rock/metal
Track: Sailor Hunter – Ashes
Swedish melodic death metal band Sailor Hunter are set to release a new EP ‘Evolution’ on May 24th 2024 via Finnish Inverse Records. Featuring a new lineup, with the addition of Sebastian Fingal, along with Al Rinald on guitar, Kutte Gashi on drums, Filip Jovanov on bass, the band have also shared the video for the first single ‘Ashes’. Sebastian …
Track: Tara Elliott – No Parachute
Proclaimed as the bastard child of Janis Joplin and Iggy Pop Tara Elliott has shared her brand new single ‘No Parachute’ with its infectious swagger and hypnotic harmonies the track is a powerhouse of dirty rock. Tara states: “No Parachute is throwing yourself into the wild to go for your dreams, no matter what the …
Meet: Welsh Singer Songwriter Tom Warren
Give us a potted history of yourself I’ve been writing songs for the past 5 years or so and had been playing them live with my band in Bristol before lockdown happened. We then lost a bit of momentum as a band when things reopened and so I decided to go it alone around 18 …
Track: Metalcore Four Piece Fates Messenger Unveil Thunderous Debut Single ‘Scars’
Formed by members of legendary hardcore / thrash outfits Above All, Romeo Must Die and Dishonour The Crown, thrash/metalcore four-piece Fates Messenger have shared their debut single ‘Scars’. Recorded, mixed and mastered by the band themselves, this is the first single taken from their upcoming debut EP due later this year With previous individual experiences of …
Meet: New Metalcore Thrashers ‘Fates Messenger’
Formed by members of legendary hardcore / thrash outfits Above All, Romeo Must Die and Dishonour The Crown, Fates Messenger have drawn from all of their collective experiences within the UK metal / hardcore scenes and have produced a fresh slab of metal savagery. Give us a potted history of the band Fates Messenger formed …
Track: Mdou Moctar – Funeral For Justice
Nigerien quartet Mdou Moctar are set to release their new album ‘Funeral For Justice’ on the 3rd of May. Recorded at the close of two years spent touring the globe following the release of 2019 breakout Afrique Victime, it captures the Nigerien quartet consisting of Moctar, rhythm guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane, drummer Souleymane Ibrahim, and American bassist and …
News: Arctangent Festival Announces More Bands For 2024 Event
In its 10th year this summer, the brilliant and award winning ArcTanGent Festival has once again well and truly delivered for its loyal, amazing audience. Following on from last months HUGE band announcement, today the summer event can reveal its final collection of acts playing in 2024. Heading up this announcement are one of the worlds greatest …
Track: Standards – Big Bad
Los Angeles math-rock masters standards have shared their new track ‘Big Bad’, which is the second single off their upcoming 3rd studio album, ‘Fruit Galaxy’, due out on the 22nd of March. Guitarist Marcos Mena said, “Big Bad is a song that makes you want to go wild. We wanted to mix technicality with catchiness to create a fun and short song …
Live Review: Joanne Shaw Taylor / Connor Selby – The Fire Station, Sunderland 21.02.2024
A remarkable venue played host to a remarkable guitar player tonight as Joanne Shaw Taylor brought her blues rocking band to The Fire Station in Sunderland. Connor Selby provided support with his electrified acoustic blues. It takes guts to take a stage with just a guitar in between you and the audience, most of which …
News: Fucked Up Release ‘44th & Vanderbilt’ EP, ‘The Chemistry Of Common Life’ 15th Anniversary Vinyl Edition Out Now
Last autumn, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of Fucked Up’s The Chemistry of Common Life – an era-defining punk LP that also just so happened to be the Canadian band’s Matador Records debut. This Friday, our long-in-the-works orange vinyl 2xLP reissue will finally arrive on shelves. Find that HERE. Today, you can listen to a …