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News: Samantha Fish Shares Live Version Of Track ‘Better Be Lonely’ Ahead Of Tour
Samantha Fish is gearing up to release new live performance recordings on Rounder Records, starting with a powerful rendition of ‘Better Be Lonely‘. The single is available on all streaming platforms HERE. Originally featured on her 2021 chart-topping album ‘Faster‘, the alternative version of ‘Better Be Lonely‘ captures the raw energy and magnetic stage presence that Fish is known …
News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Announce A Massive 19 Bands For 2025 Including Gojira, Machine Head And Trivium As Headliners
As has increasingly become tradition, Bloodstock decided to unleash a plethora of bands for its 2025 edition as we approached the halfway mark of the current festival. They dropped a huge 19 bands for the 2025 edition, including all 3 Sophie Lancaster Stage headliners and all 3 Ronnie James Dio Stage headliners. Strap yourself in …
News: Manchester Based Promoters Rancid Offal Promotions Unveil The Full Lineup Of Goremageddon 2025
Following the success of this year’s edition, Goremageddon will return on 22 March 2025 at The Star & Garter in Manchester, UK. Headlining the event will be legendary Japanese goregrind band Viscera Infest, who will also be making their highly anticipated exclusive UK debut. Making headlines in 2017 for the invention of “cockroach moshing,” the band …
News: World Of Echo Announce First In A Series Of Album Reissues From Japanese Guitarist Naoki Zushi; Album ‘IV’ Due 18 October
World of Echo inaugurates a series of reissues by Japanese guitarist, Naoki Zushi, with the release of IV – out on double vinyl (edition of 500) and digitally on 18 October 2024. Perhaps best known for his stellar guitar contributions to psych folk group, Nagisa Ni Te, Zushi has had a parallel career for several decades, slowly releasing solo …
News: Mdou Moctar Release Full Concert Performance ‘The Agadez Folders: Live At Sultan’s Palace’
Last year, the members of Mdou Moctar convened in Niger to complete their then-unfinished album, Funeral For Justice, and to capture a series of live sets in the region surrounding Agadez, a historically important hub. Today, we are posting the first of these sessions: The Agadez Folders: Live at Sultan’s Palace. It features Mdou Moctar performing a …
News: Alice In Chains Announce 15th Anniversary Reissue Of ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’
Craft Recordings celebrates the 15th anniversary of Alice In Chains‘ seminal 2009 album, Black Gives Way to Blue, with a special vinyl reissue. The LP, out-of-print since its original release and a long-sought treasure for hard rock devotees, will arrive on September 27th and is available for pre-order today. In addition to the wide 2-LP release, fans can also pick up the album on three limited edition …
News: Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases New Single ‘Hold Of My Heart’ Featuring Violinist Sav Madigan
Renowned blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has released her brand new single, “Hold Of My Heart”, available now on all major streaming platforms. A twangy, Americana-infused track featuring the exceptional talents of violinist Sav Madigan, “Hold Of My Heart” marks the first release from a slate of material Joanne is set to unveil over the next …
News: Fortress Festival Announces 2025 Line Up
The Mighty and Magnificent Fortress festival will take place again on the Yorkshire coast in the beautiful and exquisite town of Scarborough at the Scarborough Spa from 31st May to 1st June 2025, and thus far, they have not been disappointed with the announcements. To date, they have unleashed festival headliners Agalloch alongside Moonlight Sorcery …
News: Incineration Festival Announce Date and Line Up For 2025
The next edition of Incineration Festival will take place on Saturday 3rd May 2025, and they are going bigger and getting louder ! In the spirit of extreme metal, across five hallowed grounds they will lower the tone and present the next edition of Incineration Festival. They recently enthused “We are honoured to be adding …
News: Jerry Cantrell Releases Official Video For Single ‘Vilified’
Jerry Cantrell, who recently announced the Oct. 18 release of his new album, ‘I Want Blood’, has released a video for the nine-song collection’s debut single, ‘Vilified’. The Lorenzo Diego-directed clip captures the spirit of the track, and album, which Cantrell discussed in a recent Kerrang! interview: “Sci-fi and the fear of technology has been around a long time, from …