Renowned Finnish vocalist, bassist, and songwriter Marko Hietala has unveiled details of his forthcoming solo album, Roses From The Deep, set to be released on 7th February, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order the record here: https://markohietala.bfan.link/roses-from-the-deep The news is marked with another single release, ‘Impatient Zero’, which arrives with a visually …

Emerging from the shadows of western Pennsylvania’s rustbelt, The Stage of Dreams stands as a testament to the transformative power of music. Their musical roots are intertwined with traditional power metal, progressive metal, and atmospheric storytelling – resulting in a sound that is both ethereal and invigorating. Vocalist and founding …

Danish-Swedish quartet VOLA throws up a lot of conundrums; the eclectic nature of their material for one, and the excellent contrast between light and darkness that causes those who like things to be straightforward to scratch their heads, is another. But the biggest one would have to be that although …

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Alter Bridge’s best-selling debut, One Day Remains, an expanded reissue of the Gold-certified album is available to pre-order or pre-save now. The Deluxe Digital or 2-LP set, released via Craft Recordings, includes fan favourites like “Metalingus,” “Open Your Eyes,” “Broken Wings” and “In Loving Memory,” along with six bonus tracks, including the rare B-side “Save Me” and a live 2005 performance …

Rising Brit alt-rockers Saints Among Us continue their climb with the recent release of their deeply engrossing new single, Hunger. Get to know the band with Maddy (vocals) acting as your tour guide, below: What are the origins of Saints Among Us? Our band came together at different stages of …

Swedish metal legends ARCH ENEMY confirm they’re set to ignite stages across Europe on their new “BLOOD DYNASTY” headline tour in autumn/winter 2025. Joining them on their unrelenting metal crusade are the mighty AMORPHIS and ELUVEITIE as co-special guests, with the crushing force of GATECREEPER poised to blast open the …

SKAM release their new video for single ‘Selfish Friend’, out now, new album ‘From The Depths’ set for release on 29th November. “Selfish Friend is about that one friend everyone has. You keep this person around even though they repeatedly let you down and only think about themselves. Yet you …

Saxon are extremely excited to announce a full Hell, Fire and Steel UK & Ireland Tour which will see the band perform songs from their new album Hell, Fire and Damnation as well as playing their classic album Wheels of Steel in full, from start to finish, for the last …

Palace Theatre, Bridgwater,Saturday 9th November 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsThe last few weeks have been full on with gigs and just the night before we had been at the rather genteel Phoenix theatre in Exeter for the silliness and escapism of Punk Rock Factory, but tonight we battled through …