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Hillbilly Vegas / London is properly entertained by a band who really knows what they’re doing
Following their brilliantly textured acoustic set earlier, Hillbilly Vegas hit the stage again with what can only be described as an evening sworn for the best.
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Words: @monty_sewell
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Hillbilly Vegas - The Troubadour - 24 November 2022
Hillbilly Vegas Showcase brings iconic times to The Troubadour
At London's infamous, historically decorated The Troubadour - It feels like common knowledge that Hillbilly Vegas will bring nothing but iconic times to the evening.
Words: @monty_sewell
Photography: @rock_pixs
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Continue to the categoryFaster Pussycat keep rocking with new double-A single
Faster Pussycat release double-A single with the original song Like A Ghost and a cover of Johnny Thunders' Pirate Love, their first with Golden Robot Records.
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HEAVY METAL CONCERTS
Continue to the categoryThree Days Grace / Explosions Tour ends on the perfect note in Toronto
Three Days Grace - The Warning - The Standstills. History, Toronto, ON, Canada - 27 November 2022.
The energy in the room was at an all-time high, ending the Eruptions tour on the perfect note.Â
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Hillbilly Vegas / London is properly entertained by a band who really knows what they’re doing
Following their brilliantly textured acoustic set earlier, Hillbilly Vegas hit the stage again with what can only be described as an evening sworn for the best.
Photography: @_tony.visual_
Words: @monty_sewell
@hillbillyvegas
@troubadourlondon
@conquest_music_ltd
Hillbilly Vegas - The Troubadour - 24 November 2022
METALTALK INTERVIEWS
Continue to the categoryHillbilly Vegas Showcase brings iconic times to The Troubadour
At London's infamous, historically decorated The Troubadour - It feels like common knowledge that Hillbilly Vegas will bring nothing but iconic times to the evening.
Words: @monty_sewell
Photography: @rock_pixs
@hillbillyvegas
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Continue to the categorySirrush / No shortage of fury in the finally unleashed Molon Labe
Album Review - Sirrush - Molon Labe. Their long-awaited debut full-length is finally ready to be unleashed, and is there is definitely no shortage of fury here.
@sirrush.band
@non_serviam_records
Speglas / Time, Futility and Death delivers an impactful punch
Swedish melancholic dark-rock/DeathMetal outfit Speglas, masterminded by Isak Rosemarin, return with their second EP, Time, Futility and Death.
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Sirrush / No shortage of fury in the finally unleashed Molon Labe
Album Review - Sirrush - Molon Labe. Their long-awaited debut full-length is finally ready to be unleashed, and is there is definitely no shortage of fury here.
@sirrush.band
@non_serviam_records
Karnivool tour rescheduled as financial touring difficulties continue to bite
Karnivool has rescheduled The Regeneration Tour to early 2023 and have laid bare the difficulties international bands have in arranging tours with insurance for Covid-19 still unavailable and "large currency fluctuations due to the awful conflict in Europe."
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Wilko Johnson / Iconic guitarist dies aged 75
Wilko Johnson, the iconic guitarist who shared his distinctive guitar-playing style performing with The Wilko Johnson Band, Dr Feelgood, Ian Dury & the Blockheads and Roger Daltrey, passed away on Monday, his family have said. Wilko was 75.
Vicious Rumors / The Atlantic Years a history lesson in exhilarating Heavy Metal music
They may have been another band who frustratingly just missed on the super leagues, but Vicious Rumors were indeed contenders and The Atlantic Years is a fine testament to that very fact.
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Nightwish warm a Wembley winter evening with a demonstration of perfection
There is no doubt that Nightwish remains one of the biggest draws in world Metal today.
Wembley Arena - 21 November 2022.
@nightwish
Photo: @robert_sutton_photography
Words: @hutchie224
Cats In Space release heartbreakingly gorgeous 1,000,000 Miles duet version
Cats In Space have released their new single 1,000,000 Miles, along with an incredible video filmed four light-years west of Jupiter and in Surrey by James Heron.
@cats_in_space_rock_band
Virtual Symmetry release one of the best albums of 2022, with an uplifting, vibrant feel
Virtual Symmetry – Virtual Symmetry (Sensory). Virtual Symmetry is one of the best albums of 2022, with an uplifting, vibrant feel.
@virtualsymmetryofficial
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Enuff Z’Nuff always manage to conjure up something great on every album
Album Review - Enuff Z'Nuff - Finer Than Sin (Frontiers) - Always manage to conjure up something great on every album. It's a punchy album that fans will enjoy.
Hyper Planet / The Iran Progressive Metal band supporting Mahsa Amini and #Woman_Life_Freedom
Iran. Hyper Planet show that "music can be a message for unity, peace, and better communication between all the nations around the world." #Woman_Life_Freedom
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Like A Beast, W.A.S.P. and Armored Saint put on a fierce show in Montclair, New Jersey
Concert Review - W.A.S.P - Armored Saint - The Wellmont Theater, New Jersey - 17 November 2022. The anticipation for W.A.S.P.'s homecoming American tour has been brewing ever since their last time touring the country over a decade ago.
Photo: @shannonwilk_
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Competition / Win Bad Wolves UK Monsters Tour tickets and merch
Bad Wolves hit the UK in December for four special UK Monsters headline shows, and MetalTalk has a pair of tickets, a t-shirt and a hat to give away to one lucky reader.
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Roger Waters releases a darker Comfortably Numb 2022
Roger Waters has released Comfortably Numb 2022, a new version of the iconic song which originally appeared on the seminal Pink Floyd album, The Wall.
@rogerwaters
Bernie Tormé / There weren’t many people who could play like Randy Rhoads
Remembering the late Bernie Tormé, not many people could play like Randy Rhoads. Bernie was one of them.
Mik Gaffney talks to MetalTalk as Final Fling set for release.
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Photo: @punkrocksal
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Iron Maiden / The heavyweight versus featherweight battle in The Number Of The Beast
On the 22 March 1982, Iron Maiden rewrote the Heavy Metal rulebook with the release of their iconic album The Number Of The Beast. Today the 40 Anniversary Edition is released
Exclusive / Classless Act debut acoustic version of Time To Bleed
Classless Act, who have cemented their status as rock music's most exciting debut of 2022, release the acoustic version of Time To Bleed exclusively at MetalTalk.
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Babymetal / Monochrome and the Metalverse concept of The Other One
Japanese Heavy Metal titans Babymetal have released the new single Monochrome, taken from their new album The Other One, set to be released on 24 March 2023.
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Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull have wrapped up the recording and mixing of a new album
Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull have wrapped up the recording and mixing of a new album.
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Kula Shaker plans tribute to John Lennon ahead of 2023 UK Tour
Psychedelic rockers Kula Shaker plays Shepherd's Bush Empire on 8 December, the anniversary of John Lennon's death. 14-date UK Tour starts in January 2023.
@kulashakerofficial
Beneath The Embers / Condemned is an enticingly brutal Metalcore/Thrash debut
Beneath The Embers - Condemned if you are a fan of the range of music from Metalcore to classic rock, then consider yourself in good hands with Condemned.
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