Symphonic power metal quartet MAJESTICA have announced their brand new studio album Power Train, which will see the light of day on 7th February 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. After more than four years since their last album, the Swedes are ready to set the bar high once again with …
Read More »Review: Cradle Of Filth – SWG3, Glasgow
With their 14th studio album (featuring Ed Sheeran?!) due out in March next year, Cradle of Filth are showing no signs of slowing down. After thirty years in the game, they have perfected their show. With elaborate set pieces, lighting, and of course, frontman Dani Filth’s signature face paint, these …
Read More »Review: Kamelot/Ad Infinitum/Blackbriar/Frozen Crown – O2 Ritz, Manchester
Somewhere out there a composer works late into the night on a Broadway/West End musical where the leads are Kamelot’s Tommy Karevik and Ad Infinitum’s Melissa Bonny (also Kamelot’s touring guest vocalist). Or, musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber is chugging Absinthe straight from the bottle and watching YouTube footage …
Read More »Review: Tribulation: Sub Rosa In Æternum
Since forming in 2005, Sweden’s Tribulation have released five studio albums, with a sixth due November 1st via Century Media Records. Known for their blend of gothic rock and death metal the four-piece have earned a dedicated following over the past 20 years. The first full-length album since 2021’s Where …
Read More »CRADLE OF FILTH unveil Malignant Perfection…
Closely following their recent sold-out Australian headline tour, extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH are previewing their upcoming “By Order Of The Dragon” UK/European tour in the most grandiose macabre style – with an entrancing brand-new single! “Malignant Perfection” arrives just in time for the Halloween season, hauntingly laden with …
Read More »NONEXISTER release politically-charged new single/video “What A Lie”
NONEXISTER released their debut album Demons earlier this year. The Swiss band have come roaring back to the forefront by sharing the video for the incendiary and politically charged track “What A Lie,” which addresses how the rich get richer, climbing the ladder on the backs of everyone else with …
Read More »BLOODSTOCK’s Halloween Treats
It’s showtime! In honour of it being Halloween week, BLOODSTOCK was going to treat you to a spooktacular vampire pun. But it sucks. So let’s creep it real with some more bands joining the bill, because we all know that you ghouls just wanna have fun. And in case you …
Read More »TREMONTI shares lyric video for new single ‘One More Time’
With less than three months until the release of their sixth studio album, The End Will Show Us How, TREMONTI is back with another track for fans. “One More Time” is a driving track backed by Mark’s dark and brooding lyrics as he sings about the madness in the world …
Read More »EPICA – unveil haunting music video for new single ‘The Ghost In Me (Danse Macabre)’ in collaboration with De Efteling
Dare to dance with the dead! Dutch symphonic metal titans EPICA have unleashed their eeriest creation yet, the spine-chilling music video for ‘The Ghost in Me (Danse Macabre),’ a haunting track that lures listeners into a world where shadows dance and the afterlife whispers. This song is a unique collaboration …
Read More »Live Review: Apocalyptica/The Raven Age – Cardiff
Cardiff Great HallSaturday, October 5th 2024Photos and review – Rob and Danni WilkinsI love how varied the role of photographer and reviewer in this genre can be. A couple of weeks ago I was in a tiny pub, just a ten-minute drive away, watching two emerging bands very up close …
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