rock/metal
News: Kendal Calling Announces Its 2024 Headliners
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News: Anthrax + Kreator – Announce Co-Headline UK & European Tour, With Very Special Guest Testament
International metal forces join in a monstrous union between US metal monsters, Anthrax and German thrash titans, Kreator. Completing this unmissable line-up, a very special guest, the Bay Area’s metal machine, Testament! Tickets go on-sale on January 26th and are expected to sell quickly for this highly anticipated tour, between three of the genres’ most legendary bands. ANTHRAX + KREATOR …
News: Arctangent Festival 2024 Huge Line Up Announcement
To help celebrate the 10th year (THE TENTH YEAR!) of the mighty ArcTanGent Festival in 2024, todays band announcement is very likely it’s biggest ever band announcement in its history. Yes, it is a biggie, and yes it will make you all very happy. Announced for this years event are the world renowned, globally acclaimed Scottish post rock …
Track: Utopia Share Title Track From New Album ‘Shame’
Now featuring a fixed lineup of the original members of John Bailey on guitars, Chris Reese (Corrupt Moral Altar) on vocals and Arran McSporran (Virvum/Vipassi) on fretless bass and Jay Walsh on drums with a second guitarist in Jimmy Wilson, Utopia return with the follow up to their debut album ‘Stalker’. Released in 2021 and …
Track: Taylor McCall – Tide Of Love
South Carolina’s Taylor McCall has released the new single ‘Tide of Love’, which is taken from his newalbum, Mellow War, and arrives February 2 via Black Powder Soul Records/Thirty Tigers. Mellow War is McCall’s second album following his highly acclaimed debut Black Powder Soul in 2021. Regarding the album McCall comments: “Mellow War pays homage to my late …
News: The Black Crowes Announce 35-Date Tour Including London, Manchester
Fresh off the heels of announcing their first album in 15 years, Happiness Bastards, legendary rock band The Black Crowes today announced their 2024 headline tour – set to hit 35 cities in North America and Europe this Spring in support of their forthcoming studio album. The Happiness Bastards Tour will kick off at the Grand …
News: Incineration Fest 2024 Adds Even More Names To Its 10 Year Anniversary Edition
Incineration Fest have announced more names to their brutal lineup of Extreme Metal in order to help celebrate their 10 year anniversary. Blackened Death Metal kings Belphegor will undoubtedly destroy London when they arrive on our shores in May as well as post-black metal veterans Fen who will both be joining Amorphis, Anaal Nathrakh, CARPATHIAN …
Feature: Drew Davies Lets Us Into His World During The Recording Of New Album ‘Holloway Nights’ And Provides A Track By Track
I wrote and recorded most of the record during lockdown; so I’m not entirely sure what state I was in. It gave me a sense of focus and I called on some great musical allies new and old to contribute and assist with recording. Whereabouts were you in terms of getting on, the label, the …
Live Review: Francis Dunnery and It Bites (IT Bites FD) / John Young – Manchester Academy, Manchester 20.01.2024
On Saturday night, Francis Dunnery and his band It Bites performed at Manchester Academy, delivering a night of musical brilliance and nostalgia that left the venue buzzing with excitement. The sold-out show took the audience through decades of an impressive career, starting with the classic “Black December” from second album, “Once Around The World”. With …
Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – Sunday 07.01.2024
Rockaway Beach knows its audience well. It’s Sunday morning and people are already congregating at the vinyl market stalls looking for that elusive record that they’ll probably pop on a shelf and never play. The soft play area is still closed though. What better way to spend Sunday lunchtime than in the company of crooner …