Tag Archives: metal

The first sip of a perfectly poured pint of Guinness. The choreography of Riverdance. Sheamus’ Brogue Kick. The clash of the ash. Whatever way you look at it, Ireland packs a serious punch. Theories Divide can safely add themselves to the list. Formed in Dublin in 2008, the quartet have been …

WILD THRONE ANNOUNCE UK RELEASE OF ‘BLOOD MAKER’ EP & UK TOUR DATES IN JULY ALBUM ‘HARVEST OF DARKNESS’ FOLLOWS IN SEPTEMBER Wild Throne craft music that is as hard to describe as it is exciting to listen to. The hard-hitting and versatile Pacific Northwest metal trio offer up an …

U.S. G-Punks (hed) p.e Return With New Studio Album ‘Forever’ (hed) p.e’s tenth studio album ‘Forever!’ is released 22nd July 2016 via Pavement Entertainment. Pre-Order: http://bit.ly/1VZqNuM Since 1994 (hed)p.e. has been turning heads with their brand of original and unique music. The band has been called everything from rock, metal, punk, …

Are you the janitor that’s always killed off first? Is your house so haunted, even Yvette Fielding won’t come for a sleepover? Do you struggle to run fast enough to outwit your zombie pursuers? Halloween’s just around the corner(!) and it’s about time we addressed what would feature on the …

Dead By Wednesday Premiere “Live Again” Music Video Featuring Brian Fair from Shadoows Fall   US metal act DEAD BY WEDNESDAY released the new song and music video, “Live Again” featuring Brian Fair of Shadows Fall. The track is taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Darkest of Angels‘, out in May/June on David Ellefson‘s (Megadeth) EMP Label Group – (USA) eOne …

Incite Stream New Album ‘Oppression’ Arizona metal beasts, INCITE are set to release their brutal new album, ‘Oppression’, on April 22nd via Minus Head Records.  Five days later, the band join headliners DevilDriver on a major US tour.  To preview the album’s release and the dates, INCITE are streaming their …

Half-time oranges have been consumed, team talks have been given and team PlanetMosh is now coming back out for the second half of our look at when football and metal collide. On Tuesday, we brought you eleven players (and a manager) who have graced turfs around the world whilst harbouring …

Marilyn Manson sang about The Beautiful People. Machine Head gave us Beautiful Mourning. And although not common, The Beautiful Game intertwines with metal on a number of occasions, from Download Festival’s 5-a-side tournament to Steve Harris’ West Ham crest on his bass (but more about that in Part 2…). With …

Seven Eyed Crow Stream Debut EP ‘Dark Ways to the Sun’ A week after a very limited shoot for the fans, French alternative band Seven Eyed Crow (rock/metal/progressive crossover) is about to unleash its debut EP called ‘Dark Ways to the Sun’ planned for an official release on May 21st for physical and digital …

All Hail The Yeti Preview ‘Mr Murder’ Southern-fried hardcore metal squad, ALL HAIL THE YETI are showcasing a new song, ‘Mr Murder’ from their upcoming second album, ‘Screams From A Black Wilderness’.  The track features guest vocals from 36 Crazyfists’ frontman, Brock Lindow, a longtime friend of the band.  Check …

I caught up with Dave Ritchie for a chat about Wildfire Festival.  Follow the links at the bottom of the page to buy your tickets, they’re selling fast and after yesterday’s announcement that the band creating so much buzz in the rock music world right now, Inglorious, will headline Saturday night at …

You know what they say, home is where the heart is; or in this case, home is where the music is. For me it has been a couple of years since I last entered the chess floorboard Hagues Bar situated in the centre of my home of Lisburn, Northern Ireland. …

As the first rays of sunlight slip through the clouds after a seemingly endless Finnish winter, it’s a good time to start making plans for the summer. Finland’s boldest metal festival, Tuska will provide the heaviest dosage of metal madness of the summer, for the nineteenth time. FROM LAKE BODOM …

Let’s all be honest with ourselves here: Anthrax are forever going to be the runt of the Big 4 litter. There was never any question that they would open the shows with Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica back in 2011/2012, and they will always be lower than them on festival bills. …

INCITE, the Arizona based metal outfit led by Richie Cavalera, are set to release their new album, ‘Oppression’ on 22nd April and to tie in with their current UK dates they’re debuting new song, ‘Stagnant’ over at Soundcloud here ‘Oppression’ was recorded at the Omen Room Studios, Garden Grove, CA …

Formed in Tamworth, Staffordshire in 2013. Heavy Metal band Hidden released their debut EP True Mercian Metal last year. Containing a short intro track  False Ones Must Die and three tracks packed with the classic NWOBHM sound of bands like Saxon and Judas Priest. Lots of screaming guitars and vocals …

Fishing With Guns Stream New Album ‘…But The Dawn Will Come’ A few weeks after the singles “It’s poutring” and then “Moshpute”, French independent rock/stoner/southern-hardcore/metal outfit, Fishing With Guns just released its brand new full-length album  ‘…But The Dawn Will Come’, available right now for digital and full stream thanks to the courtesy PureGrainAudio, W-Fenec …

It’s safe to say that when it comes to heavy metal guitarists some of the biggest names have come out of European countries, from Yngwie Malmsteen (from Sweden) to Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun and from Finland.) Yet there is one name who for over a quarter of a century has stood …

‘Oh the weather outside is frightful…’ Alright, so we might only be three days into December, but the opening line from ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow’ is pretty damn apt this evening in Bristol. The wind and the rain has been disruptive for the whole day, …

To Release New Album ‘Braindead’ on February 12th 2016 Finland based ‘braindead thrash metallers’ Lost Society are very pleased to announce the publication of their third record entitled ‘Braindead’. The album is set to be released on February 12th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist/vocalist Samy Elbanna states: “A lot has …