Black Eyed Sons have released the official video for their deeply personal new track, “Autumn Reigns,” featuring Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke. Written by Guy Griffin, the song holds special significance, inspired by the tragic loss of his brother Daniel in late 2021. Guy Griffin says: “Written as if by …
Read More »BLACKBRIAR – release new single & video ‘The Fossilized Widow (Parlor Piano Version)’
In celebration of Samhain and All Hallows’ Eve, Blackbriar are proud to release a piano parlour version of their recent track ‘The Fosillized Widow’, taken from new record A Thousand Little Deaths. The track is a beautifully intimate version of the song simply including just piano and vocals, recorded and …
Read More »Review: The Birthday Massacre – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
Sold-out shows. Venues upgraded. Waiting lists for tickets. It would seem that Canadian outfit The Birthday Massacre are onto something over this side of the Atlantic. With so many different genres attached to the sound that the six-piece makes (dark wave/electronic/dark-pop/goth/rock), it can often cause pigeonholers’ heads to explode, but …
Read More »Review: Creeper – Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death
Need a fresh, new album to stream this Halloween? A certain Southampton goth rock/horror punk sextet have got you all covered. Happy Halloween, one and all, guys and ghouls… After the success of their 2023 record Sanguivore, which was voted Metal Hammer’s best album of the whole year, Creeper have …
Read More »Review: The Inspector Cluzo – King Tuts, Glasgow
As far as years go, 2025 has been pretty good for French organic farmers by day, DIY blues rock duo by night, The Inspector Cluzo. A new studio album (their 10th), ‘Less Is More’, was released to great critical acclaim. Several live dates in Europe opening for Neil Young, and …
Read More »The Damned – ‘There’s A Ghost In My House’ – first single from covers album Not Like Everybody Else
The Damned announce the release of “Not Like Everybody Else”, a deeply personal and celebratory covers album – dedicated to the memory of Brian James, the band’s legendary founding guitarist, who passed away on 6th March 2025. Recorded in a blistering five days of emotion and creative fire at Revolver …
Read More »Review: Glenn Hughes/Sophie Lloyd – The Garage, Glasgow
As Glenn Hughes alludes to midway through his barnstorming set, promoters don’t like this kind of tour from him. They want a Deep Purple-related anniversary tour that they can splatter all over the billboards: like the “Glenn Hughes presents…Classic Deep Purple Live” tour from a few years back, that kind …
Read More »Introducing: Analog Amara
Analog Amara is a Colorado band led by vocalist Amanda Hawkins, joined by Jim Wilcox (ex-Authority Zero) and Max Powers. Their sound combines soulful, vulnerable verses with soaring, anthemic choruses and lush shoegaze textures. Get to know them, below: “A rocket scientist, American Idol alum, and former Atlantic Records drummer …
Read More »Review: Those Damn Crows – SWG3, Glasgow
As Those Damn Crows mainman Shane Greenhall mentions from the stage during the Welsh chart toppers set, it’s almost two years to the day since Those Damn Crows last played this venue. And the hugely likeable frontman seems genuinely taken aback that the 1,250 venue is much busier than last …
Read More »Review: Mammoth – The End
Out with the old, in with the new. Notice something different from this album cover? Some of you eagle-eyed fans will notice that a certain 3 letters have gone missing from the artist’s name. That’s right – from this day forth, Wolfgang Van Halen’s solo band will now be simply …
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