THE COMPLETE SESSIONS FROM FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD’S ACOUSTIC LIVE PERFORMANCES STREAMED DURING LOCKDOWN THE DELUXE 4 DISC HARDBACK BOOK EDITION WILL BE RELEASED 16TH APRIL Over the last half-decade, The Pineapple Thief, led by Bruce Soord and bolstered by the involvement of master drummer Gavin Harrison, has rapidly ascended to the upper echelons of Europe’s Alternative Rock scene. To..
AMORPHIS – release ‘Brothers & Sisters’ lyric video and shaped vinyl single
Photo: Lars Johnson Today, AMORPHIS releases their shaped vinyl single Brother And Sister, limited to 666 copies via Nuclear Blast. The band have also revealed a new lyric video for the song Brother And Sister. Check out the video below! Keyboard player Santeri Kallio comments: "Two great songs from the Queen Of Time sessions on vinyl which is great. The atmospheric Brother And..
NIGHTWISH postpone their European tour
Photo: Tim Tronckoe Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, NIGHTWISH have announced some rescheduled tour dates for late 2021. Previously purchased tickets will remain valid for all rescheduled dates. The band will present their current studio album HUMAN.:||:NATURE. and maintain their reputation as one of the best live bands in heavy music. Being known for unique stage designs and..
SOILWORK – to release feature film for “A Whisp Of The Atlantic” next Wednesday 3rd February + “Mid Blue” vinyl back in stock
Photo: Stephansdotter Photography Last December, 4th, Swedish melodic death metal legends SOILWORK shook the metal world to its foundations when the band released their new EP A Whisp Of The Atlantic - featuring the most daring and virtuous song by the band to date, the seventeen-minute-title track that showcases all facets of their skill and ingenuity. Today, SOILWORK announce the release of..
DARKTHRONE TO RELEASE LIMITED EDITION DELUXE BOX SET ‘SHADOWS OF ICONOCLASM’
AN EXTENSIVE 6LP, 4 TAPE SET WITH 7”, DVD & BOOK, COVERING THE EARLY YEARS OF THE NORWEGIAN METAL LEGENDS, WITH EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL COMING 2ND APRIL 2021 Peaceville Records are set to release a glorious, limited edition Darkthrone box set Shadows Of Iconoclasm on 2nd April. This deluxe set marks the formative years of one of Norway’s finest &..
IRON BUTTERFLY – UNCONSCIOUS POWER: An Anthology 1967-71 (Esoteric)
Okay, let's get the Iron Elephant in the room out of the way first. When you think of Iron Butterfly, what springs to mind. Apart from those who would say 'Nothing, who are they? And why are you asking me these things?', it's fair to say that 90% of the remainder would come up with..
Sweden’s COBRA CULT Reveal ‘Second Gear’ Album Details
Swedish hard rock band, COBRA CULT, have announced the release of their sophomore album Second Gear on March 5th, 2021 via GMR Music. Combining the heaviness and honesty of The Misfits along with the melodies of Social Distortion, the vocals of L7 and The Distillers sums up the sound that is COBRA CULT. Second Gear was recorded and mixed by Robert Pehrsson (Robert Pehrsson's Humbucker, Death Breath)..
HEART HEALER : ‘The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson’ – debut album featuring seven stunning female singers out 12 March 2021 via Frontiers
Photo by Andreas Svegland Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the debut album from Heart Healer, an ambitious new metal opera project by revered Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson. The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson will be released on 12th March 2021. Featuring seven stunning female singers playing different characters to weave an epic tale,..
Blind Guardian – Imaginations From The Other Side (25th Anniversary Edition) (Nuclear Blast)
Anyone out there not heard of Blind Guardian? If you have to say "no" to this question then they really are looking at the wrong website! So, there is very little that has not been said already about the loud, proud and mighty German power metal masters and they have broken records galore since they..
Rovescio della Medaglia – Contaminazione 2.0 (Jolly Roger Records)
Il Rovescio della Medaglia (RDM) was an Italian symphonic rock band formed in Rome in 1970 and apparently they chose not to have a keyboard player which was most unlike an Italian progressive rock band at that time as they were looking for a rockier sound! They released a couple of albums before coming to..