Sólstafir – The Old Blue Last, London (14 June 2017)

Icelandic atmospheric post-metal band Sólstafir returned to the UK for a small run of dates in-between European festival appearances. When I saw the teeny-tiny venues that the band were due to play on this mini-tour I snapped up tickets straight away, because it is not every day that you get to watch one of your favorite … Continue reading Sólstafir – The Old Blue Last, London (14 June 2017)

Motograter announce new album details

This one caught my eye due to the historical connection with Five Finger Death Punch's Ivan Moody (and most of us will have heard the news relating to them earlier this week). Anyway, Motograter announced their new album some time ago, but with a vague release date of "Spring 2017". Well, we can confirm that … Continue reading Motograter announce new album details

Big pop/punk update – BFS and Patent Pending videos, Dollyrots free song and album plans!

Here's a great update for those of you into your bouncy pop/punk. Recent foursome (well, two plus their two kids) The Dollyrots had a great time working on the One Big Happy split album a couple of years back to the point that they're going to revisit the concept. For those who missed it, it was … Continue reading Big pop/punk update – BFS and Patent Pending videos, Dollyrots free song and album plans!

Review: Von Justice – Bret Hart EP

My ten-year-old self is still inside, I’ll possibly never grow up. So, seeing the title Bret Hart got me interested. The former WWF champion, iconic tag team champion of the Hart Foundation, the man from the Hart Dungeon, the older brother of King of Harts, Owen Hart RIP. This went through my mind the moment that title appeared. … Continue reading Review: Von Justice – Bret Hart EP

Band of the Day: Yovel

You know, I've never actually felt scared after receiving the answers to our Band of the Day questions before. I'm just going to check the door locks while you read a little about Yovel... Simple things first – where are you guys from? From Below How did you meet? At the search for dead-end victories, … Continue reading Band of the Day: Yovel

Tragul release debut single

International melodic metal band Tragul have released their debut single "Bennu". The mix was done by Aldo Benegas at Blind Owl studios and mastered by Mika Jussila from Finnvox Studios. Tragul was formed at the end of 2016 by Adrian Benegas, keyboardist and composer of the band Pergana. It features the participation and contribution of reknown metal … Continue reading Tragul release debut single