Nightwish (Photo:Tina Korhonen) The interactive concert experiences titled An Evening with Nightwish In a Virtual World, that will kick off their Human. :II: Nature. World Tour have been rescheduled from March to May due to changes in the band's touring schedule. The new dates are Friday May 28th and Saturday May 29th 2021. Tickets purchased for the original dates are automatically valid for the..
Melodic Prog outfit Azure release scenic video for dramatic song ‘Mistress’
Latest release from Azure is "Mistress" "Super chromatic and bright progressive metal/rock FFO Rush, Genesis, Rainbow, etc. Fuck, this track rules!!"- Eden Kupermintz, Heavy Blog is Heavy Azure's furiously idiosyncratic approach to melodic prog songwriting has been little more than a curiosity, bubbling under the surface of the modern prog scene for several years since..
Helsinki Horizon – Signal Flares
Helsinki Horizon is, at its core, a trio of Norwegian art-rock musicians formed by bassist Snorre Hovdal back in 2014. Snorre also plays keys and guitar, ably abetted by Eivind Fjøseide on guitar and Geir Knarbakk on drums. Snorre had been writing conceptual cinematic sound track instrumentals for some time, collaborating in composing several "1..
Manowar – Black Wind Fire And Steel: The Atlantic Albums 1987-1992 (Cherry Red Records)
All three albums contain classic metal material and show the band’s uncanny and unique ability to effortlessly switch between light and shade, and between anger and pathos. Manowar burst onto the scene in 1982 with their brand of powerful heavy metal. If anything set them apart from other bands it was their lyrics which focused..
Epica launches ‘The Road to ΩMEGA’
Dutch Symphonic metal band EPICA will release their new album Ωmega on February 26th through Nuclear Blast. This will be the band's first album in 5 years. In the month leading up to the release the band will be launching daily specials. Expect exclusive competitions, content, giveaways and much more. Isaac Delahaye comments: "Our brand-new album Ωmega will be released later this month..
Ink4Ivy – “Not Another Demotape” EP out now
What do a physician, a police officer, an engineer, and a music student have in common? At first glance, little to nothing. But if we are digging deeper, we can see the glue that sticks these four people together: Pop-Rock-Punk! But let us return to the beginning. There is David, who has just finished a..
LYLE WORKMAN – ‘Uncommon Measures’ : guitarist/composer to release stunning prog, jazz, rock & classical infused new album out 19 February (digital) 16 April (CD) via Blue Canoe Records
Lyle Workman hasn't just had a successful career - he's had three. As a versatile sideman and session guitarist, he has toured and recorded with Beck, Sting, Frank Black, Todd Rundgren, Norah Jones, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Jellyfish, Ziggy Marley and Tony Williams; as a film composer, his credits include the blockbusters Superbad, The 40..
Michael Schenker Group (MSG) – Immortal (Nuclear Blast Records)
Photo: www.Tour-Files.de, Matthias Rethmann I consider myself blessed for growing up and listening to the music of the '60s, '70s and '80s when some of the greatest heavy rock was produced and each new release brought us a cornucopia of new delights to revel in. The albums of Purple, Sabbath and Heep were devoured and..
Ricky Warwick releases title track of new record “When Life Was Hard And Fast”
Photo: Robin Wielink With just three weeks to go until the release of his first solo record in five years, Ricky Warwick has released the title track to When Life Was Hard And Fast featuring none other than Def Leppard's Joe Elliott on backing vocals. The accompanying video depicts the County Down Ards TT Motor Race that is seen on the album's..
ROB ZOMBIE – New single, upcoming album
ROB ZOMBIE has released his second single “The Eternal Struggles Of The Howling Man” off The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, to be released March 12th, 2021 via Nuclear Blast. The LP is Rob Zombie’s seventh studio album and marks his first new album in nearly five years. The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse..