Chelsea Wolfe is a transcendent artist. She creates a truly spiritual, almost religious experience through music. Taking the listener on a journey that they won’t soon forget. Birth of Violence is the follow up to the hugely successful Hiss Spun,Chelsea once again takes her artistry on a completely different path, and a very dark on…
Pixies are a seminal band for a reason. Their surf rock infused pop sound permiated it’s way through the 80s and 90s and inspired countless imitators throughout the years. But as with most things, they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and you never really know what you have until it’s gone, but…
Every scene has bands that define it. That innovate, game change and take things to the highest level. On the flip side there are just as many, if not more bands that are just happy to adopt the scene, play their role and just fade into the faceless masses. Wage War is a band that…
It’s fair to say that Blink 182 have embraced the pop side of their pop punk formula in recent years. Not that there was a great deal of punk to begin with, this transition into an even more radio friendly unit shifter has been aided by the assistance of Grammy nominated producer and collaborator, Zakk…
Killswitch Engage have had an interesting time of it in recent years. Firmly well-established with original singer Jesse Leach, since the release of their last album Incarnate they’ve become something of the support band of choice – at least when it comes to the UK. They’ve supported Bullet For My Valentine, Iron Maiden and most…
For a band of – shall we say – mature musicians Black Star Riders seem to show no sign of fatigue. The constant album, tour, album, tour cycle seemingly never ending for these fellas, half of which already spent God knows how long touring under some other pseudonym like Skinny Minny or something… Whilst I…
From the opening notes of Crobot’s Motherbrain, you get an instantaneous feel for what you are going to get. A whisky soaked, sour mash of a record, replete with dirty southern riffs and earnest vocals delivering what can only be described as by numbers lyrics. Though the lyrics are by numbers, they aren’t the focal…
Having long teased this tour through the “Mega Death Punch” website (www.megadeathpunch.com) – Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth can today confirm their 2020 UK and European Tour plans. FFDP, together with Megadeth and their friends Bad Wolves will hit the UK for two huge arena shows at the end of January 2020. They’ll play…
Since the festivals inception back at the turn of the millennium, Bloodstock has become arguably the UK’s biggest showcase for extreme music. The lineup for this year looks set to continue that legacy too, boasting performances by Sabaton, Parkway Drive, The Scorpions, Cradle of Filth, Anthrax and many more! Unfortunately, before we can raise our…
After a spellbinding performance at The Cure’s Pasadena Daydream Festival this past weekend in LA, Chelsea Wolfe is just one week away from releasing her latest album Birth Of Violence via Sargent House on September 13th. Birth of Violence is a return to the reclusive nature of her earlier recordings where we see Wolfe withdraw…