The ambitious and adventurous band's most engaging era restored in a comprehensive new boxed set... Ahhhh, now here's a fun one. Those of us with a love of 1970s bands that never managed to achieve mass success (but were every bit as good as the ones that did) have had a lot to thank Esoteric..
Interview with Torkjell Rød of Audrey Horne
Devil’s Bell, the new album by Norwegian rockers Audrey Horne, is coming out next Friday, on Napalm Records and is surely one of the highlights in heavy music this year. We caught up with the band’s frontman Torkjell Rød (or, if you prefer, Toschie) to talk about how you write a good melody or lyric,..
Dead Man’s Whiskey release new single on 21 July
New music incoming! – Dead Man’s Whiskey are delighted to release their brand-new single and title track Breakout from their upcoming new EP on Wednesday 21st July 2021. The single is accompanied by a music video, which the band will premiere on Wednesday 21st July 2021. After a year of lockdowns, writing and recording, the 5-piece London hard rock band are back with a..
Acolyte – Entropy (Blood Blast Music / Wild Thing Records)
Hailing from Melbourne, Acolyte now figure prominently in the Australian music scene as a powerful and exploratory blend of both classic and modern progressive metal. They have an impressive number of achievements for what is still a quite young band. They were nominated for “Best Heavy Album” at the 2017 Age Music Awards (with Shades..
The Damn Truth’s new album now out, plus livestream gig announced
NEW ALBUM "NOW OR NOWHERE" OUT NOW! THE BAND PERFORM VIRTUAL ALBUM RELEASE LIVESTREAM SHOW ON JUNE 9 TICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 3PM EASTERN (8PM UK) FROM https://lepointdevente.com/billets/evk210609001 DON'T MISS THE DAMN TRUTH ON TOUR IN THE UK WITH KING KING IN FEBRUARY 2022TICKETS - WWW.KINGKING.CO.UK Canadian rock and roll band The Damn Truth are pleased to announce their critically..
The Damn Truth – Now or Nowhere (Spectra/Sony Music)
I have to say at the outset: This is a damn fine album! Now or Nowhere is the third album from Montreal’s The Damn Truth - a band that in many ways has been hiding in plain sight for the last nine years, slowly bubbling up from the underground onto the radar of a wider..
ECLIPSE – ‘Viva La VicTOURia’ – first ever live album by Swedish hard rock act out 6 November 2020 on Frontiers
Swedish hard rock act Eclipse have announced their first ever official live release, Viva La VicTOURia, which was recorded at the Trädgårn venue in Gothenburg, Sweden on 21st December 2019 during a tour in support of their tremendously successful current studio album, Paradigm. "We've talked about properly documenting a live show for ages. Well, if..
Silk Road reveal video teaser and single details
UK rock band, SILK ROAD, have released a video teaser for Sonder and the cover artwork, it’s the third single out on August 21st, 2020. The song is taken from their debut album Grit For The Pretty, which will be out later this year. Drummer Charles Evans also plays for Jizzy Pearl’s LOVE/HATE. Recorded, Mixed,..
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German Melodic rockers Mad Max release new album ‘Stormchild Rising’ on August 21st 2020
Magnificent German classic melodic hard rockers Mad Max, who formed nigh on forty years ago, have confirmed the release of their stonking new studio album Stormchild Rising on August 21st, 2020 on Steamhammer/SPV as a Digi-Pak CD (+ bonus track), limited edition (500) blue vinyl LP (with printed inner sleeve + bonus track), download and..
Magnum To Release 21st Studio Album In January
Birmingham’s own heavy rock veterans Magnum will be back with a brand new studio album next January, called The Serpent Rings. The album, which will be released by SPV on January 17th, comes almost exactly two years after the hugely successful Lost On The Road To Eternity. Here is the tracklist: Where Are You Eden?You..