When Lemmy Kilmister passed away in 2015 it marked the end of one of the most iconic bands in rock music. Despite the end of the rock behemoth, not wanting to rest on his laurels, guitarist Phil Campbell is back with a brand new project. Roping in the support of his sons and former Attack!…
New Jersey exports The Gaslight Anthem have a devoted UK following, both for the band itself and for frontman Brian Fallon’s more recent solo endeavours. And those fans are now set to be rewarded with some very special shows. A few weeks ago, plans were announced for The Gaslight Anthem to celebrate the 10th anniversary…
It’s time for some more bands for the UK’s favourite metal festival as Bloodstock Open Air announce more bands for the 2018 edition. Top of this new set of bands, and taking the special guest slot for Sunday night are Swedish Gothenburg Sound pioneers At The Gates. They will appear as special guests to Nightwish,…
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…
It’s an almost arctic day in Southampton on what is day one of the UK leg of Motionless In White’s Graveyard Shift tour, in support of their recent album of the same name. The last time we saw Motionless In White was back at Download Festival last year, so for many tonight is the first…
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…
Folk-punk hero Frank Turner has announced the re-emergence of his hardcore punk side-project Möngöl Hörde and a short UK tour! Nowadays, the vast majority of rock fans are probably most familiar with Frank Turner from either his brilliant career of folk-punk albums as a solo artist and with backing band The Sleeping Souls, or his…
As we continue through a rather wet and windy January, it’s time for the latest entry in our End Of Year Awards, this time courtesy of one of our senior writers, Jack Fermor-Worrell. Over to you Jack! Album of the Year: Eternity, In Your Arms – Creeper This year was rather unique for me in…
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…
In the early 00’s Fall Out Boy were the kings of a scene. Delivering a string of now-classic pop-punk and emo albums that showed off their clever wordplay and penchant for a gorgeous melody, for a moment in time they were untouchable. Since returning after a hiatus in 2013 there has been a lot made…
