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News: Mott the Hoople to release Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-71) six CD box set

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See: Greek Metal Thrashers SENSE OF FEAR release New Video “Unbreached Walls”

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News: Bloodstock – New Bands Added

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Sweden’s extreme metal titans Arch Enemy ring in a new musical chapter with a surprise single and video drop, ‘Dream Stealer’, which marks the first new music since their successful album ‘Deceivers’, released in August 2022. The track was mixed by Jens Bogren and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The video was directed and produced by Patric …

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In eager anticipation of their forthcoming ‘We Shall Remain’ European headline tour starting on October 3, Swedish symphonic dark metal stalwarts Eleine have delighted their legion with a new digital 2-track single today: ‘Through The Mist’ (incl. its instrumental version) is now available on all streaming platforms! The song opens with punchy riffs and drums, featuring guitarist Rikard Ekberg‘s rarely heard clean vocals, …

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On 29th September 2021, the day before the launch of debut full-length Noose Almighty, Swamp Coffin bass player Martyn White attempted to take his own life. Following his treatment and recovery, shortly before the album’s release in November that year, Martyn’s father and vocalist/guitarist Jon Rhodes’ mother-in-law both passed away within hours of each other. …

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