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Liz Medhurst: Photos by Simon DunkerleyOn a warm Sunday afternoon at Cambridge Rock Festival, I watched the current incarnation of the NWOBHM band Persian Risk deliver a triumphant adrenaline-fuelled set of old...

I've spent ten years spinning the discs on Total Rock Radio, or Bloodstock Radio as its now known. It's been great fun.Words: Chris DaleMy career as a DJ started while quietly having...

In my youth I would do anything rather than having a proper job. I tried all manner of low life occupations from toilet cleaning to bass playing. Somewhere between the two on...

It has been five years since their last release, 'Liberation = Termination' and they have seen several changes in their line–up, but it has certainly been worth the wait for the fourth...

Persian Risk's Carl Sentence spoke about the release of his latest album: "For many years I have thought about my first rock band Persian Risk and what would have happened if we...

By their own admission, the inaugural Scottish New Music Awards last year weren't very well received due to the haphazard nature of what transpired on the night, so with lots of lessons...

Pythia. Riding For Glory... The two best female fronted current British Metal bands went head to head in London for a true display of Girl Power. The real kind and not the purile,...

British rockers Voodoo Six are excited to announce their Summer 2012 tour schedule which will include a set on Download Festival's Red Bull Bedroom Stage and support shows across the UK with...

It's always pretty exciting when a new band comes along to shake things up a bit and one such band is Californian rock outfit Night Verses. But whilst the band may be...

Michael DownieThis interview was actually done at the end of January, but due to some technical issues with the recording there's been a bit of a delay. So apologies that a couple...

It's been a long time coming but our home-grown Vikings are back with their best offering to date!Formed amidst the Steelworks town of Corby, Northamptonshire, their very own first chapter was born:...

Years ago, we'd just finished recording the Bruce Dickinson album 'Skunkworks' and I had a night off so I went to see Ozzy Osbourne playing at Nottingham Rock City.It was a great...

Metalcamp in Tolmin/Slovenia has doubtlessly become THE Metal festival in Europe with the most beautiful location there is. It's also the first festival offering musical programmes and entertainment for a whole week.Headbanger's...

Ex Therapy drummer and founding member Fyfe Ewing has joined Ginger's band for the Triple Album Project which is now up to 345% of the target.As Ginger's tour of Japan comes to...

At last the Tank tour kicked off this Summer in support of the very well received new album 'War Machine'. Tank has come a long way since it first formed in the early...

The original line-up of Black Sabbath have reformed and have begun rehearsing for a forthcoming tour and possible new album.While the MetalTalk.net troops converged on Bloodstock Festival, the spies went further afield...

Birmingham Based rock band Agincourt are to have their debut album 'Angels Of Mons' released in Japan on 20th July 2011.The Japanese deal which sees the album released on the Spirit record...

I think this is one of the big debates in rock. I have this debate with Metallers on a regular, probably weekly, basis with several different people.So far this week I've had this...