NEWS: Five Finger Death Punch Announce Seventh Studio Album
The seventh studio album by Vegas metallers Five Finger Death Punch has been announced today- and it’s so close! And Justice For None will be out May 18th via Eleven Seven. It’s going to be available as a standard CD, which will be 13 tracks and a deluxe CD which will contain an additional three …
See: Midnight Drive Release new Video for debut single Break
Newcomers to Manchester’s rock scene, four piece Midnight Drive, released their debut single this week! Formed with ex members of Huddersfield metal band Backstab Burial, plus YouTube artist George Holding on vocals, the result is refined and infectious songwriting, combined with undeniable power and energy. After a year and a half worth of writing and …
LIVE: Asking Alexandria, Manchester Academy, 24/1/18
Tonight’s support To The Rats And Wolves are a German six piece electronic metalcore band from Essen. Their individual brand of futuristic tinged heaviness gets the crowd moving early on. Blvckout is a particular highlight that translates perfectly to a live setting. Suburban Romance showcases the band’s infectious energy, which is hard to deny from …
INTERVIEW: Escape The Fate, 21/01/18
We sat down initially with drummer Robert Ortiz and guitarist K Thrash, later to be joined by vocalist Craig Mabbitt of the band Escape The Fate to chat about everything before the release of the new album I Am Human… So here’s our rather lengthy chat covering down time on tour, setlist arguments and the …
LIVE: Escape The Fate, Manchester Club Academy, 21/01/2018
It’s Sunday night, but down in Manchester’s Club Academy, it does not feel like the end of the weekend. Although their newer material may be slightly on the tamer side, their set tonight is as impassioned and relentless as ever. Opening with setlist staple and all-round leviathan track This War Is Ours, things get off …
NEWS: Slam Dunk Adds Good Charlotte, Pvris and More To 2018 Line-Up
As if the line-up for 2018’s Slam Dunk Festival wasn’t already looking good enough- it just got EVEN bigger and even better. Already on the bill were the likes of Taking Back Sunday, State Champs, Trash Boat, Sleeping With Sirens, Four Year Strong, and headliners Jimmy Eat World, who will be celebrating 25 years as …
LIVE: Marilyn Manson, O2 Apollo Manchester, 4/12/17
While Marilyn Manson has always enjoyed a spot of drama, tonight’s montage of not one, not two but THREE songs building up to his appearance on Manchester’s O2 Apollo stage makes things just slightly laboured. After his entrance however, Manson somehow manages to ensure the momentum of his show doesn’t drop even once (for the most …
NEWS: The Used Announce European Tour Dates
The Used have announced some European tour dates, and as if that isn’t good enough- they go on sale this Friday!! Their seventh studio album The Canyon came out in October via Hopless Records, met by much critical acclaim- only increasing their excitement to return to our shores in February! Carrying a weighty 17 song …
LIVE: Papa Roach, Manchester 02 Apollo, 11/10/2017
It certainly hasn’t been an easy ride for Papa Roach over the years, but 2017’s incarnation of the band finally seem to be on top of the world and on top of their game. As their Crooked Teeth kabuki drops and they kick things off with…Crooked Teeth, it’s already game on between audience and band. …
INTERVIEW: Gustav Wood, Young Guns, 25/9/2017
We caught up with Young Guns’ Gustav Wood in Manchester on their latest UK Tour. Here’s what he had to say on new material, their Foo Fighters cover and musical evolution… BM: So Echoes came out last year, and it’s a lot different from anything you’ve done before- for a start your first album was …