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Dystopia / Black Metal and Brass is unique, impressive and emotive

Dutch Black Metal outfit Dystopia return with their third full length 'Geen Weg Uit', the follow up to 2017’s 'Chaos Philosophorum'Dystopia – Geen Weg Uit (Wolves Of Hades)Release Date: 25 September 2020Words:...

The Sunday Supplement / Symphonic Chinese Power Metal track leaked

First opening up to Western Music through the 80's and 90's, MetalTalk have heard how the Metal scene in People’s Republic of China is now blossoming.Chinese Metal history goes back to 1989,...

Cum On Feel The Newz: 26 September 2020

25 years ago yesterday, Rammstein emerged from Berlin with their debut album, Herzeleid.And this 4 December, the band will release a limited edition remastered version of their groundbreaking album.Herzeleid (XXV Anniversary Edition -...

Armored Saint / Joey Vera talks album release show and 40 years in Metal

Armored Saint will release their eighth album 'Punching The Sky' 23 October, with the band set to hold a virtual album release show from the Whisky A Go Go 10 October 2020.The...

Bill Murray vs The Doobie Brothers / Actor not Paying For The Music

Actor and fanatical golfer Bill Murray has been sent a hilarious cease and desist letter from lawyers for The Doobie Brothers.Murray has released a range of golf clothing including the recent 'Zero...

Pete Way / Iconic bass player celebrated in new Ross Halfin book

Ross Halfin is to release a 240 page book celebrating the life of Pete Way this December, through Rufus Publishing.Compiled by Mark Blake, the book contains many classic and unseen photos...

Ace Frehley / Sprinkling his Space Dust on Origins Volume 2

The coolest member of Kiss (past or present) recently released the companion album to 2016’s 'Origins' and if you enjoyed 'Origins', then you will love 'Origins 2'.Ace Frehley – Origins 2 (SPV/Steamhammer)Release...

South Of Eden / ‘The Talk’ EP released as taster for debut album

Based in Columbus, Ohio, South Of Eden have just released their superb debut EP 'The Talk', via LAVA/Republic Records. The disc features four original songs and it is an excellent taster for...

James Kennedy / ‘Make Anger Great Again’ is pretty relevant for right now

Kyshera frontman James Kennedy will release his latest solo album, the excellent 'Make Anger Great Again', this Friday 25 September 2020. And this political Heavy Alt Rock slab of genius, recorded before...

San Francisco Bay Area to get two part historical documentary

The famous San Francisco Bay Area gets the MetalRock Films treatment, with the first part of a two part series 'Bay Area Godfathers' set for release 6 October 2020.Directed by Bob Nalbandian...

Paradise Lost / ‘Draconian Times’ gets anniversary release in December

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of 'Draconian Times', Paradise Lost are to reissue the album which defined them as one of the top UK Heavy Metal acts. The album will be released...

Hateful / Complex, fascinating and engaging Italian Technical Death Metal

Italian Technical Death Metal trio Hateful are set to release their third full length, their first with Transcending Obscurity Records.Titled 'Set Forever On Me', it is an album that delivers exactly...

Sonic Workshops / New venture based on mentoring and community announced

George Donoghue and Danny Harvey have launched a new venture called Sonic Workshops, with the aim of bringing together like-minded, ambitious and driven individuals into an education community based around the ideas...

Vanilla Fudge / Band celebrate signing to Golden Robot with new Zeppelin cover

Psychedelic Symphonic Rock legends Vanilla Fudge have signed to Golden Robots Records and will release their version of Led Zeppelins 'Immigrant Song' 22 September, with a new album due out in 2021.Featuring...

FISH / Legendary Scot bows out with his finest album

Weltschmerz – German noun meaning "a feeling of melancholy and world weariness."Fish - Weltschmerz (Chocolate Frog Records)Release Date 25 September 2020Words: Robert Adams"This is my defining statement. I knew that I couldn’t...

The Sunday Supplement / Arjen Lucassen talks ‘Transitus,’ The Movie

If you are familiar with Ayreon at all, you will already know that Arjen Lucassen does not really do things on a small scale. Thankfully, 'Transitus' finds that nothing has changed on that...

Lee Kerslake / Former Ozzy and Uriah Heep drummer dead at 73

Ken Hensley has reported that former Uriah Heep and Ozzy drummer Lee Kerslake has lost his battle with cancer. Ken says :"It's with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that...

Cum On Feel The Newz: 19 September 2020

With the 50th Anniversary of the sad loss of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, we were excited to read a story in the Edinburgh Evening News that the '66 Jimi Hendrix Experience breakthrough single...
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