Meet: Ivar Bjørnson and Iver Sandøy of Enslaved discuss the new album and life in the band
With their fantastic new album Utgard released to the world. Read our review here. We caught up with Ivar Bjørnson and Iver Sandøy from the band to find out about the album and how they have managed to survive and thrive over the 3 decades of making music. You have a new album set to …
Album Review: Enslaved – Utgard
With ‘Utgard’ Enslaved are looking behind the mirror, tracing the origins of the well-known fables of the northern world back into each and every one of us. A band that have always been more than a black metal band endlessly turning out the usual and expected. Enslaved are happier when pushing the boundaries especially into …
Album Review: Amaranthe – Manifest
Power Metal, melodic death metal, dance rock what ever you want to call it. Amaranthe have made that particular brand of metal their own. With ‘Manifest’ the band bring the vibe of last album ‘Helix’ but make it heavier and louder. Starting the album with fast paced track ‘Fearless’, the band are sounding confident and refreshed, …
Track: Tim Burgess Shares Track ‘Yours. To Be’ From New EP Ascent Of The Ascended
After releasing his solo album ‘I love The New Sky’ Tim Burgess announces news of a new EP, Ascent Of The Ascended, due 27th November via Bella Union Of the track, ‘Yours. To Be’, Burgess says: “At the tail end of the glory of the night before – with all the hope and beauty that …
Track: Pixies – Hear Me Out
Pixies will release a limited edition double A-side single on October 16th. Pressed on 12” yellow vinyl, it will feature the new track ‘Hear Me Out’ alongside the band’s gritty interpretation of the T-Rex classic ‘Mambo Sun’. ‘Hear Me Out’ The song was written by frontman Black Francis and Lenchantin at Dreamland Studios during sessions for ‘Beneath The Eyrie’, with production courtesy of the Grammy-nominated Tom Dalgety (Royal Blood, Ghost, etc.). “Black …
See: Falle Nioke and Ghost Culture – Mounemouma
Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture have shared a brand new video for “Mounemouma”, a standout track from their acclaimed debut collaborative EP Youkounkoun via PRAH Recordings. ‘Mouemouma’ is sung in Susu and Malinke, two of the native languages of Guinea Conakry. “Back home, if you travel to Europe or America, people think that you will forget them and forget your life …
News: Diamond Head Announce 40th Anniversary Re-Recording Of Lighting To The Nations And Unleash Single/Video For ‘It’s Electric’
When Diamond Head first released ‘Lightning To The Nations’ 40 years ago in 1980, few could have predicted the importance it would carry -and establish- with regards to heavy metal’s new wave and sound. Stacked and packed with riffs, ‘Lightning To The Nations’ would be one of the prime catalysts for a movement known as the New Wave …
News: Embrace Get Their First Vinyl Reissues For Albums ‘Out Of Nothing’ And ‘This New Day’
Embrace, one of the most successful UK bands of the ’90s and ’00s, are set to reissue their chart-topping albums Out of Nothing and This New Day for the first time on 180-gram vinyl this October 30th on Craft Recordings. This New Day will be available worldwide and Out of Nothing will be available worldwide excluding North America. The long-sought-after reissues were cut at London’s Metropolis …
Track: Eminence and Scattered Storm members launch lockdown band ‘No Life On Earth’
No Life On Earth is a USA/Brazil metal band that started during the COVID-19 quarantine featuring members from Eminence and Scattered Storm- have released ‘Into Fire We Burn’, the first single taken from their debut EP, ‘Nothing Is Real’, set for release 30th October via Blood Blast. Glorious choruses, dirty bass and insane drumming is the order of …
Track: Leddie MC Shares Track ‘Born Of Stone’ From New EP
With the release of her EP – ‘Born Of Stone’ which drops 25th September via Elegantly Ugly. North East Rapper Leddie MC has also shared the title track as her lead single featuring LKP With each track the musical side of Leddie’s work just gets better and better and matching her skill with words. Jazz …