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 – brand new acts announced
Stone Free Festival 2018 – brand new acts announced Stone Free Festival 2018 – Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th June Brand New Acts Announced – Buckcherry / Anathema / Orange Goblin / Richie Kotzen / Stone Broken / Tyketto Ginger Wildheart & many, many more Joining Headliners & Special Guests Scorpions / Yes Featuring …
Read More »The Eden House Play First UK Shows in 4 Years This November & Unveil New Video
The Eden House November UK tour & new album ‘Songs For The Broken Ones’ In celebration of their latest album Songs For The Broken Ones , The Eden House play their first UK shows in four years this November: The Eden House Tour dates are 16th – Glasgow – Audio 17th – Manchester – Academy 3 18th …
Read More »Anathema – The Optimist
Anathema return with ‘The Optimist’ but how does it stand up to its most recent and perhaps most comparable predecessors , 2012’s highly influential ‘Weather Systems’ and 2014’s incredible ‘Distant Satellites’ I believe it was a certain Winston Churchill that once said “To improve is to …
Read More »Download Festival gives us a batch of new bands!
It seems like forever since Download Festival last made an announcement of bands, but good things come to those who wait and the bigwigs have officially made their first announcement of 2017 – and what an announcement! 48 new bands have been added to the bill including several big names …
Read More »Anathema announce ‘A Sort of Homecoming’ – Concert Film release
KSCOPE PRESENTS ANATHEMA’S “A SORT OF HOMECOMING” A CONCERT FILM BY LASSE HOILE FROM ANATHEMA’S LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL SHOW Directed by Lasse Hoile (Steven Wilson / Katatonia /Opeth), A Sort Of Homecoming is a stunning concert film of Anathema’s homecoming show on March 7th 2015 in the spectacular setting of the Liverpool Cathedral. Set for release …
Read More »Anathema – Resonance Tour – Dublin, 17/04/2015 – Views from the Pews
Celebration, anniversary, reunion; call it what you like but the Anathema show in Dublin’s Academy was the final evening of the ‘Resonance’ tour, an evening of the band’s entire career that since it was announced had left many salivating at the prospect. This was a show that many never envisaged …
Read More »Anathema to play special ‘Resonance’ set at Roadburn 2015
It is our honour to announce that Anathema will headline the Sunday date of the 20th edition of Roadburn Festival, at the 013 venue on April 12, 2015 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, with a special performance that will span the innovative British band’s 25-year career, and include special guest appearances …
Read More »ANATHEMA Announce ‘Resonance’ Show At Shepherds Bush Empire
‘Resonance’ – a celebration of the entire history of Anathema Music will take place at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on 16th April 2015. The band will be joined by former members Duncan Patterson and Darren White. Darren is best known as the original vocalist for Anathema parting ways with the band …
Read More »Anathema – Koko, London – 26th September 2014
Anathema put in a superb performance at Koko in London as part of their UK tour. The large crowd seemed to love it, and I certainly did. Here are some photos from the show….. [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157648005994877″ size=”z” count=”100″]
Read More »Anathema – Belfast, Limelight 2 18/08/2014
Following on from their success in the recent Progressive Music Awards – at which they lifted the ‘Anthem’ gong for the eponymously-titled from their most recent ‘Distant Satellites’ opus magnificus (of which more anon) – Liverpool experimental progsters Anathema were obviously in great mood when they took that short trip across the …
Read More »Alternative 4 – The Obscurants
Following on from debut album ‘The Brink’, Duncan Patterson and Alternative 4 return with not merely a follow up album but an engaging and thought provoking work of musical art. Forever associated with Anathema/Antimatter, Duncan Patterson truly nails it with ‘The Obscurants‘, a fine collection of emotional and yet quite …
Read More »ANATHEMA Release New Lyric Video For ‘Anathema’
Following the release of their latest album ‘distant satellites’ and after announcing a series of UK tour dates for September, Anathema have released a lyric video for the album track ‘Anathema’. Released in June ‘distant satellites, was recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg, with additional mixing by Grammy Nominated Steven Wilson, ANATHEMA also brought in the legendary services …
Read More »Alternative 4 release trailer for ‘The Obscurants’
Alternative 4 have released a trailer for their 2nd album ‘The Obscurants‘ due out on September 12th Pre-Order ‘The Obscurants’ here http://en.prophecy.de/shop/alternative-4-the-obscurants.html Alternative 4 Online http://www.alternative4.co.uk http://alt4.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/alternative4.band See Alternative 4 with Anathema in Belfast and Dublin on 18th/19th September https://www.facebook.com/events/258679360977912 – Belfast https://www.facebook.com/events/248565408664975 – Dublin …
Read More »Alternative 4 announces release information for ‘The Obscurants’
With “The Obscurants“, –Alternative 4 – the current main sphere of Duncan Patterson (ex Anathema, ex Antimatter) – release their second full-length album and continue the line of enquiry that began with their debut “The Brink” in 2011. Like its predecessor, “The Obscurants” stands out due to Patterson’s particular songwriting …
Read More »Anathema interview at Download 2014
I spoke to Danny and Lee from Anathema at Download shortly before they headed over to perform on the Jaegermeister acoustic stage. Hear what they had to say using the player below…
Read More »DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL: The app, more bands and the Doghouse!
Six weeks until Download Festival. Yep, you read that right. Six. SIX. And with time until the gates open getting ever shorter, this year’s official DOWNLOAD 2014 APP has been released for iPhone and Android, featuring all the latest news, information and advice needed to make this year the best one …
Read More »ANATHEMA Confirm Dates For The ‘Satellites Over Europe’ Tour
Following the release of the brand new studio from ANATHEMA ‘distant satellites’ the band have confirmed they’ll be playing an extensive European tour – dates below distant satellites is the highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s Weather Systems, recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg – the release dates are confirmed as Germany & …
Read More »ANATHEMA announce new album details + acoustic shows
ANATHEMA return in June with Distant Satellites, their brand new studio album. Due to be released on the 9th June via Kscope, distant satellites is the highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s Weather Systems, recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg. The beautifully ethereal artwork was created …
Read More »Dismemberment’s “Embrace The Dark” Out April 29
Ohio’s Dismemberment is pleased to announce that its debut full-length Embrace the Dark will be officially released on April 29, 2014. The album will be available on CD through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and cassette by Tridroid Records. Preorders begin in early April. In further Dismemberment news, the band has just …
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