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Tuk Smith / Covers From The Quarantine clears away those Covid Blues

Tuk Smith, of Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts was due to be on the road with Mötley Crüe as I write this review. Like every other aspect of life as we...

Crown Lands / Wayward Flyers Vol.1 is a stunning EP

Crown Lands are a Canadian psychedelic blues-rock duo comprised of drummer and vocalist Cody Bowles, and guitarist Kevin Comeau. Formed roughly six years ago, the band has gone from strength to strength,...

‘Horizons’ / Beyond the Black ready to take over the world

The Symphonic Metal band from Mannheim, Beyond the Black, have certainly endured some tribulations. A rapid rise in the public eye of German Metal saw them quickly chart and a couple of...

Bad Touch / Kiss The Sky is just the tonic for right now

The reality of lockdown and restrictions has well and truly bitten and the despondency from lack of live music and particularly festivals is severe. Thankfully there is some solace in the new...

Vivian Campbell / “I feel I’ve been playing and singing better than ever”

Interview: Vivian Campbell Talks Def Leppard 'Hits Vegas Live At Planet Hollywood' - A Thrilling Concert Film with Surprises Galore!

MTTV Episode Nine: Jennifer Haben, Beyond The Black

MTTV Episode Nine features Dany Jones talking with Jennifer Haben, from the German Metal band Beyond the Black. Here the girls bond over things to do during lockdown, talk about being the ‘girl...

Machine Head / Jesse Leach joins for incendiary single ‘Civil Unrest’

The brutal protest songs ‘Stop The Bleeding’ and ‘Bulletproof’ have been released by Machine Head as a two song digital single entitled 'Civil Unrest', with 'Stop The Bleeding' featuring additional guest vocals...

7-9 August / Bloodstock joins the European Metal Festival Alliance

With a decimated landscape of Summer Festivals, this summer is one of the bleakest in history. To help rebuild the Metal community, Bloodstock have joined forces with twelve of the best independent...

Cat Pereira / Derange singer organises Heavy Metal BLM Compilation album

On the eve of the release of the Heavy Metal 'We Stand' compilation, Derange vocalist Cat Pereira spoke with MetalTalk about the recent events across the world and how it has inspired...

Underside / Metal For Nepal relaunched as hunger death cases rise

Nepalese Metal Band Underside have relaunched their 'Metal For Nepal' Charity initiative, at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a Humanitarian Crisis in Nepal, with people already dying from...

Dead Posey Interview / Malfunction is a wholly mesmerising sonic landscape

Dead Posey are a dark and brooding rock duo made up of Danyell Souza (vocalist and producer), and Tony F. (producer and multi-instrumentalist), whose music intersects the macabre and evocative, with a...

Watch Sky Valley Mistress’ version of ‘Every Day is Exactly The Same’

With the shelving of their 'Faithless Rituals Tour' and the wasted preparation, the current situation has hit Sky Valley Mistress hard, like many bands out there. But the band are using this...

Vega / New single ‘How We Live’ released as new album hits shops

The new album from Vega, 'Grit Your Teeth', is now in the shops and the band have released 'How We Live' as a single and you can watch the video below. 'Grit...

Walter Trout / Broken pinkie proves little hindrance on new album

Blues legend Walter Trout has told MetalTalk that his new album, 'Ordinary Madness', will be released towards the end of August. Trout has released a lyric video for the song 'Wanna Dance',...

Steve Howe / Shares ‘The Headlands’, the first track from ‘Love Is’

Legendary Yes guitarist Steve Howe has announced he is to release his new album 'Love Is' on 31 July 2020 and today the first song taken from the album has emerged on...

Heaven Below / Rest In Pieces – A Tribute to the Departed

Tribute and cover albums are a most tricky beast and whilst intentions are always good, the results are often a very mixed bag. Do you go for a straight copy of the...

Lamb Of God / Standing tall in the world of Heavy Metal

Burn the Priest have made waves in the underground Metal scene since their inception in 1994. Once they morphed into Lamb of God, the titans from ‘Richmond muttha***ing Virginia’ did not take...

Papa Roach / Live performance of ‘Infest’ set for 20 June

Papa Roach are set to perform their multi-platinum debut album 'Infest' on a live HD broadcast this Saturday (20 June) in the second part of their live streaming series.The bands first live...
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