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The name Bloodbound may conjure up thoughts of a death metal or black metal band, but in fact they are a Swedish Power Metal band. The band formed in 2004 and released their debut album Nosferatu in 2006. Since then they have released three more albums and undergone several lineup changes, most noticeably in the vocal department. Now they are releasing their fifth album – In the name of metal.

Power metal bands do have a tendency towards cheesy lyrics when they aren’t singing about dragons and other fantasy subjects, and this album from Bloodbound is no different – check out ”Metalheads unite” for a really cheesy anthem...

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”Go your own way” is the third release from French band LYS. Their debut release in 2009 was ”In my mind”, and the band followed this in 2011 with ”New way home”, and at the beginning of 2013 ”Go your own way” will be released.
They were given a boost after being spotted at a festival in 2011 by Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt who invited them to support him on his European tour.

LYS make music that is hard to categorise. My best attempt would be to say that it’s pop with a rock influence, and mixes haunting melodies and catchy tunes to make something that is very radio-friendly.

Brief comments on a couple of songs..

”In my mind” is fairly typical of the album – the guitars are fairy muted, the drums have more of a drum machine feel rather than sounding like a proper drum kit, and the voc...

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Naïve are a French band from Toulouse. The three member band describe themselves as ”Trip-hop metal” – a fairly strange description I’m sure you’ll agree. A better description is that they combine Metal, electro and trip-hop (downtempo electronic music). it’s a fairly unusual range of genres to merge together, but it’s what Naïve have done.

It’s a really interesting sound that has been created here – at times you’ve got a laid back gentle melody with soft vocals and fairly prominent electronic sounds (on ”Focus” for instance), but then you also have heavier guitar-driven sections with more agressive strident vocals (e.g. on the track ”Belly”).
”Luna Militis” is probably one of the most effective tracks as it combines both of the bands sounds into one song – the previous songs had give...

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COOL, SLICKED-BACK rockers, Volbeat, will return to live action in Denmark in February 2013, having been away from their home country (performance wise) for almost two years.

In celebration of this prodigal event, the band will give fans the chance to hear the usual Volbeat staples peppered with a selection of brand new material in intimate club surrounds; this world premiere of new songs will take place over a series of club shows running from February 19th – 24th.

Volbeat embark on their next world tour in March 2013, kicking off in Canada and the US before headlining an extended European festival run over the summer.

In the UK, VB are confirmed to appear on the bill at the Download Festival 2013, set to take place June 14th – 16th at its usual stomping ground of Donington Park.

The...

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TURBOGEIST ANNOUNCE UK TOUR WITH PURE LOVE
+ NEW ?ANCIENT SECRETS? EP PRIMED FOR RELEASE IN MARCH 2013..

LONDON-BASED rockers, Turbogeist, will be guesting with Pure Love ? the Alternative Rock band formed by former Gallows frontman Frank Carter and ex-Hope Conspiracy & Suicide File guitarist Jim Carroll ? on their 14-date UK tour, commencing early February 2013.

UK TOUR DATES WITH PURE LOVE:

FEBRUARY 2013
06th – Deaf Institute, Manchester
07th – King Tut?s, Glasgow
08th – Electric Circus, Edinburgh
09th – Duchess, York
10th – 53 Degrees, Preston

12th – Bodega, Nottingham
13th – Arts Centre, Norwich
14th – XOYO, London

18th – Haunt, Brighton
19th – Joiners, Southampton
20th – Le Pub, Newport
21st – Croft, Bristol
22nd – Temple Rooms, Birmingham
23rd – Esquires, Bedford

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Legendary German Rockers, Helloween have released first single / video, ‘Nabataea’, from their brand new album ‘Straight Out of Hell’, set for release on January 21st 2013 via Spinefarm Records.
‘Nabataea’ – a seven minute-plus composition about the legendary kingdom, located in today’s Middle East, where the first real democracy existed over 3000 years ago. The secret Nabatean city, Petra, only discovered last century, is the backdrop for many myths and legends, and here it provides the ideal subject matter for a set of lyrics far removed from the rock ‘n’ roll norm.

On the live front, meanwhile, Helloween will be returning to the road in March 2013 – the first part of a world tour set to kick off in mainland Europe, with Gamma Ray as special guests...

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SUPPORT ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR JETTBLACK/CRASH DIET CO-HEADLINE UK TOUR IN SPRING 2013…

UK ROCKERS, Jettblack, will join forces with Swedish sleaze rockers, Crash Diet, for a string of UK dates in April 2013, taking along three support acts for what is lookin’ like one hell of a ride…

Following the success of Jettblack’s recent headline UK tour, the band are itching to hit the road again, and are delighted to share the stage with former Spinefarm label-mates, Crash Diet.

“We’re really looking forward to hitting the road with Crash Diet in the New Year, for what promises to be a HUGE party! These are the biggest gigs we’ve played as co-headliners, and we’re excited to be putting on an even better show for the fans!” – Matt Oliver, Jettblack

”UK FANS!! We are hitting the clubs in...

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Brand new single, ‘Faded Memory’ released January 28th 2013

‘There’s obviously much to come from this prodigious band who should be excited about just how good they already are. So should you.” KKKK – Kerrang!

‘It’s catchy, it’s bolshy, and its the perfect sound track to rocking out” 4/5 – Big Cheese

‘Make no mistake: Skarlett Riot are a band to keep a firm eye on.” 7/10 – Rocksound

‘This Scunthorpe band have managed to squeeze all the hallmarks of a great rock album into four rollicking tracks’ 7/10 – Metal Hammer

‘Skarlett Riot are a female fronted band with balls; they know how to craft catchy hooks, they have an adorable lead vocalist, and their riffs don’t skimp on the crunch’ Powerplay

January 2013 sees the release of the brand new single from one of the UK’s hott...

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PROUD BRITISH rockers, The Treatment, have confirmed the re-release of their five-track covers EP, ‘Then & Again’, via Spinefarm Records.

Originally limited to 300 signed physical copies and recorded in celebration of Record Store Day on April 21st 2012, ‘Then & Again’ was produced by Airrace guitarist/songwriter Laurie Mansworth, who also produced the band’s debut album, This Might Hurt – issued through Spinefarm in September 2011.

‘Then & Again’ – a choice selection of ’70s covers – will be available on CD from the January 21st 2013.

Says vocalist Matt Jones: “This EP features five tracks originally recorded by some of our favourite artists from the ’70s – the likes of Chris Spedding, Slade & ELO...

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The time has finally come, Combichrist will be releasing their long awaited Devil May Cry (DmC) soundtrack, entitled ‘No Redemption’, through Out Of Line Music on January 28th 2013.

The creators of DmC, one of the most popular computer game series, could have hardly chosen a more fitting partner to write the soundtrack than charismatic singer/producer/songwriter Andy LaPlegua and his band Combichrist.

The singer, who is very passionate about the game, comments: “As an avid gamer myself I was honoured to be asked to work on this project. I had a lot of fun digging myself into Dante’s psyche in order to create music to match the battle scenes and am equally as excited to license existing Combichrist music. I’m looking forward playing the finished game when it comes out.”

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