Mad About Rock

  Hard Rocking band EMPIIRES releases their single "Love or Hate" with TLG Entertainment/INgrooves. EMPIIRES is leveling the hard rock sound across Texas and beyond the wide Texan range, knocking down the borders with their own unique brand. "Love or Hate" hits the rock riffs and hooks you across the fist-pumping Texas-size horns up into the air! A track to kick the rock n roll sky high and over the Lone Star state into your neck of the woods. "Our new song, "Love or Hate", describes a lot of relationships in life. Most of us have been in a situation that we care about, but it turns bad and we don’t know how to walk away." - EMPIIRES Stream/download "Love or Hate" here: https://ffm.to/loveorhate https://www.acidbuffalo.com/empiires.html https://www.facebook.com/empiiresofficial

Inspired completely by Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vis Mystica’s planned 2021 debut album “Celestial Wisdom” will be an epic adventure suitable for lovers of power metal throughout the galaxy. Not sacrificing any technical musicianship, the single “The Plains of Silence” is a whirlwind of energy, catchy lyrics, and spacey riffs. The intricate storytelling is matched with the abundance of melodies and powerful vocals. Band founder Connor McCray comments on it: “The Plains of Silence takes us back to Tython to the Silent Desert; where all sound is nullified and students can meditate on the power of the world. This was the first song I wrote for the EP and it definitely has a much more “Happy” feel than many of the other songs I’ve written.” Vis Mystica offers escapism from everyday life, transporting listeners into a fantastical world of magical powers and epic stories. Even taking great influence from other bands, they possess a style that is unique and holds its own in the ...

  Rock/Metal Artist Robert Navajas from Spain releases New Single 'Lust' which was written, recorded and produced by Robert and impressively mastered by Brett Caldas Lima (Megadeth, Devin Townsend etc). Listen to the new heavy and powerful song 'Lust' below: You can also listen to the single at the below links: https://open.spotify.com/album/3wSzqzrn1lWrV7TFe0vQu8?si=zSd0o1wCSaGfRP-9CuSbZA https://we.tl/t-zOteTGwKwU For more on Robert Navajas: https://www.facebook.com/robertnavajas45/ https://twitter.com/RobertNavajas https://www.instagram.com/robertnavajas/

  Framing Hanley have released an animated lyric video for "Forgiveness Is An Art". After a 6 year hiatus, the band released their Envy album released through Thermal Entertainment earlier this year right at the start of the pandemic.  Check out the lyric video below: Kenneth Nixon on the song "This song was a special song for us in the making of Envy. When Ryan informed us he’d be stepping away, Stoye moved from bass to guitar. This riff was the first riff he played out of the blue one day at rehearsals, and at the time, we thought the album was complete. But I heard the riff and said “yo…let’s run with that.” The lyric “forgiveness is an art” was the first thing that came out of my mouth when I started ad-libbing (“cave-manning,” as I say…basically making melody and phonetic sounds to get the scope of the idea, and approaching later to write the story). Lyrically, it makes sense why that popped in my head though. We had gone through a lot of crap throughout th...

  IMMORTAL GUARDIAN, the progressive/power metal quartet hailed by MetalSucks as “seriously epic”, has unveiled a music video for “Lockdown”, the second single from their forthcoming concept album “Psychosomatic”. The clip, which showcases the group cleverly adapting to the same stay-at-home conditions that are affecting millions of people around the world at this moment, the video premiered at MetalInsider and can be viewed  below also: The single itself is available for streaming and purchase on digital music platforms such as Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Spotify. CD and limited-edition purple vinyl pre-orders for “Psychosomatic”, which will be released by M-Theory Audio on February 12, 2021 are available now at http://smarturl.com/immortalguardian . "Rich or poor, it doesn't matter, every human this year experienced some kind of lockdown/isolation during this insane year,” says guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian. “We couldn't even just meet up because our borders wer...

  Swamp Thief are a heavy rock duo from Swansea, South Wales, consisting of Simon Bevan (Vocal/Guitars/Bass) and Marc Lockwood on Drums. They have unleashed their debut EP titled 'I' made up of four tracks. First track ‘Mary’ gets things off to an explosive start with hard heavy-hitting drums and insane guitar tones which is melodic throughout. They make a lot of sound for a duo, and this first offering is well-blended and gets you hooked. ‘Whip Hand’ shows more gritty colossal guitars with heavy distortion with clean and powerful vocals, making for a great combination. They display their talent wonderfully, and the track ends on tremendous down beat sludginess. ‘Maelstrom Queen‘ takes a different more subtle progressive approach before unleashing its full force, with full-on crunchy groovy riffs in the longest offering. It features massive all surrounding vocals which all tracks do and is very well executed and produced to aid their huge sound. It is the most diverse and chall...

  Forming in 2018, Brazen Bull, a youthful band from East Anglia, set their sights on becoming one of the UK’s fastest rising rock bands. Mixing both the classic and modern rock sound with heavy metal edges, in their music the band have created a unique sound that is palatable for both rock and heavy metal fans. The band hit the road in 2019 and had support slots with Higher On Maiden, Atorc and Renegade Twelve. Following this, the band hooked up with Raoul Crane of Blaze Studios to get to work on their debut album, the self-titled ‘Brazen Bull’. Brazen Bull released the first single, ‘Angel’s Nails’, in November, to which they had a very positive reaction from fans and gathered over 5000 streams through Spotify and other streaming services. The band are now excited to unveil their second single, ‘Stray Wolf’, which is their most personal song. Read what the band had to say: “This song has always been used as an emotional release that we hope you can also see it as. The song descri...

  Celeb Car Crash today release "Red Dawn Rising", a new single mixed by Riccardo "Paso" Pasini at Studio73 and mastered at La Maestà Studio by Giovanni Versari (Muse, Afterhours ...) "We prefer to talk about Resistance and not about Resilience, Resilience presupposes that after a trauma you return to an unchanged initial situation, in short it would be the ability to absorb a shock, a painful event, a tragedy and start again as before. Well, none of us are like before after a trauma, nobody is the same person as the day before. Fuck Resilience! We are still people who, in the face of adversity and the wind that whistles in our face, huddle together, face and resist everything with a different awareness and a few more wounds ". “RED DAWN RISING”: It represents the Resistance and the liberating feeling of being able to resolve conflicts in a resolute and hard way to be able to breathe again, after being ashamed and hiding in a nut shell, after being hurt. T...

  Waylon Reavis, former Frontman of Mushroomhead and the current singer of A Killers Confession, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. Reavis revealed his condition on Headbangers con live stream on Sunday, December 6th. Reavis also talked about his time in Mushroomhead and his departure from the band and why. He talked about his four-year sobriety as well.  Reavis went into detail about his Cocaine addiction for years and how he used drugs to cope with how unhappy he was. He just never fit in. A man from North Carolina coming to Cleveland. “We are from two different backgrounds,” states Reavis. “Living most of my life on the road stuck in a full bus and miserable, then I would go home and be miserable there too. I was being paid very, very little money, and I could barely feed my family. I just was not happy, so the drugs would help me cope, and all it did was make things worse for myself. I was like a ticking time bomb. When you’re given fame like that, you just hold on for...

  York, PA heavy rock band Small Town Titans' incredible rendition of the classic "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" is fast becoming a Christmas standard! Showcasing the trio's bluesy, heavy influence and front-man Phil Freeman's phenomenal range, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” went viral in a matter of days in November, 2018, leading to charting on various Billboard charts including Holiday Digital Song Sales, Rock Digital Song Sales, Emerging Artists, while reaching #5 on the Next Big Sound chart. The song also reached #2 on the iTunes Rock charts, only being surpassed by Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. So, if you're ready to throw off 2020 and get into the Christmas spirit, add this exceptional cover to your playlist! "Our cover of this classic is a gift that keeps on giving for us and we're grateful for an era where songs are easily available to be covered. It's all thanks to Ben's (guitar player) insistence on making more content and our m...

  Southampton trio Mystic Peach have  shared the video for their eerie new single Wanna Be My Daddy? Gathering early support from DIY, The Line of Best Fit and Gigwise, Wanna Be My Daddy? follows on from debut track Across The Pond and second single The Eye And The Twitch which saw critical acclaim roll in from the likes of Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1, Amy Lamé and Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music, John Kennedy on Radio X and So Young Magazine. Wanna Be My Daddy? is a spectral slice of grunge rock that isn’t afraid to tackle the tough questions and confronts vulnerability head on, with the lyrics acting as glorious juxtaposition against waves of psych and garage rock. Speaking about the video created by Josh Whettingsteel, singer Curtis Gale says: "This video idea turned up after having a phone call with my friend/manager, Jamie. We were coming up with ideas as we knew we needed a video but were limited due to lockdown. Josh Whettingsteel came to mind and as a huge fan of his ...

Three simple words were all it took for Cardiff-based Falling Nine to record their new single, a cover of the 1974 hit ‘Fox on the Run’ originally written and performed by 70s Glam Rockers Sweet. “Fancy recording it?.” Frontman David Lydiard explains “I hadn’t heard the song for ages and one day during a trip down a YouTube rabbit hole I came across a live cover by the Chili Peppers with John singing. It had a raw, punk energy to it, and being a massive Frusciante fanboy, I instantly loved it. So I put up a very rough, live acoustic version of it on our YouTube Channel, just for a bit of fun. During lockdown, Steve (Watts) stumbled across it, tells me that he likes it, and asked me if I fancy recording a full version of it, and here we are” ‘Fox on the Run’ sees Falling Nine on a sort of comeback trail with this single being their first new release in four years. “Sometimes life gets in the way, which is why we’ve taken so long between this and our last record (2016’s ‘Atonement’), but...

  Screams of Syrens announce their new single “Mr. Nobody” coming out in video form this October. The heavy, theatrical rollercoaster of death has been evolving over the years into something the band is very proud of, they expect their fans to be shocked and surprised with what they have been working on. Aiming to bring listeners out of reality and into a story, this is not the band that writes about relationships and current events. This is an intense movie-like experience through music with a horror theme, playing to the interest of the musicians that are pervasive in all their new singles. The band comments on the track: “With Mr. Nobody, we decided to really dive into the insanity that goes on inside a killer’s mind. This song is structured to feel chaotic and relentless, while still keeping the theatrical element of our songwriting intact. We also wanted to bring back some of our heavy roots, which we feel a lot of our fans will love!” The cohesiveness of a band that has been ...

  On the 26th of November, 2020, philosophical Black Metal band Fourth Monarchy released an album teaser of the forthcoming full-length “Nocturnal Odes of a Wandering Spirit” (out in March 2021). Appearing 14 years after the first full-length “Amphilochia”, which is now considered a Cult of the underground Black Metal scene, the new album will reaffirm the eminent song-writing as well as the enigmatic conceptual journey which erected a shroud of mystery around this band back in 2007, right before it disappeared in silence. In reverence to the spiritual bond that connects the 1990s Black Metal movement with the Individualist struggle of the 1700s’ Romantic Poets, Fourth Monarchy consecrate their work to the resurrection of the sacred Flame of Knowledge from the decadent emptiness of the surrounding world. The teaser can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM4KAHU7jCI With majestic and wrathfully epic atmospheres, Fourth Monarchy aim at restoring the Throne that was g...

  Unleashing their beast of an album "Seismic" on November 20th, Without Mercy assaulted fans with their latest behemoth of nine assaulting grooving death metal tracks that even include special guests Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy) on opening track "Thunderbird" and Chris Broderick (Act of Defiance) on "Disinfect The Soul". Both showcase their undeniable massacring shred talents for each guest solo and today, Without Mercy is sharing the playthrough clip for Loomis' contribution. It's all speed, virtuosity, and the Midas touch of an unquestionable guitar god. Watch the video on Without Mercy's YouTube channel HERE .   Without Mercy's new album "Seismic" is distributed by Bloodblast Distribution (powered by Nuclear Blast) and follows the band's 2016 EP "Moucchido". The vast majority of the material for “Seismic” was written and rewritten multiple times over the past four years. Honed and tightened over tours and live pe...

  A Northampton, UK based guitar teacher has turned their business and its industry on its head throughout this years’ lockdowns. This guitar school  has cracked the code for motivating new and old guitar players alike. Rory, (29) has been a guitar teacher for (15) years but when the first lockdown hit in March he realised he needed to make some big changes. His students were keen to keep playing but he was unable to meet any of them in person. In amongst a web of phone calls, e-mails and Zoom lessons, an idea sprung into his mind. What if there was a way to make guitar lessons a game. Not like Guitar Hero, but in a way that actually allowed the students to understand the music and the instrument itself. As someone who knows what it’s like to learn guitar, Rory found that the biggest problem guitar players find when it comes to practicing is motivation. It’s often way more tempting to watch TV or to play a game, especially when you’re new to an instrument. What’s the motivatio...

Japanese rock band BAND-MAID have just unleashed a video for their new single "Different". The song is officially released December 2nd and  will be available on all the usual subscription platforms, visit here:  https://maid.lnk.to/different Check out the video for "Different"below: The single is going to be the opening theme song to "Log Horizon Entaku Houkai", an anime on NHK starting January 13th 2021. "Different" will be showcased for the first time ever on 12/13 (Sun) for "BAND-MAID ONLINE OKYU-JI"! This will be the first-ever full-scale OKYU-JI show streamed entirely online. Tickets are on sale now: https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/376042 The archival stream is back for the OKYU-JI show from July 23rd (Thu): https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/376043 Their new album titled “Unseen World” is due for release January 20th 2021. For early-bird deals and format option visit for more details: https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/372103 Chec...

  Swedish Melodic Metallers, Eternal Fear are back! It’s been 3 years since we have heard any new music from the Karlskoga five piece but, the time has come and Eternal Fear are ready to unleash the music they have been working on. Dream Stealer is the first track taken from the new EP titled ‘The Other Side’ which will be released digitally in early 2021. The EP 'The Other Side' is a change in songwriting with some familiarities to the original 'Eternal Fear' sound. Dream Stealer is a move into a more modern sound for the band and showcases the epic storytelling that comes from vocalist Ove alongside a fast-paced, Melodic Metal track that will have you humming along for days after. “‘Dream Stealer’ is about our frustration with the mainstream media and it asks questions ‘are they telling us the truth? or is it just part of someone’s agenda?’ As a band we are thrilled to end this very strange year and for EF, 25 year milestone with a new release.” - Torbjörn, Eternal F...

  Back on Earth hit the scene again with melancholic yet lyrically edge cutting "Brand New Day", title track of the brand new EP, featuring Richmond based Telltale, who's had previous support from Pop Punk's Not Dead on Spotify. With "Brand New Day", Back On Earth are going to cut it straight after a few years writing music and are set to gain fans all over the world. The track, which is a follow up to "Heroes" and "Somebody Else", is set to anticipate the new EP which was released on November 20th. Check out the video below: Tracklist 1 - Brand New Day feat. Telltale 2 - Back Home 3 - Until Tonight 4 - Somebody Else 5 - Heroes 6 - Until Tonight (Acoustic) https://www.facebook.com/wearebackonearth https://wearebackonearth.com/

  The band was formed in summer 2013 by the participants of sympho-metal band "Lanewin", after the moment when Anna Beliva, the leader of this group, disappointed in metal and started her new solo project. After several vocal casting sessions, the musicians chose Lubov Dunaeva, who had charmed them with her voice and fascination. As a result there was a full re-branding and the band had been named as "ElisaDay". The band started to rehearse a lot and prepare the materials for a record. Musicians chose 4 tracks for their debut EP, which was named "Find the Answer", and then came to Finland to record drums in the famous "Astia Studio", where Children Of Bodom had recorded their best albums. After that there was a hard work with keyboards, orchestra and vocal recordings and in summer 2014 they started mixing and mastering all the stuff. The main producer and sound-engineer was Vadim "Wayland" Parshutkin from "Soundway Records". T...

  Off Yer Rocka - home to bands such as The Quireboys, Ryders Creed, Massive, Gin Annie, Ward XVI, Twister, Black Aces, Gorilla Riot, Master Charger, Enquire Within and many many more have begun their Black Friday Sale today, which runs until Tuesday. With most items (including bundles) all 50% off this is a genuine bargain hunt - CDs, vinyls, vinyl test pressings, merch are all heavily discounted over the weekend. For example - Classic Rock, Blues and Bonafide CD Bundles are now just £7.50 plus P&P. Grab a Quireboys or Ryders Creed test pressing LP for just £30, Gorilla Riot, Bonafide, Black Aces, Pontus Snibb for £20! Dive into the back catalogues from just £4 a CD from the likes of Attica Rage, Chase The Ace, Regulus, Pontus Snibb, Idlewar, The Screaming Eagles, Tequila Mockingbyrd, The Amorettes, Pig Iron, Bonfide, Thirteen Stars, Vargas Blues Band, Black Aces and The Quireboys. Newer releases such as Twister, Master Charger, Ward XVI, Ryders Creed, Massive, Gin Annie and ...

  Hailing from Edmonton, Canada, metallers Juliet Ruin are announcing a new single “Dark Water” which is out today November 27th. This hot new track featuring a guest guitar solo from their good friend Diego Fernandez (Eye of Horus) is the first look at their next EP of the same title that will arrive in 2021. It's also the first release from the band since the 2019 album “Old Stardust, Love and Chaos”. According to the band, this upcoming EP represents a step into a heavier domain continuing on with the low-tuned guitars. "'Dark Water' is the debut single and title track off Juliet Ruin’s newest EP. Showcasing the band’s slightly different direction making the move from three vocalists to one with Jess fully taking over vocals. 'Dark Water' is upbeat, haunting, hopeful, and uplifting, setting the tone for what else the band has in store." Juliet Ruin has created a listening experience that is definitively hard-edged, but catchy with lyrics you can shout i...

  It's taken weeks of frantic negotiation, but Hard Rock Hell are beyond delighted to be able to announce that due to unprecedented demand additional capacity has been added at a sister HRH Site in Gt Yarmouth for HRH ABC which is to be held on November 11th-14th 2021! This means that accommodation packages, plus weekend and day tickets are available again NOW from www.hrhaor.com until they run out. HRH ABC is the mega residential event combining HRH AOR VIII, HRH Blues VII and HRH Crows III that were all rescheduled due to Covid-19 restrictions. It promises to be one of the best and biggest events HRH has ever staged! The newly arranged HRH Sister Site is just a 6-minute taxi ride from the main arenas. Free parking will also be available at the event site. In addition, a limited number of campervan pitches are also available at the event site ( click here ) at just £130 (passes also required) for the whole weekend. If that wasn't enough, additional tickets have been mad...

  Chicago, IL. - A breed of hard rock that carries a heavy, stripped-down sound is what DEAD ORIGINAL continues to produce. "Let It Burn" is their next single from their EP Bought and Sold (due out in January of 2021). Following their single releases of "Restrained", "Bought and Sold", and now "Let It Burn", Dead Original continues to produce their sound working with TLG Entertainment/INgrooves, and their "D.O. Fans" are digging it. Front-man Paul Wandtke (ex-Trivium, ex- Rock of Ages), drummer Sean McCole, and bassist Mike Petrasik (Bedlem) signal that the feel of their rock maintains "less is more." Their approach delivers a true impression of the realm of rock. Catch Dead Original at one of their live shows (see below) and enjoy the mood of Dead Original's music. '"Let it Burn" is a little bit different from our whole album as it’s a slower paced groove track with a big vibe and with lyrics centered ar...

  Shallow Side have released a music video for "Revival". It is the 2nd music video to be released from their Saints & Sinners album released through Thermal Entertainment. It is the follow up to their debut video "Sound The Alarm" which can be viewed on their YouTube channel. Saints & Sinners has over 5 million streams on Spotify alone. The band have also released a remastered version of the song today available on all DSPs. Eric Boatright notes "“It’s been a difficult time for everyone recently, we’ve faced hardships ourselves during these strange times. However it’s never really about how bad you had it, it’s more so about what you do to make it better for yourself.  While the band is supporting their Saints & Sinners album and anxiously waiting to hit the road again. Their overal discography which includes Origins (2018), One (2017), Stand Up (2014) Home Today (2012) as well as several singles have garnered close to 35 million streams/views. ...

  It's taken weeks of frantic negotiation, but Hard Rock Hell are beyond delighted to be able to announce that due to unprecedented demand additional capacity has been added at a sister HRH Site in Gt Yarmouth for Hard Rock Hell XIV which is to be held on November 4th-7th 2021! This means that accommodation packages, plus weekend and day tickets are available again NOW from www.hardrockhell.com until they run out. The HRH Sister Site is just a 6-minute taxi ride from the main arenas. Free parking will also be available at the event site. In addition, a limited number of campervan pitches are also available ( click here ) at just £130 (passes also required) for the whole weekend. If that wasn't enough, additional tickets have been made available for anyone who wishes to upgrade their existing package to include Thursday 4th. Weekend (Fri / Sat) ticket holders can click here or call 0207 193 1164 to add the Thursday night. To help fans decide which package to go for, the d...

  Rising British nu-metalcore trio I Am Pariah from Stoke On Trent, UK will self release their new three-track EP ‘Charm Before The Storm’ 27th November 2020. This release sees them turn things up a notch with more metal experimentation following the release of 2018's successful 'Procreate//Annihilate' EP. Opening track 'Suck It Up' is fast, varied and has an anthemic chorus aided by Benjamin Antony James unique vocals which help give them an extra edge. A decisive and crushing way to kick things off. 'Sicko' is the heaviest and most aggressive song featured on the EP and highlights their nu-metal sound most prominently with strong guitar work and an unhinged charged sound throughout which works wonderfully. The closing song 'Kill The Modern World' is the most diverse and experimental offering with stand out clean vocals and ambience throughout. The track takes an unexpected soaring twist towards the end, making it very expansive. 'Charm Before ...