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The Mercy House / Back with AIC classic ‘Dam That River’

Former underground favourites The Mercy House have regrouped to release their version of the Alice In Chains classic 'Dam That River'. The track was released yesterday, on the 19th anniversary of the passing...

Angelo Tristan / Set for an explosive, pyrotechnic filled summer with Collateral

Collateral Damage - Angelo from emerging stadium rock band, Collateral talks Steven Tyler, rocking in the pandemic and their very special guest appearance at The Rockdown Festival this September.Words: Sara HardingPhotos:...

Wode / Brutal, driving, dark and engaging

When it comes to Black Metal the UK is very fortunate in the quality and quantity of bands, and undeniably up there with the best of them is Manchester’s Wode.Wode - Burn...

The Wildhearts, FM and Those Damn Crows set for Monsterfest 2021

The Wildhearts, Those Damn Crows, FM and Marco Mendoza lead the charge towards Monsterfest 2021. This years festival takes place at the Ironworks, Inverness, between 10-14 November 2021.The event continues to work...

Culture Recovery Fund support includes Trillians and The Horn

The second round of the UK Government culture recovery fund has today shared £261 million across 2,272 projects. The first round of awards, made last July, were focussed on survival while this...

Megadeth Confirm “Metal Tour Of The Year”

State by state, country by country, and continent by continent, the world has slowly been opening up again after the total disaster that was 2020. We know people who had tickets to...

Daniel Leigh / An inspirational example of not giving up

Jordan Red have released their fantastic new song 'Freak Show'. The band, which feature Dan Leigh and Dan Baker, are a modern Hard Rock band with a fierce Punk edge. With the current COVID-19...

Liquid Tension Experiment / Legendary Progressive Rock maestros deliver LTE3

A quick recap of Liquid Tension Experiment’s history is required before we delve into this release. Liquid Tension Experiment came about back in 1997 when the then Dream Theatre drummer Mike Portnoy...

Beast Mode / Horror inspired Thrash Metal deserving of wider recognition

Monster inspired Melodic Blackened Thrash Metal quartet Beast Mode, from Athens, Georgia, return with their follow up to 2016’s 'Blood Moon', the six track, twenty one minute thrasher 'Pound of Flesh'.Beast Mode...

Bloodstock 2021 / Five more bands added plus New Blood Stage news

Therapy?, Bleed From Within, Mother Vulture, Famyne and Party Cannon have been added to the Bloodstock bill for the 2021 festival. Set for 11-15 August 2021, Bloodstock are working hard to ensure...

Glastonbury / Worthy Farm Festival to move online for 2021

With Glastonbury cancelled for a second successive year, Emily Eavis has announced a global livestream from Worthy Farm set for Saturday, 22 May 2021.Emily Eavis told MetalTalk: "After two Glastonbury cancellations, it brings...

Live At Knebworth ‘76 / Lynyrd Skynyrd, the finest Southern Rock band on the planet

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live At Knebworth ‘76. Lynyrd Skynyrd arrived in the English countryside like a wrecking ball giving the waiting Jagger something to think of.

Ward XVI / Metamorphosis is disturbing, unsettling, grand and exhilarating

We all secretly like something that scares us a little, that little frisson of goose-bumping, sweat inducing fear that makes our hearts beat a little faster and makes us feel alive. There...

Anneke van Giersbergen proves she is virtually unstoppable

Dutch national institution Anneke van Giersbergen released her latest solo album 'The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest' on 26th February this year. MetalTalk's review can be read here.Of course Covid means that...

Glory, glory, Lovebites are to release a new EP

Lovebites will release their exciting new EP 'Glory, Glory, To The World' on CD and Vinyl in the UK on 28 May 2021, via JPU records.The EP was earlier released digitally worldwide, charting...

The Royal Albert Hall set to celebrate its 150 birthday

Opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, The Royal Albert hall has been described as a the "Holy Grail" for musicians and over time has featured many famous Heavy Metal gigs such as...

Volbeat / Anniversary album is a bona fide cracker

Danish Rockabilly Metallers Volbeat celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut album 'The Strength/The Sound/The Songs' and have reissued it on limited edition coloured vinyls. MetalTalk decided to give the album a...

Smith & Kotzen / A pair with a glaringly infectious chemistry

It is fair to assume that Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are not setting out for world domination with their new collaboration. So with a probable carefree attitude, where better to record...
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