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Von Hertzen Brothers added to HRH Prog 4

The Finnish outfit will line up beside Ian Anderson, Focus, Caravan, Arthur Brown, The Enid and others at Hafan-y-Mor, Pwllheli on the weekend of March 17-19, 2016. VBH are riding high after the launch of sixth album New Day Rising earlier this year. Mikko Von Hertzen recently said: “We were …

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Albatross – Release Debut Album ‘Fear From The Skies’

Albatross – Release Debut Album ‘Fear From The Skies’ ALBATROSS (India) – ‘Fear from the Skies’ ALBATROSS, arguably India’s most well-known heavy metal band, release their début full length on Transcending Obscurity India. After releasing two well known albums, one EP and one split, the members have spent years perfecting their magnum opus …

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Captain Horizon album release, new music video

Midlands-based alternative rockers Captain Horizon release their incredible 2nd album “Imitation Sun” on 11th May 2015 via Rocksector Records & celebrate with the release of the new music video ‘The Dark’. The album has already begun to garner critical praise…. POWERPLAY magazine.. ‘riffs are chunky & sharp, modern & retro.. …

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Stormzone To Release Fifth Album “Seven Sins”

Northern Irish heavy metal sensations Stormzone have just released news of their upcoming fifth instalment entitled ‘Seven Sins’. The band released the following statement via Facebook: “And so it begins! There’s no movie trailer to this new release, but if there was one it would have been made by Carlsberg! …

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Beth Hart to perform first UK solo show

Following the release of her critically acclaimed album “Better Than Home“, and her triumphant May 2015 UK tour, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, Beth Hart will perform a rare, first-time solo concert in the intimate surroundings of the Union Chapel in Islington, North London on Monday 14th December. Tickets, priced £35.00, will …

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Shardborne to release debut album in July

Irish instrumental prog metallers Shardborne – who play the PlanetMosh-backed Perverting The Innocent festival later this year – are to release their full-length debut, ‘Living Bridges’, via Out On A Limb Records on July 10 . The band said of the album – the follow up to their 2011 ‘Aeonian Sequence’ EP:  “[It’s] progressive metal …

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Enter Shikari announce new single and video

New single ‘Torn Apart – 8th June 
‘Best British Band’ and ‘Best Single’ nominations at Kerrang! Awards Enter Shikari this week release a video for the track ‘Torn Apart’, directed by Mike Tyler who was also responsible for the video for the band’s previous single ‘Anaesthetist’. Check it out here: The track is the third “proper” …

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The Darkness announce uk tour

The Darkness are pleased to announce the Blast of Our Kind tour. The Blast of Our Kind tour will commence on November 30th in Norwich and culminate in a triumphant show at London’s Roundhouse on December 20th. It is the first, and a golden, opportunity for enthusiasts to see The …

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King Parrot Stream New Album ‘Dead Set’

King Parrot Stream New Album ‘Dead Set’ The Aussie thrash metal/grindcore/punk mad men, KING PARROT, have teamed up with Metal Hammer UK to launch an advance stream of the band’s forthcoming album, Dead Set. The album is set to be released on May 15th in Europe (Agonia Records), May 19th in North America (Housecore Records) and May 15th in …

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Year Of The Goat to release second album in July

Swedish retro occultists Year Of The Goat are to release their second album, ‘The Unspeakable’, via Napalm Records on July 31. It follows last year’s acclaimed EP, ‘The Key And The Gate’, the title track of which will feature, in an alternative version, as a bonus track. The full track listing …

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The Dead Daisies declare a June ‘Revolución’

The Dead Daisies – the superstar collective featuring past and current members of the likes of Guns N Roses, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy and Mötley Crüe – are to release their second album, ‘Revolución’, via INgrooves on June 1. The band have also confirmed that they will be returning to Europe this …

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Trucker Diablo are Off Yer Rocka with new deal

Renascent Northern Ireland hard rockers Trucker Diablo have signed to Off Yer Rocka Recordings, who will give a wider release to the band’s latest album, ‘Rise Above The Noise‘ – originally recorded and issued via a PledgeMusic campaign – later this year.  The album will be preceded by an EP. …

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Aonia announce Sunset Symphony UK Tour

Critically acclaimed seven-piece symphonic/progressive metal band, Aonia is embarking on a short tour of England from the 27th to 31st of May, along with the French Gothic metal band Alwaid and York-based melodic metal band Lost Effect. Tour dates are: 27-5-15 – O’Riley’s, Hull 28-5-15 – The Shed, Leicester 29-5-15 …

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