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HATEBREED‘s new album, ‘The Concrete Confessional’ hits stores on 13th May via Nuclear Blast.  The lyrics grapple with frustrations and injustices felt by many in today’s society.  Songs such as ‘A.D.,’ ‘Us Against Us,’ and ‘Looking Down the Barrel of Today’ speak of these issues.  “Sometimes it’s not so easy …

King Diamond Returns for First UK Indoor Show in 15 Years KING DIAMOND will host his first full UK indoor headline performance in over 15 years at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on 21st June, where they will, as part of their live set, perform the iconic ‘Abigail’ album in …

Magic Eight Ball have released a suitably Hallowe’en-themed video for their New Orleans-fused, funereal rock n’ roll romp ,’Keep Me Out The Sunlight’. The track is taken from the band’s third album, ‘Richest Men In The Graveyard’, which is released this coming Bank Holiday Monday (2 May).  The album is available directly from the …

Groundbreaking prog guitarist Steve Hackett has announced the release of his acclaimed     Acolyte To Wolflight With Genesis Revisited Tour as 2CD/2DVD deluxe package and stand-a-lone Blu-Ray and, after three London concert videos, he chose the Liverpool date for the recording. The Total Experience Live In Liverpool will be released on …

KATANA Announce European Tour May 2016 Swedish Heavy Metal outfit KATANA have announced a tour across Europe that will be taking place in May 2016. They will be supported byBLACKSLASH from the 20th – 22nd May and bySEVEN STEPS OF DENIAL between the 26th and 28th May. Following their last …

Belgian djent / progressive metal band Jusska released a video for the song “Limbo” taken from the band’s EP Tsuki which was released earlier in 2016. The video was directed by the band’s guitarist Leander Verheyen. He commented: “The actual idea was to make an animated video in the style of …

Third Man Books is excited to announce one of the most anticipated books of the year about one of the most influential bands of all time… The Stooges. TOTAL CHAOS: The Story of The Stooges / As Told by Iggy Pop is the first time the story of this seminal band has been told entirely in Pop’s …

Mindshift Release New Album, ‘Horizon’ out 29th April 2016 “Horizon is about stopping the senseless tragedy of things that happen in the world around us. The Charlie Hebdo attack, the brutal massacre at the Bataclan Concert Hall, the senseless wars in the Middle East, etc… One day I just asked …

De Profundis are about to hit the road again, co-headlining a UK tour with Egyptian death metallers Scarab. Arranged by Concept Music Group and named the Kingdom Of Serpents tour, the five date, Zero Tolerance Magazine sponsored trek will see the two metal behemoths descending upon Plymouth, Leicester, London, Brighton …

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH RELEASES EXHALE 17th JUNE 2016 Debut Single “Running With Giants” Becomes Band’s Fastest USA Chart-Climber Ever First TFK Music Video In Three Years Premieres On Loudwire Nearly two years after Thousand Foot Krutch landed their second consecutive USA Hard Rock No. 1 and Billboard Top 10 album with …

Lionize are pleased to announce the release of their brand new EP, “The Voyage”, on 13th May 2016. To support the release of “The Voyage”, Lionize will embark on a full UK tour, both headlining dates, supporting Less Than Jake and also an appearance at Desertfest in London on 29th …

**UK & EUROPEAN DATES ANNOUNCED FOR JULY/AUGUST IN SUPPORT OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘MAKE SOME NOISE’ RELEASED AUGUST 5TH ON SPV*** This summer The Dead Daisies will return to Europe to play a series of high-profile festivals as well as headline shows in the UK, Ireland and Germany – all …

‘Merry metallers’ Reckless Love will be returning to London in June in the wake of their sold out show at the Scala Theatre in March. The flamboyant Finns, who have recently released their fourth studio album, ‘InVader’, via Spinefarm Records UK, have now been added to the line-up for the ‘Camden Rocks’ festival, set to take place on Saturday, June 4th. …

Consouling Sounds is delighted to announce the addition of TRIPLE SUN to their ever-growing roster, and today announces details of the band’s forthcoming album, The City Lies In Ruins. Listen to the track, The City Lies In Ruins, the first track to be taken from the album of the same …

Power/Death Metal quartet SPARTAN have announced a first time ever UK headline Tour this coming May. They will bring equally powerful support from KING LEVIATHAN and HOSTILE. SPARTAN hail from Haarlem, The Netherlands. This headline tour in the UK is to help promote their latest record “The Fall Of Olympus” that was released December …

Bullet For My Valentine’s Matt Tuck, performs world’s most thrilling gig for his best mates; skydiving, on speedboat and husky sledding, culminating in Jägermeister’s most extreme ‘Ice Cold Gig’ to date. On the weekend of March 12th/13th,  Jägermeister accomplished a world first by producing a thrilling continuous gig on air, sea …

LONDON HEADLINE SHOWS BLACK HEART, CAMDEN – MAY 4th PROUD GALLERIES, CAMDEN – MAY 13th Prolific Camdenites FEARS have announced their spine-chilling new single ‘The Squeeze’. Delivering vivacious rock ‘n’ roll with a fuzzed up, serrated edge, the single sees FEARS making a raucous statement, full of revitalised distorted energy.The …

Iconic hard-rock Italian “gothfathers,” LACUNA COIL, have launched another new track off their forthcoming album. When you preorder a digital copy of ‘Delirium’ from iTunes or Amazon, you are also getting access to the songs ‘Delirium’ and ‘The House Of Shame’ immediately: http://smarturl.it/deliriumITUNES http://smarturl.it/deliriumAMAZONMP3 Listen on Spotify: ‘Delirium’: http://spoti.fi/1Qrulhn ‘The House …

The Virginmarys, having recently returned from a successful US tour, have now confirmed a run of headline UK shows for June; the shows, including an appearance at the inaugural Stone Free Festival at the O2 in London, are in support of the Macclesfield trio’s latest studio album, Divides, set for …

Following on from the news of their new album, “Lost Ritual”, Corby sludge sextet Raging Speedhorn have announced a nine date tour, set to kick off the same date as the album’s wide release, July 15th 2016. The dates are: Fri 15 Jul – Colchester, Arts Centre Sat 16 Jul …