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See: Glass Ocean release video for ‘Beyond Us’

One of Australia’s most prominent up and coming rock acts, Glass Oceans, have released’Beyond Us,’ the first single from their upcoming debut album. The musicianship in this is truly superb. It’s an…

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See: As I Lay Dying release new video for Torn Between, plus US tour dates

San Diego quintet AS I LAY DYING have released a video for the single ‘Torn Between’, taken from their new album ‘Shaped By Fire’, out now via Nuclear Blast. The track lets the…

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See: After Smoke Clears release new video for Deterioration

London 4-piece After Smoke Clears, have released a new single and video, ‘Deterioration’. The second of six single releases throughout the year, the band blend metal, tech and groove to…

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Album Review: Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor

It’s the solo record that many people disputed would ever happen, but boy, are we so glad it finally did. On 8th May 2020 through Atlantic, we were finally treated…

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SEE: Aborted Tortoise Release Video for “Violent Consumers”

This Perth Australia based five piece Garage Punk band who have featured previously, now release this latest video for a song taken from their recently aired album “Scale Model Subsistence…

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See: I Like Trains reveal video for comeback single The Truth

Some 8 years following the the release of their last album The Shallows, and having recently signed to the Atlantic Curve label, Leeds band I LIKE TRAINS have announced new album ‘Kompromat’ and with it,…

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Album Review: The Soft Pink Truth – Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

“Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?” This is a question posed by St. Paul in Romans 6:1 that begins an investigation into how we are to…

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Track: Suicide Silence – Overlord

Californian extreme metallers Suicide Silence released their sixth studio album, ‘Become The Hunter’ earlier this year. And for some reason on Friday, the band released a b-side single, ‘Overlord’, despite already being out and…

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Track: Lute – Dead and Buried

Manchester Prog metallers Lute have released a new, third, single ‘Dead And Buried’ following on from previous releases Fears and Victims of the Fall. It’s full of extended riffs, gear…

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See: Destroy Boys release new single and lyric video for “Honey I’m Home”

The San Francisco Bay Area trio Destroy Boys have released their latest single “Honey I’m Home” The song is about feeling trapped. Even if your body is physically free, if…

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