News: Beast In Black announce 2021 European Tour
Helsinki based heavy metal band Beast In Black announce their European Tour for November / December 2021 which will take them through 13 countries, ready to spew its unrivaled heavy metal fury all over them! The band comments: “Not easy to say any wise words in these dark times so just let us smoothly announce our upcoming …
News: Enslaved announce 2021 tour
Having just released their acclaimed new studio album Utgard little over a week ago, (Read our review here) Norwegian blackened avant-gardists Enslaved have announced a European tour for May 2021. The band achieved some incredible chart positions worldwide including; US #67 Billboard #9 Current Hard Music #3 Top New Artist, Germany #30, UK #17 Indie #8 Rock and Italy …
News: Diamond Head announce UK spring 2021 tour with special guests, Rock Goddess
Despite the global pandemic, 2020 has been a busy year for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers. Fresh from completing the re-recording of ‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’ (see previous post here) and relentless in their quest to bring The Coffin Train to the world, Diamond Head announce the dates for their anticipated 2021 UK Tour. …
News: Placebo celebrate 20th anniversary of ‘Black Market Music’ with new video series, ‘Black Market Music Stories’
2020 rings in the 20th anniversary of Placebo’s beloved third album, Black Market Music. To celebrate, the band have completed filming of a four-part video-series – “Black Market Music Stories” – which sees bassist Stef visit treasured locations and walk viewers through the writing, recording, touring, and personal stories, that would shape the conception of …
EP Review: Holy Springs – Camera
South London based trio Holy Springs have shared their new EP – Camera recorded in a weekend in Peckham at the end of last year. Influenced by shoegaze, lo-fi and psych, all of which you can hear over the 4 tracks on this EP. Opener, ‘What I’m Supposed To Do’ has a nice slowed down …
News: L.A. Guns new album ‘Renegades’ now available for pre-order
L.A. Guns release new album ‘Renegades’ on 13th November, out on Golden Robot Records and is available for pre-order now. If there was a band synonymous with the infamous Sunset Strip it is L.A. Guns. Born into a scene that will never be replicated, L.A. Guns rode alongside Motley Crue, Guns n’ Roses, Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot and co. in …
Meet: Niklas Sandin Of Katatonia
Katatonia are riding high this year. After releasing their fantastic new studio album earlier this year – ‘City Burials’, read our review here, the band have also just announced the release of a live album due 13th November via Peaceville Records. Entitled ‘Dear Air‘ the live album will feature fan favourites plus the live premiere …
News: Katatonia announce new live album of fan favourites – Dead Air
Swedish band Katatonia annouce news of a new live album – Dead air due 13th November via Peaceville Records. The album will see Katatonia performing an extensive and majestic set of fan favourites plus the live premiere of 3 songs from City Burials, captured during their May 2020 lockdown session Formed in 1991 by Jonas Renkse …
Track: Trivium frontman Matt Heafy shares a cover of My Mother Told Me taken from TV Show Vikings
Trivium frontman Matthew Kiichi Heafy, has shared a new solo track in the form of – “My Mother Told Me”. The track is a cover of a song that appeared on the show Vikings. Heafy offers up three dramatic iterations of the track — one in the heavy metal style that is his signature, along with an acoustic rendition, and an …
News: Spear Of Destiny have recreated and re-imagined their classic album WorldService
Spear of Destiny have recreated and re-imagined the now classic 1985 top 20 hit, WorldService. With Kirk never being happy with the sounds and mix on the mid 80s original, this is an altogether different affair. Massive drums, guitars and voice coupled with wonderful keyboard sounds and real soulful brass take these amazing sounds to …