The Download Festival powers that be have unleashed the mother of all announcements upon us. Over five dozen new bands have been added to the line up in the single biggest group of new bands to join the line up at any one time for years, maybe ever! Top of that impressive pile are Danish…
Ah Machine Head. Robb Flynn and co have been on quite the journey over the last ten years, ever since releasing their magnum opus of The Blackening. Their most recent album Bloodstone & Diamonds contained some great songs but couldn’t quite escape the feeling that what was a good album should have been a great…
Well this isn’t something we expected today. Thrash metal icons Slayer have indicated that the clock is ticking on the life of the band with a video announcement that Slayer are to make their exit after one final world tour. The promotional video currently only mentions North American dates being announcement imminently, but we’re sure…
Well, well, well. What a battle it was. Twelve bands and their respective music videos and over five and a half thousand videos. A titanic struggle broke out between goth favourites Wednesday 13 and Cradle Of Filth, who were then both overhauled by British rockers Youth Killed It. For the rest of the week the…
Myles Kennedy continues to be in the news. Following one of the fastest tour sellouts of recent years (and the most unfortunate subsequent appearance of dozens of tickets on reseller sites mere minutes later), Myles has this afternoon released the second single from his upcoming solo album debut Year Of The Tiger. The second track…
The UK has always been loved by Alter Bridge, and even when you take Myles Kennedy away from his band mates, it seems that things are no different. The UK is going to be one of the very first places to get to experience Myles’ in all his solo glory with his debut solo headline…
Very sad news being reported across the rock world (and wider) today that Motorhead original guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clark passed away last night at the age of 67. Eddie had been suffering from pneumonia. Born Edward Allan Clarke, Eddie formed the original “classic” Motorhead lineup with Lemmy Kilmister and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor who both…
As Rob Halford so often says on stage, The Priest Is Back! UK midlands metal gods Judas Priest have announced the details of their latest album, and we don’t have long to wait! Titled Firepower, Judas Priest’s latest record will be landing on shelves physical and digital near you on the 9th of March 2018,…
It was Rock Sins’ final video of the week contest for 2017, and in the end, a fairly comfortable victory for Swedish alt-rock outfit Kerbera. The Swedish newcomers took home two thirds of the vote for their video for “Love Like A Loaded Gun“, comfortably ahead of post-metallers Long Distance Calling who were in second…
After five years, The Revolution Continues aka TRC are back with a brand new track, and details of their first new release for half a decade. The UK hardcore scene vets first offering from their new EP Lifestyle comes in the form of new single Moaner, which is accompanied by a suitably tongue-in-cheek video, which…