Mad About Rock

  Svalbard are proud to release a video for their track 'To Wilt Beneath The Weight', taken from their breathtaking latest studio album The Weight Of The Mask. The track is a combative clincher to the record, acknowledging the dark reality of personal demons and the fight against them. The video beautifully captures Svalbard's highly-charged performance of the track at Cult Of Luna's Beyond The Redshift festival in London last year. To celebrate the release of The Weight Of The Mask, Svalbard recently announced a UK and European tour for March, with Norwegian psychedelic proggers Enslaved and American metal band Wayfarer. Svalbard's Serena Cherry commented, "We filmed this live video at The O2 Forum in London, which is the very same place that I saw one of my first ever metal shows! (It was Mudvayne!) The feeling of walking out onto that stage where I have seen so many inspiring metal musicians play was surreal. Truly one of those 'pinch me' moments. To...

  GOTHMINISTER made it into the Melodi Grand Prix Final 2024 for Norway! With its gripping single, "We Come Alive", the industrial goth metal act has won the first round of the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and is currently considered one of the top 3 favorites by both press critics and fans alike. The Norwegian MGP Final will take place on February 3, 2024.GOTHMINISTER mastermind, Bjørn Alexander Brem, states: "Gothminister is thrilled to win first heat in Norways national selections for Eurovision. On Saturday February 3rd Gothminister will perform in front of 9.000 people in the MGP Final in Trondheim Spektrum. The winner of the 9 remaining artists will represent Norway in Eurovision 2024.It`s time to VOTE for rock & metal to Eurovision! Let`s show everyone that rock & metal fans are the most loyal in the world! You can support GOTHMINISTER by giving your VOTE during the MGP Final show Saturday night February 3rd.Without rock ...

  London, UK, 31 January: Pink Floyd will release a Collector’s Edition of The Dark Side Of The Moon on crystal clear vinyl. This will be a 2 x 180g single sided LP set, featuring UV artwork print on the non-groove side. Originally released over 50 years ago, and becoming one of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ continues to find new audiences globally. The famous sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. This new edition of the album will feature the prism spectrum seen through the playable side of the vinyl whilst maintaining the best quality sound that fans will expect. It will be packaged in a slipcased gatefold sleeve, with an exclusive poster. This is the first time that Pink Floyd has used this pioneering UV printing process on vinyl. The images are printed with a high end UV pri...

  2000trees Festival can today reveal it's SECOND main stage headlining band of 2024. The brilliant Australian 3 piece The Chats will be coming along to the farm this summer, bringing their sunshine coast punk rock, or as they describe it, 'shed rock'. Originally formed at school, they are a band known for their songs about Australian culture, their very direct song, EP and album titles ('Get This In Ya!' or the most recent 'Get F***ed') and being an incredible live act. Joining them this summer, and also announced today includes fast rising UK rock band Hot Milk, American-Canadian singer songwriter grandson, all conquering phenomenons Nova Twins and the utterly brilliant Canadian duo Death From Above 1979. We also have Virginia Beach emo rockers Turnover, stunning US songsmiths Spanish Love Songs, one of the most exciting and talked about acts on the planet right now, Cassyette, hugely popular US rockers Movements, Liverpudlian 4 piece Crawlers (who opened ...

  Liquid Death presents Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, has today announced a further wave of 22 artists for this year’s festival, further bolstering a stellar 2024 line-up and truly delivering something for everyone. The new additions include Tom Morello, Enter Shikari, Black Stone Cherry, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Struts, Of Mice & Men, Busted, Wheatus, Electric Callboy and more. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk . Firmly established as one of the greatest live artists in the scene, Enter Shikari will grace the Apex Stage for a powerful performance. The band has carved a niche with their adrenaline-fuelled sets and socially conscious lyricism and saw huge success with their seventh album A Kiss For The Whole World, which earnt them their first ever UK Number One album. Tom Morello, ...

  Sheffield emo rock outfit, The Throwaway Scene share the official music video for their new single ‘Bury Me’. The band aim to create not only catchy pop-rock chorus’ but also illustrate their individual ‘scenes’ meticulously to create a unified art piece. ‘Bury Me’ is a gripping track that features on the band’s anticipated debut EP ‘On Death & Dying’ which is also out now. Stream the EP right here or watch the video for ‘Bury Me’ below. “Quite possibly (by that, I most unsubtly mean definitely) my favourite track that we’ve released so far, both in terms of general love for the song and also how the narrative is presented. The journal still provides the narrative, but this time the lyrics take the stage for Bury Me, leaving room for a more band-centric visual accompaniment”, explains The Throwaway Scene vocalist Oliver. He continues to mention “It’s 3 minutes of Ross being angsty and desperate on the soundtrack of a modern love song; moments of bliss, gripping suspense, she...

  Produced by Jon Priestley (The Damned, The Godfathers, 4ft Fingers) and featuring members of UK Subs, Tilt, The Damned, The Godfathers, and 4ft Fingers. Punk rock group, Brass Neck released their debut single 'Super Nobody' on November 17th 2023. The single is mixed, mastered and produced by Jon Priestley (The Damned, The Godfathers, 4ft Fingers) and recorded at Abatis Studios based in Warwickshire, UK. 'Super Nobody' is an anthem for everyone retrospectively assessing decisions that have been negatively affected by insecurities or fear. An introspective look at all that could have been. Brass Neck are an energetic four-piece British punk rock band based in the Midlands, UK. The band, comprised of Jon Priestley (Bass), Matt Steed (Vox), Paul Humphreys (Guitar), and Dave ‘Magic’ Humphries (Drums), brings together a wealth of experience deeply rooted in the punk rock scene. The collective history of the band includes extensive experience in performing and touring with i...

  DANNY BEARDSLEY (The Parallax Method) and RICHARD SHAW (ex Cradle of Filth) collaborate as BEARDSLEY / SHAW on a killer new single and video, No God Of Mine, which is out now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SUQm1ZmKow Long-standing friends and guitar maestros, Danny Beardsley and Richard Shaw first met many years ago, Danny as lead guitarist and songwriter for ISOLYSIS and Richard as lead guitarist and songwriter for NG26. When Beardsley left ISOLYSIS and formed EMPEROR CHUNG, he asked Shaw to join as joint lead guitarist. EMPEROR CHUNG went on to acquire many accolades, a key highlight being a prestigious slot at Download Festival where the twosome had their first major festival appearance. When EMPEROR CHUNG went into permanent hiatus, Richard joined CRADLE OF FILTH as their lead guitarist from 2014 until 2022, where he recorded guitars and co-wrote the albums: 'Hammer of the Witches' (2015), 'Cryptoriana' (2017), 'Existence is Futile' (2021), and th...

  UK black metal bands Ante-Inferno and Andracca are the latest additions to Fortress Festival, which will take place on 1-2 June 2024 at Scarborough Spa in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK. The announcement comes as Andracca have released their second full-length album “To Bare the Weight of Death” via Vendetta Records in January 2024, while Ante-Inferno are gearing for a new, third album release and more UK/European tour dates. Ante-Inferno’s latest album “Antediluvian Dreamscapes” was released in 2022 via Vendetta Records to critical acclaim. Andracca commented on their upcoming Fortress Festival appearance: "We greatly anticipate returning to Fortress Festival, alongside the strongest Black Metal line-up we've seen so far in the UK, armed with a brand new album. It will be a pleasure to play our part in the aural assault!" Ante-Inferno added: "We ready ourselves to return once more to the Fortress – one year since we unleashed our frenzied battle cry into the fer...

  '“Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs” arrival is heralded by the latest video from the album, this time for standout track “Break.” Premiering yesterday on rollingstone.com , “Break” captures the dark, alluring energy of a classic Alkaline Trio performance in stark and vivid black and white, the song’s infectious hooks and melodies offset — or possibly enhanced — by its backdrop of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles. “You ever see someone having such a horrible nervous breakdown that it looks like they’re dancing?” asks Alkaline Trio guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba. "Me neither. But this song is sorta' about that.” Alkaline Trio dropped in at another hallowed L.A. theater earlier this week, taking the stage at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre as music guest for Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! — To watch Skiba, bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano and new drummer Atom Willard knock out a captivating “Bad Time,” go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0hQLVroxWo Blood, H...

  To help celebrate the 10th year (THE TENTH YEAR!) of the mighty ArcTanGent Festival in 2024, todays band announcement is very likely it's biggest ever band announcement in its history. Yes, it is a biggie, and yes it will make you all very happy. Announced for this years event are the world renowned, globally acclaimed Scottish post rock band Mogwai, who play the festival for the very first time. An incredibly special band with one of the richest, most varied, interesting and loved back catalogues of music, ArcTanGent Festival is thrilled to have them grace our stages this summer. They are a band that the team at ATG has been trying to book since it began, back in 2013. Joining them include the atmospheric and powerful Texan quartet, Explosions In The Sky, the mysterious and anonymous duo Clown Core who play music ranging from grindcore to jazz, and the much loved, insanely talented Norwegian multi instrumentalist Ihsahn. Not stopping there, the festival can also announce another...

  After an eight-year hiatus, Birmingham's very own Blackened Death Metal powerhouse, Under Blackened Skies, is rising from the shadows with a vengeance. The band, known for their intense and captivating performances, is thrilled to announce their return to the metal scene, accompanied by a new member on bass, Dan Carter. Dan Carter, formerly of Left For Red, joins Under Blackened Skies with a wealth of experience and a shared passion for the band's unique sound. Carter expressed his excitement about joining the fold, stating, "I was thrilled to be asked to join Under Blackened Skies, they were a band that I admired when my old band used to perform with them. I love playing their songs, and I am excited to share the stage with them in 2024 and write new music." The band's blend of blackened atmospheres and death metal brutality has always set them apart, and their return promises to be nothing short of spectacular. Fans can expect an unforgettable live experience ...

  Re-Armed, the melodic death metal outfit announces the release of their new single, 'Lost and Cast Off'. With relentless energy and an apocalyptic narrative, the Finnish metal act takes listeners on a sonic journey through the depths of despair and mankind's undying quest for survival - without forgetting visual story telling with lyric video. The so-called AI behind this single is bands own written and integrated system called, 'Re-Armed = ATHNTC INDVDLS'. BAND COMMENTS ON: "Behold, our magnificent new song and creation 'Lost and Cast Off' made via our very own 'ATHNTC INDVDLS' - the Mozart of data mastication. We shoveled endless streams of data into our five cores and five processors. Including melodies, chords, and lyrical nuances - like a musical buffet for our algorithmic brains. We learned, adapted, and now spit out tunes with an artistic flair that leaves us wondering, did we even contribute? Can you spot the elusive line between man a...

  Bruce Dickinson has released his brand new single, ‘Rain On The Graves’, accompanied by a thrilling video introducing Bruce’s live band, comprising guitarist Roy Z, drummer Dave Moreno, bass-player Tanya O’Callaghan and keyboard maestro Mistheria. ‘Rain On The Graves’ is the second single to be taken from Bruce Dickinson’s forthcoming solo album The Mandrake Project which will be released on March 1st, via BMG. Riding on a towering guitar riff, with dramatic keyboards and a commanding vocal performance, it was inspired by a rainy visit to Romantic poet William Wordsworth’s grave in the Lake District. The song grew into a rumination on the nature of mortality and the deal with the Devil that artists have come to feel themselves making ever since Robert Johnson proved it worthwhile back in the 1930s. “I had the chorus lyric since I visited Grasmere for a wedding back in 2012,” explains Bruce, “and it wasn’t difficult years later to create the rest of the song with so much rich i...

  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band BON JOVI commemorates the 40th anniversary of its self-titled debut with the digital release of BON JOVI DELUXE EDITION on all streaming platforms today via Island/UMR with a special 40th anniversary trailer . Additionally, the GRAMMY Award-winning band has announced the release of an exclusive limited-edition ruby colour vinyl LP on March 24 and limited-edition cassette on April 5. Listen to the Deluxe Edition HERE. Pre-order on the group’s official D2C store HERE . BON JOVI DELUXE EDITION consists of the remastered original album in addition to a total of nine bonus tracks, including unreleased studio recordings and four rare live cuts. Jon Bon Jovi co-produced BON JOVI DELUXE EDITION alongside longtime sound engineer Obie O’Brien who also mixed the bonus material. This expanded version showcases the evolution of “Runaway”—from Jon’s original cassette writing demo, the band’s early run-through and a full alternate take, to an extended version ...

  International melodic death metal project ACT OF DENIAL is back with a new stand-alone single 'Unbury The Hatchet', with new guest on drums, while the rest of the crew remains the same as in their debut album 'Negative', released on August 13rd, 2021. 'Unbury The Hatchet' will be available only on bandcamp very soon, so make sure you follow AOD page on bandcamp - https://actofdenial.bandcamp.com - not to miss this absolute banger! Here's what Eugene Ryabchenko - best known as drummer of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE - had to say on the single: https://www.facebook.com/reel/339689595557614 Also check out Bjorn Speed Strid, talking about new song and lyrics content: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3218814701756822 'Unbury The Hatchet' line-up: Voi Cox - Lead guitar, programming Luger - Rhythm guitar Bjorn Speed Strid - Vocals, backing vocals Steve Di Giorgio - Fretless bass Eugene Ryabchenko - Drums John Lönnmyr - Keyboards 'Unbury The Hatchet' Credits:...

  Sal Abruscato , the former drummer of Type O Negative and current frontman of A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH , has hinted at a new project that may excite fans of both bands. In a recent statement, Abruscato suggested that something new may be brewing over at the King Of The Locusts camp. While the details are still unclear, Abruscato 's history with both A Pale Horse Named Death and Type O Negative suggests that the project could draw heavily from the dark, gothic soundscapes of both bands. Then again it could be something totally different? Abruscato's statement on social media reads as follows: "This could be in the works in the near future, any new music created will be for this entity. Time to turn the page and lay to rest the past, it wont be about who likes it or not its about living and enjoying the moment of creation with good people and friends." As fans eagerly await more news, it's clear that this is one collaboration that has the potential to be truly epi...

  International metal forces join in a monstrous union between US metal monsters, Anthrax and German thrash titans, Kreator. Completing this unmissable line-up, a very special guest, the Bay Area’s metal machine, Testament! Tickets go on-sale on January 26th and are expected to sell quickly for this highly anticipated tour, between three of the genres’ most legendary bands. ANTHRAX + KREATOR 2024 TOUR w/ very special guests Testament 21-Nov-2024 UK – Manchester, O2 Apollo 22-Nov-2024 UK – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall 23-Nov-2024 UK – London, Eventim Apollo 25-Nov-2024 IE – Dublin, 3 Arena 27-Nov-2024 UK – Glasgow, OVO Hydro 29-Nov-2024 FR – Paris, Zenith 30-Nov-2024 DE – Düsseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle 01-Dec-2024 DE – Munich, Zenith 03-Dec-2024 LU – Esch-sur-Alzette, Rockhal 04-Dec-2024 CH – Zurich, Halle 622 06-Dec-2024 IT – Milan, Alcatraz 07-Dec-2024 DE – Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle 08-Dec-2024 DE – Berlin, Verti Music Hall 10-Dec-2024 HU – Budapest, Barba Negra 11-Dec-2024 P...