Ozric Tentacles return with their new excursion into the worlds of the magical and brilliant with another aural treat in the form of 'Lotus Unfolding' out October 20th via Kscope. One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK's festival scene, Ozric Tentacles formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Fesetival 1983, going on to become..
O.R.k unveil video for ‘Deadly Bite’ ahead of 2Days Prog+1 Festival appearance
Watch the video below! Controlled chaotic powerhouse, O.R.k. will be appearing at the 2Days Prog + 1 Festival in Novara, Italy next month and ahead of their performance the band reveal a new video for 'Deadly Bite'. "Deadly Bite" has become a firm live favourite during the band's recent shows, resonating strongly with the audience. The subject matter deals with the..
Daedric – Mortal (FiXT)
With the debut single Wretched being released in 2021 and singles Only and Dawnbreaker arriving in 2022, Daedric has managed to amass quite a following with tens of thousands of YouTube views, more than 100k social media followers and becoming a mainstay on Spotify's Discover Weekly. There has been a steady buzz feed of the..
Masheena – West Coast Hard Rock (Majestic Mountain Records / Electric Talon Records)
So... the PR Blurb introduces this album as "an infectious blend of Sabbath-meets-Kiss or Clutch jamming with Foo Fighters or Monster Magnet crashing a Led-Zeppelin show"....and actually, that's a pretty damn good summary of this lot! Masheena is a Norwegian band made up of members of Abbath, Immortal and Lost At Last (all Bergen based)..
Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips release “Inertia (Live 2022)”
Live album "SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS – LIVE" drops August 25th SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS is the musical alliance of Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips, whose parallel reputations in virtuosic sonic inventions combine on the backdrop of instrumental genre fusion. Though the two had written and recorded together in the past, commitments to other projects had kept them busy in their..
Albany Down – Born In The Ashes (AD Recordings)
Albany down are a UK rock band with their roots firmly in the classic rock camp. In fact, their sound arguably predates even the new Wave Of British Heavy Metal, with a retro vibe harking back to the early ‘70s. Add a melodic sensibility from the 1980s, and plenty of lush keyboard and orchestral soundscapes,..
Aztec Folk Metal: Cabrakaän Present New Single “Mictlán” + Album Coming Nov 17
Cabrakaän is a Mexican-Canadian folk metal band that relocated from Mexico to Canada, shortly before the global pandemic, after a moving performance in Calgary and friendships made as a result. Formed back in 2010 in Mexico by composer, drummer/percussionist, black/death metal shouter and producer Marko Cipäktli and classically trained soprano vocalist Pat Cuikani, the band..
U.D.O. – announce German, Swiss & Czech dates of 2023/24 »Touchdown« world tour
Photo: Martin Hausler German heavy metal group U.D.O. (also performing as DIRKSCHNEIDER) are in the final stages of their 2023 summer festival tour and with the arrival of their highly awaited studio album »Touchdown« (to be released this Friday -- on August 25, 2023 -- via Atomic Fire Records) being around the corner, the band are pleased to announce the first more extensive..
UK GLAM/SLEAZE ACT SPYDER BYTE: NEW VIDEO AHEAD OF UPCOMING EP
British glam mob Spyder Byte have returned with a new video for the single, Hooked, which was released on July 28th, 2023. The single comes ahead of the release of their new EP The Taste Of Filth on September 8th, 2023. Speaking about it the band have said: 'Enchanting eyes tell no lies. Hooked tells..
ALL FOR METAL play 229 The Venue show in London with Windrose on 5th October, release their first full-length album ‘Legends’, out now on AFM Records.
ALL FOR METAL play 229 The Venue show in London with Windrose on 5th October, release their first full-length album Legends, out now on AFM Records. With eleven irresistible, compact and catchy songs, the band's colossal debut unleashes anthemic, straightforward metal that has international class. Under the banner of ALL FOR METAL, metal enthusiasts Tim "Tetzel" Schmidt (known as the singer of Asenblut..