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See: Mastodon reveal new video for Steambreather, plus EP news and UK tour dates
After releasing their opus “Emperor Of Sand” album in March 2017 to great critical acclaim the album entered the Billboard sales charts at #1. The band, over their 8 studio albums, are going from strength to strength. Mastodon are now providing us with a plethora of material for their fans with some new music, a …
NEWS: Nothing More Set To Return To The UK Plus Album News!
It’s been just under a year since Nothing More last graced the UK at the Reading and Leeds Festivals but they’re set to return in the Winter for a few select dates in support of their new album The Stories We Tell Ourselves. This is the first headline tour they will have done in two …
News: Def Leppard announce Hysteria – 30th anniversary reissues
Hysteria, the commercial zenith of stadium straddling rockers Def Leppard, sees the 30th anniversary of its release in August this year, and to celebrate Bludgeon Riffola/UMC/Mercury are going all out on a plethora of re-release formats for it. In addition to a standard single disc reissue there will be a 3-CD Deluxe, a double version …
Video: He Is Legend, Air Raid- Plus Tour Dates
“We’ve kept the cathartic experience of a He Is Legend show a strictly personal experience for our fans for some time now,” Schuylar Groom of He Is Legend said of the band’s new video for their song Air Raid. Never have we hit this hard before so we decided it was due time that we …
News: VUKOVI announce May/June headline tour and festival dates
Neon-rock band Vukovi have announced ‘Part 2’ of their headline tour, which aims to share their debut album with anyone who will give them a chance. ‘Part 1’ of the tour, which took place earlier this month, saw Vukovi bring their vibrant tracks to cities across the UK, including Leeds, Bristol, London, and their hometown of …
Obituary: Chuck Berry, October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017
Chuck Berry and Rock n’ Roll. The two terms are synonymous for anyone who has ever at least heard of the first. The sad part is that many have not. This is a giant oversight in the history of pop music and one if its most important and essential figures. Most people associate Rock n’ …
News: Pvris Add Second London Date Due To Demand
Pvris have added a second London date to their short European run due to phenomenal demand. With the original date having sold out within minutes, the band have announced that they will play a second show in the capital on 5th May. Having taken a break from the UK for just over a year (since …
SEE: Gojira Debut Official Music Video For The Cell, plus UK tour dates
Captured on a thermal-imaging camera, the new video for The Cell by Gojira is an unequivocally intense, vociferous assault on the senses. Taken from last year’s Magma, the video was directed by Drew Cox, and sees the band performing amongst a myriad of images depicting scenes of surveillance, nature, religion and the human body- to …
Track: Barry Adamson – Sweet Misery, plus UK tour dates
After a lifetime in music, Barry Adamson has announced details of a new six tracks EP Love Sick Dick, which drops on 14th April. From it, he’s released a new track, Sweet Misery, which Mark Radcliffe premiered on his 6Music Show. The whole EP Adamson sees as a blues – one lovelorn guy in all …
News: The Haunted head back to the studio
After finishing a successful UK tour together with Meshuggah last month, Swedish Thrash Metallers THE HAUNTED are about to start recordings for their newest, 9th studio album, which is due to be released later in 2017. THE HAUNTED’s guitarist Ola Englund : “After almost 2.5 years since the release of ‘Exit Wounds’, we’re finally hitting the studio …