rock/metal
Track: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs release live version of Big Rig ahead of Live In New York album release
We’ve long been fans of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs here at Backseat Mafia. The Newcastle behemoths seems to be winning the world over, one huge riff at a time, and preparing for the release of their new live album, Live In New York, is out on October 27th on Missing Piece Records. …
Live Review: Billy Idol – Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY 12.09.2023
The resurgence of all things Gen X reached a high point last year with “Running Up That Hill” becoming ubiquitous 37 years after its release. It also served as a reminder that the MTV generation wasn’t entirely one-hit, fluorescent wonders and there is a lot of music worth revisiting. This was also a golden age …
News: Mortuary Drape Announces New Album ‘Black Mirror’
Returning following 2022’s mini album ‘Wisdom – Vibration – Repent’, which gave us a firm dose of what to expect after signing with Peaceville Records, the Italians unveil ‘Black Mirror’. An album that is not only a new dose of ritualistic blasphemy but also the quest to explore the abstract link that tethers the past and …
News: Legendary LA Band The Hangmen Release ‘Stories To Tell’; First New Full-Length Since 2019
As musical trends come and go, The Hangmen have remained uncompromising since their formation in 1986. From big money major label deals to debilitating drug addiction, lead singer Bryan Small has continued to charge forward with the headlong momentum of a runaway train. Bridging the gap somewhere between The Gun Club and the Rolling Stones, the band’s latest offering, Stories To Tell smashes …
Track: Graveyard – Breathe In, Breathe Out
Swedish blues rock institution Graveyard have shared their new single ‘Breathe In, Breathe Out’, the second single from their upcoming album ‘6’, that’s set to be released on September 29th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band comments “Our 2nd single from the upcoming album 6 is rolling in like a fresh breeze from the West Coast for all …
News: The Fires Below Release Debut EP ‘Masquerade’; Watch The Video For Track ‘So It Goes’
With their new EP ‘Masquerade’ out now, formidable Brit rock four-piece, The Fires Below have shared the video for their track ‘So It Goes’. Comprised of Smithy (Vocals, Guitar), Del (Drums), Si (Bass), and Sam (Guitar), the band began as a lockdown project with their roots placed in punk rock, stoner, and metal, have merged into a …
Track: Electron – Survivor
Electron have released the video for their new single ‘Survivor’. The single is taken from the band’s debut album, ‘Defiance’ out now. The UK rockers comprised of Jason Payne (Vocals/Guitar), Joanna Hyde (Bass), and Nuno Bessa (Drums) draw their influences from the likes of Architects, and Metallica through to Halestorm and Alter Bridge. One hugely impressive vocal performance …
Track: Core Of iO – Done
Hailing from Sussex Core Of iO have released their blistering new EP, Part I: iO. Along with the news the band have also shared the video for new track ‘Done’ taken from the EP. Regarding the EP Bob Tett comments: “The songs in Part I: iO were written at a time when I had just …
Track: Blood Command – Heaven’s Hate
Blood Command return with another single, ‘Heaven’s Hate’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘World Domination’ due on the 29th of September via Hassle Records. “Heaven’s Hate is a song about leeches of humanity, who will try and suck you dry of your talent.” says the band. “When they finally reveal their true colours and you see through …
Live Review: Royal Blood – Concorde 2, Brighton 05.09.2023
By Henry Groves I don’t think there is ever anything better than a Resident record release show. This time they were presenting Royal Blood at Concorde 2 down on the seafront in Brighton. For a band that had recently played on that very beach to thousands of people, to see them in a venue like this …