Canada’s most exciting metal band, power metal powerhouse Unleash The Archers, recently announced the upcoming release of their game-changing sixth studio album, Phantoma, out 10th May (Napalm Records). Today, the band release their second single from Phantoma, the addictive, synth-infused ‘Ghosts In The Mist’. Blending modern guitar stylings with 80s …

Pop quiz, hot shot. You are standing at the urinal in the tiniest of toilets at a venue, taking care of business, and the headliner’s frontman comes in, stands at the next urinal over, and answers the call of nature. What do you do, hot shot? You know who it …

The Who returned to the Teenage Cancer Trust stage last night at the Royal Albert Hall, opening the annual series of iconic shows with an incredible orchestra, marking how they started the gigs back in 2000. Support came from very special guests, new wave rock legends, Squeeze, who are themselves …

One of Britain’s most influential bands returns to the road in November 2024, as Deep Purple bring the =1 More Time Tour to the UK. They will be shaking the walls of UK arenas, lighting up Birmingham, London, Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow with an explosive lineup of unforgettable hits taken …

With the demise of Sons of Apollo, it was only a matter of time before a new progressive metal supergroup formed. And with the kind of relationship that sparked comparisons with Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord playing off each other, guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal and fellow SoA alumni, keyboardist Derek …

On 15 March 2024, Mark Knopfler will release a new, special recording of his anthemic ‘Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)’, to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and its American equivalent Cancer America. Performed by Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes, produced by his longtime collaborator Fletcher(who has edited the contributions …

One year on from the band’s triumphant #3 UK Top 40 Album ‘Inhale/Exhale’, South Wales’ modern rock merchants THOSE DAMN CROWS now take the tempo down and showcase their mellower side, proving soothing sounds can still rock! A new, expanded edition of that album will be released on April 5th, …

Darkthrone are set to return on 26th April with their new album ‘It Beckons Us All’ via Peaceville. “A cauldron of old and epic metal beckons thee” – Fenriz Pioneers of a sound that changed the world. Lifelong disciples of suspense and mystery. An enigmatic duo like no other, hell-bent …

Des Moines-based firebrands, VENDED have revealed another new single, ‘The Far Side’, set for release on 14th March. Listen/save here. VENDED’s frontman Griffin Taylor tells us: “‘The Far Side’ shows another side of VENDED that hasn’t been seen before. The focus of this song was pushing our boundaries and abilities to the limit. …

Manic Eden released one solitary gem of an album in 1994, and today, Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group is proud to announce the reissue of the self-titled album on 12 April. It will be released on CD, and made available digitally and on vinyl for the first time. …