rock/metal
Not Forgotten: The Beatles – The Magical Mystery Tour
A Not Forgotten article on The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour? I must have flipped my lid right? How can any album release by the biggest act in popular music be forgotten? Okay, so maybe it hasn’t been forgotten, but it has been massively under appreciated, especially when you compare the avalanche of sycophantic praise heaped …
Not Forgotten: Tom Waits – Nighthawks at the Diner
Sometimes it is impressive what can be achieved with proverbial smoke and mirrors. Promotions, relationships, business deals. Sometimes the appearance that you are something can get you further than actually being that thing. Smoke and mirrors work in the music industry too. From the doing quite well on the surface pop act whose managers are …
NEWS: Wednesday 13 Details UK Acoustic Tour- Undead, Unplugged
Wednesday 13 will make a return to venues around the UK in early 2017 (in an outing that looks set to be a little more chilled than some of his prior visits) with his acoustic tour entitled Undead, Unplugged! The extended set will feature acoustic versions of songs from his back-catalogue, as well as a …
News: Slam Dunk Announces More Bands For 2017 Festival
Having already announced Enter Shikari as its headliner, Slam Dunk festival hit us with another announcement this week! First up to be added to the bill are Don Broco- returning after a successful year on the main stage in 2015- to play their only UK festival of 2017. Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish …
See: Losers release new video for ‘The Ruiner’
Rock supergroup Losers have released a new video for the track ‘The Ruiner’, taken from their recent ‘How To Ruin Other People’s Futures’ album, which came out in September. The band, Tom Bellamy (ex-Cooper Temple Clause), Paul Mullen (ex-YourCodeNameIs:Milo/Young Legionnaire), Eddy TM (DJ/new music radio and club guru) and Dean Pearson (Vennart, British Theatre) garnered …
News: Bloodstock Festival Announce New Bands
Bloodstock Festival isn’t until August next year but they’re already rolling out some new acts. Poland’s own Decapitated, Florida based Obituary earn a place on main stage and Brujeria also earn a spot on main stage. Decapitated’s guitarist, Vogg, says; “We’re very excited to be returning to Bloodstock Festival – it will have been three …
News: The Amity Affliction Kick Off UK Tour Next Week!
This time next week, it will be December… already, where has the year gone? There is one good thing about the final month of the year (apart from Christmas obviously); The Amity Affliction UK tour! The boys from down under kick off their long awaited UK tour on December 4th and will travel to: BRISTOL …
Tracks: Terrifier – Reanimator
Vancouver thrashers Terrifier have just signed to Test your metal records, and have streamed new single Reanimator, taken from their forthcoming second album ‘Weapons of thrash destruction’. Veterans of tours with the likes of Havok, Destruction, Exmortus, Anvil, 3 Inches of blood and Holy Grail, to name but a few, Terrifier have been building strong …
EP: Toy Mountains – ‘I Swore I’d Never Speak Of This Again’ EP Review
Toy Mountains give us something to talk about with their new EP ‘I Swore I’d Never Speak Of This Again’. The Glasgow four-piece of Callum McClune (vocals, guitars), Greg Leyden (vocals, guitars), Grant Malcolm (vocals, bass) and Matt Cowie (drums) are approaching their defining moment and they know it. Their 2014 debut album ‘For A …
Live Review: Lacuna Coil – Manchester Academy 2 – 16.11.2016
It’s Wednesday evening and Manchester Academy 2 has a look of a mental asylum about it. We are all welcomed to Lacuna Coil’s sanatorium; masked mannequins are hanging from the ceiling and two large metal fences are awaiting the patients to perform around it. The bill this evening is entirely European, and first …