"Plenty to marvel at in the ensemble and individual playing of these musicians" - Louder Sound Due to reasons which most fans will be well aware of by now, Gazpacho's "Fireworker" 2020 album tour was cancelled. Stuck with the predicament of having a well-honed show rehearsed and the prospect of a long period off the road,..
Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s Star One – shares video for “Prescient” feat. Michael Mills and Ross Jennings
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) is back with a new Star One album titled Revel In Time. The new album comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on Feb 18th, 2022 on InsideOutMusic. Revel In Time is now available for pre-order, along with the re-issues of "Victims of the Modern Age" and "Space Metal". Today,..
Swedish punk outfit Rotten Mind to release 5th album “Unflavored”
Unflavored" is the fifth studio album by Swedish band Rotten Mind. The album picks up where the group's latest full-length "Rat City Dog Boy" from 2020 left off! Sweden's Rotten Mind combines elements of 77' punk, post-punk, dark wave, and garage rock into their own brand of melodic and alternative punk. Effortlessly moving between gloomy, epic,..
Tim Bowness & Giancarlo Erra announce 10th anniversary reissue of Warm Winter
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED EDITION OF TIM BOWNESS AND GIANCARLO ERRA'S 2011 ALBUM WARM WINTER TO BE RELEASED AS MEMORIES OF MACHINES Released 25th February 2022 (Kscope) An expanded and remixed, 10th Anniversary version of Tim Bowness and Giancarlo Erra's 2011 album Warm Winter (now issued as Memories Of Machines, the original project name) will be released on 25th February through Kscope. Giancarlo (left); Tim (right) Featuring contributions from Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill, Julianne..
CANADIAN PROGGERS MACHINES DREAM RELEASE NEW EP ‘EARTH’
The starting point was 2009 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada when some friends began free-jamming for fun. However, the chemistry was right and things soon started to take off. In 2011 Machines Dream released their self-titled debut, which paid homage to progressive bands of the past and showcased a talent for writing memorable songs...
NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL LEGENDS MORTEM TO RELEASE NEWLY RE-RECORDED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF ‘SLOW DEATH’ DEMO ON VINYL AND CD
Peaceville to release a new edition of the legendary Mortem Slow Death recordings, fully re-recorded and reworked including extra tracks, plus the original 1989 demo with booklet featuring an extended band history and rare images. Before Arcturus there was Mortem. Originally comprised of members now known from such classic bands as Arcturus, Mayhem & Thorns,..
Voyager announce participation in “Eurovision – Australia Decides”!!
Perth's Epic-Electro-Progressive-Pop-Metal titans make moves to take the crown to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022 in Italy. Voyager - 'Eurovision - Australia Decides' Announcement Perth's premier prog/pop outfit, VOYAGER, have announced that they are going to be a part of 'Eurovision - Australia Decides'!They will be up for selection to be 2022's Australian contingent to take..
A-Tota-So share animated video for ‘I Am’ featuring Aisling Whiting from Sang Froid
NEW ALBUM 'LIGHTS OUT' RELEASED 11TH MARCH Midlands based math-rockers a-tota-so are back though not quite as mathy as you might remember them. When COVID19 hit the UK and the never ending lockdowns and lack of support for the music industry started signalling the end of live music for what many thought might be a..
U.D.O. – signs to Atomic Fire Records + announces special album release for spring 2022
German heavy metal icon Udo Dirkschneider will turn 70 years old on April 6, 2022. He is THE constant among the German metal scene. Born in Wuppertal during the post-war period, when heavy metal hadn't even been envisioned, he is one of the decisive characters who helped shape the genre so significantly over the course of about five decades. Originally becoming world-famous..
POWERWOLF – A LIVE EVENT IN BLOCKBUSTER DIMENSIONS: THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT, VIDEO FOR ‘FIRE AND FORGIVE’ RELEASED + STREAMING EVENT EXTENDED TO 2 JANUARY 2022
Photo: Christian Ripkens Last Friday, POWERWOLF launched a stream with real event character that reaches dimensions that have never been seen before. While other bands compensate the circumstance of not being able to perform in front of an audience within the given circumstances with filmed live performances, the wolves take several gigantic steps further! The band is..