Ah, the start of the working week. No, wait – it’s a day off! So you have plenty of time to check out today’s Band of the Day, Echo 2 Locate… How did you meet? Rhiannon Neagle: I met Mike after auditioning and being accepted into a band that he [...]

With Wacken XXX looming up to stomp its big metal footprint on Germany again this summer, we’re taking a look at a bunch of the bands who are hitting its iconic stages for the first time. Today’s act are full of rock, roll and big hair! They’re Sweden’s Crazy Lixx… [...]

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the release of their classic album Ashes of the Wake, Lamb of God have announced a re-release of the album on double-vinyl, which will be available from 3rd May. The reissue includes four non-album tracks – the B-Side “Another Nail For Your Coffin” plus [...]

This was unexpected, mainly as the existing lineup was a) strong and b) huge, but Wacken XXX has added a staggering fifty-three new bands in an announcement today. Top of the list at a glance are the madmen of Kvelertak and the excellent Fiddler’s Green, who we recently discovered courtesy of their [...]

Has it really been a decade since ¡Chutzpah!? Wow. Well, the boys are back and this time we have the return of Danny on bass giving us the line-up which created P.H.U.Q. all the way back in 1995. And bloody hell, are you in for a wild ride with Renaissance [...]

What better way to celebrate Easter Sunday (or passover, or a long weekend, or the fact that the sun’s actually out) then by checking out a new band? It’s a good job that we’re here for you, as are Kylver… Where are you guys from? As a band, we are [...]