Author: Shan Siva

Sunday, 16th December 2018: The cold fingers of winter have already reached out for the British capital but there is one place in London that is set on fire as KREATOR thrill their fans with an extensive live show and take their breath-taking performance once again to another level. Today, the band announces the release of the proof of this memorable night: The live album “London Apocalypticon – Live At The Roundhouse” will be released on February 14th 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Singer Mille Petrozza states about the live album: “Hordes! Welcome to London Apocalypticon! This is the culmination of a long and epic touring cycle… Continue reading

Brighton rock trio The Rocket Dolls are thrilled to announce their brand new album “The Art Of Disconnect”, due for worldwide release on 1st May 2020. Alongside the forthcoming record, the band will be launching the first single “Enthusiasm And Fumes” on 6th December 2019. The release of “The Art Of Disconnect” is the living embodiment of how the rock music and the rock community are very much alive. The story behind the record sees The Rocket Dolls being one of the many bands affected by the Pledge Music crisis. Undeterred, the band re-launched the fund-raising campaign from their own… Continue reading

To celebrate the festive season, Piston, the five-piece rock and roll band from Cannock, West Midlands, have recorded an electrifying homage to Slade by releasing a cover of their 1972 anthem “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” just in time for Christmas. The official music video features cameos from Bad Touch, Collateral, Gorilla Riot, Sons of Liberty, New Saints and Liberty Lies.” Piston recorded the single at Long Wave Recording Studio in Cardiff on October 27 th with Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me the Horizon, Funeral For A Friend, Motorhead) at the production helm. “2019 has been an incredible year for Piston,”… Continue reading

SERENITY has just released their addictive first single, “Set The World On Fire”, along with an official music video, which takes the listener to the age of the Holy Roman Empire of The Last Knight, Maximilian I. “Whoever prepares no memorial for himself during his lifetime has none after his death and is forgotten along with the sound of the bell that tolls his passing” – Maximilian I. SERENITY’s “Set The World On Fire” follows in the Emperor’s footsteps, building a memorial with a thrilling story of times long ago, catchy melodies and an unprecedented spectrum of sound that will inspire fans… Continue reading

Singer / songwriter Michael McGough is known for his work as vocalist and guitarist in rock-band Being As An Ocean, and now his new independent project Heart Of Gold has partnered with SharpTone Records. Drawing influence from ‘situations involving specific people and places’, Michael has captured a distinct sound of late eighties and early nineties pop / rock. Purchase or stream here: shrptn.co/heartofgold “I grew up between two households”, says Michael. “My mother brought in this incredible range of Pop/R&B to my life. However, my father’s house was complete with rock and roll. I’ve always been so drawn to dominant vocals in a song, accompanied by just the right chord progression… Continue reading

UK riff slingers, STATE OF DECEIT, have dropped a blistering video for the track, Vengeance – which is taken from their debut EP, Retribution, out Friday 6th December. STATE OF DECEIT were created from the bands’ burning mutual affection for playing powerful heavy music on their own terms. Pulling influence from Pantera, Slayer and Stampin’ Ground, to Pitchshifter and Architects, STATE OF DECEIT merge distorted guitars and pounding drums, with clean and full-throttle attack vocals, all to devastating effect. Born at the end of 2018, the metallers had difficulty, early on in their career, finding the ideal members to fit… Continue reading

Indonesian Death Metallers EXHUMATION proudly announce their new album “Eleventh Formulae” – to be released on February 28th 2020 via Pulverised Records! With their third full-length, once again engineered under the helm of Devid Salasughi and featuring art illustrations by B. Mors, EXHUMATION unveil a terror-storm of feral and nihilistic sounds. Wild abandon meets calculated precision! Continue reading

Finnish modern metal band Resonance released a second single THE ONE featuring Sara Strömmer. The track is taken from their upcoming debut album Out of the Silence which is set to be released on December 13th 2019 by Inverse Records. The band comments: “The One’ presents a bit calmer side of the album. The atmospheric and melodic song didn’t take it’s final shape until it was recorded and edited. In fact it was almost left outside the record altogether. However, the song came really alive when we added the vocals, especially the wonderful voice of guest vocalist Sara Strömmer. The result was really something… Continue reading

SILVERTHORNE release new single and video ‘Black River Rising’ on 25th November on Golden Robot Records. ‘Black River Rising’ is another taste of the pure rock delight that will be fully unleashed on SILVERTHORNE’s forthcoming debut EP, Tear The Sky Wide Open, which will be released on February 21st, 2020. Pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/Silverthorne-TTSWO SILVERTHORNE are the rock band that people have been searching for! Producing a bombastic yet deeply authentic sound that delivers exciting, soulful and earthy rock songs SILVERTHORNE manage to cross rock genres with ease, whilst still flowing smoothly into your senses. SILVERTHORNE tips its hat to the classic rock bands of… Continue reading

The age of Quadra is upon us: on February 7th, SEPULTURA will release their new masterpiece – a savage slap in the face proving once again the sheer endless versatility of the Brazilian metal heroes. Pre-order your copy of Quadra here: https://nblast.de/Sepultura-Quadra Quadra is SEPULTURA’s fifteenth studio album, which presents a thrilling and brutally honest concept around the Portuguese word “quadra”. Everyone grows up in a different quadra, shaped by rules and definitions. We are all determined by these concepts, our relationships, our careers. Our whole lives. Quadra will be available as Limited Edition 2CD Digipack, 2LP Vinyl, 2LP Vinyl Picture Disk, Earbook, and CD. Continue reading