HARPER, the incredible 11-year-old vocalist who took the internet by storm with her mind-blowing cover of Spiritbox’s “Holy Roller” and captured the hearts of millions as a contestant on last year’s America’s Got Talent, is back with an electrifying new single titled “Weight Of The World.” The track is a bonafide metalcore banger, …
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Modern heavy symphonic metal leaders, KAMELOT, recently released their most introspective, uplifting, vital release to date – their first full-length in five years, The Awakening, via Napalm Records. The album, which debuted at #2 on the US Current Hard Music Albums chart and #27 on the Current Album Sales chart, …
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The legendary FEAR FACTORY have announced their highly-anticipated comeback to European ground. After the recent successful North and Latin American tour legs with new vocalist Milo Silvestro from Rome, Italy and drummer Pete Weber (Havok), the band is stronger than ever and ready to light up the stages at 44 …
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I’m relatively new to Polyphia having only discovered them last year but was so blown away by what I heard that I had to include 2022’s ‘Remember You Will Die’ in my best albums of the year review. When I heard they were coming to Glasgow I had to see …
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With the Richie Faulkner/Ronnie Romero/Rex Brown/Scott Travis supergroup Elegant Weapons set to deliver their debut album ‘Horns For A Halo’ on May 26th, the next few weeks are bubbling over with easy-on-the-eye (and ears) collaborative projects. Two weeks prior to the debut of the Judas Priest-Rainbow-Pantera mash-up however comes the …
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After the regulation postponement due to the C-word, the UK leg of Sabaton’s long-awaited “The Tour To End All Tours” finally got underway with a packed-out opening night in Leeds. To be honest, perhaps “The Tour To Finally Silence The Critics” might have been more of an apt title, but that …
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When it was first announced that Papa Roach were set to support Don Broco on the UK leg of their world tour, the internet went absolutely crazy – to have such a legendary group support Rob Damiani and co. was a massive prospect, with the four Bedford lads now having …
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Has it really been six years since Napalm Records unleashed Exit Eden onto an unsuspecting public and in doing so, created one of the best surprises in quite some time? The international symphonic metal supergroup released an album of cover versions of well-known pop and rock songs, and the videos …
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SWX, Bristol23rd Feb 2023Review and photos – Rob WilkinsNight three of three gigs in a row and if there was any chance of exhaustion I can think of no band better than the theatrical and exuberant Avatar to shake the synapses and provide musical Red Bull.This was my first visit …
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A few years back I was lucky enough to see and shoot Nightwish at the Birmingham Arena. The support that day, which totally owned the massive stage with a huge sound, were a band called Beast in Black. I loved their cheesy Euro style and stage presence and have been …
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