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Music & Me: Jay Wud

It’s time to get to know – Dubai based rocker and guitar wizard Jay Wud! We set Jay 10 questions about their musical likes, their guilty pleasures and what music means to them. How would you describe your taste in music? My taste in music varies in different genres from americana, folk, blues, funk, rock , […]

Fort Fest 2017 has been cancelled!

Sadly for everyone Fort Fest 2017 at Scald End Farm in Bedfordshire has been cancelled! The three day event, was due to run between August 4-6 and feature the likes of Pulled Apart By Horses, Rolo Tomassi, Normandie, Fort Hope and Toploader amongst many more. Speaking on behalf of organisers Fort Records, Jon Hewitt explains; […]

In Motive signs to Sumerian Records

US rock band In Motive has signed to Sumerian Records after releasing two promising new singles; ‘Revival’ and ‘The Disconnect’. The instrumentation in these two songs is something special, the guitar sounding almost hypnotic. I completely agree with Conor, the band’s drummer, saying that ‘Devin’s voice was the perfect contrast to the instrumentation.’ I strongly […]

Make Them Suffer announce UK headline tour and new single

Australia’s ‘Make Them Suffer‘ will be touring the UK this October, following the release of the new single, ‘Uncharted‘. ‘Uncharted‘ is taken from their album, ‘Worlds Apart‘, which is released on July 28th. The band said they’ve taken risks and new approaches to writing and production, which is plain to see when listening to ‘Uncharted‘. […]

Orphaned Land announce new album

Orphaned Land have announced they will be releasing a new studio album called ‘Unsung Prophets And Dead Messiahs’ on 28th January next year via Century Media Records. Orphaned Land’s frontman Kobi Farhi has said “Hails from the recording studio! We are so thrilled and impatient for you all to hear ‘Unsung Prophets And Dead Messiahs’. […]

Showoff front man and wife launch new indie label Dodgeball Records

Chris Messer, pop-punk band ‘Showoff’s frontman, is starting a new indie record label, Dodgeball Records, with wife Dani, and Mike Felumlee of Smoking Popes. Born in Chicago from a passion for music, the trio aim to run the label like a family business, and to recruit bands and artists to join their team who match […]

THE XCERTS announce UK headline tour

Following their incredibly well-received single, ‘Feels Like Falling in Love’, THE XCERTS have announced that they will be touring the UK in September and October this year. THE XCERTS have had an exciting few weeks with the anthemic ‘Feels Like Falling in Love‘ premiering on the Radio 1 Rock Show as the ‘Rockest record’ and […]

Crumbs reveal new single and video!

Ahead of the release of their debut album, ‘Mind Yr Manners‘, Crumbs have released ‘Weasels Can Wait‘. The album comes out July 28th, and will hopefully see more songs like ‘Weasels Can Wait‘, where the band exhibit post-punk riffs with poppier sounds to create an insanely catchy song. The band said the track “is a […]

Deadly Inscription announce new single and tour!

Scottish metal band, Deadly Inscription, are releasing their new single, ‘Cemetery Wind‘, and preparing to tour the UK! This is the first we’ve heard from the band since their EP ‘A Testament to Sin‘ last year. ‘Cemetery Wind‘ will be released on the 28th July, coinciding with their tour. Catch the band here: 21st July […]

Sworn Amongst announce new line-up, single and tour!

UK metallers Sworn Amongst have welcomed three new members into the fold! Vocalist Darryl Jones, guitarist/vocalist Ashley Currie and bassist Kieran Agnew have joined forces with drummer Jonny Harper and guitarist James Cooper for the new chapter of the band! To celebrate, the band have given us a crushing new single The Cleansing, which Jonny […]

Vallenfyre announce European tour!

Following the release of latest album Fear Those Who Fear Him through Century Media Records last month, Vallenfyre have announced a European tour! The doom metallers have revealed the shows will run in September and feature two UK shows! “Fear Those Who Fear Him’ tour 10.09 – London, Boston Music Room – UK 11.09 – […]

Music & Me – Ricky Powell – Elessar!

It’s time to get to know Elessar frontman Ricky Powell! We set Ricky 10 questions about his musical likes, his guilty pleasures and what music means to him. How would you describe your taste in music? Amazing, of course?! Although most of it is pure cheese, I love it! But I’ll listen to anything really.. […]

YONAKA announce a new single!

Brighton quartet YONAKA have revealed their new single Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya! The track features soaring vocals and hooks and massive riffs that will get you moving! Check out Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya below; The band have recently played Download Festival and supported the likes of Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes and Drenge and are […]

Bad Solution are Drowning!

If you’re a fan of the likes of Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Metallica and/or Shinedown then make sure you check out London metallers Bad Solution‘s new single Drowning! The track comes from their debut album A War Within (August 4) and frontman Alex Willox explains; “Drowning deals with the struggles of drink, drugs and mental […]

KidBrother have a White Rabbit!

London based emo-punks KidBrother have revealed their new single White Rabbit! Bassist/vocalist Ffin Colley explains the inspiration; “White Rabbit is about value and conflict. It’s about how easy it is to value the one’s you care about substantially more than you do yourself. It’s about when your brain is having a tricky time, it can […]

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