rock/metal news
Track: MEMORIAM – Shellshock, plus new album news
MEMORIAM – RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘SHELL SHOCK’ – NEW ALBUM PRE-ORDER LAUNCHED The war rages on! Old school metal veterans MEMORIAM are set to unleash their third album, Requiem For Mankind, on June 21st, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band have revealed the lyric video for new track ‘Shell Shock’. Watch the …
Track: EXODUS – No Love (Live at Day In The Dirt 1984), plus 40th anniversary news
EXODUS CELEBRATE 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE RELEASE OF ‘NO LOVE (LIVE AT DAY IN THE DIRT 1984)’ The formation of the beast we now call EXODUS began in Richmond, CA in 1979, and although many started their journey as fans a few years down the line, there is no debating that the early 80’s …
News: Mott the Hoople to release Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-71) six CD box set
The Mental Train’s a rollin’… It’s probably fair to say that Mott the Hoople had a career of two halves. While it took the Bowie-penned to catapult them to commercial success, it is notable that despite the meagre sales of their previous four albums Mott the Hoople had recorded for Island Records, they had earned …
Track: Five Finger Death Punch – When The Seasons Change, plus tour dates
Five Finger Death Punch’s new album is out on May 18th! And Justice For None is set for release via Eleven Seven, and the band have just released another song from it- When The Seasons Change. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory explained the themes behind the song; “It’s about loyalty, the kind of loyalty that doesn’t crumble in the …
News: Destruction embark on Australian Tour Dates
In 24 hours, I’ll be camped in the photographers pit as Schmier and crew destroy The Crowbar, Brisbane Australia in support of ‘Under Attack’. Doing my best in taking pics and writing a live review for Backseat Mafia! Should be Bestial! Watch this space! Destruction is a German thrash metal band, formed in 1982. They …
See: Papa Roach enlist ballet troupe in new video for None of the Above, plus tour news
Papa Roach have released a surprise music video for “None of The Above”. It is the eighth video released from their latest album Crooked Teeth and was shot on location at Beaufort Castle in Luxembourg, featuring the DanceXperience ballet troupe. It was directed by Bryson Roatch and choreographed by esteemed urban dance choreographer Alex Lopes. …
News: Control Denied – The Fragile Art of Existence gets deluxe vinyl reissue.
CONTROL DENIED, the progressive heavy metal brainchild of legendary DEATH mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, released its first and only album The Fragile Art of Existence in 1999 to massive critical acclaim. Now available for the first time ever as an official vinyl release, The Fragile Art of Existence has been fully remastered with additional bonus tracks …
News: Black Orchid Empire announce May/June live dates
London rockers BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have announced live dates throughout May and June which sees them play six shows opening for INME in the UK, followed by a ten-date run throughout Germany and the UK as main support for Black Map The band recently announced that they have signed an international deal with Long Branch Records. The …
Bornbroken – New Video
BORNBROKEN Premier Their Brutality In New Video “The Years of Harsh Truths and Little Lies” From Montreal, QC, BornBroken are a band that thrives on fury at the injustices of the world we are living in and now is the right time for their righteous rage, it feeds their creative furnace. Teaming up with MetalInjection.net, BORNBROKEN …
See: Greek Metal Thrashers SENSE OF FEAR release New Video “Unbreached Walls”
Having recently signed to Rockshots Records for the upcoming release of their debut album “As The Ages Passing By…”, Greek classic heavy metal thrashers SENSE OF FEAR have released their new lyric video “Unbreached Walls”. Watch as these Greek titans enter into battle. A number of years in the making, SENSE OF FEAR‘s debut full length “As The Ages Passing By” is …