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“An unexpectedly strong addition to a near half-century of hellraising” Kerrang! “Ferocious, uncompromising and back on form” Classic Rock “About time!” Vive le Rock “While trends have come and gone around them, Social Distortion continue doing exactly what they have always done. Writing great songs and playing them exceptionally well” …

Iconic Swedish heavy metallers Amon Amarth approach a new way of songwriting on their first-ever acoustic excursion “Upphaf”. The song strips away the fury of modern melodic heavy metal to reveal the ancient, skeletal frame of a Norse epic. Reimagined for the gathering space of a longhouse hearth, the song …

German heavy metal legends ACCEPT release another single from their upcoming new album, Teutonic Titans 1976-2026. Today they release an explosive new rendition of the genre classic, ‘Balls to the Wall’, featuring ‘Metal God’ Rob Halford and guitar icon Matthias Jabs. Serving as the second single from their massive 50th-anniversary …

Within the broad church of ‘rock’ or ‘alternative’ and its many offshoots – it remains a minor thrill to stumble across a group who seem to exist at a slight tangent to everything else. Crumbling Ghost is one such anomaly and an irresistible one at that: a group who feel …

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will take over Resident, Brighton’s legendary independent record shop, as part of a series of activities in the city around their huge homecoming show in Preston Park on 31st July. The shop will host a merchandise pop up with an array of existing and new items …

New free Smart TV channel brings music videos, concerts, and documentaries to rock and metal fans around the clock, filling the gap left as MTV fades and on-demand streaming takes over. Metal.Rocks, a new hand-curated television channel dedicated entirely to heavy music, is officially live and streaming free on Smart …

Following the recent announcement of their upcoming North American fall tour dates, The Mars Volta have officially announced the next phase of their cryptic interactive campaign: a brand-new live album titled “Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business”. The first single taken from the record, titled Cue The Sun / Alba del Orate …

The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR are elated to announce a monumental evening of music, pipe organs, dancers and theatrics at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2027. The band will present ’10 Years of Feathers & Flesh’, a one-night-only performance celebrating the tenth anniversary of …

Swedish metal band ELEINE released their new single and visualizer, “We March,” and revealed the title of their upcoming fifth studio album: The Water Taste of Blood. “With every new single release, news about the upcoming album will be revealed,” the band promises. Following the release of “Empire Of Lies” …

“Sounds like it could soundtrack a Coen Brothers film, with delicious shards of darkness that make the flashes of redemption taste sweeter” CLASSIC ROCK “Rooted in raw emotion and hard-won truths, this is a masterclass in mood and atmosphere. Grounded, ghostly and utterly gripping” BLUES MATTERS “Ten beautifully crafted acoustic …