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News: Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer announce joint UK dates for summer 2024

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Live Review: Billy Idol – Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY 12.09.2023

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live review: new model army, holmfirth picturedrome, 4th august 2023

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Having released their debut EP ‘Face The Rain’ back in 2022 (read our review here), the Yorkshire blues rockers have shared an extended live version of the track ‘Solace’ taken from the E.P. This version includes additions to the arrangement including Cello and Flute. Lead singer Georgy Eaton comments: “We filmed and recorded this live in …

German Black Metal Band, Imperium Dekadenz, have recently unleashed their latest opus ‘Into Sorrow Evermore’ and have taken some time out to very kindly answer a few questions for Backseat Mafia.  Hi and a massive thanks for taking the time today, it really is appreciated. ‘Into Sorrow Evermore’ is a sublime album, absolutely fantastic, did …

One of the UK’s most Extreme Metal Festivals is back, and back in the most brutal meaning of the word.  Taking over four of the most iconic venues in Camden, The Electric Ballroom, The Underworld, The Black Heart and The Dev, Incineration Festival is ready to unleash its ninth instalment of this battering festival upon …

On a particularly chilly February evening, I made my way towards the O2 Academy in Leeds, ready for an evening crammed full of British Rock of the alternative variety. Hundred Reasons were in town and for good measure, they had brought My Vitriol and Hell Is For Heroes with them.  As the stage was prepped …

By Cariad Craig-Hunt The Acacia Strain, a 5 piece metal core band from Chicopee, Massachusetts hit The Thekla, Bristol on January 29th. The fan base must’ve been excited to experience this incredible band on a former cargo ship, because I know I was! This was my first time on Bristol’s very own Thekla, so I …

By Cariad Craig-Hunt After a long awaited return, Black Veil Brides finally made their comeback to the UK. This time, it was sold out show in the O2 Academy Bristol.  I had been looking forward to this date ever since the tour was announced, and now I was lucky enough to have the chance the …

Musician and singer-songwriter Lina Maxine is set to release her new track entitled ‘Let Me’ which is taken from her second EP due on the 7th of June. Lina explains: “Inspired by the great 007 anthems, ‘Let Me’ is about the power of human embrace in the face of adversity, with commanding lyrics conveying strength …

Leeds, tonight we were in the hands of Rock Royalty, tonight it was time for the Black Star Riders with none other than Michael Monroe and Phil Campbell and his Bastard Sons in tow. As Phil Campbell and his Bastard sons took to the stage in front of a huge banner depicting their name, the …

As the evening drew in and I approached the Apollo I couldn’t help but notice an air of sophistication and maturity surrounding the whole ambience, and as I entered the regal theatre my suspicions were only corroborated even more when I was met with an empty merch area and a floor full of seats with …

CARCASS have announced a non-stop, two-week run of intimate UK club shows this May and June, dubbed the ‘Bloody Blighty 2023‘ tour, followed by a performance at Download Festival. Support will come from Unto Others (June 1st onwards) and Conjurer (all dates). CARCASS, who will also be playing three shows in Ireland this March, followed by a month-long USA run with Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich and Creeping Death, released …