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HERETIC FEST ANNOUNCED FOR JULY 2020

The inaugural Heretic Fest has today been announced for 4 July 2020, with Inglorious filling the headline slot.To be held at The Corporation, in Sheffield, this years event sees eleven bands coming...

EXODUS FRONTMAN SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN THE ‘MENZA MEGA VIDEO VAULT’ WEB SERIES

The first of three episodes from the 'Menza Mega Video Vault' web series will be made available on 25 April 2020 and will include Exodus frontman Steve 'Zetro' Souza  as a special...

KORPIKLAANI RELEASE ANOTHER ‘BEER, BEER’ VERSION, THIS TIME WITH HEIDEVOLK

Finnish Folk Metal band Korpiklaani have released another version of their hit song 'Beer Beer' and this time there is a collaboration with Pagan Folk Metal band Heidevolk.Korpiklaani's Jonne tells us about...

SHAPESHIFTING – JOE SATRIANI ALWAYS ENTERTAINING AND INNOVATIVE

Let’s face facts boys and girls, one of the biggest reasons we all love Metal is the sound of the electric guitar. Starting with Hendrix all the way up to Ian 'Shiner'...

RYAN ROXIE TALKS LOCKDOWN, GUITAR LESSONS, ALICE COOPER, SLASH, MOTLEY CRUE AND MORE

The fantastic Ryan Roxie, solo artist and guitarist with Alice Cooper, recently spoke with MetalTalk to discuss his new guitar tuition project 'System-12 Guitar Method' and how he is helping to pass...

BAD TOUCH RELEASE SECOND SINGLE AND UPDATED TOUR DATES

Bad Touch have released 'I Get High', the second single from their upcoming album 'Kiss The Sky' and you can hear it below.There is news that the tour has been rescheduled too....

REVIEW: NIGHTWISH – ‘HUMAN :II: NATURE’

The Finnish symphonic Metal titans pick up from where 2015’s 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' left off and prove there is more to them than a lush arrangement and a top drawer vocalist.Words:...

FRONTIERS MUSIC RELEASE FREE ’20 FOR 2020′ DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

Today was supposed to be a busy day for Frontiers Music, with albums scheduled for release from One Desire, Dennis DeYoung, Pretty Maids, FM and Her Chariot Awaits. However, as we all know, the...

REVIEW: ACID REIGN – THE AGE OF ENTITLEMENT

Last year seemed to be the year that bands that had kept their fans waiting forever for a new album finally got round to releasing one.Words: Robert AdamsWe had new releases from...

FROM THE ABYSS: ASENBLUT ARE ON THE WILD HUNT WITH THEIR FOURTH STUDIO RELEASE ‘DIE WILDE JAGD’

Feeling a bit flat? Like your soul has lost its fire? Then what you need is Viking Metal and ‘Die Wilde Jagd', the latest studio release from German Viking/ Melodic Death Metal...

THIRTEEN YEAR OLD ANTON BREGENDORF RELEASES HIS FIRST DEATH METAL TRACK

Thirteen year old multi-instrumentalist Anton Bregendorf, from Denmark, has released his first song to YouTube - ‘Nut’ – under the 'band' name ‘HAJN’.Having learnt the guitar from a young age, he started...

TESTAMENT / BAY AREA LEGENDS RETURN WITH AN OUTSTANDING ALBUM

Testament Unleashes Their Fierce and Vital 13th Studio Album: Titans Of Creation. A Thrash Metal Masterpiece That Delivers from Start to Finish. Read more!

DEMONIC RESURRECTION CELEBRATE 20 YEARS WITH NEW LYRIC VIDEO

Demonic Resurrection, from India, are celebrating their twentieth anniversary and have today released a new lyric video for the song 'Buddha - The Teacher' taken from their last album 'Dashavatar'.Formed by Demonstealer...

GODSMACK TAKE OVER 400 SCHOOL STUDENTS ON MUSICAL ADVENTURE

Godsmack have released an inspirational video for their new single 'Unforgettable', taken from the 'When Legends Rise' album.The band invited over 400 aspiring musicians to join them for the video shoot, with...

HELLFEST 2020 CANCELLED; ORGANIZERS TAKE EXPLETIVE LADEN ISSUE WITH INSURERS

As we predicted yesterday, Loire-Atlantique Prefecture and the French Ministry of Culture have taken the decision to ban Hellfest 2020. The Hellfest team support their decision and have thanked the Ministry for...

BLOODSTOCK ISSUES 2020 EVENT CLARIFICATION; HELLFEST UPDATE

MetalTalk understands that Hellfest will most likely cancel this summer’s event, as the French Government is likely to announce a longer coronavirus isolation period. With Download and most other May/June festivals already postponed, Bloodstock...

MACHINE HEAD ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED UK DATES PLUS NEW YORK SHOW ONLINE

Californian Heavy Metal band Machine Head have today announced rescheduled dates for the European leg of their 'Burn My Eyes' 25th Anniversary tour.The tour kicks off in Spain in October and finishes with...

REVIEW: AYREON – ELECTRIC CASTLE LIVE AND OTHER TALES

Ayreon is the brainchild of Dutch producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer Arjen Lucassen. The project’s first release was 1995’s 'The Final Experiment' and, like most of Ayreon’s output, is a rock opera...
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