rock/metal
News: Over 100,000 Fans Celebrate Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary And Its Biggest Year Ever
This weekend’s Download Festival 20th anniversary welcomed a record breaking 100,000 attendees to Donington Park becoming its most successful year ever. The fastest selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal across four days and six stages. With an unbelievable line-up, featuring the likes of Halestorm, Skindred, Evanescence, Pendulum, Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)’s new project Empire …
Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 09.06.23
As I entered the arena for day two I decided to take myself to the Dogtooth Stage in preparation for Pupil Slicer and in doing so I managed to catch the last 3 songs of Mancunian outfit, Witch Fever, and their brand of post punk measured chaos, and from the moment the anarchic and frenzied …
Premiere: Mutoid Man – Siren Song
Metal trio Mutoid Man are a supergroup of sorts, comprising Stephen Brodsky from Cave In on vocals and guitar, Jeff Matz from High on Fire on bass, and Ben Koller from Converge on drums. Following their recent video, ‘Call of the Void’, the band have drawn inspiration from Homer’s Odyssey for the animated video for …
Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 08.06.23
So, after a ninety-minute journey had morphed into a six-hour journey I hiked the path that was well trodden and finally landed on the hallowed turf of Donington Park, and the truly mammoth extravaganza that was to be a four-day Download Festival. As my feet found their way into the arena, and onto the familiar …
Track: Dying Habit – Puzzles
Based on the rugged island of Anglesey, Wales, Groove-induced alternative crew Dying Habit have shared the video for their new single Puzzles. The thick bass of Daniel Garner mixing with hypnotic drums, and ringing guitars give a great base for Nathan Jones’s gruff emotive vocals. The song is driven by those pounding drums from Mark Jones and …
Track: Dayshifter – Fever Dreaming
Newcastle-based melodic hardcore five-piece Dayshifter, have released their debut studio album ‘Hiraeth’ which was recorded over three weekends with Dan Kerr (Our Hollow Our Home, Shields) at Avenue Studios in Surrey. The album centres itself around the themes of mental health, depression and anxiety. Through songs about love, loss, death and the inner workings of the …
Live Review & Gallery – The Meanies, Frenzal Rhomb, Canine, Nunchukka Superfly, LoJetz, The Hot Ness, Drifters Wharf and Crowbar 2-3 June 2023
Punk fans were treated to a huge couple of gigs last weekend as Oz punk legends The Meanies swanned into town, bringing with them a suitcase full of other punk favourites along with plenty of attitude and swagger. Friday night saw them support Frenzal Rhomb at Drifters Wharf as part of Frenzal’s national tour in …
Track: Robert Jon And The Wreck – West Coast Eyes
Southern California-based roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have announced ‘Ride Into The Light’, their seventh studio album, which is due the 4th of August via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. In celebration, the band have shared the first single taken from the album ‘West Coast Eyes’ A soft acoustic lead track that’s bursting full of love and sunshine echoing …
News: Deathbringer To Release Cult Classic Debut Album ‘Homo Divisus’ On Streaming Platforms For The First Time Ever
Belarusian progressive technical death metal titans, Deathbringer, have unleashed their 2007 debut album ‘Homo Divisus’ digitally for the first time ever via Unique Leader Records. The critically acclaimed album features 11 tracks of brutal and complex metal and was originally released on CD only in Russia and Europe, and has since become a cult classic among progressive …
Track: Eleine – Stand By The Flame
With Eleine’s fourth studio album ‘We Shall Remain’ which will be out on July 14 via Atomic Fire Records. The Swedish symphonic dark metal four-piece have shared another new digital single, ‘Stand By The Flame,’ reminding us that there are moments in life when one realises that “enough is enough.” Madeleine and Rikard comment: “It is time to stand by the flame that has …