A Permanent Shadow is a band for want of a better description. Its only fixture is CP Fletcher who for his recordings surrounds himself with a rotating cast of musicians and producers. Albert Català, a classically trained piano player, helps CP whip the demos into shape. The finishing touches in …
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Exeter Phoenix Sunday 19th May 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsA sunny evening, a laid-back SW City, a venue that is as much an art gallery as it is a music auditorium, a crowd that rushes to the seats when the doors open as opposed to the front row, and …
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Ayreon reveals the spectacular live video for “Fate of Man” which you can watch HERE. The song is taken from ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves’ which is available now, via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. An Ayreon live event is a monumental occasion where the highest-calibre musicians and an enormous production come together to …
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All good things must come to an end. OK, that might sound just a liiiitle bit overdramatic, seeing as it’s not actually the last show that former H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo will ever do (or at least we hope not) but rather it’s the last show of his Neon Noir …
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Charismatic Dutch singer/songwriter Charlotte Wessels has announced details of her new album The Obsession, due for release on 20th September via Napalm Records. Wessels has also released a video for her new single, the haunting ‘The Exorcism’. Stream ‘The Exorcism’ here: https://orcd.co/cw-theexorcism Pre-order The Obsession here: https://lnk.to/CW-TheObsession/napalmrecords The Obsession marks Wessels’ Napalm Records debut, …
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Uragh are a modern metal outfit based in Dublin, Ireland. The quartet’s debut full-length album Maelstrom has just been released and bassist Sebastian Sparr was on hand to talk about the album, as well as providing the background information on the band. What are the origins of Uragh, how long …
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Admittedly not as lengthy of a wait between albums as the 17 years that Axl made GNR fans wait, but 10 years between albums is still a hell of a long time. And unlike ‘Chinese Democracy’, Sebastian Bach’s return with solo album number 5 ‘Child Within The Man’ has been …
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Today, alternative rockers AMONGST LIARS are going head to head with their demons with their new single and music video for ‘Vice’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming second full-length album, By Design, due 4th July 2024 via Earache Records. As an ambassador for Metal for Good, the …
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Channelling their inner Extreme with serious funk-rock flavours, Royal Republic have released the infectious party anthem ‘Wow! Wow! Wow!‘. The track is latest single from their forthcoming album LoveCop, which is coming out June 7th via Odyssey Music. You can pre-order the album here. The band comment, “Life is a highway but sometimes we …
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Whilst not as bizarre as hearing Till Lindemann singing in English on the debut Lindemann album ‘Skills in Pills’, it does take a few moments to get accustomed to ‘Warriors’: the first album from German folk-metallers Feuerschwanz to be recorded entirely in English. Or to be more precise, about 30 …
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