Onward Chariots was formed by Ben Morss, a multi-instrumentalist. He’s recruited a number of other musicians to join him, and the result is an indie-pop album with a whole load of other influences thrown into the mix. The sound is made more varied by the range of instruments used which incluude electronics, Strings, Oboe, Clarinet,…
Twenty years in the making, the Norwegian prog ensemble Farmers Market remains as equally musically complex as they are critically acclaimed. Following their 2008 outing “Surfin’ USSR” (on Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordings), the new recordings on “Slav to the Rhythm” have been released by the Oslo-based label Division Records to rave reviews in Norway, and…
FAUSTUS – Broken Down Gentlemen 11th March – Navigator Records The award winning SUPER-GROUP cement their return with BRAND NEW album and tour – ‘BROKEN DOWN GENTLEMEN’ An inspired collection of some of the earthiest songs in the folk cannon ‘Frill-free folk music, superbly and tastefully performed . . . a folk essential’ **** Sunday…
IAN ANDERSON TO BRING HIS THICK AS A BRICK TOUR TO THE LEGENDARY ROYAL ALBERT HALL After the enormous success of his 2012 UK tour, Ian Anderson is back for a very special one-off show at the Royal Albert Hall on 30th June; Thick as a Brick returns ‘home’ to the prestigious London venue after…
JETTBLACK ADD TWO MORE HEADLINE SHOWS TO THEIR APRIL 2013 UK CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH CRASH DIET… UK rockers, Jettblack, have added a further two headline shows to their co-headline April UK tour with Swedish sleaze masters, Crash Diet; the first of the new headline dates will take place on April 19th at Cardiff’s Bogiez, followed…
UK rockers, The Treatment, will take their very first trip to Japanese shores for an appearance at Ozzfest 2013. The festival takes place over two days, (May 11th & May 12th) and sees Slipknot & Black Sabbath headlining across the weekend. Meanwhile, back in the UK, The Treatment will guest with ex-G n’R & Velvet…
Vic Records/Sound Pollution The name may not be familiar, but Messrs. Ron Van Der Polder, Adrie Kloosterwaard, Paul Beltman and Bas Brussaard makes you think of SINISTER don´t they? Completely right, we´re talking many original and founding members of the Dutch institution here, who surprisingly enough seem to be on collaborating terms here, but not…
Swedish death metal monsters HYPOCRISY have just confirmed more tour dates for 2013. The official release shows of the new album ’End Of Disclosure’ are going to take place on March 22 in Stockholm/Klubben and March 23 in Göteborg/Brew House, before the band make their way to UK shores in April. The band has also…
New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION have decided to tease fans further with their upcoming release by making the track ’Cycles of Suffering’ available for streaming on the Nuclear Blast SoundCloud account. Click here to listen, or alternatively, you can check out the track details below: ’Pinnacle of Bedlam’ will be released on February 18th…
Escape Music/Sound Pollution What do you get if you put LAST AUTUMNS DREAM, COLDSPELL, TEN, JORN and GYPSY ROSE in a blended in the hands of guitarist/bassist/keyboardist/vocalist MIkael Carlsson? Most likely LOVER UNDER COVER. This new band seems out to combine the best of Scandinavia´s rock scene, old and new. With gusts of fame and…
Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have launched a killer competition for fans to create a lyric video for the title track off their new album, ’RIITIIR’. Fans can get their hands on signed ENSLAVED merchandise by creating their own lyric video, as well as a video message from the band thanking them for their efforts….
Good Night Music Records/Music Buy Mail/Sound Pollution Germany as a whole is quite productive on the metal scene, in this case it´s the south that´s rising. Singer and guitarist Tom Schaupp, English bass player Timothy Toing and Canadian drummer Matthew Sting pretty much counts for internationals but are all living in Germany. Influences encompass the…