Album News: Acid Reign / Soul of Steel / Sons of Apollo / Northtale

With new release news coming in thick and fast, we just had to let you know about a few of them! Acid Reign It's been a while but they’re back with arguably their finest album to date. Acid Reign will release their third full length on Dissonance this September. Vocalist Howard Smith had this to … Continue reading Album News: Acid Reign / Soul of Steel / Sons of Apollo / Northtale

Festival Review: Hellfest 2018 (22 – 24 June)

France’s soirée of festival season is Hellfest, based in the sleepy town of Clisson, which lies half an hour from Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region of the country, and this year is it’s 13th incarnation In the beginning, starting off more on the heavy side, it’s grown into one of the most … Continue reading Festival Review: Hellfest 2018 (22 – 24 June)

Gig Review: Sons of Apollo / Jay Wud, Belfast Limelight (July 3rd 2018)

It was a busy week in Belfast with gigs from Tremonti and Myles Kennedy either side of tonight's show and this may have resulted in fewer people stepping in from the sunshine. There was only a handful of people at the barrier when support band Jay Wud took to the stage. The Dubai-based band were … Continue reading Gig Review: Sons of Apollo / Jay Wud, Belfast Limelight (July 3rd 2018)

Video Roundup: Satyricon, Sons of Apollo, Gold Key, Perfect Blue Sky, The Modern Age Slavery, InAir

Satyricon - "To Your Brethren in the Dark" With the recent release of their ninth studio album, Deep Calleth Upon Deep (you can read James' review here), black metal groundbreakers Satyricon have proven they still lead the way in extreme music.  Today they unveil a brand new video for the track, "To Your Brethren in the Dark". … Continue reading Video Roundup: Satyricon, Sons of Apollo, Gold Key, Perfect Blue Sky, The Modern Age Slavery, InAir

Video Roundup: Accept, H.E.A.T, Jayce Lewis, Enslaved, Sons of Apollo, The Bottom Line, Eyes Wide Open, Septicflesh

If you're not at Bloodstock this weekend, fret not, this Friday has more than enough new videos to keep you entertained. Accept - "Die By the Sword" Heavy metal pioneers Accept unleashed their latest studio album The Rise Of Chaos and in celebration of the release, the band played an incredible show at Wacken Open Air in front of 85,000+ fans, and … Continue reading Video Roundup: Accept, H.E.A.T, Jayce Lewis, Enslaved, Sons of Apollo, The Bottom Line, Eyes Wide Open, Septicflesh