Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett will release his first-ever solo project named Portals on April 23rd. The four-track EP will be the first solo project released by an active member of the band and will be released via Blackened Recordings. The EP features the likes of drummers Jon Theodore and Abraham Laboriel, Greg Fidelman on bass,…
LA punk quintet Spanish Love Songs have recently shared news of “Brave Faces Etc” coming 15th April 2022. The album will feature reimagined and alternative versions of the 2022 release with the band now sharing new track Dolores. Talking on the release, singer Dylan Slocum shared “Right before the one year anniversary of the album,…
After a weekend of record-breaking storms in the UK, Wolverhampton is not to be allowed any respite as a whirlwind of thrash metal touches down at KK’s Steel Mill. Evile, accompanied by Divine Chaos and Tortured Demon is a showcase of some of this country’s finest face-melters, and we’re down the front ready for the…
It’s been a testing few years for Korn. From the death and loss that spurred 2019’s The Nothing, to the isolation and uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be perfectly understandable if Jonathan Davis and Co. took things to even darker places on their next outing, particularly with the hiatus of bassist Fieldy…
Polaris are set to return to UK and European shores this autumn with a 21-show run. The Aussies will take their The Death Of Me headline tour on the road through the UK in Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham, Southampton and Leeds. They will be joined by their countrymen in Alpha Wolf, Gravemind and Stepson….
Summer may still seem a long way away as the dark February nights make the winds of Storm Eunice even more miserable, but inside the iconic Portsmouth venue, The Wedgewood Rooms, there is a warmth and happiness while Kitty Liv plays her own brand of blues tinged music armed with just her trusty electric guitar,…
Genesis said it best: “this is a land of confusion“. With so much to navigate over the last few years and World War Three seemingly at our doorstep, there is only more uncertainty to be found. This breeds universal frustration and contempt. Pushed to breaking point, hardcore outfit Bitter Branches release Your Neighbors Are Failures…
The line up for the 2022 Download Festival has taken further shape this morning with 14 more acts joining the party. A couple of bands who have had huge success over the last year have also been rewarded with new slots on bigger stages! Kicking things off in the biggest main stage slot of their…
Power metal is certainly a niche amongst niches. It’s there for those partial to the most potent of selections on metal’s cheeseboard – complete with a complimentary set of chainmail and some stupendously named weapon – but it rarely breaks out beyond those accustomed to the smell. Yet the opening stages of 2022 alone have…
Canadian pop, punk powerhouses Simple Plan kick off 2022 with the first new music since 2021’s The Antidote. It’s been six years since the band got together to record a studio album, promising in late 2018 that they were finally knuckling down to record but only dropping the odd single here and there along the…
