Chameleons, also known as The Chameleons UK in America, is an indie rock band from Manchester which formed in 1981 and became a key player in the sound of the city even though the band did not achieve the fame or notoriety of some other bands from the town of that era but this did..
TOBIAS SAMMET’S AVANTASIA – Announce brand new studio album “A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society”
Photo: Kevin Nixon Tobias Sammet is back with a passion to offer up his latest epic. A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society marks AVANTASIA's ninth album and will be released on October 21st, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. Tobias Sammet about the new album: "From the first song ideas back in 2018 / 2019 to the production, orchestration, keyboards, arrangements, details, I..
Summit Of The Big Low – Thin Air (Sugarbush Records/Friendly Tribe)
Summit Of The Big Low is the vehicle for solo artist Toby Uffindell-Phillips to showcase his wares with Thin Air being his debut release. Kent based Canadian Toby (it's easier to refer to him as this rather than Uffindell-Phillips) was a member of the acoustic electronica band Sound Sanctuary is the '00s and then moved..
U.D.O. – announces 2022 world tour dates; to kick off summer festival season this week
Photo Credit: Tim Tronckoe GAME Over? NO, but the WAITING is finally over! U.D.O. -- the band led by iconic singer Udo Dirkschneider, who celebrated his 70th birthday (April 6th) in the form of his first solo album titled My Way earlier this year (released April 22, 2022 through Atomic Fire Records; hitting #4 of the German album charts, the highest entry of his..
Thunder Rising – Back To The Time Of Rock (Music For The Masses)
Thunder Rising is a traditional hard rock band put together by the Italian guitarist Frank Caruso (Firehouse, Arachness) and drummer Corrado Ciceri (Firehouse) and released a quite stunning old school hard rock album in 2012 with their eponymous debut featuring the golden voice of Mark Boals (Malmsteen, Ring Of Fire). If you do not already..
SVALBARD – sign to Nuclear Blast Records
Nuclear Blast Records are proud to announce that Svalbard have signed to the label globally. Formed in Bristol UK in 2011, the blackened post-hardcore group have since released three studio albums, three EPs and several split releases. Their exceptional latest studio album When I Die, Will I Get Better? was dubbed by Metal Hammer as "the most important British metal record of 2020". A career..
VOLBEAT reveals autumn tour plans with Skindred/Napalm Death/Bad Wolves, EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘Servant Of The Mind’ out now via EMI Records
Danish rock 'n' roll rebels Volbeat are eager to announce the 32-date European leg of the diverse Servant Of The Road World Tour, which will see them sharing the spotlight with special guests Skindred and openers Napalm Death (UK/Ireland) and Bad Wolves (mainland Europe), for a truly intense show. Described by Louder as "titanic heavy metal riffs colliding head-on with rock 'n' roll groove," fans can expect a mix of Volbeat classics,..
VOODOO KISS – first single & lyric video
The circle is closed. Due to a lack of performance opportunities for his band VOODOO KISS, Achim Ostertag started the Summer Breeze Festival in Abtsgmünd more than 20 years ago. The festival grew to one of the most popular metal festivals in Europe, but the band was buried without a sound in 2000. But now what started more than 20..
Greyfade – Where Time Stood Still
Greyfade is actually a "one-man experimental metal band" created by multi instrumentalist Fadi Helou, with a little help from his long-time fried Hari Sarriedine. Fadi currently lives in the UAE (although he was born in Lebanon - more about that later) and describes his music as "from beyond to deep within", akin to his heroes,..
Acolyte reveal next instalment ‘Recovery’ (Unplugged) reimagined at Oaklands Studios
ACOLYTE RELEASE REIMAGINED 'RECOVERY' FROM 'RECOVERY' (UNPLUGGED) EP Watch Music video for 'Recovery' UnpluggedWatch Music video for 'Resilience' (Unplugged) Pre-save 'Recovery' (Unplugged) Out 1st July [WILD THING RECORDS/BLOOD BLAST DISTRIBUTION] FFO - Dream Theater, Opeth, Epica, Rush, Anathema, Witchwood WHAT THE MEDIA SAY ABOUT ACOLYTE'S ALBUM 'ENTROPY' "Reminiscent of Riverside in scope & diversity, Entropy is a potent and impressive..