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Eurovision / Finland’s Blind Channel sign to Century Media Records

Finland's Blind Channel, who will be playing their song 'Dark Side' at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final in Rotterdam tomorrow, have signed to Century Media Records.'Dark Side', which has been streamed millions...

The Owen Guns / EP2 One of the best Punk releases of the year

I will say from the offset, 'EP2 Electric Boogaloo' by Aussie Punks The Owen Guns is an awesome listen. I heard their first EP 'Violating Community Standards' around last August and was...

Sunbomb / Tracii Guns and Michael Sweet in marvellous Metal form

When I first saw Christian rockers Stryper on MTV prancing about in black and yellow spandex in their video for 'Calling On You', the last thing I ever expected frontman Michael Sweet...

Dirty Honey / Debut album continues an excellent rock ‘n’ roll journey

Sometimes a band has a name that manages to capture the essence of what they offer entirely. Dirty Honey is one of those bands. Without thinking, you can already conjure up the...

Yngwie Malmsteen / “I always try to push myself on every album I do”

'Parabellum', the new album from Yngwie Malmsteen, will be released on 23 July 2021 through Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. The first track, 'Wolves At The Door', is available to...

Devin Townsend’s Galactic Quarantine set for July

The second release in the Devin Townsend Devolution Series is 'Galactic Quarantine', scheduled for 25 June 2021.The show was recorded in various venues during 2020 as a replacement show for the COVID-19...

Paradise Lost / Live At The Mill set for July release

The Paradise Lost live show recorded last Guy Fawkes Night at The Mill, Bradford, will be released on CD/Blu-Ray and vinyl on 16 July 2021, via Nuclear Blast.Guitarist and songwriter Greg Mackintosh...

Frost* release unashamedly British and genuinely fantastic album

A debut album can make or break any band. Usually, it's a springboard to bigger and better things, but it can also be a millstone around their neck for some. In my...

Kardashev / Crushingly heavy, truly breathtaking

Utterly unique, there is a craft at work with Arizona Metal band Kardashev that takes the ethereal and juxtaposes it with the crushingly heavy that is truly breathtaking.Kardashev: The Baring of Shadows...

MetalTalk Album Of The Week: Dan Baune’s Lost Sanctuary

With a combination of Monument being on a seemingly endless hiatus and the ensuing lockdown, guitarist Dan Baune decided the time was right to finally do something with a collection of songs...

Steve Gilbert / “Flotsam and Jetsam have plenty left to say”

Considered by many to be deserving of the legendary title, Flotsam and Jetsam are back with some of their best music in their long career, with the new album 'Blood In The...

Tom Morello ft Pussy Riot track ‘Weather Strike’ gets incendiary remix

The Tom Morello and Pussy Riot song 'Weather Strike' has been remixed by The Bloody Beetroots with dazzling effect.The track was initially released last month and is a protest song written and...

Roxville debut Desert Storm from highly recommended Fallen From Grace

It is an odd period in music when melodic, riff-heavy rock has largely left mainstream charts while, at the same time, the genre has experienced a rebirth from the grassroots up as...

British Lion release video for Land of the Perfect People

British Lion has released a video today for the song 'Land of the Perfect People', taken from their second studio album 'The Burning', released in January 2020. The music was written by...

Born of Osiris make a trip to the desert for Angel or Alien

Born of Osiris will release their next album 'Angel or Alien' 2 July 2021 through Sumerian Records. The title track has been released today, along with a superb cinematic video, which you...

Morgan Rose and Leonard Cerzosie Jr discuss new project Lenne

Lenne, a new project featuring Leonard Cerzosie Jr., Morgan Rose, Jim Taylor, and Corey Lowery, have released their fantastic first single, 'Letting You Down' through Imagen Records, which you can hear below.At the turn of this century,...

Marcela Bovio / Out of the darkness, motivated and excited

Mexican singer Marcela Bovio has been a well-known talent in the Metal scene for some time now through her work with Stream Of Passion, Ayreon, Mayan and many others. Following the release of...

Ocean Machine Livestream / Devin Townsend is a fantastic entertainer

What originally started as a series of online, live-streaming solo performances from Canadian maverick Devin Townsend to raise funds for a Canadian hospital, one in New York and the NHS during the...
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