Single: “Take Me Down” Release: 3rdAugust 2018UK Dates 2018 GUN are pleased to announce the release of a new single, “Take Me Down”, on the 3rdAugust 2018. The band have a series of festival dates through 2018 and have just added further headline shows to cap off a hugely successful …
Read More »LEVERAGE – ‘The Devil’s Turn’ : Comeback EP out 27.08.18
Leverage landed on Finland’s rock scene in 2006 with the release of their debut album, ‘Tides’, which generated a buzz with its blend of symphonic and progressive metal and melodic hard rock. They were signed by Frontiers in 2008 for the release of a second album, ‘Blind Fire’, with its follow-up, ‘Circus Colossus’, being …
Read More »DOOMSDAY OUTLAW : ‘Bring It On Home’ – single from ‘Hard Times’ album out now
Doomsday Outlaw release their new single ‘Bring It On Home’ from their latest album ‘Hard Times’ which is out now. Read below to see what the guys have been up to between touring and their upcoming performance at this year’s Bloodstock festival: “We have just come off the road after …
Read More »Ramblin’ Man Fair – Chas & Dave Unfortunately Pull out of Performance
Spirit Of Rock Presents Ramblin’ Man Fair Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent UK 30th June & 1stJuly 2018 Chas & Dave to be replaced by Big Boy Bloater It’s with regret that Chas & Dave won’t be able to appear at Ramblin’ Man Fair this weekend. Chas is slowly recovering from the …
Read More »BULLETS AND OCTANE Release ‘Fuck You Song’ Single and Music Video
US rock band, BULLETS AND OCTANE, have released a new single and music video for ‘Fuck You Song‘, the track is taken from their new album ‘Waking Up Dead‘, which was released May 25th worldwide via Bad MoFo Records/Cargo Records. The video can be viewed here: The Video was directed by Nicholas Iverson and …
Read More »Monstrosity to Release First Album in 11 Years
MONSTROSITY releases first studio album in 11 years! ‘The Passage Of Existence’ landing page with first single, front art and pre-order is live! On September 7th Metal Blade Records will release ‘The Passage Of Existence’, the brand new studio album by Florida Death Metal legends MONSTROSITY! For a preview of …
Read More »Toledo Steel and Seven Sisters – Head of Steam, Newcastle – 23rd June 2018
The compass points to the North this weekend and the weather looks glorious for being that far up in the UK. Despite the unbearable heat and the show starting around 8 (and the sun is not even close to setting even so late in the afternoon), the Head of Steam …
Read More »Cokegoat and Barren Heir Stream Entire New Split
Chicago sludge metal bands COKEGOAT and BARREN HEIR are streaming the entirety of their new split album over at Doomed and Stoned. The album consists of the four-part “Sunshine” by Cokegoat and two-part “Tracing Light” by Barren Heir. The site commented “Taken as a whole, both sides of the new split represent an impressive …
Read More »The Kris Barras band – Borderline, London – 20th June 2018
What a difference 3 months can make. Exactly three months before this show, Kris Barras played his album launch at Thousand island (upstairs at the Garage) in front of a fairly small crowd. Since then he’s toured with Beth Hart and gained a load of fans in the process, and …
Read More »Thomas Wynn and the believers – Craufurd arms, Milton Keynes – 27th June 2018
Tonight’s gig suffered attendance-wise with it being mid-week and scorching hot sunny weather, meaning people preferred to stay outside rather than heading to a gig in a hot venue. It’s a real shame as anyone who didnt attend missed a great night. The night kicked off with Pat dam Smyth, …
Read More »SATAN Announces New Album ‘Cruel Magic’
English NWOBHM legends SATAN announces new album ‘Cruel Magic’ for September 7th! Releases video for first single ‘The Doomsday Clock’ and starts pre-order! On September 7th Metal Blade Records will release ‘Cruel Magic’, the brand new studio album by English NWOBHM legends SATAN! For a preview of ‘Cruel Magic’ surf …
Read More »Alice In Chains Announce New Album ‘Rainier Fog’
ALICE IN CHAINS L-R: WILLIAM DUVALL, SEAN KINNEY, JERRY CANTRELL, MIKE INEZ CREDIT: PAMELA LITTKY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM RAINIER FOG THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS OUT AUGUST 24TH VIA BMG RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘SO FAR UNDER’ LISTEN HERE BAND CURRENTLY ON WORLDWIDE HEADLINE TOUR ALICE IN CHAINS have …
Read More »Wolves Don’t Sleep – Interview
We reached out to UK Metalcore crew WOLVES DON’T SLEEP, who release their new single, Hope Won’t Set You Free, on 3rd August. ——– What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Steev Bond- Vocals, Chayce Swain – Guitar/ Vocals, Dan Bradley – Guitar, Dan Bingley – Bass, Connor MacLean …
Read More »Hollywood vampires – Arena, Manchester – 17th June 2018
Tonight’s gig was a great lineup. The Damned, The Darkness and the Hollywood Vampires. The Damned opened the night. Lets be honest, a band like the Damned as openers? That seems crazy, but it’s testament to the strength of tonight’s bill. Personally as I prefer them musically to The Darkness …
Read More »Dorrian Sorriaux – Hungry ghost
. Blues Pills guitarist Dorrian Sorriaux has won plenty of praise for his playing in the band, but for his solo EP release, he’s taken a very different direction musically. It’s not Blues rock – it’s psychedelic Folk. It’s quite a laid back pace, and …
Read More »Bloodstock release day tickets, announce more bands and more
With just six weekends to go, BLOODSTOCK release a limited number of day tickets at 9am this Friday, 29th June! Adult day tickets are priced at £65 (+ booking fee) and child day tickets at £20 (+ booking fee) and will be available at http://bloodstock.seetickets.com. You can still also pick …
Read More »Wacken 2017 – 28 years louder than hell
As this year’s Wacken festival approaches it’s time for their annual CD/DVD release featuring some of the best performances from the previous year’s event. These releases are a great souvenir for fans who were there and also are great releases in their own right. The sound is always crystal clear …
Read More »Big boy bloater and the limits – Pills
It’s hard to believe that “Luxury hobo” Big boy bloater’s last album came out 2 years ago. It’s a sign of how good it is that I still listen to it regularly, but he’s now got a new album – Pills. The big question is – how can he follow …
Read More »Stone Free Festival 2018 – Sunday
In contrast to the first rock n roll day of Stone Free, the second day was a more prog oriented affair of bands. Along with a wide set of bands playing again in the Indigo, The Orange Amps Stage and All Bar One in the O2, with almost 12 hours …
Read More »Stone Free Festival 2018 – Saturday
Gates are open for the third annual Stone Free Festival in the O2 and the line-up for the first day of the weekend in the main arena seems pure lush. For people who wanted to enjoy a whole day of live music, the O2 offered three different stages during the …
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