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SleepTalking announce UK tour dates!

Bristol psychedelic rockers SleepTalking have announced they will be hitting the road in 2017! The dates are in support of their new single All Hope Is Lost which is out now! The band’s psychedelic rock pays homage to the likes of David Bowie, Jane’s Addiction and The Doors while adding their own dark energy and […]

Dream Theater announce UK tour!

Roadrunner Records recording act Dream Theater are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their massive record Images & Words with a monumental European tour! The band have now announced the UK dates which kick off on April 18th and will see the band perform their hit album in it’s entirety alongside hits from their impressive back […]

Battle Beast announce UK tour for 2017!

Finnish heavy metal group Battle Beast have announced that they will be hitting the UK on their Bringer of Pain tour! This will be the band’s first headline UK run! The tour comes in support of their latest record Bringer of Pain which is set for release via Nuclear Blast Records on February 17, 2017. […]

Fight the Fight announce ST debut album!

Norwegian youngsters Fight the Fight have announced that their debut album ST is set for release via Indie Recordings on January 27, 2017! Despite being barely into their 20s, the band have played together for a decade under a previous name (Faenskap). During this time, they have toured Europe and played all Norway’s major festivals, […]

HEXVESSEL release short concert film!

At the start of 2016, HEXVESSEL released album number three When We Are Death which received critical acclaim. The prog rockers took Finnish filmmaker Vesa Ranta (who also happens to be the former drummer of Sentenced small world huh?) along to their set at the Menuo Juodaragis Festival in the national forest of Lithuania to […]

The Contortionist announce tour with Periphery!

US prog rockers The Contortionist have announced that they wil be heading on a tour of Europe in May 2017! They will be joined by Destrage and Grammy award nominees Periphery! Sadly for us Brits, there are only two UK dates in London and Manchester. Check out the full tour below; 02.05.17 DE – Wiesbaden, Schlachthof […]

Area 11 go After The Flags!

Bristol rockers Area 11 have released the video for new track After The Flags. The single is taken from their second album Modern Synthesis which reached number 2 in the UK rock album chart and 27 in the UK album chart following it’s July release! Bassist Kogie says; “‘After The Flags’ deals with themes of alienation, […]

Lullaby don’t want to tell A Lie

London based alt-rockers Lullaby have treated us to their debut single! A Lie is full of catchy hooks and melodies and is guaranteed to be stuck in your head for days! Guitarist/vocalist Lewis Knaggs says of the track’s accompanying visual; “We wanted to make a mood film type video which reflected the frantic vibe of […]

Alter Eden give you Tigers & Lambs!

Tigers and Lambs are a strange combination really (although both are super cute animals, but I digress..). Stoke rockers Alter Eden have given us all a treat as we enter the festive season with the release of new track Tigers & Lambs. Now the title suggests a fierce yet cute track and I don’t know […]

Arcane Roots release Curtains and announce headline London show!

Arcane Roots have finally unleashed their highly anticipated single Curtains! The track had it’s world premiere on December 4ths Daniel P. Carter’s Radio 1 Rock Show and can now be bought from all digital platforms! You can listen to the premiere (which includes a DOUBLE play, it is that good!) here. The band have also […]

Merry Christmas from Bloodstock!

Bloodstock Open Air Festival is getting into the Christmas spirit with yet another lineup announcement! Welsh hellraisers Skindred are set to make their BOA debut, bringing their boisterous live shows and unique blend of reggae, metal and punk to the festival. Also it will be BOA goers’ first time to join the infamous Newport helicopter! […]

Beyond Recall want to Get It Right

Brit alternative trio Beyond Recall are gearing up for the January 13, 2017 release of new EP Selfish Scars (read our review here!) with the awesome new video for track Get It Right! The trio have been likened to a combination of the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Don Broco, All Time Low and […]

Boris the Blade announce Warpath special guests and Misery video!

Australia are known for producing some awesome bands across all genres from the likes of 5 Seconds of Summer, and With Confidence to Hands Like Houses and Parkway Drive. However, none of them come close to the sheer awesomeness of Boris the Blade! The quintet take the title for the country’s most violent and heavy […]

Killswitch Engage to release documentary and CD package!

Hard-rockers Killswitch Engage are currently on tour with Welsh metallers Bullet For My Valentine but they have another surprise for us! On December 9, the band are set to release a 2-disc Blu-ray and CD package called Beyond the Flames: Home Video Vol II. Watch the trailer below; The blu-ray disc sees a 75 minute […]

Creeper announce huge UK and EU tour!

[Bannerad] So there’s a band that have started a movement and totally blown up over the past year or so, Creeper have had a phenomenal 18 months or so since their inception in mid 2014. They have already toured the UK and Europe numerous times as support for some of the biggest bands including Moose Blood, Neck […]

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