In celebration of the release of their new EP ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’, Envy of None have revealed a beautiful and striking new video. Recalling the idea of retro Pop Art genius Roy Lichtenstein seen through the lens of a psychedelic graphic novel in the beautiful clip’s vibrant and stylistic …
Read More »Empyre – Relentless – Album Review
The first time I saw Empyre I must admit they did nothing for me, they didn’t click at, all but at last year’s Firestorm Festival it was like watching a different band so when their new album came up for review I was eager to have a listen. The first …
Read More »Empyre share video for new single ‘Waking Light’ featuring AI-generated artwork
After unveiling, ‘Relentless’, ‘Parasites’ and the Classic Rock ‘Tracks of The Week’ runaway winner was ‘Hit & Run’, Empyre continue their trajectory into the stratosphere with a brand new single ‘Waking Light’. Known for their DIY ethics, Empyre has long been creating their own artwork and videos but when it came to their new single …
Read More »EMPYRE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DETAILS AND SHARE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR “HIT & RUN”
Welcome to the new Empyre. UK rock band Empyre, who recently signed to Kscope, will release their new album Relentless on 31st March 2023. They now find themselves alongside the likes of TesseracT, The Pineapple Thief and Envy of None, on a label that has previously released albums from Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree and Tangerine …
Read More »TesseracT to release cinematic live experience ‘PORTALS’ on 27th August
TesseracT is set to release ‘PORTALS’ on 27th August (Kscope). Originally broadcast in December last year this live cinematic experience will be issued on an array of formats including Blu-Ray, Triple LP soundtrack and as a limited edition deluxe 4 disc book edition In December 2020, TesseracT invited fans to join them …
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 »Tesseract – Errai
In an alternate universe somewhere, Tesseract are one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. The quintet from Milton Keynes have trailblazed through their career with their odd time signatures, mid-range distortion and polyrhythmic riffs, releasing three superb albums along the way. Somewhat stifled by an ever changing frontline, …
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 »Bruce Soord with Jonas Renkse – Wisdom Of Crowds
Last year, Prog Rock champions, Katatonia and The Pineapple Thief gave us two astounding collections with “Dead End Kings” and “All the Wars”. This year their respective frontmen have banged their creative heads together in a quest for the musical equivalent of the Higgs-Boson Particle and “Wisdom of Crowds” is …
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