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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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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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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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