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  Robert Navajas is an independent Rock/Metal artist from Spain and he has just unleashed his new single 'Hail Satan' for Halloween. Listen below:   'Hail Satan' is seductive, eerie and diverse with changes in tempo and vocal tone adding to the intrigue. It is well-executed and ends on a high note with a sick solo; this is delightfully diabolical. He released his debut album "Spectrum" back in 2017 and the following year released his first single, "Gabriel Cruz’’ in 2018. This year he has released a few singles for songs 'Firelove', 'Angry Child' and now new song 'Hail Satan'. Robert has an eclectic sound incorporating elements of Southern Rock, metal, blues, grunge and even grindcore and his upcoming sophomore album 'Firelove' which is set for in 2021 is certainly going to display this. Check out our review of his previous single 'Firelove' below: https://www.madaboutrock.co.uk/2020/07/review-robert-navajas-firelo...

  In 2001 The Crobar opened in Soho because the owner saw a need for a dedicated Rock bar for the thousands of Rock and Heavy Metal fans that live in London. London’s Rock community agreed, and The Crobar became the hang out for bands, crew, journalists, promoters and fans of all things Rock n’ Roll, not just from London but the world over. Over the years, the Crobar has paid host to numerous rock legends including Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Kerry King (Slayer) and Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), to name but a few, as well as international superstars such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, P!nk and Kiefer Sutherland. Sadly, a few weeks ago The Crobar announced that due to being unable to trade for 6 months, and a host of other problems caused by the Covid pandemic, they would no longer be able to operate from their current premises. “Back in June, when I realised there was no way we would survive, I was heartbroken.” Says owner Richard...

  A Fire was started one day in Los Angeles, California by the screaming Les Paul’s of Steve Garth and Brooks Larson. Their amplifiers were fueled by a solid rhythm section of drummer Shane Caldwell and bassist Ray Solorio. Top it off with beautiful yet brutally honest lyrics from vocalist Matt Patin, and the FIRE RAGED. FIRE sets FIRE delivers a straight forward yet unique sound through the different styles that each one of their songs brings out. Their latest single 'Faster' is powerful, infectiously catchy and striking especially aided by great harmonies and intense screams. Check out the video for 'Faster' below: For more on Fire Sets Fire: https://www.facebook.com/firesetsfire https://firesetsfire.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6z7fA1PtlDuztUFLPwd5Vt

  Radio Aftermath is an Alternative Rock Band from Leeds, UK. Their line-up currently consists of Chris Dennett (Guitar, Lead Vocals), Rob Burns (Bass, Backing Vocals), and Jack Craven (Drums). They are currently in the process of recruiting a new second guitarist following the departure of Matt King earlier in the year. The song is the band’s second release this year; their debut single ‘Kiss from a Rebel’ released on May 1st. Due to the unfortunate departure of previous lead guitarist Matt King due to work commitments, lead guitar work was provided by the band’s bassist Rob Burns. 'We Eat the Buffalo' is melodic and upbeat yet angsty with hard-hitting riffs and high energy, making for a fun and robust punk rock track. 'We Eat the Buffalo' is released on all major streaming platforms November 6th 2020. Spotify Pre-save Link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/radioaftermath/we-eat-the-buffalo-2 For more on Radio Aftermath: https://www.facebook.com/RadioAftermaththeband...

  New All-Stars melodic death metal band ACT OF DENIAL - feat. by lead guitarist and songwriter Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim), guitarist and lyricist Luger (Benighted, Koziak), vocalist Bjorn Speed Strid (Soilwork), bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament), drummer Krimh (Septicflesh) and keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra) - have released their third single 'Down That Line', now available on Bandcamp, Hearnow, Cd baby, Spotify, Youtube and iTunes. The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut album 'Negative'. Watch 'Down That Line' video here: https://youtu.be/mLwkF-3n1lE The band stated: "We are proud to release our 3rd and new single "Down That Line" and this time in full band line-up. All band members contributed to this video recording in their home studios. Another melodic death metal song different from previous ones and this time with Bjorn Strid as lyricist and amazing vocal melodies and range gives this son...

  Fistful Of Metal, the brand new classic heavy metal magazine launches Featuring the inside story on the making of ’Ace Of Spades‘, MOTORHEAD lead the charge alongside the likes of HAMMERFALL, RAVEN, ARMORED SAINT, ENSLAVED, MONSTERS OF ROCK, AMARANTHE, MINDWARS, PARADISE LOST, IRON MAIDEN, PRIMITIVE MAN, SKELETAL REMAINS, HAVOK, HEATHEN, NECROPHOBIC, HENRIK PALM, R.I.P. and much more. Orders are available now at https://fistfulofmetalzine.bigcartel.com  and pre-orders have been shipped already with the debut issue hitting shops on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AVAILABLE ONLINE OR IN WH SMITH, TESCO, AND ALL GOOD NEWSAGENTS. STOCKIST: https://seymour.co.uk/storefinder/ Search 'Fistful Of Metal' and type in your postcode to find nearest store. Watch the video of messages of support from Ivar Bjornson (Enslaved), David White (Heathen), Elize Ryd and Olof Morck (Amaranthe), John Bush (Armored Saint) and Mike Alvord (Mindwars) HERE: https://youtu.be/PIyIBT-k4YM Fistful Of Met...

  MODERN HARD ROCK BAND: AWAKEN have released their next single "Stained Glass" from their up and coming album Monsters and Machines due out in 2021. Having signed with TLG Entertainment the band continues to take each track and raise it another level. Which if today's stereos had decent equalizers a true test of turning it up loud would make every sound Awaken touches pure Hard Rock. Having set course with TLG Entertainment with their first single "Behemoth" Awaken defines their sound and deeper-reaching lyrics higher and higher as "Stained Glass" proves. Awaken is powerful rock that surges onwards and upwards. '"Stained Glass" is a song for the overlooked. It's a song that speaks for those who have been prejudged, counted out, or taken for granted without their situations being understood. It's about how people can look at another through a stained glass lens and never really see who they are. This was actually one of the fi...

  Cavo is back with their hard rock sound found in their single/video "Muscle Memory". Fans have been anxiously awaiting for Cavo's latest track. For over a year, Cavo has been self-releasing songs like “Wreck Me,” "What Does It Feel Like,” and "Without You.” “Wolves” (the last song released prior to "Muscle Memory") landed on St. Louis rock mainstay 105.7 The Point rotation. Now with their sites focused on this current single/video for "Muscle Memory" and working with TLG Entertainment/INgrooves, Cavo has carved out their path towards a new album, Under Bridges, Bright Nights and Thieves, coming in 2021, which will feature "Muscle Memory". "Muscle Memory" without question shows Cavo has learned and implemented their own defining direction and are standing strong in the realm of hard rock. "Muscle Memory" comes from a place of the band being tired of being in a box. It’s our way of “not playing by the rules” ...

  New All-Stars melodic death metal band ACT OF DENIAL - feat. by lead guitarist and songwriter Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim), guitarist and lyricist Luger (Benighted, Koziak), vocalist Bjorn Speed Strid (Soilwork), bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament), drummer Krimh (Septicflesh) and keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra) - have unveiled the official teaser video for the band's new single 'Down That Line', coming out on October 25th, on Bandcamp, Hearnow, Cd baby, Spotify, Youtube and iTunes. Watch the 'Down That Line' teaser video + introduction of John Lönnmyr, here: https://youtu.be/Vd64Yyt05KE "Besides the official teaser for our new single 'Down That Line', in this video we are presenting our amazing keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra). John is the versatile keyboard player heard and seen in The Night Flight Orchestra, Aunt Nancy, Monochromatics, Valinor’s Tree and more. Hammond organ, analog synths (Moog!!) ...

  York, PA Heavy Rock Band SMALL TOWN TITANS are taking on the absurdity of the world's modern social media obsession with their new single and music video, "Rufflin' Feathers." The fresh new single features the trio's trademark sound with a blistering melody, driving rhythm and front-man Phillip Nathaniel Freeman's extraordinary vocal domination. Directed by Josh Nesmith and Ben Guiles (guitarist), "Rufflin' Feathers" is the 5th single off of the band's upcoming LP, The Ride, due out November 13, 2020 via AntiFragile Music . "'Rufflin' Feathers' is a tongue-in-cheek song about the circus that is social media this year. It's become a constant negative assault on the senses. We wrote it for those who want to drown out all of the social noise by turning their speakers up right now." - Jonny Ross (Drums) Pre-order  https://ingroov.es/rufflin-feathers The Small Town Titans are an American rock n' roll power trio ...

  London based singer/songwriter Daniel Leigh to release video for WW2 song ‘For Better Days’ and stream exclusive live show in aid of Poppy Appeal. ‘For Better Days’ came to Daniel in a dream and tells the heart-breaking story of a WW2 pilot writing letters to his sweetheart who he never gets to return home to. It is an incredibly moving song and has been a firm fan favourite. The video to accompany the song is just as personal as the song itself. It features old photographs from Daniels own archive and that of his team and close friends who have family who were involved in or were lost in the war. Making it an even more poignant reminder of how lucky we are now and how much we owe to those who are no longer with us. During Lockdown Daniel has been performing live streams nightly on Facebook and Twitch and having reached 1.5 MILLION people to date with this song during those now seemed a fitting time to utilise that exposure for something good. There has always been plans to do ...

  Fistful Of Metal, the brand new heavy metal magazine, has revealed their debut cover. Featuring the inside story on the making of ’Ace Of Spades‘, MOTORHEAD lead the charge alongside the likes of HAMMERFALL, RAVEN, ARMORED SAINT, ENSLAVED, MONSTERS OF ROCK, AMARANTHE, MINDWARS, PARADISE LOST, IRON MAIDEN and many more. Pre-orders are available now at https://fistfulofmetalzine.bigcartel.com with the debut issue hitting shops on Friday, October 23, 2020 Fistful Of Metal is a quarterly music title brought to you by Big Cheese Publishing Ltd, the successful team behind Big Cheese, Vive Le Rock, Down For Life and Louder Than War magazines for the last 24 years. “THE ONLY WAY TO FEEL THE NOISE IS WHEN IT‘S GOOD AND LOUD” To keep up with all the news sign up for the newsletter at www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk and for Advertising or anything else email info@fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.facebook.com/fistfulofmetalmag

  Yard Of Blondes is back with a new single! Along with their labels DIE LAUGHING RECORDS (U.S.A.) and GOLDEN ROBOTS RECORDS (Australia), the band have unveiled the 3rd single off their upcoming album on October 16, 2020: 'Do You Need More?' Yard Of Blondes is an alternative rock quartet with some indie and grunge elements creating their own unique sound. Their new single the dynamic 'Do You Need More' is melodic, edgy and memorable with impactful vocals and highlights their signature sound wonderfully.  Listen to the new single here:  https://open.spotify.com/album/2qJrLu9r96jcjPgfpUtQ65?si=9z3po3YIQHq6VicnzHh9vA   The new song has impressively already made it onto the editorial Spotify playlist called 'All new rock', check out that playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZryfp6NSvtz?si=xmeFeEd0QvSgg9aJILD5QQ&fbclid=IwAR32JioVXtSzXdofsx5U9qjDrdyYrs-VYAXuM7saZtiLCtJoPZUb8eiFpRE Despite many struggles and 6 years after they entered the stu...

  Birmingham, AL based , Hard Rock / Metal band BrokenRail has released the official music music video for their new single, "The Hate." Written and recorded during the lockdowns, "The Hate" not only introduces an all new era of BrokenRail, but captures the raw emotion of being left behind in a world trapped with panic, chaos, unrest, uncertainty, and anxiety, reflecting the current state of the world facing lockdown, financial insecurity, social unrest, and the overall experience of living through a global pandemic. We must come together and accept our differences and find the common ground amongst us. United we are strong, divided we fall. "When writing 'THE HATE' we really wanted the song to not only showcase the abilities of each of our members, but to also reflect all of the negative emotion worldwide stemming from the virus and the lockdowns it caused. We feel between the song itself and the video we created we truly captured a snapshot of the cur...

  Finnish Folk Metal legends KORPIKLAANI and filmmaker KIMMO KUUSNIEMI made an extended and hectic tour of Russia, travelling from St. Petersburg to Siberia and back. On a follow-up tour – this time to Japan with Finnish metal legend, Waltari – they had more time to contemplate Japanese lifestyle and history. Filmmaker Kimmo Kuusniemi travelled with the band. His unseen documentaries are now released online. Here three generations of Finnish Metal; Kimmo, one of the first Finnish metalheads, and Korpiklaani, a furious act of modern folk metal met with another Finnish legend, Kärtsy Hatakka and his band Waltari. The trip proved to be a series of intensive gigs and a journey into the open minds of Japanese metal fans, while on the side Korpiklaani’s shaman violinist Tuomas Rounakari and Kimmo wanted to make acquaintances with the ancient history of the land of the rising  sun. TUOMAS ROUNAKARI: “The Finns and Japanese have a strange connection. We both appreciate silence more th...

  German musician Ben Blutzukker releases a metal cover/remix version of a Voodoma song from 2014 called "Faded Memory (feat.Voodoma)". It isn't just a cover or a remix, its a hybrid! The highly melodic 'Faded Memory'  (feat.Voodoma)  is dark, ambient and well-executed, making for a very enjoyable hybrid single which will be hard to forget. The joint Ben Blutzukker/Voodoma single can be streamed and downloaded here: https://ben.blutzukker.com/Voodoma/ Blutzukker's music visit: https://ben.blutzukker.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BenBlutzukker/ Brickfilm Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9MGfD_cjxM Spotify, iTunes & Co: https://ben.blutzukker.com/BaBaBankueberfall/ For more on Voodoma: https://www.facebook.com/Voodoma/ https://www.madaboutrock.co.uk/2020/04/ben-blutzukker-releases-metal-cover-of.html

  This Friday Matt Mitchell & The Coldhearts release the powerful radio remix track ‘Unavailable’ to help raise awareness of World Mental Health Day 2020 (Saturday 10th October). The re-mixed single is accompanied by a striking music video: https://youtu.be/K5ETR5ygK1M   Originally featured on Matt Mitchell & The Coldhearts 2019 eponymous debut album, 'Unavailable' tells a story of someone who is trying to find themselves in a world of fast living artistic lifestyle and ending up amongst people that all seem to be trying their luck at doing the same thing. So behind all the smiles, nights out, bad habits, poker faces, living high life and experiencing many lows; they end up just feeling mentally exhausted and frayed. “For some speaking out about mental health problems can be extremely difficult whilst for others it can roll off the tongue with ease", Matt explains. "In my experience this does not make it any easier or worse and can sometimes relate to the ...

  FISTFUL OF METAL, the brand new Classic Metal magazine from Big Cheese Publishing hits newstands worldwide on October 22, 2020. Issue one includes Hammerfall, Iron Maiden, Armored Saint, Mindwars, Raven, Enslaved and many more to be announced soon! Plus a legendary act graces the cover. FISTFUL OF METAL will be available in the U.K, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden and the U.S.A. with more countries to be announced soon. “THE ONLY WAY TO FEEL THE NOISE IS WHEN IT’S GOOD AND LOUD” To keep up with all the news sign up for the newsletter at www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk and for Advertising or anything else email info@fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.facebook.com/fistfulofmetalmag

  It all started when Edward was teaching his 8th grades teenagers and decided to look for ways to make a positive impact in the community and expand his reach beyond the classroom. Angela, his wife and teacher too, was on board right away. Their dream became a reality when they met their idole, NYC legend Billy Graziadei, founder of the band Biohazard. Billy Graziadei and his Cru Sox partners, Angela and Edward Davis all have a passion to make the world a better place. Together they founded CRU SOX, a brand of socks with the primary goal to donate as many of them as possible to the homeless, every time a pair of socks is purchased. “The success of the company is based on how much free stuff we can give away.” Much of the company’s support has come from artists and others who believe it’s worth the effort to put a smile on someone’s face. Socks are one of the most needed articles of clothing for individuals experiencing homelessness, and are therefore one of the most requested ite...

  WoR, groove metal hailing from Raleigh, USA unleashed their debut album “Prisoners” on August 7th of this year via Bungalo Records/Universal. On the full length, the band takes a grinding chainsaw with a pummeling battering ram to pulverize a heavy cover version of one of The Offspring‘s most beloved tracks “Come and Out Play”, which the band is sharing today with a streaming visualizer below. The band comments on covering the track: “We chose this iconic song for its energy, attitude, and lyrical message. We felt it spoke to the overall theme of our album, which discusses similar topics such as rebellion, anger, and rage. We were messing around at practice one day and were playing this song and felt that we could really inject some new life into it. We bumped up the tempo, tuned down, threw a breakdown in the middle, and incorporated Bobby Demoss’ trademark screaming vocals to achieve that goal.” Listen to “Come and Out Play” on YouTube (Visualizer). Throwing in elemen...

  New All-Stars melodic death metal band/project ACT OF DENIAL - feat. by lead guitarist and songwriter Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim), guitarist and lyricist Luger (Benighted, Koziak), vocalist Bjorn Speed Strid (Soilwork), bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament), drummer Krimh (Septicflesh) and keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra) - have issued their second studio update, read below. "We are in final process of finishing our upcoming album 'Negative', which is scheduled to be released by the end of this year. The cover artwork was created by Carlos Del Olmo, former Soilwork keyboard player. We also reveal that in upcoming weeks we'll unleash another single and video, entitled "Down That Line" where the full band line-up will appear in the video, so stay tuned for some new melodic death metal, since each of our songs is different from the previous ones. That is, get ready for cool sounds to come!" Just recently the band released their sec...