It’s been a long-held belief around these parts that somebody needs to get Kris Barras over to America and onto one of those humongous festivals like Rocklahoma. 2024’s ‘Halo Effect’ was a huge step in that direction and an album built for international stages. The soon-to-be-released follow-up, ‘Monsters We Made’, …

French ritualists SKÁLD lift the veil to reveal another glimpse into our ancient destiny. “Himinbjǫrg”, the second single off of their upcoming album, Ørlǫg (coming September 25, 2026 via Napalm Records), reaches far out to the edge of Asgard, realm of the Gods. At the eponymous castle in the sky, …

Progressive art-rockers The Pineapple Thief are excited to announce their brand new studio album Far and Wide will be released via InsideOutMusic on the 9th October 2026. On this latest record, The Pineapple Thief feel more like a rock band than ever. Still progressive. Still masters of spine-tingling atmosphere. Still …

Hollywood Vampires started as a simple enough premise – putting together a bar-band to honour dead friends and music legends – but has grown wings into a fully fledged touring and recording outfit that convenes when it can and puts on one hell of a show. The four main stars …

Dorset-based originals rock band Mikey Ball & The Company return with their new single and video, No Time To Lose, out now and taken from their upcoming album Keep The Fire Burning, due Thursday 24th September. Rooted in heartland and classic rock, the track delivers strong hooks and heartfelt songwriting, …

Another week, another hot batch of singles fresh out of the oven. A mixture of established names and some artists starting on their journey, all worthy of your attention, regardless of placement in the pecking order. Click on the artist’s name in bold, and follow the link to the respective …

Crossbone Skully ignite the skies with their brand new single “Thunder Love” featuring Def Leppard’s Phil Collen. Capturing a thunder-shaking midnight encounter between two sinners, the song is a shot of lightning and lust-fuelled chemistry, delivering the first strike from their upcoming sophomore album, “Condemned to Rock n’ Roll” via …

With BLOODSTOCK 2026 underway and on target for another record-breaking year, festival HQ have just revealed the first bands for 2027, unveiling them at the Ronnie James Dio stage right after Municipal Waste’s face-melting set. Mark your calendar now and start planning for August 5th – 8th, 2027. On Friday …

If you like your metalcore doused in Eurovision-style techno, then Electric Callboy are the band for you. However, if you have just read this sentence and thought “what the fuck is this guy talking about?” then please just stick with me and read on. Combining the heavy with the cheesy, …

BLKIIBLK is proud to announce the signing of Chilean progressive death metal force Decessus to the label’s growing roster of established and emerging heavy artists. Combining technical precision, crushing heaviness, soaring melodies and uncompromising intensity, Decessus has quickly carved out a unique identity within modern extreme music. The quartet’s sound …