‘Awakening’, their first new music in 23 years, will be released on 23rd August via Metal Blade Records. Today the band drop the title track at DSPs for streaming and purchase, as well as an accompanying music video, shot …

Today, multi-platinum Danish rock band VOLBEAT debut the music video for their new song “Last Day Under The Sun,” from their upcoming album Rewind, Replay, Rebound. The video was directed by Jakob Printzlau, who has previously directed VOLBEAT’s videos for “The Devil’s Bleeding Crown,” “Lonesome Rider”, “16 Dollars”, and “Cape …

SOTO, the modern Heavy Metal / Hard Rock group featuring vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex Yngwie Malmsteen / Talisman / ex Journey, Sons Of Apollo, TSO, etc.), has now announced a first UK/European tour in support of the release of their recently released third album and InsideOutMusic debut “Origami”.   Says …

Friday Despite an early bus from Derby, the shuttle from the transport hub to the guest entrance resulted in a wait of an hour, so when I finally made it into the arena I’d missed the arrival of the Heavy Metal Truants after their cycle ride from London to raise …

Swedish band MoLD release their debut album, Horrors, in July. It’s an album that had a difficult start – early in the recording process Johan Liljeberg managed to set his amp on fire which resulted in several weeks of delay. Then halfway through the recording process their basement studio was …

The Rods were formed in 1980 by David Feinstein who had previously been a member of Elf with his cousin Ronnie James Dio. The band lasted till the late 80s and released several albums before eventually splitting. In 2008 the band reformed with the lineup from their 1982 album – …

Born in Wales, Gwyn Ashton moved to Australia as a child in the 1960s, and has been playing guitar since an early age. For five years he fronted Band of Friends, the Rory Gallagher tribute act with Gerry McAvoy. The acts he’s toured with or supported over the years include …

Rock act DELAIN are delighted to announce a string of headline shows in England for February 2020. Support acts will be revealed in due course. The band have been hard at work writing their sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Moonbathers’, so fans should expect to hear new tunes …

Prepare for the Swedish invasion! Sweden’s heavy metal warlords AMON AMARTH are set to crash onto European shores this November and December to raid the continent with their biggest and most ambitious, must-see full production tour to date! This epic tour comes on the heels of the victorious worldwide release of the …

As perennial rock favourites CLUTCH prepare to take to Download Festival’s main stage later today, the band are pleased to share they’ll return to England in December 2019 for four headline shows, bringing with them Graveyard and Kamchatka as special guests. CLUTCH‘s Jean-Paul Gaster comments, “We are super excited to …

There’s just 8 weeks until BLOODSTOCK’s metal weekender gets underway and BLOODSTOCK HQ have now locked in some of the bands for 2019’s Jagermeister Stage. Belfast’s SKYPILOT bring their heavy riffs and groove to Catton Park’s Jager stage on Friday, joined by Leicester grunge/hard rock outfit, GRAVES and blues metal …

Dutch psychedelic-blues band DeWolff released their latest studio album in May last year and now they’re following it up with a new live album – Live & Outta sight II. As the name suggests, it’s their second live album, with the original “Live & Outta sight” having been released in …

Last year’s Rockin the blues even was a great night, and this year promised to be even better. The bill featured Kris Barras, Walter Trout and Jonny Lang, with each getting their own set and the finale being a jam featuring all of them. The venue this year was The …

Gloryhammer are back with their third album – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex. It continues the story of Angus McFife from the first two albums. It doesnt seem that long since Gloryhammer first appeared on the Power Metal scene after Alestorm’s Chris Bowes decided to see how many power …

Amon Amarth released their 11th full-length album, Berserker, last month to critical acclaim via Sony Music, and recently concluded their North American trek with Slayer, Lamb of God, and Cannibal Corpse. Today, the band has unleashed the final clip in their trilogy of music videos for the album: “Mjolner”. “Mjolner” …

Today Shinedown has released the GET UP EP via Atlantic Records, featuring a new acoustic version of their hit crossover anthem ‘GET UP,’ along with the original song and the piano version. Download/stream the GET UP EP here – https://shinedown.lnk.to/GetUp_EP – and watch the stunning video, which captures the camaraderie …

Progressive rock luminaries OPETH have announced a UK tour, which kicks off in late October at the legendary London Palladium.  The Swedish five-piece recently announced the arrival of their 13th studio album, ‘In Cauda Venenum’, which is set for release this Autumn via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast. OPETH frontman and visionary, …

It’s time for BLOODSTOCK to unleash the day tickets!!  A limited amount of day tickets for 2019’s event go on sale at 9.00am this Thursday 30th May, priced at £65 (+ fees) for adults and £20 (+ fees) for children aged 4-11.  Children under 4 go free! Head here to …

Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Outlaw Country Stage Headliner) – There are few artists whose names are synonymous with one instrument and how it’s played in service to an entire genre. Utter the phrase “young country blues rock guitarist” within earshot of anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the modern musical vanguard and …

While on the Guns’n’Roses “Not In This Lifetime” tour, which lasted two and a half years and saw the band travel around the world, Duff mcKagan somehow found time to write an album. Apparently he was writing for a book he had planned, but the notes he made ended up …