For 25 years Dez Fafara has been one of the most enduring figures in the world of metal. Whether it was introducing the world to the darker side of things in the 90’s with Coal Chamber or bringing the heavy back with Devildriver, he has endured and remained throughout. Not one to rest on his…
Ska-punk is a genre that many people will tell you is dead. With the genre far from the height of popularity it once had, it’s now just seen as a nostalgia thing. So when The Interrupters released their second album Say It Out Loud in 2016 it felt like a real breath of fresh air….
Of all the young metal bands who made their breakthrough in the early to mid 2000’s, few have had quite as tough a time as Welsh outfit Bullet For My Valentine, who arrived kicking and screaming with an early run of genre-defining albums like The Poison and Scream Aim Fire, only to gradually slip into…
It’s time once again for another update to our weekly Spotify playlist! This week we have another great, eclectic collection of tracks for our readers and listeners, kicking off with one of the two brand new Code Orange tracks – 3 Knives. We are also treated to a brand new single from Thrice in the…
Hands up who is ready for a brand new Alice In Chains album? Well you’re all about to get your wishes! The first new album from the Seattle grunge legends has been titled as “Rainier Fog”, a tribute to their hometown, and is set to be released on the 24th of August through their new…
Coheed and Cambria have announced plans to tour the UK this October. The New York prog-metallers will accompany the release of their 15-song, 78-minute new album, ‘The Unheavenly Creatures’, due October 5 on Roadrunner Records, with shows in Cardiff, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and London, where they’ll play the Roundhouse on October 16. The band will…
Original emo favourites Jimmy Eat World are returning to the UK and will link up with Frank Turner early next year. The Arizona band will join the folk-punk singer-songwriter and his backing band, the Sleeping Souls, at shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Bournemouth, Cardiff and London, where they’ll perform at Alexandra Palace on February 3….
Following on from our coverage of the action at Download 2018’s Main Stage on the first day of the festival, we’re now moving over to the Zippo Encore stage. Read on for reviews of bands all across the day on the Zippo Stage from openers Culture Abuse to headliners You Me At Six! Culture Abuse…
Pennsylvanian hard rock favourites Halestorm have released a new song from their upcoming fourth studio album. Black Vultures is the second track to be shared from ‘Vicious’, which was produced by Nick Raskulinecz and recorded at Tennessee’s Rock Falcon studio. The follow up to 2015’s ‘Into The Wild Life’ is set to arrive on July…
Clutch have shared the second single from their upcoming album, ‘Book of Bad Decisions’. How To Shake Hands follows previously shared cut Gimme The Keys, which arrived with details of the Maryland rockers’ follow up to 2015’s ‘Psychic Warfare’ last month. The new track, How To Shake Hands was inspired by Ry Cooder and John Lee Hooker via the song…
