ALTERNATIVE MUSIC NEWS

COMPLEXITY FEST announces SIKTH, CARNIFEX, JOHN FRUM and more

Dutch heavy music festival Complexity Fest have announced SikTh, Carnifex, Three Trapped Tigers, God Mother, Ulsect (Including members of Textures and Dodecahedron) and finally John Frum (supergroup made up of members from The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, John Zor) Many more acts are still yet to be announced. The dates of the festival are Friday 23 and Saturday 24 February 2018 and more information and tickets can be found […]

You Win Again Gravity release mini album and new video for Grace & Focus

You Win Again Gravity, technical post hardcorers, have released a killer new mini album Anonymity! The band have also unveiled a music video for single Grace & Focus! Check it out here! Commenting on the release of the music video the band have said “We’re thrilled to be able to share with you our new video for ‘Grace & […]

Bloodstock announces 2018 Metal 2 The Masses Programme!

The hugely popular Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses is back for 2018! The competition gives DIY and unsigned bands the opportunity to appear on the bill of the infamous Bloodstock festival! Detailed below are the participating UK regions (there’s more to come in Europe) – so if you’re in a self-signed or unsigned band and […]

Von Hertzen Brothers announce UK tour!

Finnish cinematic rockers Von Hertzen Brothers have announced dates for a UK tour! Nov 5 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK Nov 6 – Rebellion Rock Bar, Manchester, UK Nov 7 – Leadmill, Sheffield, UK Nov 9 – Think Tank?, Newcastle Upon Tyne Nov 10 – G2, Glasgow, UK Nov 11 – Camp HRH, North Wales, UK […]

As It Is announce okay. U.K. headline tour!

As It Is have celebrated the end of their UK run as support for Neck Deep with the announcement of their own UK headline run for the start of next year! The March 2018 shows are some of the biggest to date for the pop-punks. Support comes from Like Pacific and Grayscale. Frontman Patty Walters […]

Lightcliffe reveal new single!

Brighton/London emo/indie-rockers Lightcliffe have announced details of their new single! Staring At Your Bedroom Floor is taken from their new EP For A While (November 24, Failure By Design Records). Check out Staring At Your Bedroom Floor below;

Halfnoise reveals new music!

Zac Farro has revealed more from his solo project Half Noise! New single Scooby’s in the Back has been released along with the rest of the EP which can be listened to on Spotify here! https://open.spotify.com/user/12130092220/playlist/6VrcjXXNvubjvgGHB3yCpv

Music & Me – Rudely Interrupted

It’s time to get to know Rudely Interrupted! We set guitarist Rohan Brookes 10 questions about their musical likes, tastes and guilty pleasures… How would you describe your taste in music? It’s a learning curve, so it changes as we learn more about what we like and as we explore these things we change, but […]

Peur announce new single An Exercise in Abstinence

Peur, Northern alt-rock trio have released killer new single An Exercise in Abstinence! Check it out here! You can also catch Peur at these live dates! 14th – Lock Tavern / London; 16th – O’Riley’s / Hull; 17th – Alma Inn / Bolton 18th – WSL / Sheffield 18/10 19th – TSONE / Boro; 20th – Parish / Huddersfield; 21st […]

Big Dumb Face, Limp Bizkit guitarist’s solo project announces new album

Big Dumb Face, side project of Limp Bizkit’s guitarist Wes Borland, announced a new album! The album is called Where is Duke Lion? He’s dead… and is out on Halloween! (31st October). Check out the first single of the album, He Rides The Skies!

Best Ex (Candy Hearts) announce intimate solo shows!

Best Ex, formally Candy Hearts have announced two free intimate shows at the following dates! Nov 2 – Kingston, England @ Banquet Records Nov 3 – London, England @ Four Quarters *SOLD OUT* Check out one of their quirky and colourful tracks here

Echopraxia annouce new EP

Echopraxia tech metallers have announced they will be releasing a Halloween inspired EP! The new project is called Pumpkin Place, watch a teaser for the new EP here!

Wednesday 13 release Cadaverous

Wednesday 13 are warming us up for Halloween and their UK tour dates by releasing new track Cadaverous with a creepy video. Check it out here! Wednesday 13 live in the UK Thu 26th Oct – MANCHESTER Club Academy Fri 27th Oct – GLASGOW Garage Sat 28th Oct – LONDON O2 Islington Academy

Like Moths To Flames release new single Empty The Same

Like Moths To Flames have released a new single taken from upcoming album Dark Divine out 3rd November! The new track is called Empty The Same and is pretty damn epic! Check it out here

Music & Me – Brian Mackey

It’s time to get to know Brian Mackey! We set Brian 10 questions about his musical likes, tastes and guilty pleasures… How would you describe your taste in music? I would say my taste is highly eclectic… I go on feeling. If something makes me feel doesn’t matter if it’s from the 1800s or now […]

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