Exhilarating Brit alternative quartet FOXHAUNT continue their upward trajectory with the launch of their engrossing new EP, Mindset, out Friday 4th February. With the likes of Planet Rock, Powerplay Magazine, RAMzine, and ERB Magazine already backing the release, the alluring rock crew now detail their engulfing new single, Make Me …
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Fuzzed-up alternative crew ZILCH have just released their ultra-magnetic new single and video, Misgiven – https://youtu.be/e-6tyz3qmjE Born in Worcester, England in 2018 and consisting of Thom Dewhurst (Vocals/Guitar) Cal Neathway (Bass) and Crag Sharpe (Drums), ZILCH set out a manifesto to craft loud, distorted, heavy, groove-laden music while still maintaining …
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For almost fifty years now, London formed melodic rockers Praying Mantis are still delivering quality music, point proven by their latest studio album Katharsis released via Frontiers Music s.r.l on January 28th 2022. Eleven tracks of the highest order begin with ‘Cry For Nations’ that take us on this musical …
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2021 was an excellent year for me discovering new music and the major highlight came from Montreal based The Damn Truth with their third album Now Or Nowhere that crossed the line between rock and roll tinged with psychedelia. 2022 sees them returning to the UK in February as support …
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You can see why Elles Bailey was named artist of the year at the UK blues awards 2020/2021 judging by the quality of her latest single ‘The Game’, the fourth single taken from her upcoming studio album Shining In The Half Light, released on Earache Records February 25th 2022. The …
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VOLTSTORM announce their arrival with the release of their full throttle self-titled mini-album, out Friday 25th March. The band’s explosive new single, One Life, has just been released on streaming platforms, with the video for the track landing on Wednesday 19th January. Formed in 2019 by singer John D. Prasec …
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Acclaimed Canadian alt-rockers WE THE CROOKED have detailed a stunning cover version of Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise, out now. Watch the video for the track, here – https://youtu.be/1MYWonOAQFgThe roots of WE THE CROOKED were initially put down at the start of 2017 under the moniker, The Crooked. Much like the …
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Here’s our Spotify Playlist for January 2022.There will be tracks you love, maybe some you don’t like so much, but it’s a new year so a good time to listen to some new tunes.
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The old school Booze & Glory are back! London based street punks are starting 2022 with the brand new single "Raising The Roof" which brings back their old "As Bold Brass" era - tried & tested melodic singalong anthems they are famous for.
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With the pandemic etc. disrupting our lives it doesn’t seem like two and a half years since Scarlet Rebels not just released but unleashed their debut album Show Your Colours containing a whopping fourteen songs hammered out by a three guitar line up and thankfully they still hit hard and …
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Rising UK metallers ARCHIVES have now dropped their enthralling debut album, Decay. The beefy quintet have already received enthusiastic support from Kerrang Radio, Powerplay Magazine, and Kerrang! Magazine. With that in mind, we got to know the guys….. What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which …
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Formed or spewed up in Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire in 1987, not quite right in the head thrash metal band Lawnmower Deth seem to have caught the eyes and ears of Classic Rock mag and Metal Hammer with some well earned praise so I’ll do the same by reviewing their thrashterpiece new …
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Now this is the way to start a new year as England based thrashers Tailgunner rip through their debut single ‘Guns For Hire’ fast and furiously in just over three fiery minutes to take our minds off all the shit that is currently going on to prove that music is …
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Acclaimed Canadian alt-rockers WE THE CROOKED detail stunning cover version of Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise, which arrives everywhere on Friday 14th January 2022.The roots of WE THE CROOKED were initially put down at the start of 2017 under the moniker, The Crooked. Much like the band’s engrossing sound, the makeup …
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Well it looks like my first review of 2022 is going to be a heavy one as Kreator celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their Violent Revolution album by re-issuing it with a mind and ear boggling array of different formats on January 21st 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records. Since forming …
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It was a cold foggy December night. A night like so many and yet somehow different. There was a tension in the air. Excitement, trepidation even a small amount of fear.Why you may ask? The truth whether you want to hear it or not was that I was about enter the world of Ward XVI. I had been told there was darkness living in the Ward, unspeakable things in the dark corners. Would I make it out or was I to be trapped inside for an eternity of torment?
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One of the three guises of Sahil Makhija is Demonstealer who have just released their second astonishing EP The Holocene Termination. Over the last twenty years he has pushed the boundaries of Indian metal Worldwide with Demonstealer and Demonic Resurrection. This four track firestorm rages hard, leaving me breathless at …
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Eschewing from my usual heavy metal reviews, I thought for this Christmas Eve I’d tackle something not so straightforward and my train of thought lead me to Chester based Disconnected Souls who have recently released their stunning new single ‘Petrichor’. Petrichor is actually a natural phenomenon, a distinctive Earthly scent …
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Rounding off their prodigious 2021 with an anthemic rebel yell that we can all get behind, Welsh rockers Scarlet Rebels have unleashed the invigorating ‘I’m Alive’, the opening track from their upcoming album See Through Blue, out 28th January 2022 via Earache Records. Scarlet Rebels – I’m Alive (Official Audio) Pumped with unstoppable energy, ‘I’m …
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After re-signing to Nuclear Blast in early 2021, the Finnish heavy metal sextet Battle Beast is once again getting ready to unleash their force upon the world in the shape of their brand new masterpiece Circus Of Doom. The album is set to be released on January 21st 2022 via …
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