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See: Misery Signals release new video for The Tempest

Metalcore pioneers Misery Signals return with their brand new album ‘Ultraviolet‘. The forthcoming record marks their first full-length release in seven years, and first with founding vocalist Jesse Zaraska since their 2004 debut, ‘Of…

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Album Review: Magnetic Fields – Quickies

Last week, Quickies by The Magnetic Fields hit my inbox, ironically accompanied by the longest press release I’ve seen in a while. In it I found a description of Stephin…

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See: Cro-Mags share new video for ‘From the Grave’

After nearly two decades, 2019 saw the triumphant return of the CRO–MAGS and new music with the release of two back-to-back EPs – Don’t Give In and From The Grave. CRO-MAGS finally launched the pre-orders for their…

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EP: Hot Nuns – ‘Rude, Dumb and Anxious’

Norwegian power punk rock duo Hot Nuns, featuring members of Blood Command are back with a new EP titled “Rude, Dumb & Anxious”, which was released on May 15th via…

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Album Review: Crash and the Crapenters – Crash and the Crapenters

Aussie Punk Rock outfit Crash & the Crapenters (Yes I did read it as Carpenters for the first two or three times!) have been together since around 2015, but this…

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Track: Embr – Eyes Like Knives

Doom quartet Embr have shared the second single from their forthcoming debut album ‘1823’, their first release on UK label New Heavy Sounds. Musically, ‘1823′ could be categorised as doom, however, on this debut it’s obvious that EMBR have range,…

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See: Oceans of Slumber reveal new video for ‘Strange Fruit’

US metal outfit Oceans Of Slumber have released a cover Abel Meeropol’s classic ‘Strange Fruit’. The single comes with an official music video filmed back in February in observation of Black History…

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Track / Video

See: Jim Davies launches new video for ‘Caged’

Following the release of his new album ‘Headwars’, former The Prodigy and Pitchshifter guitarist Jim Davies has released a video for new single ‘Caged’. “The track ‘Caged’ was a collaboration with Bullet For My…

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Premiere: Silverkord – Halcyon

London rock band Silverkord have a new single coming tomorrow, and we have the first view of their massive new track ‘Halcyon’. Taken from their upcoming debut album, ‘Halcyon’ is…

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Track: Parallel Lights – Better off this way

Parallel Lights are a powerful pop punk outfit who bring their own unique take on to what is essentially a genre that has its biggest routes in the good old…

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