Finnish hard rockers Shiraz Lane recently completed a trip to North America (for the Monsters of Rock Cruise), as well as their first headlining tour of mainland Europe, just before the continent was brought to a halt by COVID-19 and forced the postponement of other current touring plans. Rather than just sitting around until the summer, the..
Ravenscry release ‘Maybe’ Video & Single, New Album ‘100’ Out In May
Italian melodic-metallers Ravenscry have released their new music video and single for Maybe, the track is taken from the forthcoming studio album 100, which will be out on May 15th, 2020. The video - directed by Salvatore Perrone - can be viewed below: https://youtu.be/ROgLlZSBfzE 100 tracklisting 01 - Maybe 02 - Binary 03 - The..
Sacred Reich launches video for ‘Salvation’
Sacred Reich have launched their new video for Salvation. Front-man and bassist Phil Rind comments: "We want to put something positive out there right now.Salvation is about music's ability to encourage and inspire us and bring us together." Salvation is off the band's latest album, Awakening. Watch the video (shot and edited by Fiaz Farrelly) below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QGvcSD5V8A Sacred Reich's first record in twenty-three years, the towering Awakening showcases..
Photo: Richard Bolwell
Joe Satriani reschedules UK & European Tour
Joe Satriani releases statement on rescheduling the Shapeshifting UK Tour “The current COVID-19 virus has now reached pandemic proportions and is making daily life for all of us very challenging. As always, my concern for the health and safety of my fans, my band and crew always take precedence when touring, and now is no..
Testament/Exodus/Death Angel – The Bay Strikes Back, Manchester Academy, 7 March 2020
The Bay Area of San Francisco. Not only home to the Golden Gate Bridge, the infamous Alcatraz island and taking in cities Oakland and San Jose but also the beacon of the US thrash movement that included Metallica. With its roots stemming as far back as 1979 - and it is not forgotten as to..
Body Count – Carnivore (Napalm Records)
Body Count - the crossover metal side venture of west coast hip-hop giant Tracy Marrow - better known as Ice-T - has been around for nigh on 30 years. As Ice-T himself explains on the 2017 album Bloodlust, 'moshing' occurred at hip-hop shows and Ice wanted to give his friend Ernie C an outlet to..
The Dame/IT – Old School House, Barnsley, 28 February 2020
I have a confession to make. I am not a prog rock fan. There, I have said it. Normally, such a statement would be a complete irrelevance - but there is a point and that is that good music crosses boundaries and bridges the gaps between like and dislike. Where others have failed, The Dame..
Sepultura – Quadra (Nuclear Blast)
Despite it being 24 years, the spectre of the Max Cavalera's acrimonious departure from Brazillian pioneers Sepultura still hangs thick. Even practically on the eve of the release of their new album there was yet another spat based on an interview that vocalist Derrick Green gave recently, a positive comment nicely stirred up and twisted...
Blues Pills announce New Album ‘Holy Moly!’ For June 19th, 2020 and release first single ‘Proud Woman’
Often compared to a jam session between Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin, Blues Pills' career took them from an American garage to international glory within a few years. Their 2014 self titled debut album entered the German album charts at #4 and two years later they went straight to #1 with the successor Lady In Gold. Starting..
CREMATORY Releases New Single And Video, ‘Rise and Fall New Album, ‘Unbroken’, Out March 6, 2020 Via Napalm Records
Credit: Stefan Heilemann A praise of fight and persistence – CREMATORY’s Rise And Fall dives deep into the dark struggles of human fate. The harsh wave of the electrifying synergy of industrial metal and gothic dimness hits stronger than ever before: German pioneers of European gothic metal, CREMATORY, release their third single, Rise And Fall..