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  Cult Of Alcaeus and Necro Algorithm joined forces to release their split album, Doomed Algorithms. This collaboration merges the raw energy of Death, Thrash, and Groove Metal of the 90's with dark, apocalyptic themes and a dystopian, futuristic aesthetic. Humanity doomed to witness is own end. T r a c k l i s t 1. Necro Algorithm-Eternal Fleeting 2. Cult Of Alcaeus-Forged By Rage 3. Necro Algorithm-Echoes Of The Abyss 4. Cult Of Alcaeus-Iron Rebellion 5. Necro Algorithm-Awakening From Nothingness 6. Cult Of Alcaeus-The Odyssey Of The Soul 7. Necro Algorithm-Shadows Of The Soul A b o u t  T h e  B a n d s Necro Algorithm emphasizing a fusion of mechanical precision with raw aggression and a vision of AI dominance. Defines the lines between man and machine with punishing riffs and devastating harmonies. Cult Of Alcaeus , complements this vision with their trademark blend of dark philosophical themes with human authenticity. The band explores the cycles of humanity destruc...

  Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, have today announced the Download Family. Community is at the heart of Download, so this is a chance for the festival to give back to the people who make it what it is. The Download Family has been created in order to give the inner circle monthly perks in the lead up to the festival and beyond. Join the Family by signing up here: https://downloadfestival.co.uk/family . By signing up to be part of the Family, the inner circle will receive monthly perks, including limited edition merch drops, special offers from Download’s partners, pre-sales for dedicated rock and metal fans, discounts on Download merch and much more. Download Festival returns this year for its 22nd edition, reborn and recharged in 2025 as DLXXII, with headliners Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn set to take to the stage alongside over 90 more colossal names, with many more yet to be announced. The festival will take place on 13-15 June 2025 at ...

  Symphonic metal titans EPICA are excited to announce that their 9th studio album Aspiral will be out on April 11th, via Nuclear Blast Records. The album title is derived from the eponymous bronze sculpture made by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski back in 1965 and stands for renewal and inspiration – keywords that define EPICA in 2025. In Szukalski’s work every detail is a piece of art in its own right, and there’s always more to the story than you initially think. The band saw this as the perfect analogy for the creation of this 9th album: each song stands on its own with a distinctive vibe and meaning, while together they enforce each other into a monumental effort. The album, featuring stunning cover artwork by Hedi Xandt (Rammstein, Ghost, Parkway Drive), is now available for pre-order in the below mentioned formats. The special editions even include the BluRay and audio recordings of the full monumental “Symphonic Synergy” performance in Amsterdam that the ban...

  Los Angeles metal pioneers W.A.S.P. return to the UK later this year for a very special celebratory tour. ‘Album ONE Alive!’ marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album in full, from start to finish plus classics from the band's catalogue. Formed in 1982, W.A.S.P. is set to bring this universally acclaimed “classic” album to life. Lead vocalist Blackie Lawless says, “This is the tour that showcases the album that started the long, long undying bond between the band and to all the fans in your countries where all our international success first began 40 years ago. It was an angry record made by an angry band. It was a record that not only reflected the attitude of the band members who made it, but also a record that reflected its time.” He continues, “This tour showcases for the first time, that landmark first album, played in its entirety, from top ...

  Hammerdown Festival, based in Brighton, UK, was already boasting an impressive line-up, and today, they have announced four more bands! First up, the awesome NeonFly , who has spent the best part of the last decade playing on some of Europe's biggest festival stages to enormous crowds. Their huge alternative metal sound and unique stage presence will set the stage alight before Demon & Tygers Of Pan Tang close out the evening. Brighton's very own The Hellfire Club is Joining them on the main stage, who have been rocking the local clubs and building a name for themselves. Their soaring vocals and quality guitar solos are perfect for a festival setting. Cardiff's finest: Eulogy , who's recent singles have earned them radio play all over the world, and who's latest music video stunned us all. They start their set in style, and continue it all the way through. Finally, opening up proceedings on the main stage, another Brighton-based band, Chvpters . Some fantast...

  Today, extreme metal trailblazers and passionate horror aficionados ABORTED have unleashed a new stand-alone single called 'The Pain, Will Be Exquisite' upon the world. The song is an unreleased bonus track from the recording sessions of ABORTED's acclaimed most recent album, Vault Of Horrors (2024), and it's easily on par with its evil siblings that made the cut and ended up on the full-length. Fusing a variety of extreme metal subgenres, 'The Pain, Will Be Exquisite' is a unrelenting attack on the senses and will beat you into submission in typical ABORTED fashion with its ferocious groove and unexpected tempo changes. LISTEN TO 'THE PAIN, WILL BE EXQUISITE': https://aborted.bfan.link/tpwbe Alongside the single, an eerie visualizer has been released, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/pQvBHGey9Iw Catch ABORTED live on their extensive European headline tour SLASHING EUROPE in April and May 2025 with guests Crypta, The Zenith Passage & Or...

  Alice Cooper announces two exclusive UK shows for 2025, his only performances in Scotland and Wales this year. Icon, pioneer, and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee - Alice Cooper is simply one of the greatest rock shows on the planet. Last year, Alice and his incredible band returned to the UK for the first time since 2022. In July 2025, Alice will now bring fans in Cardiff (Tue 22 July - Cardiff Utilita Arena) and Edinburgh (Weds 23 July - Edinburgh Playhouse) closer than ever to the show, with giant video screens blending the live action with pre-recorded scenes to delve deeper into Alice’s world. The Edinburgh date marks Alice’s return to the celebrated venue after more than 20 years. Expect spectacle - snakes, guillotines, monsters and more - wreaking havoc on stage nightly. Classics like “Under My Wheels,” “I’m Eighteen,” “Schools Out,” “Poison,” “Billion Dollar Babies,” and “No More Mr Nice Guy” are staples and there are surprises every night, effortlessly drawn from one ...

  Leading lights of British metal, Employed To Serve, take pride of place on the heavy metal world stage as they return with brand new single ‘Atonement’ feat. Will Ramos of Lorna Shore, plus long-awaited new studio album, ‘Fallen Star’, set for release on Friday, April 25th. “We want to fly the flag for heavy metal and the traditions that it holds,” offers guitarist and songwriter Sammy Urwin, “But at the same time we want to play our part in taking things forward.” Listen to lead single ‘Atonement’, HERE.   The track features Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos, who in addition to his guttural growls, offers clean vocals for the first time ever on an album feature. The song is built around distorted guitars, battering-ram rhythms and a Judas Priest-style solo, before shooting into what Justine describes as “an arena rock chorus!” “'Atonement' takes aim at those who try to lord their power over you. The only way to defeat these people is by rising above their behaviour and pushin...

  American Post-hardcore pioneers Rival Schools have announced a string of UK & Ireland tour dates for May 2025. The band, featuring guitarist/vocalist Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Quicksand), drummer Sammy Siegler (Youth of Today, Judge, CIV), bassist Cache Tolman (Iceburn), and guitarist Ian Love (BURN), will be performing songs from their critically acclaimed albums United by Fate and Pedals. This tour will see Rival Schools performing in Dublin, with additional headline dates in Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds. The band’s London appearance sees them as special guests for Hundred Reasons 25th anniversary show at the iconic Royal Albert Hall. "It's great," says guitarist/vocalist Walter Schreifels about performing live. "When we were touring behind United by Fate, we were doing it professionally, trying to make it in some way, and there’s a lot of intensity in that. Now, we’re doing it because we really enjoy it and want to be with...

  Powerful metal crew, SYPHA, continue to rise, the band have just released their explosive new EP, Borderland, and a visualiser video for the track, 'The Afterparty'. Check out the video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPVR9YYBEKw Listen to the band at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5qhtPZDJPAMfEoMSQk1dlJ Brighton hard-hitters, SYPHA, have their own unique edge and styling. Formed in 2022, the band take from heavyweight heroes such as Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, and Bring Me The Horizon, but also merge the craft and hookability of Blink182, Halestorm, and Marmozets. The band’s base is definitely growing with their debut video, World’s End, notching up over 55,000 views on YouTube alone, and their last video, Limbo, is also on course for similar success. It’s also been on the live scene where the rising riff merchants have shone, with a flourishing fanbase brought about by both a successful series of shows throughout Southern England and also making it to the grand...

  The Darkness have released their brand new single ‘Rock And Roll Party Cowboy’, the opening track of their forthcoming album Dreams On Toast out March 28th via Cooking Vinyl. Pre-order the album now here . The Darkness go hell for leather on the new single, channelling the sounds of hard rock legends such as ZZ Top, Motörhead and Judas Priest with searing solos, hell-raising vocals and a fist-pumpin’ rhythm section to create a tongue-in-cheek reflection on the hedonistic, macho music scene of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Regarding the single, frontman Justin Hawkins says, “People recognise me as astronaut pirate movie star cool and that’s obviously accurate. What they may have overlooked though, is that I am also ROCK AND ROLL PARTY COWBOY cool… which is a good 15 percent cooler!!! I think you’ll recognise that in the first listen." ‘Rock And Roll Party Cowboy’ is the third single to be taken from the forthcoming magnum opus Dreams On Toast and features a visualiser full of imagery sh...

  Building on a huge touring run that saw the band visit their biggest ever venues across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and Japan, Bury Tomorrow look forward to an even bigger 2025. New single, ‘Let Go’, serves as the third preview of the recently announced LP, ‘Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience’, and looks set to continue stoking the furnace of a fanbase already burning brightly. On ‘Let Go’, the band table perhaps the biggest addition to their sonic approach to date, whilst still maintaining their signature savagery. Drum and bass beats collide with breakdowns, as aggressive vocals interweave in and around the tempo in a spoken word delivery, reinforced by stadium sized choruses. The track explores concepts of honesty, as frontman Dani Winter-Bates expands “both within yourself and the people around you. To be dishonest with yourself leads to decisions based in fear and can lead to regret, while to be true to yourself can cost some of the things you hold closest”. Co-v...

  Motörhead, the multi-generational soundtrack and lifestyle for millions worldwide, will celebrate their 50th year in 2025, and in honour of this historic milestone, a series of releases and events will take place throughout the year. Having played live to millions of fans, and sold over 25 million albums in their career, the Grammy-Award winning Motörhead are as popular as ever as their golden jubilee commences. In 2024, the band enjoyed a brand new UK top 10 single in October with ‘Lawman’, racked up over 320 million streams globally, numbered 20 million listeners on Spotify, and garnered over 112 million views on YouTube. And starting with a very special release to be announced in May, the year 2025 will be a celebration that confirms Motörhead is For Life and Lemmy is Forever. “It’s incredible to know that our music, and all it stands for, continues to resonate with so many people,” says guitarist Phil Campbell, “of course we’re enormously grateful to still be appreciated l...

Fresh off a monumental tour supporting genre greats SLIPKNOT across the UK and Europe, BLEED FROM WITHIN have released the video for their new single 'A Hope In Hell'. The latest cut from new album Zenith, that's set for release on the 4th April via Nuclear Blast Records, is a brooding, anthemic slab of the kind of cutting edge, modern metal than BLEED have become synonymous with. On the new single, the band comment: "A Hope In Hell" is one of the more melodic cuts from our latest album and one that we all connected with early in the writing process. The evolution of this song is a great indicator of what we've explored on our latest release; we've pushed ourselves melodically, but also found a dark and heavy groove that really underpins our sound. Looking at the lyrics, life doesn't get any easier and everyone you know is dealing with its challenges. We are caught in repeating cycles of adversity and hardship, but our perception can change once we acc...

  PVRIS have announced a 10-year Anniversary tour of the pivotal debut album, "White Noise". The tour which takes in dates across the United States in the Spring, and UK/Europe in the Summer will see the album which Teen Vogue called "addictively edgy" played from start to finish. White Noise was applauded on a global scale and saw PVRIS be one of the breakout acts of the time. MTV hailed them as "our fave band", DIY said "There’s hype, and then there is PVRIS" and The Huffington Post “a perfect pop-rock confection with edge”. Full tour dates are below and tickets are onsale 24th January 2025. PVRIS- WHITE NOISE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR LEG I 13th March Atlanta, GA - The Eastern 15th March Dallas, TX - The Factory 27th March Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 29th March Los Angeles, CA - The Novo LEG II 29th June- Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle 1st July - Berlin, Germany - Hole 44 2nd July- Munich, Germany - Technikum 5th July- Cologne, Germany - Kantine...

  AEG Presents is thrilled to announce that rock’n’roll legends Lynyrd Skynyrd are set to make their triumphant return to the United Kingdom in July this year. The upcoming arena tour marks their first UK visit since 2019, bringing the unmistakable sounds of one of rock’s most iconic acts back to British shores. Joined by special guests Blackberry Smoke, the tour promises to be an unmissable moment for UK rock fans. ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd’ marks half a century since the release of their groundbreaking debut album Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd. Five decades in, Lynyrd Skynyrd continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their electrifying performances and timeless music. Their first UK outing in over five years, the tour will kick off at Manchester’s AO Arena on 15 July 2025, taking in Birmingham, Brighton and closing at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on 19 July. Joining as special guests for all four dates are Blackberry Smoke, who have earned a re...

  Blacktop Mojo and Shaman's Harvest will be coming to the UK on a very eagerly anticipated and long awaited CO - HEADLINE tour and have announced additional tour dates! Following the success of 'Burn The Ships' in 2017 and their cover of the Aerosmith classic 'Dream On' (which has reached 31 million views) and the hit singles “Where the Wind Blows”, “Underneath” and “It Won’t Last”; Blacktop Mojo will be touring their new album “Pollen” featuring the singles “As The Light Fades”, “Like Wild Horses”, and “Red Enough”. "Playing the UK has always been a bucket list goal for our band. To be able to cross that goal off of our list with our good friends in Shaman's Harvest there too, is like being told that not only did you win a brand-new car, but there is a big suitcase full of money in the back seat." - Matt James, Blacktop Mojo Shaman’s Harvest first hit single 'Dragonfly' released in 2009 reached #16 on Billboard. In early 2010, Shaman's Ha...