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Enda Madden releases ‘Freedom’ for Ukraine Humanitarian Relief

20 Dec 2022 This is a song about the war in Ukraine from the perspective of an ordinary Ukrainian forced to bear arms to defend their country. Like many others,…

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January 2, 2023
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2024 Download XXI Review

Where has the time gone since last year’s Download festival epic four day event to celebrate its 20 year anniversary? Festival managing director Andy Copping revealed late last year that…

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July 1, 2024
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2023 Download-20 Festival Review

Pictures by Enda Madden Review by Howard Keogh There is an air of anticipation as Download festival celebrates its 20-year anniversary. Continuing the tradition of music festivals in Donington, Download…

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June 19, 2023
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Download 2025 Review

2025 Download Festival Review by Howard Keogh Festival season is upon us once again and it’s time to dust down tents, boots, and all manner of festival paraphernalia. With the…

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June 22, 2025
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Download XXII

Download XXII – BEYOND THE BANDS WITH LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TO GO UNTIL DLXXII, IT’S TIME TO REVEAL MORE OF WHAT’S IN STORE. A DOWNLOAD TICKET GIVES FESTIVALGOERS ACCESS…

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May 1, 2025

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  • VEIL OF MAYA – Release New Track”Viscera” Out Via Sumerian Records NOW
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    VEIL OF MAYA – Release New Track”Viscera” Out Via Sumerian Records NOW

    February 26, 2021 /

    Release New Track “Viscera” Out via Sumerian Records Listen Here | Watch Here Friday, February 26, 2021 – Genre bending metallers, Veil Of Maya have dropped a new track ‘Viscera’ (via Sumerian Records) along with an accompanying music video. Listen to the track here and check out the music video here.   WATCH: Veil Of Maya’s Latest Track “Viscera”   Underneath a maelstrom of polyrhythmic guitars, sweeping vocals, and shuddering beats, Veil of Maya encode a ponderous narrative. “Viscera” follow the two previous stand alone singles 2019s “Member’s Only” and 2020’s “Outsider“, which between them, have clocked up over 2.2 million YouTube views and 6.8 million Spotify streams.   Find Veil Of Maya Online  ‌  ‌  ‌

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    VOIVOD – To release “The End Of Dormancy” EP

    VOIVOD – To release “The End Of Dormancy” EP

    May 22, 2020
    PALAYE ROYALE – Share New Single and Music Video for “Paranoid”

    PALAYE ROYALE – Share New Single and Music Video for “Paranoid”

    October 11, 2021
    MEG MYERS Returns With Powerful Rock Anthem ‘Htis’ (feat. Luna Shadows and Carmen Vandenberg of BONES UK) | Supporting My Chemical Romance’s US Dates

    MEG MYERS Returns With Powerful Rock Anthem ‘Htis’ (feat. Luna Shadows and Carmen Vandenberg of BONES UK) | Supporting My Chemical Romance’s US Dates

    March 28, 2022
  • UK Alt-Metal Upstarts VEXED Announce Debut Album, “Culling Culture”, out May 21, 2021
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    UK Alt-Metal Upstarts VEXED Announce Debut Album, “Culling Culture”, out May 21, 2021

    February 23, 2021 /

    [photo credit: Andy Ford] VEXED deliver a contemporary and progressive take on culture! The UK’s most exciting new talent, fearless alt-metal upstarts VEXED, instantly turned heads and took names with the release of two recent standalone singles – including the fearsome “Elite” featuring Thy Art Is Murder’s CJ McMahon – creating a palpable underground buzz and giving fans hefty sample of what to expect in the future. Now, the wait is over – the crushing Hertfordshire foursome have resurfaced with the announcement of their aggressive and uncompromising debut full-length, Culling Culture, out May 21, 2021 via Napalm Records.  With their devastatingly heavy first output, VEXED underline their refusal to be…

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    BAD OMENS UNLEASH NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR CONCRETE JUNGLE

    BAD OMENS UNLEASH NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR CONCRETE JUNGLE

    August 23, 2022
    BODY COUNT release video for “Point The Finger” feat. Riley Gale (Power Trip)

    BODY COUNT release video for “Point The Finger” feat. Riley Gale (Power Trip)

    May 19, 2020
    THE RASMUS to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest with “Jezebel”

    THE RASMUS to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest with “Jezebel”

    February 28, 2022
  • THE PRETTY RECKLESS enter UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6 with “Death by Rock and Roll”!
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    THE PRETTY RECKLESS enter UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6 with “Death by Rock and Roll”!

    February 19, 2021 /

    ENTER UK OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART AT NO. 6 WITH ‘DEATH BY ROCK AND ROLL” OUT NOW ON CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS THE PRETTY RECKLESS released their fourth album, Death by Rock and Roll, on February 12th via Century Media Records. The critically-acclaimed record has entered the UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6, the band’s highest chart position since their debut Light Me Up (2010), which also peaked at No. 6. Death by Rock and Roll in the UK Official Charts: #6 – UK Official Albums Chart #1 – UK Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart #4 – UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart The band recently shared the official video for “And So It Went” featuring guitarist Tom Morello. Watch it here. Be sure to also…

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    BEETHOVEN GOES METAL –  APOCALYPTICA RELEASE SECOND OF THREE NEW CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS

    BEETHOVEN GOES METAL –  APOCALYPTICA RELEASE SECOND OF THREE NEW CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS

    July 15, 2022
    AVATAR Announces “Avatar Ages – An Impossible Concert Experience” 4-Part Concert Series For Jan 2021

    AVATAR Announces “Avatar Ages – An Impossible Concert Experience” 4-Part Concert Series For Jan 2021

    November 17, 2020
    THREE DAYS GRACE DEBUT NEW SONG “NEUROTIC (FT LUKAS ROSSI)”

    THREE DAYS GRACE DEBUT NEW SONG “NEUROTIC (FT LUKAS ROSSI)”

    February 18, 2022
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    STARBENDERS Release “Love Potions (Zodiac Deluxe)” Album; Share New Song “Angel”

    February 15, 2021 /

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    MEG MYERS Returns With Powerful Rock Anthem ‘Htis’ (feat. Luna Shadows and Carmen Vandenberg of BONES UK) | Supporting My Chemical Romance’s US Dates

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    March 28, 2022
    INSOMNIUM – Launch New Song and Video for “The Wanderer“, “Argent Moon” EP Out Now

    INSOMNIUM – Launch New Song and Video for “The Wanderer“, “Argent Moon” EP Out Now

    September 17, 2021
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    BALA Sign To Century Media Records, Announce New Album & Release Video To “Agitar”

    February 12, 2021 /

    ———————————————————— BALA Sign To Century Media Records Announce New Album, Reveal Cover Artwork & Release Video To “Agitar” click.emails.sonymusicfans.com/?qs=478d0a89566546e0407ca494ba5ae644c98cc3760c76620c9e15f2fab67f47a93b73ebab2fdae880d0b2a52abe67cdbd894684347a545446 Spain’s most promising alternative rock outfit BALA inked a deal with Century Media Records. The two-piece power horse will release their label debut “Maleza” on May 14, 2021. To celebrate the announcement, the band releases the video for their raw and fuzzy new track “Agitar”. Watch it here (https://youtu.be/fRIgGF3weeg) . Follow this link to stream “Agitar” on different streaming platforms: bala.lnk.to/Agitar-Single (click.emails.sonymusicfans.com/?qs=478d0a89566546e07fd6a4b00e4740843203bef1094c60daf20955c1e588b3fbeaffbf6bcc1c2b1d40c638530d437e4d1af32cf52fe1ecc7) For physical pre-order, click here: bala.lnk.to/Maleza (click.emails.sonymusicfans.com/?qs=478d0a89566546e0e0fc8b553ae00939d2

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    RED METHOD headline the Takeover Stage and premier their new video “The Narcissist’s Prayer” feat Jason Mendonca (Akercocke)

    RED METHOD headline the Takeover Stage and premier their new video “The Narcissist’s Prayer” feat Jason Mendonca (Akercocke)

    June 12, 2020
    ASKING ALEXANDRIA Release Lockdown Video For New Track “House On Fire”

    ASKING ALEXANDRIA Release Lockdown Video For New Track “House On Fire”

    May 11, 2020
    ASPHYX – Launch “The Nameless Elite” video off new album “Necroceros”

    ASPHYX – Launch “The Nameless Elite” video off new album “Necroceros”

    January 8, 2021
  • BAD OMENS Release Music Video For “Burning Out (Unplugged)” From Latest EP
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    BAD OMENS Release Music Video For “Burning Out (Unplugged)” From Latest EP

    February 5, 2021 /

    Release New Music Video For “Burning Out (Unplugged)” Watch Here Taken From Their Latest EP “FGBGFM Unplugged” Via Sumerian Records Exclusive Bad Omens Merch Drop 6pm PST / 2am GMT Tonight Click Here   Los Angeles-based rock sensation Bad Omens have released their first video of 2021, “Burning Out (Unplugged)” taken from their FGBGFM Unplugged EP (via Sumerian Records). Speaking on the release, Noah Sebastian shares: “Toward the end of last year, we went to Yosemite with our roommates and our good friend Dana to clear our heads and get away from the madness that is LA, even more so in a pandemic. After what felt like the shortest year ever once touring was shut down, it was…

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    UK Alt-Metal Upstarts VEXED Announce Debut Album, “Culling Culture”, out May 21, 2021

    UK Alt-Metal Upstarts VEXED Announce Debut Album, “Culling Culture”, out May 21, 2021

    February 23, 2021
    AVATAR Announces “Avatar Ages – An Impossible Concert Experience” 4-Part Concert Series For Jan 2021

    AVATAR Announces “Avatar Ages – An Impossible Concert Experience” 4-Part Concert Series For Jan 2021

    November 17, 2020
    DREAMSHADE Release “Nothing But The Truth” Ft. John Henry of Darkest Hour

    DREAMSHADE Release “Nothing But The Truth” Ft. John Henry of Darkest Hour

    March 1, 2021
  • THE HAUNT kickstart 2021 with new single/video ‘Wish You Stayed’
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    THE HAUNT kickstart 2021 with new single/video ‘Wish You Stayed’

    February 2, 2021 /

    WATCH HERE   As Heard on Spotify’s New Noise and Fierce Femmes ALT PRESS ‘100 BANDS YOU NEED TO KNOW’ (Newsstands Feb 2021) “Flashes of punk vibrancy and riot grrrl attitude.” Kerrang! “Deep cutting emotions…mature and evolved.” American Songwriter “For fans of BANKS and Lorde comes a simmering new presence.” Wonderland THE HAUNT dip deeper into the vibrancy of Social Intercourse with the interstellar exoskeleton “Wish You Stayed”.  Written by vocalist Anastasia Grace, along with producer Matt Good, known for expertly fusing genres, styles and moods for career-defining albums by Asking Alexandria, Hollywood Undead, and Sleeping with Sirens, “Wish You Stayed” swirls with an orchestral electronic panache before exploding with…

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    UNANIMATED – Release New Single + Lyric Video for “As the Night Takes Us”

    UNANIMATED – Release New Single + Lyric Video for “As the Night Takes Us”

    November 4, 2021
    Ex Cradle Of Filth/Dimmu Borgir/Testament Member Teams Up With Knuckledust Singer For Borstal UKHC

    Ex Cradle Of Filth/Dimmu Borgir/Testament Member Teams Up With Knuckledust Singer For Borstal UKHC

    January 12, 2021
    SABATON ‘The Great Show’ Available On All Streaming Platforms | New Video ‘Swedish Pagans’ Out Now

    SABATON ‘The Great Show’ Available On All Streaming Platforms | New Video ‘Swedish Pagans’ Out Now

    December 1, 2021
  • BAEST – release third single “Necro Sapiens” + new official video
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    BAEST – release third single “Necro Sapiens” + new official video

    January 29, 2021 /

    BAEST come from Aarhus in Denmark and have successfully established themselves as one of the country’s most promising metal acts in recent years. While deeply rooted in straight-forward classic death metal inspired by genre legends like Dismember, Entombed, Morbid Angel, Death, and Bolt Thrower, the 2015 formed band evolved from a Danish underground phenomenon to an internationally touring act (2018 tour with Abbath, 2019 EU/UK trek with Decapitated). Also, at festivals like Summer Breeze, Copenhell, Ruhrpott Metal Meeting, Roskilde, they left audiences impressed and begging for more. After their already praised debut album “Danse Macabre” the band took it to the next level in 2019 and delivered “Venenum” where they…

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    LOVEBITES To Release New EP, “GLORY, GLORY, TO THE WORLD”

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    March 29, 2021
    POLYPHIA REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL DIE OUT OCTOBER 28

    POLYPHIA REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL DIE OUT OCTOBER 28

    September 1, 2022
    THE PRETTY RECKLESS enter UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6 with “Death by Rock and Roll”!

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    February 19, 2021
  • WOLF – Stockholm’s Metal Alliance joins forces for “Stream Bloody Stream” Live Event
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    WOLF – Stockholm’s Metal Alliance joins forces for “Stream Bloody Stream” Live Event

    January 25, 2021 /

    WOLF – Stockholm’s Metal Alliance joins forces for “Stream Bloody Stream” Live Event  On January 30th , 2021 (Saturday) at 7.15pm CET, an alliance of Stockholm’s finest metal acts including heavy metal legends WOLF, epic doom lords SORCERER, progressive death metallers DESCEND and the tough, gritty 70’s sound hardrockers LUGNET will join forces during an almost 5-hour live stream called “Stream Bloody Stream”. Each band will perform a 45-minutes live set from a professional stage setting in Stockholm’s famous Popskolan. The show as well as tickets are available via HERE! During the change-overs host Henrik ‘Henke’ Brannerydh – known from the Swedish podcast “Rockpodden” – will take the audience for a backstage…

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    SANGUISUGABOGG release first single of 2021 | Reissue ‘Pornographic Seizures’ EP

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    October 15, 2021
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    September 9, 2020
    Atomic Fire – New Independent Label Launches With Opeth, Meshuggah, Amorphis, Helloween, Agnostic Front & More

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    November 11, 2021
  • DEAD LORD – Tune in For “Surrender”Release Show
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    DEAD LORD – Tune in For “Surrender”Release Show

    January 22, 2021 /

      To celebrate the release of their highly acclaimed album “Surrender”, Swedish premium rockers DEAD LORD recorded a live show at Studio Kapsylen which will be streamed on youtube on January 28th, 2021 (Thursday) at 8pm CET. The show will be available as a free stream and can be seen HERE. The full show will be available for a limited amount of time, so don’t miss it! To heat up the engines, the band comments their release show as follows: “Remember fun? What it felt like hear loud electric guitars, the crashing of the drums, or the rumble of the bass? Do you remember how good the beer tasted when it…

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    THE RASMUS release new single & Eurovision entry bid, ‘Jezebel’

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    January 17, 2022
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    July 18, 2022
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