Rock icons Evanescence have revealed a brand new reworking of their 2003 smash hit Bring Me To Life! The new version is set to appear on their brand new album SYNTHESIS (Autumn 2017). The re-worked release sees the rock drums and heavy riffs taken out and a full orchestra added in! Check it out below; […]
Lacuna Coil have revealed their new video You Love Me, ‘Cause I Hate You. The video is the final part of the two video concept which followed previous visual Blood, Tears, Dust. Vocalist Cristina Scabbia says; “The videos we shot with Cosimo Alemà are exactly what we wanted to deliver visually, especially if connected with […]
Southampton’s formerly gothic turned pop punkers Miss Vincent are releasing their latest EP Somewhere Else on the 19th May. Being a big fan of Miss Vincent since seeing them on tour with The Fearless Vampire Killers back in March last year I was really looking forward to hearing new music from them. To me, the […]
The world had better watch out as The Haxans‘ party monsters are in town! The duo, comprised of New Years Day vocalist Ash Costello and Rob Zombie bassist Matt Montgomery (aka Piggy D), have teamed up to unleash their goth-pop to the world! Debut album Party Monsters is set for release via Another Century records […]
A room half full for opening band Puppy, as a few heads bang in sync with the heavy tones provided getting a nice reception after each song. As they explain to the crowd about the “good bands coming up” it is noticeable that the bill is in perfect order as each band is announced, everyone […]
Sunday March 5, 2017 was a sad, sad day for love metal fans everywhere as Finnish superstars HIM announced they would be calling it a day after 26 years. Formed in 1991 by frontman Ville Valo and bassist Mikko ‘Mige’ Paananen under His Infernal Majesty. Following a brief hiatus in 1993, the band went on […]
If you could only listen to 5 albums or EPs for the rest of your life what would you choose? Charlotte Emilie, writer here at ALT CORNER has made their selection and tells us why. ____ When thinking about this, I’ll be honest – it took me the longest of times and it was a super hard […]
It’s a sad, sad day in the gothic metal scene as the news sinks in that our favourite love metallers HIM are calling it a day (booooooooooooooo!). The band announced that after twenty-six years, they will be leaving the scene at the end of 2017. There is a slight silver lining in that they are […]
It’s February, the month of love, and here at Alt Corner we want to express our love to our favourite bands. This time it’s the turn of Charlotte telling us why she loves Aurelio Voltaire: Hair as raven black as the night, Devilish charm, eyes that shine bright, Pirates have nothing on your Penchant for […]
Horror punk king and former Murderdolls frontman has signed a new record deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment and is set to release his seventh album this summer. Speaking on the new deal, he says; “We’re so excited to finally announce that we have signed with Nuclear Blast Entertainment! It’s an honour for us to be […]
Download festival has announced a mammoth 48 bands to it’s already incredible lineup! Festival organiser Andy Copping says; “We’re committed to delivering the best in rock and metal year on year for the Download fans, and this year is no exception. We’re thrilled to have core acts in the likes of Steel Panther, A Day […]
Melodic death rockers, Wintersun, have finally revealed the name of their latest album; The Forest Season. “That’s right folks, we’ll leave you pondering a bit what this name means”, teases front man JARI MäENPää. “Next week we’ll release the album tracklist and everything will become very clear to you! Promise!” The new album is finished […]
Beyond The Black are unarguably on the rise in popularity, and with that comes more music being put out. Their new album Lost In Forever is perfect for people who like symphonic metal female fronted bands. They are similar to bands such as Lucana Coil, Evanesence and Epica. Their new album has everything you could want […]
San Francisco rockers Death Valley High are set to return to the UK in February! The announcement comes following the band’s recent dates supporting Killing Joke (anyone else automatically think of Batman there? No? Just me? Okay..) This time around, the band are set to join industrial dance rockers Orgy. Frontman Reyka Osburn says; “We’re […]
Lucid Fly are breathing some life into prog rock by combining it with alternative and dark rock, creating a blend of interesting and creative tracks. Debut album Building Castles in Air was released on November 11. We asked frontwoman Nikki Layne to take on our A-Z challenge.
