BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have revealed an official video for ‘Not Dead Yet’; the song features on their current studio album, Gravity, out now via Search & Destroy/ Spinefarm Records. BFMV frontman, Matt Tuck, says; “We shot our latest video for ‘Not Dead Yet’ in Japan after our Summersonic 2018 performances. We’ve never done a video …
Read More »Download 2018 – Friday
After some overnight rain, the forecast for the day (and indeed the entire weekend) was for dry weather. Knowing I’d be at Download festival though I had my waterproofs with me – after all, a dry Download seems too good to hope for, but that’s exactly what we got – …
Read More »Download Festival adds another 20 bands across all stages!
Well, isn’t this lovely from Download Festival? They decided to round off the end of last month with a big, fat announcement of bands across all four stages! We’re a bit lucky aren’t we? The biggest names announced are metal’s mad hatter Devin Townsend, paying below Rob Zombie on the …
Read More »Reading Festival, 2016 – PlanetMosh Review
When one thinks of ‘PlanetMosh’, Reading Festival is not always the pinnacle event that may spring to mind – but surprisingly, Reading and Leeds have diversified more and more into our alternative subculture, making the idea of spending August bank holiday weekend in a field surrounded by citizens of the …
Read More »Nothing More Drop New Video ‘Here’s To The Heartache’
NOTHING MORE release new video ‘Here’s To The Heartache’. Texan quartet NOTHING MORE, the musical hydra that runs on frenetic passion, unswerving DIY spirit and relentless sonic experimentation, have just dropped a new video for ‘Here’s To The Heartache’ Taken from their self-titled debut album for Eleven Seven Music, it …
Read More »Halestorm, Barrowland Glasgow, 6/3/15
Friday night in Glasgow was miserable, wet, raining and freezing cold, but none of the almost 2000 people who turned up to see Halestorm even noticed with some of them already forming a queue when I arrived at 5pm, two hours before the doors opened. I was there to interview …
Read More »Wilson Interview, Glasgow, 6/3/15
On Friday night Wilson opened up for Halestorm at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. Before the show singer Chad sat down for a chat with me about their new record deal, touring, and Full Blast Fuckery. Then we did a funny face selfie and he went off and did …
Read More »PERIPHERY announce dual album and reveal touring plans for 2015
PERIPHERY, the D.C. based prog outfit whose music Rolling Stone (US) described as “instrumentally vigorous” and whose members have graced the covers of Guitar World and Modern Drummer, release dual albums “Juggernaut: Alpha” and “Juggernaut: Omega”. “Juggernaut” will be out outside of North America, Australia/NZ and Japan via Century Media …
Read More »WOVENWAR set to tour US with Periphery and Nothing More
Wovenwar will be embarking on their next North American tour in January of 2015. The band will be supporting Periphery, along with Nothing More, and Thank You Scientist. The tour is scheduled to begin on Jan. 10, kicking off a five-week North American tour at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, N.C. …
Read More »Another 9 names for Download Festival
.@DownloadFest confirms another 9 acts. Festival season is fast approaching, but it hasn’t stopped Download revealing another nine additions to their already impressive lineup. Heading up the confirmations is none other than Richie Sambora. His CV speaks for itself – collaborators include Cher, LL Cool J and guitar god Eric …
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