rock/metal news
Track: Little Hurricane Announce New Album and Release Single, OTL
Same Sun Same Moon is the new album from dirty-blues duo Little Hurricane- which will be released April 14th. The band just released OTL, the first single from the album! Described by Rolling Stone as a duo with ‘a big sound who aren’t afraid to get messy’, Little Hurricane’s OTL may not wholly demonstrate this …
News: Slam Dunk Adds Neck Deep and More To Line-Up
As May draws ever closer, it’s time for another Slam Dunk announcement! Previously announced bands include headliners Enter Shikari, as well as Don Broco, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake and Beartooth. So- joining the already sterling line-up are (in no particular order): Set It Off, Citizen, Memphis May Fire, Neck Deep, Turnover, I Prevail, …
News: Bloodstock Festival Add Four Bands To Line-Up
As 2017 gets into its groove, it’s time for another Bloodstock announcement! Four more bands have been announced for the metal festival, which will take place at Derbyshire’s Catton Park on August 10th-13th. First to be added to the line-up are Swedish metallers Soilwork– who have been confirmed for a main stage slot. Frontman Björn …
News: The Temperance Movement announce Scottish Acoustic dates
Following on from the three acoustic shows The Temperance Movement played in London, Manchester and Glasgow last December, the British rockers have announced another run of the live acoustic shows for March, taking place in Scotland. The band were keen to hit some cities and towns that often get missed out on major tours, and …
See: Former Bullies release video for Stranger, ahead of new album
Out next month on Towed By The Ghost records, Former Bullies new album “Stranger” is preceded by a video for the title track. Watch the band play while simultaneously wearing amusing home made hats – an image fitting perfectly with the engagingly shabby lo-fi sound cut through with pop riffs and scratchy shoegaze style harmonies. …
Obituary: Jaki Liebezeit – Can’s human drum machine 1938 – 2017
Jake Leibezeit will be best remembered for his work with German avant-garde band Can. He played on some of their most memorable albums, such as ‘Ege Bamyasi’ and ‘Monster Movie’, and brought a steady motorik beat, relentless and minimalistic, yet unmistakeably human. His rhythmic repetoire however had infinite depth beyond the bare-bones pulse of Krautrock, …
Track: Lower Than Atlantis – Boomerang, plus tour news
“The song is about being knocked back making you more determined to achieve something”, says singer Mike Duce from Lower than Atlantis about Boomerang, their latest single to be taken from the forthcoming ‘Safe In Sound’, out on 3rd February 2017 via Easy Life Records / Red Essential. The song begins with this vocal harmony, …
News: Nick Cave film, One More Time With Feeling, gets DVD release date
It’s fair to say, that 2016 wasn’t a great year for popular culture, as we lost more than a handful of our musical greats. With the loss of such legends as Prince, Bowie and George Michael, it’s important that whilst we remember them, we also appreciate our living legends. Legend is a word that gets …
News: Tonight Alive, Beartooth, Goldfinger And More Added To Slam Dunk 2017 Line-Up
In the third announcement from the Slam Dunk team regarding 2017’s festival (it is now THIS year!!), they have once again smashed it with the newest set of bands added to the line-up. So get ready- added to the bill yesterday were: Beartooth, Tonight Alive, Against Me!, The Bronx, Goldfinger, Mad Caddies, The Movielife, Trophy …
News: Greg Lake : 1947-2016 – an obituary
So I have to say right off the bat that I wasn’t a huge fan of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer or King Crimson growing up. I’d heard things on AOR stations like ROCK104 out of Fort Wayne, IN and 95.3 WAOR out of Niles, MI. Brain Salad Surgery was an album I cherry picked from in …