As well as just completing their most successful UK headline tour to date, South Wales pop punk powerhouses Punk Rock Factory have just released their latest opus – and homage to musicals – ‘It’s Just A Stage We’re Going Through’. PRF vocalist/guitarist Peej Edwards was on call to talk about …
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As incredulous as it sounds, ‘Paragon’ is the debut solo release from Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen. 26 years after first coming to notice with Dutch symphonic metal outfit After Forever, Jansen – arguably the best vocalist on the scene today, and with a voice capable of stopping a charging rhino …
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Northampton-based Empyre are set to release their stunning new album ‘Relentless’ on March 31st. Their first for highly-acclaimed label Kscope. The quartet launched the album with a listening party in a cinema, followed by a full gig later that night. Frontman Henrik Steenholdt joined us to talk about the listening …
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A sold-out 2,500-capacity O2 Academy Glasgow on a Monday night and there is a lot of love in the room. A lot of love that after the ‘You Hear Georgia Tour’ was pushed back due to C***d, Blackberry Smoke stayed true to their word and returned for a lengthy 22-date …
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Sons of Liberty/Preacher Stone – Hard Rock Cafe, Glasgow Friday March 24th For seasoned fans of southern rock in the UK, current times are like Christmas, New Year, the last day of school, and their team scoring an injury-time winner to win the league but also relegate their local rivals …
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This is another first for me, my first time at SWG3. Situated on the river Clyde just outside the main hustle and bustle of the city centre, SWG3 was a former galvanisers and TV studio that has been transformed into a hub for live music, clubs, and art exhibitions. First …
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Arctic Dreams is a Serbian-German sympho-industrial-black-death-metal band originally founded in 2009 in St.Petersburg, Russia by Alex_Y (vocal/guitars/music/lyric) and Syd (bv’s/guitar) and based in Belgrade, Serbia. The band was a studio project for more than 10 years, but in 2020 they decided to return to full-fledged activities. What are the origins …
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Finnish pop-metal outfit Segmentia is a fireworks display of several music styles based on heavy and pop-influenced sounds. Jere, drummer and main songwriter of Segmentia drew the short straw and filled in the blanks on our introduction to Segmentia. What are the origins of Segmentia, how long have you been …
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Uber-creative, true-crime-inspired duo SKYND is the creative outlet of singer SKYND and producer/multi-instrumentalist F. An extensive European and UK with Ice Nine Kills launches in April and SKYND was on hand to talk about the tour, as well as discuss the true-crime cases that have led to SKYND music and …
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For hotly-tipped rising UK rock outfit Empyre, it made perfect sense to give their loyal fanbase the first chance to hear the forthcoming new album ‘Relentless’ in a cinema. If ever there was a UK band that served up their music in widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio as opposed to shitty …
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