High Roller Records/Playground Ljungby´s finest SCREAMER has been around since 2009, and here is their second outing on vinyl and CD. The concept is retro, and according to the info sheet heavily based on IRON MAIDEN, ACCEPT and JUDAS PRIEST. 2011 saw their debut “Adrenaline Distractions” and 2012 was a year of touring with fellow…
High Roller Records/Playground Växjö band WITCHGRAVE follow up on their first outing, the mini album “The Devil´s Night”. These satanic metal merchants have dedicated themselves to the NWOBHM they say, especially the likes of VENOM, HELL and ANGEL WITCH. Just a few years ago no one spoke of Dave Halliday (R.I.P.) et al, which caught…
Swedish ’Freedom’ rockers, FREE FALL, have just announced their first ever UK show, in London on February 15th. The band are playing as main support to The Datsuns at the Camden Dingwalls. Formed by members of THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES (Mattias Bärjed, guitar) and THE INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY (Ludwig Dahlberg, drums), FREE FALL are…
Fast rising UK rock act Skarlett Riot confirmed as support for Danish rock legends D-A-D and Voodoo Six! Skarlett Riot have confirmed three more shows. They will open for Danish rock legends D-A-D at Wolverhampton’s Slade Rooms, March 1st and the O2 Academy in London on March 2nd, they’ll also be opening for Voodoo Six…
Rewind – The World’s Biggest 80s Festival returns for its fifth year from Friday 16th August – Sunday 18th August at Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames. Tickets are on sale now. Full details about ticket outlets and prices are available from the official Rewind website – www.rewindfestival.com. Rewind attracts 40,000 festival-goers and has sold out in…
THE HIVES & The Fume @ KB Malmö 7/2 Vill du möblera om? Ring The Hives! The Hives har äntligen återvänt till KB med sin senaste skiva Lex Hives i ryggen (2012). Det har tagit herrarna hela fem år att komma ut med nytt material. Efter att ha spelat oräkneliga festivaler är de äntligen tillbaka…
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and singer-songwriter Tift Merritt join forces for the first time on NIGHT, a unique collaboration uniting folk, rock and classical worlds, exploring common terrain and uncovering new musical landscapes. Available on March 18h 2013, NIGHT was recorded at the Academy of Arts and Letters in New York by Grammy-winning producers Adam Abeshouse…
Ra Ra Riot have announced the release date for their third album Beta Love as March 18th for the UK on Barsuk Records. The album marks the band’s first outing as a four piece with members Wes Miles on vocals, Milo Bonacci on guitar, Mathieu Santos on bass and Rebecca Zeller on violin forming the…
When Syd Arthur emerged in 2012 with their debut, self-recorded, self produced, self released album On An On, it didn’t take long for them to rocket to critical acclaim. Hailed as natural successors to Canterbury’s famous folk-prog sound, they not only connected with fans of Caravan, Soft Machine and Gong, but with fans of contemporary…
High Roller Records/Sound Pollution DEEP MACHINE may not have the same ring to their name as some of their peers from the halcyon day of the NWOBHM. Since their formation in 1979 they have featured the likes of Dave DuFort, Kevin Heybourne, John Wiggins, Ricky Bruce and even Roger Marsden in their ranks. Don´t know…
Pure Underground Records/Sound Pollution Returning with a vengeance from as short spell with SACRED HEART guitarist Byron Nemeth returned to the spotlight with this album. Some twenty years on this album gets a full-blown (albeit limited to 333 copies) re-release on vinyl in a gatefold. The info speaks of charm, dreamy, straight forward and unique,…
Massacre/Sound Pollution German pagan metal godfathers ADORNED BROOD returns with their eight albums since 1996. Since their beginning in 1993 the band seems to have matured and developed, plus toured a lot since 2010 and “Hammerfeste”. Surely a gig in Sao Paolo in December must have been an artist bonus as cold as this winter…