rock/metal
Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 09.08.2024
Day two, the first feature-length day, sees a wake-up call courtesy of UK powerhouse Rock trio Haxan and their competent riff-loaded tunes. Bolini’s vocals were aggressive and controlled, while the drum work behind her was natural and workhorse-esque. All blending together to create punchy and catchy Rock tunes that had you nodding your head, tapping your toe, …
Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 08.08.2024
An annual pilgrimage, a field in deepest darkest Derbyshire and as much metal as you can physically absorb for four days must mean only one thing, it was time for Bloodstock 2024. With the Thursday historically serving in recent years as an amuse-bouche, Bloodstock seems to have stepped it up a gear this year and …
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: Epic Mayhem Alert! Ocean Grove’s ‘My Disaster’ Tour is Coming to Australia!
Australia, Get Ready: Ocean Grove’s ‘My Disaster’ Tour is Coming to Shake Things Up!
Track: Nate Bergman Covers My Chemical Romance’s ‘Helena’
Nashville by way of D.C. singer-songwriter, Nate Bergman has shared a soul-stirring cover of the My Chemical Romance enormo-hit ‘Helena’, twenty years after its original release. Bergman has now put his own distinctive, acoustic spin on it. He even dared to share it with his long-time friend (and My Chemical Romance guitarist) Frank Iero. Bergman produced and recorded the single himself at Icarus …
Track: Crimson Veil – Ribbons
With their debut album ‘Hex’ due next month via Reigning Phoenix Music, Shamanic UK alternative metal collective Crimson Veil have shared the fourth single ‘Ribbons’. A track about when too many choices in life can actually become restrictions. The band explain: “This metaphor is brought to life through a Shibari-themed music video that sees the band tied in …
Track: 2Far2Jump – Shadows
Guilford rockers 2far2jump have released their new single, ‘Shadows’, the first of five brand-new singles by the band. The band state: Shadows is a song that narrates through some of the feelings of depression and how it can take ahold and keep you feeling stuck in place even when you try to do something about it. …
Feature: Rumin Give Us A Track By Track Of Their New EP Horizontal/Vertical
HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL is a collection of the first three songs that have been created by RUMIN. It is a totally self-produced recording, done on a zero budget. Drums were captured by Andy Ellis in a rehearsal room in Pirate Studios, Hove. Bass, guitar and vocal tracks were all recorded in Andy’s home studio in St Leonards, East Sussex. …