Brit contemporary rock unit BY DEVICES continue their rise with the release of their brand-new single, End Of The Line, out now – https://youtu.be/2mgMZ4ZV6W4 . We caught up with the Brummie rockers to find out more: What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? Ced …
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Skid Row – ‘The Gangs All Here Tour’ with support from Enuff Z Nuff and The Treatment – live review live at the O2 Sheffield, 28 October 2022 Enuff Z’Nuff Has the circus come to town, no not really, but that’s the intro tape that welcomes you to the greatest …
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I’ll admit to a degree of trepidation before tackling this review of Recoded, the eleventh studio album by Fear Factory, released via Nuclear Blast Records on October 28th 2022 as it’s a remix of their previous Aggression Continuum, their previous album which I reviewed in June 2021, one of their …
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Staffordshire based terriers The Midwich Affair release their fiery fourth single ‘Weekends To Waste’. Once again they channel their inner pop punk on jabbing guitar riffs, prominent bass guitar (that brought to mind Jean Jacques Burnel from the Stranglers), snappy snare work all topped off with aplomb by sugar sweet …
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Welcome back Burnt Out Wreck as they unleash their third studio album Stand And Fight on December 2nd 2022 via Burnt Out Wreckords. Judging by the potency of these eleven tracks they’re a long way off being burnt out! Once again stunning artwork comes from Andy Pilkington at Very Metal …
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The much-awaited new single from Cornish alt-synth rockers 50 Year Storm is set for release on 18th November.
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Newcomer, VAUGHANSTROSITY, details his debut EP, Memes And Dreams, which is out on Friday 27th January 2023. Prior to the launch of the EP, a mesmerising new single and video, fl0w, has been released. Hit up the video, here – https://youtu.be/3lfxHaVYkgI . VAUGHANSTROSITY is the solo project of Ruaidhri Houston. Although …
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Acclaimed UK post-grunge crew COASTAL FIRE DEPT. have just released an astounding reworking of the Pixies’ classic, Gouge Away, out now via L’islet Records. Watch the alluring video for the track, here – https://youtu.be/yiOs-IrkKkY . Born in 2013 and hailing from Guernsey, COASTAL FIRE DEPT. feature guitarist and vocalist Ollie …
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Emerging Brit progressive metal unit HEDRA have unleashed an immersing new single and video, Jackdaw, out now – https://youtu.be/TSUbMsCJfbg . The track is lifted from their engulfing new EP, The Pecking Order, which drops via Devils Clause Records, on Friday 11th November. HEDRA express a commanding, progressive and diverse metal …
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October Drift, bring you their headline tour in support of thier recent second album release I Don’t Belong Anywhere, with support from Minds Idle & Low Girl at The Leadmill, Sheffield, 26 October 2022 October Drift are four best friends from Taunton, Alex Bispham (bass), Chris Holmes (drums/vocals), Dan Young …
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Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners with support from Boss Caine and The John Street Revival Band at The Parish, Huddersfield, 20 October 2022. Joining forces with The Sinners, Ginger Wildheart has just released his debut album ‘Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners’. Boss Caine York’s very own Folk/Americana artist Daniel Lucas …
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As they gear up to head back to the UK, rural Aussie pub rockers Black Aces are also set to celebrate the five-year anniversary of their highly praised sophomore album release, Anywhere But Here. In honour of the occasion, album opener Show You How to Rock N Roll has been given a brand-new lyric video release featuring behind the scenes and previously un-released footage of the band from over the years.
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When lead guitarist Brian Tatler and drummer Duncan Scott formed Diamond Head together while still at school in June 1976, adding lead vocalist Sean Harris to the lineup the same year and completing the lineup with Colin Kimberley on bass guitar in 1978, I wonder if they realized what was …
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KULPA are making new friends and picking up new fans. The UK heavy rock crew set loose hugely and gratifyingly burly rock amalgamated with captivating hooks and pounding riffery. With glowing comparisons to Foo Fighters, Nirvana, and Muse, KULPA are ready to rise, and are stocked with a superb new …
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“Bohemia’s BRAN are a power-trio of ancient black metal might and majesty. They exhibit splendorous, spellbinding riff-sorcery so endemic to their country’s black metal idiom, but instead of hypnotizing monochromaticism, BRAN‘s epic constructions are always unfolding, always blossoming with a strict sense of narrative flow, surprising and engaging at every …
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May 2022 saw me review Good Times End Times by Beaux Gris Gris And The Apocalypse, their sophomore studio album released by Grow Vision Music/Devil Hills Entertainment, an electric ecletic listen and also a very rewarding one from the Orange County, California based band. My favourite track on the album …
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Crash bang wallop! No, this isn’t the title of the new studio album from Massive Wagons, released on October 28th 2022 via Earache Records but it could be as ‘Triggered’ to my ears is the heaviest they’ve recorded musically and lyrically. Formed in Lancaster 2009 I was lucky to catch …
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Brit modern metalcorers, MILES FROM HOME, are set to make their mark with the release of their stunning new single and video, Escape, out now – https://youtu.be/WzibgBkwVPk . With a sound that draws from cutting edge contemporary metalcore, MILES FROM HOME dispatch full throttle riffery, thoughtful arrangements and a barrage …
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Dispatching infectious rock thrusts and engaging hooks with abundant groove and swagger, Brit rock crew BAD HERITAGE have now released their new single and video, Saviour Control, out now – https://youtu.be/yV_cUroGiVQ Hailing from Manchester, England, the early seeds of BAD HERITAGE were sown at the end of 2019, when vocalist …
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