Detroit, Michigan-based metalcore heroes WE CAME AS ROMANS have released a brand new single called ’Let These Words Last Forever’ via iTunes: http://bit.ly/wcarlet. The band has also revealed a killer new lyric video for the track, which can be viewed here: Lyricist / guitarist Joshua Moore elaborates on the release of new material stating: ”We…
The story starts in Madison, Wisconsin in the late 1970s. The four Emperors – Butch Vig, Phil Davis, Franklin Lee and Peter Anderson – are playing in two different bands. They all know each other, but for one reason or another never join forces as a four-piece. By 1980, as things will have it, they…
‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’, said ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. We all have dreams to conquer but few of us have the nerve to put fear aside and chase them by making that first move. Meet Manchester four-piece City Reign. Their full-length debut, ‘Another Step’, is a landmark…
Progressive hardcore band SPEAKING THE KING’S from Orange County, California, have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records! STK’s vocalist Bobby Burap comments on the new partnership: “Very few bands get the opportunity to take their act to an international level. That being said… we are extremely excited to announce that SPEAKING THE KING’S…
International grindcore ’Supergroup’ LOCK UP, featuring Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR), Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM CHILE,CRIMINAL), Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH,BRUJERIA,VENOMOUS CONCEPT) and Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR) will undergo a brief European club tour in Febuary 2013 in support of their lastest album ’Necropolis Transparent’ on Nuclear Blast Records. The tour, tentatively named…
Legendary British progressive metal maestros THRESHOLD, proclaim the MARCH of progress! Matching the title of their highly successful new masterpiece “March Of Progress” (out via Nuclear Blast since August 24, 2012), the band will finally return to the European stages in March, 2013. Guitarist Karl Groom states enthusiastically: “It will be great to be back…
BACK TO THE BLACK TOUR 2013 February 2013 will be bringing Polish death-metal legends, VADER, to the UK and IRE for the first leg of their 2013 part of the Back To The Black tour. During the tour VADER will play a special set based on their classic albums ”Black To The Blind” and ”Sothis”…
Just in time for Christmas, Saxon have released ”Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie” on DVD. FOr anyone who hasn’t heard anything about the movie yet, it’s a documentary charting the history of Saxon right from the very beginning up to almost the present day (obviously it has to end a year or so before…
Catching them after the soundcheck for their first show at the King’s Arms Tavern on Wednesday 19th of December, the Hurricane Kids sit down and talk about how they all came together, their views on the NZ music industry, and their undying love for Taylor Swift. – Hey guys! Before we start, could you go…
For a band that had a 50 person crowd and a keyboardist with a broken left hand, the Hurricane Kids were surprisingly relaxed for their first ever show. Friends in the crowd were given waves and smiles were exchanged between the band. The vibes onstage were calm and carefree as they prepared their equipment before…
Frontiers/BAM From humble beginnings as YESTERDAY & TODAY back in 1974 Dave Meniketti has always fronted the band we now know as Y&T. This live concert, captured for posterity, is actually a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of “Earthshaker”, their finest hour according to many. Or their, the band consists of Dave on guitars and…
Limb Music/Sound Pollution Having been around since 2006 CIVILIZATION ONE, formed by vocalist Chitral “Chity” Somapala, have just gotten round to releasing their second album. Belated by membership changes this album sports the lineup of Chity and original bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson, plus new recruits guitarists Nicklaus Bergen and Oliver Marmann and RED CIRCUIT drummer Michael…