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Swiss Melodic Death Metal band XAON will release its debut EP Face of Balaam on October 16, 2016.   Brilliant melodies combine with the aggression of Death Metal throughout Face of Balaam, yet that description doesn’t quite do justice to the range of styles influencing the sound of XAON. Consider the contributions of legendary acts like …

Counting Days return with the new video for Prison of Misery and the first featuring new member, Curtis Ward (Ex-Bring Me The Horizon).   ”It was the first time I had performed with any of the guys.” Curtis explains “but it was a headbang fest and made me psyched to play shows.”  Prison of …

Mike Campese is a New York born guitarist that started playing guitar at the age of thirteen. He was exposed to a variety of music thanks to his father who is a virtuoso violinist. With influences like Black Sabbath, Jimmy Hendrix, Al Di Meola and Van Halen, Mike became obsessed with …

With the release of Tarja’s upcoming studio album “The Shadow Self” only being six weeks away, the queen of heavy rock released the official music video for her new single “Innocence” last week. Directed by Argentinean movie director Mariano Cattaneo and filmed in Buenos Aires, the video surprises with a movie …

July Talk to Release New Album ‘Touch’ on 9th September Canadian alt-blues-rock outfit July Talk have announced the release of their second album Touch and a UK and European tour to coincide. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, Touch will be released on September 9th via Polydor Records …

“Sanctimony” is the perfect first single from “Memento Mori”, because it tells a lot about what this album is: versatile, unpredictable, relentlessly uncompromising, and very heavy. It has a disturbing darkness to it, an untamed lunacy, and a soft shimmer of light. What begins as a twisted, heavy stomper, ends up growing …

We are pleased to release on behalf of Iconic Eye the wonderful cover of the Python Lee Jackson classic “In A Broken Dream” Greg Dean Said ” When we recorded our current album “Hidden in Plain Sight”, we realised that we are a new band and that people would need …

The SoapGirls Debut UK Single BAD BITCH & UK tour     The SoapGirls have just finished making the video for their debut UK release – Bad Bitch, a caustic slice of vitriolic Rock’n’Roll & you can order the download now from https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thesoapgirls   The SoapGirls hailing from South Africa were given …

With incredible dexterity for unleashing upbeat punk-infused engaging college rock, underpinned by infectious pop rock sensibilities, Altered Sky deliver a spirited sound that sets them apart from their contemporaries. The much revered rock outfit stride forward with the release of their new video single Stupid In the Dark everywhere on …

In July, South London riff-monsters Stoneghost will be heading out as main support on a 9 date UK tour with British metal beasts Raging Speedhorn. Talking about the tour the band excitedly say; “We’re delighted, stoked and fuckin’ proud to be hitting the road with Raging Speedhorn. It’s gonna be all sorts of riff-fuelled …

Royal Republic, fresh from a main-stage appearance at Download 2016, will return to the UK for a run of headline shows in October; Special Guests on the tour will be Dinosaur Pile-Up, the alternative hard rock and grunge three-piece, originally from Leeds. Prior to this year’s Download, Royal Republic – …

 “What started out as two best mates trying to make the dirtiest, loudest racket manageable has morphed into a turbocharged brick shithouse of a beast.” – Metal Hammer  “Atomised truly is a glorious listen. Take yourselves back to a time when the chaos of early Nirvana was fucking up the …

Manchester’s favourite metallers The Dead XIII have released a stunning music video for their track ‘Daemons‘. The single is taken from the bands critically acclaimed 2015 debut album ‘Catacombs‘, which was recorded, mixed and mastered at the world renowned Hellfire Studios. The haunting video shows glimpses of the mysterious cloaked figure haunting the …

New Zealand’s high-charting rock act Like A Storm are heading back to Europe and the United Kingdom on tour. The band has been tapped by Alter Bridge to support them on their entire international run of dates this Autumn. The tour kicks off on November 4th in Bilbao, Spain and …

WARFATHER “The Grey Eminence” Apocalyptic Death Metal feat. Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) The Grey Eminence sees WARFARTHER mastermind Steve Tucker (MORBID ANGEL) take his frenzied brand of extreme metal to a new level. The album will be released September 16 on Greyhaze Records. The Grey Eminence was produced by Death …

Godz Ov War Productions are proud to announce the signing of Blackened Thrash metallers Warfist. Their forthcoming second album entitled ‘Metal to the Bone’ is the quintessence of archaic, raw and abhorrent metal inspired by the icons of Teutonic Thrash. Beware of further blasphemies this fall because with the nine …

ALTER BRIDGE are ecstatic to announce their long-anticipated return to Europe! Their biggest headline shows yet, the 24-date tour treks 15 countries and kicks off on November 4, 2016. Produced by Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette, Alter Bridge’s fifth studio album is planned for release in October 2016, via Napalm Records. Fortress, …

Ancient – New Song Available for Streaming Renowned extreme metal titans ANCIENT have released a first song of their comeback album “Back To The Land Of The Dead“ which will be unleashed on September 16th, 2016 via Soulseller Records. Check out “Land Of The Dead” at this location: https://ancient2.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-the-dead The album will be available on …

BLACKFOOT RELEASES SOUTHERN NATIVE AUGUST 5, 2016 ORIGINALLY FORMED IN THE ’70S BY RICKEY MEDLOCKE OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD, THE NEXT GENERATION OF BLACKFOOT CONTINUES ITS STRONG SOUTHERN ROCK TRADITION Blackfoot, the Southern American rock band who were originally formed in 1970’s by current lead guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlocke, …

DEEPSHADE ISSUE NEW EP TRACK – STREAM ‘GANZUA’ Broadcasting that work is firmly underway for their new EP release later in 2016, Wigan’s (UK) maestros of Alternative Rock – DEEPSHADE entice music lovers into their world with the arrival of a free track stream of ‘Ganzua’. Wearing their influences proudly on their sleeves, …