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Mabel Greer’s Toyshop Here’s the last Friday Mabel Greer’s Toyshop album teaser…. Robert Hagger – talks about the album recording 5 of the old songs that they played in the 60s (new versions of them) together with 6 new songs… As I said the other day, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop had a …

It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning… Wrong song, wrong place! But the weather gods smiled on Axel Rudi Pell on that memorable magic evening of July 11th 2014:  There had been a severe weather alert, but in the end the floodgates of heaven opened only …

THE CADILLAC THREE ‘PEACE LOVE & DIXIE’ New 6-track EP confirmed for release in support of headline UK tour in March The Cadillac Three – well-versed in blending groovy metallic weight with outlaw song-writing and genuine Southern pride, will have a new 6-track EP released through Spinefarm Records on March 23rd ; titled ‘Peace, …

RAVEN are that rare thing in music, true originals – cut these guys with a razor and they will bleed true heavy metal – a more intense live band does not exist on this planet!   Hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne in North East England back in 1974 (yes – …

Swedish rock legends EUROPE will release their 10th studio album, War of Kings, on March 10, 2015 in the United States via Hell & Back Recordings.   In conjunction with the upcoming album release, the band will ship off on the Monsters of Rock cruise on April 18th from Miami, …

VAMPS, the Japanese rock band formed by and featuring HYDE (L’Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust), will release a new studio album, Bloodsuckers, through Spinefarm Records on March 24. The pre-order is HERE.   This 13 track release-produced by VAMPS and Josh Wilbur (whose previous credits include Gojira and Lamb of God) and housed …

Swedish Heavy Metal foursome ENFORCER will releasetheir new album From Beyond April 7th via Nuclear Blast.  The fourth ENFORCER record consists of ten new tracks; all produced, mixed and mastered by the band themselves.   A new album trailer, featuring comments from the band and previews of new music is …

Portuguese Gothic Metal pioneers MOONSPELL first brought the dark flames to their native country – and then set the rest of the world aflame with milestone albums including Irreligious and Night Eternal. Now with their eleventh studio album Extinct, the band has erected yet another monument in the realm of …

South Florida’s ABIOTIC emerged in 2010 with a flourish of riffs, solos, and technical breakdowns that culminated in the release of their debut EP in 2011. “A Universal Plague” set the stage for the band’s first few years of existence. What was immediately apparent: guitarists John Matos and Matt Mendez …

Two weeks after their album announcement, Krysantemia has premiered their new album “Finis Dierum” now at MetalUnderground. The album will be released on February 24th via Memorial Records. Fans can pre-order the record now at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/finis-dierum/id960670240. “Finis Dierum” was recorded at New Sin Studio and produced by Luigi Stefanini (previously …

THE BATTERY ELECTRIC is a rock and roll band based in Asbury Park, NJ.  Formed in the summer of 2012 by three friends wanting to re-create back to basics rock and roll with strong influences of punk, soul, garage, and American classic rock, they have a crafted a sound that’s both …

Ian Siegal releases new live video for “Hard Pressed” (Live & Extended);Available exclusively as a free MP3 download with the CD & Vinyl editions of the forthcoming live album “One Night in Amsterdam” Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Ian Siegal has premiered the new live video recording of “Hard Pressed” from …

DAN PATLANSKY ADDS 3 MORE UK TOUR DATES. “DEAR SILENCE THIEVES” VOTED #1 ALBUM ON BLUES ROCK REVIEW’S TOP 20 BLUES ALBUMS.   “The Bruce Springsteen-endorsed South African bluesman has been making waves since 1999’s Standing At The Station, and his seventh album, the Theo Crous-produced Dear Silence Thieves, is …

Kaotoxin is proud to announce that recently reformed PUTRID OFFAL have been confirmed to tis year’s cult Grindcore summer festival Obscene Extreme in Trutnov, Czech Republic where they’ll bring on stage all the voracious ferocity of their just released debut full-length in 25 years, “Mature Necropsy“. The band also just …

Last week, platinum-selling Texas rockers DROWNING POOL announced the second leg of their successful Sinner “Unlucky 13th Anniversary” Tour, with Adrenaline Mob and Full Devil Jacket. The band will perform their platinum-selling album Sinner in its entirety at each tour stop, followed by other hits. See below for all confirmed …

NATIVE CONSTRUCT is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Guitarist and composer Myles Yang’s passion for innovation, coupled with his extensive academic study of arranging and compositional techniques, makes NATIVE CONSTRUCT a truly distinctive up-and-coming …

Pioneers of the classic American metal scene, TESTAMENT, are announcing what will undoubtedly be the most crushing heavy metal tour to hit North America this spring – the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour! The Dark Roots of Thrash II tour will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April …

The Quireboys Realise Swede Dream With Album Number Nine St Cecilia And The Gypsy Soul 4CD Deluxe Edition Available March 30 2015 Gracie B EP Released March 16 2015 Unplugged & Personal UK Headline Tour Kicks Off Feb 27 2015   Locked away for a week in the Swedish outpost …

UK sympho-prog metallers Nocturna have released their début EP Lucidity. The 30-minute release sees a culmination of the band’s Euro-American influences, blending together Symphony X and Firewind, along with touches of Dream Theater and Periphery. Lucidity EP is released digitally today on Bandcamp. Plans for physical copies are in place, …