Prepare for the most monumental metal tour of 2022!! Two of the world’s most revered heavy bands Machine Head and Amon Amarth are teaming up for the colossal co-headline ‘Vikings And Lionhearts’ arena tour, which is set to rampage across Europe in September & October 2022. Opening the show are The Halo Effect. Machine Head […]
It is with the greatest sadness that I have to announce the death of my dear friend and colleague Malcolm Dome. As a journalist he was known from the earliest days for his articulate, incisive yet fair critiques of music and earned the respect and friendship of musicians the world over and yet he was […]
It’s our birthday and we want you to come and celebrate and help us pay tribute to our recently fallen colleague and metal legend Malcolm Dome. There are a limited number of public tickets available. Order yours HERE while they last We’ve joined forces with London’s Holloway Strip at Nambucca to put on a night […]
Allegaeon are to release their sixth studio album, ‘Damnum’ on February 25th, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. Helping to bring the record to life is new drummer Jeff Saltzman, as guitarist Greg Burgess admits ”This is really the first record where the drummer has written all their parts, instead of us guitar players programming a beat […]
Bad Wolves have released their highly-anticipated third album ‘Dear Monsters’ via Better Noise Music, marking the band’s first full-length release with new singer DL. John Boecklin, co-founding member of Bad Wolves and the band’s drummer, said the following of the new album ”’Dear Monsters’ is an album conceived through a tumultuous 2 year ride. A ride that […]
After 2021’s most successful event to date, Bloodstock is excited to announce that their final main stage headliner for 2022 is Behemoth. Nergal had this to say about playing the festival ”Bloodstock has a very special place in Behemoth’s heart. They are one of the first major European metal festivals who took risks to position […]
October 23, 2021. Percy Picklebacker’s, Nottingham. Review & Photos: Tasha Brown Say what you will about the grass-root music scene, it’s taken a hell of a hit over the past 18 months. While larger tours are starting to emerge from the darkness, audiences seem somewhat hesitant to support smaller. This isn’t a new phenomenon by […]
It’s no trick; the treat rock fans have been waiting for since June 2021 is available at your favorite local comic book store now! Presented in an exquisite hardcover format, ‘Ivan Moody’s Dirty Poetry’ arrives on shelves today with copies also available through the Z2 website https://z2comics.com/products/ivan-moodiy-dirty-poetry-book Ivan Moody said ”Out of all the projects […]
Orphaned Land celebrate their 30th Anniversary. For this very special occasion, on December 10th 2021, the band releases a Ltd. CD box set titled ’30 Years Of Oriental Metal’. The album includes 8 CDs featuring 6 full-length albums and a bonus song collection from the past 30 years on two extra CDs. The box also […]
Yngwie Malmsteen has announced that he will be playing two UK Dates in March 2022 as part of his ‘Parabellum’ Tour and the dates are as follows: Fri 11 March – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton Sun 13 March – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London Tickets available from https://www.yngwiemalmsteen.com/tour?mc_cid=72c4a2e126&mc_eid=36aea4b936 Support for the two dates comes from TerraDown and […]
Motorhead are proud to announce they are teaming up with ‘Movember’ for their annual fundraising campaign for 2021. Supporters are encouraged to ‘shave down’ on 31st October 2021 and grow a moustache – or in this case your very own ‘Lemmy Mo’, through the month of November, to raise funds and awareness. All funds go […]
Municipal Waste and Nuclear Blast have officially re-signed a worldwide deal that will extend the ‘Nuclear-Waste’ union for years to come. Here’s what the band has to say about the re-signing: Tony Foresta (vocals) “When we were asked about re-signing to Nuclear Blast only 2 words came to mind… no brainer! Having such a long history with an […]
