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The Kinks / Ray Davies talks ‘Lola Versus Powerman’ at 50

The eighth studio album by The Kinks, 'Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One', will be re-released as part of the albums' 50th Anniversary celebrations.Often seems as a concept album ahead...

Voodoo Six / Nik Taylor-Stoakes talks ‘Simulation Game’

With the new album 'Simulation Game' set to hit the shops this Friday (16 October), fans of Voodoo Six are in for a real treat. If 2017's 'Make Way For The King'...

Tygers Of Pan Tang / Francesco Marras announced as new guitarist

The Tygers Of Pan Tang have announced that their new guitarist will be the Italian maestro Francesco Marras.Vocalist Jack Meille told us: "The search for the 'right' person was a formidable one,...

Ellefson / ‘No Cover’ album gets November release, following Thom Hazaert’s heart problems

Ellefson have revised the release date for their album 'No Cover', with the 18 track album featuring a who's who of the Rock and Metal world set for release  20 November.You...

Furies / Spectacular debut album ‘Fortune’s Gate’ out this Friday

Shaped with the efficiency of Hard Rock, the power of Heavy Metal and the spirit of Thrash, French band Furies release their debut album, 'Fortune's Gate', this Friday (16 October) and as debut...

Metallica / First World Wide Live acoustic show announced for November

Metallica are to host their first ever world wide live acoustic pay-per-view event, in support of the All Within My Hands foundation. The show will stream live from Metallica HQ on 14...

Culture Secretary distances himself from campaign on day Arts Funding announced

The Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has distanced himself from the "crass" Government campaign which aims to encourage people to retrain to a career in cybersecurity. This comes on a day where the...

James Kennedy / Noise Damage, tales of A Rock ‘N Roll Underdog – Part Two

James Kennedy will release his book ‘Noise Damage’ this weekend (18 October) and it should be required reading for every aspiring musician or band leader.James Kennedy – Noise Damage (Eye Books)Release Date:...

Aphonic Threnody / The Great Hatred is powerfully moving and at times disturbing

Formed by Riccardo Veronese, of Towards Atlantis Lights, Dea Marica and Arrant Saudade, and Roberto Mura from 'Dea Marica' back in 2012, Atmospheric Funeral Doom Metal project Aphonic Threnody have had, over...

Devin Townsend and his incredible band amaze at filmed Roundhouse gig

Cast your mind back to the time when we used to be able to go and see live music. It was a wonderful time.Devin Townsend – Order Of Magnitude: Empath Live...

Steve Hackett / ‘Live At Hammersmith’ is an absolute dream

There is a perfect symmetry that comes when artist and audience come together sometimes. An indefinable magic that happens when the music is played by artists at the peak of their powers...

The Sunday Supplement / Win a copy of Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid at 50’

"We would like to start off with a number off our new album. It is a number entitled Paranoid", states Ozzy Osbourne, before Tony Iommi launches into the now classic riff.This...

Albert Bouchard / Stories from Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Imaginos’ and ‘More Cowbell’

Blue Öyster Cult's major label swan song, 'Imaginos', was originally to be first of three solo albums by BÖC drummer and songwriter Albert Bouchard. MetalTalk spoke with Albert Bouchard, as he prepares to unleash the...

Ritchie Blackmore / Eddie Van Halen “reinvented the guitar”

As the world continues to mourn the loss of one of the greatest Guitar Legends, Eddie Van Halen, Ritchie Blackmore has spoken of "the ultimate guitar hero." Blackmore said: "Eddie Van Halen was...

Furnace / Jools Green gets destroyed by ‘Dark Vistas’

There is no better feeling than when you discover a new band that completely "destroys you", within the first minute of listening to their album.This is exactly what happened when I...

Reach / Swedish band talk about new single ‘Young Again’

With a new album out at the beginning of next year, Swedish band Reach have released a taster in the form of the new single 'Young Again', which is available to purchase from...

SYMBTOMY Interview / Listen to ‘Demo’, high quality Death Metal from the Czech Republic

Sometimes the title 'demo' belies the content of a release and none more so than 'Demo #1' from Czech Melodic Death Metal trio ‘Symbtomy’.Three tracks, 'The Sounds of Perverse Thoughts', 'The Taste...

MTTV Episode Seventeen: David Ellefson on EVH, K.K., No Cover and “Heavy as Hell” new Megadeth album

David Ellefson is a true Legend in Heavy Metal. Having co-founded Megadeth, he later worked with the Metal super group Metal Allegiance, founded the Ellefson Youth Music Foundation and helped KK Downing...
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