Diary Of A Rock Photographer

    After the release of their feature track “I’ll Get Through It” with Franky Perez and Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), the Finnish four piece now announces the first of three classical instrumental tracks to be released throughout this summer. “Bolero” is Apocalyptica’s own version of Maurice Ravel’s classic ballet piece and it therefore marks the band’s first reinterpretation of a classical song since “Hall Of The Mountain King” in 2000. Listen to Bolero and watch the music video here.   Apocalyptica will be touring the US extensively in 2022, as well as playing multiple Summer festivals, among other dates, before hitting Europe with the aptly named “Epic Apocalypse Tour”…

“Voices In My Head” Single Art   Platinum-selling, 21st century rock band Falling In Reverse, who are racking up 12 million streams per week, have shared the video for the brand new single “Voices in My Head.”   Watch it HERE.   “Voices in My Head” follows “Zombified,” which recently ascended to No. 1 on the active rock radio charts. Both tracks will live on the band’s forthcoming Neon Zombie EP.   For the track, frontman Ronnie Radke had a very specific and clear vision for the video, saying, “I wanted to capture what it’s like battling with your your past, present, and future perception of self, and the voices…

Today, Atlanta-based glam punk rockers STARBENDERS have dropped their new single ‘If You Need It’ and the accompanying music video via Sumerian Records.  You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/4qzGWENJSmA Or listen to the song here: https://sumerian.lnk.to/ifyouneedit Speaking about the inspiration behind the track, Kimi Shelter commented: “The band recorded ‘If You Need It’ during a very difficult time in our lives. The sands were shifting beneath our feet as we stood in the studio. The sentiment of the song is captured in the chorus, “I’ve got love if you need it, drugs to keep it even. I can’t take the pain.” It’s impossible to fix people and that doesn’t mean we…

5 June – Mama Roux’s Birmingham *  6 June – Rebellion Manchester 7 June – The Loft Southampton Get in touch with paris@thenoisecartel.com with any review, photo or interview requests. This June, two heavyweights of modern emo are touring the UK together. LIL LOTUS and MAGNOLIA PARK will be appearing in London, Birmingham*, Manchester and Southampton, as well as dates at Slam Dunk festival. Support will come from SMRTDEATH in what is sure to be a premiere night of modern emo and pop punk excellence. This tour comes off the back of LIL LOTUS dropping his video for ‘Girl Next Door’ featuring emo rap legend Lil Aaron. You can watch the video here.…

ARCH ENEMY RELEASE MONSTROUS NEW SINGLE ‘SUNSET OVER THE EMPIRE‘ TAKEN FROM UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM ‘DECEIVERS‘ OUT JULY 29TH 2022 VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Single cover artwork by: CVSPE On July 29th, extreme metal masters ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 11th studio album, ‘Deceivers‘, via Century Media Records. For a preview of the record, the new single, “Sunset Over The Empire“, can be streamed worldwide now HERE. Directed by Grupa13, the video premiere for “Sunset Over The Empire” is set for 5PM GMT today at: https://youtu.be/E3mOvCMG24I ARCH ENEMY‘s founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott comments: “Behold the ‘Sunset Over The Empire‘, the 4th single from our upcoming ‘Deceivers‘ album! This is a faster song with some manic riffs and a…

  ARCH ENEMY TEAM UP WITH IRON MAIDEN  TO ANNOUNCE NEW GAME ‘LEGACY OF THE BEAST’ OUT NOW   Following successful collaborations last year, 2022 started with Legacy of the Beast teaming up with Disturbed and then Powerwolf and now ARCH ENEMY enters the fold.     Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast wanted a character that would fit perfectly into a story with Doomsday Eddie, a post-apocalyptic warrior whose portents of global annihilation went unheard (based on Iron Maiden’s classic track “2 Minutes to Midnight” from their legendary 1984 album Powerslave). The result of this collaboration is a week-long event called ‘Atomic Sunset’. The Queen Beast character is influenced by ARCH ENEMY‘s upcoming single and video for “Sunset Over…

  OCEANS OF SLUMBER RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘HEARTS OF STONE‘ TAKEN FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM ‘STARLIGHT AND ASH‘ OUT JULY 22ND 2022 VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS     Check out an atmospheric Visualizer Video for “Hearts of Stone” here: https://youtu.be/WHw3NkP8zUE   Fronted by the inimitable power, range, and grace of vocalist Cammie Beverly, “Starlight and Ash” posits OCEANS OF SLUMBER in a league of their own. This is as much eloquent extensions of famed singer-songwriters Nick Cave and Chris Stapleton as it is the heartbreaking pulse of Type O Negative and Katatonia. “Starlight and Ash” isn’t Metal, but its edges are.   Cammie Beverly (vocals) says about the song: “Lost and alone from birth,…