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Orange Goblin announce their final tour – UK & Ireland 2025

Back in January, UK heavy metal veterans Orange Goblin announced that 2025 would mark their final year, capping an extraordinary 30-year journey that has seen them evolve from backroom bar rockers to one of the most respected names in British metal. Now, Orange Goblin have shared details of the End …

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AVATAR announce 2026 Headline Tour of UK & Europe

Ladies and Gentlemen, Freaks and Friends… roll up, roll up and prepare yourselves for a night to be torn apart with AVATAR. Bringing a brand new spectacle of devilish drama, the beating black heart of AVATAR is soon to unleash an extravaganza for your delectation and delight across the frozen …

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Introducing: Insult

Insult are a hard-hitting metal band based in the UK. With ex-Original Onslaught members Steve Grice and Jase Stallard joined by Jase Howell, Robbie Harris, and Jon Fifield, the band are based in Bristol, UK. What are the origins of Insult, and how long have you been playing together? Myself, …

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Review: Joe Bonamassa – Glasgow SEC Armadillo

With the new Kevin Shirley-produced studio album not set to land until later this year, opening night on Joe Bonamassa’s 13-date UK & EU tour is a bit of a step into the unknown for his legions of fans. Then again, a typical Joe Bonamassa setlist rarely features more than …

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HALESTORM unveil new single Darkness Always Wins

Halestorm

GRAMMY-winning firecrackers HALESTORM have today unveiled “Darkness Always Wins,” a slow-building, cinematic rock anthem that marks the band’s first release of 2025. The song, produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) is the first to be revealed from a new album coming via Atlantic Records, details of which will be announced …

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Review: EPICA – ‘Aspiral’

As far as stop-gaps go, Epica’s 2022 mini-album, ‘The Alchemy Project’, was incredibly effective. Not only did the seven-song effort make the four-year gap between studio albums more easy on the palate, but it also delivered arguably the best collaborative effort of the decade with Charlotte Wessels and Myrkur joining …

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