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SHIRAZ LANE ANNOUNCE FULL LIVE STREAM

Shiraz Lane, the Hard Rock band from Finland, had recently completed a trip to North America on the Monsters of Rock Cruise, followed by  their first headlining tour of mainland Europe, before, inevitably, all plans...

BONFIRE RELEASE ‘FISTFUL OF FIRE’ – ALBUM REVIEW PLUS NEW SINGLE

Although their origins date back to 1972 as Cacumen, since emerging as Bonfire in 1986, the legendary German rockers have maintained a very prolific career, albeit with a barrel load of turbulent...

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2020 “NO LONGER POSSIBLE”

The inevitable cancellation of this year Download Festival was announced by the organisers this lunchtime. A statement reads: "Download Festival will no longer be taking place this year."We’ve been closely monitoring this unprecedented...

JOE SATRIANI ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULED TOUR DATES AND RELEASES NEW TRACK

Joe Satriani has rescheduled dates on his Shapeshifting Tour until spring next year due to the current coronavirus pandemic, although the new album 'Shapeshifting' is still on track for its 10th April...

FROM THE ABYSS: MORD’A’STIGMATA DELIVER A POIGNANTLY PROPHETIC RELEASE ‘SONGS FOR THE EXILES’

Adding to their discography of five studio full lengths (as well as several demos, splits and compilations), Polish Avantgarde-Black Metal quartet Mord’A’Stigmata have now released a live album, 'Songs for the Exiles...

FROM THE ABYSS: ‘TAAKE AND ‘WHOREDOM RIFE’ MAKE A ‘PAKT’ WITH THEIR LATEST SPLIT RELEASE.

Having toured and worked together for many years it makes perfect sense for the Norwegian Black Metal outfits ‘Taake’, masterminded by Hoest and duo ‘Whoredom Rife’ to do a split release. Aptly...

DESOLATION ANGELS REISSUE ‘WHILE THE FLAME STILL BURNS’

To any self respecting Rock/Metal lover, the emergence of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement will always be regarded as one of the greatest feats in the history of mankind.Words:...

SATAN’S EMPIRE LAUNCH ‘HAIL THE EMPIRE’ TO THE MASSES

Today sees the release of ‘Hail The Empire’, the second album from Satan’s Empire and it’s a gem of a historic NWOBHM style that marks triumph over adversity.Recently the band held auditions...

IRON MAIDEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES POSTPONED

You know things are getting extremely serious when Iron Maiden cancel tour dates and that's exactly what's happened this morning as the 'Legacy Of The Beast' Australia and New Zealand dates scheduled...

DAVID ELLEFSON ANNOUNCES SKYPE BASED ‘SCHOOLS OUT’ INITIATIVE

David Ellefson, the acclaimed Megadeth bassist and patron of the David Ellefson Youth Music Foundation, has tonight announced details of his 'SCHOOL'S OUT' initiative to provide one to one mentoring sessions to...

ABSOLVA ANNOUNCE ‘FRIDAY NIGHT WITH CHRIS’

Fresh from their stunning Burr Fest performance and with the excellent album 'Side By Side' recently released, Absolva were one of a myriad of bands to suffer from the current crisis as...

FROM THE ABYSS: SCARAB – MARTYRS OF THE STORM

Egyptian Death Metal band Scarab named themselves after “the sacred creature associated with the sun god Raa. During mummification, the ancient Egyptians used to replace the heart of the dead with a...

CELLAR DARLING TO STREAM LIVE CONCERT ON APRIL 5th

Swiss Metal maestros Cellar Darling are to play a live gig in your home on Sunday 5th April.Well not exactly - Anna, Ivo and Merlin are putting on an exclusive, live-streamed performance...

GRAVE DIGGER TO RELEASE EPIC ANNIVERSARY ALBUM, ‘FIELDS OF BLOOD’

Grave Digger will celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2020 in glorious style with their 20th studio album, 'Fields Of Blood'.'Fields Of Blood' continues Grave Digger's epic Highlands story and is the logical...

VENOM INC ENTER STUDIO TO RECORD NEW ALBUM

Venom Inc have entered the studio to record the follow-up to their 2017 debut release, 'Avé'. The album will once again be released on Nuclear Blast Records with the recording being done...

TONY MARTIN JOINS KINGDOM OF MADNESS FOR 2020 UK SHOWS

Former Black Sabbath frontman, Tony Martin, will join Kingdom Of Madness, the band that features former Magnum members Mark Stanway, Micky Barker, Richard Bailey and Mo Birch, for their 2020 UK shows.Kingdom...

FINANCIAL REALITY OF CORONAVIRUS FOR TOURING BANDS HITS HOME FOR VISIONS OF ATLANTIS

With global Heavy Metal tours having to be scrapped due to the Coronavirus disaster, the financial burden for the music industry has never been so dire.This is especially true when gigs are...

REVIEW: HURRICANE RIDERS FROM SNAKE OIL & HARMONY

It's been just over thirty years since Dan Reed first came to my attention. That was a cold January evening in Dublin when he and his 'Network' were triumphantly supporting  Bon Jovi...
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